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IMPORTANT! Parking Voucher Policy
The New Brunswick Parking Authority provides parking vouchers as a courtesy , and they do track and limit the supply. Please remember that ushers may only provide one voucher per auto. Vouchers are available for groups that meet regularly by contacting the parish office in advance. Misuse of vouchers may be seen by the Parking Authority as abuse of the system, which may result in having this privilege rescinded.
We currently have a very limited number available. PLEASE do not request vouchers “in case” you may need one at a later date.

January 9, 2020 | Calendar of Events: January 12-18, 2020
This Week
The First Sunday after the Epiphany
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Sanctuary
9:15 a.m. Adult Forum Presentation: Court Appointed Special Advocates of NJ, Ross Room
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, E.O.W., Sanctuary
10:45 a.m. Children’s Ministry for Ethnos, Chapel
Noon Coffee Hour, Nicholas Room 
Tuesday
7:30 p.m. Tuesdayers Book Group, Chapel
Wednesday
12:15 Holy Eucharist
1:00 p.m. Rector's Open Office Hours
4:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting, Zoom
7:30 p.m. WomenSpirit, Ross Room
Thursday
7:30 p.m. Chamber Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
Friday
9:00 a.m. Food Pantry Distribution
Saturday
10:00 a.m. Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal
10:30 a.m. Food Pantry Distribution

Please join the Black Heritage Committee and enjoy the February 8, 2020 program!

Saturday evening program will feature STEEL PAN MUSIC with MUSICIAN DOMOJOAT and his band

Bravo Service Honorees: 
Mr. Hansford Kilkenny and Rev. Joanna Hollis

Program begins at 7:00PM

TICKETS: $20.00 PER PERSON    
YOUNGSTERS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE:  
                            NO CHARGE

Ticket Chairpersons: John Egekeze and Arnold Anderson.  

BLACK HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEMBERS are selling tickets: Andrea Cunnell, Jonathan Gloster, Marie Thompson, Towanda Stovall, Tom Struble, Penelope Lattimer, Doreen Sirjue, Marva and Ken VanLoo, Chris Davies, Mel Garber, John Sheridan, Martha Golfphin

For additional information please contact Penelope Lattimer (pelattimer@aol.com or telephone: 732-713-1487)

The program continues on Sunday morning, February 9th with guest preacher Rev. Crystal White
A festive brunch will follow in the Nicholas Room!
The Parish Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, February 2 following the one, combined worship service at 9:30 a.m.
A professional photographer will be on hand to take A PARISH PHOTO (for our new website) after the 9:30 service and before the start of the meeting. Please be sure to stay for the photo!!
The Final Edition of Close Call was published Tuesday, November 26. Click here to read the issue.

Our new website is now LIVE!
Reverend Crystal R. White
Guest preacher, February 9, 2019

Reverend Crystal R. White is an exemplification of a courageous Black women who heard and answered God’s call to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She accepted the summons with great humility and became moved with a fervent desire to fulfill God’s mandate for her life. Her calling became and remained the cornerstone of her heart’s delight.  
Reverend White earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from Pillar College, Somerset in 2013. In 2016, she received her Master of Divinity from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in Pastoral Leadership and completed 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, NJ. In 2018, Reverend White was ordained to the Gospel ministry under the auspices of the Middlesex Central Baptist Association at the New Hope Baptist Church, Metuchen, where the Rev. Dr. Ronald Owens is the Senior Pastor. Reverend White is a 2019 graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary with a Master in Theology with an emphasis on Prophetic Preaching. She serves as a volunteer Preacher and Teacher at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women via Generation X Community Association.
Reverend White continues to use her testimony to lead and impact others to wholeness. She is a humble, quiet, yet powerful servant leader. Reverend White is an international preacher, inspired and engaging teacher, compassionate chaplain, and Spirit-filled worshiper. Reverend White has been married to Elder Andrew White for 31 years and together they have one adult son, James. One thing Reverend White desired of the Lord, that will she seek after; that she may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of her life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple (Psalm 27:4).

