Christmas Eve

Morning Prayer, Advent 4, 9:30 a.m.

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Family Eucharist & Christmas Pageant, 4:00 p.m.

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Special Christmas Music, 8:45 p.m.

Celebratory Choral Eucharist, 9:00p.m.

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Christmas Day

Holy Eucharist, 9:30 a.m.

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas message 2023: ‘A sign for you’

Please read this year's Christmas message from our Presiding Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, HERE.

Christ Church Annual Giving Tree

This year the Angel Gift Tree will focus on three

ministries: The Rector's Discretionary Fund; Laundry Love; and the Men's Rotating Shelter.

We are seeking donations of cash/check or gift cards to support these specific ministries. The Rector's Discretionary Fund can use cash or gift cards; Laundry Love- cash, and the Men's Shelter- cash or gift cards (Visa/etc).

Starting Dec. 3, through Dec. 31, you will find different colored angels on the tree in the back of the sanctuary; one for each ministry.

Calling all Volunteers!

For the past many years, the Parish House and Choir Building windows have been sealed with plastic sheets to make the spaces more comfortable and reduce our energy consumption.

This year, the Auditorium is the first priority for our tenants and the men’s shelter, followed by the choir room. If time permits, the kitchen, Ross, and Nicholas Rooms will be completed as well.

John is generally available the week before and the week after Christmas. It would be great to have help to expedite the process.

Please reach out to John at jager@optonline.net if you have interest and have availability.

Every winter, houses of worship in New Brunswick unite to open their doors to our unhoused neighbors. We rotate from church to church each week and typically house about 15 men. The shelter runs from 22 December to 10 March, when the temperatures are below freezing. Christ Church will be hosting 31 December to 14 January.

The ministry has been running for over 20 years, and is recognized by our homeless neighbors and by community leaders as compassionate, life-saving, and much needed.

This year, our needs are:

· Volunteers to stay overnight with the guests

A full shift is 7 PM – 7AM and partial shifts are possible.

At Christ Church, volunteers will typically sleep in the choir room from 11 PM –5:30 AM and then start the coffee pots.

· Volunteers to clean and to help move cots from one church to the next on Sunday mornings

· Volunteers to cook or bring meals for 15 guests + 3 volunteers

· If you can’t volunteer your time, you can also donate supplies or money

To sign up for a shift or meal, please reach out to Jason Kaelber at interfaithrotatingshelter@gmail.com or 848 228 3620. We also have a few volunteer openings Christmas week at the synagogue, and later in the season, so you need not restrict yourself to the days Christ Church is hosting.

Thank you for supporting this ministry and the homeless men of New Brunswick!

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following parishioners have been

appointed to the Annual Meeting Committee of Christ Church for the

February 4, 2024 Annual Meeting of the parish:

Meegan Adames, Chair

Paul Ambos, Parliamentarian

Arnold Bruce Anderson

Margaret Brown-Stansbury

H. Arthur Phills

Shannon Pullaro

The offices to be filled at the meeting are:

People's Warden (one-year term) (one to be elected)

Vestrymember (three-year term) (two to be elected)

Diocesan Convention Deputies (one-year term) (three to be elected) (1 meeting + associated costs)

Diocesan Convention Alternate Deputies (one-year term) (three to be elected) (1 meeting + associated costs)

Delegate to Northern Convocation (one-year term) (six to be

elected)

Nominations for the offices to be voted on should be made through the Committee by completing and signing a nomination form and submitting it to the parish office or giving it in person to any member of the

Committee. 

Would you like to join the Vestry or become a Diocesan Convention Deputy or Alternate? Know someone who may be great for the

position?

If yes, please fill out the nomination form HERE or

in-person

on the table in the back of the church.

Prayers requested for:

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Arnold, Christine, Dale, Danielle, Doreen, Dorothy, Eleanor, Isobel, Jacqueline, Jim, Joy, Karl, Lenora, Larry, Mary, Matthew, Sarah, Shawn, Tabby, Timothy, Vivian, and Winston.

Christ Church Ministry: Christ Church Choir

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines.

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: The Rev. Canon Martin Gutwein.

Birthdays this week: Nicolas Adames, Elizabeth Clark, Tanner Fenn, Charlotte Fergusson, Joanna Kuldinow, Effie Lamptey, Mia Pangasnan-Ruddock, Eric Sanders, Ryan Van De Veen, Emily Watt, Randy Weston, Madelyn Windle.

Memorial Flowers: are given by Mary Nelson and Family in loving memory of Gilbert L. Nelson.

Bishop French's statement regarding the Gaza and Israel: HERE

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the November 2023

Vestry Meeting

1) The Vestry was so happy to meet in person for this Vestry meeting!

2 ) At the meeting held on Dec. 10th, the Vestry reviewed the proposed budget for 2024. After questions were asked and answered, and discussion took place around various specific items, the Vestry unanimously voted to approve the budget. This will be shared prior to the February 4, 2024 Annual Meeting. 

 3) Through review of data collected at the Listening Sessions held at the end of October, with approximately 30 parishioners participating, the Vestry approved a revised job description of the Music Minister. This description will be posted in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more information. 

Minutes of the November 2023 meeting can be found HERE.