If you were unable to attend the Renewal Leave Presentation with Rev. Joanna and Sheila Cooper, Rector’s Warden good news! you can still enjoy the sharing of pictures, stories and learnings from the Renewal Leave time last summer!

  Zoom link below!

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/AGDkk3748eX4PycmT1bIz3Kcb8y_IxHczwzy8Z9gc9xX2HbF0z4OxLwZxKXRO7KV.leQ0iwFfJu8WTf87

Passcode: T5+znmh^

Rutgers Scarlet Day of Service

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 25, we will again be hosting a group of students for

Rutgers' Scarlet Day of Service.

Please consider joining us in the work of maintaining the property. The possible volunteer times are 10am – 2pm or 11am – 3pm.

Tasks to be completed include: Mulch the flower beds; Weed the flower beds; Spread our leaf compost; Rake leaves;

Clean the garden boxes; and Clean #7 Paterson - Sweep the three floors and put furniture on the first floor

Stations of Reparations

LAST SUNDAY!

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.”

Buy your paper copy on Amazon.

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

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcBWPPmHJK

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.

We are looking for 5x7 photos of events at Christ Church that show our diversity. Do you have a photo of an event form this year? Last year? 5 years ago? 10 years ago? Bring or send it in so we can create a display that highlights us. You will not get this picture back so if it is important to you, please provide a copy. Pictures can be sent to admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org.

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 (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' 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.

Prayers requested for:

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

Christ Church Ministry: Church School

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: we pray for The Anglican Church of South America

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: Ministry of the Spiritual Directors

Birthdays: Nayla Caruso, Zara Jarrett, Margaret Robbins, Robin Stephenson, Sylvia Aubee, Shannon Caldwell, and Jean Houvener.

The flowers at the Lectern: are given by the late Mrs. Walter Fetterly in memory of Edith Van Kusper Kenyon.

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the March 2023

Vestry Meeting

1.The Vestry is moving forward with matching grant application toward HandiLift and other capital projects.

2. The Vestry unanimously voted to renovate the Nicholas Room to make it more inviting.

3. The Vestry is excited to announce that we will welcome a Seminarian Intern in September. 2023.

Minutes of the February 2023 meeting can be found HERE

View the Faith Formation Newsletter for the Diocese of New Jersey!