© Ally Barrett (www.reverendally.org) and used by permission

I now know this was not sent at 3:00 pm as it was intended. I am so very sorry!! Please scroll down for many announcements. And if for any reason you did not get to church this morning, please join us for the 5:00pm service on the front steps of the church!

Dear Friends,

Tomorrow we begin Holy Week as we remember the last week of Jesus' life in story, ritual, music, prayer, food, water, silence and ultimately the great sound of celebration of love conquering all - even death. We have the opportunity to enter into the mystery of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection through sacred liturgies that lead us through the cross to the joy of Easter.

While you likely have many responsibilities that fill your days, I urge you to make these services a priority whether in person or online. You just may find space and time for your heart to break wide open, your soul to be fed, and your life, transformed.

With my love and blessings

Emily

March 29, 2026

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

**No 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist tomorrow**

** No Children's Faith Formation tomorrow**

Children should gather with their families for the pipe band and procession.

Nursery care available for ages 0-3 throughout the morning

9:45 a.m. MacMillan Pipe Band

Gather on the Everett Street side of the church

10:00 a.m. Children's Chapel

In Person, Parish Hall

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

In Person and Live Streaming on YouTube

4:00 p.m. Bible Study

In person (church library) and Live on Zoom (password = Bible)

5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

In Person and Live on Zoom 

(password = 20895)

Love in Action: Reaching Our Neighbors

CARROT SUNDAY – EASTER SUNDAY!

Next Carrot Sunday is April 5

Easter bunnies and carrots go together, so plan to bring your two-pound bags of carrots to church on Easter Sunday, April 5!  They will be delivered to San Mateo on the following Wednesday morning. Ask your friends and neighbors to contribute as a way of supporting our immigrant neighbors in great need. Away for Easter? Give $ for carrots online through Realm, choose outreach, with carrots in the memo.

Monthly Food Packing at San Mateo  Volunteer to help fill 300 bags of groceries for distribution to families in need through the San Mateo Episcopal Church in Hyattsville, MD food ministry. Our next trip will be Wed, April 8, we’ll meet in the CC parking lot, load the carrots, and carpool over together. Interested? Please let Margaret Broe FitzPatrick know if you are coming by the morning of Tuesday, April 7, at magbroefitz@aol.com. 

Food Justice DMV assists our immigrant neighbors with essential food and supplies. Please donate infant formula (Similac, please) and diapers (any size, but mostly sizes 4 through 6) to help. You can leave them in the hallway across from the Outreach board. We will deliver them to Food Justice at least monthly. 

Love in Action: Racial & Social Justice

Please join us for the

The Racial and Social Justice Ministry Book Club

Sunday, April 19th, following the 10:00 service

The Racial and Social Justice committee is excited to announce its selection for our 2026 Book Club: Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated teen Quan writes letters to Justyce about his experiences in the American prison system.

Watch Nic Stone being interviewed by students about her inspiration for the story and the commonalities among the characters’ experiences.

The R&SJ Book club meets after the 10 am Sunday service in the Gathering Room on the lower level of the church. Childcare services and a light lunch for the children will be provided. Pick up a copy of this amazing book and join us in community and conversation. 

All are welcome to join the Mercy Team

Support the vulnerable in the current political crisis and put your faith into action. To join the Mercy Team distribution list, contact Cynthia Mitchell at justice@ccpk.org or Thea Kayne at theakayne@gmail.com. This is the best way to find out about emerging needs and a variety of ways to get involved. 

Care Pod 2: The Mercy Team's second “Care Pod” supports a family in our area who has been impacted by ICE detentions or deportations. We are working with blended family of 15, 8 children and 7 adults. The Diocesan Emergency Relief Fund made a grant of $2,000 for the family's needs, which will go primarily toward supplemental rent assistance for a limited period.

You can help. There is a continuing need for: Grocery Gift Cards (Safeway or Giant) and Diapers (sizes 4 & 7 - note size change). Please leave gift cards in the box on the Outreach table in the hallway off the back of the Sanctuary, and leave diapers in the hallway across from the Outreach table.

Save the Date! Rebuilding Together – April 25 

Our annual Rebuilding Together project day will be on April 25 this year. We will be joining with four other teams to work at the National Center for Children & Families, in Bethesda.

