This Week at Christ Church

Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick

Worshiping God, Serving God's People

August 11, 2023 | Events for the week of August 13, 2023

Summer Office Hours: Tuesday 9:00a.m. - 2:30p.m., Friday 9:00am - 12:30p.m.

The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

Worship Services This Week

JOIN US IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM!

9:30AM

Eucharistic Service

Liturgical Ministers Needed!

See links below for sign-ups!

For those joining on Zoom

Click HERE to join the 9:30AM Service

Click HERE to watch the 9:30AM service live on YouTube, or HERE for Facebook, or watch anytime.

Find Sunday's worship service materials below:

9:30AM Parish Notes HERE

Follow along with the Book of Common Prayer HERE

Wednesday

Noonday Prayer-click HERE to join

Liturgical Ministers Sign Ups!

Please check your calendars

and sign up!!

August: Here

PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY

Choir Warmup, 9:00AM

Holy Eucharist, 9:30AM

Coffee Hour

WEDNESDAY

Noonday Prayer via Zoom

WomenSpirit, 7:30PM via Zoom

COVID GUIDELINES

Please review the most current COVID-19 guidelines from the

Diocesan Taskforce for Re-entering, Re-opening, and Re-imagining HERE

Choice Food and Resource Center

Tuesday and Friday appointments served:

280 households consisting of

447 children

750 adults, of whom 73 are senior citizens

for a total of 1,197 individuals.

Families with appointments can also receive diapers, wipes, and sanitary products. Diapers and wipes were provided for 143 babies; sanitary products assisted 95 women.

Diapers in sizes 4 through 7 are needed and can be left in the back of the church or mailed c/o Ambos, 418 Magnolia Street, Highland Park 08904. We also need sanitary pads, both regular and super.

In addition, approximately 600 families received "grab and go" vegetables, fruits, pastries and canned goods at the Friday open distributions. This does include families that also received food at regularly scheduled appointments, since Friday distributions do not require registration or ID.

We are in great need of volunteers for the third Saturday of the month for the Choice Food and Resource Center, especially this coming Saturday, August 19. If you can help, please call Catherine Ambos

at 732-718-2039 or email at msambos@gmail.com

July 10: 28 families including 87 individuals washed 280 loads worth of wash-- approximately 2800 pounds of laundry!

July 12: 10 "sets" of Laundry Love were given to our Outreach partners at University Behavioral Health and Elijah's Promise. Each set can clean 100 pounds of dirty laundry!

Do you enjoy making a joyful noise? If yes, the Summer Choir is perfect for you. All those who love to sing are welcome to join.

Choir Warmup starts at 9:00a.m. on Sundays.

Return of Coffee Hour

Dear Christ Church members,

The Sign - Up sheet located on the notice board by the Nicholas Room, each host/hostess will be asked to bring some cookies or a comparable alternative as well as a juice item to be served for fellowship attendees. Thanks for your co-operation.

Wendy Benjamin – on behalf of the Fellowship Committee.

Taking Faith Home is a resource that provides a weekly guide for faith-filled conversations and actions during the church year. Taking Faith Home for the month of August can be found below:

This Sunday, August 13th is our music minister and organist

Dr. Cho’s last Sunday with Christ Church.

All are welcomed to attend

a celebration of her

Ministry with Christ Church.

Dine to Donate

Join Christ Church at Blackthorn Restaurant on Tuesday, August 29 from 5pm - 9pm.

Dine in or take out orders. Place orders in person or by phone. Be sure to mention Christ Church fundraiser.

View the menu HERE

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the August 2023

Vestry Meeting

1) The Vestry began discerning our Leadership Core Values. These will guide us as we develop processes for decision making including the search for a music minister.

2) The research on repairing or replacing the Handi-Lift continues with new information and ideas.

3) The pledge drive portion of our annual stewardship campaign, “Rooted in Abundance”, will begin next month. Please look for specific details and information.

Minutes of the June 2023 meeting can be found HERE.

Prayers requested for:

Arnold, Christine, Dale, Danielle, Doreen, Jacqueline, Jim, Joy, Karl, Lenora, Larry, Mary, Matthew, Penelope, Sarah, Timothy, and Winston.

Christ Church Ministry: Church School

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Province of the Anglican Church of Chile

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: Ministry of Deacons

Birthdays this week: Andrew Coleby, Nora Crosbie, Margaret DeMatteo, Joanne D'Onofrio, and Kerrie VanLoo

Memorial Flowers: are given by the late Harriet L DeMatteis and Frank DeMatteis in memory of Ann Elizabeth DeMatteis Caruso.

Finance Update June 2023

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

Finance Committee Invitation

The Finance Committee will be having conversations about increasing our parish income! Meetings are on the 4th Saturday of each month at 10a.m. You may join the meetings using this link HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Anderson at aba18s@yahoo.com.

Sick?

Let us help!

Use our Google form HERE (or text Nayla at 609-819-1001) to sign up to receive meals during your quarantine or other convalescence,

or sign up to give meals. We'll get through this together!

There are so many other ways to be involved at Christ Church! Find your inspiration HERE with 101+ ways to be involved at Christ Church!

Thank you for your generous giving to support the Mission and Ministry of Christ Church!

We encourage you to send your pledges and donations to Christ Church in a variety of ways:

Go to the Donate/Pledge page on our website and give through PayPal
Schedule payments through your bank to Christ Church directly
Zelle to admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org
Mail in a check to Christ Church

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

Faith Formation Newsletter

News and Events from Diocesan Offices & Committees

Click HERE for Diocesan News and to subscribe to the Diocesan weekly newsletter, Good News in the Garden State

Opportunities to share your time, talent, and treasure

Secure donations for Laundry Love, RaiseRight, as well as General Donations or Pledge contributions can be made on our website by clicking HERE. You can also donate through the bill pay app at your bank, or by using Zelle. Zelle payments may be sent through your bank and directly deposited to the church via email to admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org
You can still purchase your RaiseRight cards to support the church! You can pay through Zelle or PayPal and designate that payment to RaiseRight, Payments received will be reported to Paul Ambos. Please contact Paul by phone (732) 572-2067 or email HERE to place your order.
LAUNDRY LOVE is back to doing Laundry Love in-person at the Handy Street Laundromat, 314 Handy Street, New Brunswick, on the second Monday of every month from 5:00p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Parish volunteers to assist are always welcome. Email Catherine Ambos, msambos@gmail.com to volunteer. You can donate to Laundry Love through the DONATE tab on our web site HERE .

Sunday 9:30am Service

Zoom link for computer of Zoom app: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84463108449

By phone: Call 1-929-205-6099 and enter Meeting ID 844 6310 8449

YouTube link-virtual services and in-person services can be viewed here

https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristChurchNewBrunswickNJ

Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/ChristChurchNB

Wednesday Noonday Prayer

Zoom link for computer or Zoom app: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86422667074?pwd=TTdWNkM1c0djRmxmekxXTWhqRFU5Zz09

By phone: Call +1-309-205-3325, Meeting ID: 86422667074# Passcode: 242833# US and enter the following code 864 2266 7074

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