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. Patrick
March 17, 2016
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Holy Week Devotions
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At the Maundy and the Vigil
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Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest
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Tonight, 5pm-10pm On each third 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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Hope Hose Humane Fish Dinner
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March 18, 4pm-8pm
Hope Hose Humane Co. #1 volunteer fire department is once again having our "Annual Fish Dinner" at Hope Hose Humane Fire House, located at 150 W. Burlington St., Bordentown.
The cost per ticket (Adult & Children) is $10.00 each, and will include a beverage; Caesar salad; roll; baked breaded flounder; home made macaroni and cheese; home made cole slaw; and dessert.
Call 609-298-0450 for tickets in advance! Take out available. BYOB is welcomed.....Please drink responsibly.
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Bordentown 5K Water Station
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Saturday, March 19
Our parish will once again have a water station set up in front of the church. We need volunteers to fill cups and pass them out to thirsty runners. Please let Fr. Matt know if you can help minister to the runners.
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Sung Stations of the Cross w. Vox Fidelis
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Holy Wednesday, March 23, 7pm 
Christ Church and Vox Fidelis will offer Sung Stations of the Cross on Wednesday, march 23, at 7pm.
Mass on Holy Wednesday will be said at 12:10 pm.
Rosary will be said at 6:30pm.
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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 6pm. (6:30pm on Good Friday) 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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Churchyard Ministry
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The care of our Churchyard is an important ministry! Not only is it nice to have our grounds looking well kept, but caring for the Churchyard is a big part of caring for the beloved dead buried therein.
We need your help! The Churchyard is mowed once every 7 to 14 days in the spring and summer months. Please consider taking on this vital and fulfilling ministry.
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Allied Recycling Fundraising
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Spring is here !!! At least it is this week - but if you are like me, you spent some time outside enjoying the weather. So, as you venture out and are looking at the tools and equipment in your garage or shed, remember Allied Scrap will take any metal hoes, rakes, shovels, etc. that need to be replaced. That old grill.......Call the office for drop off times so we can put it in the garage for the next scheduled pick up.
Remember, Allied Scrap has been a partner that gives up income almost every month. Every dollar helps!
Stay tuned for information as we wil be having a "Dumpster Day" in the Spring !!!
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He Is Alive - A Play at Fountain of Life
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First Week
Friday March 18th - 7:30pm
Saturday March 19th - 11:00am & 4:00pm
Sunday March 20th - 4:00pm
Second Week
Wed March 23rd 7:30pm
Thurs March 24th 7:30pm
Fri March 25th 7:30pm
Sat March 26th 11:00am & 4:00pm
Sun March 27th 6:00pm
For free tickets please email vs.0814@yahoo.com or text 201-341-9391.
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Knights of Columbus Palm Sunday Breakfast
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Holy Week Descriptions
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A Short Description of the Holy Week Services at Christ Church
Palm Sunday
5:30pm Vigil Mass: Said Mass w. Liturgy of the Palms, 35 minutes
8am: Said Mass w. Liturgy of the Palms, 45 minutes
10am: Sung Mass w. Liturgy of the Palms, 70 minutes
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. The procession with palms calls to mind the triumphal entry of Jesus, our Lord and King, into Jerusalem. The procession is fundamentally an act of worship, witness, and devotion to our Blessed Lord. The purpose of Jesus' journey into Jerusalem was to fulfill his Father's will; thus it is fitting that this service continues with the reading of the Passion, turning the emphasis to the days which lie ahead in Holy Week. We who hail him as king one moment, may in the next deny him, even joining with the crowds in shouting "Crucify him!"
Holy Monday
8am: Morning Prayer w. Marian Devotion, 15 minutes
12:10pm: Low Mass, 20 minutes
Holy Tuesday
8am: Morning Prayer w. Marian Devotion, 15 minutes
12:10pm: Low Mass, 20 minutes
Holy Wednesday
8am: Morning Prayer w. Marian Devotion, 15 minutes
12:10pm: Low Mass, 20 minutes
6:30pm: Rosary, 20 minutes
7pm: Sung Stations of the Cross, 45 minutes
Maundy Thursday
8am: Morning Prayer, 15 minutes (self-led)
10am: Low Mass w. Anointing, 22 minutes
7pm: Sung Mass w. the Maundy, Procession to the Altar of Repose, and the Stripping of the Altars, 70 minutes
9pm - 12pm Friday: Vigil at the Altar of Repose, hourly
This day receives its name from the mandatum or the "new commandment" given by our Lord. At the Last Supper, Jesus washed his disciples' feet and commanded them to love and serve one another as he had done. This service begins with a festal character: white vestments are worn; the Gloria in excelsis is sung; additional candles may be lit. This service has been called "a burst of sunshine in the gathering gloom." We at once remember the joy of the institution of the Eucharist, the love and service which Jesus lived and taught, the agony in the garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal leading to the Crucifixion. The bread and wine of the Last Supper are given new meaning by the Body broken and Blood poured out on the cross. Sufficient bread and wine will be consecrated on this day for the Mass of the Presanctified on Good Friday. The Sacrament is then taken to the Altar of Repose where the faithful are asked to "watch and pray." The altar, symbolic of Christ, is stripped of its vesture and the building is left bare for the solemnity of Good Friday.
