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. Bonaventure
July 14, 2016
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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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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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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. |
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 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 17
This Sunday is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
OT: Genesis 18:1-10
Psalm 15
NT: Colossians 1:21-29
Collect: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion, we beseech thee, upon our infirmities, and those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, mercifully give us for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, July 17
Lectors:
8am: Barbara Cooke
10am: Andy Law & Mary Ellen Carty
Ushers:
8am: Linda Voorhees
10am: Lisa Jones
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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Christ said, "I am the Truth"; he did not say "I am the custom."
- St. Toribio
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Church Schedule
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The Week of July 17, 2016
Saturday, 16 July :: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel · 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel) Sunday, 17 July :: The Ninth 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, 18 July :: Feria· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 19 July :: Macrina, Monastic & Teacher, 379
· Church Office Closed
Wednesday, 20 July :: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman, Liberators · 6:00 p.m. - Tai Chi (Parish Hall)
· 8:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
Thursday, 21 July :: Feria
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 22 July :: St. Mary Magdalene
Normal Friday Abstinence
Saturday, 23 July :: Of the BVM
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 24 July :: The Tenth 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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July 8, 1115: French monk Peter the Hermit dies. Several argue that Peter the Hermit launched the crusades. Supposedly, he visited Jerusalem on a pilgrimage in 1093 and returned to Pope Urban II with a plea to do something to stop the Muslims from harassing Christian pilgrims. Two years later Urban II pronounced the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont and Peter the Hermit became one of the crusade's dominant preachers. After leading a failed "pre-crusade" in which Muslims slaughtered his entire army of 20,000 peasants, Peter joined the main army of the First Crusade.
July 8, 1896: At the Democratic National Convention, fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan gives his famous speech supporting "the little man" of American life. "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold," he shouted.
July 8, 1741: Colonial Congregational minister Jonathan Edwards preaches his classic sermon at Enfield, Connecticut: "You are thus in the hands of an angry God; 'tis nothing but his mere pleasure that keeps you from being this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction". July 9, 381: Nestorius, the first patriarch of Constantinople, is born in what is now Maras, Turkey. Nestorius attained fame for his teaching that Christ had two natures and two persons (rather than two natures in one person), which the Council of Ephesus in 431 condemned as heresy.
July 9, 1228: Stephen Langton, greatest of the medieval archbishops of Canterbury, dies. He had formulated the original division of the Bible into chapters in the late 1100s, and his name appears on the Magna Carta as counselor to the king (though he supported the English barons in their pursuit for more freedoms).
July 10, 1509: French Protestant reformer John Calvin is born in Nyon, France.
July 10, 1863: Clement C. Moore dies. In 1819 he established the General Theological Seminary, where he taught Greek and Hebrew Literature for 28 years. He also authored "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ('Twas the Night Before Christmas . . . ) in 1823.
July 11, 1533: Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII for remarrying after his divorce.
July 11, 1656: Barbados expatriates Ann Austin and Mary Fisher become the first Quakers to arrive in America. Officials promptly arrested them and deported them back to England five weeks later.
July 11, 1681: Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh, is executed, having been found guilty of treason. He was the last Catholic to die for his faith in England and the first Irish martyr to be beatified. July 11, 1886: Protestant missionary Horace Underwood secretly baptizes Mr. Toh Sa No in Korea-the first recorded Protestant baptism in that country. However, an underground church was probably already active in Korea, begun by Korean workmen who had heard the gospel in China. July 11, 1955: Congress puts "In God We Trust" on all U.S. Currency. July 12, 1536: Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch scholar and the first editor of the Greek New Testament, dies in Basel. One of the leading scholars of the Protestant Reformation, he also wrote the influential In Praise of Folly. "Most holy was his living," said one observer, "most holy his dying".
--taken from Christianity Today
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St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite
Monk, 1809
Monk and writer. Born in Naxos, Greece, he entered the monastery of Athos in 1775 and worked with St. Macanus Nataras of Corinth to compile the Philokalia, a massive compendium of monastic life and spirituality. Nicodemus also made translations of Western spiritual writings. He was canonized by the Orthodox Greek Church in 1955.
-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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