| This Weekend's Readings | The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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This Weekend's Preacher
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The Reverend Canon Jonathan Sams
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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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10/2 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)
3:00 PM - Funeral Service for Marilyn Allan
5:30 PM - Progressive Dinner
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10/3 Saturday
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5:00 PM - Sanctuary Holy Eucharist: Rite II with Holy Baptism
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10/4 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)
4:00 PM - Blessing of the Animals
5:30 PM - Organ Recital 6:00 PM - Choral Evensong
7:00 PM - God in the City Discussion
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10/5 Monday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
7:00 PM - Cranbrook Choristers Rehearsal
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10/6 Tuesday
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8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
11:00 AM - ECW Program & Luncheon
7:30 PM - Shiloah Meditation Group
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10/7 Wednesday
| 7:30 AM - Bible Study
8:30 AM - Holy Eucharist: Rite II
9:30 AM - Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting
10:00 AM - Baldwin Soup Kitchen (off-site)
1:00 PM - Altar Guild Executive Board Meeting
6:00 PM - Renew
7:00 PM - Cranbrook Ringers Rehearsal
7:00 PM - Children & Youth Standing Committee Meeting
7:00 PM - Understanding Your Grief Support Group
7:00 PM - Introduction to Education for Ministry (EfM)
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10/8 Thursday
| 8:30 AM - Morning Prayer
5:00 PM - Cranbrook Choristers Rehearsal
7:30 PM - Christ Church Choir Rehearsal
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| Imagining Community: Why We Have A New Program Called "God in the City" | | This weekend, we begin a new program that will be a regular part of our worship life over the coming year. We will be pairing our wonderful, monthly services of choral evensong with a series entitled "God in the City," which will bringing invited preachers who are artists, academics, activists, community leaders and clergy to help us prayerfully and imaginatively think about what God is calling us to be in the greater Detroit area. To give some background about what inspired this series:
Images of the city have long been the focal point of Christian practice and imagination. In the Hebrew Bible, the primary city in mind was Jerusalem, which represented the political and theological center of the universe. Faithful Israelites experienced this centrality as both concrete reality and spiritual yearning. Jerusalem was a place of pilgrimage, petition, and power. The ecstatic vision of Psalm 122, for example, gives words to those who traveled to Jerusalem to make yearly sacrifices:
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
and security within your towers."
For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, "Peace be within you."
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good (122:6-9).
By the time of Jesus, this joyful yearning and prayer for Jerusalem was tempered by feelings of disillusionment as the result of repeated conquest and domination of the Promised Land. Therefore, Jesus could only see Jerusalem as a place for lamentation and mourning over the violence and tumult that beset the city time and time again. On his way to his death - which, short of Easter Day would have looked like yet one more iteration of this endless cycle of violence, he offered the following, mournful prayer:
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it!
How often have I desired to gather your children as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and yet you were not willing!" (Mt 23:37; Lk 13:34).
This double-consciousness of the city as place of hope and despair subsequently became part of the way Christians have come to see their world. Writing in the aftermath of the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410, St. Augustine argued that the whole of political life was organized according to two loves for two cities. The other-directed love of God found its joy in Jerusalem, which had come to represent not only a physical place, but Heaven itself governed by Christ now reigning in glory. The inner-directed love of self founded Babylon, the ancient city in Mesopotamia, which was the cradle of aggressive empires and now represented, in Augustine's mind, the image of a living hell on earth. He wrote: "Two loves have formed two cities: the love of self, reaching even to contempt of God, an earthly city; and the love of God, reaching even to contempt of self, a heavenly one" (City of God, XIV: 28).
Augustine's vision has profoundly informed Western thought ever since, appearing in Papal Encyclicals and other major theological works. At its heart is the conviction that cities are formed not only by the division of labor, but by mutual love for the city itself as a reflection of what we might in retrospect call "our best selves."
The quality of a given city therefore depends on the kind of love shared between its citizens. If greed is the only love held in common, for example, we should not be surprised if the making and unmaking of the city formed by that desire will be predicated on what helps the individual, and not the common good, flourish.
This background, I hope, sheds light on why I believe it is imperative for those of us who live in the greater Detroit area to reflect on what kind of city we are building with our love. If cities are what we imagine them to be, and what we desire them to be, then we need to take a moment to step back and reflect on what kind of city, and love, God is calling out of us.
