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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James Hannington and His Companions
October 29, 2015
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Turn Your Clocks Back!
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This Sunday morning at 2am marks the end of Daylight Saving Time, so it's time to "fall back" to Eastern Standard Time.
Remember to turn your clocks back one hour and get your extra hour of sleep. Remember also to check and change the batteries in your smoke and CO detectors.
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Grand Marshall!
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Here's a couple of pics of Genny Trout as the Grand Marshall of Consolidated Fire Association's Halloween Parade.   |
Adult Education
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Beginning Sunday, November 1, 9am  This fall we will be exploring the Nicene Creed as a means of learning about the basics of our Faith.
The sessions begin on All Saints' Day, November 1, and run from 9am to 9:45am in the Parish Hall.
Please join us!
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Thanksgiving Outreach
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Our parish is partnering with the Kiwanis and Consolidated Fire Association to bring meals and joy to those most in need this Thanksgiving. We will be providing Thanksgiving meals for 50 people on the day before, delivering when needed. To take part, look for the sign-up sheet and recipes on the table near the office or speak to Fr. Matt.
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Compline & Benediction w. Vox Fidelis
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Sunday, November 1, 7pm  Join us for sung Sarum Compline & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, led by Vox Fidelis.
Reception to follow at the Rectory.
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The Solemnity of All Souls
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A Concert of Hymns & Anthems
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Friday, November 13, 8pm
Join us to hear the choirs of Christ Church Parish, Grace Presbyterian Church, Jenkintown, PA, and the Church of the Holy Cross, North Plainfield, NJ as they sing hymns and anthems that are favorites of congregations throughout the ages.
Including works by Vaughn Willams, Parry, Ireland, and Howells.
The congregation will be invited to join the choir in singing the hymns.
Reception in the parish hall to follow.
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Jonathan's Buddies Fundraiser
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Friday, November 13, 6pmJoin us at the Bordentown Elks to support Jonathan and help fight Chiari!
Jonathan Okeson is a fun, loving, energetic little boy who has been living with Chiari his entire life. He has undergone numerous surgeries an is currently in the hospital. Jonathan has many supporters including his mother Kim Okeson, father Fred Okeson and brother JR. Kim is a great stay at home mom for the boys an dad is a corrections officer as well as a volunteer firefighter in Bordentown City. Please help join us an be apart of the support system for Jonathan and Chiari malfunction.
Chiari malformation (kee-AH-ree mal-for-MAY-shun) is a condition in which brain tissue extends into your spinal canal. It occurs when part of your skull is abnormally small or misshapen, pressing on your brain and forcing it downward.
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Christ the King Evensong - Celebrating 180 Years!
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Sunday, November 22, 4pm
Come celebrate on Sunday, November 22, at 4pm for Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed by a Parish Reception.
Celebrating 180 years of mission and ministry in Bordentown!
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Citrus Sale
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Our Citrus Fruit Sale is now underway and we will be taking orders through the middle of November. Delicious and juicy Tangelos, along with Pink Grapefruit and Navel Oranges will be available before the holiday season. The fruit is picked, packed and shipped Grade A fancy fruit within 72 hours. If you have any questions, please call Andy Law at 298-9171 or Donna Kirk at the church office 298-2348.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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Birthdays 3 Cynthia Mansour 5 Lavinia Stout 5 James MacFarlane 6 Donna Mathews 7 Edward Liatys III 8 Loris Johnson 10 John W. Collom, III 12 John Hartz 12 Diane Law 12 Mackenzie Sutter 13 Elizabeth Rylak 17 Janice Jones 19 Genevieve Trout 19 Christopher Iorio 19 Pat Allen 19 Elizabeth Hartzell 21 Dcn Tom Shea 22 Grace Peterson 25 Helen Hartz 26 Melissa Phillips 30 John McCoy Anniversaries 13 Wayne & Kathleen Lisehora 19 Kate Williamson & Susan Preston 21 James and Loris Johnson
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Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest
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Every Thursday!  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. See you there!
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Van Duzer Scholarship
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Applications are being accepted now for 2016 Van Duzer Scholarships. High school seniors going onto college or other recent high school graduates who will be entering their first year of study at an accredited post-secondary school are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2016.
You'll need to complete an application form and a number of other items, so it'll be helpful to start early if you plan to apply. Application forms are available in the parish office.
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Upcoming Events
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November 1, 7pm: Compline & Benediction w. Vox Fidelis
November 2, 12:10pm: Mass for the Solemnity of All Souls
November 13, 8pm: Favorite Hymns & Anthems
November 14, 9am: ECW Meeting
November 15, 7pm: Compline w. Vox Fidelis
November 22, 4pm: Evensong & Benediction
November 25: Thanksgiving Meal Prep w. Kiwanis & Consolidated
November 26, 10am: Thanksgiving Day Mass
December 13, 7pm: Advent Lessons & Carols w. Vox Fidelis
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The Propers
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For Sunday, November 1
This Sunday is All Saints' Day
OT: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10,13-14
Psalm 149 NT: Revelation 7:2-4,9-17
Collect: Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow thy blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, November 1
Lectors:
5:30pm: Eliza Peterson
8am: Richard Trout
10am: Mary Ellen Carty
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
10am: Susan Preston
Acolytes:
5:30pm: Julia Peterson 8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
10am: Mary Ellen Carty and Chris Neal
Altar Guild:
Preparation: Carol Hensley
Linens: Kate Williamson
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Quote of the Week
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Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.
