| This Weekend's Readings | The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Click HERE to view this weekends readings.
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This Weekend's Preacher
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The Reverend Joyce Matthews
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7/2 Thursday
| 8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
10:00 AM - Funeral Service for Betty Potoczak
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7/3 Friday
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Church Offices closed for Independence Day
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7/4 Saturday
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5:00 PM - Holy Eucharist: Rite II
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7/5 Sunday
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8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite I
9:00 AM - Rector's Forum
10:00 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite II
11:30 AM - Docent Tour
4:00 PM - Summer Carillon Series 6:00 PM - Sunday at Six Evensong
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7/6 Monday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
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7/7 Tuesday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
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7/8 Wednesday
| 7:00 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite II
7:30 AM - Bible Study
8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
9:30 AM - Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting
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7/9 Thursday
| 8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
7:30 PM - Outreach Committee Meeting
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| My Christ Church Cranbrook Story | |  My name is Rocco. I am 7 ¼ years old (my half birthday is in August), and I've been coming to Christ Church Cranbrook for since before I was born.
First I went to the Nursery during church because that is where babies go. Then I went to the preschool room and now I go to Sunday School. I'm going into second grade and I like Sunday School because the teachers there are really nice. They let you help get the stuff ready for class and you get to help clean up after class. During class you get to play around in the room with all of the different Bible story sets and that helps you learn the stories. We have really good snacks there too!
I have made really good friends. Sometimes we play together when we are not at church.
I really like Vacation Bible School (VBS) because you can go to crafts, games and you get water if you get thirsty or tired out. I don't really like the snacks because it is mostly fruit and I don't really like fruit that much.
I learned a lot of Bible stories but I can't remember any right now but I learned that God heals, has the power to provide and He forgives you, even if you're bad! VBS is fun.
I went to Little Lambs when I was little. I liked that too.
I like Sunday School better than going to church but I like going to communion. I like the bread and the wine. You should give out the recipe for the bread. I like the red wine the best because it's spicy. Not that spicy but when you breathe in you can really feel the spice.
I like it when Christ Church Cranbrook has a bounce house.
I really like Christ Church Cranbrook and I hope that you do too.
- Rocco Caponigro
Share Your Stories with Us!
Over the summer months, this space will occasionally be filled with stories from you, our parishioners. It is your story of faith, hope and how Christ Church Cranbrook has made a difference in your lives that validates much of what we do here at CCC. Have you experienced a new point of view or possibly deepened your faith journey through a person, class, sermon or event at CCC? Please tell us about it. Have you made new friends through building a playground, or taking care of our altars?
Please tell us about it. Have you found peace or a deepened sense of spirituality through attending a mini-retreat of attending Morning Prayer?
Please share your stories and if you don't have a story, maybe it's time to start one by attending Evensong, a Rector's Forum on Sunday morning at 9, volunteering to take dinner to a sick parishioner or helping in the community garden!
Please send your story to me at pdahlberg@christchurchcranbrook.org and please keep it to about 450 words.
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Chime of Solidarity
| | On June 21, Christ Church Cranbrook rang our church bells in solidarity for those who lost their lives at Mother Emanuel AME Church. Churches from around the country participated as well.
Remember our Baptismal Covenant:
Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
I will, with God's help.
Book of Common Prayer, pp. 304-305
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| This Week's Intercessions | | |
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| Rector's Forums | | Bowing to popular demand, the Sunday morning Rector's Forum will continue at 9:00 AM in the Hospitality Center throughout the summer. The preacher for each Sunday will discuss that day's Scripture readings as they connect with current events and Christian practice.
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| 87th Annual Summer Carillon Series | |  The 2015 Summer Carillon Series - our 87th at Christ Church Cranbrook - features an exciting roster of carillonneurs bringing their skills to the church's beautiful 50-bell carillon. The series runs Sundays at 4 PM., July 5th through August 9th.
Margaret Pan of Toronto, Canada opens the six-program series on Independence Day weekend. An astrophysicist, this will be her first recital at Christ Church Cranbrook. Other newcomers include Sally Harwood of Williamston, Michigan on July 19th and Olesya Rostovskaya of Moscow, Russia on August 2nd. Ms. Rostovskaya will play a unique program that includes music of the Russian church, Russian classical music and her own compositions. This is a must-attend afternoon.
On July 12th, carillon duo Janet Tebbel and Lisa Lonie will delight the audience with their energetic four-handed musicianship. Sue Bergren of Naperville, Illinois returns to Christ Church Cranbrook on July 26th, and Culver Academies carillonneur John Gouwens concludes the busy season with a challenging program on August 9th.
Tower tours will be offered on several Sundays following recitals. A CCC docent will be in the sanctuary an hour before each program to answer questions and conduct brief tours, and plans are under way for some pre-recital preludes to add to the interest and enjoyment of the afternoon. Carillon series programs are free and open to the public and include printed programs and refreshments at the hospitality tent. |
CCC Music Ministry
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Do you play a musical instrument?
