Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick

Worshiping God, Serving God's People

September 20, 2024 | Events for the week of September 22, 2024

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

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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:

8:00 AM & 10:30AM 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!!

September: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

Holy Eucharist, 8:00AM

Choir Warmup, 9:30AM, Sanctuary

Church School, 9:30AM, Ross Room

Holy Eucharist, 10:30AM

Coffee Hour, 12:00PM

TUESDAY

Tuesdayers, 7:00PM via Zoom

WEDNESDAY

Noonday Prayer via Zoom

Men's Ministry Forum, 7:00PM via Zoom

WomenSpirit, 7:30PM via Zoom

THURSDAY

Choir Rehearsal, 7:00PM, Choir Room

St. Alban's Bible Study, 7:00PM via Zoom

COVID GUIDELINES

Please review the most current COVID-19 guidelines from the

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

FROM THE ORGAN LOFT

Descants are high counter-melodies sung over a main tune, often heard in Christmas carols. They originated in Gregorian chant but gained popularity in 16th-century England. This was partly due to musical competition between Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, as the Tudors were known for their musical interests. Descants allow skilled singers, usually sopranos, to showcase their abilities while adding complexity to choral pieces. This Sunday, I hope you will enjoy two different descants sung by the sopranos.

Note-bly Suzanne

Director of Music

978-968-5122 music@christchurchnewbrunswick.org

Strengthening Our Faithful Service Together

"Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (BCP, pg. 213)

A Story of Faith in Action by Catherine Ambos

A Story of Faith in Action

View The New Brunswick Buzz Here

Supplies Need for the Choice Food and Resource Center at Unity Square

The Unity Square Food and Resource Center is in need of diapers, wipes and women’s sanitary products.

Donations of diapers in sizes 4, 5, 6, and 7 as well as adult incontinence products in all sizes are in constant demand.

These items are not available through our normal food, beverage and fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers. If you can help us with either the products or donations to buy the products we will be very appreciative. If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Ambos at msambos@gmail.com

Click the button below to view the August Choice Food and Resource Center and Laundry Love Newsletters.

CFRC & Laundry Love Newsletter

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the September 2024

Vestry Meeting

1. In a wonderful way, the message from The Dwelling in the Word read and discussed during the Vestry meeting this month kept circling back into our discussion, The passage-Mark 8:27-38-where Jesus says to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."

2. Sheila Cooper led a discussion of the Stewardship Campaign which will have some familiar parts and some new ideas. Stay tuned for these events coming up in the next few weeks and culminates on Ingathering Sunday on October 27!

3. The Vestry reviewed the Budget process and discussed at length the Marks of Mission ask.

Minutes of the August 2024 meeting can be found HERE.

2nd Quarter Financial Report

In an effort to be transparent to the congregation, the Finance Committee under the leadership of Meegan Adames will be providing you with quarterly updates on revenues and expenses for the church. These will replace the monthly finance reports. View the quarterly update 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.

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 September can be found below:

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

Men's Ministry Forum - Restart Wednesday, September 25

Men's Ministry Forum will restart on Wednesday, September 25. Meetings will be held on the 4th Wednesday of each month via Zoom from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The Zoom details and the program information are listed below.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87452702522?pwd=ocT7wtPSWa6XhMJI3a0BPgwaaz3MeZ.1

Meeting ID: 874 5270 2522

Passcode: 264345

Children’s Choir

Begins This

Thursday, September 26

4:00pm–5:00pm

Pre-rehearsal

activities, games, and

homework time.

5:00pm—6:00pm

Choir rehearsal begins

Do you have any board games you no longer play with?

Donate them to the Children’s Choir!

Contact the Music Director, Suzanne McDonald

music@christchurchnewbrunswick.org for more information.

The Tuesdayers' Next Topic:

"Signs of Life" and RenewalWorks

“Signs of Life: Nurturing Spiritual Growth in Your Church” by Jay Sidebotham offers a clear-eyed consideration of the challenges facing congregations as well as a celebration of practices that contribute to spiritual vitality in congregations. These best practice principles emerge from a ministry called RenewalWorks, a concerted effort to make spiritual growth a priority in congregations and to build cultures of discipleship within them. The Tuesdayers shall discuss this book as well as complete the workshops of RenewalWorks that draw upon the data from our parish’s spiritual inventory survey. We meet over Zoom on Tuesdays (except the second of the month), 7:00-8:30 pm. For more information contact Jonathan Clark at im4canoes@yahoo.com .

Vote Faithfully: Episcopalians Engaging the U.S. Election

Were you unable to join the Vote Faithfully live stream or simply want to re-watch it?

Click the button below to view the video.

Voting Workshop Video

Please let Rev. Hollis know if you plan to attend the Lay Ministry Training on

Sunday, September 29th

Let’s team up to clean up our Weekly Intercessions:

The Sick and Others in Need List!

To keep a name on the Sick and Others in Need list email the church office at admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org.

Any names not received by October 1st will be removed.

Join the 20th Bishop George E Councell Memorial Golf Outing with Pickleball Challenge on Monday, October 14, 2024

at Mercer Oaks Golf Course West Windsor, NJ. Click the button below for more information and registration.

20th Bishop George E. Councell Memorial Golf Outing

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

Prayers requested for:

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Andre, Arnold, Barb, Barbara, Bettye, Christine, Danielle, Doreen, Dorothy, Edith, Eleanor, Isobel, Jacqueline, Jeannine, Jim, Jim, Jonathan, Joy, Joyce, Karl, Lenora, Linda, Mark F., Mary, Matthew, Matthew S., Sarah, Shawn, Sheila, Tabby, Timothy, Tisha and Vivian.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of North India

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: The Rev. Jesse Lassiter

Christ Church Ministry: Lectors and Intercessors

Birthdays this week: Edithmia Davies, Lauren Davis, Iain Dennis

Memorial Flowers: are given by Carole A. Forsythe in memory of Leonard Herrmann, the Louise Deschler Ross Guild in memory of the deceased members of the Louise Deschler Ross Guild.

Forward Day by Day booklets (large and small print) for August, September, and October 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!

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

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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