This Week at Christ Church

Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick

Worshiping God, Serving God's People

June 20, 2025 | Events for the week of June 22, 2025

Summer Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30a.m. - 3:00p.m, Friday 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Summer Service Schedule Begins

THIS Sunday, June 22.

There will be one service at

9:30am throughout our summer schedule.

Second Sunday after Pentecost:

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!!

June: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

9:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

11:00AM Coffee Hour, Nicholas Room

TUESDAY

7:00p.m. Tuesdayers Meeting via Zoom

WEDNESDAY

12:00p.m. Noonday Prayer, Zoom

7:30p.m. WomenSpirit, Zoom

Christ Church of

New Brunswick

will be reviving our

Declaration of Independence reading on the 4^th of July.

This commemorates the reading of the Declaration of Independence to citizens of New Brunswick in July 1776. This year we will also be reflecting on the current state of America relative to the aspirations of the Declaration. Noting as Frederick Douglass did in 1852, that many in America are still being oppressed, and denied freedom spiritually, physically and economically.

In addition to the readings there will also be tour of

the Historic Christ Church graveyard.

Activities start at 10:00AM, July 4^th, 2025,

light refreshments available.

Honoring a True Beacon of

Faith and Advocacy

ECS is proud to honor Christ Church’s very own Catherine Ambos at the 2025 ECS Gala — a night dedicated to honoring faithful advocacy in underserved communities.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

The Pines Manor, Edison, NJ

Tickets: $175 per person

Join us in celebrating Catherine’s remarkable contributions by attending the gala and sitting with the Christ Church table.

Reserve your seat now using the link!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bFwkoah4x0QjBDH9jatbnItyjezv9w7R7eoc8w7YYX0/edit?usp=sharing

Christ Church member, Anna Rose Gable, held a discussion of challenges facing Christ Church's undocumented neighbors. Click the button below to learn about various ways to get involved in efforts to provide relief.

Take Action

RISE Information

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the

June 2025

Vestry Meeting

1) The formation of a youth group for parishioners and friends from the 7th to the 12th grades was discussed and endorsed by the Vestry to begin with the program year.

2) The proposal to Trinity Church for the funding of a feasibility study for Christ Church has been submitted and it was reviewed by the Vestry.

3) The Stewardship kickoff will be held on Sunday, June 22nd by the co-chairs, Jeff Fields and Ashlinn Stansbury-Fields.

Minutes of the May 2025 meeting can be found 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 June 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.

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!

Pride Sunday!

Join us at our summer 9:30am service and celebrate Pride THIS Sunday, June 22nd!

Attendees are invited to wear one, two or all colors of the rainbow. Please sign up to bring refreshments using the button below.

Refreshments Sign Up

Introducing Our New Stewardship Chairs:

Ashlinn Stansbury-Fields & Jeffrey Fields

Join us for an inspiring conversation with our new Stewardship Chairs, Ashlinn and Jeff! In this heartfelt video, they share why they felt called to serve in this role and reflect on the powerful theme of the new Stewardship campaign: “Tell Out My Soul.” You won’t want to miss their thoughtful insights and the joy they bring to this sacred calling.

Join the Stewardship Committee via Zoom on

Wednesday, June 25 at 5:30pm

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81789380547?pwd=U0DDJbB6HjGAj0VSkRzaTRntoeQyaU.1

Meeting ID: 817 8938 0547

Passcode: 134183

It is time for the Christ Church July RaiseRight Order!

Paul Ambos, will be placing a new card order on the morning of Monday, July 7. Please place your orders accordingly. If you plan to mail him an order with a check, mail it by Wednesday, July 2. Please advise him by email when you mail it of what your order is so he can place it on time. If you place your own order directly on the RaiseRight website https://www.raiseright.com/shop or app, he will be able to see it there when he orders the monthly batch.

Christ Church

1st Sunday

Communion Bread

Calling All Bakers (and Aspiring Ones Too)!

We’re on the lookout for warm-hearted volunteers to bake Communion Bread for the 1st Sunday of each month. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just love the smell of fresh bread, this is a beautiful way to serve our church family!

Want to learn more (including the recipe!) and sign up? Just click the button below — we’d loaf to have you join in!

Communion Bread

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, Julia, Kristen, Lori, Margaret, Pam, Pat, Robert, Rose, Stanford, Steve, Thalia, Theayer, Thelma, Timothy, Tisha, Vivian

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: St. Alban's in New Brunswick

Christ Church Ministry: Christ Church Staff

Birthdays this week: Andrea Cunnell, John Cunnell, Glen Gooding, Rosanna Pamgasnan, Rozann Shackleton, Monica Williams

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

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

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 9:30am 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

Zoom link for computer or Zoom app: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86422667074?pwd=TTdWNkM1c0djRmxmekxXTWhqRFU5Zz09

By phone: Call +1-309-205-3325, Meeting ID: 86422667074# Passcode: 242833# US and enter the following code 864 2266 7074

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