Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick

Worshiping God, Serving God's People

January 10, 2025 | Events for the week of January 12, 2025

Office Hours: Tuesday- Wednesday 9:30a.m. - 2:30p.m, Friday 9:00a.m. - 12:30p.m.

First Sunday after the Epiphany:

The Baptism of Our Lord

Worship Services This Week

JOIN US IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM!

8:00AM & 10:30AM

Eucharistic Service

Liturgical Ministers Needed!

See links below for sign-ups!

For those joining on Zoom

Click HERE to join the 10:30AM Service

Click HERE to watch the 10:30AM service live on YouTube, or HERE for Facebook, or watch anytime.

Find Sunday's worship service materials below:

8:00 AM & 10:30AM Parish Notes HERE

Follow along with the Book of Common Prayer HERE

Wednesday

Noonday Prayer-click HERE to join

Liturgical Ministers Sign Ups!

Please check your calendars

and sign up!!

January: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

Holy Eucharist, 8:00AM

Holy Eucharist, 10:30AM

Coffee Hour, 12:00PM

WEDNESDAY

12:00p.m. Noonday Prayer, Zoom

7:30 p.m. WomenSpirit, Zoom

COVID GUIDELINES

Please review the most current COVID-19 guidelines from the

Diocesan Taskforce for Re-entering, Re-opening, and Re-imagining HERE

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following parishioners have been appointed to the Annual Meeting Committee of Christ Church for the February 2, 2025 Annual Meeting of the parish:

Sheila Cooper

Wendy Benjamin

Rev. Joanna Hollis

Margaret Brown-Stansbury

Nancy Walworth

Penny Gordon, Chair

The offices to be filled at the meeting are:

- One 1-yr term – People’s Warden (elected position)

- Two 3-yr term Vestry slots for the following functional positions:

o Discipleship

o Outreach

- One 2-yr unexpired term Vestry slot for the following functional positions:

o Stewardship

- Three 1-yr term representatives for Deputy to Diocesan Convention (1 meeting + associated costs)

- Three 1-yr term representatives for Alternate to Diocesan Convention (1 meeting + associated costs)

- Six 1-yr term representatives for Delegate to Northern Convocation (Attend 3 local meetings)

Nominations for the offices to be voted on should be made through the Committee by completing and signing a nomination form and submitting it to the parish office or giving it in person to any member of the Committee.

Would you like to join the Vestry or become a Diocesan Convention Deputy or Alternate? Know someone who may be great for the position? If yes, please fill out the nomination form below.

Nomination Form

Responsibilities of Elected Positions

Who is Eligible to run for Vestry

The Tuesdayers' Next Book: "14 Fresh Ways to Enjoy the Bible"

Do you feel like you get stuck in a rut when it comes to reading the Bible? Or rather than feeling inspired and energized, do you feel confused, disenchanted, or removed? In "14 Fresh Ways to Enjoy the Bible," James F. Coakley shares strategies that will bring your Scripture study to life. Among other things the Bible is great literature. The same riveting techniques that modern authors use in their books were also used by Biblical authors long ago. Coakley opens our eyes to the dramatic and poetical ways God communicates to us. You will acquire practical strategies to engage in God’s Word and general guidelines that will keep you on track. The Tuesdayers invite you to join our discussion, which will start on January 21. We meet over Zoom on Tuesdays (except the second of the month), 7:00-8:30 pm. For more information contact Jonathan Clark at im4canoes@yahoo.com.

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the December 2024

Vestry Meeting

1) The Vestry celebrated the funding of the Handilift repair and approved a down payment to start the work.

2) The Vestry approved the 2025 Budget.

3) The Vestry was informed of the work with trinity Wall Street for the revitalization of the Church's campus.

Minutes of the November 2024 meeting can be found HERE.

Finance Committee Invitation

The Finance Committee will be having conversations about increasing our parish income! Meetings are on the 4th Saturday of each month at 10a.m. You may join the meetings using this link HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact Meegan Adames at meegzy79@yahoo.com.

3rd Quarterly Financial Report HERE

Taking Faith Home is a resource that provides a weekly guide for faith-filled conversations and actions during the church year. Taking Faith Home for the month of January can be found below:

Join St. Alban’s online each Thursday evening from 7pm- 8pm for Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. St. Alban’s has encouraged the wider community to join us and many of the attendees come from different congregations locally as well as internationally.

