March 15, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. [singing] “I don’t like spiders and snakes, and that ain’t what it takes to love me…like I want to be loved by you.” Oh…the 1970s – now that was quite a journey to the Red Sea of sorts. Well,…
Lenten Adult Forum – Mar 15 & 22
As we move forward toward Holy Week in our journey with Christ toward Jerusalem and the cross we are encouraged by the church to pray, to listen, to pay attention. Sometimes these can be very difficult to do. We often don’t know where to start, how to get going. In this two part series,…
“The L Word”
March 8, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, here we are again, now in part 3 of this lectionary trilogy on covenant. Two weeks ago, it was God’s unconditional covenant with all creation. Last week, it was God’s covenant with the descendants of Abraham, Sarah, and…
Coffee Hour Teams
We have formed Coffee Hour teams, who would be willing to bring food in for coffee hour. If you would like to be part of this ministry, contact David Drislane, our Warden. As a team member, you bring items to share with the rest of the parish on Sunday. It can be something you baked or cooked,…
“God Wants What???”
March 1, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This week we have part two of the three part lectionary offering in Lent about God’s covenants with us. Last week it was God promising to all of creation never to do harm again following the great flood. Even…
“Guess who is really giving up something for Lent…God!”
February 22, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. You gotta love some of the church signs these days… “If you are praying for snow…please stop!” or “I’m giving up winter for Lent – who’s with me?” I don’t know about you, but about now, I am done…
Organ Restoration Project
We are forming a group to work with our organ restoration company on a funding project to help raise awareness and funds for the project that will restore our organ console. The organ will be restored this summer (a lender organ will be used). The company doing the work has ready made templates for raising…
“What Is God Up To?”
February 1, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. The past two days, I was attending our Diocesan Convention, along with our lay deputies Rick Fox and Bill Seeman, Elise Mitchell who served as a page, Len Roberts who was there as a postulant, our Dir. of Ops…
Youth Group Walking For MDA – Mar 21
Our youth group will once again be showing their muscle for a good cause. On Sunday, March 21st, our Youth Group Team – the Spirited Walkers – will join others in the MDA Walk. Last year they raised over $1,300! Let’s all help them to help others. You can donate online at: http://www2.mda.org/site/TR/Walk/General?px=2140312&pg=personal&fr_id=16259&fb_ref=Default The MDA…
Book Club – Mar 16
The Christ Church Book Club will meet on Monday March 16th at 7:00. The location is 37 Comley Place, Bloomfield. “The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World” by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu will be the topic for the March meeting. The authors discuss the process and benefits of…
