Worship Schedule for the Second Sunday of Easter
April 19, 2020
9:30 a.m. Children’s Chapel
10:00 a.m. Intro to Easter Season Bible Study
11:15 a.m. National Cathedral Sunday Service
2:00 p.m. 50
th
Anniversary of Earth Day
Multi-faith Celebration
Co-hosted by Washington National Cathedral and Interfaith Power & Light
5:00 p.m. Christ Church Live @ Five returns.
Password: 20895
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Joining us on Zoom?
It is best experienced on computer, iPad, or smartphone,
but you can also dial in from your telephone.
To join by phone:
Dial:
+1 301-715-8592
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It will ask you for the
Meeting ID:
626 256 7637
followed by the # sign
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The password is:
20895
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Acts in Easter: Bible Study
Join us this Sunday at 10 a.m. on
Zoom
, for the initial gathering for our Easter Season Bible Study on the Acts of the Apostles. It's a new way for Christ Church members and friends to engage their faith and stay connected with one another during the fifty days of Eastertide.
Our curriculum was designed especially for the times we are living in and includes short daily readings, prayer practices and even
coloring sheets
for
grown ups
and
children!
Everyone is encouraged to participate at the level that works for them.
This Sunday we will discuss why
studying Acts is fitting during Easter and a pandemic, go over the
readings and prayer practices
, and answer your questions. The Zoom Bible Study on the first week's readings will be next Sunday April 26
th
at 10 a.m. We will provide the Zoom link for each session in the Saturday "Christ Church Connection" Constant Contact email. If you have questions contact, Lee Puricelli,
leepuricelli@yahoo.com
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Children’s Chapel
Together at Home,
Live Sundays at 9:30 a.m.:
During this Easter Season, we are looking forward to welcoming children to
regular 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship via password-protected Zoom
, with Waiting Room enabled. Parents with children in our Children’s Chapel and Sunday School programs will receive
via
email on Saturday a
password-protected link to Children’s Chapel Zoom.
This Second Sunday of Easter
, we will exchange our
Alleluia g
reetings and hear how Jesus “shows and tells” his friends who he is--the Risen Christ
! Please ask your child(ren) to bring something to show and tell about at Children’s Chapel
—anything that helps us learn something about them! Please email Ann Enkiri if you would like to be added to the CECK Children’s Ministry Programs email list:
sundayschool@ccpk.org
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Youth Group - Sundays @ 1:00 p.m.
Meeting via Google Hangouts.
Interested in joining? Email Youth Minister Madison Chase (
youthminister@ccpk.org
) for an invite. Come as you are!
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The Way of Love Easter Season Calendar (for all ages)
:
Our Sunday readings now include lessons from Acts of the Apostles. As we get ready to hear how Jesus’ first followers acted after experiencing the Risen Christ, we can use this calendar to find an act-a-day to help us follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go and Rest.
Many can be shared with children of all ages.
Find the Way of Love Easter Season Calendar
Here
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What a lovely road map for making our way to Pentecost!
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Earth Day Service 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19
Washington National Cathedral and Interfaith Power & Light co-host this online service focused on our shared call to climate action. Join us in prayer and song in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day at
www.cathedral.org/earthday
Our traditions are beautiful in their diversity. Each offers a unique gift to our collective effort to protect our Earth with all her living communities. Leaders from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Latter-Day Saints, Muslim, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist and other spiritual communities share their traditions' gifts through sacred text, commentary, and song. Across the country, caring people of every faith tradition are coming together to respond to the climate crisis.
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Love in Action:
Supporting our Neighbors at Arcola Elementary
For many years Christ Church has had a partnership with Arcola Elementary School in Wheaton. Many of the families are struggling now. Our liaison, Community School Coordinator Indra Martinez, indicates that while Montgomery County is providing meals for the children for pick up, parents really need help with other non-food essentials.
Liz Quinn offers a special message of thanks to everyone who has donated so far
:
"Why do I love my Christ Church Family? Because even in these times of uncertainty, they look beyond themselves to help those in need at Arcola Elementary. The donations we have received are incredible and I wish I could give each and every one of you a personal hug, but I guess a "virtual hug" will have to do. Thank you.
The Arcola families are still in need of food items, diapers, etc. Many have lost their jobs and so this makes their situation even more dire. So, if you can, don't forget them."
How can you help?
Read the List of Needed Items
- and the number of families who need them - in the Linkages to Learning program. It gives you an idea of the needs.
**In addition to the specific needs listed, families need donations of gift cards for grocery stores so that each family can shop for needed perishable food items.**
Ways to Donate:
Option 1
: G
o to their
Amazon Wish List
("CCK supplies for LTL"). If you order from this list, supplies will be shipped directly to Linkages staff who will distribute them to families in need. A
lot of items may be sold out or have ship dates that are well into the future. These are just suggestions. People are encouraged to buy other similar items, or things of the type that appear on the Linkages list mentioned above. The Wish List will be updated as new needs are identified.
If you want to purchase something not through Amazon, here are other options for helping:
Option 2:
Order an item on the
l
ist of needed items, or any other similar helpful items and have it delivered to:
Liz Quinn
3303 Geiger Ave
Kensington, MD 20895-1804
Option 3:
Purchase items or gift cards marked with their value in an envelope and drop them off at the Quinn's home. There is a box on their porch.
As items are collected, they will be delivered to Arcola. Families who need them will pick them up there, or in some cases, Staff will deliver them.
Again, needs may change over time and our contacts at Arcola will let us know.
Thank you so very much!
301-949-3372.
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Communities Unbreakable
The COVID pandemic is touching just about every community in the country, including ours in Montgomery County. Many of us right now feel extremely vulnerable, enormously fortunate, or both.
To try to strengthen the support network among our neighbors, a small group of folks in Montgomery County are building a service to match volunteers with neighbors who could use a hand. The effort is called Communities Unbreakable.
Examples of volunteer support include picking up groceries or running other errands, helping with technology for folks less tech-literate, or simply checking on neighbors. All support must be provided in accordance with Maryland’s “stay at home” order.
Communities Unbreakable is not a formal, registered nonprofit organization. they are a mutual aid network, and have connected with, and are taking guidance from the County. If you could use a hand from a neighbor, or would like to volunteer to help one, visit the
Unbreakable website
where you can fill a form to volunteer or to request support from a neighbor within North Bethesda, Garrett Park and Kensington.
For more information about Communities Unbreakable, visit their
website
or take a look at
this flyer.
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We raise to God those who are on our hearts and are in need of prayer always, but especially in this time of our collective lives.
If you would like to add someone to our prayer list,
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Ways To Give While We Are Apart
A number of you have asked for guidance on how to give remotely during this time. There are several different options for you make contributions and help Christ Church to maintain financial health.
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Christ Episcopal Church Kensington
4001 Franklin Street
Kensington MD 20895
301-942-4673
administrator@ccpk.org
Gracious God, we give you thanks that no building can house you fully
and no place of worship can contain your majesty.
Teach us to create altars in our homes and in our world,
and to see them in acts of compassion and in the beauty of creation,
that we will know that you are indeed present everywhere.
Amen
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We're open online!
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