Mark Alan Hew Hewitt, FAIA, is considered one of America’s foremost scholar-architects. Following training in historic preservation and architectural history at Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, Hewitt set up a practice in 1980 as a restoration and adaptive re-use specialist. Since that time his firm has won New Jersey state historic preservation awards, local AIA design awards, and many other honors. He is the author of six books and dozens of articles.

“Among the churches built by early Presbyterian congregations in America, the “Church on the Green” in Bloomfield, NJ, stands out for its urbanistic significance and its architectural integrity. The church remains today the single most identifiable symbol of the Township of Bloomfield.”   ~Mark Alan Hewitt

During the holiday season, starting Sunday, Nov. 26, the Sunday sermons will be in the form of letters written from and delivered by biblical characters on the subject, “What Christmas Means to Me.” Well researched and creatively rendered, the letters are excerpted from Pastor Boling’s forthcoming Advent/Christmas publication, Season’s Greetings: Christmas Letters from Those Who Were There, to be published by Upper Room Books in 2024. The letters will be dramatically presented during worship by different readers including church volunteers and theater professionals:

Lifelong Church on the Green member elder Bill Dalzell will present, Zechariah: Being Quiet for a Change, on Sunday, Nov. 26,  10:45AM.

Bethany United Presbyterian Church elder Dianna Fuller will present, Elizabeth: Beyond Me, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 10:45AM.

Actor, director & film editor David Monteagudo, from Piermont, NY, will present, John the Baptist: Standing and Pointing, on Sunday. Dec. 10, 10:45AM.

There will be a break in the series on Dec. 17 for the church’s annual Christmas pageant during worship, 10:45AM.

On Dec. 24 (10:45AM), award-winning Bloomfield actress/writer director/producer Karen Stefano will present, Mary: Bring it!

At the 8:00PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols, Pastor Ruth Boling will present, Jesus: One Divine Detail.