Do you sing? The Music Department of Christ Church Cranbrook would like to know if you'd be interested in sharing your musical talents in the life of the church. If you are interested in joining the music ministry at Christ Church Cranbrook and would like more information, please contact Dr. Christopher Reynolds.
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| Focus: HOPE Village Initiative | | Christ Church Cranbrook is teaming up with Focus: HOPE for its HOPE Village Initiative, "Keep it 100!" Over the course of July 16, 17 & 18, volunteers from various civic and faith organizations will gather to transform blight into beauty.
The initiative is called "Keep It 100!" because this event will launch the HOPE Village neighborhood towards being 100% Clean, 100% Safe and 100% Beautiful. With the help of residents and volunteers, every vacant house will be boarded, every overgrown lot cut, all dumping and trash removed and beautiful art installed throughout the neighborhood. After the transformation, the newly revitalized community will become a model for sustainable community engagement, putting residents and local business owners at the forefront with partners to continue to build the neighborhood.
CCC is looking for at least 100 volunteers, age 18 and up, to support this initiative. If you can greet people, use a weed whip, pick up a shovel, use a lawn mower, or do one of hundreds of other tasks, Focus: HOPE needs you! If you are interested in helping with the project, please go to the website and click the VOLUNTEER tab to sign up. The descriptions of the various volunteer tasks are indicated on this website. Please make sure you check off the "I'm part of a team" box and enter Christ Church Cranbrook as the team name. You may also contact the Focus: HOPE Volunteer Department at 313.494.4270. Your Christ Church Cranbrook contact is Stephanie Caponigro. Please feel free to contact Stephanie at 248.593.8141(H), 810.624.5550 (C) or steph.caponigro@yahoo.com. |
| CCC Children & Youth Ministries Cedar Point Trip | |  Save the date for Wednesday, August 19th, for an all day trip to Cedar Point! Bus transportation will be provided and the bus will leave early in the morning from Christ Church Cranbrook parking lot and will return in the evening. All ages are welcome. Elementary age children must be with a parent. More details forthcoming. To register, please click HERE For any questions, please contact Jill Bednass at jbednas@christchurchcranbrook.org or Jessica Neeper at jneeper@christchurchcranbrook.org. |
| One Bread Ministry | |  How would you like to be an ambassador... for Christ, and for Christ Church Cranbrook? We invite you to do this with a simple commitment.
HERE'S HOW:
You make contact by phone with a first-time visitor to ask if you might deliver a gift of welcome from the church. The visitor's name, address and phone number will be supplied to you. Once successful, you would then deliver a pre-packaged artisan loaf of bread to the visitor's home, at a time that is convenient. There will be a supply of loaves stored in the church kitchen.
This kind gesture would be accompanied by your invitation for them to return to Christ Church Cranbrook and to contact you for any information they would like to have. You do not have to know the answer to every question asked - just point them in the right direction to someone who can, like a member of clergy or staff.
"Yes, sign me up"... Please contact J. J. Benkert at bbjjb3@gmail.com or 248.642.7790 to become an ambassador for this warm and welcoming new ministry.
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| Do You Need a Ride to Church? | |  Do you or someone you know need a ride to the 10:00 AM service on Sundays? We now have a shuttle running from Fox Run retirement community in Novi to CCC every Sunday for the 10:00 AM service. The shuttle leaves Fox Run at 9:15 AM and will make stops between there and Christ Church Cranbrook. If you or someone you know lives in Farmington Hills, W. Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills or Birmingham and would like a ride to church, please contact Mr. Don Canavesio at 586.747.6587.
CCC has contracted with Don to drive our van to pick up parishioners. If a ride is needed, you need to contact Don by Saturday at Noon for a ride for the next day. Seating is limited so rides are on a first come-first served basis. There is no charge for this service. |
| Item of the Month | | Collecting SHOES in June! This month we will be collecting footwear for our brothers and sisters of the Dominican Republic which will be delivered during the Mission Trip in July. Here is what we need:
School-age children and teenagers
- BLACK SHOES (any size for children or teens of school age)
- BLACK SNEAKERS (any size for children or teens of school age)
Non-school purposes, children, teens and adults
- CROCS (any size for anybody in any color)
- FLIP FLOPS (any size for anybody in any color)
The Dominicans are so very grateful for what we are able to bring. Thank you for supporting this important ministry.
