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Evangelism & Outreach

Dear Christ Church,   We are pleased to again offer the excellent “Evangelism and Outreach Training Cohort” by Fr. Herb Bailey, our Evangelist in Residence.  Beginning Monday evening, February 5, this 5 part class brings Fr. Herb’s expertise to parishioners with practical advice for engaging with others and sharing the love of Jesus. You are […]

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New Rector Announcement

Today’s CliffNotes post comes from Christ Church’s Vestry   Dear Christ Church Family, Thank you for your support and prayers over the past couple of months as we’ve gone through a full and formal process of discernment to seek who the Lord is calling next to lead Christ Church. With exceedingly great joy, we announce that

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Two important notes as we approach the Feast of the Incarnation

Dear Christ Church,   We are days away from the Feast of the Incarnation, a new calendar year, and some big transitions. I want to make sure you are aware of two important notes, and share with you one beautiful thing. Rector Succession Update. Many thanks to all who are praying for Christ Church’s future leadership.

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The Irrational Season

Today’s CliffNotes is written by Ministry Intern Danielle Pruitt. Dear Christ Church, I love this short Advent poem by Madeleine L’Engle, titled “After the Annunciation”: This is the irrational season when love blooms bright and wild. Had Mary been filled with reason there’d have been no room for the child. Ivanka Demchuk “Annunciation” Advent is

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Advent + Chili + Ceili

Dear Christ Church, There are now loads of Advent resources available, but nothing I know of quite like the Advent Reflections (scroll to bottom of the link to subscribe) produced by the Matthew 25 Initiative (M25i). These are beautiful and thoughtfully created reflections that help us to keep company with those who are most desperate for the

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The Eager Waiting

Dear Christ Church, At our Parish Retreat Erin Moniz told the story of one of her professors who asked the class “What time is it?” Someone answered, predictably, with the precise clock time. The professor asked again and again until people began to give answers like, “It’s time for me to make a difficult decision”

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The Threshold

Dear Christ Church, “It may be that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.” These lines from a poem by Wendell Berry have recently spoken to me in this

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How do you look and art?

Dear Christ Church, How do you look at art? Are you looking for something, or at something, or through something? Does the art ever “look” at you, provoking an insight about yourself or the world? Katie Fox will help us with these questions. This afternoon at 5:30 we have a special event, exclusively for Christ Churchers,

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