This Week at Christ Church

Your weekly update on all the exciting events happening at Christ Church in New Brunswick!

This Week at Christ Church

Welcome to the Christ Church weekly online newsletter, where we send an update of what's happening in the parish in the next week or two. We hope that this helps you stay connected to your parish family. Please click the links below to find out about all the exciting events here at Christ Church!

Online newsletter links:

Weekly Schedule

Upcoming Events

FAQs

External Links

Web site links:

Christ Church New Brunswick
Close Call Newsletter

Music at Christ Church

Liturgical Ministers List

Schedule for April 15-21, 2018

Click here

for our real-time calendar. Information on Twelve-step group meetings may be found there.

Parish Office Hours This Week:

Monday-Closed

Tuesday-10 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Wednesday-Closed

Thursday & Friday-9 a.m.-2 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

9:15 a.m. Adult Forum, Ross Room

9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

12:00 p.m. Coffee Hour, Nicholas Room

MONDAY, APRIL 16

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

7:00 p.m. Tuesdayers Book Club, Children's Chapel

WENESDAY, APRIL 18

12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Children's Chapel

6:00 p.m. Food Pantry

7:00 p.m. WomenSpirit, Ross Room

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

7:00 p.m. Canticum Novum Rehearsal, Chancel

8:00 p.m. Chamber Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

9:00 a.m. Food Pantry

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

10:30 a.m. Food Pantry

11:00 a.m. Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal,

First Reformed Church

12:30 p.m. Elijah's Promise Team, Elijah's Promise,

18 Neilson St.

Upcoming Events

SUNDAY, APRIL 15: MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED the Parish Retreat yesterday, and a special thank-you to Meg Hall for leading the event!

SUNDAY, APRIL 15: TODAY'S ADULT FORUM: What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? What really causes addiction-to everything from opioids to smartphones? And how can we overcome it? In light of this being Recovery Sunday for the diocese, join us from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Ross Room as we watch and discuss a TED Talk by Johann Hari, who has seen our current methods fail firsthand as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. His questions took him around the world, and he unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem. Note: Christ Church's own Recovery Sunday has been rescheduled to Sunday, June 17.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15: The Vestry held its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Here are the top three outcomes that the Vestry would like to share with you:

--The Vestry worked on plans for our Parish Meeting on Sunday, April 29th, which will be held in the sanctuary immediately following the single service at 9:30 a.m.

--We provided consent for the Property Committee to move ahead with plans to upgrade the alarm system and change the locks.

--We thanked seminarian Charles Sapp for his excellent service among us this year. Charles's last day with us will be on Pentecost.

For more specific details about any of these items, please contact one of your members of the Vestry!

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, IS RUTGERS' DAY OF SERVICE from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Please join us to greet the students and support them in their efforts to keep the Christ Church buildings and grounds welcoming and beautiful. For more information, contact John Ager at [email protected] or at 609.731.4330.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20: REMINDER FROM THE TREASURER'S TEAM: The final April date for check writing is this Friday, April 20. All vouchers must be in by 10 a.m. to be processed. Thank you!

SUNDAY, APRIL 22 ADULT FORUM: HAPPY EARTH DAY! Catherine Ambos and Karen Bemis will share how their careers in science inform their relationships with God and their perspectives on the Fifth Mark of Mission of the Episcopal Church: "to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth." How might we as individuals and as a parish become more "marked" by this missional activity? Join us from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Children's Chapel.

FREE PARKING VOUCHERS are available that work for the Lower Church Street parking deck next to the church grounds and the Wellness parking deck. Please see an usher for a voucher and instructions.

