The Second Sunday of Lent: 9 and 11 AM Holy Eucharist
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The Holy Eucharist with Sermon--9 AM and 11 AM
The Rev. Timothy
Safford preaching.
For more info, click here.
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The Christ Church
Community Update
For Sunday,
February 28, 2010
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Whoever you are, and
wherever you
find yourself on the journey of faith, you are welcome at Christ
Church, as you are, to receive the blessings of God so freely given.
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Greetings!
For my Lenten discipline, I "gave up" shoveling snow. Alas, I
now must find a new sacrifice. We now approach the Second Sunday
of Lent, and you may feel Lent is passing you by. Rarely do we find
folks who commit to a serious Lenten discipline of daily prayer, but
using the devotion on page 137 of your Book
of Common Prayer, either in morning or evening, takes just a
moment (an online edition here, or purchase in the Tower Room,
or borrow one from me on Sunday). I am not a big believer in
"giving something up" just to forsake a regular pleasure that you intend
to return to. However, I do see benefit in a discipline such as this:
one day a week, say a Wednesday or Friday, forgo Dunkin Donuts,
expensive coffee drinks, fast food, and the like, and then for dinner,
serve yourself a simple bowl of plain rice and cooked beans. Reflect on
the truth that most of the world, especially our brothers and sisters
in Haiti, does not eat even that much in the course of a day. This is
not a fast of self denial, but a fast of solidarity with those who would
happily live on the crumbs that fall from most of our tables. To
take it a step further, calculate the money you didn't spend that day
on food. You may wish to send the savings to the Haiti Fund at Episcopal
Relief and Development, or to Philabundance,
or offer it on Sundays to the Discretionary Fund (see below). All
of fasting of Lent is preparation for the feast of Easter, this year on
Sunday April 4. The schedule for Holy Week and Easter is found here.
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This Sunday at
Christ Church--February 28
9 AM--The Holy Eucharist and
Penitential Order, hymns and sermon
10:10--The Rector's
Forum--Lenten Study
11 AM--The Holy
Eucharist and Penitential
Order, with the choir, hymns and sermon
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MINISTRY SEASON: HIGHLIGHTED
MINISTRIES FOR SUNDAY
CHRIST CHURCH
NEEDS YOU!
Volunteering at Christ Church is much more than giving your
time to help the Church, a ministry, or an outreach program. By
giving your time and talents, you will
build relationships with others and strengthen your spiritual life. Christ
Church is currently seeking volunteers and
participants for...
Parents Night Out: Parents
gather for dinner and board games such as various editions of Trivial
Pursuit
played in teams. Childcare provided. The
next Parents' Night Out is Sunday at 5PM. Contact Emma Staton at emma.staton@comcast.net.
Lectors: Members of the parish are invited to
read scripture lessons and to lead prayers of the people at Sunday and
Wednesday Services. For the 9:00 Services, contact: Ruth Haines
at ruth.haines.ctr@dla.mil.
For the 11:00 Services, contact Enny
Cramer at ennycramer@aol.com.
Episcopal
Relief Development Coffee Project: Bishop's Blend coffee and
teas, organic and grown
under fair-trade conditions, are sold once a month between Sunday
services.
Proceeds support the work of ERD programs around the world. Contact Grace
Layne at gracelayne@comcast.net.
Interfaith Witness Against Gun Violence: Heeding
God's call to witness against gun violence in Philadelphia. This group
gathers
for peaceful protests, meetings and prayer vigils. Contact Enny
Cramer at ennycramer@aol.com.
Bell Ringers:
The Bell Guild at Christ Church is a group of
parishioner
volunteers with keyboard training who peal the bells in the tower before
and
after worship Services. Contact Paul Yaros at paul.yaros@activant.com.
Parish Work Days: During Parish Work Days
parishioners work together to perform to tackle basic maintenance
projects for
the Church. Even children have
participated in these work days which have saved the Church thousands of
dollars. The next Work Day is on March
20. Contact Jeanne Stuardi at jstuardi@christchurchphila.org.
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Rescheduled for March 7--Baroque Concert at
Christ Church Sunday Afternoon, 5 PM
Old City Music Baroque
Ensemble is presenting their debut concert, "Inspired Bach!" Sunday,
March 7 at 5 PM.
The exciting program will explore some well-known pieces and musicians
that have inspired J.S. Bach, and whose works and lives he in turn has
inspired. Admission is free and donations are very welcome.
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What is the "Rector's Discretionary Fund?"
The Discretionary Fund, administered by the clergy,
goes to help people in our midst who need direct and immediate help.
Currently, the fund is being asked to help with a security deposit for a
displaced family, food, medicine and the like. Loans are made from the
fund, as are direct gifts. The Fund is also used to help agencies
known to the clergy as being effective with the poor and disadvantaged.
Designated gifts to the fund may be made on Sunday or through the mail,
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Keep up your contributions and pledges online
All of the snow has dampened both attendance and
offerings at Christ Church, and cash flow for the operating budget is
low. If you have fallen behind on contributions, please consider
catching up online. Our new secure site for Christ Church
allows you to make a one-time gift, or to set up regular recurring gifts
for your pledge. Registration is required, but works like all
similar sites. For further instruction, or to make a financial
commitment for 2010, please visit our Stewardship webpage. |
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