[Our guest preacher was Ms. Rhonda Watson. Rhonda is a chorister, a Youth Group leader, and a former Vestry member. The picture at left is at the 8am service in the chapel.] September 4, 2016: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our…
Fr. Warren Hall spoke at a special PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbian & Gays) event here in the parish hall at Christ Church. Fr. Warren is a “…gay Catholic priest who was dismissed from his position as campus chaplain at Seton Hall University because of his work against anti-gay bullying…” For photos from the event, click…
August 28, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. The words of our gradual hymn, that music we sing before and after the gospel, say “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” That’s the first verse,…
Okay, so we don’t want to rush the summer, but be sure to put these dates on your calendar, because we have so many exciting things happening over the rest of the year. So, save these dates. More information and other dates to come in the weeks ahead. 9/11 – Blessing of the Backpacks 9/18…
August 21, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I have back issues. I mean sometimes, getting out of bed can be a pain – and I mean that literally. So, this story that we heard in our gospel lesson today, about the woman bent over for 18…
Beginning on September 15th, we will be offering a regular Evening Prayer service on Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Evening Prayer is one of our daily offices (regular moments of prayer each day). This new service will join our regular Labyrinth Walk & Compline as weekly opportunities to gain moments of sabbath rest during the…
[Our guest preacher, Rick Fox, has been blind from birth (the pictures are from today’s service, which was in the Parish Hall, due to the heat). Anyone who has been here at Christ Church for any length of time, knows Rick, his wife Debbie, and Rick’s guide dog Guy, very well. Rick has served on the…
August 7, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. It is so good to be back here with all of you this week. I have enjoyed my vacation and thank David, Bill, and the staff for keeping the light on as they say. As for me, I spent…
July 17, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So, yesterday I caught my first Pokémon, “Squirtle” the turtle. Does anyone else think there is some symmetry to that – my first Pokémon, the one found right in front of my truck, was a turtle – yup. Of…
July 10, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Sometimes, it seems impossible to know what to say. The news of the past few days, and really, the past few weeks, have left my heart broken, my spirit wounded – I feel pained. I am in grief. And…I…
