July 2, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, this weekend, which for many extends through Tuesday, will be filled with all sorts of celebrations of our nation’s birthday on the 4th. Or, as pet owners everywhere call it – National Torture My Dog & Cat With…
[Our guest preacher today was one of our own – Christian Paolino, an LGBT activist. Christian Paolino served between 2002-2014 with both The OASIS (our diocesan LGBT ministry) and Integrity, its church-wide equivalent, serving a term on the national board. He helped introduce Believe Out Loud, the congregational program promoting inclusion and welcome of which Christ Church…
Check out all of these photos from our annual Mass on the Grass…with Brass! and parish picnic. MassOnTheGrass
May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. What a week this has been. We had a shooting in San Francisco leaving 4 dead, a shooting at a congressional baseball practice because – well – they were republicans – that left an officer and a congressman in the hospital, a…
On July 22nd, from 11am-2pm, Christ Church will host a PAWS Montclair Pet Adoption Event. Come and meet some of the most adorable dogs – all ready to go to their forever home. More details to come, but for information on PAWS, click here: https://www.pawsmontclair.org
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June 4, 2017 – Pentecost Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I love the story we celebrate on Pentecost Sunday – you can’t get more dramatic than this – rush of violent winds, tongues of fire (which always sounded to me like the name of a rock…
On June 4th, Pentecost Sunday, we will be blessing our new Peace Pole as part of our 10:30am service! A Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument that displays the message and prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth on each of its four or six sides, usually in different languages. Ours has the following languages: English, Arabic, Creole, German,…
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May 28, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. For many, Memorial Day weekend is all about BBQs, family gatherings, and days at the beach or camping. But that is not what this weekend is supposed to be about. Originally called Decoration Day, it was a day set…