More information to come later – for questions about Rebuilding Together, talk to or send an email to Chris Ours or Sean Quinn!

Love in Action: Faith & Spiritual Growth

Lenten Book Study, Monday Evenings in Lent 

Our individual relationships with Jesus are deeply personal connections. The book The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem, by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, invites us to reflect on the events that took place the week of Jesus' crucifixion. Reading in community provides an opportunity to deepen your relationship and journey with Christ through this Lenten season.

This Monday March 30, we'll gather on Zoom (password = 20895) from 7 - 8:15 p.m. for our last meeting to discuss Chapters 7 & 8 of The Last Week.

A few copies of the book are available in the library; it is also easily available as an eBook online. All are welcome! Reach out to Lee Puricelli (leepuricelli@yahoo.com) or the Rev. Hope Christensen (hope@ccpk.org) with any questions.

Lenten Series concludes this Sunday, 3/29:

Conversations about the Nature and Experience of Grief & Loss



Led by John Ward, join us in Lent to discuss the journey of grief, which impacts mind, body and spirit. We meet after the 10:00 a.m. service in the Gathering Room. Join for this final session, even if you didn't attend the previous sessions. Questions? Contact John Ward.

Thursday Prayers for Peace at 12:15pm 

Now more than ever, we are called to work and pray for peace around the world and in our own country.  

Join our weekly Prayers for Peace during Lent (and every week). We ask God’s help for those working to end violence and conflict in an ever more turbulent world, and seek God’s mercy for civilians, soldiers, first responders, relief agencies, clergy, and all others who find themselves in harm’s way. We meet on Zoom at 12:15 (password = 20895), approximately 15 minutes. All are welcome.

Spring 2026 Endowment Grants - Now Acceptiong Applications

Do you have a great idea for a new ministry or improvement at Christ Church? We want to hear your proposal for funding from the Church Endowment Fund that is beyond the normal scope of the annual church operating budget. $40,000 is available for granting this year. Your proposal be a capital need for the parish, an outreach ministry or seed money for a new ministry altogether. Please access the application HERE. Applications are due May 1 to Tim McLellan (tfmclellan@gmail.com).

Easter Flowers!

Remember or honor a loved one and help make the altar beautiful for Easter! Please use the online form found below, or the envelopes in your pew to make your Easter flower dedication, which will be printed in the Easter service bulletin. Deadline for requesting a dedication is Noon, Thursday, April 2.

Upcoming Worship Services & Events at Christ Church

Monday, March 30, 2026 Office Closed

7:00 p.m. Lenten Book Study: The Last Week (see details above)

Live on Zoom (password = 20895

8:30 p.m. Compline - a beautiful short service to end the day

Live on Zoom (password = 20895)

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross, Sanctuary

7:30 p.m. Holy Handcrafters, church library

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

7:00 p.m. Tenebrae

In person and Live Streaming on YouTube

No Evening Prayer - resumes after Easter

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - Maundy Thursday

12:15 p.m. Prayers for Peace

Live on Zoom (password = 20895)

5:30 p.m. Children's Maundy Thursday service w/foot washing

6:00 p.m. Agape Supper, Parish Hall

7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing

In person and Live Streaming on YouTube

8:30 p.m. Compline

Live on Zoom (password = 20895)

Friday, April 3, 2026 - Good Friday

12:00 Noon Good Friday Service with Stations of the Cross

In person only

7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service

In person and Live Streaming on YouTube

Saturday, April 4, 2026 - Holy Saturday

9:15 a.m. Holy Saturday Prayers, church library

Looking ahead...

• April 5 - Easter Sunday
• April 6 & 7 - Office Closed
• April 19 - RSJ Book Discussion: Justyce
• April 23 - Celebration of Life, Kitty Shuler (11:00 a.m.)
• April 26 - Rebuilding Together Project Day

Ways To Give

Even if you come to church in-person, giving online is convenient and easy! Here are several different options for you make contributions to Christ Church.

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Christ Episcopal Church Kensington

4001 Franklin Street

Kensington MD 20895

301-942-4673

administrator@ccpk.org

what does the Lord require of you?

but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God...

~Micah 6:8