Prayer for Christ Church
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Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for Christ Church Parish. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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9/11 Evening Prayer
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Tonight, September 11, 7pm, at the Memorial
Join us at the Bordentown 9/11 Memorial (corner of Farnsworth & Railroad) at 7pm on September 11 for a brief service to honor those who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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135th Consecration Anniversary
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Present Church Building Consecrated on 9/11/1879 In the late 1860's and 70's the people of our parish, recognizing the need for a larger church, and after twelve years of planning and fund raising, demolished its small building and there erected the present brownstone church at a cost of $15,952.37. "Long may it stand and be a source of blessing to the generations that come after us," said the Rt. Rev. John Scarborough, D.D., fourth bishop of NJ, as he addressed the congregation and consecrated the church on September 11, 1879. Here is the certificate, which now hangs in the Rectory:
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Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest
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Canceled for This Evening
Due to the solemnity of the day and our firefighters being away at the Fire Convention, Thirsty Thursdays will resume next week. Thanks!
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The Blessing of the Firetrucks Report
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A Report from Kate Williamson:
Heat, humidity and thunderstorms did nothing to stop us from hosting our most successful event yet. Attendance was in excess of 150 people for Mass and the barbecue, sharing great food and fellowship with us and contributed to a record $1000 to go to the Hope Hose Humane and Consolidated fire companies. We were joined by Bishop William Stokes, Fr. Tinh Hyunh (Doan Tucker's father), State Senator Diane Allen, Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Mayor Joe Malone and Councilman Zig Targonski, and a host of other local leaders. NBC-10 South Jersey correspondent Cydney Long joined us as well, and brought her two children, who were among our most enthusiastic bouncy castle users.
Once again we had the very generous support of our local businesses, without whom the barbecue and family fun events wouldn't be possible. As you go around town in the coming weeks, please be sure to let them know how much we value their support for our ministries.
- Mary Barnes, Dean Buhrer, Roger Fisher at The HOB Tavern
- Mike and Sandra Scotto at Jester's Cafe
- Fatih Gungor at The Farnsworth House
- The Hlubik Family at Hlubik Farms
- Tom Dolan at Case Pork Roll
- Rob Pecht at Bordentown Home for Funerals
- Colleen Suozzo at Cranbury Golf Club
- Joel Harris at Italian People's Bakery
- Melissa Pillik at Mad Splatter
- Tammy Sedor
We were also blessed beyond measure by the parishioners who volunteered in the initial planning, preparation, coordination and clean up. Our deepest thanks to all who worked so hard to make th event amazing.  
 
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Acolytes Needed!
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 Fr. Matt is looking for a few good men, women, and children to join the Order of St. Vincent this Fall. Adults and children 12 and older are welcome and encouraged to become acolytes.
Take the opportunity this fall to learn how to serve at the altar! Serving at the altar is a simple but remarkably rewarding way to serve our Lord.
Please consider attending the introductory session. 
Introduction to Service at the Altar: Sunday, 9/14, 11am - 11:30.
Please let Fr. Matt know if you're interested in becoming an acolyte but cannot make the introductory session.
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Cranberry Festival
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October 4-5
The Cranberry Festival is coming! It's almost time once again for one of the City's best loved festivals and one of our most successful fundraising events of the year. Volunteers will be needed to staff the table and to provide baked goods and fudge for sale. Christ Church bakers and candymakers have a well-earned reputation for having some of the best goodies to be found at the Cranberry Festival, and there are quite a few Festival regulars who come to our table each year looking for their favorites. A detailed sheet with tips for bakers and our Christ Church Easy Fudge recipe and sign up sheets are at the table at the rear of the sanctuary, so please let us know if you can help. Please note: if you're bringing baked goods or fudge, please bring them to the Christ Church table at Farnsworth and West Church Street (in front of the book store) between 9:00 and 10:00 on the morning of the 5th.
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Blessing of the Animals
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Save the Date: October 5, 9:15am
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NYC 9/11 Memorial & Museum Trip
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Christ Church is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City to visit the 911 Memorial and museum on Saturday, October 18, 2014. There are 47 seats available at a cost of $100 each. This cost includes the bus, the museum entrance fee, and lunch at Bubba Gumps, Times Square. A $50 deposit will be required when initially reserving your seat. Please make checks payable to Christ Church, memo bus trip. The balance of $50 will be due by September 7, 2014. We look forward to your participation on October 18, 2014. For more information call the church office 298-2348, or Carol Hensley 298-4985.
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Electronic Giving
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The Parish has partnered with ADP to provide an alternative way to contribute to the parish through Electronic Giving. This benefits you by making your pledge and occasional giving fast and easy, and the parish will benefit from a reliable, more efficient and more convenient means to process contributions. To sign up for electronic giving, go to our website at www.ccbtown.com - click on the donation link, and you will be able to select from various opportunities to contribute to our parish and activities. If you have any questions regarding the new electronic giving service, please call the parish office at 298-2348.
