Friends:
The glory of high summer is here, and I hope it’s bringing you some changed-up routines and precious time in nature after the past year. Whether for mental, physical, or relationship health, the chance to be present to yourself and others in a refreshed way isn’t a luxury but a necessity. It lets you see with fresh eyes, breathe with fresh breath, and catch up with yourself for awhile. In the words of the late great Celtic writer and priest John O’Donohue,
“Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
Be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.”
(from To Bless the Space Between Us)
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- Christ Church worships in person on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Worshipers are strongly encouraged to wear masks while inside the church.
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This Sunday's service leaflet is downloaded here.
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Sunday morning Bible Study convenes at 9:15 a.m. Meet Palmer Hartl on Zoom, and have your lessons of the day ready by downloading the Sunday leaflet here.
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Information for making offerings and tithes is found here. Here's a quick link to Tithe.ly and to Paypal
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Thanks to all who participated in the June 21st March for Education Justice! It was powerful to walk the short distance from Samuel Gompers Elementary in Overbrook to Merion Elementary in Lower Merion with so many others from POWER and other organizations - and to consider the vast discrepancies in per-student funding across this short distance. While the state legislature did not enact Governor Wolf's full education proposal at the end of June, the budget did include increases in basic education funding. The pursuit of education justice must continue. For a more detailed synopsis of what is happening in PA education funding and an upcoming lawsuit regarding fair funding in PA, see this article from the non-profit Chalkbeat. And if you decide to share the article on social media, don't forget the hashtag! #Enough4AllPA
POWER takes a brief summer break, so we thought this would be an opportune time for a book study for anyone who would like to participate. In one of our meetings this Spring, the book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee was suggested as an excellent read on anti-racism. We would love to get together and discuss this book with all who are interested on the evening of August 3rd. Please let us know if you are "in" for the book study!
Please email Mimi Drew if you are "in" for the book study.
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Sip and Paint Night with Kaity Lacy
Join us as we complete together a watercolor painting featuring the historic south front of Christ Church in the Christ Church Garden!
Want a fun painting night out with your friends where you can actually learn how to paint? Kaity Lacy is a highly sought-after commission artist, art teacher, and published illustrator of the Gata Unbound book series, her years of experience in the art industry will help you tap into skills you didn't even know you had. Cocktails from Art in the Age, wine, beer, and snacks available.
Your ticket purchase supports our subsidized artist rentals program. More information and ways to donate here. Purchase your tickets here.
Mask Policy (Updated: June 2020): Face masks or coverings are not required outdoors but are required in inside common areas, stairwells, elevators, restrooms, etc.
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Neighborhood House Summer Concert Series: John Marcel Williams
Join us on our rooftop on Thursday, July 22, 6-8 PM as we welcome classical guitar virtuoso John Marcel Williams!
Award-winning artist John Marcel Williams is establishing a reputation as both a virtuoso concert artist and a devoted teacher. By age 16 he had garnered over 20 prizes at competitions, including first prize at the Boston Guitar Festival youth competition, Rosario Guitar Festival, Classical Minds Guitar Festival, and second prize at the International Guitar Foundation of America young artist competition. In addition, he was awarded first prize at the James Stroud competition and won the Pittsburgh Concert Society Audition.
Tickets are free, but donations are appreciated. Registration is not required but is also appreciated. More information here.
Cocktails from Art in the Age, wine, beer, and snacks will be available for purchase.
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The Philadelphia Matter – 1972/2020
Free outdoor screening
The much anticipated in-person premiere of The Philadelphia Matter – 1972/2020 is finally here!
In September 2020, celebrated choreographer, director, and writer David Gordon premiered his first new screen work in two decades with a “virtual” performance company of 30+ Philadelphia, New York, and artists in quarantine across the United States. Working remotely, they recorded video material on everything from iPhones to professional cameras. Gordon then dissected, assembled, and collaged this movement with visual scores and archival works. Designer and technician Jorge Cousineau displays his artistic prowess in a stunning blend of footage of David and his partners dancing through the decades, overlaid with text and narration of their stories, all playing amidst and alongside the contemporary cast performing their dances in the most unlikely and picturesque spots across the nation.
We were unable to celebrate together in-person last year due to the pandemic – but we are so pleased to announce that on Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17, we will finally be able to join together in the Christ Church Garden for a free outdoor screening of this extraordinary piece. Complimentary wine, beer, and snacks will be served.
Free and open to the public. More information here.
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Your ongoing gifts make Christ Church, our ongoing outreach through St. Mark’s Frankford, Philabundance, Old First Reformed, and Bethesda Homeless Services, and our live stream worship, all possible. |
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