The thought that cities are the product of love and imagination might seem be a far ways off from the challenging realities we face in Detroit, Pontiac and the other cities in our area. However, for good or ill, what we practice always begins in what we imagine and desire. This brute fact of human nature applies even to places like Detroit. Throughout the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, Detroit has often been the object of competing forms of love and desire, symbolizing the aspirations and anxieties of our wider American culture since World War II. Heather Ann Thompson writes:
In the 1940s, this city represented America's vision of itself as an "arsenal of democracy." In the 1950s, it exemplified the best of postwar American consumerism and productivity; in the 1960s, it was deemed a "model" Great Society city; in the 1970's, it was called the "murder capital" of the then-troubled country; and by the 1980s, it represented the worst of what America had become after decades of social and political turmoil (Whose Detroit? 2001).
During the most recent downturn, it became common to describe Detroit as a "Post-Apocalyptic" place by people who were generally ignorant of the theological, not to mention imaginary and affective, dimensions this term evokes. More recently, developers use the more positive "renaissance," which is similarly imbued with imaginary and theological overtones related to the term's roots in the resurrection.
As these terms indicate, whether we are flourishing or perishing is a matter of perspective - a matter, I believe, of what we imagine and love about our cities. And this, in the end, is why we are doing a series like God in the City and coupling it with evensong. Because Christians have always believed that our imagination and desires are formed through worship, prayer and reflection in community.
To create this space, we will be bringing in preachers who are able to help us with every facet of this three-fold work. We will be bringing in artists, academics, activists, community leaders and clergy so that we can provide a God-shaped forum to guide our own thought and action. May God, through these speakers, give us vision and grace so that our cities become places of redemption and true renewal.
- The Reverend Canon Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr.
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| This Week's Intercessions | | |
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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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| Choral Evensong and Organ Recital | |  Sunday, October 4, 2015
Organ Recital at 5:30 PM, Service at 6:00 PM
Christ Church Cranbrook is one of the few churches in Michigan to offer Choral Evensong. Evensong is held at 6:00 in the evening, on the first Sunday of the month,October through June. This year we are pleased to offer a short organ recital preceding the service starting at 5:30 PM. Our featured recitalist for October will be Joshua Boyd.
The Anglican service of Evensong is the result of the joining in the 16th century of two of the ancient monastic offices - Vespers and Compline - into one service by Thomas Cranmer, the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. The Evensong service is made up entirely of prayers set to music. The majority of the service is sung by the choir on the behalf of the congregation. Evensong is a deeply meditative and prayerful experience, and we are proud to offer you the chance to come and experience this special form of worship with us.
Please note that incense is used at Choral Evensong. |
| 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. |
| The Rector's Forum | | |
Living Religion(s)
Sundays at 9:00 AM in the Hospitality Center
We live, as the saying goes, in interesting times. Religion, once considered a spent force in society, continues to figure in world events as a source of conflict and compassion, of violence and peace, of wounding and healing. Join us for an informative and interesting look at some of the world's religions as we look for the overlaps that exist between them as well as their different claims about God and humanity.
This weekend: October 4 - Troy Dostert presents - The Struggle with the West: Modern and Contemporary Hinduism
Next weekend: October 11 - Troy Dostert and & Pastor Manisha present - Overcoming the Illusion of Self: Jainism and Buddhism
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| Join us for Lunch at Church of the Messiah | | |
You are invited to join a group of CCC parishioners in preparing and sharing lunch with our friends at Church of the Messiah in Detroit this Sunday, October 4th. Come as early as 10 AM to help with lunch prep, or come after the 10 AM service to join in the noon worship service at Messiah followed by a hot, homemade lunch. Carpools available. Contact Katy Knoer (312.543.4343) or Pastor Manisha for more information.
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| What is the Price of Beauty? | | Many parishioners have thanked us for the beautiful inserts included in our bulletins that Fr. Bill refers to during his sermon. We feel that this is an important ministry. The compelling and sometimes beautiful and sometimes disturbing images help connect the sermon to the Gospel in a tangible way to take home and reflect on. One person said that they never thought of Van Goh's "The Sower" in biblical terms and now when they look at the picture, it has taken on a new and deeper meaning. It is heartwarming to go into parishioners homes and see the picture from a service on a bulletin board, on the refrigerator or used as a book mark. There are even a couple of our parishioners go through the used bulletins and pull the inserts out to take to friends and shut-ins.
Some of you might worry about the cost of producing these inserts. All of our printing (except for stationary) is done in-house, including our bulletins, booklets and inserts. Costs range from less than 1 cent for black and white to 7 cents for color. We are currently in negations to replace our printer with another with even lower costs per page.
