FROM THE ORGAN LOFT

Join Us on Sunday, September 8, 2024 for

Rally Sunday!

We will have our annual Blessing of the Backpacks!

After service you are invited to attend our

Music Ministry Meetup: Children, Youth, Parents, and Caregivers

Come Grab Your Coffee and Join Us in the Ross Room to Discuss Musical Opportunities for Our Children and Youth Are you interested in helping the young people in our church community develop strong musical skills and learn more about our liturgical traditions? Join us in the Ross Room following the service on September 8th for a special meeting to explore musical ministry opportunities. We'll discuss options for your children and youth to get involved, whether through singing in the choir, or playing an instrument, or other ways to share their talents in service to the church and community. This is a chance for parents, caregivers, and music-loving congregation members to come together, brainstorm ideas, and work collaboratively to nurture the musical gifts of our young people. Music has the power to uplift, inspire, and connect us in profound ways. Let's harness that power and create meaningful musical opportunities that allow our children and youth to grow, explore their faith, and share their gifts.

The SUMMER GARDEN PARTY was a tremendous success!

Thank you to all of our Summer Garden Party Vendors!

Your contributions made our day a roaring success.

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 invite you to join the process, which will start on January 17. 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

will be on

Thursday, September 18th | 1:00pm EDT

*Note: This event occurs earlier than our traditional 3:00pm time.

Join Presiding Bishop Michael Curry with guests from across the church exploring the meaning behind voting from a theological perspective that centers this civic action as one expression of caring for one another and God’s creation. Our panelists will offer framing for healthy, faith-based civic engagement from the theoretical to the tangible, including addressing why it is important for Episcopal churches to leverage our resources to help our broader communities vote. 

In an election full of increasing pressures—disinformation, the risk of political violence, disenfranchisement, environmental concerns, and more—come learn how to navigate challenges while remaining focused in our preparations to cast our votes in this fall’s election. Our panelists will provide an engaging discussion and direct attendees to resources that can help you encourage your parishioners and community to vote faithfully. 

• Panelists include: Michael Curry - Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church; New York, New York
• Willie Bennett - Senior Congregational Engagement Officer, Episcopal Health Foundation; Houston, Texas
• Joyce Statz - Health and Justice Advocacy Network (HJAN), St. Matthew's Episcopal Church; Austin, Texas
• Amy Coultas - Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Kentucky; Louisville, Kentucky
• Alan Yarborough - Church Relations Officer, Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations; Washington, District of Columbia (moderator)

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.

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

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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, and Vivian.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: Members and Ministry of the Diocesan Congregational Development Team

Christ Church Ministry: Lay Eucharistic Ministers and Visitors

Birthdays this week: Gloria Allen, Emma Chant, Wilfredo Coriano, John Egekeze, Zoe Jarrett, J Mary Nelson, Caleb Ola-Pratt, Owen Thomas, and Dorothy Walworth.

Memorial Flowers: are given by Mrs. Ray O. Peck in memory of Charlette S. McCrelis, Kathryn and Cornelius B. McCrelis, Jr., Raymond O. Peck Jr., the Sullivan Family in memory of Frances Remsen and John Dennis Sullivan

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

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.

Return of Coffee Hour

Dear Christ Church members,

The Sign - Up sheet located on the notice board by the Nicholas Room, each host/hostess will be asked to bring some cookies or a comparable alternative as well as a juice item to be served for fellowship attendees.  Thanks for your co-operation.

Wendy Benjamin – on behalf of the Fellowship Committee.