Join Rev. Joanna and Sheila Cooper, Rector’s Warden, this  Wednesday, March 15th at 7p.m. for a sharing of pictures, stories and learnings from the Renewal Leave time last summer!

 Join us via Zoom!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81583039510?pwd=Y1B0NWxWcU1Zc0RER3B3NHBWME1QUT09

Lenten Study 2023:

Sense and Sensibility – A Lenten Exploration

Sundays, 9:15am-10:00am

“Embodiment is the art of being present in our body as we experience life.” (openfloor.org)

“Sam Portaro proposes to restore our ability to participate emotionally in the Lenten journey by revisiting the five physical senses―one per week―in Lent. The discipline of a 40-day preparation for Easter suggests the importance the Church places on this seasonal retelling of the central acts of Christian redemption. Sense and Sensibility encourages the reader to renew a relationship with the physical senses that is a prerequisite to a deeply attuned engagement with the biblical stories read, taught, and liturgically re-enacted in the rites of Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter.”

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Lent 2 (March 5): The Sense of Sight

Lent 3 (March 12): The Sense of Smell

Lent 4 (March 18): The Sense of Sound

Lent 5 (March 26): The Sense of Taste

Location: Ross Room and via Zoom

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86492004593?pwd=R0M1aXBPKzFkTXdjbEdDaEhOZ2hnZz09

Meeting ID: 864 9200 4593

Passcode: 032087

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Lenten Loot for the Lord

Don't let your coins sit lonely at home. Bring them to Christ Church! From now until Palm Sunday we will collect loose change. Your gifts will support the Outreach ministries.

Lent Madness is back! The 40-day competition of historical saints, created by Scott Gunn and Tim Schenck, includes celebrity bloggers, weekly videos, a lively social media conversation and the Eastertide awarding of the Golden Halo. Read more about Lent Madness HERE.

You can still participate in Lent Madness online. Read stories of the saints online at LentMadness.org and don't forget to vote for the saints you think will win in each match-up.

Easter Candy Sale

Looking for some delicious treats for yourself or for others this Easter? We join with Birnn Chocolates for our Annual Easter Candy Sale! Find the order form HERE. Please turn in the order form by Sunday, March 19 to Margaret Brown-Stansbury (732-873-2693 or ashlin06@aol.com). Make checks payable to Christ Church or send your money through Zelle: admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org

Pick up will be Palm Sunday, April 2!

2023 Easter Flower Memorials and Gifts

At Easter, Christ Church is beautified with flowers memorializing departed loved ones, commemorating anniversaries, or representing thank offerings.

We welcome your contributions for Easter memorials. To be listed in the service leaflets, we must receive your contribution no later than Sunday, March 26. Gifts may be mailed to the Parish Office, sent by Zelle, or placed in the collection plate.

Flower memorials and gifts may also be provided throughout the year. The cost for a single date in 2023 is $50; a perpetual memorial may be established with a one-time contribution of $500.

2023 Holy Week and Easter Music Memorials and Gifts 

This year, we will be augmenting the liturgies of Palm Sunday & Eastertide with voices & musical instruments. Just as flowers, plants, and other decorations adorn our worship space on festive occasions, special instruments also add to the beauty of our liturgies. Will you consider a donation to our Easter music? Donations may be given as memorials or thanksgiving. Gifts may be mailed to the Parish Office or put on the collection plate. Checks should be received in the office by Sunday, March 26.

Christ Church 280th Anniversary Celebration & Activities

Christ Church is celebrating its 280^th Anniversary from 1742 to 2022. The following events will take place in June 2023. We expect bonding, fellowship and financial support from all Christ Church New Brunswick (CCNB) members and the Ecumenical community at the planned events.

June 2023 Events:

• June 3^rd 2023 - Main event - Musical recital at CCNB by Dr. Cho from 4-5 pm – Admission $40.00 - followed by a reception with refreshments in the auditorium (5:30-7:30 pm), with an invited guest speaker. 



• June 25, 2023 - Summer Barbecue at CCNB.

Other Activities:

The Youth expressing the History of Christ Church at

multiple 10.30 am services

A fundraising activity for the event featuring a virtual slide show of Ads from Church members and the Ecumenical and business communities will be shown at the organ recital and reception. Details to participate in the fundraiser will be sent in emails.

The Tuesdayers' Next Book: 

"Zealot: Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth"

Sifting through centuries of myth-making, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity. The Tuesdayers invite you to join our discussion. We meet weekly over Zoom HERE on Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm. For more information contact Jonathan Clark at im4canoes@yahoo.com.

Forward Day by Day booklets (large and regular print) for February, March, and April have arrived. Please contact the office to have a copy mailed to your home.

Prayers requested for:

Arnold, Christine, Dale, Doreen, Fred, Hugo, Jacqueline, Joy, Karl, Larry, Mary, Penelope, Sarah, Timothy, Winsome, and Winston.

Christ Church Ministry: Altar Guild

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: we pray for the Church of South India (United)

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: Ministry of Transition Consultants

Birthdays: Larry DeMatteo, Cris D'Onofrio, Alicia Garber, Andrew Kilkenny, and Suzzette Kilkenny.

The flowers at the Lectern: are given by Lois Collett, children and grandchildren in memory of Robert Collett.

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the February 2023

Vestry Meeting

1.The Vestry welcomed our three new members: Gordon Arsenoff, Music; Nayla Caruso, Discipleship; and Jim Nicols, Property.

2. A grant application is being filed in the near future to help cover the cost of the Handilift and other projects.

3. Please stay tuned for invitations to join Vestry Committees-Music, Discipleship and Property.

Minutes of the January 2023 meeting can be found HERE