Christ Episcopal Church

“A Stained Glass People”

February 23, 2020: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Sometimes, there is just a part of the prescribed texts for a Sunday that scream out for attention, and while it is not the focus of what I want to talk with you about today, I do want to…

“Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!”

February 2, 2020: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. So, anyone notice something different today?  Okay, perhaps not a fair question if you haven’t had enough caffeine yet, but here are some hints: It has nothing to do with a groundhog named Phil, and if you are a…

“There And Back Again”

January 26, 2020: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. “In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit.” And with these words, an adventure began.  If you are not familiar with them, it is the first sentence of the novel by JRR Tolkien titled The Hobbit: There…

“What Time Was It?”

January 19, 2020: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Six years ago this very day I walked into this pulpit for the first time as your Rector.  It was January 19, 2014 at 10:30am.  I remember it well.  To be sure, it was not my first time in…

“The Delight of God’s Soul”

January 12, 2020: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Now, if you have been here these past few weeks of Christmastide and the Feast of the Epiphany, you would be right thinking that Jesus sure grows up fast, I mean we just celebrated his birth, then last week…

“A Visit From The Wise Guys – 2020”

January 5, 2020: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Today we celebrate Epiphany.  The feast of the Epiphany is really tomorrow, January 6th, so we are celebrating it today.  And it is this feast day that ends our Christmastide – our twelve days of Christmas.  So, as I…

Pop-Up Youth Ministry Here! – Jan 12

We are blessed to be one of two host sites for the Diocese’s new program for youth – Pop-Up Youth Ministry. Please join us on Sunday, January 12 from 4-6pm at Christ Church in Bloomfield/Glen Ridge at our January event “A Timing For Everything” as we celebrate the new year and the new decade together by trying…