Weekly news & announcements
June 24, 2021
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Click here to see this week's readings.
Prayer list
Email your prayer request to our office.

To keep the prayers fresh and intentional, we will reset the list on July 4.
The Week Ahead
See what's happening this week and month on our online calendar.
June 27, 2021: The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I (Chapel)

10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II and Baptism (Main Sanctuary, online, and Zoom call-in)

11 a.m. Coffee Hour (Upper Parish Hall and Zoom)
  • Link in Friday's service access email
Your faithful giving supports our mission and serves Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves. Give online.
Ice Cream Flash Mob TONIGHT at 7pm
Cool down with after-dinner ice cream and catch up with your CCN community at our Ice Cream Flash Mob tonight at 7pm at the Junction Ice Cream.
Volunteers Needed to Supply Food for MANNA on July 11
The MANNA Monday Lunch Program is urgently seeking volunteers to help supply food to the program on the second Sunday of each month. We have only a few slots filled for July 11. Sign up online here.

Email Joanna Starr or Ingrid Melvin Many thanks for loving God and our neighbors in this way!
The phrase we need you in cut out magazine letters pinned to a cork notice board
Summer Lectio Divina on Wednesdays
Join us on Zoom Wednesday at 7pm for Lectio Divina. Lectio Divina is a fun, heart-centered, ancient way to hang out with God by reading a short, short, short passage of scripture and making it real and relevant to our own life.  Doing it as a group gives us lots of insight that we might not get doing it on our own. Get the Zoom access info here. Contact either Claudia Yapp or Heidi Fieldston if you have questions or are interested. ALL WELCOME!
B-LOVE 30 Grocery Bags Needed in July
We are looking to get families to make grocery bags for the B-Safe program.  We have been given the opportunity to provide 30 bags on July 26. Download the shopping list and sign up here.

Drop off by July 25th at either Donna Vello (141 Hawthorn Ave.) or Virginia Carnahan (671 Great Plain Ave.)
News from the Christ Church Community Concerns Committee
Our ministry requires a very small commitment of time but does a tremendous amount of good. At one annual meeting, we vote to allocate all the Committee's budgeted funds for the fiscal year. In this second pandemic year, when so many are still hurting, we have again changed the weight we assign certain causes based on how the pandemic has upended lives (for example in the areas of health care, food security and homelessness). Last year, we doubled our grant to the Needham Community Council food pantry and donated $1000 to the MA COVID-19 Relief Fund. The latter fund has closed as Massachusetts has thankfully coped well, but we re-directed those funds for 2021 to help with the tragic rise of cases in the third world (particularly India). You can see a complete list of our 2021 grants here.
 
The differing backgrounds, input and enthusiasm of each of our members are all essential to the work the Committee does in helping the less fortunate, both locally and around the world. We welcome the participation of new members, so please contact any of us if you feel called to this very important ministry!
 
Joanne Neale, Chairperson
Women's Dinner Gathering Next Tuesday
The women of the congregation are invited to gather at Donna Vello’s house for dinner and conversation on Tuesday, June 29 at 6pm, at 141 Hawthorn Ave, Needham. Come around back to the right of the garage. Please bring your own dinner. Paper goods and drinks will be supplied. Please let Donna know if you are able to join us. We look forward to seeing you all again! 
Memorial Garden Care
Please consider volunteering a week or two this summer to help care for our lovely Sanctuary Garden. The tasks include light weeding, dead-heading and keeping walkways and benches clean. No watering or lawn care is required. Please contact Winnie or the office to sign up. Your help is much appreciated!  
Rosemary Street Property Report
The Rosemary Street project report was inadvertently abridged in the most recent Visitor due to space limitations. The sales analysis and net profit chart were omitted. View the report in full here. Our apologies.

Thank you to Phil Trussell for managing this extensive project!
Vestry Minutes
Read the Vestry minutes from the June 15 meeting here. Read past minutes here.
WELCOMING THE REVERAND LISE HILDERBRANT IN JULY
From July 5 through August 1, The Rev. Lise Hildebrandt will preside over worship while Nick is on vacation. Lise (pronounced Lisa) is an Episcopal priest who is happiest living in and making connections between different disciplines and worlds, especially between our life with God and everything else.
She is a musician, bread-baker, transportation cyclist, martial artist, and activist and serves as co-convener of the Creation Care Justice Network for the diocese. Her current call is to develop a faith community focused on Creation and climate change, especially on nurturing our physical and spiritual relationship to soil, growing food and restoring habitat. She received an MDiv from Yale and a Master of Public Health from BU. She has two delightful adult daughters and lives in a Quaker-
Beyond the Parish
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts June 2021 Newsletter
Explore the DioMass June newsletter here.
Bishop Curry's Statement on on Fulton v. Philadelphia
Read his statement from June 17 on the Supreme Court ruling here.
View Regathering Team and COVID-19 Updates here.
Help Support our neighbors and community during the pandemic
Health and Safety Resources
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Please note: The office closed for meetings Mondays 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
QUICK LINKS
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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