This Week at Christ Church

 
This Sunday

On Sunday we welcome the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde as our presider and preacher at the 8 and 10 am services. Bishop Budde has served as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington since Nov 2011. A passionate believer in the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church, she is committed to the revitalization and growth of the congregations and core ministries of the diocese, with a priority of developing creative and collaborative ministry that meets the needs of a changing world. 
 
Wear a name tag, and introduce yourself! This Sunday everyone is encouraged to wear a nametag.   Grab a nametag and marker in the back of the church and let everyone know who you are. This is your chance to re-learn the name of someone you met 5 - or even 25 years ago - and get to know someone new.
 
Seeking: Sunday School Storytellers (aka Teachers).  We are looking for Sunday School teachers---storytellers and anyone who has gifts to share with our youngest parishioners, from PreK through Fifth Grade.  Our Living the Good News Curriculum makes it easy to explore with elementary students the very same Gospel reading you hear on Sunday morning.  Our Godly Play Curriculum guides Bible storytelling for our PreK/K learners.  Together, teachers and students figure out ways to live the Good News throughout the coming week. If you would like to make a difference in the faith lives of our children, please reach out to Ann Enkiri at [email protected] .  
 

 
This Week

Sunday school and youth group will kickoff on September 17th after the 10 am service!
Please join us as we celebrate the beginning of the school year and get back into the swing of things.
Parents of elementary-aged children will meet with Ann Enkiri while their children begin class. Middle- and high-school-aged youth, and their parents, will all meet with Madi Chase in the youth loft. Questions? Contact Ann ( [email protected] ) or Madi ( [email protected] ) for more info.
 
Our Choir is back!
The CCPK choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 7:30pm in the choir room and on Sunday mornings at 9am before our 10:00am Eucharist.  All are most welcome to come and try us out.  Come and make music with us!  Singers for all four voice parts are needed and wanted.  
 
The young adult group (20s & 30 somethings) will meet at the Wallace Home 3016 Fayette Road Kensington, MD 20895 for a cookout on September 17th at 6PM! For more info, e-mail Katie Wallace at [email protected].
 
 
 

 
  
 
Book Sale CCPK will be hosting a book and bake sale Sept 30, 10am-5pm and Oct 1, 11am-1pm!  Now through Sept 15 we will be accepting donations of books of every shape, size and topic!  Please consider donating.  Drop off books in classroom 3, upper hall. Shannon Finn will pick up donations if you are unable to bring the books to church!  Shannon's cell is 757-650-7617, e-mail is [email protected]. 
 
Want to do something new and creative for the church?  
We've got money for that. The Planned Giving and Endowment Committee invite you to submit a Mission & Ministry Grant application for 2017. Contact Kurt Ellison ([email protected]) for the form and instructions. Applications accepted from Sunday, September 10, 2017, through Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Awards announced in October.
 
Calling All Animals In honor of St Francis of Assisi, Animals are welcome to bring their humans to the annual Blessing of Animals on Sunday, October 1 at 4:00 pm! Come to the courtyard for a brief service of prayers, blessings, a hymn, and a treat (or two) and stay for the 5pm Eucharist.  
 
The Prime Timers will meet in the church undercroft on Thursday, October 5th from 11:30 - 1:30 for social time and lunch, and to enjoy a speaker.  The cost of the lunch is $10.00.  Please RSVP to Nora Buckley at [email protected] or 301-564-0689 by October 2nd if you wish to order a lunch. On Oct. 5th, we'll hear a presentation on the Healing Power of Laughter.
 
The Women's Fellowship will meet for tea, nibbles and conversation on Sunday, October 8th after the 10:00 a.m. service in the parlor/library.  Please bring a food item to share.  Tea will be provided.  Let's discuss our upcoming year.  Bring your ideas.  We are also in need of a co-coordinator.   Please RSVP to Aime Keith at [email protected] and let us know what you plan to bring.  We hope to see you and please bring a friend!
 
Christ Church Outreach invites you to join us for a Night of Culture Kenyan Style on Saturday, October 14th at 6:00 pm to benefit the Nyumbani Programs for Children and Caregivers affected by HIV/AIDS . Evening includes dinner, children's crafts, face painting, dancing with a tribal flair, Kenyan crafts boutique and more! Reservations are being accepted by Signup Genius beginning September 14th. Tickets: $10 per person, $25 per family (includes dinner, children's crafts, and more!) Watch for more details! See you there!
 
 
This Week
at Christ Church

Sunday September 10
Bishop's Visit!
8:00 AM         Holy Eucharist
9:00 AM         Choir Rehearsal
10:00 AM       Holy Eucharist
11:15 AM       All Parish Picnic
4:00 PM         Bible Study
5:00 PM         Holy Eucharist
 
Tuesday, September 12
11:15 AM       Staff Meeting
6:30 PM         EFM
 
Wednesday, September 13
6:30 PM         Holy Eucharist
7:10 PM         Needlework Ministry
7:30 PM         Choir Rehearsal
 
Saturday, September 16
9:30 AM         Flower Guild
 
Sunday, September 17
8:00 AM         Holy Eucharist
9:00 AM         Choir Rehearsal
10:00 AM       Holy Eucharist
11:15 AM       Youth Group
11:15 AM       Sunday School
4:00 PM         Bible Study
5:00 PM         Holy Eucharist
6:00 PM         Young Adult Cookout
6:30 PM          Confirmation Class
 


