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 Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 15, 2016
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Blessing of the Firetrucks Report
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Cranberry Festival
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October 1 -2
The Cranberry Festival is coming! It's almost time once again for one of the City's best loved festivals and one of our most successful fundraising events of the year. Volunteers will be needed to staff the table and to provide baked goods and fudge for sale. Christ Church bakers and candymakers have a well-earned reputation for having some of the best goodies to be found at the Cranberry Festival, and there are quite a few Festival regulars who come to our table each year looking for their favorites. A detailed sheet with tips for bakers and our Christ Church Easy Fudge recipe and sign up sheets are at the table at the rear of the sanctuary, so please let us know if you can help. Please note: if you're bringing baked goods or fudge, please bring them to the Christ Church table at Farnsworth and West Church Street (in front of the book store) between 9:00 and 10:00 on the morning of the 1st. 
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The Blessing of the Animals
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October 2 at 9:15
All creatures great and small are welcome to come and be blessed! 
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Confirmation and Reception
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Classes Begin September 11 at 4pm 
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. Classes will be held on Sundays at 4pm from September 11 through October 2.
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Choir Fund Envelopes
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Choir Fund giving envelopes are now available! They are located on the table by the church entrance door and can be placed in the collection plate. Check may be made payable to Christ Church with Choir Fund in the memo. Thank you for your continued support!
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Upcoming Events
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September 29-October 1: Preaching Conference
October 1-2: Cranberry Festival
October 9, 3pm: Bishop's Visitation, Confirmation, and Reception
October 23, 7pm: Compline w. Vox Fidelis
November 13, 7pm: Compline & Benediction w. Vox Fidelis
November 20, 4pm: Christ the King Evensong & Benediction
November 24, 10am: Thanksgiving Day Mass
December 4, 7pm: Advent Lessons & Carols w. Vox Fidelis
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The Propers
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For Sunday, September 18
This Sunday is the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
OT: Amos 8:4-7(8-12)
Psalm 138
NT: 1 Timothy 2:1-8
Collect: Grant us, O Lord, not to mind earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to cleave to those that shall abide; 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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Serving This Week
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For Sunday, September 18
Lectors:
8am: Emma McDaniels
10am: Donna Lundeen & Bill Collom
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: Carol Hensley
Linens: Loris Johnson
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Quote of the Week
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"Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly the angel who guards you will honour your patience. While a wound is still fresh and warm it is easy to heal, but old, neglected and festering ones are hard to cure, and require for their care much treatment, cutting, plastering and cauterization. Many from long neglect become incurable. But with God all things are possible."
~St. John Climicus
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Church Schedule
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The Week of September 18, 2016
Saturday, 17 September :: Hildegard of Bingen, 1179
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel) Sunday, 18 September :: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
· 8:00 a.m. - Low Mass (Church)
· 8:00 a.m. - Church School (Church & Classrooms)
· 8:45 a.m. - HomeFront Meal Prep (Kitchen)
· 10:00 a.m. - Sung Mass (Church)
· 11:15 a.m. - Coffee Hour (Nursery)
· 4:00 p.m. - Confirmation Class (Parish Hall) Monday, 19 September :: Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690· Church Office Closed
Tuesday, 20 September :: John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and His Companions, Martyrs, 1871 · 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel) · 12:10 p.m. - Low Mass (Lady Chapel) Wednesday, 21 September :: St. Matthew the Apostle (Ember Day) · 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (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, 22 September :: Feria
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel)
· 10:00 a.m. - Low Mass w. Anointing (Lady Chapel)
Friday, 23 September :: Feria (Ember Day)
Normal Friday Abstinence
· 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer w. Angelus (Lady Chapel)
· 12:00 p.m. - Low Mass at St. Mary's Burlington
Saturday, 24 September :: Our Lady of Walsingham (Ember Day)
· 5:30 p.m. - Vigil Mass (Lady Chapel)
Sunday, 25 September :: The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
· 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)
· 4:00 p.m. - Confirmation Class (Parish Hall) · 7:00 p.m. - A.A. Meeting (Parish Hall)
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This (Past) Week in Church History
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September 9, 1087: William I, "The Conqueror" of England in 1066 and founder of several monasteries, dies.
September 10, 422: Celestine is elected pope. During his tenure, he convoked the Council of Ephesus to combat the Nestorian "heresy" (this belief, that Christ had two natures and two persons, was probably more semantic overstatement than heresy) and reportedly sent Patrick to Ireland as a missionary.
September 12, 1788: Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Disciples of Christ and the Church of Christ, is born in Ballymena, Ireland.
September 12, 1922: The American Episcopal church votes to excise the words "to obey" from its wedding service's marriage vows. September 13, 1635: The Massachusetts General Court banishes Roger Williams, 32, for, among other things, his outspoken advocacy of a separation of church and state. Williams went on to found Rhode Island and the first Baptist church in the American colonies.
September 13, 1931: Pentecostal preacher Aimee Semple McPherson marries unknown vaudeville performer David Hutton. McPherson's third marriage, it ended in divorce in 1934.
September 14, 258: Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, is beheaded during the persecution under Roman Emperor Valerian.
September 14, 407: Early church father John Chrysostom, the greatest preacher of his age, dies in exile when, in poor health, he is forced to travel on foot in bad weather.
September 14, 1741: George Frederick Handel finishes composing "The Messiah," begun only 24 days earlier. September 14, 1814: Francis Scott Key, Episcopal layman and cofounder of the American Sunday School Union, is inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. The song didn't become the national anthem until 1931. September 15, 1648: The British Parliament approves the Larger and the Shorter Catechisms, now used by Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and Baptist congregations, are approved by the British Parliament.
September 15, 1853: Antoinette Brown becomes the first female minister ordained in America.
September 15, 1963: In a racially motivated attack, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed, killing four girls. The sermon that day was "The Love That Forgives," based on Matthew 5:43-44.
--taken from Christianity Today
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Bishop & Martyr, 305
Little is known about the life of Januarius. He is believed to have been martyred in the Emperor Diocletian's persecution of 305. Legend has it that after Januarius was thrown to the bears in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli, he was beheaded, and his blood ultimately brought to Naples.
--AmericanCatholic.org
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Parish Prayer List
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Of your charity, please pray for:
the sick: Irene Fithian, Michelle Miloscia, HollyJones, Carlton Jones, Roxie Clark, Helen Gardiner, Dick Gher, Samantha Mahoney, Don Ackert, Richard Shain, Joe Hand, Edward Rosina, Vickie Moricz, Erna Kurti, Daryl Albury, Lynn Muller, Norman Stull , Reagon Condron, Donna O'Gorman, Carl Luthke, and Sister Pat
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, 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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