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Dear Friends,
Plan to join Christ Church on March 3rd, for a Rite I service at 8 am with Holy Eucharist and/or for the Rite II service at 10 am with Holy Eucharist and music.If you cannot attend the 10 am service, join us virtually on Facebook Live as it is live-streamed. Those who do not have a Facebook can find the services on the Christ Church's website at www.christspringfield.org. All of Christ Church's media links are above on the right-hand side.
Her Story/Safe Harbor House
Her Story/Safe Harbor is one of Christ Church's supported ministries, and they are having a fundraising brunch on March 2nd at 11 am at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. We have a goal of filling a table of 8. Come be inspired by stories of lives changed and God at work in the lives of women who have suffered from trauma and substance abuse. Register at the link below and specify "Christ Church" so we can be seated together. Contact Linda Mortensen with questions: linda.c.mort@gmail.com or (937) 610-8492.
https://www.herstoryhouse.com/better-together-2024.html
Living the Way of Love
Join Christ Church, located at 409 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45505, during Lent on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for a supper and discussion of "Living the Way of Love" a 40-day devotional with each day’s reading including a reference to a passage of Scripture and a short reflection on one of the seven steps in Bishop Michael Curry’s “Way of Love” path to a Jesus-centered life.
African Bible Study
As we approach the Lenten Season, Pat Cary and Keith Doubt would like to invite people at Christ Church to join us for African Bible Study. We meet online at 1 PM on Wednesdays. If interested, send Keith an email at keithdoubt@123mail.org and he will tell you how to join.
Christ Church Food Pantry
The March Drive-thru Food Pantry will be on March 20th, 2024. Volunteers are needed to help unload food, pack food, and help with customer service at approximately 8:15 am. Please contact either Brian Shelburne at bshelburne@wittenberg.edu, Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com, or Anne Randolph at annejrand@aol.com to volunteer.
Upcoming Food Pantry opportunities:
March 6th, 2024- the first food pick-up at approximately 8:00 am
March 13th, 2024 - the second food pick-up at approximately 8:00 am
March 14th, 2024 - grocery bagging day - start time at 9:00 am
March 20th, 2024 – Food Pantry Day! start time at 8:15 am
Day of Change: March 10th
As our clocks “spring forward”, we will once again collect loose change (bills gladly accepted too!) to support our Christ Church Food Pantry. Use your change to make a change in the lives of the hungry. Special baskets will be passed during the 8 and 10 am in-person services. If you would like to mail in an offering, send it into the office: Christ Church, 409 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45505.
Easter Flowers: Easter can be a wonderful time to remember loved ones with a gift to Christ Church for flowers. Please email Kelly Zeller at Zellerk0611@gmail.com with your dedication and mail it in with your donation to the office: 409 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45505. The deadline is Sunday, March 10th.
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES
Palm Sunday: March 24th
Join us at 8 am for a Quiet Rite I service and/or 10 am Festive Rite II service for The Liturgy of the Palms.
Maundy Thursday: March 28th at 7 PM
We remember Jesus’s mandate to break the bread and drink the cup together as we remember his life, death, and resurrection.
Good Friday: March 29th at 7 PM
On this most somber occasion, we recall the day of our Lord's execution. The Good Friday liturgy includes the full Passion Gospel, the Solemn Collects, and the Veneration of the Cross.
The Feast of the Resurrection: March 31st
Join us for 10 am Festive Rite II service with choir and brass. On this holiest day of the Christian year, we rejoice at Christ's victory over the powers of death. There is not a 8:00 service on this Sunday.
Christ Church has an option for online giving through the church’s website.
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Go to christspringfield.org
- Go to the tab in the upper right-hand corner marked “Online Giving”
- Click on the online giving link in blue
- Fill in the amount you would like to give
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Next, use the drop box for Pledge Giving or Miscellaneous Giving for other giving.
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If you choose Miscellaneous Giving, there is another memo drop box for the type of giving -choose an option
- Fill out the rest of the form
- Press Continue
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On the next page, press continue
- Then, enter your billing information
- Thank you!- If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com.
2024 Altar Flower Dedication Chart
If you would like to sponsor the Altar flowers for 2024 in memory of or thanksgiving for someone or something, please Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com. Please be very specific in what or who you are dedicating the altar flowers to and if you have a particular choice of flower. The suggested donation is $45.
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th
July 14th and 28th
August 11th and 18th
November 24th
Free Books!!
Have you checked out our "free books" table lately? We've added some new things, and continue to add more every week. Current offerings include philosophy, crafts, adult and children's fiction, and even a DVD. Take whatever you like from the table in the hall.
Thursday Chapel Virtual Noonday Prayer Service
Judy Johnson will offer a Noonday Prayer service on Christ Church’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/christspringfield.org/) at noon. The Noonday Prayer service’s text is located on page 103 in the Book of Common Prayer or online at https://www.bcponline.org
In case you missed the Thursday Online Noonday Prayer Service, here it is!
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