Detail from the dancing saints of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, San Francisco

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Dear beloved community,

Tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of All Saints - those saints past, present and yet to come! We will remember all those souls who have died, and remember that life is resilient and persistent as we welcome two new beautiful human beings into the Body of Christ. And so we weep with those who weep, rejoice with those who rejoice, recognizing that both are sacred acts of love. I am so grateful for each of you, and all of you. See you tomorrow in person or online!

blessings and love to all you saints,

Emily

Sunday at Christ Church

November 6, 2022

Feast of All Saints

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

9:30 a.m. Children's Faith Formation PK3 - Grade 5

In person in the Parish Hall

Nursery care available for ages 0-3



10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Holy Baptism

In Person and Live Streaming on YouTube

4:00 p.m. Bible Study

In person in the church Library and Live on Zoom 

5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer

In person and Live on Zoom 

(password = 20895)

November 6

All Saints Day with Baptisms during the 10 a.m. Service

Weaving Beloved Community: Blessed Are the Peacemakers

We will celebrate joining the Communion of Saints in heaven and on earth at our baptism. We will hear Jesus teach, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." (Matthew 5:9)  Learning stations will feature saints who served Jesus as peacemakers. At Children's Chapel, we will light candles to remember our baptisms and to remember the saints. We will join the congregation early for the baptisms of Ella and Emily! Children will bring up the elements for Holy Eucharist after Announcements.

Please make a financial pledge so that we can continue our work of building a loving, liberating, and life-giving relationship with God, with each other, and with the earth.

With your support and partnership, we will continue to see God doing new things in our community!

2023 Pledge update, week 3:

Total pledges received = 46

Total amount pledged = $196,718

Goal = $400,000

Thank you to all who have already pledged!

Christ Church Outreach:

Supporting Neighbors in our Community and Around the World

HELP A NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING!

Tomorrow (Nov. 6) is the deadline to donate!

74% of children attending Arcola Elementary School in Wheaton qualify for free and reduced-price meals during the school day. The EveryMind Program serves the most vulnerable students and their families at Arcola. For many years, our parish has partnered with them to fill bags of nourishing food and food gift cards to help families celebrate the holiday and have enough food for the Thanksgiving break.  

How do you give the gift of food?

• Donate the specific food items needed for a family and bring to church by NOV 6th. The food list is available on the Outreach Table in the Vestibule (hallway off the back of the sanctuary.)
• Make a donation of $40 that will cover the food and grocery gift card for one family.  (Check made out to Christ Church – we will do the shopping for you.)
• Purchase a $25 Giant or Safeway card and bring to church on Nov 6! Each family will get a $25 to purchase the meat or special food of their choice.

 Envelopes for checks/contributions of any size, and food lists are on the Outreach Table in the Vestibule.

When? This week!

• Sunday, November 6 – All food donations must be delivered to the church. This is so we can see what’s missing and have time to purchase additional food needed.

• Sunday, November 13 – Packing Party in the Parish Hall after the 10:00 service. All ages welcome to help pack the grocery bags with food and love.

• Wednesday, November 16 – With your help, 60 Food Bags will be delivered to the offices of EveryMind at Arcola Elementary School.

For questions, contact Liz Quinn at 301-775-2545 or webethemom@aol.com.

Ways to Pray

The Faith & Spiritual Growth team announces the start of a new 5 week series for the fall: "Looking & Listening Deeply: Exploring 5 Ways to Pray". We invite you to focus on deepening your relationship with God through learning about and trying various types of prayer. It will be on Mondays at 7pm on Zoom. (No Meeting this week, 10/31, due to Halloween!)



• Nov 7 – Spontaneous Prayer (led by Lissa Ramespaul)
• Nov 14 - Psalm 23 (led by Andrea McGray)
• Nov 21 – Ignatian Examen Prayer (led by Ramzi Nemo)

Daylight Savings Time Ends 

at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 6

Turn your clocks back one hour on Saturday night, or you might be (gasp!) early for church!

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8

As polls begin to close on Nov. 8 for the U.S. midterm elections, all are invited to join an Election Day Prayers gathering online hosted by The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations.

Tune in from 8 p.m. to midnight EST via The Episcopal Public Policy Network Facebook page or The Episcopal Church Facebook page. Viewers do not need a Facebook profile to participate.



At the top of each hour, special guests from around the church will offer 10-15 minutes of reflection and prayer. Participants are encouraged to engage in prayerful conversation in the comments. The gathering will also feature simple video feeds from parishes throughout the U.S.

“We welcome everyone as we reflect on this key process of our common life and on the importance of fair elections for our democracy,” said Rebecca Linder Blachly, director of the Office of Government Relations. “We hope many voters will join us that day to pray for our leaders, neighbors, and country.”

Conversations on Race and the Episcopal Church

Final session of History of Race in the Episcopal Church

Next Sunday, November 13

The Christ Church Racial & Social Justice Team invites you downstairs after the 10:00 a.m. service on November 13 for the last of our four-part series on the History of Race in the Episcopal Church.  In this session we will e

Thank you to all who participated in our first 3 sessions. We hope to see you again next Sunday and encourage you to bring a fellow congregant or friend to join in these important conversations.  If you missed one of the earlier sessions, a link to the slides from each of the presentations is below and copies of all presentations will be available on the 13th.

Bible Study, Sunday Afternoons at 4:00 p.m.

Current Topic:  The Book of Numbers

Join the Sunday 4 pm Bible study as we continue to explore the Book of Numbers. Come and discuss - no preparation is needed. If you have questions contact Lee Puricelli at leepuricelli@yahoo.com.

*** Zoom Link : Click HERE***

Prayers for Peace, Thursdays at Noon

There is a short prayer service every Thursday at noon, in person as well as on Zoom (password = 20895). We hope you will join us to pray for a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine, an end to violence here, and everywhere there is violent conflict. The service is approximately 15 minutes in length.

Mask Policy

In line with Montgomery County recommendations, masks are not required at Christ Church. Please know we respect each person’s decision about whether or not to wear a mask. 

Worship Services & Events at Christ Church Next Week:

Monday, November 7, 2022 - Office Closed

7:00 p.m. Ways to pray: Spontaneous Prayer- on Zoom

8:30 p.m. Compline - a beautiful short service to end the day

Live on Zoom

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - Election Day

5:30 p.m. Lectio Divina

Live on Zoom

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

6:30 p.m. Evening Prayer

Live on Zoom

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Noon - Prayers for Peace - in person and on Zoom

12:30-5:00 p.m. - Church Staff Retreat, office closes at noon

7:00 p.m. - Vestry Meeting

8:30 p.m. Compline - a beautiful short service to end the day

Live on Zoom

Friday, November 11, 2022

Veterans Day Holiday - Office Closed

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Holy Eucharist Services at 8:00, 10:00, and 5:00

Final Session: Race in the Episcopal Church, following 10:00 service

Looking ahead...- 

November 22 at 7:30pm - Kensington Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

November 24 - Thanksgiving Day (service at 10:00)

November 25 - Church Office Closed

Christ Episcopal Church Kensington

4001 Franklin Street

Kensington MD 20895

301-942-4673

administrator@ccpk.org

what does the Lord require of you

but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God...

~Micah 6:8