Join us at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m.* this Sunday in our historic sanctuary as we continue the march to Christmas by celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Advent. We hope to see you at whatever service fits your schedule this weekend! 

*11 a.m. service also live-streamed. By entering the church at 11 a.m., you consent to being filmed, as well as its release as desired by CC+WP. More information linked below.

Additional worship information & livestream links here.

Children's Chapel will be offered at both services, and nursery care for our younger children is available from 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Sunday School & Youth Group are canceled this week due to pageant practice (see below!)

Read more about our Children's Ministries & Sunday School

We will again be presenting our pageant at both the 4:30pm and 6:30pm services on Christmas Eve! If your child(ren) would like to participate, please complete this form ASAP. We will ask you share your child's top 3 role choices but everyone who wants to participate will get a part. Join us upstairs THIS SUNDAY @ 10:00am for a rehearsal.

Enjoy the extra time mingling at Coffee Hour or rehearsing for the Christmas Pageant!

The congregation is invited to help green the sanctuary following the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, December 18. We will put up Christmas trees, wrap the columns in garland, decorate the wall sconces, and spruce up the sanctuary in preparation for Christmas. All are welcome. Please contact Cynthia Thomas with any questions.

Please join us for a festive reception after the 10:30 p.m. service on Christmas Eve. Bring something sweet or savory to share, and place on the serving table in the parish hall. A Christmas ham and libations will be provided. All are welcome!

The Christ Church Nativities will be on display in the Parish Hall window bays from this Sunday through January 1. They have been gifted to our community by parishioners over the years, and depict the birth of Jesus from cultures around the world.

Are you interested in joining the CC+WP Vestry in 2023? If you'd like to be considered for one of the four slots opening up, please reach out to Jackie Barber, who will pass your interest along to our full nominating committee. It is our hope that our Vestry represents the diversity of our community and its interests, so join us!

In this season of gratitude and anticipation, we invite you to prayerfully explore whether your 2022 pledge was made at a level that still feels right to you. If not, we ask that you consider CC+WP as you determine end-of-year giving, either through the offering plate, stock, or other means. Our community exists thanks to your generosity, and we are deeply grateful.

If desired, feel free to pick up a book of giving envelopes at either church entrance in the coming weeks!

Join us this Friday, December 16, at 7 p.m., for our final meeting of the year, as we discuss twin holiday romantic movies: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and You’ve Got Mail (1998). Contact Paul Laymon with questions, or simply join via Zoom on Friday. 

Get started on the group's new January selection: A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet. In this short novel, the children are the realists while their parents live in a fantasy world as climate change disasters pile up. Join us via Zoom at 7 p.m. on January 6. Questions? Contact Sandy Hussey.

Our office will be closed the week of December 26 to give staff and clergy some time with family. We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year!

Emma Lutton, a Christ Church chorister, was the lucky winner of the 2022 quilt raffle. Thanks to the generosity of so many of you, the quilt efforts raised $6,558 for Buenos Vecinos, our outreach partner in Guatemala and Honduras. 

Ellen Finn, leader of BV, shared the following when she received news of the incoming gift:

     O quilters and church, I am without words! Absolutely without words! I can't wait to tell the team. 

     At a time where even basic food is unaffordable, we can set up and expand programs like our family gardens, and plant fruit trees so that folks can feed themselves and sell items for income.

     And the onslaught of requests for help of malnourished children... this can help us supply basic nutrients and care at a low price.  

    Thank you all! For your efforts, for your caring, for your trust, for your support! Blessings to all of you!

Don't know what to get Uncle Bill for Christmas? How about a goat for a family in Nambia? Or seeds, tools and training for a woman in Ghana? The Episcopal Relief and Development Gifts for Life catalog has wonderful offerings for everyone on your list. Spread the spirit of Christmas by giving gifts for life!

• Outreach Forum at 10 a.m. on January 8
• Pancake Breakfast with our Afghan Family, the Stanikzais, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on January 14 at St. Mark's  
• Second String Concert, a fundraiser for Good Neighbors of Capitol Hill, on January 28 at St. Mark's