| This Weekend's Readings | The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Click HERE to view this weekends readings.
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This Weekend's Preacher
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The Reverend Canon Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr.
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9/24 Thursday
| 8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
5:00 PM - Cranbrook Choristers Rehearsal
6:30 PM - Thursday Night Movie
7:30 PM - Christ Church Choir Rehearsal
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9/25 Friday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
9:30 AM - Al-Anon Meeting
12:00 PM - Women's Spirituality (11:30 Lunch)
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9/26 Saturday
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5:00 PM - Sanctuary Holy Eucharist: Rite II
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9/27 Sunday
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8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite I
9:00 AM - Rector's Forum
9:00 AM - Middle School Sunday School
10:00 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite II
10:00 AM - Sunday School
11:15 AM - High School "Hang Out"
11:30 AM - Docent Tour
11:30 AM - Saint Francis Children's Choir Rehearsal
11:30 AM - Healing Ministry (Order of St. Luke) 6:00 PM - Evensong
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9/28 Monday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
7:00 PM - Cranbrook Choristers Rehearsal
7:30 PM - Fact & Fiction Fun
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9/29 Tuesday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
7:30 PM - Shilaoh Meditation Group
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9/30 Wednesday
| 7:30 AM - Bible Study
8:30 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite II
9:30 AM - Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting
6:00 PM - Renew
7:00 PM - Artworks Committee Meeting
7:00 PM - Cranbrook Ringers Rehearsal
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10/1 Thursday
| 8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
5:00 PM - Cranbrook Choristers Rehearsal
7:30 PM - Christ Church Choir Rehearsal
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| What's This "Evensong" Thing All About? | |  In a few words, Evensong is a brief worship service that is mostly sung. If you don't consider yourself a singer, fear not! Regardless of how musically or liturgically complex Evensong is, the congregation's part is relatively simple.
Christ Church Cranbrook is one of the few churches in Michigan to offer weekly evensong. Most of these services are sung by a worship leader (the officiant), a musical leader (the cantor), and the congregation present. During the choral season, the Christ Church Choir is present on the first Sunday of the month. When the choir is present, they take on most of the musical leadership on behalf of the cantor and congregation.
Evensong is considered an "Office", a church-term for a worship service which is specifically NOT a Eucharistic service. Morning Prayer (when sung, Mattins) is the other office of the Anglican tradition. Together - Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Holy Eucharist - are our official public prayer life.
When a choir is present, the congregation's role is significantly different and immeasurably important. In this situation, the congregation is actively listening, learning, and praying. While some find this style of worship to be less engaging, others find it to be the perfect spiritual offering when they struggle to find for themselves the perfect words to say. In fact, one of the glories of Evensong is that it often attracts (read: evangelizes) the un-churched, the disenfranchised, and others who may not be ready to visibly participate, but are interested in exercising their spiritual self.
On Sunday October 4, the Christ Church Choir will sing for the first time this season. Incense will be used, the lights will be dimmed to dramatize the time of day, and the organ will be heard in a half-hour recital preceding the service.
Still not convinced?! The Reverend Canon Joseph Poole from Coventry Cathedral wrote:
Evensong is a very tiny fragment of something else: It is a fragment of the worship which is offered to God by Christian people every hour of the 24 in every part of the world. When you come to Evensong it is as if you were dropping in on a conversation already in progress -- a conversation between God and humankind which began long before you were born and will go on long after you are dead.
See you at Evensong!
- Christopher Wells |
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| Upcoming Music at Christ Church Cranbrook Events | | Sunday, October 4th, at 5:30 PM - Join us for a pre-Choral Evensong organ recital, featuring guest organist Joshua Boyd. Following the recital will be Choral Evensong at 6 PM featuring the Christ Church Choir.
Friday, October 30th at 7:30 PM - Silent Film Night featuring Stephen Warner, organist. The evening will begin with the short comedy, The Haunted House (1921), starring Buster Keaton. The feature presentation will be Nosferatu (1922). For children not interested in the feature film will have an alternate 'talkie' Disney film in the Hospitality Center. Tickets at the door will be $12 adults, $5 children, the ticket price will include popcorn and beverages. Please join us for this special pre-Halloween event, costumes are encouraged!
