Chronicle--Acolyte Quiet Day; PRIDE; Consecration Sunday Is Coming!

...the Church, which is His Body... (Ephesians 1:22-23)

3 October 2026

John Raleigh Mott

Consecration Sunday Is Coming!

Dear Friends in Christ,

The clergy and Vestry of Christ Church New Haven believe that approaching financial stewardship from a biblical perspective can guide us to grow spiritually in our relationship with God as we support the church’s mission and ministry with a percentage of our incomes. The money that we give to Christ Church is not merely a way to pay the bills.

With these thoughts in mind, our Vestry has selected the Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program to guide all of us in the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving. This program is based on the biblical philosophy of giving for spiritual development. We will not view stewardship like an obligation similar to dues to a club or organization.

Instead, we will approach members of Christ Church as followers of Jesus Christ who want to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship. Consecration Sunday will encourage all of us toward proportionate and systematic giving in response to the question, “What percentage of my income is God calling me to give?”

In masses throughout October, our Consecration Sunday Stewardship team will encourage and inspire your participation in Consecration Sunday events. During both masses on Consecration Sunday, October 25, we will ask you to make a financial commitment in Jesus’s name to the mission and ministry of Christ Church in this community and around the world.

Everyone who completes an Estimate of Giving Card will do so voluntarily on Consecration Sunday. During mass on Consecration Sunday, we'll share a brief period of inspiration and instruction, ending by inviting parishioners to make their commitments as a confidential act of worship.

We'll then join together for a Celebration Luncheon to give thanks for what God has given us--and for the ministries we share in Jesus's name in this place.

We urge you to attend Consecration Sunday and to join in the luncheon, even if you prefer not to complete a card. The procedure will take place in such a way that no one will feel uneasy should she or he choose not to fill out a card. There will not be home solicitation to ask people to complete cards.

If you do not live in New Haven or will be traveling on Consecration Sunday, you will have another opportunity to make your commitment.

Thank you, in advance, for your faithful participation in Consecration Sunday events. We look forward to this time of faithful reflection and prayer together--and towards discerning how God is calling us to share with the Church what God has given us.

Yours faithfully in Christ,

(the Rev'd) Stephen C. Holton

XIII Rector

Jeremy J. Mudd, Esq.

Parish Warden

The Week Ahead

Sunday Services

8:15 am Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel

8:45 am Mass with Hymns in the choir

9:30 am Sunday Forum (Parish Hall)

11:00 am Solemn High Mass in the Nave and livestreamed

9:00 pm Compline (in the Nave)

Weekday Services (all services in the Lady Chapel unless noted)

Monday

8:00am Morning Prayer

12:15pm Low Mass (Rite II)

Tuesday

8:00am Morning Prayer

5:30pm Evening Prayer

Wednesday

8:00am Morning Prayer

12:15pm Low Mass (Rite II)

Thursday

8:00am Morning Prayer

5:15pm Evening Prayer & Low Mass (Rite I)

Friday

8:00am Morning Prayer

12:15pm Low Mass (Rite II)

A livestream broadcast of masses and services is available via our website.

See Parish Notices below for information about small group gatherings this week.

Pray with us Live

Give Online

Feasts & Fasts

Feasts, Commemorations, & Fasts

October

3 John Raleigh Mott, Ecumenist and Missionary, 1955

4 Francis of Assisi, Friar, 1226

6 William Tyndale, Priest, 1536

7 Birgitta of Sweden, Mystic, 1373

9 Robert Grosseteste, Bishop, 1253

10 Vida Dutton Scudder, Educator, 1954

11 Philip, Deacon and Evangelist

12 Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915

14 Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop, 1906

15 Teresa of Avila, Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1582

16 Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley,

and Thomas Cranmer, 1555, 1556

17 Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, c.115

18 Saint Luke, Evangelist (transferred to Monday)

19 Henry Martyn, Priest and Missionary, 1812

20 Cornelius the Centurion

23 Saint James of Jerusalem

25 Tabitha (Dorcas) of Joppa

26 Alfred, King, 899

28 Ss Simon & Jude, Apostles

29 James Hannington, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1885

30 Maryam of Qidun, Monastic, fourth century

Intercessions & Thanksgivings

Prayers and Thanksgivings:

We give thanks for Thomas Murray, Ken Moore, Georgia Wilson-Service, Fr Armando Ghinaglia, and Peter Crumlish on their birthdays;

We pray for guidance for all school children; for all college and university students and all other post-secondary school students;

We give thanks for strength, healing, and love; for all who help those in need; for family, work, friends, and safety, and for all God’s gifts.

We pray for those who are ill or who have immediate needs: Matt Larson; Stephen Young; Marjorie Wilson; Robert; Larry; Kate; Diane Hodgkins; the LIstro Family; Marina; Timothy Lake; Pat Vilano; Anne Bennett; Richard Butler; Nancy Katsaros; Joy Scott; Bud Warner; all others suffering from illness; for Sal and Nick and all those who mourn;

We pray for the recently departed:

Cooper Villano; Christina Loughlin Greenwald; all who have died in current wars; all who have died from gun violence.

To join the Guild of Intercession, a group who pray daily for the parish and your prayer requests, or to make a prayer request or thanksgiving, please contact Don Smith.

Parish Notices

The Sunday Forum continues this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall with a study of the book of Genesis. Come and reflect again on stories of creation, fall, blessing, brokenness, and promise that have shaped the faith of generations—and explore what this ancient text still has to say to us today. Consult christchurchnh.org/forum for scheduled topics, prereading, and more information.

Compline continues today at 9:00 p.m. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Acolyte Quiet Day October 3: The Christ Church Acolyte Corps gather for a morning of prayer and training as we enter the program year together on Saturday, October 3, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Lunch is provided. Curious about joining the Acolyte Corps? Now is the time! Contact Barry McMurtrey or speak to the clergy.

Midnight Run: Christ Church provides sandwiches and clothing at St Martin de Porres in partnership with Community Soup Kitchen. Come and help make sandwiches in the Parish Hall, continuing this Sunday, October 11, following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Contact Ben Schober (203-980-4246 or sexton@christchurchnh.org.)

New Haven PRIDE Celebration is Saturday, October 3, from noon until 4:00 p.m. on Crown Street between Church and State Streets. Christ Church will host a stall there. Come and celebrate PRIDE and welcome folks from across the greater New Haven area with signs of God's love and our Lady's prayers. Contact Fr Jett McAlister for more information.

Evensong is sung by Yale Consort on Tuesday, October 13; Tuesday, October 20; and Tuesday, November 17, all at 5:30 p.m. in Christ Church. Invite a friend.

Consecration Sunday is on October 25! Pray about what you will give in 2027 to join in the ministry we share in Jesus’s name here at Christ Church, and mark your calendar now to attend mass and the Celebration Luncheon that follows at 12:30pm.

All Saints and All Souls are celebrated Sunday, November 1, at all services (including Compline Mass at 9:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m. with a Solemn Requiem Mass for All Souls sung by Yale Consort. Submit names for the necrology at christchurchnh.org/allsaints.

The Christ Church Monday Reading Group meets from 5:00pm to 6:00pm each Monday via Zoom. Meetings do not require prior or consistent attendance or “homework” — join when you can. For more information and the link to the Zoom meeting please contact Judy Stone via email on networds4-community@yahoo.com.

Online resources:

Book of Common Prayer, online in pdf format

Venite.app prayer resource, online (useful for Morning Prayer)

Scripture passages online at oremus.org

Daily Prayer from Forward Movement including Daily Office

Online Giving