On Sunday, February 3rd at 4pm (postponed from Jan 20th), there will be an “Ecumenical Celebration of the Word of God”, in observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019. The Week and the Celebration have as their theme: “Justice, only justice you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20). Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark,…
On this most holy night, worship services are: 5pm ~ Family Eucharist Join us for this warm and joyous service geared toward families, with a special Children’s Time, followed by a sermon and Eucharist. The service ends in candlelight. 10pm ~ Choral Eucharist This service is a beautiful choral Eucharist, ending in candlelight. Please join us…
We are very pleased to welcome back The Dzieci Theatre Group to Christ Church! In Dzieci’s living example of Holy Theatre, a group of medieval people who others would cast aside are forced to enact their own Mass, due to the untimely death of their beloved pastor. Here is an article written about last year’s event: Fools…
A Special Evensong to celebrate the 160th Anniversary of Christ Church, and the 125th of our Church building will be on October 20th at 5pm. Present with us will be our new bishop, the Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes, along with special guests from Bloomfield & Glen Ridge. A festive reception will follow. Childcare is available.…
Consecration of the XI Bishop of Newark Saturday, September 22 11:00am NJPAC (1 Center Street. Newark , NJ 07102) All are welcome to attend the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Carlye J. Hughes as the XI Bishop of Newark. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will preside at the service on Saturday, September 22 at NJPAC in Newark. …
Registration is now open for our VBS Day Camp! The dates are August 6-10 (Monday-Friday) from 9am-3pm, and is open to those entering K (or potty-trained)- 6th grade. There will be a kickoff on Sunday August 5th at the 10:30am worship, where you can meet the staff of Crossroads and learn some of the camp…
The Greater Bloomfield Interfaith Partnership (GBIP), a group of clergy laity serving Bloomfield and surrounding communities, will be holding a service and vigil to denounce the practice of separating families at the border, and especially the use of sacred texts to justify it. While the President has reversed his decision to make the separation the…
May 27th is Trinity Sunday, when we celebrate the entirety of the Trinity (God, Christ, and Holy Spirit). The concept of the Trinity is not a biblical one, but a theological doctrine of the church that seeks to give witness to the way in which God acts in the world. The Western and Eastern churches…
We are blessed to host the Rutgers University Chorus again this year. The chorus, under the direction of Mr. Brian Preston Harlow, DMA, will present “Song of the Universal” in our church at 5pm on Saturday, April 21. They will be debuting the piece for which this concert series is named, written especially for the Chorus…
Our celebration of the children and youth of this parish will be Sunday, June 3rd at the 10:30am service. Our Sunday School children will process in the banner they made this year, and our youth will serve in all the worship roles – lectors, ushers, worship assistants, and acolytes. We will also honor all those who work…
