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The Transfiguration
August 6, 2015
Upcoming Events

September 11, 7pm: 9/11 Evening Prayer (City 9/11 Memorial)
September 12, 4:30pm: Blessing of the Firetrucks
The 8th Annual Blessing of the Firetrucks
Saturday, September 12

The 8th Annual Blessing of the Fire Trucks will take place on Saturday, September 12th.  The day kicks off at 4:30pm with a time for family fun and to learn about fire prevention. Hope Hose Humane, the second oldest fire company in the country, will be displaying its 18th century hand pumper! 

 

After the Mass and Blessing, the barbecue will be open to everyone at no charge, and we will collect a free will offering and run a 50/50 at the event, with all proceeds to be split evenly between the two companies.  Planning is underway now, and we'll also need help setting up and running the barbecue, so if you'd like to get involved, please contact Kate Williamson at 609.291.8052 or [email protected]
Fire5

Electronic Giving

The summer is a great time to sign up for electronic giving and save the time and paper of standard giving. The benefits include 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. Thank you for your continued support of the mission and ministry of Christ Church!
Bordentown Farmers' Market
Back on for the Summer!


The Propers
For Sunday, August 9

This Sunday is the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

OT:  Deuteronomy 8:1-10          
Psalm 130
NT:  Ephesians 4:30-5:2  
Gospel:  John 6:37-51

  

Collect:
  Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot exist without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.  
Serving This Week
For Sunday, August 9                                        
 
Lectors:
5:30pm: Eliza Peterson
8am: Richard Trout
9:30am: Bill Collom & Ed Ackerman

Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
9:30am: Open

Acolytes:
5:30pm: Julia Peterson 
8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
9:30am: Mary Ellen Carty, Chris Neal, and Andy Jones

Altar Guild:
Preparation: Vinnie Stout
Linens: Anne Lyon 
Quote of the Week

"Go and make disciples of all nations'. ... Jesus is calling you to be a disciple with a mission!
                                     -Pope Francis 
Church Schedule
The Week of August 9, 2015 
 
Saturday, 8 August :: Dominic, Priest & Friar, 1221 
� 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)

Sunday, 9 August :: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
� 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass
(Church)
� 9:30 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
� 10:30 a.m. - Lemonade on the Lawn (Lychgate)
� 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)

Monday, 10 August :: Laurence, Deacon & Martyr at Rome, 258
� Church Office Closed
 
Tuesday, 11 August :: Clare, Abbess at Assisi, 1253 
� Church Office Closed

Wednesday, 12 August :: Feria
� 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)

Thursday, 13 August :: Jeremy Taylor, Bishop, 1667  
� 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)     

Friday, 14 August :: Jonathan Myrick Daniels, 1965

Normal Friday Abstinence


Saturday, 15 August :: The Assumption of the BVM  
� 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)

Sunday, 16 August :: The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
� 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass
(Church)
� 9:30 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
� 10:30 a.m. - Lemonade on the Lawn (Lychgate)
� 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)

The Summer Office hours are Wednesday-Friday from 9:00am 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.

This (Past) Week in Church History

 

July 29, 1030: Viking king Olaf Haraldsson, patron saint of Norway, dies in the battle of Stiklestad. Though limited in his ability to force his countrymen to convert during his reign, his death was later hailed as a miracle-filled martyrdom and, as his legend grew, it spurred on Christians converting the country. In time, Olaf became one of the most well-known saints of medieval Christendom, and his relics in Norway became one of Europe's most popular pilgrimage destinations.

 

July 29, 1794: In a converted blacksmith's shop in Philadelphia, former slave Richard Allen assembles a group of black Christians who had faced discrimination in the local Methodist Episcopal Church. They formed the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the mother church of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, now known throughout the world.

 

July 29, 1833: English abolitionist William Wilberforce dies a mere three days after England abolishes slavery.

 

July 29, 1968: Pope Paul VI publishes his encyclical "Humanae Vitae," which condemns artificial birth control methods.

 

July 30, 1718: William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania as a colony for Quakers to enjoy religious liberty, dies.

