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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Alexander Crummell, Priest
September 10, 2015
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The 8th Annual Blessing of the Firetrucks
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Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest & Football w. Fr. Matt
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Starting Tonight!  Join us at the Farnsworth House to have some fun and raise money for our city's fire companies.
From 5pm to 10pm any beverage purchased (even coffee and other soft drinks) will result in  a $1 donation to Consolidated Fire Association or Hope Hose Humane. Come out tonight to watch the Steelers take on the Patriots at 8:30pm.
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9/11 Evening Prayer
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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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Notice of Services
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A Requiem Mass will be said for Walt Born on Saturday, September 26, at 11am, with a reception to follow.
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Upcoming Events
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September 10: Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest & Football w. Fr. Matt (Farnsworth House) September 11, 7pm: 9/11 Evening Prayer (City 9/11 Memorial) September 12, 4:30pm: Blessing of the Firetrucks September 20: Return of Church School & Parish Choir September 20, 11am: Liturgical Service Day October 3-4: Cranberry Festival (Farnsworth Ave) October 4, 9:15am: Blessing of the Animals |
Liturgical Service Day
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 Sunday, September 20
Take the opportunity this fall to learn how to become more involved in the worship at our parish! Adults and children are welcome and encouraged to join in as acolytes, lectors, choristers, and on the Altar Guild. Taking a more active role in the liturgy is remarkably rewarding way to serve our Lord.
Join us on Sunday, 9/20, at 11am.
Please let Fr. Matt know if you're interested but cannot make the introductory session. |
Gift Auction Update
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October 18th will be here before you know it ! In late August, letters were sent to parishioners, local businesses and vendors of Christ Church, asking for donations to the Gift Auction. We have received quite a few generous responses. Thank you to all who have donated to our largest fundraiser in 2015. For those who have not yet responded, please send in your check, cash or Gift Card/Certificates to the attention of Darrell Vigh either in the mail, the plate or drop off at the office. We look forward to seeing you on the 18th! |
Electronic Giving
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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
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Every Wednesday from 3pm to dusk
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The Propers
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For Sunday, September 13
This Sunday is the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
OT: Isaiah 50:4-9
Psalm 146:4-9NT: James 2:1-5,8-10,14-18
Collect: O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, September 13
Lectors:
5:30pm: Greyson Curran
8am: Richard Trout
9:30am: Ed Ackerman & Andy Law
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
9:30am: Lisa Jones
Acolytes:
5:30pm: Full Crew 8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
9:30am: Mary Ellen Carty, Chris Neal, and Andy Jones
Altar Guild:
Preparation: Carol Hensley
Linens: Christie Peterson
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Quote of the Week
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I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine. ~Kurt Vonnegut
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Church Schedule
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The Week of September 13, 2015
Saturday, 12 September :: John Henry Hobart, Bishop, 1830
· 4:30 p.m. - Blessing of the Fire Trucks Family Fun & Fire Prevention Time (Grounds)
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass & Blessing of the Firetrucks (Church)
· 6:15 p.m. - Barbecue & Family Fun (Grounds)
Sunday, 13 September :: The Sixteenth 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, 14 September :: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 15 September :: Seven Sorrows of the BVM
Wednesday, 16 September :: Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, 430 (Ember Day)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 17 September :: Hildegard of Bingen, Abbess, 1179
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 18 September :: Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882 (Ember Day)
· Normal Friday Abstinence
Saturday, 19 September :: Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 (Ember Day)
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 20 September :: The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:00 a.m. - Liturgical Service Day (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
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This (Past) Week in Church History
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September 3, 590: Gregory I ("the Great") is consecrated pope. Historians remember him as the father of the medieval papacy and last of four Latin "Doctors of the Church." He was the first pope to aspire to secular power, the man for whom Gregorian Chant is named, and one of the main organizers of Roman liturgy and its music. He was also one of the prime promoters of monasticism.
September 3, 1752: This day and the next 10 never happen in Great Britain as the kingdom adopts the Gregorian Calendar (developed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582) to replace the inaccurate calendar created by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. Riots break out as Brits argue the government just stole 11 days from their lives.
September 3, 1894: American neo-orthodox theologian H. Richard Niebuhr, professor at Yale University and author of Christ and Culture (1951), is born.
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.
September 6, 1620: With 101 colonists and 48 crew members aboard, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England. Thirty-five colonists board ship, Separatists from Leiden, Holland, and later known as the Pilgrims.
September 6, 1651: Obadiah Holmes, who had been arrested for preaching Baptist doctrine, is given 30 lashes with a three-corded whip in Boston Commons. During the beating, he was so filled with divine joy that he told the magistrates, "You have struck me with roses." His punishment occasioned the conversion of Henry Dunster, president of Harvard, to the Baptists, and led to the founding of Boston's first Baptist church.
September 7, 1807: English missionary Robert Morrison, 25, becomes the first Protestant missionary in China. Catholic missionaries beat Protestants by some 225 years-Jesuit Matteo Ricci first arrived in 1582.
September 8, 1157: Richard I (Lion-Heart) of England, leader of the Third Crusade, is born.
September 8, 1565: Settlers form the first Roman Catholic Parish in America is formed in St.Augustine, Florida.
September 8, 1636: Massachusetts Puritans found Harvard College, America's first higher education institution, a mere six years after arriving from England. They founded the college to train future ministers.
September 8, 1845: English clergyman John Henry Newman converts to Roman Catholicism. Newman had been a leading member of the Oxford Movement, which aimed to reform the Church of England, but he became convinced that the Anglicans had lost their episcopal moorings and had wrongly severed themselves from apostolic succession. --taken from Christianity Today
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| Saint of the Week | |
St. Veranus of Cavaillon 
Bishop, 590
Bishop of CavailIon, France. He was a leader in the development of charitable works and served as a patron to local monastic centers.
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Parish Prayer List
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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, 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 Fresco, 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, Eileen Cantivell, and Jean Greenwood.
For the dead: Michael Ceponis and Ardelle Zervos
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
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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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| Sermon Blog | | Domine, non sum dignus
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http://etsanabituranimamea.wordpress.com
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