Good Friday
12am-12pm, The Vigil at the Altar of Repose, hourly
12pm: The Ending of the Vigil, 2 minutes
12:10pm: Said Solemnities & Mass of the Presanctified, 40 minutes
7pm: Good Friday Solemnities & Mass of the Presanctified, 60 minutes
This most solemn of all days should be marked by fasting, abstinence, and penance, leading us to focus on Jesus upon the Cross. The bare, stark appearance of the church serves as a reminder of the solemnity and the sorrow of the day. The Lord of Life was rejected, mocked, scourged, and then put to death on the Cross. The faithful need to be mindful of the part which their own sins played in this suffering and agony, as Christ took all sin upon himself, in obedience to his Father's will. By the Cross we are redeemed, set free from the bondage of sin and death. The Cross is assign of God's never-ending love for us. It is a sign of life, in the midst of death. The service consists of three parts: lessons and prayers, including the recital of the Passion; veneration of the cross, a devotion showing our love and thankfulness for the gift of life given us by Jesus' death; and it concludes with the Mass of the Presanctified from the Sacrament consecrated on Maundy Thursday.
Holy Saturday
9am: Altar Service, 10 minutes
8pm: The Great Vigil of Easter, Sung Mass, 90 minutes
The Great Vigil of Easter is perhaps the most theologically important service of the Church Year. In it the new fire of God is struck, banishing darkness, and showing forth the victory won on Good Friday; the saving acts of God in history are recounted in the Exsultet and in Holy Scripture; new Christians may be made through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism; the vows made by all Christians at their baptisms are renewed; and with the end of the Lenten observance, the first Mass of the joyful season of Easter is celebrated. The Vigil is not a short service. It marks time in the evening, while the people await the announcement of the Resurrection: "Alleluia, Christ is risen!" He is risen indeed, and the Paschal Candle burns as a sign of the Presence of the resurrected Christ.
Easter Sunday
8am: Low Mass of Easter, 45 minutes
9am: Church School Easter Event, 30 minutes
10am: Sung Mass of Easter, 70 minutes
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Upcoming Events
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March 18: HHH Fish Dinner
March 19: 5K Water Table
March 20-27: Holy Week & Easter (see schedule)
March 23, 7pm: Sung Stations of the Cross w. Vox Fidelis
May 5, 7pm: Ascension Day Sung Mass & Convocation Meeting
May 8, 9am: Mothers' Day Breakfast
May 8, 10am: May Crowning
May 14: Iris Festival
May 15: Compline w. Vox Fidelis
May 21-22: Bordentown Street Fair
May 22, 4pm: Evensong & Benediction
May 28, 11am: Memorial Day Solemnities
May 29: Church School Recognition & 1st Holy Communion
July 2, 7pm: Trenton Thunder Game
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The Propers
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For Sunday, March 20
This Sunday is Palm Sunday
OT: Isaiah 45:21-25
Psalm 22:1-11
NT: Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel: The Passion according to Luke
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, March 20
Lectors:
5:30pm: Eliza Peterson
8am: Richard Trout
10am: Andy Law & Bill Collom
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
10am: Kate Williamson & Susan Preston
Acolytes:
5:30pm: Julia Peterson 8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
10am: Mary Ellen Carty
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Quote of the Week
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Alleluia, how the people cheer; And palm leaves rustle as the king draws near.