 

July 30, 1775: The U.S. Army founds its chaplaincy, making it the Army's oldest division after the infantry.

 

July 30, 1956: In God We Trust becomes the official motto of the United States by an act of Congress signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

 

August 2, 1100: William the Conqueror's son and successor Rufus, a wicked king who delighted in torture, seizing church property, and blasphemy, is mysteriously killed while hunting by an arrow that flew out of nowhere. No one mourned, and England took his eternal damnation for granted.

 

August 3, 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain for the "Indies." Though the explorer was in part driven by a quest for gold and glory, he also saw himself as a missionary. He thought, if there were a shortcut to the East by sea, missionaries could be sent there faster, thus enabling Christians to meet the provision for world evangelization before the Lord could return.

 

August 4, 1792: By order of revolutionaries, all houses of worship close in France.

 

August 4, 1892: English medical missionary Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell arrives in Labrador, Newfoundland. He labored as a physician and missionary for 42 years and was instrumental in building orphanages, hospitals, cooperative stores, and other community organizations.

 

--taken from Christianity Today
Saint of the Week
St. Boswell
Abbot, 661          

 

Abbot of Melrose, England, also called Boisil. Boswell trained as a monk under St. Aidan. As abbot, Boswell served as a biblical scholar. He was given a gift of prophecy and was known for his preaching, and he trained Sts. Cuthbert and Eghert.  

Boswell died of the plague.

 

-Catholic Saints & Angels

Parish Prayer List

Of your charity, please pray for:

the sick: Barbara Fusco, Stella Eichinger, Steve Vigh, Bob Bernard, Pat Temple, Danielle Morgan, Jai Autar, Emma Burris, Kelly Jones, Kelley Gilger, Sister Gussie, Nancy Biocco, Jane Humble, Michael Chahanovich, Cheryl Leavers-Morrow, Gary Rutherford, Morgan Ackerman, Lorriane Sickels, William Sweeney, Raymond Witte, Roger Kafer, Alice Brumfield, Lori Forenson, Eunice Campbell. Linda Bloom, Michael Vaughan, Zachary Forsberg, Charles Martin, Lyza Lyon, Jack Young, Carol Pfieffer, Robert Fritz, Maria Stout, Mary Dallman, Emma Carver, Gloria Garfinkle, Clare Biagini, Secretary Charles Kuperus, Rita Haney, Michael Ceponis, Muriel Daugherty, Shaun Neiderman, Carol Boggs, Irene Fithian, John Barta, Michelle Miloscia, and Frank Katona.   

 

and those who have long term illnesses:  Paula Flesch, John Moscatiello, Mark Casais, Kevin Kintner, Arthur Jukes, Dixon Leavers, Robin Kintner, John McCoy, The Rt. Rev. George Councell, Michael Slaper, Alice Ward Carriger, Karen Campbell Hillman, Carla Douglas, Ryan Murray, Lester Sickels, Justin McCafferty, Zachary McCafferty, Jeanine Walker, Brianne Nicosia, Mario Batist, Robert Ackerman, Paul Wesley Morrison, Kelly Bergen, Bill Yale, Hannah McNinch, Gabe sFresco, Fr. Ted Anderson, Linda Sue Slone, R. Loraine Burke, Katherine Carter, Shawna Catarinicchia, Mackenzie Sutter, Daniel Applegate, Alma Poksay, Roberta Cash, Patti Beddia, Geobel Marin, Jennifer Vigh Daniels, Peggy Tunney, Jean Fithian, Gwen Boner, Nancy Dix, Jim Tranter, John Lobos, Jonathan Okeson, John O'Malia, Ardelle Zervous, Eileen Cantivell, and Jean Greenwood.

 

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,  Frank L Blades Jr, USA. 

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St. John's by the Sea in Avalon 

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
Avalon  
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Domine, non sum dignus

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Grace and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ Church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, His Excellency William H. Stokes, Bishop. Our parish reflects the joy found in Anglo-Catholic worship and tradition, taking the joy and strength found at the Altar and bringing it out into the world in service to our neighbours.    

In Christ,

Fr. Matt+
Rector