Christ Episcopal Church

Take Action Postcard Writing & Interfaith Service/Vigil – Jun 24

The Greater Bloomfield Interfaith Partnership (GBIP), a group of clergy laity serving Bloomfield and surrounding communities, will be holding a service and vigil to denounce the practice of separating families at the border, and especially the use of sacred texts to justify it.  While the President has reversed his decision to make the separation the…

“Love Is The Fulfillment Of The Law!”

June 17, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. So, it’s been an interesting news week, right? Good Lord. I was watching ‘Morning Joe’, a daily cable news show the other day, when Joe Scarborough, the host, who you may know had been a Republican Congressman, was talking about…

“Benediction”

Benediction Peter Lutkin (1858-1931) Third Sunday After Pentecost
The final anthem of the choir year. We will miss our choir’s voices, but look forward to their return in September.

Choir Pictures

Our choir likes to not only sing, but have fun.  These are pictures taken by one of our choristers – Jeff Stanfill (thank you Jeff!) before and during the June 3, 2018 service – the second to last service for the choir year.  Come hear them sing next Sunday at our Mass on the Grass…with…

“But, Why?”

June 3 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Episcopalians, by and large, are a liturgical bunch. How we worship matters to us. That makes a lot of sense too, if you know the history of our church.  And, most Episcopalians do not grow up in this church. Many, like…

“Reclaiming Jesus – Reclaiming Ourselves”

May 27, 2018 – Trinity Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Last Thursday, I joined with over 1,000 other faith leaders in a packed church in Washington, DC, where we prayed, and heard prophetic witness to God’s love – the Holy Spirit was alive in that place!…

Pentecost Pictures

Check out these pictures from Pentecost Sunday, including the trip some of our choir members made to St. Thomas in NYC for Evensong. Photo Gallery

Trinity Sunday – May 27

May 27th is Trinity Sunday, when we celebrate the entirety of the Trinity (God, Christ, and Holy Spirit).  The concept of the Trinity is not a biblical one, but a theological doctrine of the church that seeks to give witness to the way in which God acts in the world.  The Western and Eastern churches…

Special Meeting Of The Parish

There will be a brief (5 min.) Special Meeting of the Parish as part of our Mass on the Grass… with Brass, Sunday June 10, 2018 at 10:30am.  We will take just a few minutes of our time during the announcements to hold this meeting so we can vote on two Vestry approved changes to…