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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Lenten Feria
February 11, 2016
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Annual Meeting Report
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Many thanks to all who attended our annual Parish Meeting last Sunday. Elected to offices this year were:
Junior Warden: Mary Ellen Carty
Vestry: Donna Hudak, Vasu Subrumani, and Darrell Vigh
Diocesan Convention Delegates: Gayle Carson, Darrell Vigh, and Dave Mohr; Convention Alternates: Jackie Tootell, Doan Tucker, and Stephen Vigh
Convocation Delegates: Diane Law, Andrew Law, Barbara Fusco, Phillip Cooke, Karen Sutter, and Francis Sutter.
Please pray for all of those elected to further the cause of Christ in our parish and diocese.
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Treat Pickup
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Our January treats are scheduled to be delivered on Monday, February 15, for all those who placed an order for cinnamon rolls and carrot cakes. You can pick up your order on Monday, February 15, 12:30 - 4 p.m. or Tuesday, February 16, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. If you cannot make the above times, please call Carol Hensley at 298-4985 to schedule a time for pick up.
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Walk the Stations with Fr. Matt
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Sunday, February 14, 9am
For Children and Adults: Come walk the Stations of the Cross with Fr. Matt this Sunday at 9am. Fr. Matt will explain the origins and nature of the Stations of the Cross, tell the story along the way, and answer any questions you may have. Join us!
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Stations of the Cross
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Every Friday in Lent
Stations of the Cross will be offered
every Friday in Lent, beginning on February 12 at 6 p.m. The Christ Church Stations are beautiful and haunting, and they serve to remind us of the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf. Remember that each one of us can walk the Stations on our own as well, in private devotion. Please plan on joining us.
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Absalom Jones Service
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February 14, 3pm at the Cathedral
Celebrating the life and ministry of the Reverend Absalom Jones,
the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church, ordained in 1804.
A service designed for all to witness and share in the spirit of
Fr. Absalom Jones and sponsored by the Black Clergy Caucus and
the Union of Black Episcopalians, Earl B. Scott Chapter.
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Compline w. Vox Fidelis
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Sunday, February 21, 7pm 
Join us at 7pm on Sunday, February 21, for Sung Sarum Compline with Vox Fidelis.
Beautiful worship followed by a reception in the Rectory!
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame!
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The church will be purchasing tickets for the July 2 Trenton Thunder game at 7 p.m. There will be fireworks after the game. All church school teachers and students are free. Each student may bring one friend. All other adults and children over 12 years of age pay the group rate of $8.00 each.
This year one church school student will be picked to throw out the first pitch! There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in front of the church office. If you have any questions, please contact Andy Law at 298-9171.
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Bishop 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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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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February 14, 9am: Education: Walk the Stations w. Fr. Matt
February 14, 3pm: Absalom Jones Service (Cathedral)
February 21, 7pm: Compline w. Vox Fidelis
March 19: 5K Water Table
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The Propers
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For Sunday, February 14
This Sunday is the First Sunday in Lent
OT: Deuteronomy 26:(1-4)5-11
Psalm 91:9-15NT: Romans 10:(5-8)9-13
Collect: Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan; Make speed to help thy servants who are assaulted by manifold temptations; and, as thou knowest their several infirmities, let each one find thee mighty to save; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, February 14
Lectors:
5:30pm: Eliza Peterson
8am: Emma McDaniels
10am: Ed Ackerman & Bill Collom
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
10am: Lisa Jones
Acolytes:
5:30pm: Julia Peterson 8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
10am: Mary Ellen Carty
Altar Guild:
Preparation: Vinnie Stout
Linens: Anne Lyon
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Quote of the Week
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"The person that has love is far from all sin."
