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Weekly news & announcements
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Thank you to those serving this weekend!
Sign up as a lay volunteer online here.
Lector: MaryAnn Ryan
Digital Verger: Jamie Morris-Kliment
Ushers: Duncan Allen and Phil Bergen
Altar Guild: D Annie Russell, Joanna Starr, and Rosemarie Rappold-Davies
Coffee Hour: Nancy Sterling and Christine Ruddy
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We are mask friendly - masks are not required,
but kindness is.
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This Sunday marks the end of our 2021-22 choir season. Our talented and faithful singers – volunteers Maryann Ryan and Duff Lingard along with section leaders Lisa Correnti, Rachael Murray, Cameron Dinkens, and Mark Anderson – have offered us their gifts of music since last September. With barely a Sunday off, each skilled singer, whether traveling fifty minutes each way to and from Christ Church or from "just around the corner," has demonstrated a love for making music together and abundant respect for each other. Singing Thursday after Thursday and Sunday after Sunday with each face covered by a mask, our choristers have faithfully served over and above the normal expectation. Two of our members suffered briefly (thankfully) with COVID contracted outside of the choir setting and bravely returned to resume their musical service to the congregation. Let us all heartily thank them for their commitment and generous gifts of music this choir season.
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Greetings, Siblings in Christ,
Having arrived home last night from the Holy Land, I write a brief, final installment on my time on the pilgrimage. So much to ponder! I’ll be integrating what I’ve learned and experienced for a long time to come, a process I will invite you all into as well, as part of our life together in the parish.
Included in the google album are a few more pictures from the tail end of the trip. As fatigue set in, the pictures were fewer, and perhaps a bit less interesting.
One of the exercises we did as a group on our last night together was to brainstorm possible answers to the question we will be asked when we return home: How was your trip? The aim was to respond in no more than three sentences. Here was my first shot at an answer:
“By traveling through time and space in the Holy Land, in a Christian community of pilgrims, I drew closer to Jesus and his followers throughout the ages.”
I look forward to unpacking the meaning of this answer with all of you when I return and through the coming year.
Blessings and peace to you all.
Nick+
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B-SAFE Grocery Collection! |
We are looking for volunteers to purchase bags of groceries for families in the B-SAFE program, and for one or two people to collect and deliver the bags of groceries on Wednesday, August 10 between 9-10 am.
Christ Church will provide 25 bags of groceries to the families attending the B-SAFE Summer Enrichment Program. Please sign up to deliver a bag (or more) of groceries, with the contents listed here.
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We are looking for one or two volunteers to collect the bags at your home, and then deliver them to Church of the Holy Spirit (525 River Street, Boston / Mattapan) on Wednesday, August 10 between 9-10am.
Please sign up to purchase groceries here.
If you are interested in volunteering to collect/deliver the groceries, please reach out to Alyssa Kence (617-851-9175). Thank you!
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Refreshing the Prayer List on June 12
To keep our prayer list fresh and intentional, we will reset our prayers for Ordinary Times on Sunday, June 12. Please email us your prayer request. |
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Sanctuary Garden Summer Care |
Seeking people to help care for our Sanctuary Garden this summer. The garden needs light weeding, dead-heading, and keeping walkways and benches clean. (No watering or lawn care.) Afterward, you can sit and reward yourself with a tranquil moment in the garden.
If you're able to give an hour or two of your time this summer, contact Winnie West at 781-444-8739.
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Pastoral Responses to the shooting on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas
Read our pastoral responses to last week's shooting (scroll down to the first section after our mask policy). |
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The church’s solar system currently generates more electricity than the church uses. We are therefore generating credits that the church is currently unable to use. We are seeking a few parishioners (2 or 3 max) who would be willing to “purchase” electricity from the church.
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You would pay the church a certain amount of money (for example, $500) and then over time the credits the church generates would reduce your electric bill until that amount is exhausted, at which time you would pre-pay for more credits. For the parishioners, this would be a cash-neutral transaction. It wouldn’t cost you money or make you money. It would just enable the church to take full advantage of the benefits of our solar system. If you are interested, please email Kevin Ruddy at kruddy@ptc.com to talk about the details of the program. |
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ONLY ONE SUNDAY LEFT TO SPONSER MUSIC THIS SUMMER |
Sunday, September 4 is the last Sunday available to sponsor music. Your gift of $150 may be in memory of a loved one, in honor of someone living, or in commemoration of an occasion.
Sign up online here or email/call Ali in the office (office@ccneedham.org / (781) 444-1469).
Gifts can be mailed to the office (please note “Summer Music” in the memo section) or made online (please select “Summer Music” from the drop down menu). |
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Volunteers are Needed for MANNA Monday Lunch Program This Summer |
We need volunteers to provide food for the MANNA Monday Lunch Program this summer. Upcoming dates are: July 10, August 7, and September 11. If you are able to help, please use the SignUpGenius or get in touch with Joanna Starr or Barbara Hurley (617-610-4585).
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A BIG THANK YOU to those who have volunteered to teach Church School this summer: Patty Smith, Diane Gately, Amy Sweeney, Christina O'Connell, Alyssa Kence, and Abby Carr!
Church School is meeting on the Rosemary Street patio this Sunday for Godly Play.
Questions? Send Emily Garcia (our Children's Ministry consultant) a text (617 637 6489) or email. |
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The solar system continues to generate savings for the Church and carbon-free energy for our power needs. The system generated about 5,996 KwH of electricity last month and has saved the Church about $1,853 so far this year. View all updates on our website.
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HELP UKRAINIAN FAMILIES
Your immediate support will help Episcopal Relief & Development and other Anglican partners provide humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the violence in Ukraine. Donate here today.
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If you or someone in your family is in the hospital or in need of pastoral care, please call the church office so that our clergy or the Pastoral Response Ministry team may be notified and tend to the need. The office number is (781) 444-1469, and you can reach Nick at ext. 113. |
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