CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF GUILFORD
  • Home
    • Our History
  • Calendar
  • Who We Are
    • What We Believe
    • Who Belongs Here
    • Clergy & Staff
    • Church Vestry
    • Annual Meeting Reports >
      • 2024 Annual Report
      • Christ Church By-laws
  • What We Do
    • Christ Church Livestreams
    • Services & Liturgy
    • Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals
    • Children & Youth Ministry >
      • Vacation Bible School
    • Music Ministry >
      • Choirs >
        • Annunciation Evensong singers page
      • Organ Music
    • Parish Ministry Committees
    • Outreach
    • Fellowship >
      • Episcopal Church Women's Group
  • Stewardship & Giving
  • Visit Us
  • Connect with Us

Christ Church Weekly Announcements

Palm Sunday, April 10: Palms, Soup, Ukraine Support

4/9/2022

0 Comments

 
Picture
Announcements for Palm Sunday, April 10:
 
Poetry Retreat for Lent ...
... will be offered Saturday, April 9 from 1-3p.m. in the Rectory.  We will explore Lenten themes through poems chosen by Cecelia Parker.  All are invited to reflect on their Lenten journeys -- and the parts of life that feel like Lent -- in this conversation with Cecelia.

Palm Sunday Preparations for all ages ...
... will be happening Saturday, April 9 from 2 to 5p.m.  Soup-making, brownie-baking, and palm-cross crafting are among the planned activities in the Parish Hall and Kitchen.
     These are all in preparation for our observance of Palm Sunday including the after-worship Soup Lunch. 


Ecumenical Blessing of the Palms Returns!
Our traditional Ecumenical Blessing of the Palms with our neighbors from St. George Catholic Church and First Congregational Church will be back on the Green at 9:45a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 10.  Hurray!

Palm Sunday Soup Lunch & ECW Bake/Craft Sale 
... will follow the 10a.m. service on April 10.  Soup, brownies, and coffee will be served in the Parish Hall after the service.  We look forward to gathering again for a meal together! 
Also in the Parish Hall, our ECW will be offering for sale their home-made baked goods, Easter crafts and more.  All items will be packaged for your enjoyment, or to give as a gift.


Help Ukrainian Refugees ...
... via a collection at Christ Church organized by Dorota Xeller (our Director of Children's Ministries) April 3 -10.  All collected items will be delivered to St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Haven for shipment via Warsaw to Lviv, Ukraine.   Items being sought are:  Aspirin, First-aid Kits, Neosporin, Saline wound wash, Toothpaste, Bandages, Gauze, Vaseline, Medical tape, and Men's white socks -- all new and in original packaging, please.  Please bring your donations to a box in the narthex or to the Children's altar.

The Path of Holy Week ...
... is where our "Journey through the Bible" has brought us.  Our Monday evening conversation has pulled ahead, and will be focusing on Chapter 20, "We Have Seen the Lord!"  While the Thursday group takes more time with Chapter 19 titled "Crucify Him."   Feel free to join the conversations on Monday at 7p.m., and Thursday at 9:30a.m.    Click here for the Zoom.
     Copies of The Path are available on the Ushers' Table and on the Rectory Entry Hall shelf.  


Episcopal Election Update
The Bishop Transition Committee has announced their nominees for the next Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.  You can learn about them here.   Nominations may now be made by petition through April 14.  Opportunities to "Meet & Greet" the nominees will then be scheduled across ECCT during May 9-14.  Please keep this process and the Committee in your prayers.

Need an Antigen Test?
The Town provided Christ Church with a case of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests.  These tests are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the Ushers' Table and in the rectory entry hall.

Lent Madness concludes the "Holy Kitsch" round today with a toss-up between Thomas Villanova and Thomas Aquinas on their way to the "Golden Halo."  Don't know about them?  All the more reason to follow LentMadness.org here.  And yes, the whole concept is total "madness," and also inspiring and delightfully clever!

Mask Protocols ...
... in Worship:  Mask-wearing became optional during inside gatherings of Christ Church beginning March 24.  This was on the recommendation of our Worship Options Group adopted by the Vestry as they followed developments closely including this guidance from Bishops Douglas and Ahrens beginning in the third paragraph. 
We will continue distributing communion in one-kind for the balance of Lent, and from the Children's altar.
... in Sunday School:  Following the practice in the Guilford Public Schools, mask-wearing is optional -- always exercising special concern for any who are vulnerable.

 
  
 
Intercessory Prayer:  Please help shape the Prayers of the People, by replying to this message with the people, birthdays, anniversaries, and concerns you would like included in the Prayers of the People.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    We feature various authors from around our parish, commenting on topics of interest to our community.  Enjoy!  Comment if you are so moved!

    Archives

    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

We Would Love to Have Yo​u Visit Soon!
11 Park street, guilford ct 06437


Hours

Office Hours
Monday-Friday
9am-12pm

Telephone

203-453-2279

Email

[email protected]
  • Home
    • Our History
  • Calendar
  • Who We Are
    • What We Believe
    • Who Belongs Here
    • Clergy & Staff
    • Church Vestry
    • Annual Meeting Reports >
      • 2024 Annual Report
      • Christ Church By-laws
  • What We Do
    • Christ Church Livestreams
    • Services & Liturgy
    • Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals
    • Children & Youth Ministry >
      • Vacation Bible School
    • Music Ministry >
      • Choirs >
        • Annunciation Evensong singers page
      • Organ Music
    • Parish Ministry Committees
    • Outreach
    • Fellowship >
      • Episcopal Church Women's Group
  • Stewardship & Giving
  • Visit Us
  • Connect with Us