We hope that you continue to enjoy the inserts and use them to help spread God's Word in this busy world. One of the pleasures of this job is to use multiple ways God speaks to us through the use of words and image.
- Peggy Dahlberg, Director of Communication |
| Item of the Month | | Collecting SOCKS in October! All types of socks are welcome including those for adults and children. These items will be donated to Crossroads of Michigan. Mary Honsell, Executive Director, stated that socks are critical to them as a prevention of frostbite and that athletic socks for men are most useful. After preparing lunch for our friends at Crossroads J J Benkert took the opportunity to talk with our guests when one young man in a wheelchair asked, "Did you bring any clothing?" When JJ asked what was needed he answered, "THERMAL UNDER WEAR AND THERMAL SOCKS." Prayerfully consider donating these warm items to Crossroads of Michigan. Thank you for your generosity in supporting this cause.
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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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| 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. The programs offered for Scouts are as follows: "God and Me"for 1st-3rd grade , "God and Family" 4-5th grade; "God and Church"6-8th grade; "God and Life" high school 9-12th grade. 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: 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. Rehearsals will be held on November 3, 10, 17, and 24, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. The service and drama will be on Wednesday, November 25 at the 7 PM. Following the service there will be pumpkin pie and ice cream.
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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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| CCC Youth Group is going to Airtime Trampoline Park | |  On Sunday, October 18, the 6th-12th graders will meet at 11:30 AM for a pizza lunch in the Hospitality Center. At 12:00 PM we will carpool from church and arrive at 12:30 PM at Jump at Airtime. We will arrive back at CCC at 2:00 PM for pickup at the front doors of the church. The cost is $12 per person. The Trampoline Park is located at 662 East Big Beaver, Troy. * A pink CCC Permission slip is required in order to participate.* Drivers are needed to help transport youth. Sign up HERE. Any questions contact Jill Bednas 630.779.6866 or jbednas@christchurchcranbrook.org |
| 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. |
| Youth News | | Be a Youth Lector!
Youth Lector Training is on Sunday, October 25 from 12 PM - 1 PM in Rooms 201/202. Pastor Manisha will train any youth from sixth grade up who is interested in being a reader at the 10 AM service. You will learn how to prepare for and read the First Lesson and Psalm. Questions? Ask Pastor Manisha (mdostert@christchurchcranbrook.org).
Youth Mission Trips for 2016
Next summer, every CCC youth has an opportunity to go on a mission trip!
A mission trip provides an important avenue of spiritual formation for all young people. On mission trips, youth grow in faith through the disciplines of manual labor and simple living in community. While working for others, youth experience the generosity of those whom they are helping. These week-long trips provide a way to experience God that has lasting impact on a young person's life.
CCC is offering four mission trips for youth:
- June 27-July 4, 2016 - Dominican Republic
- July 4- 11, 2016 - Dominican Republic
- July 17- 23, 2016 - Chicago
- August 7-12, 2016 - Mission: Possible! In Detroit
Current 6th and 7th graders are eligible for the Detroit trip. Current 8th graders through college students may go on any trip.
Trips range from approximately $600 to $2,000, including transportation. Each student can receive help in raising funds. This year, we are delighted to be partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and local churches to make these trips possible.
If you are interested in the Dominican Republic trips, speak to Pastor Manisha or click HERE to secure a spot and place a deposit. The trips will fill up fast.
If you are interested in finding out more information about the other trips, please contact Pastor Manisha (mdostert@christchurchcranbrook.org) or Jill Bednas (jbednas@christchurchcranbrook.org) or attend the Mission Trip Meeting (7 PM) on Wednesday, October 28.
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| 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
| | 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) 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. |
| Focus: HOPE Job Seekers Bootcamp | |  Pictured in the center is Marlena Alston, who graduated Thursday, September 24th, from the Job Seekers' Boot Camp program of Focus: HOPE. Marlena is an accomplished, personable and highly motivated young woman who would benefit from assistance in identifying new opportunities and in networking. Her career focus is Communications and Public Relations. Marlena has excellent work history in achieving cost savings for corporate clients from energy, wireless and telecom vendors and in serving as an "escalation supervisor" and senior customer service representative for one of the major wireless companies. An "escalation supervisor" is one who handles insistent (and often indigent) customers. After having earned an associate certificate (with honors) in Broadcast Technology, she is now pursuing a four year, BA degree. Parishioners interested in helping her may obtain a copy of her resume by contacting her at shay123444@gmail.com. |
| 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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We invite you to consider our new electronic "Online Giving" program as a way to automate your donations to Christ Church Cranbrook. Read more
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