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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: Duncan Allen
Digital Verger: Jack Barrett
Ushers: Tedi Eaton
Altar Guild: Joanna Starr and Bea Dagdigian
Lemonade Hour: Amy Sweeney
Church School: Amy Sweeney, Abby Carr, and Lila Carr
The music this Sunday is a gift from the Horrigan Family in memory of William K. Horrigan.
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We are mask friendly - masks are not required,
but kindness is.
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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.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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Announcing Joe Sweeney as the New Chair of the Property Committee |
After many years as the chair of the Property Committee, Tim Lysaght stepped down. Many many thanks to Tim whose expertise, diligence, and leadership guided us through changes and ensured the Church’s infrastructure and property were a well-oiled machine. We are incredibly grateful to you.
We are happy to announce that Joe Sweeney is the new chair of the Property Committee. Joe has 25+ years of experience in real estate asset management. He manages a large portfolio of commercial-grade investment assets around the country for Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and is responsible for annual business planning, leasing, dispositions, financial goals, and asset strategy. Thank you, Joe, for accepting this role!
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COVID Respite Begins Friday, June 24
CCN's Covid Respite begins next Friday, June 24. The Church Office will be closed Friday, June 24 through Friday, July 1 and will reopen Tuesday, July 5.
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Worship on Sundays June 26 and July 3 will be Morning Prayer at 9am with no live stream.
- The Altar Guild will have those Sundays off.
- No church meetings are scheduled.
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Our sabbatical priest Lauren Lukason will be in on Tuesday, June 28 for office hours, and available on her cell phone for pastoral emergencies.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to our Warden, Dusty Hecker, or Manager of Parish Operations, Ali Heard, with questions.
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Office Closed Monday, June 20 in honor of Juneteenth |
The office is closed this coming Monday, June 20 in honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Africans in 1865. Learn more about the holiday here. |
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News from Community Concerns
This year, the lives of so many continue to be affected by the pandemic. A tragic war in Europe is affecting food supplies world-wide. Our neighbors in Haiti are less safe and more in need of our help due to worsened political instability. We accordingly re-evaluated our grants to emphasize those organizations focused on health care, food security and homelessness, both locally and around the world. While we cannot control world events, we can do our best with what we have to help those most affected by them.
Herd Heroes has been a favorite of many at Christ Church, particularly children. Emilie Hitron has informed us that due to the instability in Haiti, its staff are currently unable to travel to Lazile (where we have our parish partnership with St. Luc’s). She asked that we place their grant on hold until they can safely work in the country. Fortunately, a new structure to house the goats is completed and they are thriving and breeding. New goats are being given to the families at St. Luc’s. Herd Heroes hopes to use its remaining grant funds from Community Concerns to provide formal vet assistant training for Gypson, a young man from Lazile who has been working with them. We have increased our grants to Innovating Health International and Midwives for Haiti, so the grant funds going to Haiti remain the same despite putting Herd Heroes on hold.
Last year we added World Central Kitchen to our grantees, designating those funds for India which was in the midst of a famine. This year, we asked to have our grant used toward providing meals for Ukraine.
Another grant recipient that the pandemic caused us to place on hold was Prison Ministries, which has run an Art and Spirituality Program for incarcerated women at Suffolk County House of Corrections at South Bay for over 20 years. We will re-start our grants to them as soon as they notify us they are again up and running.
The differing backgrounds, input, and enthusiasm of each of our members are all essential to the work the Committee does in helping the less fortunate. We welcome your questions and the participation of new members. Please contact any of us if you feel called to this very important and rewarding ministry.
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Lemonade Hour Hosts Needed! |
During the summer worship season, we have Lemonade Hour in place of coffee hour. However, we need hosts weekly to bring lemonade, serve and clean up. The sign-up is in UPH by the welcome table or call or email Ali in the office.
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Click on the link to sign up today!
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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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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.
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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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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