Members and friends of Christ Church raised $742 with an additional $400 from various donors and co-sponsors of the event.
We have received a check in the amount of $1,142 from Canon Clara Gregory, Jubilee Officer for the Diocese of New Jersey, designated to support our food pantry.
“THE WAY TO TRUE LIFE”
Adult Forum Series on the Gospel of John 

We all long for a full, rich, satisfying life. How can we quench our thirst for something deeper, more lasting, more meaningful? Join us for a fresh look at Jesus as revealed to us through the Gospel of John. Here is the opportunity to establish—or renew—your faith in the One who offers true meaning, true belonging and true life. This series is inspired by the church-wide Good Book Club’s invitation to read the Gospel of John during Epiphany ( goodbookclub.org ). Please join us for the sessions below in the Ross Room, 9:15-10:15 am. 
January 26 : chapter 7, “Confused over Christ”
February 16 : chapter 15, “The Secret of the Vine and the Cost of Friendship”
February 23 : chapter 17, “Jesus Prays for Us”
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey
Adult Forum Presentation
January 19, 2020
 
Join us in a very important presentation on January 19, 2020 by the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey. CASA provides a voice for abused and neglected children by empowering a statewide network of county-based CASA programs. Working through community volunteers, these programs advocate on behalf of children in foster care and other out-of-home placements to ensure their well-being and ultimate placement in safe and nurturing permanent homes. Come find out about this important, local (they are located just across the street from the church) organization and see if this might be a good fit for you (or just come and learn about it)! If you are a CASA volunteer already, please make yourself known to Rev. Joanna as soon as possible!
Mark your calendar!
CANCELED!! Interfaith Children's Choral Festival celebrating
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 4 pm

Organ Concert: Nordic Journey
Organ Music from the Nordic Lands
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 7:00 p.m.

Parish Annual Meeting, Sunday, February 2
Ministry reports to be included in the Annual Report must be submitted to the parish office no later than January 5, 2020.

Black Heritage Concert, Saturday, February 8 and Sunday worship with guest preacher on February 9
Readings for the next 3 weeks
(click on the date to view full text)  




Attention: Ministers of the Liturgy
PLEASE REVIEW
The January schedule and can be found here.

Please notify  Terry Ann Schwarz by noon on Wednesdays when you make a substitution in the Sunday schedule. If you would like to become a volunteer for one of the many roles available at each service, please contact Reverend Joanna   rector@christchurchnewbrunswick.org.
Our Usual Info
  Pastoral Care
 
If you are in crisis, having surgery, are in the hospital and are in need of pastoral counseling from a clergy person, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our clergy team:
 
            The Rev. Joanna Hollis -732.307.7244
            Archdeacon Pete Cornell -732.789.4484
            Deacon Cathy Brunson -732.778.7685
 
If you would like to schedule home communion, please contact Rev. Joanna and she will arrange for either herself, one of the other members of the clergy team or a Lay Eucharistic Visitor to bring communion to you.
 
If you would like to be reached out to by one of caring members of the Pastoral Care Team for friendly and prayerful visits or are ill and would like to request help with meals, please contact Deacon Pete Cornell , Chair of Pastoral Care, at 7732-789-4484.
 
Please do not hesitate to contact either Rev. Joanna or Deacon Pete if you know of someone who is in need of care or counseling.

FAQ
DIRECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON ANY PAGE OF OUR WEB SITE .
 
FREE PARKING VOUCHERS are available for the Lower Church Street parking deck next to the church grounds. Please see an usher for a voucher and an instruction sheet. Tip: For easy exit from the Church Street Deck, please use the voucher at the right-hand exit gate. 
 
THERE IS A LIVE FEED of the sanctuary in the Nursery (located near the Parish Offices) for those parents or guardians who might choose to take their children there during services.
 
IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH for an upcoming worship service or other church activity, please call Terry Ann Schwarz, Business Operations Manager, at the Parish Office 732.545.6262 and let her know which service or other activity for which you would like a ride, as well as your pickup location.
 
WEEKLY PUBLICATION DEADLINES: Please keep in mind that information you would like included in our weekly publications must be submitted in a timely fashion.
For printed Parish Notes, the deadline is Wednesday at 11 a.m.; for the weekly
 e-mail, please submit by Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Thank you for your cooperation.  

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