This Week at Christ Church

Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick

Worshiping God, Serving God's People

April 11, 2025 | Events for the week of April 13, 2025

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

Liturgy of the Palms:

Bread for the Road

Sunday of the Passion:

Palm Sunday

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 Parish Notes HERE
10:30AM Parish Notes HERE

The Liturgy of the Palms Sanctuary Vigil HERE

Passion Reader Year C Luke 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!!

April: Here

Palm Sunday Readers: Here

Easter Vigil: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

9:30AM Open Choir+, Sanctuary

9:30AM Church School

10:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

12:00PM Coffee Hour, Nicholas Room

TUESDAY

7:00p.m. Tuesdayers Meeting via Zoom

WEDNESDAY

12:00p.m. Noonday Prayer, Zoom

7:30p.m. WomenSpirit, Zoom

MAUNDY THURSDAY

6:30p.m. Maundy Thursday Service, Nicholas Room

7:00p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (directly after the service)

GOOD FRIDAY

10:00a.m. Walk for Peace beginning at Emanuel Lutheran

7:00p.m. Good Friday Joint Service at St. Alban's

HOLY SATURDAY

8:00p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter at Christ Church

Easter Sunday: The Sunday of the Resurrection

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Festal Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Sanctuary*

An Easter Egg Hunt will be held after the 10:30 a.m. service!

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The Canterbury House celebrates 75+ years of campus ministry at Rutgers University!

Come by The Canterbury House on Rutgers Day – Saturday, April 26^th – for an open house from 9 am – 3 pm. We are located at 5 Mine St. in New Brunswick. Tour our student center, reconnect with old friends and make new ones! There will be plenty of food, drinks, and free souvenirs to take with you. We’ll even give an award to the alum from the earliest graduating class! We hope to see you then! Christ Church volunteers are welcome to assist throughout the day!

Contact Fr. Scott Russell for more information:

canterbury.house@rutgers.edu |

732-931- 2932.

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 February can be found below:

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

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

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!

Open Choir is

this Sunday, April 13!

All are Welcome to Sing!

Meet up at 9:30am in the Sanctuary.

Rock Painting for Easter!

We will be painting rocks to be the "eggs" for the Easter Egg Hunt. Please join in THIS Sunday, April 13th, between services to help. All supplies will be provided.

2025 Easter Flower Memorials and Gifts

Submit your contribution by THIS Sunday, April 13!

At Easter, Christ Church is beautified with flowers memorializing departed loved ones, commemorating anniversaries, or representing thank offerings.

We welcome your contributions for Easter memorials. To be listed in the service leaflets, we must receive your contribution no later than this Sunday, April 13. Gifts may be mailed to the Parish Office, sent by Zelle, or placed in the collection plate.

Flower memorials and gifts may also be provided throughout the year. The cost for a single date in 2025 is $50; a perpetual memorial may be established with a one-time contribution of $500.

2025 Holy Week and Easter Music Memorials and Gifts

Submit your contribution by THIS Sunday, April 13!

This year, we will be augmenting the liturgies of Palm Sunday & Eastertide with voices & musical instruments. Just as flowers, plants, and other decorations adorn our worship space on festive occasions, special instruments also add to the beauty of our liturgies. Will you consider a donation to our Easter music? Donations may be given as memorials or thanksgiving. Gifts may be mailed to the Parish Office, put In the collection plate, or sent via Zelle. Checks should be received in the office by this Sunday, April 13.

Lenten Series Bread of Life

Nourish your soul with Bread of Life. When the world feels heavy—divided and uncertain—hearts ache, minds seek peace, and souls hunger for hope. In these moments, while many search for a way forward, the bread of life reminds us of abundance. There is enough love, grace, and hope for all.

Bread of Life highlights how Jesus fed people—not just their bodies but their souls—with good news, redemption, and stories of God’s kin(g)dom. From wedding feasts to eating with tax collectors to feeding thousands, people left Jesus’ presence with full hearts and bellies. Bread of Life provides everything you need to set the table and equip all ages in your congregation and community to be nourished, both in body and spirit.

As we journey through Lent, from the wilderness to the shorelines of Galilee, we will find the sacred in the ordinary—like bread, simple yet essential. This Lent, gather your community together to break bread, savor in the divine generosity of God, and rise to share with the world out of the abundance we have received from the bread of life.

Lenten Devotional

Lenten Spiral

Communion Bread Survey

Did you participate in the

Communion Bread Survey?

See the results below:

Question: If you WERE in person on Sunday, March 23rd, which of the following describes how you feel after having the baked bread for communion?

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, Yvonne

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: the Church of England

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: The Rev. Dcns. Gail L. Bennett, Louise Cressman, W. Keith McCoy, Frederick R. Pray, Mary Jo Smith, Susan B. Taylor

Christ Church Ministry: Choice Food and Resource Center at Unity Square

Birthdays this week: Leticia Egekeze, Claude Guy,Sr., Lee Jensen, Morgan Jones, Fernanda Perrone, Ayoyemi Pratt-Davies, Matthew Pullaro, William Warren

Memorial Flowers: are given by the Stanton Family in memory of Virginia Rose L. Watson, Sally and Don Edwards in memory of Charlotte Barnard, Jeanette Barnard and Martha Edwards.

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.

Holy Week and Easter at Christ Church

April 13 ~ The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

8:00 a.m. Rite I

10:30 a.m. Rite II

April 17 ~ Maundy Thursday

6:30 p.m., Agape Meal, Holy Eucharist, and Foot Washing

April 18 ~ Good Friday

10:00 a.m. Walk for Peace beginning at Emanuel Lutheran

7:00 p.m. Good Friday Joint Service at St. Alban’s

April 19 ~ Holy Saturday

8:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter (Christ Church) *

April 20 ~ Easter Sunday:

The Sunday of the Resurrection

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

10:30 a.m. Festal Holy Eucharist *

An Easter Egg Hunt for children of all ages will be held after the 10:30 a.m. service

* Incense will be used at these services

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

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