Holy Week 2023

If you were unable to attend the Renewal Leave Presentation with Rev. Joanna and Sheila Cooper, Rector’s Warden good news! you can still enjoy the sharing of pictures, stories and learnings from the Renewal Leave time last summer!

  Zoom link below!

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/AGDkk3748eX4PycmT1bIz3Kcb8y_IxHczwzy8Z9gc9xX2HbF0z4OxLwZxKXRO7KV.leQ0iwFfJu8WTf87

Passcode: T5+znmh^

Holy Week at Home!

Along with coming to our special services this Holy Week, we invite you to bring Holy Week home by engaging in some of the activities in this Holy Week at Home resource.

Stations of Reparations

If you were unable to attend the Stations of Reparations service. You can watch the service using the link below. Christ Church's part begins at 59 minutes and 30 seconds in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1x6bEZOmGU

Last year ShopWithScrip rebranded itself as RaiseRight - the same name as the app that some of you have been using. Their new website is 

https://www.raiseright.com/shop 

with added functions, but you can use your same sign-on information as with the old one. And of course the RaiseRight app will work the same as well. There is additional information on the change at https://www.raiseright.com/rebrand-resources/ .

Paul Ambos, will be placing a new card order on the morning of Monday, April 3. Please place your orders accordingly. If you plan to mail me the attached order with a check, please (a) mail it by Thursday, March 30, or, better, (b) advise me by email when you mail it of what your order is so that I can place it on time despite possible Post Office delays. Or, if you place your own order directly on the RaiseRight website or app, I will be able to see it there when I order the monthly batch.

Thank you for your support of this parish program.

Change is on the Way!!!

We began work on the reform of the Nicholas Room this week. We will be installing new energy efficient lighting, a new ceiling and floor, new curtains and a fresh coat of paint. We want to get it all ready for the 280th Anniversary celebration in June.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

We are looking for 5x7 photos of events at Christ Church that show our diversity. Do you have a photo of an event from this year? Last year? 5 years ago? 10 years ago? Bring or send it in so we can create a display that highlights us. You will not get this picture back so if it is important to you, please provide a copy. 

Pictures can be sent to admin@christchurchnewbrunswick.org.

Christ Church 280th Anniversary Celebration & Activities

Christ Church is celebrating its 280^th Anniversary from 1742 to 2022. The following events will take place in June 2023. We expect bonding, fellowship and financial support from all Christ Church New Brunswick (CCNB) members and the Ecumenical community at the planned events.

June 2023 Events:

• June 3^rd 2023 - Main event - Musical recital at CCNB by Dr. Cho from 4-5 pm – Admission $40.00 - followed by a reception with refreshments (5:30-7:30 pm), with an invited guest speaker. 



• June 25, 2023 - Summer Barbecue at CCNB.

Other Activities:

The Youth expressing the History of Christ Church at

multiple 10.30 am services

A fundraising activity for the event featuring a virtual slide show of Ads from Church members and the Ecumenical and business communities will be shown at the organ recital and reception. Details to participate in the fundraiser will be sent in emails.

The Tuesdayers' Book: 

"Zealot: Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth"

Sifting through centuries of myth-making, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity. The Tuesdayers invite you to join our discussion. We meet weekly over Zoom HERE on Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm. For more information contact Jonathan Clark at im4canoes@yahoo.com.

Prayers requested for:

Arnold, Christine, Dale, Doreen, Fred, Hugo, Jacqueline, Joy, Karl, Larry, Mary, Penelope, Sarah, Timothy, Winsome, and Winston.

Christ Church Ministry: Discipleship and Adult Formation Committee

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: we pray for the Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: The Revs: Andrew C. Hamersley, Eric Tuttle

Birthdays: Lawrence Abbott Eleanor Bartmeser, David Briggs, Rozane Jhamb, Anne Norris, Daniel Yarus, and Peter Yarus

The flowers at the Lectern: are given by Sally and Don Edwards in memory of Charlotte Barnard, Jeanette Barnard, and Marth Edwards, The children of Barbara Livezey Clarke in memory of Barbara Livezey Clark.

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the March 2023

Vestry Meeting

1.The Vestry is moving forward with matching grant application toward HandiLift and other capital projects.

2. The Vestry unanimously voted to renovate the Nicholas Room to make it more inviting.

3. The Vestry is excited to announce that we will welcome a Seminarian Intern in September. 2023.

Minutes of the February 2023 meeting can be found HERE

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