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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St. Agnes
January 21, 2016
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Get Your Orders in by January 27!
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During the month of January, we will be offering individually wrapped cinnamon rolls and carrot cakes from Hadley Farms, Inc., Smithburg Maryland. Each of these generously portioned treats will cost $4.00. A case containing 12 of either treat will be available for $48.00. Order forms for these delicious cinnamon rolls and carrot cakes will be located on the church entrance table by the main office. Payment will be required when your order is place. Checks should be made out to Christ Church, memo January treats. Proceeds from the sale of these rolls and cakes will directly support the operating budget of our parish. Comments and /or questions may be directed to Carol Hensley, 298-4985. 
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Annual Meeting
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Sunday, January 24, 11:30am
Our annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 24 following the 10:00 a.m. Mass. We will begin with a light lunch and then continue with the meeting. This is a wonderful opportunity for every member of the parish to 'get up to speed' on what happened the past year, and help set priorities for the year to come.
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Blessed Palm Branches
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On or around Friday, February 5th, Fr. Matt will be burning blessed palm branches from last year to make ash for Ash Wednesday. If you have any blessed palms from last year you are willing to part with, please deliver them to the Parish Office no later than 11am on the 5th. Thank you!
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Ash Wednesday
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February 10
7:30am: Low Mass w. the Imposition of Ashes
12:10pm: Low Mass w. the Imposition of Ashes
6:00pm: Low Mass w. the Imposition of Ashes
7:00pm: Sung Mass w. the Imposition of Ashes
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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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Upcoming Events
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January 24, 11:30am: Parish Annual Meeting
February 10: Ash Wednesday
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The Propers
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For Sunday, January 24
This Sunday is the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
OT: Nehemiah 8:2-10
Psalm 113 NT: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Collect: Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.Amen.
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, January 24
Lectors:
5:30pm: Eliza Peterson
8am: Richard Trout
10am: Bill Collom & Ed Ackerman
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
10am: Anne Lyon
Acolytes:
5:30pm: Julia Peterson 8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
10am: Mary Ellen Carty
Altar Guild:
Preparation: Joan Corbo
Linens: Christie Peterson
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Quote of the Week
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"Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there."
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Church Schedule
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The Week of January 24, 2016
Saturday, 23 January :: Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1893
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 24 January :: Septuagesima
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:30 a.m. - Parish Annual Meeting (Parish Hall)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Monday, 25 January :: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle
· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 26 January :: Timothy & Titus, Companions of Paul
Wednesday, 27 January :: John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 · No Services
· 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 28 January :: Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Friar, 1274
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 29 January :: Feria
Normal Friday Abstinence
Saturday, 30 January :: Charles Stuart, King of England & Scotland, 1649
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 31 January :: Sexagesima
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Nursery)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
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This (Past) Week in Church History
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January 13, 367 (traditional date): Hilary of Poitiers, the leading orthodox church father during Arianism's heyday, dies. His writings about the Trinity and his organization of anti-Arian allies were influential in fighting the heresy but did not have their full effect until after his death.
January 13, 1501: Christianity's first vernacular hymnal is printed in Prague, containing 89 hymns in Czech.
January 13, 1635: Philip Jacob Spener, founder of German pietism, is born in Rappolstein. His emphasis on new birth and holy living revitalized the German Lutheran Church and many later movements, including American evangelicalism.
January 13, 1691: George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), dies. Fox left the Anglican church to rely on the "Inner Light of the Living Christ."
January 15, 345 (traditional date): Paul of Thebes, traditionally considered the first Christian hermit and an inspiration for Antony of Egypt and later Christian monasticism, dies.
January 15, 1535: Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church.
January 15, 1697: Massachusetts citizens observe a day of fasting and repentance for the Salem witch trials of 1692, in which 19 suspected witches were hanged and more than 150 imprisoned. The day was declared "That so all of God's people may offer up fervent supplications unto him, that all iniquity may be put away, which hath stirred God's holy jealousy against this land; that he would show us what we know not, and help us, wherein we have done amiss, to do so no more".
January 15, 1929: Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., America's most visible civil rights leader from 1955 until his assassination in 1968, is born in Atlanta.
January 16, 1604: Puritan John Rainolds suggests " . . . that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible, as consonant as can be to the original Hebrew and Greek." England's King James I granted his approval the following day, leading to the 1611 publication of the Authorized (King James) version of the Bible.
January 17, 1377: Gregory XI moves the papal see from Avignon (where it had been for 72 years) back to Rome. However, when he died the next year, two men (one in Rome, the other in Avignon) both claimed to succeed him, creating "The Great Schism.".
January 18, 1815: Konstantin von Tischendorf, the biblical critic known for discovering and deciphering the "Codex Sinaiticus" (a fifth-century manuscript of Paul's epistles), is born in Germany. January 18, 1830: Baptism of Tauta'ahau Tupou. King of Tonga by a western missionary. Beginning of a strongly missionary Christian Kingdom.
January 19, 1649: England's King Charles I, a devout Anglican with Catholic sympathies who staunchly defended the "divine right of kings" while oppressing the Puritans, is executed after being convicted of treason under a Puritan-influenced Parliament.
--taken from Christianity Today
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| Saint of the Week | |
St. Francis Gil de Frederich
Monk, 1745
Dominican martyr of Tonkin, China, and Vietnam. Born in Tortossa, Spain in 1702, Francis entered the Dominicans in Barcelona and was assigned to the Philippine missions. In 1732, he went to Tonkin and labored there. Arrested, he was a prisoner for several years and was beheaded. Francis was canonized in 1988.
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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, Emma Carver, Gloria Garfinkle, Clare Biagini, Rita Haney, Irene Fithian, Michelle Miloscia, Michael Cook, Charles St. George, HollyJones, Wade Ronin Sipler, Bill Webb, Carlton Jones, Jim Tucker, Roxie Clark, Sister Angela, Dee Watkins, Hans Ruhlandt, Helen Gardiner, and Dick Gher.
and those who have long term illnesses: Barbara Fusco, Stella Eichinger, 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, 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, Jonathan Okeson, John O'Malia, Eileen Cantwell, Jean Greenwood, Shaun Neiderman, Cheryl Leavers-Morrow, Morgan Ackerman, Carol Boggs, Mary Dallman, and Patricia Dixon.
those in military service: Ben Skarzynski, USMC; Col Kelly Scott, USAF; Neil Gerrish, USNG; Abbygale Albert, USN, James F. Preto, USNG, Frank L Blades Jr, USA, and Chris Neal, USN.
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