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Last Sunday after Pentecost

Use this link for an online service of hymns, prayer, and a sermon given by The Rev. David Frazelle on the Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King, Nov. 26, 2023.

A Festival of Lessons & Carols – Dec. 10 at 5 p.m.

Lessons & Carols traces the prophecy and birth of Christ through scripture and song. Favorite Advent and Christmas carols are interspersed with beautiful choral anthems and lessons to create one of the most poignant services of the year. This service will be followed by a light reception in the Commons.

Christmas Music & Poinsettia Memorials – Due by Dec. 13!

If you would like to honor or remember a loved one through the gift of music and/or poinsettias for our Christmas Eve services, please submit information using the links below by Wednesday, Dec. 13. Questions? Contact Margaret Quigley via mquigley@ccral.org.

Music Memorials: LINK
Christmas Poinsettias: LINK

Pantry Sale – Dec. 3

The Pantry Sale will be in-person Sunday, Dec. 3 from 8:30 to 11 a.m., or until everything is sold out. Thank you for supporting our ministries!

Giving Tree Project 2023

This year we are excited to continue our annual Giving Tree Project supporting Growing Together Preschool (GTP), StepUp Ministry, and local Women’s Prison Ministries. GTP is a preschool program housed here at Christ Church that serves three and four-year-old’s living in public housing. StepUp Ministry is a life skills resource in Wake County for people seeking to improve their lives and develop stable careers. North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women (NCCIW) is hoping to provide Christmas gift bags and meals to every person incarcerated this December. We have a few different ways you can support our neighbors this holiday season. Click the link beside each item to sign up:

Purchase gifts online and have them ship directly to church: Purchase TARGET; Purchase AMAZON
Purchase and wrap gifts for an individual child by Dec. 7: click this link
Donate money for church to purchase gifts: click this link
Help deliver gifts on Sunday, Dec. 17: click this link

Savor the Season Advent Dinners

We invite all ages to come taste and see as we prepare our hearts for the Christmastide. Join us Wednesday evenings in Advent for weekly dinner, fellowship & formation at Christ Church.

5:45-6:15 p.m.: Dinner ($8/person or $32 family cap)
6:15-6:20 p.m.: Lighting of the Advent Wreath
6:20-6:35 p.m.: Program in the Parish Hall; Children’s program in the All Saints’ Rm. (128)

The Rev. James P. Adams – Dec. 6 – St. Nicholas Night: REGISTER HERE
The Rev. Mary Davila – Dec. 13 – Christmas Pageant practice: REGISTER HERE
The Rev. Daniel J. Reeves – Dec. 20 – Crèche Creations: REGISTER HERE

Nursery will be available for babies 2 yrs. and under

Greenery Sale Pick-up – Dec. 1 & 2

Pick up for Greenery Sale items will be Friday, Dec. 1 from 12-3 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9-11 a.m. Volunteer to help with Greenery Sale and wreath making via this link.

Stewardship 2024: The Church’s One Foundation

In order to plan for next year’s budget and continue to bring you all our ministries and programs, we are asking you to help support Christ Church by making a pledge for 2024. Please consider increasing your pledge for 2024 by 7 percent from the 2023 campaign. Make your pledge online via this link, or return your pledge card by mail/place it in the offering plate on Sunday morning.

New to Christ Church?

Welcome! For more information about our worship services – both in-person and virtual – as well as parking assistance, nursery care, joining our email list, or joining Christ Church, visit this link. Sign up to receive regular email updates from the church, including weekly emails and links to online services, using this link.

An Invitation to Advent & Christmastide

The season of Advent is a time of new beginnings for the Christian Church, as we mark the start of a new liturgical year and wait with anticipation for the arrival of the Christ Child and the union of human and Divine, of heaven and earth. Although the word advent means “coming” or “arrival,” the season of Advent is not celebrated with the fanfare often associated with new beginnings, but instead is a period of preparation as we keep vigil of expectation for what is to come, calling forth our desire and rekindling our sense of hope. (from asacredjourney.net)

We would love for you to join us!
Christ Church is our meeting place with God, a school for shaping character for our children and youth, a home where we celebrate and renew our faith again and again, and an encouragement to awaken to the abundant life Jesus came to bring.

Sunday Services

Upcoming

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King

11/26/2023

The Rev. David Frazelle

Morning Bulletin

Past Week

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

11/19/2023

The Rev. James P. Adams
Sermon on Vimeo

Ministries

Children

Youth

Crosswinds (mid-20s to mid-40s)

Children

Our goals for children of Christ Church, from birth through 5th grade, are to understand that they are known and loved by God and their church family, and that they belong to God’s family and the family of Christ Church.

Youth

The Youth Ministry of Christ Church embraces and supports our youth and their families, inspires and guides their spiritual growth as disciples of Christ, and empowers them to serve the church and the world. To be added to youth emails or for more information, contact Kate Oldham Keenan, Director of Youth Ministry, at kkeenan@ccral.org.

View the full 2023-24 calendar via this link.

Crosswinds (20s to mid-40s)

We invite anyone in the 20s to mid-40s age range for formation and fellowship. For more information about this ministry, contact The Rev. Daniel J. Reeves at dreeves@ccral.org.

Adults

We offer a wide range of diverse opportunities for formation, education and spiritual growth for adults on Sundays and throughout the week.

Parish Life

Christ Church is a place for all to feel connected and at home. Come, be together, connect and enjoy the fellowship and fun we enjoy together as a Christ Church family.

Pastoral Care

Our mission is to create a community in which the joys and sorrows of life are honored and consecrated, so that no one walks alone at Christ Church. The Pastoral Care ministries, with more than 200 volunteers, reach out with God’s love to fellow parishioners experiencing trials, troubles and even just ordinary life to promote and facilitate a community in which the joys and sorrows of life are honored and consecrated. To learn more about our Pastoral Care offerings and how you can get involved or receive care, contact Margaret Quigley via mquigley@ccral.org.

Senior Adults

This ministry is specifically designed to serve parishioners who are 60 and older and those who care for and love them. Our mission is to support Senior members of Christ Church as we transition into later seasons of life.