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Lenten Meditation : Be a Joyful Gift to Others
My first thoughts about “being a joyful gift to others” were: “It’s too hard to be cheery all the time!” “I’ve got too much on my mind!”...

Lenten Meditation : We are Called to Care and Love
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said: "Jesus didn't start an institution, He started a movement. The same movement as Abraham and Sarah....


Lenten Meditation : Consecrating the Chaos
Dr. Otis Moss III considers difficulties we face as individuals and in community: A true crisis—a threat to yourself or someone you...

Lenten Meditation : Being a Joy to Others
These are excerpts from a January 7 New York Times column by David French (“A Terrible Phone Call and What Came Next”), describing what...


Lent V Taizé Vespers - Sunday Evening
Lenten Taizé Vespers Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in the New Brick Sanctuary Each Sunday evening, Christ Church offers a service of contemplative...


Collect, Readings, Sermon, and Livestream for March 17, 2024
Fifth Sunday in Lent 8:00 Holy Eucharist in Old Brick 9:00 Children and Family Worship in New Brick 10:30 Holy Eucharist with music and...

Saturday Song : Sing to the Mountains
On weekdays during the season of Lent, we post daily meditations on our website, and on Saturdays we include a piece of music, as well....

Lenten Meditation : Love Conquers All
At times, we can become inundated and overwhelmed by the tragedies reported daily in the news; by the sad times in our own lives; or...

Lenten Meditation : Joyful Praise
Let us sing to the Eternal One, Let joyful sound resound, Let us draw together gladly, Our spirits unbound. For the source of all fills...


Join Us for Dinner and Discussion Tonight
Christ Church's Wednesday Evening Lenten Supper Series continues tonight with a meal and discussion of our theme for this year, Be a...


Lenten Meditation : A Joyful Gift
Recently, I was privileged to go on a trip to Iceland with two friends. We went to Iceland Noir, a mystery writers’ convention in...

Lenten Meditation : Cultivating Inner Joy
I carry a lot of tension in my body–a physical sign of carrying an emotionally heavy load. I still struggle with the emotional and...

Lenten Meditation : Shine in Our Lives
Holy one, lift us up and shine in our lives, Touching us and enlivening us at the heart of our being, That we may find reason to rejoice,...


Lent IV Taizé Vespers - Sunday Evening
Lenten Taizé Vespers Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in the New Brick Sanctuary Each Sunday evening, Christ Church offers a service of contemplative...

Saturday Song : Instrument of Peace
On weekdays during the season of Lent, we post daily meditations on our website, and on Saturdays we include a piece of music, as well....


Lenten Meditation : Our Christ Church Family is a Joy to Others
I give thanks for and to the many people at Christ Church, whose friendship and support have been a comfort to me over the years but...

Lenten Meditation : Our Service
“We do not serve the weak or the broken. What we serve is the wholeness in each other and the wholeness in life. The part in you that I...


Father Ginnever Returns to Christ Church - Tonight
Join Us for Christ Church's Wednesday Evening Lenten Supper Series Tonight at 6:30 p.m. This week, our beloved Wednesday Evening Lenten...

Lenten Meditation : Caring for Others
When I think of Being a Joyful Gift to Others, I think of Chef José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen (wck.org). Through his...

Lenten Meditation : My Creed and Worldview
I believe in a Loving, Perfect God who created this universe and all that is in it. He has established the Laws governing life in His...
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