Dear Friends,

Plan to join Christ Church on March 10th, for a Rite I service at 8 am with Holy Eucharist and/or for the Rite II service at 10 am with Holy Eucharist and music.If you cannot attend the 10 am service, join us virtually on Facebook Live as it is live-streamed. Those who do not have a Facebook can find the services on the Christ Church's website at www.christspringfield.org. All of Christ Church's media links are above on the right-hand side.

Day of Change: March 10th 

As our clocks “spring forward”, we will once again collect loose change (bills gladly accepted too!) to support our Christ Church Food Pantry. Use your change to make a change in the lives of the hungry. Special baskets will be passed during the 8 and 10 am services. If you would like to mail in an offering, send it into the office: Christ Church, 409 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45505. 

Easter Flowers: Easter can be a wonderful time to remember loved ones with a gift to Christ Church for flowers. Please email Kelly Zeller at Zellerk0611@gmail.com with your dedication and mail it in with your donation to the office: 409 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45505. The deadline is Sunday, March 10th.

March's Adult Forum

Join us to explore the season of Lent through poetry. Each week, a parishioner will lead a discussion to unpack a poem’s theme. 

March 10 - Anne Strothman

March 17 - Fred Bartenstein

March 24 - Marjory Wentworth

Living the Way of Love

Join Christ Church, located at 409 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45505, during Lent on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for a supper and discussion of "Living the Way of Love" a 40-day devotional with each day’s reading including a reference to a passage of Scripture and a short reflection on one of the seven steps in Bishop Michael Curry’s “Way of Love” path to a Jesus-centered life.

African Bible Study

As we approach the Lenten Season, Pat Cary and Keith Doubt would like to invite people at Christ Church to join us for African Bible Study. We meet online at 1 PM on Wednesdays. If interested, send Keith an email at keithdoubt@123mail.org and he will tell you how to join.

Christ Church Food Pantry 

The March Drive-thru Food Pantry will be on March 20th, 2024. Volunteers are needed to help unload food, pack food, and help with customer service at approximately 8:15 am. Please contact either Brian Shelburne at bshelburne@wittenberg.edu, Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com, or Anne Randolph at annejrand@aol.com to volunteer.

Upcoming Food Pantry opportunities:

March 13th, 2024 - the second food pick-up at approximately 8:00 am

March 14th, 2024 - grocery bagging day - start time at 9:00 am

March 20th, 2024 – Food Pantry Day! start time at 8:15 am

Help welcome our Haitian neighbors! 

We will kick off our new "How to Succeed in Springfield" series this month, on Sunday, March 24, at 1 PM. We could use your help extending Christ Church's hospitality. If you would like to help out, by helping set up, greeting people at the door and showing them the way to the parish hall, or - if you are Safe Church trained -by helping watch children while their parents are in the program, please contact Rev. Michelle. 

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES

Palm Sunday: March 24th 

Join us at 8 am for a Quiet Rite I service and/or 10 am Festive Rite II service for The Liturgy of the Palms. 

Maundy Thursday: March 28th at 7 PM 

We remember Jesus’s mandate to break the bread and drink the cup together as we remember his life, death, and resurrection.

Good Friday: March 29th at 7 PM 

On this most somber occasion, we recall the day of our Lord's execution. The Good Friday liturgy includes the full Passion Gospel, the Solemn Collects, and the Veneration of the Cross. 

The Feast of the Resurrection: March 31st

Join us for 10 am Festive Rite II service with choir and brass. On this holiest day of the Christian year, we rejoice at Christ's victory over the powers of death. There is not a 8:00 service on this Sunday.

Christ Church has an option for online giving through the church’s website. 



• Go to christspringfield.org
• Go to the tab in the upper right-hand corner marked “Online Giving”
• Click on the online giving link in blue
• Fill in the amount you would like to give
• Next, use the drop box for Pledge Giving or Miscellaneous Giving for other giving.
• If you choose Miscellaneous Giving, there is another memo drop box for the type of giving -choose an option
• Fill out the rest of the form
• Press Continue
• On the next page, press continue
• Then, enter your billing information
• Thank you!- If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com.

Free Books!!

Have you checked out our "free books" table lately? We've added some new things, and continue to add more every week. Current offerings include philosophy, crafts, adult and children's fiction, and even a DVD. Take whatever you like from the table in the hall. 

Thursday Chapel Virtual Noonday Prayer Service

Judy Johnson will offer a Noonday Prayer service on Christ Church’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/christspringfield.org/) at noon. The Noonday Prayer service’s text is located on page 103 in the Book of Common Prayer or online at https://www.bcponline.org



In case you missed the Thursday Online Noonday Prayer Service, here it is!