Christ Episcopal Church

“God Loves All Of Us, And Evil Will Not Prevail!”

May 11, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is risen!  Welcome to Good Shepherd Sunday, always the fourth Sunday of Easter, when we hear the gospel message of Jesus as our shepherd, whose voice we hear and whom we follow.   It is also Mother’s Day in the secular world. I hope to get lots of licks and meows…

“We Believe In One God…”

Check out this amazing ecumenical service celebrating the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council and the Nicene Creed.  Mother Diana was one of the service leaders and planners.

“E Pluribus Unum”

May 4, 2025: Alleluia!  Christ is risen! Now, you’ll know I am a bit of a geek; and, as this is a special day for Star Wars fans, I suppose I should begin by saying: May the 4th be with you! You know, you can always tell when an Episcopalian is watching a Star Wars…

“Sede Vacante”

April 27, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Happy Easter!  Now, for all of you that thought Easter was last Sunday…today is Easter…too, or 2. Easter is not just a single day on the calendar.  We are still celebrating Easter and we are in Eastertide until the day of Pentecost, this year falling on June 8th. …

“Why Do We Do All This Stuff?” – May 4

Have questions about what we do here in church?  Want to know more about why our liturgy (the way we worship) gets changed around?  Have questions like: “What’s Pentecost?”  “Why the color changes?” Join Mother Diana in during coffee hour in the parish hall on Sunday, May

“Remember”

Easter Sunday – April 20, 2025: The Lord is risen!  He is risen indeed! Alleluia! And “Χριστός Ανέστη!” “Αληθώς Ανέστη” “Καλό Πάσχα!” “Christ is Risen!” “Truly [he is] risen!”  “Happy Easter!” to all our Eastern Orthodox sisters and brothers in Christ, who today are also celebrating Easter Sunday.  This doesn’t happen all the time, that we…

“First They Came For Jesus”

April 13, 2025 – Palm Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Somehow, I feel like this Palm Sunday feels more real than ever before.  But before we get to that, I need to remind everyone that it is in fact Palm Sunday. We shouldn’t be reading the passion gospel…

Christ Church In The News Again!

Check out this article in The Glen Ridge Paper! https://essexnewsdaily.com/headlne-news/honoring-mlk-with-a-day-of-service             And also this one in the Episcopal News Service: Washington bishop’s plea to Trump inspires first-time visits to Episcopal churches