Please join us this Sunday as we  welcome The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg as our guest preacher and celebrant at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Schjonberg is an editor and reporter for the Episcopal News Service and Assisting Priest at Trinity Church in Asbury Park, New Jersey. 

This year's Lenten Devotional features daily emails with written reflections by members of Christ Church on scripture, poetry, artwork, and music selections. The Lenten Devotional began on Ash Wednesday and will continue through the Great Vigil of Easter. Daily Devotionals will also be posted on our website and Facebook page.

You can contact the Parish Office to add yourself, a friend, or family member to our Lenten Devotional distribution list. 

Join conductor George Mathew on Sunday, March 11 in an exploration of Johann Sebastian Bach's Church cantatas and their foundational chorales as liturgical music and, in particular, Cantata BWV 4, Christ Lag in Todesbanden (Christ Lay in the Bonds of Death). What liturgical and spiritual insight might Bach and these ancient hymns shed on our own experience today? 

George Mathew is the Founder and Artistic Director of Music for Life International and has emerged as one of the leading forces in the classical music world, bringing symphonic music to focus on global humanitarian issues and crises. In recent seasons, he has made appearances in the US, India, Jordan, Panama, Morocco, Australia and South Africa as conductor, pianist and ambassador for transformative action through music. Since 2006, George and Music for Life International have presented seven humanitarian concerts at Carnegie Hall, which have brought together musicians from over 100 of the world's most distinguished ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, MET Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic. 

The Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges is assembling a team of volunteers to participate in Madison Rotary's End Hunger 3.6 event on Saturday, March 1o. Volunteer slots are 9-11 a.m. or 12-2 p.m. and the event is held at Drew University's Simon Forum (field house). Event coordinators are seeking 800 individuals and families to prepare 250,000 pre-packaged meals. These meals will go to numerous food pantries and shelters in New Jersey, including IFPO and our food pantry network, MEND.  The name End Hunger 3.6 refers to the fact that every 3.6 seconds someone in the world dies of starvation.  In New Jersey, over one million people are living below the poverty line, while one in five New Jersey children is hungry and relies on food stamps for meals. This is a great family volunteer activity, children should be 10 years old.  For information and to register, please contact Peggy Baggaley.

CCNS recently held registration for the 2018-2019 school. As we begin planning for the upcoming school year, we continue with this year's activities. Our school is always busy with excitement but things are "eggs"tra special now since our baby chick eggs are due to arrive. We look forward to watching the eggs hatch and caring for the baby chicks as they arrive. We also enjoy every chance to play outside in our amazing playgrounds. In our Pre-K classrooms, we continue to prepare our young students for Kindergarten as we work to perfect and practice new skills. Learning is always fun at CCNS! Limited openings remain in a handful of classes. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, please call the school at 973-379-6549 or visit the school's website.