Christ Episcopal Church

Rector Leads Trip To Taizé France

Our Rector, the Rev. Diana Wilcox, is back from leading the diocesan pilgrimage of young adults to Taizé. The trip was a spiritual journey, not only for the young adults, but also for their leaders. In the picture on the below, Br. John is meeting with the group (as well as those from a Methodist…

“Springs of Water”

August 3, 2014: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. It is really great to be back. I missed you all, and prayed for you all daily while I was away. Now, in the Sunday Paper, there is a bit about the experience I was on – our diocesan…

GC78 – March Against Gun Violence

[Episcopal News Service — Salt Lake City] About 1,500 General Convention participants joined a Bishops United Against Gun Violence procession in Salt Lake City the morning of June 28.
The prayerful procession walked the half-mile from the Salt Palace Convention Center to Pioneer Park while marchers sang hymns and prayed. Members of Utah anti-gun violence groups and civil rights organizations joined in.
Diocese of Maryland Bishop Eugene Sutton said society faces what he called an “unholy trinity” of poverty, racism and violence. Presiding Bishop-elect Michael Curry told participants that they had gotten up early to join the 7:15 a.m. procession because “that unholy trinity threatens the life of us all.”

“After these things…Wait, What?”

May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So, last week I talked about how the lectionary gives us great options for preaching – Years A, B, and C, but also Tracks 1 & 2, right? And how the Hebrew scriptures has so many stories of really fascinating characters and…

“A Promise Fulfilled”

May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Now, if you missed last week’s sermon, it is a real shame…because I didn’t deliver it! Our graduating seniors rocked the house with their sermons – it was truly a Spirit filled day. We are in the Spirit time – the season…

Join us for our annual Welcome Back Sunday celebration. After the 10:30am service, we will gather for a meal in the parish hall. Desserts and drinks will be provided, so please bring a lunch/brunch type of dish to share. Most importantly, this is a time for the parish to gather as a family, so mark…

The Christ Church nominees for the David Hegg Senior Ministries award are Sheila Jackson and Dodi Dalzell. The Reception and Evensong was Sunday, June 22nd, and we had loads of people there to cheer them on (in fact, they got the loudest cheers of anyone!!!). Click on this link to learn more about David P.…

What is Social Media Sunday? Started by two Episcopal Church communications volunteers, the idea is simply this: if even a minority of the Episcopalians who use social media all post about their churches on June 29, 2014, millions of our friends and family will learn something about The Episcopal Church. It’s evangelism going viral. Participation…

“We Didn’t Start The Fire…”

May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. In some ways, I think it would have been best if I hadn’t told you about the bulletin having the wrong Gospel text. If I hadn’t, you might have assumed I was speaking in tongues! Now, the funny things is that to…

Our own David and Dorothy Johnson were the Grand Marshals of the Bloomfield Memorial Day event. Take a look at this article! http://essexnewsdaily.com/news/bloomfield/township-presents-a-memorial-day-remembrance And, check out this article in the Glen Ridge paper about the Memorial Day events, and the participation by our Rector and one of our Wardens. http://essexnewsdaily.com/news/glenridge/memorial-day-observed-with-parade-speeches-picnic For more news items, check…