-Polycarp
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Church Schedule
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The Week of February 14, 2016
Saturday, 13 February :: Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818 · 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 14 February :: The First Sunday in Lent
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 9:00 a.m. - Walk the Stations w. Fr. Matt (Church)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Nursery) · 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall) Monday, 15 February :: Thomas Bray, Priest & Missionary, 1730
· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 16 February :: Lenten Feria
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) · 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
Wednesday, 17 February :: Lenten Feria (Ember Day) · 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Ave Regina (Lady Chapel) · 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 6:30 p.m. - Rosary (Lady Chapel)
· 6:50 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 18 February :: Simeon of Jerusalem, Bishop & Martyr, 1st Century
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) self-led
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 19 February :: Lenten Feria (Ember Day)
Special Devotion
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel)
· 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
· 6:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross (Church)
Saturday, 20 February :: Lenten Feria (Ember Day)
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 21 February :: The Second Sunday in Lent
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 8:45 a.m. - HomeFront Meal Prep
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Nursery)
· 7:00 p.m. - Compline w. Vox Fidelis (Church)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
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This (Past) Week in Church History
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February 2, 767: Alcuin, the academic who would later play a large role in establishing schools under Charlemagne, becomes headmaster of York Cathedral School, where he once studied. Alcuin's curriculum was built on the seven liberal arts: the elementary Trivium (grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic) and the more advanced Quadrivium (music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy).
February 3, 865 (traditional date): Anskar, the first archbishop of Hamburg and called the "Apostle of the North," dies. Missionary to Denmark and Sweden, he converted many, including the King of Jutland.
February 3, 1864: The Christian Union, composed of Protestant congregations opposed to "political preaching" during the Civil War, is formed in Columbus, Ohio.
February 4, 856: Rabanus Maurus, a theologian and educator mentored by Alcuin, dies at age 80. His "retirement" from school administration at age 66 was followed by a career as archbishop of Mainz, Germany.
February 4, 1555: English reformer and theologian John Rogers becomes the first Protestant martyr under "Bloody" Mary I when he is burned at the stake for heresy.
February 6, 891: Photius, patriarch of Constantinople from 858-867, dies after a series of excommunications and restorations. His 867 encyclical, which denounced the presence of Latin missionaries in Bulgaria as an intrusion and objected to the filioque clause in the creed ("the Holy Ghost . . . who proceeds from the Father and the Son"), was significant in the East-West conflict that eventually led to the "Great Schism".
February 6, 1820: Eighty-six free black colonists sail from New York to Sierra Leone, Africa. Though white abolitionists initially supported such emigration efforts, most free blacks (and eventually more radical white abolitionists) denounced the effort as racist and ultimately pro-slavery.
February 7, 1817 (traditional date): Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. After escaping to freedom, he became the most prominent of the black abolitionists and eventually became the first black to hold high political office, as consul-general to the Republic of Haiti.
February 7, 1938: After years of being closely watched by Nazi secret police, Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller is put on trial. He was subsequently confined in a concentration camp, but he survived and went on to hold a leadership role in the World Council of Churches from 1948-1968.
February 8, 1587: Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded. Attempting to restore Catholicism to England, she began persecuting Protestants. But, largely thanks to the work of John Knox, her attempts failed.
February 8, 1693: The College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg, Virginia. Originally intended to educate Anglican clergymen, it is America's second-oldest higher education institution (Harvard is the oldest).
--taken from Christianity Today
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Priest & Missionary, 1730
In 1696 Thomas Bray, an English country parson, was commissioned to report on the condition of the Church in the colony of Maryland. He spent only ten weeks in the colony, but he radically re-organized and renewed the Church there, providing for the instruction of children and the systematic examination of candidates for pastoral positions. He founded thirty-nine lending libraries and numerous schools. Both in Maryland and upon his return to England, he wrote and preached in defense of the rights of enslaved Africans, and of Indians deprived of their land. Back in England, he worked for the reform of prison conditions, and for the establishment of preaching missions to prisoners. He persuaded General Oglethorpe to found a American colony (Georgia) for the settlement of debtors as an alternative to debtors' prison. He founded a missionary society, the SPG (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) and an educational and publishing society, the SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge), both of which are still active today.
-from James Kiefer
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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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