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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The Protomartyrs of the Church in Rome
June 30, 2016
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Churchyard Project
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We are pleased to announce that the NJ Historical Trust Grant work has been completed! We have a Christ Church Parish Historical Churchyard Self-Guided Tour booklet which is available at the Parish Office and which can be accessed on our Parish website, here: http://www.ccbtown.com/churchyard.htmlAdditionally we have a database which contains pictures and information of the 448 individuals interred in our churchyard. Many thanks to all those who have worked so hard to bring it to fruition!
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Baseball Tickets
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 If you've ordered tickets for the July 2 trip to see the Trenton Thunder, your tickets are available at the Parish Office. Come on by during normal hours or give the office a call to pick them up.
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Lemonade on the Lawn
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Hosts Needed!  Hosts and hostesses are needed for Lemonade on the Lawn; please see the signup sheet on the bulletin board or give the Office a call to sign up.
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Mass for Independence Day
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July 4, 12:10pm 
Join us on the 4th of July for a Low Mass in the Lady Chapel.
Independence Day is actually commemorated by the Episcopal Church. Here is what Lesser Feasts & Fasts has to say about the 4th of July:
"Proper Psalms, Lessons, and Prayers were first appointed for this national observance in the Proposed Prayer Book of 1786. They were deleted, however, by the General Convention of 1789, primarily as a result of the intervention of Bishop William White. Though himself a supporter of the American Revolution, he felt that the required observance was inappropriate, since the majority of the Church's clergy had, in fact, been loyal to the British crown. Writing about the Convention which had called for the observance of the day throughout "this Church, on the fourth of July, for ever," White said, "The members of the convention seem to have thought themselves so established in their station of ecclesiastical legislators, that they might expect of the many clergy who had been averse to the American revolution the adoption of this service; although, by the use of it, they must make an implied acknowledgment of their error, in an address to Almighty God.... The greater stress is laid on this matter because of the notorious fact, that the majority of the clergy could not have used the service, without subjecting themselves to ridicule and censure. For the author's part, having no hindrance of this sort, he contented himself with having opposed the measure, and kept the day from respect to the requisition of the convention; but could never hear of its being kept, in above two or three places beside Philadelphia." "It was not until the revision of 1928that provision was again made for the liturgical observance of the day." Here is the Collect for the Day: Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Christ Church Choir Fund Update
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 The committee's mission is to seek sustainable financing for the choir program into the foreseeable future. Our choir fund drive continues on a positive note. Support has been terrific and a special thank you to all who have generously responded in such short notice. Periodically, we will be meeting to discuss the enhancement of our choir programs. For further information, please contact Diane Law, Chairperson, 609-298-9171. |
Confirmation and Reception
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Classes Begin in September
Bishop Stokes will visit Christ Church on the afternoon of Sunday, October 9, for his official visitation, which includes Confirmation and Reception. If you desire Confirmation or Reception into the Episcopal Church, please let Fr. Matt know as soon as possible. A book will be given to each candidate, and classes will begin in early September.
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Bishop's Visitation, Confirmation, and Reception
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October 9, 3pm
The Rt. Rev. William H. Stokes will visit Christ Church on the afternoon of Sunday, October 9, for his official visitation. Please plan on attending this joyous event! The Bishop will Confirmation, Baptism, and Reception into the Episcopal Church on that day. Please contact the Parish Office if you desire to be Confirmed, Received, or Baptized. A schedule for Confirmation Classes will be published shortly.
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Save the Date - Blessing of the Firetrucks
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September 10
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Bordentown Farmer's Market
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Wednesdays from 3pm to Dusk
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Upcoming Events
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July 1, 4pm: Bordentown Traditions Fireworks (J. Lawrence Park)
July 2, 7pm: Trenton Thunder Game
July 4, 12:10pm: Mass for Independence Day
July 21, 5pm-10pm: Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest
August 18, 5pm-10pm: Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest
September 10, 4:30pm: The Blessing of the Firetrucks
September 11, 7pm: 9/11 Memorial Service (City Memorial)
September 15, 5pm-10pm: Thirsty Thursdays for Bordentown's Bravest
October 1-2: Cranberry Festival
October 9, 3pm: Bishop's Visitation, Confirmation, and Reception
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The Propers
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For Sunday, July 3
This Sunday is the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
OT: Isaiah 66:10-16
Psalm 66:1-8
NT: Galatians 6:(1-10)14-18
Gospel: Luke 10:1-12,16-20
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, July 3
Lectors:
8am: Barbara Cooke
10am: Andy Law & Mary Ellen Carty
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
10am: Open
Acolytes:
5:30pm: Julia Peterson 8am: Richard Trout, Wayne Voorhees, and Alex Vigh
10am: Mary Ellen Carty & Dennis Brown
Setup: Joan Corbo
Linens: Anne Lyon
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Quote of the Week
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"No one should follow what he considers to be good for himself, but rather what seems good for another. Let them put Christ before all else; and may he lead us all to everlasting life."
- St. Benedict
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Church Schedule
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The Week of July 3, 2016
Saturday, 2 July :: Of the Blessed Virgin · 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel) Sunday, 3 July :: The Seventh 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) Monday, 4 July :: Independence Day
· 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel)
· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 5 July :: Vladimir of Kiev, King & Confessor, 1015
· Church Office Closed
Wednesday, 6 July :: Sexburga, Abbess of Ely, 700 · 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 7 July :: Paladius, Apostle of Ireland, 5th Century
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 8 July :: Ss. Aquila & Priscilla, Martyrs, 1st Century
Normal Friday Abstinence
Saturday, 9 July :: Of the Blessed Virgin
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 10 July :: The Eighth 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)
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This (Past) Week in Church History
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June 23, 1780: American troops, using hymnal pages from the First Presbyterian Church for gun wadding, stops the British advance on Springfield, New Jersey.
