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January 9, 2014
News from the Shared Ministry
of Christ Church Portsmouth & Trinity Church Hampton
In the Episcopal Diocese of NH
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Worship Services
The Rev. David "Chip" Robinson
Vicar
All people of faith are welcome to receive Holy Communion at the Lord's Table
Christ Episcopal Church
1035 Lafayette Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Rite II at 10:30 am
Coffee Hour follows
Clergy office hours
Tues & Thurs 9am-12noon
200 High St.
Hampton, NH 03842
Saturday Rite l at 5pm
Rite II at 8:45 am
Coffee Hour after the service
Clergy office hours
Mon & Wed 9am-12 noon
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Jean Shula
Linda McVay
603-430-9888 (home) 603-988-9755 (cell) |
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Episcopal Churches on the Seacoast
Seacoast Convocation
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Ministry Schedule
Christ Church
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Happy Old Year!
Since I don't have a clue about what will be, I like to celebrate what has been. Thank you God for all the blessings of this past year, great and small. Thank you for the grace that got me through the hard times. Thank you for forgiving me for all the mistakes I made. Thank you for helping my family and friends, for your healing presence when we needed it most. Thank you for being alive and at work in the world. For watching over the poor. For saving lives. For the chance for peace. Thank you for a year of love past and a year of hope to come. May the good follow me forward and the bad fall far behind. Thank you.
The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston
Shared from
Steven Charleston's
facebook page.
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Going into the hospital?
Due to privacy laws, churches are no longer routinely informed if you or a loved one is admitted to the hospital. Please be sure you let us know when and where you will be a patient so we can be in touch with you and include you in our prayers and healing ministry. Don't assume the Vicar knows - he would much rather hear from several people than from no one!
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From the Vicar...
Introducing "Come and See"
In the Gospel according to John, we hear an invitation repeated several times: "Come and see." Sometimes the invitation comes from Jesus. At other times it comes from Jesus' disciples. But always it is an invitation to simply come and see what it's like to be in the presence of Jesus.
Based on this profoundly important, potentially life-transforming Gospel invitation, the Diocese of New Hampshire has created Come and See: A Membership Growth Campaign for the churches of our diocese. This February, our two churches will be participating in that campaign.
This Sunday at Trinity Church, and January 26th at Christ Church, I will be preaching an interactive sermon introducing "Come and See" and starting us on the prayerful journey toward identifying folks who we might invite to "come and see" our two congregations. I'll also outline some of the steps we'll be taking to actually issue those invitations and follow up on them.
Over the weeks between now and mid-February, we will be studying various passages of scripture to discover what we can learn about extending the invitation to "Come and See." At Annual Meeting in each of our churches, you will be invited to make a commitment to the spiritual discipline of extending hospitality to some person or persons you think would benefit from what we have to offer.
Then, on February 16 & 23 and March 2, we'll have our three "Come and See" Sundays. We will extend the hospitality of Christ by inviting our friends to one or more of these Sundays. It is our prayer that they will experience the presence of Christ as they worship and have fellowship with the Body of Christ we know as Christ and Trinity Churches.
I know for us Episcopalians that is scary territory. But, to make it a bit less scary, we'll have some back-up, some support. We'll be doing a ton of publicity in the local papers, with posters in store windows and laundromats and what have you. And a "saturation mailing" of post cards is being prepared to share our message with every household in Portsmouth and Hampton. The key, however, as you will see in the weeks to come, is not the media we use, but the personal invitations we make, and how we make them. Join me on the journey as we learn how - and overcome the obstacles that keep us from asking folks to "come and see" our churches.
Fr. Chip
Our Shared Ministry Cycle of Prayer for January
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Trinity Church Altar Guild; Sarah Wolf Boyd & Graeme Boyd; Mary Lou Barrett
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Trinity Church Annual Meeting; David Burke & Mike Shepherd; Phoebe & Robert Bischoff and family
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Christ Church Annual Meeting; Bruce Chambers; Bill & Monika Bottlinger
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Christ Church to celebrate baptism this Sunday
According to church records, the last baptism at Christ Church was when Elizabeth and Grace Tremblay were baptized three years ago. We are delighted to welcome Kayla Rae Armstrong, daughter of Lisa and Ken Armstrong, to Christ's Body, the Church, through Holy Baptism this Sunday, Jan. 12 at Christ Church's 10:30 service. Come on out and support her as she begins her journey in Christ.
