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CHRIST CHURCH CALENDAR
Sunday – 10/8 – Worship at 8am – Rite I
Sunday – 10/8 – Early Coffee – 9am in the Great Hall / Choir
Sunday – 10/8 – Chapel, Church School & Youth – Lower Level
Sunday – 10/8 – Worship at 10am – Rite II – Blessing of Animals
Sunday -10/8 – Later Coffee Hour – 11am in the Great Hall
Monday – 10/9 – Journey Thru Acts – 10am – Online
Monday – 10/9 – Keep Calm & Knit On – Library
Monday – 10/9 – CSO Meeting
Tuesday – 10/10– Office Hours – 10am to 2pm
Tuesday – 10/10 – Christ Church Reads Book Group – 6:30pm
Wednesday – 10/11 – Day Kimball Spiritual Care Annual Meeting
Wednesday – 10/11 –Concert Choir – 6:30pm - Great Hall
Thursday – 10/12 – Office Hours – 10am to 2pm
Sunday – 10/15 – Worship at 8am – Rite I
Sunday – 10/15 – Early Coffee – 9am in the Great Hall / Choir
Sunday – 10/15 – Chapel, Church School & Youth – Lower Lovel
Sunday – 10/15 – Worship at 10am – Rite II
Sunday -10/15 – Later Coffee Hour – 11am in the Great Hall
Sunday – 10/15 – Nut Orders Due!
MONDAY BIBLE STUDY – Join us on Monday mornings at 10am via Zoom for our online bible study using Marek Zabriskie’s A Journey Through Acts starting Monday, September 11th.
SQUASH HUNGER – September 18th through October 30th – Our youth people are collecting pasta for the Interfaith Human Services of Putnam. Please help our neighbors and friends. Baskets are in the entryway.
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND with Bishops Mello and Ahrens and others from the Diocese of Connecticut April 22-May 3, 2024. Deposits are due November 1, 2024. All the details are on the Diocesan website (https://www.episcopalct.org/2024-ecct-holy-land-pilgrimage-with-the-bishops/) but you can also ask Lorraine Reeder for information (lmrbedford@gmail.com)
THIS SUNDAY – THE BLESSING OF ANIMALS AT 10AM. We are please to have your furry, feathered, and scaled friends to join us for worship. We celebrate St. Francis’ Day and honor our faithful companions. If your pet cannot join us, please feel free to bring a photo, collar, picture, or other memento to be blessed.
CHURCH SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION – Please complete a registration form for all young people and return it to their group leader. Thanks!
BAPTISM AT CHRIST CHURCH – Our next celebration of the sacrament of Holy Baptism will be Sunday, November 5th The Sunday After All Saints Day. Please see Mother Cosman if you or someone you love would like to be baptized and complete a baptism information sheet.
HOSPICE OF NORTHEASTERN CT - Bereavement Support Group meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5pm here at Christ Church. For more information see daykimball.org
STEWARDSHIP – Thank you to all who have made a pledge of support for 2023. It is not too late to make your pledge to support God’s Work in this place for 2023. Please contact Jim Zahansky, our Stewardship Chair, jzahansky@whzwealth.com with any questions.
“TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” is on national tour featuring Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch and will be performed at the Providence Performing Arts Center in February. We have secured group seats for the Saturday, February 10, 2024, performance at 2:00p.m. at a cost of $64 each. Please let Lorraine Reeder know of your interest (lmrbedford@gmail.com).
BEARING WITNESS, a five-week Holy Land study program, will be held here at Christ Church at 2 p.m. on consecutive Sundays beginning October 15. Participants are encouraged to download the Participant Guide for Session One, https://afedj.org/content/uploads/2023/03/bearing-witness-session-01-participant-guide.pdf and review the Pre-Work document and videos prior to the first session. Reservations are requested for set-up purposes, but not required. Contact Lorraine Reeder (lmrbedford@gmail.com)
THE NUT SALE IS HERE! Order forms are available. See Ray Gravelin, Laura Curley, or Catherine Bastow for more information.
CHRIST CHURCH READS will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:30pm. This week we will be discussing The Secret Life of Sunflowers at The Humphry’s. See Lisa for more information.
BAND SUNDAYS are now the 2nd Sunday of the month.
PARTNERS IN MISSION GUATAMALA TRIP – Register for the mission trip to Guatemala by going online to Partners in Development at PIDonline.org. Register and pay trip fees by November 8. Travel dates are approximately Feb 10-18, 2024. Costs: about $1500. Talk to Mitzi Davis to learn more. e-mail: glenn_s_warner@sbcglobal.net. Group size minimum 8, maximum 12. Service work is primary medical care, vision screening, installation of cooking stoves, Spanish translation and possibly children's activities. Non-CC volunteers are welcome and encouraged.
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL OUTREACH – upcoming meetings include: October 9th, December 11th, at 5:30pm. Contact Judy Miller at judymiller177@gmail.com for more information.
PROVINCE 1 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S JUSTICE NETWORK The Province 1 Indigenous People’s Justice Network invites you to join in a series of book discussions. This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled history of Thanksgiving, by David J. Silverman will take place on Wednesday, November 8, 7:00-8:15pm on Zoom. For additional information about the book discussion or the network, contact Martha Gardner, Missioner for Networking and Formation, Diocese of Massachusetts, at mgardner@diomass.org.
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR – Mark Your Calendars for Saturday, December 2nd. See Lisa Humphreys and Dayna Flath for more information. Only 8 weeks to go!
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