Friday, November 6th, at 8:00 PM - Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra concert featuring the Christ Church Choir and guest conductor Christopher Wells. The BBSO will perform Zoltán Kodály's Summer Evening and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major. The Christ Church Choir will perform Morten Lauridsen's Lux aeterna with the BBSO. A pre-concert talk with Maestro John Thomas Dodson will be before the concert at 7:00 PM. Ticket information can be found at www.bbso.org. |
| Item of the Month | |  Collecting PAPER PRODUCTS in September! Our brothers and sisters at Church of the Messiah are in need of facial tissue, toilet paper and paper towels. Thank you for your generosity in donating these necessities.
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| Thursday Night Movie | |  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
6:30 PM, Hospitality Center, September 24
A dedicated but unorthodox young teacher in a private girls school ignores the curriculum and influences her twelve year old students with an over romanticized view of the world. Set in 1932 Edinburgh, it won Maggie Smith the Academy Award for Best Actress. Mike Frank will share insights into the movie's background and lead the always interesting discussion. |
| Fact and Fiction Fun | | |
 Fact and Fiction Fun will not meet in July and August. A new season will begin again on Monday, September 28, 2015 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM in the Conference Room. The selection for September is The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa. Please join us.
In Sicily in 1860, as Italian unification grows inevitable, the smallest of gestures seems dense with meaning and melancholy, sensual agitation and disquiet: "Some huge irrational disaster is in the making." All around him, the prince, Don Fabrizio, witnesses the ruin of the class and inheritance that already disgust him. His favorite nephew, Tancredi, proffers the paradox, "If we want things to stay as they are, they will have to change," but Don Fabrizio would rather take refuge in skepticism or astronomy, "the sublime routine of the skies."
Giuseppe di Lampedusa, also an astronomer and a Sicilian prince, was 58 when he started to write The Leopard. E. M. Forster called his work "one of the great lonely books." What renders it so beautiful and so discomfiting is its creator's grasp of human frailty and, equally, of Sicily's arid terrain. The author died at the age of 60, soon after finishing The Leopard, though he did live long enough to see it rejected as unpublishable. |
| Autumn Progressive Dinner | | Friday, October 2nd, 5:30 - 9:00 PM
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP! We had so much fun last year, we're doing it again! Meet in the Guild Hall at 5:30 to start the evening, then move to the homes of our gracious hosts. It's an evening of delicious food, lively conversation, and a chance to break bread with each other and enjoy the fellowship of CCC. If you are newer to CCC, this is a great opportunity to meet folks! Free of charge -- Sign up today! For more information and to RSVP please click HERE.
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| Blessing of the Animals | |  Please bring your furry friends and join us on Sunday, October 4, at 4:00 PM for a Blessing of the Animals. All creatures great and small are welcome. Dog and Cat food donations will be collected.
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A Rare Opportunity To Serve: Baldwin Soup Kitchen
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- Saturday, October 17 (2 people)
- Wednesday, November 4 (2 people)
- Saturday, December 19 (1 person)
If you are able to do this good work, please email Pastor Manisha at mdostert@christchurchcranbrook.org. |
| Saint Francis Children's Choir | | St. Francis Choir meets on Sundays following the 10 AM Service! All children, 4 years old to second grade, are welcome and encouraged to join the St. Francis Choir and experience the joy of choral singing. Kate Bublitz will direct the choir again this year. Rehearsals are held in the Choir Room immediately following Sunday's 10:00 AM service. For more information contact Kate at kate.bublitz@hotmail.com.
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| New Beginnings Retreat | |  October 9-11 for 6th - 8th graders, hosted at Christ Church, Dearborn
New Beginnings is a weekend retreat based on relationships with friends, family and God for middle schoolers, run by high schoolers and adult leaders. The event is designed especially to respond to issues and needs of youth in grades 6-8. It is created by adults and young people to help participants grow in their love of themselves, others and our Lord Jesus Christ.
