Lent IV: Week of March 31, 2019
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Need ideas for
Lenten Reflection?
See the list of
Lenten opportunities
following the announcements!
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Easter Flower Envelopes will be available in the pews next week.
Please write your memorial or celebration message and place your donation in the offering plates. Questions? Please
contact Peter Hanke, Parish Administrator at
administrator@ccpk.org
. The deadline for Easter flower dedications will be Sunday, April 15.
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The Bridge the Gap campaign is off to a strong start thanks to your generosity!
After the first week of second offerings to help close our $27,000 budget deficit, we have $11,126 in contributions and new pledges, nearly 41% of the goal! These second collections will continue this Sunday and throughout Lent with the specially marked envelopes in the pews. Please mark checks with “Bridge the Gap” in the memo line so we know to count your contribution towards this effort. And don’t forget, you can also contribute by pledging or increasing your 2019 pledge. Forms are available for pledges. For increased pledges you can fill out another pledge for or you can simply send a note to Peter Hanke at administrator@ccpk.org with your new pledge commitment.
Thank you for your help in bridging the gap!
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Lenten Children's Chapel
(10AM)
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Barbara Ferry, Cindy Winder and Ann Enkiri co- lead the children in giving thanks for this season of Lent, when we are focusing on learning The Lord's Prayer and exploring how this prayer helps each one of us. The children are appreciating their prayer beads and the Gospel crafts that precede worship. We are ready to welcome visitors and newcomers!
Lenten Sunday School
(after the 10AM Service)
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While each age-group explores Sunday's Gospel, our upcoming Lenten lessons and activities will focus on celebrating Jesus' life, learning about the events of Holy Week, and sharing the ways our Episcopal liturgies commemorate those events. Please join us as we make handprint Holy Week books to share at home over the next three Sundays. Parents, you are invited to join us and "give a hand." Thanks to Andrea Dorf, Stephanie Feller, Liz Quinn and John Ward for their leadership!
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Youth Group
This week's youth group is split. The theme will be Storytellers.
- The Gathering: Join Kitty in the Children & Youth Library to talk about Madeline L'Engle.
- The Loft: Join Madi upstairs to learn about Verna Dozier.
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Bible Study
Join us at 4PM on Sunday in the Library for the weekly Bible Study. All are welcome! No prior preparation is necessary and feel free to drop in any week. Questions? Please contact Lee Puricelli (
leepuricelli@yahoo.com
)
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The next All Parish Dinner, “Food for the Journey,” will be this Wednesday, April 3, 6:30-8PM
Come and celebrate this half-way point in our shared Lenten journey!
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Craft and Cake Group, Thursday Evening, April 4 at 7:30PM
Please join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for fellowship, “Crafting & Cake.” Bring a craft... join some friends... have some cake. Open to all members who “enjoy the art of making” 7:30-9:30 in the Gathering Room, located on the lower level of the Education Wing.
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Prime Timers will meet this Thursday, April 4th at 11:30AM
This month’s presentation is: The Underground Railroad Movement: Riding the Freedom Train. Learn about the Underground Railroad Movement by seeing short dramatic portraits of those involved (and some opposed), both anonymous and known. The presentation shows the work by blacks and whites alike to aid and save enslaved people. Candace Ridington portrays all of the characters using a mix of props and clothing alterations. Some narration fills in the material and moves events relentlessly to Civil War.
Please RSVP to Nora Buckley at norabee@live.com or call 301-564-0689 to let her know you are attending and if you wish to order a lunch ($10). The deadline for lunch orders is Monday. April 1.
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Samaritan Ministry Empower the Homeless Walk on Saturday, April 6
We want to encourage as many kids, youth, parents, everyone to consider adding your voices to this important outreach effort to eradicate homelessness in our community! There is no fee. Everyone can register on the signup sheet in the foyer. Thanks!! Questions? Please contact Doug Leavens at
Dleavens07@verizon.net
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Bethesda Cares has asked us if we would collect water year round.
Even in the cold months, clients get dehydrated due to the cold and wind. The Outreach Committee has placed a basket in the vestibule to collect 8 oz. (small) water bottles for Bethesda Cares. Thank you for making a difference!
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Multicultural Dialogue on Racism & Bias:
Seeing the Divine in the Other
This will be the 4th annual 3 part gatherings sponsored by the Montgomery County Faith Advisory Council. The first is being hosted by the Islamic Community Center of Potomac, 10601 River Rd, Potomac, MD on Sunday, April 7th at 6:30pm for refreshments and 7:00pm for the facilitated program. Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney will host the second, and we are hosting the third session on June 13th! Attend one or all. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather with neighbors of all faiths to understand ourselves and one another, and contribute to the well-being of all.
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Children's Ministry Lenten Activities: Pray and Share
- Throughout the six Sundays of Lent, we will learn The Lord's Prayer through a variety of multi-sensory activities, including making Lord's Prayer Beads, signing the prayer, singing the prayers, and using water color, clay and bread-baking to express what each line of this Jesus-given prayer means.
- Share in the solemnity and beauty of our Lenten Liturgies:
- Maundy Thursday Washing of the Feet for Children. At 6:30 on April 18th, we meet in the Godly Play classroom for worship, during which parents and children may wash each others' feet, experiencing the gentle care and loving service Jesus gave to his own disciples.
- Good Friday Activities From 9AM – 12noon, children of all ages are invited to join Miss Ann for arts, crafts, cooking and service activities.
- Join in the Easter Festivities by attending our annual Easter Egg Hunt: Easter Sunday, April 21, after the 10 AM Holy Eucharist!
Save The Date! Rebuilding Together Project Day on Saturday, April 27th!
No experience necessary! Just a desire to make a difference in someone's life! Join volunteers as we come together to complete home repair projects at a group home of physically /mentally challenged adults in Montgomery County. Projects will include: minor electrical work, wallpaper removal, tile removal, constructing a retaining wall, replacing sliding glass doors and shudders and landscaping. Watch for more details or contact Bob Quinn at
rpquinn40541@gmail.com
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LENTEN REFLECTION
This Lent we are focusing on how to see Christ in others by being Jesus to all! Here are a few ways recommendations for ways to deepen your practice:
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Lenten Meditation Booklets from Episcopal Relief and Development
are available in the back of the church for you to take home. Please pick one up, or sign up (
www.episcopalrelief.org/church-in-action/church-campaigns/lent
) to have the meditations sent to you by email daily during Lent. Each day brings a reflection from a different location.
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It's time to...
Stop, Pray, Work, Play & Love
Monastic wisdom for everyday
The Society of St. John the Evangelist is an Episcopal monastery in Cambridge, MA. They have a number of resources on their website, and a special six-week Lenten practice they are calling “Stop, Pray, Work, Play & Love” You can subscribe to receive in your inbox or find them on their website.
https://www.ssje.org/time/
“So much of our stress and anxiety derives from our pollution of Time. God has given us the gift of time, and called it holy, yet we often experience time as a curse. Recapture time as a gift and discover how to experience the joy of the present moment.”
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The Way of Love
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Christ Episcopal Church Kensington
4001 Franklin Street
Kensington MD 20895
301-942-4673
administrator@ccpk.org
Sunday Services:
8am, 10am, 5pm
Weekday Service:
Wednesdays, 6:30pm
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
9am - 5pm
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Sunday's Bulletins for Download
(including this Sunday's Readings and Prayer List):
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