Offering envelopes
This year, as a cost-saving measure, we are only preparing packets of offering envelopes for those who requested them on their stewardship pledge form in November. If you did not request envelopes, but would like a set, please speak with Nita in the Shared Ministry office at 926-5688 and specify whether you want weekly, monthly, or quarterly envelopes. Those who requested envelopes at Christ Church will find them in their mailboxes. Those at Trinity who requested them will find them on the table in the Narthex.
Annual Meetings ... and Annual Reports
Annual Meetings are coming up in both of our churches this January. Please make every effort to attend!
- At Trinity Church, the meeting will follow the 8:45 a.m. service on Sunday,
- At Christ Church, the meeting will be at Noon on Sunday, Jan. 26
Annual Reports were due from all ministry chairs and coordinators on Friday, Jan. 3. If you have not already done so, please e-mail your report to Nita in the Shared Ministry Office: admin@trinityhampton.org.
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SAVE THE DATE
January 16, 2014
First Death Penalty Repeal Bill Hearing
The repeal campaign is heating up! It's all hands on deck to send the message to our legislators, loudly and clearly, that New Hampshire is ready to take this historic step to become the 19th state to repeal the death penalty.
Please join us for the first hearing in the NH House on HB 1170, the bill to repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire, on January 16, 2014 at 1:00 PM in the Legislative Office Building (room to be determined) at 33 N. State St in Concord. The more people we can get in the room to show support, the better our chances for success.
Among those testifying will be Sister Helen Prejean,longtime repeal activist and author of Dead Man Walking.
While you're there, please plan to drop in on your Senator and let your voice be heard on this issue.
We'll send out more details soon. In the meantime, if you have any questions or need more information, please call (603) 230-2335 or email info@nodeathpenaltynh.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Regards,
The Coalition
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Class and video on Dreams and the Unconscious By Barbara Nicholson Tues. Jan. 14th at 7 pm
Trinity Church, 200 High St., Hampton $10.00 per class (20% to Trinity)  - Dream as a picture of spirit
- Parts of a dream
- Body, mind, emotion, connection
- How to catch a dream
- Ego, complexes, projecting
Class #2 - Feminine energy
- Movement , voicing , visualizing
- Insight and healing, creative expression, art, writing, sculpting, dance, play
Music Ministry  Please consider joining one of our choirs. Trinity Church's choir meets in rehearsal on Sundays at 8 a.m. At Christ Church, the rehearsal follows the 10:30 a.m. service. Every voice is welcome; every voice is special; every voice is needed. |
Church Ministries
- Saturdays: Food Pantry at Hobbs House Trinity. 10:00 am - noon year round (Sandi Nickerson, Gordon Lane & Thelma Hutton)
- 1st Saturday of the month: Portsmouth Salvation Army Suppers, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Susan Ott)
- 1st Sundays of the month: Pastoral Visit to the Oceanside Rehabilitation Center, Hampton (Bob Main & Belinda Wilkes)
Hobbs House at Trinity Church
Providing transportation assistance to eligible seniors and others with medical mobility issues. Currently serving the NH seacoast communities of Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, North Hampton, Rye, Stratham and Seabrook. Contact: 603-926-9026
Dress4 School Success If your ministry is missing from this list please send an email to porthamp@gmail.com |
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Content Submission Guidelines
The Shared Ministry E-News is an electronic newsletter for members of Trinity Episcopal Church, Hampton and Christ Episcopal Church, Portsmouth. It is published weekly on Thursdays. We welcome submissions that have a connection to the ministry of these churches. Inclusion of submissions is at the discretion of Reverend Robinson.
Please email submissions to porthamp@gmail.com or mail to the office at Trinity Church, 200 High St, Hampton, NH 03842 or Christ Church, 1035 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Entries should follow the Submission Guidelines.
NOTE: The deadline to send a submission is Wednesday at noon.
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Contacts
The Rev. David "Chip" Robinson, Vicar
Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801
phone: 603-436-8842
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00-Noon
Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 High Street, Hampton, NH 03842
Shared Ministry Administrator: Nita Niemczyk phone: 603-926-5688
Office hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00-1:00 |
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