March 17, 2019: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Lordy, if I were not already a vegetarian, that reading from Genesis today would make me want to be one – what is up with all that slicing up the animals and piling them up on a fire –…
During the season of Lent we will be offering weekly Stations of the Cross, led by our seminarian, Christopher Dwyer on Wednesday evenings at 7:30, beginning March 13th.Stations of the Cross is a service that comes from a very old tradition of walking the “Via Dolorosa,” the path Jesus took between his sentencing by Pilate and his burial. We commemorate…
Our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes, was with us on Sunday, March 31st at the 10:30am service. It was a joyous day all around. Click here for pictures! Photo Gallery Previously the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Ft. Worth, TX, Bishop Hughes is the first woman, and first African-American, to be elected…
March 10, 2019: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Does anyone else think there must be some synchronicity here with the gospel account of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness being on the same Sunday we enter into Lent with a change to Daylight Savings Time –…
Our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes, was with us on Sunday, March 31st at the 10:30am service. It was a joyous day all around. Click here for pictures! Photo Gallery Previously the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Ft. Worth, TX, Bishop Hughes is the first woman, and first African-American, to be elected…
February 24, 2019: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. It is great to be back after a brief rest, but it would seem the news – inside and outside of the church – did not take a vacation. If only, but I will get to all of that…
Bring a sandwich to share and enjoy a free community concert, featuring classical music on Wednesday, March 20th, 12 noon, in the church. Enter through the front doors at the intersection of Park Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue. ALL ARE WELCOME! Soup and coffee/tea will be served.
February 10, 2019: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I grew up, like a lot of you, reading the Sunday comics. I used to pull it right out of the big Sunday Paper, that I, by the way, had just delivered. I was a reluctant Washington Post delivery…
May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Oh, how much do we love that psalm, right? “In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed. In your righteousness, deliver me and set me free; incline your ear to me and save me. Be my strong rock,…
Once again, Christ Church will take to the streets and the train stations to offer the sacrament of ashes on Ash Wednesday. Weather permitting, look for us at the Glen Ridge and Bloomfield train stations, and at the corner bus stop outside the church.