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Upcoming Events
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September 11, 7pm: 9/11 Remembrance Service (City Memorial) September 14, 11am: Acolyte Intro Session September 21: Church School & Choir resume; Sung Mass returns to 10am; Parents & Kids receive Church School packets October 4-5: Cranberry Festival (Farnsworth Ave) October 5, 9:15am: Blessing of the Animals Every Thursday, 5pm-10pm: Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest at the Farnsworth House. |
The Propers
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For Sunday, September 14
This Sunday is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
OT: Isaiah 45:21-25
Psalm 98:1-4 NT: Galatians 6:14-18
Collect: Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world unto himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, September 14
Lectors:
5:30pm: Eliza Peterson
8am: Richard Trout
9:30am: Ed Ackerman
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
9:30am: Open
Acolytes:8am: Wayne Voorhees & Richard Trout
9:30am: Mary Ellen Carty, Andy Jones, Chris Neal
Altar Guild:
Preparation: Carol Hensley
Linens: Anne Lyon
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Quote of the Week
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"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me to it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again"
~Stephen Grellet
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Church Schedule
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Saturday, 13 September :: The Vigil of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Cyprian, Bishop & Martyr of Carthage, 258)
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 14 September :: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 9:30 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:00 a.m. - Acolyte Practice (Church)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Monday, 15 September :: Feria· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 16 September :: Ninian, Bishop in Galloway, 430
· Church Office Closed
Wednesday, 17 September :: Hildegard of Bingen (Ember Day)· 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 18 September :: Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882 · 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing for Healing (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 19 September :: Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 (Ember Day)
Saturday, 20 September :: The Vigil of the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 21 September :: The Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 9:00 a.m. - Church School Meeting (Parish Hall) Brief
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass w. Baptisms (Church)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
The Parish Office hours are Tuesday-Friday from 8:30am to 2:00pm.
Fr. Matt is available during normal business hours and most evenings. Please don't hesitate to call or stop by the church.
Confession is available by appointment. Please call the Church Office or Fr. Matt to schedule a time.
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This Week in Church History
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September 4, 1736: Robert Raikes, an English newspaper editor who founded Sunday schools (which met from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to educate poor children, is born in Gloucester.
September 4, 1842: After a 284-year hiatus, construction of the Cologne Cathedral continues.
September 4, 1965: Albert Schweitzer, German theologian, organist, and medical missionary, dies in what is now Gabon. He wrote The Quest of the Historical Jesus (1910) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
September 5, 1888: Sensational preacher Billy Sunday marries Helen Amelia Thompson, who became his evangelistic campaign adviser. Her organizational talents helped raise him to national prominence.
September 5, 1997: Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Missionaries of Charity (now with 517 missions worldwide) dies in Calcutta, India (see issue 65: The Ten Most Influential Christians of the Twentieth Century).
September 9, 1087: William I, "The Conqueror" of England in 1066 and founder of several monasteries, dies.
September 10, 422: Celestine is elected pope. During his tenure, he convoked the Council of Ephesus to combat the Nestorian "heresy" (this belief, that Christ had two natures and two persons, was probably more semantic overstatement than heresy) and reportedly sent Patrick to Ireland as a missionary.
September 10, 1718: Founded in 1701 by Congregationalists who feared Harvard was straying from its Calvinist roots, The Collegiate School at New Haven, Connecticut, changes its name to Yale.
September 10, 1869: A Baptist minister invents the ricksha in Yokohama, Japan.
--taken from Christianity Today
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St. Mercurius
Martyr, 300
Martyred soldier and companions, slain at Lentini, in Sicily. Mercurius and the others were soldiers assigned to escort Christians to their deaths during the persecutions launched by Emperor Diocletian. Converted to Christianity by the heroic example of their prisoners, Mercurius and his troops surrendered themselves up to suffer the same beheading inflicted upon their newfound Christian friends.
--Catholic Saints & Angels
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Parish Prayer List
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Of your charity, please pray for:
the sick: Steve Vigh, Paula Flesch, Bob Bernard, Alice Ward Carriger, Pat Temple, Danielle Morgan, Jai Autar, Emma Burris, Kelly Jones, Ardelle Zervous, Kelley Gilger, Lynn Ford, Michael Slaper, Jim Tranter, Nancy Dix, Sister Gussie, Jennifer Vigh, Patty Beddia, Peggy Tunney, Jean Fithian, Gwen Boner, Nancy Biocco, Lorraine Kunkel, Joseph Varga, Geobel Marin, Jane Humble, Michael Chahanovich, Cheryl Leavers-Morrow, Greg Cole, Gary Rutherford, Jackie Papp, Morgan Ackerman, Lorriane Sickels, and Nicole Pelligra.
and those who have long term illnesses: Jean Weitzel, John Moscatiello, Mark Casais, Kevin Kintner, Arthur Jukes, Dixon Leavers, Robin Kintner, John McCoy, The Rt. Rev. George Councell, Karen Campbell Hillman, Carla Douglas, Richard Cook, Ryan Murray, Lester Sickels, Justin McCafferty, Zachary McCafferty, Jeanine Walker, Kevin Kochie, Brianne Nicosia, Mario Batist, Treavor Curtis, Dean Curtis, Robert Ackerman, Paul Wesley Morrison, Bob Liberman, Kelly Bergen, Bill Yale, Hannah McNinch, Gabe Fresco, Fr. Ted Anderson, Norma Stirpe, Linda Sue Slone, R. Loraine Burke, Katherine Carter, Shawna Catarinicchia, Patricia Dixon, Mackenzie Sutter, John Lobos, Daniel Applegate, Alma Poksay, Cynthia Sundjek, Roberta Cash, Patti Baddia.
for those in military service: Ben Skarzynski, USMC; Maxwell W. Warrack, USMC; Col Kelly Scott, USAF; Neil Gerrish, USNG; Abbygale Albert, USN, CSM John Seelhorst, USA, James F. Preto, USNG.
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St. John's Avalon
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Remember to pray for the parish and people of St. John's by the Sea in Avalon, on whose board sits our own Dave Mohr. Fr. Matt spends two weeks a year serving the people of St. John's. You can read about St. John's here: http://www.stjohnsavalon.org
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