- Thomas Becket
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Church Schedule
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The Week of November 1, 2015
Saturday, 31 October :: All Hallow's Eve
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 1 November :: The Feast of All Saints'
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 9:00 a.m. - Adult Ed: Teaching through the Creed (Parish Hall)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
· 7:00 p.m. - Compline & Benediction w. Vox Fidelis (Church)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)Monday, 2 November :: The Solemnity of All Souls
· Church Office Closed
· 12:10 p.m. - Requiem Mass for All Souls (Lady Chapel)
Tuesday, 3 November :: Richard Hooker, Priest, 1600
· No Services - Clergy Conference
Wednesday, 4 November :: Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, 1584
· No Services - Clergy Conference
· 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 5 November :: Elizabeth & Zecharia, 1st Century
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) self-led
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
· 7:00 p.m. - Convocation Meeting (St. Martin's Lumberton)
Friday, 6 November :: Feria
· Normal Friday Abstinence
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel)· 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
Saturday, 7 November :: Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, 739
· 10:00 a.m. -Railroad Days (Parish Hall)
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 8 November :: The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 9:00 a.m. - Adult Ed: Teaching through the Creed (Parish Hall)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
· 12:00 p.m. - Railroad Days (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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October 22, 4004 BC:: According to James Ussher, the well-respected and scholarly Anglican primate of the Irish Church in the early seventeenth century, God created the universe on this date at 9:00 a.m. GMT.
October 22, 1811: Pianist Franz Liszt, known for his Romantic orchestras and songs, but also the author of more than 60 religious works (including the song known today as "Fairest Lord Jesus"), is born in Raiding, Hungary.
October 23, 1976: Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter responds to a public outcry over comments he made in an interview with Playboy magazine. "Christ said, 'I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery,'" Carter said in the interview. "I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times.
October 24, 1648: The Peace of Westphalia ends central Europe's Thirty Years War. Extending equal political rights to Catholics and Protestants (including religious minorities), the peace treaties also marked the first use of the term "secularization" (in discussing some church property that was to be distributed among the warring parties).
October 25, 1400: English poet Geoffrey Chaucer dies in London, having abruptly stopped writing his famous Canterbury Tales some time before. Though not a religious writer, his characters aptly illustrate the best and worst of the church in his day. Chaucer was buried in Westminster Abbey, a high honor for a commoner, and became the first of those entombed in what is now called Poets' Corner.
October 25, 1147: Because of bickering and ineffective leadership, the German armies of the Second Crusade (1147-49) are destroyed by the Saracens at Dorylaeum in modern Turkey.
October 26, 899: Alfred the Great, ruler of Wessex, England, from 871, dies. His defeat of the Danes ensured Christianity's survival in England, but he is also known for his ecclesiastical reforms and his desire to revive learning in his country.
October 26, 1529: Thomas More becomes Lord Chancellor of England. Though he defended religious freedom in his book Utopia, he strongly opposed the Reformation and wrote against Luther, Tyndale, and others. Because he also opposed Henry VIII's claim to be the supreme head of the English church, as well as the king's divorce, he was executed.
October 27, 625: Honorius I begins his reign as pope. His belief in Monothelitism (that Christ had only one will, not two), since condemned as heresy by the Roman Catholic Church, have long been a point of conflict for Catholic discussion of papal infallibility.
October 27, 1553: Michael Servetus is burned at the stake in Geneva for his heretical beliefs regarding the Trinity.
October 27, 1746: Scottish Presbyterian pastor and theologian William Tennant obtains a charter for the College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton. He had founded the school in 1726 as a seminary to train his sons and others for ministry. Presidents of the college later included Aaron Burr, Jonathan Edwards, and Reverend John Witherspoon, who led the school to national prominence. --taken from Christianity Today
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Priest & Martyr, 310
He was a doctor and also a priest at Sidon, Lebanon, at the time of his execution during the persecution of Emperor Galerius (r. 293-311). Zenobius was martyred at Antioch (modern Turkey), or Tyre, Lebanon Feast day:
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Parish Prayer List
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Of your charity, please pray for:
the sick: Charlotte Norcross, Bob Bernard, Pat Temple, Danielle Morgan, Jai Autar, Emma Burris, Gloria Jones, Kelley Gilger, Sister Gussie, Nancy Biocco, Michael Chahanovich, Lori Forenson, Michael Vaughan, Zachary Forsberg, Jack Young, Carol Pfieffer, Maria Stout, Mary Dallman, Emma Carver, Gloria Garfinkle, Clare Biagini, Rita Haney, Carol Boggs, Irene Fithian, Michelle Miloscia, Michael Cook, Peter Sala, Charles St. George, Holly Jones, Wade Ronin Sipler, Bill Webb, and Patricia Dixon.
and those who have long term illnesses: Barbara Fusco, Stella Eichinger Paula Flesch, John Moscatiello, Mark Casais, Kevin Kintner, Arthur Jukes, Dixon Leavers, Robin Kintner, John McCoy, Gary Rutherford, Jane Humble, Charles Martin, Lyza Lyon,The Rt. Rev. George Councell, Michael Slaper, Alice Ward Carriger, Karen Campbell Hillman, Carla Douglas, Ryan Murray, Lester Sickels, Raymond Witte, William Sweeney, Justin McCafferty, Zachary McCafferty, Jeanine Walker, Mario Batist, Robert Ackerman, Paul Wesley Morrison, Kelly Bergen, Bill Yale, Hannah McNinch, Gabe Fresco, Fr. Ted Anderson, R. Loraine Burke, Katherine Carter, Shawna Catarinicchia, Mackenzie Sutter, Daniel Applegate, Alma Poksay, Roberta Cash, Patti Beddia, Jennifer Vigh Daniels, Peggy Tunney, Jean Fithian, Jim Tranter, John Lobos, Jonathan Okeson, John O'Malia, Eileen Cantwell, Jean Greenwood, Shaun Neiderman, Cheryl Leavers-Morrow, Morgan Ackerman, and Carol Boggs.
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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