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| Sunday at Six - Evensong | |  MOST OF THE TIME, Christ Church Cranbrook is a busy place, with meetings, classes, concerts, tours, and worship services filling every available space with wholesome noise and blessed activity. THERE ARE TIMES, however, when a stillness descends, and, as the Book of Common Prayer says, "...the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done." ONE SUCH TIME occurs "Sundays at 6", when a (usually) small congregation gathers in the choir pews for the traditional Anglican service of Evensong. Sundays at 6 is not a carefully rehearsed choral effort, but rather a "do-it-yourself" offering of psalms, readings from scripture, and prayers, lasting about 25 minutes. The service is chanted, using repetitive melodies that have been sung in monastic communities for more than a thousand years. ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO SING WELL, or be musically inclined, to participate meaningfully in such worship. In a semi-darkened church, in the company of other spiritual pilgrims like ourselves, the ancient words emerge from silence almost of their own volition, and the wordless intervals between phrases point to God as eloquently as the sacred writings and chanted prayers. CONSIDER ATTENDING SUNDAYS AT 6. And, even if you don't, consider making space in your life when you can sit quietly and pray along with Psalm 62 which says, "For God alone my soul in silence waits." |
| Hospitality Hour after 5:00 PM Service on Saturdays | | | Our Hospitality Hour after the 5:00 PM service on Saturdays is a huge hit! Your help is needed to continue this welcoming ministry. Come about 20 minutes before the service to set everything up and then clean up afterward. If you are willing to help out, please contact Debbie Moore at dmoore@christchurchcranbrook.org or at 248.644.5210, Ext. 35. |
Summer Sunday School
| | It is time for Summer, praise God! Summer means fun and relaxation, same with our Summer Sunday School! Children, preschool - 6th grade, meet in rooms 201-202 at 10:00 AM for Christian formation, fun and prizes.
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| Can you run a Video Camera? | |  We are going to begin live streaming the 10 AM service every Sunday and need to recruit a team of people to work the video camera. It's quite simple and training will be provided. Depending on the number of people who volunteer, the commitment will be no more than one Sunday a month. Please contact Peggy Dahlberg at pdahlberg@christchurchcranbrook.org or 248.644.5210, Ext. 12 to volunteer or for more information. |
| Parish Health Nurses | | To promote and raise awareness of health including the body, mind and spirit in our congregation.
Contact Pastor Joyce Matthews 248.644.5210, Ext. 15 or email jmatthews@christchurchcranbrook.org |
| CCC Community Gardens Needs Helpers | |  The three vegetable beds near the Church's south door are planted! Volunteer gardeners are needed to weed, water, harvest, and deliver vegetables. No previous gardening experience is needed. We have planted tomatoes, kale, collard and mustard greens, string beans, zucchini and eggplant. There is an herb garden too with parsley, basal, mint, and cilantro. Our fresh produce goes to the weekly "Farmer's Market" at our sister parish of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pontiac. Please help by signing up today. Contact Coco Siewert at e.siewert@wayne.edu to sign up or if you have any questions. Join the fun and we will work around your summer vacation, work, and play schedule.
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| Women's Spirituality Group | | Women's Spirituality Group meets on Fridays for a sack lunch at 11:30 AM and a one hour program at 12:00 PM in Rooms 201-202. This lively, conversational group addresses a wide range of topics relevant to Christian women today. For example, we have discussed Celtic Christianity, the Books of Common Prayer across the Anglican Communion, Spiritual Gifts, Lenten hymns, Interfaith Understanding and more. Come when you can!
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| Help Wanted! | | Christ Church Cranbrook needs help answering phones three mornings a week. If you are able to help out on Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings, please contact Kathy Doyle at kdoyle@christchurchcranbrook.org or 248.644.5210, Ext. 11.
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| Interfaith Question of the Week | | |
As a way of learning about our neighbors of different faith traditions, we will be providing a link to the Question of the Week on the InterFaith Leadership Council (IFLC) of Metro Detroit's website. Please feel free to submit our own questions to IFLC for consideration to be featured.
This week's question is: Why is Tishah B' Av one of the darkest days of the Jewish calendar?
The InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit is a faith-based civic organization made up of visionary religious and lay leaders of many faiths whose shared values compel them to work toward a community that lives together in harmony.
Our Goals:
BRING TOGETHER, encourage and nurture interfaith groups and networks
SUPPORT CONCILIATION between and among religious groups as well as the community at large through active conflict resolution
PROMOTE INTERFAITH EDUCATION so that the metropolitan Detroit community can benefit from the synergies and creative benefits that knowledge and understanding can provide. |
| CCC Services Live Streamed | | Christ Church Cranbrook is now live streaming our 10:00 AM Sunday service! No matter where you are you don't have to miss a service. To view services, please click HERE. Videos of previous services are archived on this page as well.
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| Online and Text Giving - It's Easy! | | |
 Contributions can now be made online and by text messaging. Please click HERE and see how quick and easy it is.
We invite you to consider our new electronic "Online Giving" program as a way to automate your donations to Christ Church Cranbrook. Read more
We encourage you to consider these new giving opportunities.
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