The program begins at 7 PM on Friday evening and continues through to 4 PM on Sunday. During the weekend, participants meet peers from across the diocese, enjoy skits, listen to talks, and participate in small group activities and discussions. These activities focus on self, friends, parents, siblings, school, God's love, prayer and the church. Free time is built in for youth and sponsors to have an opportunity to fellowship with their newfound friends. Participants of New Beginnings may attend as many weekends as they choose throughout their middle school years. Participants are expected to be at New Beginnings for the entire time of the program. The cost is $50 and the registration deadline is October 2. To register go to www.edomi.org/yaya or call Eric Travis, Missioner for Youth and Young Adults at 313.833.4418. If you have questions about any area of Youth Ministry please contact Jill Bednas at jbednas@christchurchcranbrook.org |
| Cub Scouts / Boy Scouts / Venturers | | A religious education program is being organized at Christ Church Cranbrook related to the Religious Emblem Program of the Boy Scouts of America. Upon completing the program, a scout is awarded the religious emblem and a special square knot patch to be worn on the uniform. The Religious Emblem Program is related to a scout's "Duty to God" and one of the twelve tenets of the Boy Scout Law . . . "A Scout is Reverent". For registration and additional information on the Religious Emblem Program, contact Scott Bednas at 313.686.1020, or email at sbednas@umich.edu
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| CCC Children's Ministries | | Fourth Grade Bible Presentation, October 4 during the 10:00 AM worship service after Sunday School. Please let Jessica Neeper know if your fourth grade child is able to attend. jneeper@christchurchcranbrook.org
Elementary Sunday School Field Trip. Sunday School families please meet us October 11 at Troy Gymnastics (Noon-2 PM) for lunch and great fun. Parents will have an opportunity to get to know one another while your children exercise and have a great time. Please RSVP to Jessica Neeper. jneeper@christchurchcranbrook.org
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| Thanksgiving Eve Children and Youth Liturgical Drama | | Calling all children and youth! Please mark your calendar for the upcoming Liturgical Drama casting call November 1 directly after the 10:00 AM worship service. Performance will be Wednesday November 25 at the 7 PM Thanksgiving Eve worship service.
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| Episcopal Church Women: Program & Luncheon | |  Tuesday, October 6th at 11:00 AM, Hospitality Center
"Ramping Up CCC's Relationships in the Dominican Republic" with Elizabeth Briody
Have you ever wondered:
- Why CCC is so involved in the DR?
- Why CCC youth are so passionate about their experiences there?
- Why CCC is thinking about a medical mission?
- Isn't there mission work that we can do closer to home?
Come to the ECW meeting on October 6, 2015 and learn about CCC's work there and get all of your questions answered. Dr. Elizabeth Briody, who spent almost three weeks in the DR as leader of both the CCC youth and adult missions, will report on the goals and accomplishments of the summer trips and on plans for future. The program will start at 11 am in Rooms 201 and 202. If you wish to stay for lunch, please call the church office 248.644.5210 by noon on Monday, October 5.
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| Healing Ministry | |  Are you interested in joining our Healing Ministry? Members of Christ Church Cranbrook Healing Ministry are embarking on a new study for induction into the Order of St. Luke. The International Order of St. Luke the Physician is made up of clergy, health professionals, and lay people who feel called to make Jesus' ministry of healing a ministry they will engage in at their respective churches. Our brown bag studies will take place on Sunday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM on September 27, October 4, October 11, November 1, November 8, November 15, November 22, December 6, January 11, January 24, and February 7. We welcome those from other Christian churches who want to discern their call to healing ministry. Please contact the Reverend Joyce Matthews if you are interested at jmatthews@christchurchcranbrook.org or 248.644.5210, Ext. 15. |
| Understanding Your Grief Support Group | |  Experiencing the death of someone you love may be one of the most difficult things you have ever done. Understanding your grief describes ten touchstones that are essential physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual actions for you to take to help yourself heal. The group will meet at 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM on; October 7, 21 & 28, November 4 (Room 201/202) & November 18 (Conference Room) and December 2 (Room 201-202). To register please contact the Reverend Joyce Matthews at jmatthews@christchurchcranbrook.org or 248.644.5120, Ext. 15. |
| CCC Ladies Night Out | | |
Ladies of Christ Church Cranbrook: let's spend a night out at a paint party! We'll paint, share stories, and strengthen the bonds of community. This gathering is for all women in all stages of life, but we extend a special invitation to moms who have kids just starting in college or their post-high school life. Invite your friends, too.