We invite people to testify if they are prayerfully led and also encourage them to send their prayer requests in advance if they wish. Some attendees come prepared from time to time to not only testify, but to give a word of encouragement.

Please see the Zoom invitation below.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83659677391?pwd=aEM2Z21xWXJRWVBwYkxkYW1FcEd3Zz09

Meeting ID: 836 5967 7391

Passcode: 073305

One tap mobile

+16469313860,,83659677391#,,,,*073305# US

Meeting ID: 836 5967 7391

Passcode: 073305

Forward Day by Day booklets (large and small print) for November December, and January have arrived. Please contact the office to have a copy mailed to your home.

Thank you for your generous giving to support the Mission and Ministry of Christ Church!

We encourage you to send your pledges and donations to Christ Church in a variety of ways:

Go to the Donate/Pledge page on our website and give through PayPal
Schedule payments through your bank to Christ Church directly
Zelle to admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org
Mail in a check to Christ Church
Scan this code to support Christ Church’s ministries and outreach to the community.

There are so many other ways to be involved at Christ Church! Find your inspiration HERE with 101+ ways to be involved at Christ Church!

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION SERVICE

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 3PM

Trinity Cathedral

801 West State Street, Trenton, NJ,08618

CELEBRANT:

THE RT. REV. SALLY FRENCH

PREACHER:

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DARA GOVAN

UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

A blessed Epiphany from the Diocesan Formation Team.

The Diocesan Formation Team has exciting new offerings:

The diocesan Scripture Study class is held every Wednesday, 7 pm on Zoom. These are come-as-you-like classes, anyone can drop in anytime. The topics to be covered are the Book of Acts, the prophets Jeremiah and Zephaniah, and Paul’s Letter to the Romans over the next couple of months. Here's the registration link: https://dioceseofnj.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuceCqrzkrG9N9kTgSn_HUkRXoasHImbcp

The Acolyte Festival is coming up on Saturday, February 8^t^h, at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton, from 9:30 until 3. There will be many different workshops and activities for folks new to acolyting and for seasoned pros. Activities include games, team-building, a choir workshop, a meditation workshop for adults, an adult round-table discussion on lay ministry and leadership, a Cathedral scavenger hunt, basic acolyte and advanced acolyte workshops, lunch, Eucharist, and much more.

The registration link is here: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0015-0007-B4EFA763242B4C06834D01F90693B748

Thanks, as always, for your support of the Formation Team and programming. A reminder that the dedicated formation website is up, running, and always being updated: www.growinfaithnj.org.

The Christ Church Grief Support Group Corner

Our final session is this

Tuesday, January 21 at 6pm.

This six-session series is for adults grieving the death of a loved one. The group includes education about grief and loss and provides participants an opportunity to share their experience.

Connecting with others hand-in-hand who are also grieving a loss can help you through this difficult journey. You will be provided with a safe, supportive environment for healing.

Using discussion and storytelling, can help you understand the grieving process and your emotions, as well as give you strategies for coping with guilt, anger and loneliness on special days and holidays.

It is recommended that participants wait at least two months after a death before attending a group.

There is no cost for attending this group and it is open to the public for registration.

Allow us to connect hand-in-hand with you!

6pm-7pm: January 7 & 21.

Grief Support Group Zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88251220962?pwd=JZe07lfHvdr441lMlLKSxrgR3CzFQL.1

Meeting ID: 882 5122 0962

Passcode: 782916

Sessions will not be recorded

Session 1 Power Point Presentation

Session 2 Power Point Presentation

Session 3 Power Point Presentation

Session 4 Power Point Presentation

Session 5 Power Point Presentation

To keep you in harmony, Suzanne McDonald our Music Minister has provided several selections of music for your listening pleasure. There is something for every mood.

I want Jesus to walk with me - Moses Hogan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwCBdLy8ork&list=RDVwCBdLy8ork&start_radio=1

How can I keep from singing - John Scott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OddjpdoqdwQ

Instrumental Brandenburg Concerto number 3 - J. S. Bach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siBdW7sYc50

Claire de Lune - Claude Debussy.

youtube.com/watch?v=c977QdbTImU

Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw

Happy - Pharrell Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZSe6N_BXs

A Service of Witness to Black Ministry

in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey

Sunday, February 16, 2025

3:00 P.M.

