CCN Weekly eBlast: July 29, 2021

Weekly news & announcements

July 29, 2021

Collect of the Day

Jesus, beloved brother, be to us the true bread of life and transformation that feeds our fearful hearts and limbs and calls us out of isolation and inaction to join you in the divine creative dance. Amen.

Click here to see this week's readings.

Prayer list

Email your prayer request to our office.

The Week Ahead

See what's happening this week and month on our online calendar.

Please note: Nick is back from vacation Wednesday, August 4. If you have a pastoral emergency during that time, please contact the Wardens: Dusty Hecker and Brian Mukherjee, or call (781) 444-1469 ext. 113.

Thank you to Reverend Lise Hildebrandt!

Thank you, Reverend Hildebrandt, for presiding over service the last month. Your sermons have been thoughtful and relevant. We've enjoyed getting to know you at coffee hour! We look forward to future opportunities to worship with you.

MANNA/Monday Lunch Needs Your HELP for Sunday, August 8!

We need people to make Casseroles, Baked Goods, bring Bananas and make Bag Lunches for Sunday, August 8.

Please sign up on SignUp Genius form or contact:

Joanna Starr (617) 633-4466 or

Ingrid Melvin (617) 285-3159

Thank you very much!

The phrase we need you in cut out magazine letters pinned to a cork notice board

Those Who Serve

We have opportunities for lay assistants to serve during worship throughout the year. If you haven’t been involved before, now is a great time to try it out! Sign up online here.

Not sure how to usher? Read this brief how-to.

Watch the Sermons on Youtube

We started a Youtube playlist with clips of the sermons. Click play on the video to watch last Sunday's sermon or click here to view the Youtube playlist.

B-SAFE Summer Camp

Over the past few years, Christ Church has volunteered with the B-Safe Summer Camp bringing groceries and lunches.

This year, we are providing 80 bagged lunches for the children and staff at BSAFE on August 3 at St. Mary’s in Dorchester. If you are interested in helping bag the lunches or donating, please call (617-584-2939) or email Donna Vello.

Beware of email phishing scams and impersonations

Online scams continue to target churches and church leaders. These scams are unlikely to stop, and there is nothing we can do to prevent them.

Awareness and vigilance are our best defense.

A common tactic is to send e-mails or text messages that appear to be from a known organization or trusted church leader: Scammers’ tactics vary and evolve, but a common one is to send e-mails or text messages that appear to be from a known organization or trusted church leader (such as a bishop or rector). They typically ask for urgent help or a favor, and at some stage request that the recipient buy and electronically send gift cards, make donations via money transfer or provide personal information.

Look before you leap, and then look again: Be skeptical of unexpected e-mail or text message requests to send or spend money or provide urgent assistance.

Important: Check the sender’s e-mail address for legitimacy before responding or opening any links or attachments.

E-mail from Christ Church, for example, will come from the designated e-mail domain @ccneedham.org, NOT gmail.com or other e-mail providers. (If only a name is displayed in the sender field, try hovering your cursor over the name to display the sender e-mail address.)

Check the sender’s e-mail address for legitimacy before responding or opening any links or attachments.

In general, treat online appeals for gift cards, money transfers or personal information with suspicion. If you believe a request may be legitimate, confirm with the actual person or entity, using a phone number or other means of contact that you know to be real (NOT by replying to the message or using contact information, links or attachments provided in a questionable e-mail).

Memorial Garden Care

Please consider volunteering a week or two this summer to help care for our lovely Sanctuary Garden. The tasks include light weeding, dead-heading and keeping walkways and benches clean. No watering or lawn care is required. Please contact Winnie or the office to sign up. Your help is much appreciated!

Beyond the Parish

Statement on Indigenous boarding schools by Bishop Curry and President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings.

Read the message here.

Your faithful giving supports our mission and serves Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves. Give online.

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.