~ John Beavis
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Church Schedule
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The Week of March 20, 2016
Saturday, 19 March :: Saint Joseph · 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass w. the Liturgy of the Palms (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 20 March :: Palm Sunday
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. the Liturgy of the Palms (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School Palm Craft (Church & Classrooms)
· 8:45 a.m. - HomeFront Meal Prep
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass w. Liturgy of the Palms (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Nursery) · 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall) Monday, 21 March :: Holy Monday
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) · 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
Tuesday, 22 March :: Holy Tuesday
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) · 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
Wednesday, 23 March :: Holy Wednesday · 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Ave Regina (Lady Chapel) · 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel) · 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 6:30 p.m. - Rosary (Lady Chapel)
· 7:00 p.m. - Sung Stations of the Cross w. Vox Fidelis (Church)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 24 March :: Maundy Thursday
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) self-led
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing (Lady Chapel)
· 7:00 p.m. - Sung Mass w. Maundy, Procession to the Altar of Repose, Stripping of the Altars, and Vigil (Church)
Friday, 25 March :: Good Friday
Special Devotion
· 12:00 a.m. - Continuance of the Vigil (Lady Chapel)
· 12:00 p.m. - Closing of the Vigil (Lady Chapel)
· 12:10 p.m. - Said Solemnities & Mass of the Presanctified (Church)
· 6:30 p.m. - Stations of the Cross (Church)
· 7:00 p.m. - Sung Solemnities & Mass of the Presanctified (Church)
Saturday, 26 March :: Holy Saturday
· 9:00 a.m. - Altar Service (Lady Chapel)
· 8:00 p.m. - The Great Vigil of Easter (Church)
Sunday, 27 March :: Easter Sunday
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass of Easter (Church)
· 9:00 a.m. - Church School Easter Event
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass of Easter (Church)
· 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
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This (Past) Week in Church History
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March 11, 843: Eastern churches officially reintroduced and sanctioned icons, after an 89-year controversy that occasionally turned violent.
March 11, 1812: Fire engulfs missionary William Carey's print shop in Serampore, India, destroying his massive polyglot dictionary, two grammar books, sets of type for 14 eastern languages, and whole versions of the Bible. Undaunted, Carey said, "The loss is heavy, but as traveling a road the second time is usually done with greater ease and certainty than the first time, so I trust the work will lose nothing of real value . . . We are cast down but not in despair." News of the fire also catapulted Carey to fame, bringing in abundant funds and volunteer labor.
March 11, 1965: White Boston minister James J. Reeb dies after being beaten during a civil rights demonstration in Selma, Alabama.
March 12, 1685: Anglican bishop and philosopher George Berkeley is born in Ireland. As mechanistic science began to gain converts, Berkeley argued that the "natural" laws and processes are simply the mental phenomena of God and are not produced by an independent material reality like matter, force, space, and time. Berkeley was also a strong proponent of missions to the American colonies. March 13, 1456 (traditional date): Johann Gutenberg first publishes the Bible on his printing press with movable type.
March 13, 1815: Presbyterian medical missionary James Hepburn is born in Milton, Pennsylvania. In the course of his missions work, he compiled the first Japanese-English dictionary and supervised the first complete translation of the Bible into Japanese (which was published in 1888).
March 13, 1925: Austin Peay, governor of Tennessee, signs the "Butler Bill," prohibiting any teaching that contradicted the Genesis creation story. By July, John Scopes was on trial for violating the legislation and the "trial of the century" had begun.
March 14, 1937: Pope Pius XI issues an encyclical against the Nazi "cult": "Race, nation, state . . . all have an essential and honorable place within the secular order," he wrote. "To abstract them, however, from the earthly scale of values and make them the supreme norm of all values, including religious ones, and divinize them with an idolatrous cult, is to be guilty of perverting and falsifying the order of things created and commanded by God".
March 15, 1517: Needing money to rebuild St. Peter's basilica, Pope Leo X announces a special sale of indulgences. A Dominican named Johann Tetzel led the way in promoting the sale in Germany and erroneously declared that indulgences would cover future sins (Leo's forgave all past sins). The teaching angered monk Martin Luther, who soon posted his 95 Theses in response.
March 15, 1672: Charles II issues his first declaration of indulgence, suspending Parliament's legislation against Catholic and Protestant dissenters. He was soon forced to rescind the declaration, however, and the following year issued the Test Act, which drove Catholics out of public office.
--taken from Christianity Today
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Abbess, 659
Benedictine abbess, the daughter of Blessed Pepin of Landen and Blessed Itta of Ida. Itta founded Nivelles Abbey and installed Gertrude as abbess in 639. Gertrude was a mystic, gifted with visions. She befriended the Irish saints Foillian and Ultan. Gertrude is a patroness of travelers and gardeners.
-from Catholic Saints & Angels
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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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