Trinity Cathedral

801 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08618

Sponsored by:

Black Clergy Caucus

Union of Black Episcopalians

Commission on Black

Ministries

Celebrant:

The Right Reverend Sally French

Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey

Preaching:

The Rev. Terrence Lee

Priest-in-Charge

Holy Trinity, South River

Contact:

Ven. Lynn H. Johnson

revlhj2000@comcast.net

Rev. Canon Clive Sang

clivesang81@verizon.net

Canon Wendy Blackman, President EBS-UBE

vickibaj.12@aol.com

Interfaith Rotating Shelter

Every winter, houses of worship in New Brunswick unite to open their doors to our unhoused neighbors. We rotate from church to church each week and typically house about 15 men. The shelter runs from 22 December to 10 March, when the temperatures are below freezing. Christ Church will be hosting 16 February to 23 February.

The ministry has been running for over 20 years, and is recognized by our homeless neighbors and by community leaders as compassionate, life-saving, and much needed. This year, our needs are:

· Volunteers to stay overnight with the guests

A full shift is 7 PM – 7AM and partial shifts are possible.

At Christ Church, volunteers will typically sleep in the choir room from 11 PM – 5:30 AM and then start the coffee pots.

· Volunteers to help with move-out and cleaning on Sunday, January 12th

· Volunteers to cook or bring meals for 15 guests + 3 volunteers

· If you can’t volunteer your time, you can also donate supplies or money

To sign up for a shift or meal, please reach out to Jason Kaelber at

interfaithrotatingshelter@gmail.com or 848 228 3620. We also have volunteer

openings for February at First Reformed Church and elsewhere, so you need not restrict yourself to the days Christ Church is hosting.

Thank you for supporting this ministry and the homeless men of

New Brunswick!

Prayers requested for:

Barb, Brianna, Dennis, Doreen, Edith, Florence, Georgia, Hansford, Jean, Jeannine, Jefferson, Jim, Margaret, Pam, Pat, Robert, Steve, Stanford, Timothy, Tisha, Vivian, Yvonne

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of the Province of West Africa

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: The Revs: Linda Carlson Scholer, Gerald A. Skillcorn

Christ Church Ministry: Production Ministry

Birthdays this week: Brian Graf, Faith Heisler, Leroy Oughton, Daniel Pullaro

To help support those in the Middle East. Visit the link to donate HERE.

News and Events from Diocesan Offices & Committees

Click HERE for Diocesan News and to subscribe to the Diocesan weekly newsletter, Good News in the Garden State

Opportunities to share your time, talent, and treasure

Secure donations for Laundry Love, RaiseRight, as well as General Donations or Pledge contributions can be made on our website by clicking HERE. You can also donate through the bill pay app at your bank, or by using Zelle. Zelle payments may be sent through your bank and directly deposited to the church via email to admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org
You can still purchase your RaiseRight cards to support the church! You can pay through Zelle or PayPal and designate that payment to RaiseRight, Payments received will be reported to Paul Ambos. Please contact Paul by phone (732) 572-2067 or email HERE to place your order.
LAUNDRY LOVE is back to doing Laundry Love in-person at the Handy Street Laundromat, 314 Handy Street, New Brunswick, on the second Monday of every month from 5:00p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Parish volunteers to assist are always welcome. Email Catherine Ambos, msambos@gmail.com to volunteer. You can donate to Laundry Love through the DONATE tab on our web site HERE .

Want to make a Zoom appointment with Rev. Joanna? Use the link HERE

For in person appointments, call or email Rev. Joanna!

Sunday 10:30am Service

Zoom link for computer of Zoom app: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84463108449

By phone: Call 1-929-205-6099 and enter Meeting ID 844 6310 8449

YouTube link-virtual services and in-person services can be viewed here

https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristChurchNewBrunswickNJ

Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/ChristChurchNB

Wednesday Noonday Prayer

Zoom link for computer or Zoom app: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86422667074?pwd=TTdWNkM1c0djRmxmekxXTWhqRFU5Zz09

By phone: Call +1-309-205-3325, Meeting ID: 86422667074# Passcode: 242833# US and enter the following code 864 2266 7074

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