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Christmas Music & Poinsettia Memorials

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 Dec. 14.

Music Memorials: LINK
Christmas Poinsettias: LINK

Giving Tree

This year we are excited to continue our annual Giving Tree Project supporting Step Up Ministry, Growing Together Preschool (GTP) and Episcopal Housing Ministry. We have a few different ways you can support our neighbors this holiday season. Visit this link to learn more and sign up.

Advent 2021

Sunday, Nov. 28, marks the beginning of Advent. 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. Visit this link for Advent resources, Christmas offering and more.

First Sunday of Advent

Use this link for an online service of favorite hymns, prayer, and a sermon given by The Rev. David Frazelle on the First Sunday of Advent, Nov.28, 2021.

ECW Greenery & Pantry Sale

’Tis the season for the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Greenery & Pantry Sale! Shop remaining pantry sale items now via this link.

2022 Stewardship – “HOME”

Our 2022 Stewardship Campaign – HOME – is off to a wonderful start! Thank you to all who have pledged in support of Christ Church and its ministries. We ask that you please consider what Christ Church means to you and your family and that you keep our parish in mind as a philanthropic priority. You can click here to make your pledge online, return your pledge card by mail or place it in the offering plate each Sunday morning.

Are you new to Christ Church?

Welcome! For more information about our worship services– both in-person and virtual, as well as parking assistance, nursery care, and how to join our email list, use this link.

Christ Church on Vimeo

Missed a worship service? All of our video resources can be found on Vimeo using this link. In addition, you can also find our Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 Adult Christian Formation programs here. Our Fall 2021 Adult Christian Formation programs are available at this link.

Join the Christ Church Mailing List

Sign up to receive regular email updates from the church, including weekly emails and links to online services, using this link.

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

Second Sunday of Advent
12/05/2021
The Rev. James P. Adams
Morning Bulletin — Contemplative Eucharist

Past Week

First Sunday of Advent
11/28/2021
The Rev. David Frazelle
Morning Bulletin — Contemplative Eucharist — Sermon on SoundCloud

Ministries

Senior Adults (JOY Ministry)

Parish Life

Pastoral Care

Children

Our goals are for children of Christ Church, from birth through 5th grade, 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.

Click here for a full calendar of Children’s Ministry events and happenings

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.

Register for the Youth Ministry Program Year

All Students Grade 6-12 will need to have a Youth Registration and Medical Release form to participate in Youth Ministry programs at Christ Church. We will need one form per student. This year, our form can be found online via this link.

Young Adults

We invite anyone in the 22-40 (ish) age range for formation and fellowship. For more information about this ministry, contact The Rev. Daniel J. Reeves at dreeves@ccral.org.

To join the Young Adult email list, please subscribe below:

Young Adult Commission

There is a dedicated, 15-person committee of young adults at Christ Church who serve a three-year term on the Young Adult Commission (YAC). The YAC is in charge of overseeing, organizing, and dreaming up ministry opportunities and social events for the Young-ish Adults of CC.

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. To learn more about our Pastoral Care offerings and how you can get involved or receive care, contact Karen Connor McGugan.

Use this link to view Christ Church’s Finishing Well booklet – a resource for end-of-life planning for you and your loved ones, prepared by members of Christ Church’s Pastoral Care team.

JOY Ministry at Christ Church

Welcome to JOY Ministry at Christ Church! JOY (Just Older Youth) 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.