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, April 14 from 9 AM-3 PM: Parish Retreat

Saturday, April 21 from 11 AM-4 PM: Scarlet Day of Service & Parish Work Day

Sunday, April 22 at 12:15 PM: ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease Presentation

Monday, April 23 at 7 PM: Rutgers Prep Orchestra Spring Concert

Thursday, April 26 from 7-9 PM: Bishop's Spring Forum, Trinity Church, Woodbridge

Sunday, April 29 at 9:30 AM: One Service Only followed by Parish Meeting

Saturday, May 12 at 8 PM: Aura Polyphonica Concert

PARKING VOUCHER ALERT! To pay and exit the deck, please do not go to a kiosk, and proceed directly to the right-hand gate. Free parking vouchers are available for the Lower Church Street Parking Deck next to the church grounds and also the Wellness Parking Deck further up Church Street. Please see an usher for a voucher and instruction sheet.

THE COFFEE HOUR HOST SIGN-UP SHEET is available next to the Nicholas Room door. Please consider serving one Sunday as a host, either individually or as a group. Hosting is simple: coffee and cups/plates, etc. are provided; the host provides juice and simple baked goods (homemade or store-bought). Please note that Coffee Hour will consist of coffee and tea only when there are no hosts signed up for a particular Sunday.

Know Your Story-Live It Boldly:

2018 Christ Church Bible Challenge

In our quest for a deepening spirituality as a parish, we invite you to join us in 2018 to read the Bible in a year!

For ADULTS: we will periodically give you a schedule of daily readings (you'll find the first one here: https://goo.gl/umsmPH or in the back of the church. There will be several opportunities during the year (beginning on January 7th at the 9:15 a.m. Forum) to meet and to reflect on how spending time with the Holy Scriptures is transforming your life.

For the CHILDREN: you will find the suggested reading schedule for the children based on the Spark Story Bible here: https://goo.gl/swjp73. You may choose another Bible at the appropriate level for your child/ren (or include them in your own Bible challenge). We will have a few of the Spark Story Bibles for purchase in the back of the church.

Furthermore, we will have a Know Your Story-Live It Boldly: CCNB 2018 Bible Challenge closed FACEBOOK GROUP for inspirations, accountability and updates (https://goo.gl/8BfcGG)!

Episcopal Relief & Development

Responds to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and Earthquakes in Mexico

Please click on the following links to find out how Episcopal Relief & Development is assisting in the recent disasters in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Maria

Mexican Earthquake

2017 Hurricanes

Pastoral Care

If you are in crisis, having surgery, are in the hospital and are in need of pastoral counseling from a clergy person, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our clergy team:

The Rev. Joanna Hollis-732.353.6528

Archdeacon Pete Cornell-732.789.4484

Deacon Cathy Brunson-732.778.7685

If you would like to schedule home communion, please contact Rev. Joanna and she will arrange for either herself, one of the other members of the clergy team or a Lay Eucharistic Visitor to bring communion to you.

If you would like to be reached out to by one of caring members of the Pastoral Care Team for friendly and prayerful visits or are ill and would like to request help with meals, please contact Mervis Johnson, Chair of Pastoral Care, at 732.873.5215.

Please do not hesitate to contact either Rev. Joanna or Mervis Johnson if you know of someone who is in need of care or counseling.

FAQs

DIRECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON ANY PAGE OF OUR WEB SITE. Click here to go to the home page.

FREE PARKING VOUCHERS are available for the Lower Church Street parking deck next to the church grounds, as well as the Wellness Deck further up Church Street. Please see an usher for a voucher and an instruction sheet. Tip: For easy exit from the Church Street Deck, please use the voucher at the right-hand exit gate.

THERE IS A LIVE FEED of the sanctuary in the Nursery (located near the Parish Offices) for those parents or guardians who might choose to take their children there during services.

IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH for an upcoming worship service or other church activity, please call Julia Utz, Parish Administrator, at the Parish Office 732.545.6262 and let her know which service or other activity for which you would like a ride, as well as your pickup location.

WEEKLY PUBLICATION DEADLINES: Please keep in mind that information you would like included in our weekly publications needs to be submitted in a timely fashion so our Parish Administrator has enough time to edit. For printed Parish Notes, the deadline is Wednesday at 11 a.m.; for the weekly e-mail blast, please submit by Thursday at noon. Thank you for your cooperation.