June 24, 1178: Five Canterbury monks report something exploding on the moon, the only recorded time an asteroidal impact has been observed with the naked eye.
June 24, 1519: Theodore Beza, one of the great statesmen of the Reformation and John Calvin's successor at Geneva, is born in Vezelay, France.
June 25, 1115: St. Bernard founds a monastery at Clairvaux, France, that would soon become the center of the Cistercian religious order. The order had been established 17 years earlier to restore Benedictine monasticism to a more primitive and austere state, but it is Bernard who is most closely associated with it. He founded 70 Cistercian monasteries, which in turn founded another 100 in his lifetime.
June 25, 1530: Lutherans present their summary of faith, known as Confession of Augsburg, to Emperor Charles V. Philipp Melanchthon did most of the work preparing it, but it was not presented until it received Martin Luther's approval.
June 25, 1744: The first Methodist conference convenes in London. Leaders set standards for doctrine, liturgy, and discipline, giving an organizational framework to the "Evangelical Revival" touched off by John Wesley and George Whitfield in 1739.
June 26, 1097: The armies of the First Crusade gain control of Nicea, now Iznik. June 27, 444: Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria and author of several writings on the dual natures of Christ, dies. He opposed Nestorius, who supposedly taught there were two separate persons in the Incarnate Christ, one divine and the other human. Historians doubt, however, whether or not Nestorius actually taught this. In any case, Cyril deposed Nestorius in 430.
June 27, 1933: James Mountain, English revivalist and hymnwriter ("Like a River Glorious"), dies.
June 28, 195: Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons (France) and one of the most important Christian writers of the second century, dies. He argued that tradition is key in sustaining orthodoxy, and he was instrumental in raising the authority of the Roman bishop. He was also the first to add the four Gospels to a list of apostolic writings, calling them "Scripture" with the Old Testament. Many consider him the first theologian of the Christian church, since others were more apologists than theologians.
June 28, 1491: Henry VIII, the "Defender of the faith" who broke with Rome when the pope would not grant him a divorce, is born in Greenwich, England.
June 28, 1577: Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, who sympathized with the Jesuit movement and the Counter Reformation, is born. Among his most famous works are Raising of the Cross (1610) and Descent from the Cross (1611). June 29, 1810: After resolute petitioning of college students from Williams College and Andover Seminary, the Congregationalists of Massachusetts organize the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, America's first foreign missions society.
--taken from Christianity Today
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Hermit & Monk, 1066
Camaldolese hermit and monk. Born in Provins, Brie, France, he was the son of Count Arnoul of Champagne and was raised as a soldier. From the age of eighteen, however, he abandoned the martial career of the males of the family and, with his father's permission, became a pilgrim and then a hermit at Pettingen, Luxembourg, with a companion named Walter. After several years, he settled at Salanigo, near Vicenza, Italy, where he was ordained a priest. Other hermits gathered around him, and his fame reached his own family. His parents eventually visited him, and his mother, Gisela, became a hermitess near his place of retreat. Before his death, Theobald became a member of the Camaldolese order. He was canonized in 1073 by Pope Alexander II (r. 1061-1073).
-from Catholic Saints & Angels
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Parish Prayer List
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Of your charity, please pray for:
the sick: Andy Jones, Irene Fithian, Michelle Miloscia, HollyJones, Carlton Jones, Roxie Clark, Helen Gardiner, Dick Gher, Samantha Mahoney, Robert Fritz, Don Ackert, Richard Shain, Wynn Mallard, Joe Hand, Edward Rosina, Holly Jones. Vickie Moricz, Erna Kurpi, Daryl Albury, Scott Warrack, Lynn Muller, Norman Stull, and Muriel Dougherty.
and those who have long term illnesses: Stephen Vigh, Stella Eichinger, John Moscatiello, Mark Casais, Arthur Jukes, Dixon Leavers, Robin Kintner, John McCoy, Gary Rutherford, Jane Humble, Charles Martin, The Rt. Rev. George Councell, Alice Ward Carriger, Carla Douglas, Ryan Murray, William Sweeney, Justin McCafferty, Zachary McCafferty, Jeanine Walker, Robert Ackerman, Kelly Bergen, Hannah McNinch, Gabe Fresco, Fr. Ted Anderson, R. Loraine, Burke, Katherine Carter, Shawna Catarinicchia, Mackenzie Sutter, Daniel Applegate, Alma Poksay, Roberta Cash, Jennifer Vigh Daniels, Peggy Tunney, Jean Fithian, Jim Tranter, Jonathan Okeson, John O'Malia, Eileen Cantwell, Jean Greenwood, Shaun Neiderman, Mary Dallmann, Patricia Dixon, Dawn Marie Nee, Charles St. George, Gary, Jeanette Poole, Bob Bernard, Pat Temple, and Danielle Morgan, Jai Autar, Emma Burris, Gloria Jones, Kelley Gilger, Emma Carver, Maria Stout, Lori Forenson, Michael Chahanovich, Rita Haney, Sue Kelly, Pat Skelly, Sister Angela, Sister Gussie, Dee Watkins and Marge Lee.
those in military service: Ben Skarzynski, USMC; Col Kelly Scott, USAF; Neil Gerrish, USNG; Abbygale Albert, USN; James F. Preto, USNG; and Chris Neal, USN.
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St. John's 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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