When: Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 6.30-9.30 PM.
Bring to the party: $40, and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and snacks to share. Questions? Ask Pastor ManishaClick HERE to sign up. |
| Prayer Shawl Ministry | |
Please consider joining the CCC Prayer Shawl Ministry on the second Monday of the month. We meet from 12:00-2:00 PM. in Rooms 201 and 202. The shawls are created with prayers of hope, comfort, and peace, and delivered to those in need or to celebrate a special occasion.
Some choose to bring a brown bag lunch.You may be an experienced knitter, a beginner, or someone who would like to learn. Committee members are happy to guide you as you begin.
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Women's Spirituality Group Launches New Program
| | The Women's Spirituality Group is embarking on new program designed to invigorate Spiritual growth and development for seekers who attend. Over the course of this program year, we will explore topics relating to Worship, Christian Theology, Scripture, Music/Art/Science, Internal Spiritual Life, Current Events on Earth and Interfaith/Ecumenical Themes. Join us this week as we dive into the Worship module and examine Evensong (facilitated by Katy Knoer) on September 25 and October 2. This topic correlates beautifully with our expanded offerings of Evensong on Sunday evenings. Our new Director of Music, Mr. Christopher Wells, will be a special guest during this segment. Looking ahead, we will consider Christian Theology through the concept of GRACE (facilitated by Leslie McNamara) for 4 weeks in October, followed by a Beth Moore Study of Scripture (facilitated by Pastor Manisha) in November and December. All are welcome at any time - no long term commitment is expected! We meet for a sack lunch at 11:30 AM on Fridays followed by our one hour program at noon in rooms 201-202.
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| Shiloah Meditation and Discussion Group Resumes | | Shiloah is a small, welcoming, and stimulating group whose purpose is to exchange views and explore spirituality. We started our 23rd year on September 22, and meet in the library of the church on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 PM. We begin with 20 minutes of meditation to clear our minds, discuss a very manageable 10-20 page reading from a book per week, and close with a brief prayer. This fall we will read Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian by Paul F. Knitter, the Paul Tillich Professor of Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. We come to share and be enriched by people who are at different stages of their spiritual journeys. People attend as their schedule permits. The group is led by Jim Macy. Please feel free to contact Felix Rogers (fjrogers@aol.com) or Richard Ehrlich (ricardodexter@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.
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EfM (Education for Ministry)
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How would you like to participate in a small group of dedicated people and begin to understand the Bible in its historical context and literary setting? Create a close community where we delve deeply into matters of faith and theology? Participate in an environment that supports the exploration and expression of ideas so that personal discovery and learning can occur? EfM might be for you. Please come for an informational meeting October 7 at 7 PM in the library. We will discuss the EfM program and learn more about the course of study that guides parishioners on our journey into a deeper understanding of our faith. If you have any questions please contact Edie Gardner 248.608.4675.
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| 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.
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. |
| 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.
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. |
| Volunteers Needed | | Volunteers are needed on Friday, October 23, and/or Saturday, October 24 to assist with the 181st Convention of the Diocese of Michigan. You may choose to serve as hospitality/greeters, tellers, or assist with vendor set-up/break-down. In addition to our gratitude, volunteers also receive special treats and perks. Convention volunteers may also take advantage of the special room rates available to delegates. For more information, or to request a volunteer form, please contact Julie Travis, 181st Convention Volunteer Coordinator, at pcjuli@yahoo.com or 734.233.7334.
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| 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! | | |
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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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