September was a busy month of guest preachers, but this Sunday our Rector, the Rev. Diana Wilcox, returns to the pulpit. Don’t forget that there is only one service on Sunday, at 10:30am, in celebration of our Fall Founder’s Fest – our 157th birthday! See you in church!
Our High School Youth will meet tonight at 6pm in the Parish Hall to make dinner and plan for the year ahead. Everyone is welcome!
On Sunday, September 27th, we will be blessed to have The Rev. Fletcher Harper with us as the Celebrant & Preacher while Mother Diana is away on retreat. Fr. Fletcher is an Episcopal priest and GreenFaith’s Executive Director. Under his leadership, GreenFaith has developed innovative programs linking religious belief and practice to the environment. An…
Anyone who has ever attended a service at Christ Church when Mother Diana was preaching knows that she likes to riff off the text, so the written sermon may not be the sermon as delivered. And many have said they share the sermons with friends, and wanted the audio, so now you can have both!…
September 6, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I hope you are enjoying this beautiful Labor Day weekend – a time for days at the beach, bbqs with friends, or getting around to those last of the summer plans. This unofficial end of the summer brings some…
The crisis in Syria is beyond comprehension, and we are called as Christians to help those in need. If you would like to help, you can donate online using our website (click on Pledge/Donate on the lower menu of the homepage), or place a check in the offering plate, noting “Syrian Relief” in the memo.…
August 30, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. One of the things I often hear about religion is that the church is full of hypocrites. “In fact, according to UnChristian, a book based on surveys done by the Barna Research Group, among people with no religious affiliation…
We have been growing, and so many people ask how they join the church, or be received into the Episcopal Church. These are great questions, and if you find yourself asking them, please attend our Inquirers Adult Forum on Sunday, September 20th after coffee hour. If you will need infant or child care, please let…
August 9, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. What a week – the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. The beginning of debate season for the 2016 Presidential election.…
Check out this article published by our diocese: http://www.dioceseofnewark.org/content/using-music-reach-beyond-their-doors-mass-grass-brass-and-juneteenth-concert-outreach
