Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick

Worshiping God, Serving God's People

May 2, 2025 | Events for the week of May 4, 2025

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

Episcopal Community Services Sunday

Third Sunday of Easter:

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:

8:00AM & 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!!

May: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

9:30AM Choir Warmup, Sanctuary

9:30AM Church School

10:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

12:00PM Coffee Hour, Nicholas Room- Deep Trebles Performance

TUESDAY

7:00p.m. Tuesdayers Meeting via Zoom

WEDNESDAY

12:00p.m. Noonday Prayer, Zoom

7:30p.m. WomenSpirit, Zoom

THURSDAY

4:00p.m. Children's Activities and Choir Rehearsal

7:00p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Join Christ Church’s Open Choir+ on Sunday, May 18!

All are Welcome to Sing!

Meet up at 9:30am in the Sanctuary.

Brotherhood of St Andrew Chapter

Interested in being apart of a new Brotherhood of St Andrew Chapter?

Join the Zoom meeting

Wednesday, May 7th at 7pm.

Email William Bodine III

wbodine3@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Join Christ Church member Anna Rose Gable, an ESL teacher, for a discussion of challenges facing Christ Church's undocumented neighbors, and learn about various ways to get involved in efforts to provide relief.

We will meet in the Children's Chapel after each service on Sunday, June 1, 2025.

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the

April 2025

Vestry Meeting

1. Vestry voted to approve a budget of $5,000 for tree maintenance in 2025. This

would include removal of dead trees and critical pruning.

2. There was a continued discussion on identifying candidates to lead this year’s

Stewardship campaign. The Rector held discernment discussions with potential

candidates.

3. 4th Century Task Force kick-off meeting is scheduled for May 3rd . This will include

a tour of the church facilities, and brainstorming sessions for the three focus

groups (Campus, Community, Congregation (mission).

Minutes of the March 2025 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 May can be found below:

Forward Day by Day booklets (large and small print) for May, June and July 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.

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

Fourth Century Church

Saturday, May 3, @ 10 a.m.

Including a tour of the church properties, including the 7 Paterson, and Parish House, the Choir Loft, and the new Boilers!

ECS Sunday

is this

Sunday, May

4th!

Join us as we celebrate the Episcopal Community Services.

ECS Bulletin

Join Christ Church on Sunday, May 4th

during coffee hour for a special performance!

The Deep Trebles, an a cappella group from Rutgers, will perform immediately following the 10:30am service. Don’t miss this musical experience!

It's time for the May Christ Church RaiseRight! Order

Paul Ambos will be placing a new card order on the morning of Monday, May 5. Please place your orders accordingly.

Christ Church is Hosting a

Mother’s Day Drive

We are collecting the following everyday essentials for the survivors of domestic violence and their children living at Town Clock CDC.

• Garbage bags (size 13 gal.)

• Murphy Floor Oil

• Wet Swiffer refills

• Laundry detergent for HE

• Disinfectant wipes/spray

• Feminine products

• Paper towels

• Dish detergent

• Lotion

• Body wash

• Deodorant

• Shampoo & conditioner

Your support helps provide a safe, clean, and comforting home for the families healing from domestic violence. You can donate your items at the church by

Next Sunday, May 11.

Unable to donate supplies, but still want to support. Donations can be made directly to the Town Clock CDC at https://www.townclockcdc.org/donationform

Join members of Christ Church

Sunday, May 18 after the 10:30am service for a “Packing Party”!

Supplies will be packed for the Choice Food and Resource Center during Coffee Hour. Goodies will be supplied by the Ambos Family. We hope to see you there!

Can’t make it to the packing party, but want to help?

Donations can be made via Zelle or check please note “diaper donation” or “Choice Food and Resource Center in the subject line

The Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and the Office of Government Relations (OGR) have launched a new Immigration Action Toolkit page on the Episcopal Church website.

This toolkit consolidates a wide range of resources in one place, making it a go-to destination for immigration information. While some resources focus on the Episcopal Church's response to the current situation, it also includes helpful links on topics like Family Preparedness and Know Your Rights, which are valuable to people of all faiths or none at all.

To stay updated on this ever-evolving issue and hear from knowledgeable

experts, a 30-minute weekly webinar is available. You can register here.

Prayers requested for:

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

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: the The Church of Ireland

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: The Ven. Dcn. Carol Ann Pepe; Members and Ministry of Episcopal Community Services New Jersey

Christ Church Ministry: Lectors and Intercessors

Birthdays this week: Jonathan Gloster, Julia Smout, Ashlinn Stansbury-Fields

Memorial Flowers: are given by B. Pat Lowe and family in memory of Julius Lowe, by Mr. James Deshler II in memory of Caryle O. Deshler

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

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!

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 .