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Christ Episcopal Church Kensington
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*** One Service on Sunday March 3rd! ***
Come at
10:00am
for worship as one congregation, and stay for the
Annual Meeting and Festive Lunch.
We will elect new vestry members, AND in lieu of oral reports,
will have round table discussions to make the most of
being together in one place and celebrating Christ Church.
Child care and children's activities will be provided
during the meeting, and lunch will follow.
Youth will be part of the meeting/discussion.
Questions? contact Peter Hanke,
~ ~ ~ Announcements for February 17, 2019 ~ ~ ~
Sunday School & Children's Ministry Programs
: Be-Attitudes for One and All - after the 10AM Holy Eucharist: This Sunday, the Children's Ministry invites everyone to join the kids with some fun activities that explore the Gospel Lesson on the Beatitudes. All of our Sunday School classes are meeting at the back of the Parish Hall--adjacent to Coffee Hour. So, stop by after you get your coffee and help us explore the Be-atitudes. We need your help making emojis for the Beatitudes, matching real people and fictional characters with the Beatitudes, making posters, and even putting these scripture verses into our own words. Miss Ann will lead these inter-generational activities.
Youth Group
- This week's youth group will be split. Both The Gathering (6th/7th grade) and The Loft (8th-12th grade) will be learning about a modern model of courage, Terry Waite. How can his example teach us to keep faith in difficult times? Come find out this Sunday!
Extra Choir Rehearsal This Thursday, February 21.
For those of you in choir, please mark your calendars for the third Thursday choir rehearsal, this Thursday night at 7:30pm!
This year's youth mission trip
Any rising 9th graders and above who are interested in doing hurricane relief work in North Carolina this summer should email Madi (
[email protected]
) no later than Sunday, February 24th. Feel free to send her your questions about the trip as well.
Bible Study at 4PM Today
All are welcome! No prior preparation is necessary and feel free to drop in any week. Questions? Please contact Lee Puricelli (
[email protected]
)
Last Call for Ministry Reports for the Annual Meeting!
Our Annual Meeting is just around the corner on March 3, If you coordinate a ministry area in the church, please be sure to submit your report to the office as soon as possible! Questions? Please contact Peter Hanke, our Parish Administrator, at
[email protected]
.
Please Help - Outreach Support for Heifer International
Christ Church Sunday School has been supporting the mission of Heifer International for over 20 years. Your donations to Heifer by feeding "Agnes the Lamb" on the Outreach table provides not only breeding animals, but education, seeds and even bees to families and villages. We have been able to fund ducks, chickens, cows, lambs and seeds in the past, even bees! So please donate so we can continue to "Pass the Gift" and make a difference! Heifer Int'l envelopes can be found in the back of the church.
Endowment Fund Grants for Ministries at Christ Church
The Planned Giving and Endowment Committee invite you to submit an application for a Mission Ministry Grant for 2019. Please contact Peter Hanke at
[email protected]
for an application form and instructions for the grant program. The committee will receive applications through February 20th and will announce
awards soon thereafter.
Have you written a book?
The Christ Church library is very pleased to have a copy of Phil Padgett's new book Advocating Overlord in our collection, and we would love to have a copy of your book as well! If you would like to donate a copy, please let our librarians, Sharon Bartram (
[email protected]
) or Annabel Kaufman (
[email protected]
) to let them know!
Palms from last year - please bring them in
If you have any palms left from last year, please bring them in and place them in the basket in the narthex of the church (by the main doors); they will be burned to produce the ashes for the Ash Wednesday services.
~ ~ ~ LOOKING AHEAD ~ ~ ~
Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on March 5th, 6-8PM!
Come share food and fellowship,
and join us for a traditional pancake supper to celebrate Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday the eve of the first day of the Lenten season
. This will be a youth group fundraiser in support of the upcoming mission trip. If you are interested in cooking pancakes, setting up/cleaning up, or otherwise lending a hand, please contract Madison Chase at
[email protected]
.
Ash Wednesday services at 12 Noon and 7:00 PM on March 6.
Please save the date.
The Prime Timers will meet on Thursday, March 7 at 11:30
in the church undercroft for social time, 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 Monday, Feb. 26th to let her know you are coming and if you wish to order a lunch.
Samaritan Ministry 2019 Next Step Breakfast on Thursday, March 14
This will be from 7:30 to 9:00 AM at the National Press Club (529 14th St NW, DC). This is a high-energy, inspired gathering with Lisa Desjardins, PBS NewsHour correspondent, Next Step Program participants & volunteer testimonials. Samaritan Ministry is a faith-based community partnership - bringing together our neighbors who face poverty, homelessness or other debilitating challenges - with partner leaders, donors, volunteers and staff. It is a shared ministry improves the lives of all throughout the Washington area, one next step and neighbor at a time. Please contact Charlie Briggs (
[email protected]
), Doug Leavens (
[email protected]
), or Lew Price (
[email protected]
) with questions or to register.
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Sunday's Bulletins for Download
NEW! (with this week's Readings and Prayer List)
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Christ Episcopal Church Kensington
4001 Franklin St.
Kensington, MD 20895
Sunday Services: 8am, 10am, 5pm
Wednesdays: 6:30pm
Office Hours: Mon-Friday, 9am-5pm
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