Please give me the ability to comprehend, Spirit To see the pattern without missing the detail. Help me understand the meaning of the...

Words to live by this Lenten season... and every season. #episcomd   #hocomd   #faith   #FaithfulGod   #FaithInAction   #Lent2025  ...

Each of us wrestle with trying to understand our reality. Countless books, theses, sermons, and other works have studied and expressed...

Last October, I was able to be a volunteer translator for the Somos Amigos Medical Missions trip to the village of Naranjito in the...

A Definition   Christ Walked And talked And cried And… Died So that We might Also walk And talk And cry And Fly. I know What Love Is.   ...

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....

I spent a number of years studying NDE's (near death experiences). One of my favorite moments comes towards the end of the experience,...

Lenten Evening Prayer Weeknights at 8 p.m. on YouTube, Facebook, and our website During Lent this year, Mother Marcia Davenport presents...

Last night during Christ Church's Wednesday Evening Lenten Supper Series, Mother Marcia Davenport presented some of her reflections on...

Tonight, our beloved Wednesday Evening Lenten Supper Series continues with a meal and lively discussion of our theme for this year,...

May I live this day Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness, Courageous in thought, Generous in love.   ~John O'Donohue

God, when I close my eyes to this world may your presence nudge me awake. When I am weary and ready to quit, your passion for this world...

A PIANO TEACHER, A GIRL,  AND SOME MUSLIM PRAYER BEADS – A TRUE STORY OF THE GREAT CIRCLE OF GOD’S LOVE   The story begins some years...

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 Reflection Day This Saturday, March 15th 8:30 a.m. in Old Brick This Saturday in Lent will set the stage for this year's Lenten...

I engage in prayer time every day. I want to keep my faith strong. Lately, I feel like it is being greatly tested. In these times, I...

Sovereign of the universe, mercifully receive our prayer for our land and its government.  Let your blessing pour out on this land and on...

Reaching Out in Faith: A Reflection “You don’t know. It’s a leap of faith.” I first heard this quote from the movie Spider-Man: Into the...

My heart Spends Entire days Teaching me The things That angels try To teach it During the night While I am Sleeping.   I sometimes Wonder...

“Acceptance remains among the hardest things asked of us. The price is always high, but in the face of what we would never choose and...

The world is flying fast apart Before unyielding choirs of light A man has come to crush the dark To set the truth against the night....

God, go with us. Help us to be an honor to the church. Give us the grace to follow Christ’s word, to be clear in our task and careful in...

We are now getting the 2025 edition of Christ Church's Lenten Meditation Book ready, but we need your help! The LMB, this year, titled...

EASTER SUNDAY AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH March 31, 2024 8, 9, and 11 a.m. On Sunday, we reach Easter Day – a day of joy, celebration, and...

Holy Saturday March 30 at 7:00 p.m. in New Brick Easter Vigil and Eucharist, The Lighting of the New Fire, Confirmation, Reception, and...

Christ’s Road to Calvary Gets Heavier Every year, The weight Of our Sins Settling On His shoulders. But, As His Heart Always Swells To...

Good Friday Friday, March 29 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m. Veneration of the Cross and Eucharist in New Brick Christians throughout the world...

My Most Precious Lord Jesus, this night You gathered with Your Apostles to share with them Your last meal.  But this was no ordinary...

As Jesus draws ever closer to the events of Good Friday, the church readies itself by reading the service of Tenebrae, taken from the...

BE A JOYFUL GIFT TO OTHERS LESSONS LEARNED FROM A 14-YEAR-OLD AT THE END OF HIS MORTAL LIFE Eight years ago this Lent, my 14 year old...

Let all who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, So that those who love your name...

Holy Week is the most sacred period of our Christian faith. This is when the foundational story of Christianity – Jesus’ suffering,...

This Sunday evening, Christ Church presents Meditations on the Passion, a special service of poems, readings, dance (with our Lumen...

Palm Sunday 8:00 Holy Eucharist in Old Brick 9:00 Children and Family Worship in New Brick 10:30 Holy Eucharist with music and choir in...

“Be a Joyful Gift to Others” Romans 12:6-8 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 All of us desire to bring happiness to others, especially our family,...

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!”...

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said: "Jesus didn't start an institution, He started a movement. The same movement as Abraham and Sarah....

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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...

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

Recently, I was privileged to go on a trip to Iceland with two friends. We went to Iceland Noir, a mystery writers’ convention in...

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...

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,...

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

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....

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...