October 26, 2014: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, here we are again. If you have been in church these past few weeks, then you know that Jesus has had a series of challenges with the temple authorities. And again, like last week, we hear words so…
Spooks & Saints – Oct 26th
At our next Adult Forum, Rev. Diana will lead us in a discussion about the origins of Halloween and All Saint’s Day. So, spend some time enjoying coffee hour and then at 12pm, come to the Coursen Room for some Spooks & Saints. Boooooooooooooo!
Talk About A Joyful Noise!
This was the youth of our diocese who were part of Christophany, hosted this Fall by our church, singing in our 10:30am service. What a joy they brought to everyone.
Christophany Graces Christ Church!
This past weekend, youth from all across our diocese have been exploring their faith here at Christ Church as part of Christophany. The youth leadership – called TEAM – arrived on Thursday night, and our very own Elise Mitchell is the Rector, leading TEAM. Below, the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, our diocesan bishop, met with…
“Show Me The Money!”
October 19, 2014: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. “Show me the money!” “Show me the money!” Now, you might think that is what every priest says in Stewardship season, but actually, this is from a movie. Back in 1996, the movie “Jerry Maguire” made that line famous.…
Top 10 Hymn Sing – Nov. 23
Over the next several Sundays, we will hand out paper ballots to name your favorite hymn. The top 10 vote getters will be sung in a special Hymn Sing service on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Votes will be given to: Each week to every person attending a service (but only just prior to the start…
Guest Preacher: Music Director Bill Davies
October 12, 2014: I can’t hear today’s Gospel passage without remembering a sermon I heard when I was about 5 years old. In those days – this would have been around 1960 – it was fairly common in the Roman Catholic Church for priests from certain religious orders to undertake a sort of preaching mission,…
Christ Church Donates $400 And Supplies to PAWS Montclair
At our annual Blessing of the Animals service, our Warden, David Drislane, presented PAWS Montclair with a donation of $400. Also donated was over $100 worth of pet supplies to support their work. For more pictures of the Blessing of the Animals service, check out our photo gallery.
“Rock Of Ages”
October 5, 2014: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Ahhh, those good ole Ten Commandments…they’re fun – aren’t they? Well, today’s reading from Exodus reminded me of when I was at Taize this summer, and a member of my bible study group, who was from Croatia, told me…
What Does The Bible Really Say About Homosexuality?
You might be surprised by what you hear – and don’t hear. Join Rev. Diana for this three-part Adult Forum series in the Courson Room on Sept. 28th, Oct. 5th, and Oct. 12th. We are, at Christ Church, a Believe Out Loud congregation – find out why, and why this is so important. The presentation…