 
We raise to God those who are on our hearts and in need of prayer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From Christ Church
Gerry McKiernan
Lin McKiernan
David Robbins
Chlaila Haynie
Eddie Daniels
Andrew Lee
Henry Rutsch
Barbara Pierson
Madge Darneille
Betsy Robbins
Greg and Ann Gagarin
Calvin Smith
Nancy Maxwell
D.J. Kanapa
Thomas Quinn
Carl Keith
Virginia Sheard
Bob Mand
Armelia Chaponda
 
Friends and Family of our Community
Karen Sechrist (friend of Virginia Sheard)
Sister Mary Joan (friend of Leslie Everheart)
Bob Lehrman (brother of Lin McKiernan)
Rev. Deborah Fox (friend of Gabby Robbins)
Helen Wheeler (mother of Nancy Gagne)
Naneita Smith (daughter of Calvin Smith)
Oong Choi (father of Deb Bartlett)
Miranda Kramer (friend of Virginia Blackman)
Reverend Sylvia Ball (cousin of Cynthia Mitchell)
James Casey (father of Mari Casey)
Erika Auchterlonie (daughter of Brenda Rupli)
Marian Fryer (friend of Virginia Sheard)
Shari Magno (mother of Roma Hart)
Henry McGlone (friend of Katie Wallace)
Matthew Chase (cousin of Madison Chase)
Richard Duchelle (father of Kate Duchelle)
Madalyn Hoffeditz (Steve Hoffeditz's Mother)
Eleanor McIntire (Steve Hoffeditz's Aunt &
         a friend of our choir members)
Elizabeth Guthrie (mother of Emily)
For all who mourn, including the Cerulli-Thomas
         family and friends
For the Vicentes, McGills and all our neighbors in
Texas and Louisiana
Nora Wasserman (daughter in law of Nancy Ody)
 
We remember those serving our country
Steven Holbrooke
Dallas Sheard
Alex Cox
Andrew Coe
Caleb Daisley
 
Departed
Ray Blackford (father of Patrice Martineau)
 
For those celebrating birthdays this week,
a heartfelt Happy Birthday!
Robin Atkinson 09/10
Sharon Bartram 09/10
Lee Puricelli 09/10
Rachel Parsons 09/11
Rebecca Coe 09/14
 
The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Church of Our Saviour, Brookland Parish
Church of Our Saviour, Hillandale and
Nuestro Salvador
Diocesan Youth Ministry
Diocesan Young Adult Ministry
 
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Provence of the Indian Ocean and Diocese of Seychelles
 
For the World
For all people in the path of Hurricane Irma, and those recovering from Hurricane Harvey, Chechnya, South Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and people suffering everywhere. For an end to famine and violence.
 
Flowers on the Altar are given to the Glory of God
and in loving memory of Sister Mary David (Michele) Totah by Susan Atkinson.
 
The Sanctuary Candle burns to the glory of God and in memory of Zachery B. Jones.
 
Please notify Kurt Ellison in the office at [email protected]. with updates to this list.
 



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The Readings for this Week





Exodus 12:1-14
 
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted over the fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. You shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the Lord. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
 
This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.
 
 
Psalm 149                                             Cantate Domino
 
1 Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing God's praise in the congregation of the faithful.
 
2 Let Israel rejoice in the Maker; *
let the children of Zion be joyful in their God.
 
3 Let them praise the Lord in the dance; *
let them sing praise to God with timbrel and harp.
 
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in the people *
and adorns the poor with victory.
 
5 Let the faithful rejoice in triumph; *
let them be joyful on their beds.
 
6 Let the praises of God be in their throat *
and a two-edged sword in their hand;
 
7 To wreak vengeance on the nations *
and punishment on the peoples;
 
8 To bind their rulers in chains *
and their nobles with links of iron;
 
9 To inflict on them the judgment decreed; *
this is glory for all the faithful people. Hallelujah!
 
 
Romans 13:8-14
 
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet"; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
 
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
 
 
Matthew 18:15-20
 
Jesus said, "If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."
 

 

Christ Church Parish
4001 Franklin St, Kensington, MD 20895
 


Rector

Mr. Kurt Ellison
Administrator

 Ms. Ann Enkiri    
 Children's Christian Formation

Dr. Theodore Guerrant
Organist/Choir Master

Ms. Madison Chase
Youth Minister

Mr. Lenord Hawkins
Sexton

Ms. Nora Buckley
Head Verger

Mr. Tony Coe
Verger


 Office Hours
Monday-Thursday
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - Noon

Telephone:  301.942.4673

Service Schedule
 Sundays:
 8:00am, 10:00am, 5:00pm

 Wednesdays:  6:30 pm

 
VESTRY

Sr. Warden




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Bonnie Douglas


Clerk - Peter Bartram 

 Barbara Ferry 
(Outreach)

Robin Atkinson 
(Budget & Finance)

Frank Shaw   
(Property)

Brad Christmas 
(Stewardship)

Brian Woodward
(Education)

Yvonne Bryan
(Inreach)

Lance Kilpatrick
(Membership) 

Virginia Blackman
(Worship)
 
Gail Marks
(Parish Life) 
 
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