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Weekly news & announcements
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Advent Taizé Evening Prayer This Sunday, December 12 at 4pm |
Please join us this Sunday, December 12 at 4 p.m. for Advent Taizé Evening Prayer. Worship in person in the Main Sanctuary or online live on our homepage or on Facebook.
Enjoy a small, in-person reception in Upper Parish Hall following worship.
Dozens of candles and an icon set the scene in the dimly lit church. Taizé worship is marked by simplicity, consisting of repetitive singing, the reading of Scripture, and periods of silent meditation of the assembled community. Since we will be worshipping online as well as in person, our community extends far beyond the confines of a building. Put aside your worries and take time, just for you, to center your mind, body and spirit through song and prayer.
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About Taizé
Taizé is a monastic community in southeastern France, founded in 1940 with the mission of healing the divisions between Christians and within the human family. Taizé seeks to create an environment where reconciliation can be a reality every day. Thousands of Christians from all over the world, young and old, gather there every week to pray, to search, to sing, and to find refreshment and renewal. Brother Roger of Taizé said, “Prayer is a serene force … to enable our loved ones to survive, to transform the human condition, to make the earth a place fit to live in.” May you find peace and renewal in our Advent Taizé Service.
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Annual Giving Campaign
In Joy and Hope
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Download, print, fill out, and snail mail your EOG card OR save time and a stamp and make your estimate of giving online. You don't need a Realm account, just your email address. |
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Thank you to all who have submitted their EOG (Estimate of Giving) so far! Last year, we gratefully received the generosity of 110 households who turned in EOGs totaling $339,910 for 2021.
Members of the Stewardship Team will be soon begin reaching out to invite yet-to-be givers to participate in this life-giving way to express our commitment to loving God and neighbor as Jesus teaches.
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Two Amaryllis Are Available for Purchase |
There are still two beautiful potted amaryllis left after the sale at the December 5th coffee hour. The plants are now in the church office. You can stop by to purchase one whenever the office is open, just pay Ali with cash or a check made out to Christ Church, with "Community Concerns" in the memo line. Or purchase one at coffee hour this Sunday December 12th. You will be helping to support this wonderful ministry while adding to your (or someone else's) holiday spirit! |
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Advent and Christmas Service Schedule |
Click here to view the Advent and Christmas service schedule. |
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Christ Church will once again be collecting gifts for the women and children at Transition House and Shepherd House. Gifts are due by December 19 and can be dropped at Donna’s (141 Hawthorne Ave., Needham) or Alyssa’s (59 Coolidge Ave., Needham) house. We will collect $25 Target gift cards for the women at Transition House in Cambridge. For women at the Shepherd House in Dorchester, we provide “Women’s Winter Care Packages” for the women, and gifts for the children.
For the women’s care package, you may fill a bag with the following: Gloves/Mittens, Scarf, Hat, Hand/Body Lotion, Toothbrush, Toothpaste. (Reusable bags are always welcome.) For the children of the women living at Shepherd House we give each child a fuzzy, cozy blanket, along with a $25 gift card to Target (the moms then purchase something the child wants or needs).
Please sign up for the Giving Tree here. (Note we know some of you have already delivered packages so don't worry about signing up if you have already delivered). Thank you!
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Singing Rooster Coffee Available to Purchase |
The Haiti Committee still has a few bags of DECAF Singing Rooster coffee available. The price is $10 per bag; proceeds benefit the school/community music program in Lazile. If you'd like to buy some, please contact Heidi Fieldston. Thanks to all for your support!
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MANNA Thanks for the 486 Hand Warmers! |
Thanks to all who participated, we were able to give 9 boxes of hand warmers, with each box containing 54 hand warmers, for a total of 486! Jennifer McCracken said they go through a box a week of hand warmers and is so grateful to the congregation! |
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MANNA MONDAY LUNCH PROGRAM SIGN-UP FOR 2022
Sign up to make, bake or buy food for the MANNA Monday Lunch Program from January-June 2022 by clicking here. Call or email Joanna if Sign Up Genius, gives you a headache (617-633-4466 orjojostarr4@aol.com).
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Christmas Memorial Flowers |
We are refreshing the Christmas Memorial Flower list this year to keep it vital and intentional. Please complete this form by December 15 to include your remembrances. Christmas Memorial Flowers offerings can be mailed to the Church with the memo "Christmas Memorial Flowers" or submit your offering online and select "Christmas Memorial Flowers" from the drop down menu. |
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Knitting Ministry Meets This Monday, December 13 |
The Knitting Ministry is in need of knitted winter hats for the homeless community of MANNA. The hats will be delivered in early January. Help keep someone warm this winter by knitting a hat! The next meetings are at 10am on Mondays December 13 and January 10. Please email Bea with any questions. |
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After 23 years at Christ Church and 13 of them as Director of Music, Pam is graciously stepping into retirement. Her last day with us is Sunday, January 9. As is traditional, we will be collecting a purse to present Pam on that occasion as a token of our love and appreciation for her ministry among us. Please mail checks to the office with "Pam Purse" in the memo line or give online and select fund "Pam Purse". Read the announcement here. |
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Monday 12/13 Ali working remote 12-5, Woody onsite 7:30am-11:30am
Tuesday 12/14-Friday 12/17 Regular Office Hours (Ali in 9-2 and Woody in 7:30-11:30)
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We Need You: Ministry Opportunities at CCN |
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Coffee Hour Hosts Needed! Email Debby to host a coffee hour. |
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Click on image to learn more. |
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SIGN UP FOR MANNA MONDAY LUNCH PROGRAM HERE.
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If you or someone in your family is in the hospital or in need of pastoral care, please call the church office so that our clergy or the Pastoral Response Ministry team may be notified and tend to the need.
The office number is (781) 444-1469, and you can reach Nick at ext. 113.
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