Third Sunday after the Epiphany:

Worship Services This Week

JOIN US IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM!

9:30AM

Eucharistic Service

Liturgical Ministers Needed!

See links below for sign-ups!

For those joining on Zoom

Click HERE to join the 9:30AM Service

Click HERE to watch the 9:30AM service live on YouTube, or HERE for Facebook, or watch anytime.

Find Sunday's worship service materials below:

• 9:30AM 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!!

February: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

Holy Eucharist, 9:30AM

Annual Meeting, directly after service

TUESDAY

7:00 p.m. Tuesdayers, Zoom

WEDNESDAY

12:00p.m. Noonday Prayer, Zoom

7:30 p.m. WomenSpirit, Zoom

THURSDAY

4:00 p.m. Children's Pre-Choir Rehearsal, Games, Choir Room

5:00 p.m. Children's Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

7:00 p.m. St. Alban's Bible Study, Zoom

COVID GUIDELINES

Please review the most current COVID-19 guidelines from the

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

Register now for the Anti-Racism Training offered by the Anti Racism Commission of the

Diocese of New Jersey

The Anti-Racism Training consists of  five consecutive two-hour Zoom classes from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on January 24,  January 31, February 4, February 14, February 21, and a follow-up four weeks  later on March 21. Click here to register. 

The fee for the training is $100 per person. For financial assistance or for more information about the training, please contact Canon Karen Moore, Chair, Anti-Racism Commission, at kfomoore@comcast.net. 

 A Spring Anti-Racism Training session will be held on Tuesday  mornings from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3,  and July 1. A Fall Anti-Racism Training will be held on Friday  evenings from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. on September 12, 19, 26,  October 3, 10, and November 7.

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

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the January 2025

Vestry Meeting

1. The Vestry shared gratitudes for Wendy Benjamin and Sheila Cooper, who are rotating off.

2. The Vestry reviewed the Renewal Works Report which presented us with opportunities to enrich our spiritual life together. One idea we encourage you to try this month is to use Taking Faith Home at least one night this week to reflect on the scriptures for the week.

3. The Vestry extends an invitation to all and encourages all to attend the Annual Meeting on Feb. 2, 2025, after the 9:30 am service.

Minutes of the December 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 February can be found below:

• February 2, 2025
• February 9, 2025
• February 16, 2025
• February 23, 2025

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

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Meeting ID: 836 5967 7391

Passcode: 073305

One tap mobile

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Meeting ID: 836 5967 7391

Passcode: 073305

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

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 Anglican Church in Aotearoa

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: St. Simeon-by-the-Sea Church in North Wildwood, The Revs: Theodore L. Anderson, Jr., W. Joseph Leigh, George F. Rambow

Christ Church Ministry: Christ Church Staff

Birthdays this week: Sarah Braun, Melbourne Garber, Hansford Kilkenny

Memorial Flowers: are given by Mervis Johnson in memory of Renis Johnson, the Stevens & Hawke Families in memory of Flora Lockwood Stevens Fenton

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.

Immigration Basics & Know Your Rights for Churches and Individuals

Join Episcopal Migration Ministries on Monday, February 3rd from 2-3:30PM ET for an extended conversation on the basics of U.S. immigration law and know your rights information for churches and individuals. The webinar -Immigration Basics & Know Your Rights for Churches and Individuals - is provided for informational purposes only, and nothing in the presentation should be interpreted as legal advice. For specific legal advice you may wish to consult an attorney. 

Register HERE.