Christ Episcopal Church

Easter Sunday – Apr 5

Join our wonderfully diverse congregation on Sunday, April 5th, for a joyful choral eucharist at 10:30am to celebrate the resurrection of Christ!  This service begins with a festive processional, and features glorious music by our choir.  After the service, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the little ones, and a brunch for the…

“No Kings”

Palm Sunday – March 29, 2026 – May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Now, if you’ve been coming here awhile, than you already know that this should just be Palm Sunday, with the passion being our Holy Week journey.  Still, we do include it because Easter without the passion is…

Healing Eucharist – Apr 1

On Wednesday evening in Holy Week, we will have a service of word and healing at 7:00pm. As we move toward the darkest of moments in our faith, Good Friday, it is time for us to be healed of the crosses we bear, so that we might more easily journey with Him as he goes…

Maundy Thursday – Apr 2

On Maundy Thursday, April 2nd, at 7:30pm, we will gather to remember the last supper Jesus had with his friends, and his new commandment (from which the name Maundy comes – the Latin mandatum) to love one another as He loved us. Those who wish will be invited to wash another’s feet modeling what Jesus…

Good Friday Pilgrimage To Delaney Hall – Apr 3

On Good Friday, April 3, 2026, an ecumenical group of clergy and parishioners from churches in the Montclair/Glen Ridge/Bloomfield New Jersey area will engage in a solemn pilgrimage to Delaney Hall a Federal detention facility in Newark.  The pilgrims will begin at First Congregational Church in Montclair at 8am, stopping at Christ Episcopal Church first,…

“Dust & Tears”

March 22, 2025: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. These are troubling times for us all – the world, our country, our communities, and our families.  We are at war with Iran, and at war in our country.  Violence and oppression, bitterness and anger are part of our daily lives. …

Palm Sunday – Mar 29

On Sunday, April 29th at 10:30am, we will gather together in the parish hall for a festive procession to the church.  The service will conclude once again with a moving performance of the Passion by the New York City theatre company Diezci, a one of a kind experience!  See separate post for me details: Dzieci…

Holy Week Schedule

JOIN US FOR HOLY WEEK   PALM SUNDAY – March 29th 10:30am Holy Eucharist  We begin in the parish hall for a festive procession to the church. The Dzieci Theatre Company returns as well, offering a moving Passion performance as part of the service!       SPY WEDNESDAY – April 1st 6:30pm Holy Eucharist…