Christ Episcopal Church

Food/Hygiene Drive – Oct 21 & 22

On Saturday, October 21st, fro 9 AM to 1 PM join us at the Brookdale ShopRite to solicit donations of food and personal hygiene items for those in need. To volunteer, see our seminarian, Jackie McLeod. We also will take donations at church the next day, Sunday October 22nd at our 10:30am service.   All donations…

American Sign Language Classes Starting – Oct 15

Have you noticed that our sermons are being signed by parishioner Ann Watson? Learn how to communicate with deaf or hearing impaired, family & friends.  Classes will be taught on Sundays after worship by Ann, a State Certified Educational Interpreter. This class will go beyond the Alphabet & numbers. You will learn Sign Language Phrases, culture and different life…

David Smedley To Preach – Oct 8

We are delighted to welcome David Smedley, a higher education administrator, a Lutheran, and husband to Bishop Hughes as our guest preacher on Sunday, October 8th.   David Smedley (Master of Public Administration, 1987 – Temple University), a Philadelphia native (Morrison elementary; Central High School 240th Class), is a higher education veteran with over thirty…

“God Is At Work In You”

October 1, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Well, happy 165th birthday Christ Church!  Today is our Fall Founder’s Fest Sunday, which we will celebrate in the parish hall following the service.  We hold this on the first Sunday in October, because we were founded on October 4th 1858. …

“Our Daily Bread”

September 24, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Every time this passage from Exodus comes up, I just want to sing “It’s raining quail! Hallelujah!”   Never mind.  So, maybe let’s focus on the gospel instead, which is one that can often challenge our notion of what is just, what…

Christ Church Parishioners Serve In The Diocese

Mother Diana has long been engaged in many diocesan governing bodies, and now we now have a number of parishioners involved in our diocese too!  They are: Tom Reynolds – New Diocesan Offices Planning Team, Communications and Technology Sub-Committee of Visioning Team David Drislane – Diocesan Council Ben Reynolds – Co-Convenor of the Florence Li…

“Debt Of Love”

September 10, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. This is a season of change – in the weather of course – I mean what is up with this late summer thunderstorm surge? Change in our daily lives – a new school year for the kids, a return from summer…

August Worship Information

We are so grateful to Tom Reynolds for his ministry in serving as out Livestream Host.  He will be on vacation, so there will be no livestream on August 13th & 20th. Please note as well that Mother Diana is on vacation, so we will have Morning Prayer, led by our seminarian Jackie McLeod, on…

“Broken Mirrors”

August 6, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Well, if you are a lectionary nerd, the lections being what we read on Sunday, you might notice that this isn’t the Tenth Sunday After Pentecost.  It would be, but August 6th is the Feast of the Transfiguration, and as it…