Rector's Message
Happy day to you.
Dear Friends,
This week we will begin an important experiment in Christ Church's liturgical life. We will be using an experimental booklet that we hope to use all summer in worship. The booklet is important in several ways - it helps us achieve one of our goals to become more "green", it saves us money in that it will eliminate the costs associated with paper and printing, and it will save time in the office as well.
The booklet will contain the outline of the service, the words of the Nicene Creed, the prayers of the people, and the eucharistic prayer. What it does not contain are the "propers" that is the readings and the music that are specific to each Sunday. Those propers will be available in a smaller bulletin that will be produced each week. The bulletin will contain music and the readings as well as announcements. That bulletin will be different every week while the booklet will stay and be recycled throughout the summer months.
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J. S. Bach at Christ Church
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As a contribution to the 17th annual Hudson Valley BachFest celebration that was co-founded in 2000 by our own Paul Frazer and Laura Ramsey Russell, most of the music in next Sunday's service (6/18/17) will be by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). Many of the hymns in our 1982 hymnal are melodies harmonized by Bach. We will sing several of these on Sunday, including, as the closing hymn, Bach's famous setting of Martin Luther's hymn Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A mighty fortress is our God). The service also includes solo pieces for organ and voice: (i) Prelude: Chorale partita on Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig. This is Bach's longest work for solo organ (lasting about 22 minutes) and one of his most varied and impressive.It begins with Bach's harmonization of the Lutheran chorale Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig (Hail to thee, kind Jesus) and continues with eleven variations on the chorale melody in different styles; owing to the length of the work, the prelude will begin much earlier than usual, at about 9:35 a.m.; (ii) Sequence anthem:Die Goldne Sonne, voll Freud und Wonne (The golden sun, all joy and gladness), a sacred song from the collection known as Schemelli's Songbook; the soloist will be John McCleary;(iii) Communion meditation: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (Praise to you, Jesus Christ), from Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book), a collection of chorale preludes for different seasons of the church year (this one actually belongs properly to Christmas); (iv) Postlude: Fugue in B Minor, based on a theme by the Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713). In contrast to Corelli's lively treatment, Bach develops the theme in a slower tempo and with a more serious character.
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Bachfest
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The 18th annual BachFest festival will take place over two weekends on both sides of the Hudson River
All of the instrumentalists and vocalists performing in BachFest are from the Hudson Valley. It promises to be an exciting two weekends celebrating the glorious music of J. S. Bach.
For more information please visit:
BachFest
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 Rector's Message Continued
This week we will have the first opportunity to use both the booklet and the bulletin. The bulletin will be available in two versions: one and two. The first version has the music and readings listed in order of appearance in the service. The second version has the music listed and then the readings listed, followed by the announcements. There will be an opportunity for you to let us know which version of the bulletin you find easiest to use, please take a moment to look at both versions this Sunday - one will be printed on white paper and the other on blue.
I know that many of you will miss the old format. This is part of my ongoing efforts, in partnership with the wardens, vestry, finance committee, and staff, to reduce the overall costs of running the church without sacrificing the quality of our worship and programs or the welcoming spirit of Christ Church. The summer is a lovely time to make a change because there are fewer newcomers in the summer and there is a simpler character to the worship and music than other times during the church year.
Thank you for your ongoing support of these experiments in refining our common life in the parish. I am well aware that any change to the familiar routine of Sunday morning can be difficult but I believe that it is important to continue to do the work of ensuring that Christ Church continues to run efficiently and productively in serving God's people in the world. It is a delicate balance to be sure but healthy changes are the hallmark of a growing and thoughtful church.
Blessings,
Susan+
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Announcement
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SAVE THE DATE!
Friday July 7
- Fundraiser for Backpacks, supplies and more. Dinner 5:00pm-8:00pm
catered by Rossi's Deli in the Newton Community Room.
$25.00 - Sign-up with the
Parish Administrator at office@christchurchpok.org or call: 845-452-8220
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Announcement
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POUGHKEEPSiE
OPEN STUDIOS
June 17-18, 2017
This city-wide arts project will use
a number of local sites for about fifty local artists to show their work, including the Newton Community Room at Christ Church. The event will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Seven artists will be exhibiting at Christ Church: Jim Bennett, Paul Coughlin, Mary Flad, Eric Lindbloom, Becky Nielsen, Jeanette Peterson, and John Quis. Water bottles and lemonade will be for sale outside the Carroll Street entrance to benefit the Christ Church Summer Camp, and a tour of Christ Church's stained glass will be held on both days at 3 p.m. Tell your friends, and please come.
Further information is available at www.poughkeepsieopenstudios.org A map of the participating sites and artists will be available at the Cunneen-Hackett Cultural Center during the event.
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Contact Us
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Parish Administrator
Office Phone: 845/452- 8220
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