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…
On Sunday, February 15th, we welcome Anthony Briggs, Director of CrossRoads Camp and Retreat Center, as our guest preacher at the 10:30am service. Cross Roads is a beautiful retreat center and camp providing comfortable facilities, picturesque grounds, and transformational experiences for all ages and all types of spiritual and secular groups. It is a joint…
There will be a Jazz Mass on Sunday, Feb. 8th at the 10:30 service. Join us for a lively, joyous, and engaging musical worship experience! Serving as Celebrant and Preacher that Sunday will be the Rev. Bob Solon, Jr., an Episcopal priest who also happens to be our Director of Finance. Don’t miss it!
The Dharmachakra Buddhist Center will be offering a three week initial introduction to meditation right here at Christ Church beginning Jan 14th. Led by Lori Petrozzello, a colleague of Rev. Diana at MSU, this initial series, titled “Happiness Boot Camp,” will introduce the system of meditation called lamrim, a time-tested method of cultivating inner peace.…
The Epiphany Adult Forum series will be after coffee hour in the Coursen Room. The topic will be “Images of God,” and participants will explore in a facilitated discussion various images and how they impact their faith. This Adult Forum is based on a presentation at Clergy Conference by the Rev. Lauren Winner, Phd. Titled…
A gospel benefit concert featuring Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, and Joan Myers (see bios below) will be filling the church with joy on Sunday December 28th starting at 5:30pm. Other greats will be performing as well, so stay tuned. Tickets are: Adults: $25.00 Children: $10 All proceeds go to the church and our Nursery School.…
On Dec. 7th the Adult Forum will be “Advent: Mary’s, Ours, & the Church’s” What was Mary’s experience, and what is ours, of the expectation and hope of this moment? What does it mean for the church? Come look at Advent in a new way.
All are welcome at this casual and friendly gathering from 9am-11am in the Coursen Room of those who would like to knit, crochet, or whatever moves you to create hats and scarves for those in soup kitchen lines, or for the mariners served by the Seaman’s Church Institute.
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!
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…
