September 24, 2026

Which of the two did the will of his Father?

Solemn Evensong & Presentation

Join the choirs of angels for a musical evening in celebration of Michaelmas! Solemn Evensong at 6:00pm on Tuesday, September 29, followed by a special sing-a-long presentation: O Come Let Us Sing Unto the Lord: The Music of the Anglican & Episcopal Tradition.

Invitation

The Rev'd Richard Erickson and Cindy Rodriguez invite you to join with them in the celebration and blessing of their marriage on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 2:30pm at Christ Church in the City of Hudson. Reception to follow in the Jones-Groves Parish Hall.

World Class Music 
at Christ Church

With a career spanning three decades, the multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning Pacifica Quartet is known for delivering performances that are “engrossing, characterful...with a luminescent tranquillity [and] spine-tingling intensity” (The New York Times).

The quartet appears this season across North America and abroad, including a world premiere tour oftheir newest program, American Portraits, featuring new works by Jennifer Higdon and Gabriela Lena Frank with Oscar-nominated film icon Sigourney Weaver, in New York, Washington, D.C., and London.

An ardent advocate for living composers, Pacifica Quartet has commissioned and premiered works by Keeril Makan, Julia Wolfe, Shulamit Ran, and James Lee III. Pacifica Quartet has also proven itself to be the preeminent interpreter of string quartet cycles, harnessing the group’s incredible stamina to portray each composer’s evolution, often over the course of just a few days.

The ensemble’s acclaimed recordings include Elliott Carter’s Quartets Nos. 1-5, the complete Shostakovich cycle, Leo Ornstein’s Piano Quintet with Marc-André Hamelin, the Brahms Piano Quintet with Menahem Pressler, and the Brahms and Mozart Clarinet Quintets with Anthony McGill. Their most recent GRAMMY®-winning album, Contemporary Voices, showcases works by Shulamit Ran, Jennifer Higdon, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. A second recording with McGill, American Stories – featuring works by Richard Danielpour, James Lee III, Ben Shirley, and Valerie Coleman – was nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY® Award.

Formed in 1994, Pacifica Quartet quickly rose to prominence, winning the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Award, 2022 Chamber Music America Cleveland Quartet Award, and 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Based in Bloomington, Indiana, the Pacifica Quartet has served as full-time faculty and Quartet-in-Residence at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music since 2012.



This concert's repertoire:

• Florence Price - String Quartet No. 1 in G major
• Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "American"
• Beethoven - String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

The Blessing of the Animals

Safe Church Training Postponed

The Diocese is currently updating the procedures for Safe Church Trainings. The in-person trainings scheduled for this fall (beginning September 27) will be postponed until the new procedures are in place. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Contact Update

Please note that Fr. Bill's mobile number has changed. Please refer to the bulletin or contact the church office for the new number, and be sure to update your records.

Help Wanted

If you are looking for ways to help out in the life of Christ Church, there are many! New greeters and camera operators are always welcome. We could also use a few more acolytes (there is no upper age limit on that!) a thurifer or two and Lay Eucharistic Ministers. (LEM's must be confirmed or received members of the Episcopal Church). Of course there are many other ways to serve as well! Just speak to Fr. Bill.

Flowers on the High Altar may be dedicated to loved ones by members of the congregation. Please call the office with the name(s) you wish to commemorate and the Sunday you prefer. A donation is requested; the church provides the flowers.

Flowers on the High Altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Susan Koskey by Linda Drahushuk.

This week at Christ Church

Weekly Statistics

Attendance

Sunday, September 20: 35

Weekday Services - September 18-24: 10

Holy Eucharist, September 23: 9

Offerings

Sunday, September 20

Pledge - $2,000.40

Non-pledge - $150.00

Loose Plate - $30.00

Food Pantry - $100.00

Miscellaneous - $125.00

Lay Ministry Schedule

Sunday, September 27

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Celebrant - The Rev'd Dr. William Lytle

Acolytes - Elias Lytle, Martin Lytle

Lay Eucharistic Minister - Eli Lytle

Lector - Sandra Gill

Greeters - Tracy Jennings & Bob Link

Altar Guild - Sandra Gill, Tracey Jennings, & Leigh-Ann Brash

Camera Operator - Gabe Lytle

Sunday, October 4

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Creation in Christ

Celebrant - The Rev'd Dr. William Lytle

Acolytes - Elias Lytle, Gabe Lytle, Martin Lytle

Lay Eucharistic Minister - Rick Erickson

Lector - Pat Marshall

Greeters - Cindy Erickson & Mary Ann Shook

Altar Guild - Mary Jane Swain, Babette Ryder-Card, Myriam Valle

Camera Operator - Peggy Gearity

Celebrations

September 25 - October 1

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