Have you completed your online Pledge Certificate for 2024? You will find the link HERE

Thank you to those who have pledged $123,777 to date.

Mark McMahon

The Pullaro Family

Penelope Lattimer

H. Arthur Phills

John Ager

Meegan Adames

Barry Qualls

Nancy Lown

Monica Williams & Jeremiah Weston

Kevin Stansbury

David Bell

Wendy Benjamin

Jo Duhr

Margaret Caroline Brown-Stansbury Mr. Ronald Stansbury

Gerri Callahan

Debra Lowe

Sandra Smithson

Jean Houvener

Renis and Mervis Johnson

Peggy Smith

Towanda Stovall

Margaret S. Hall

Zida & Allen Abbott, Sr.

Our work TOGETHER depends on your support.

Tomorrow we will again be hosting a group of students for

Rutgers' Scarlet Day of Service.

Please consider joining us in the work of maintaining the property. The possible volunteer times are

10am – 2pm or 11am – 3pm.

Tasks to be completed include: Clean out the vegetable gardens; Weed the flower beds; Rake leaves; Clean the garden boxes; and Clean basement spaces in Parish House, Repair the Pews.

Listening Sessions about Music Ministry

The Vestry will be hosting a series of listening sessions in the coming weeks whose purpose is to hear parishioners thoughts about the Music Ministry. These questions will guide the 45 minute discussion:

1. Who are we/who is God calling us to be?
2. And, how does our music ministry emerge from who we are called to be?

Please join us for one of the following times:

Oct.22, 2023 9:15-10:00 am

For anyone, In-person

Oct. 22, 2023 12-12:45 pm

FOR CHOIR Members, In-person

Oct. 22, 2023 12:00-12:45 pm

For anyone, In-person

Oct 24, 2023 6:00-6:45 pm

For anyone via Zoom 

We are eager to hear your thoughts, so please plan to participate.

Please reach out to Sheila Cooper, Rector's Warden, with questions.

Zoom information:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85303340376?pwd=b2NYSWhlV3k5ZkdnV2ZhdzFHRE9RQT09

Meeting ID: 853 0334 0376

Passcode: 764330

One tap mobile

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Meeting ID: 853 0334 0376

Passcode: 764330

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdtWGoMKfR

THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY HOSTS EVENING ONLINE WORSHIP

You are invited to online worship. Evening Worship blends Evening Prayer with Compline, an ancient worship service which closes the day and places that day’s concerns and tasks in the hands of God.

https://zoom.us/j/421288639 Password is 190920 or enter the meeting ID - 421 288 639 - in your zoom page where it says join meeting and then enter Password 190920.

To join our service by phone, call the number a few minutes before 7:30 pm. Phone No. 646 - 876 - 9923. When prompted, input this Meeting ID: 421 288 639 followed by the # sign. When asked for a user ID number re-enter: 421 288 639 followed by the # sign When asked for a password enter 190920.

Each evening, Sunday - Saturday at 7:30 PM is led by a student of the New Jersey School for Ministry.

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

To help support those in the Middle East. Visit the link to donate HERE.

Episcopal Church Women Recognize Their "Women of Honor" Event Video featuring our very only Sheila Cooper HERE.

Vestry Corner:

Key Topics from the October 2023

Vestry Meeting

1) The 2024 Annual Meeting Committee has been named: Meegan Adames will chair with support from Bruce Anderson, Margaret Brown-Stansbury, Artie Phills, and Shannon Pullaro.

2 ) We are organizing listening sessions in late October to invite parishioner input as we pursue the next music minister. Please make an effort to attend one of the options.

 3) We discussed the status of the 2023 Rooted in Abundance Stewardship Campaign - both the pledge drive and the FUN-raising events coming soon. Stay tuned for more details.

Minutes of the September 2023 meeting can be found HERE.

Prayers requested for:

Arnold, Christine, Dale, Danielle, Doreen, Dorothy, Isobel, Jacqueline, Jim, Joy, Karl, Lenora, Larry, Mary, Matthew, Penelope, Sarah, Timothy, Vivian, and Winston.

Christ Church Ministry: Production Ministry

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Korea

Diocesan Cycle Prayer: Members and Ministry of the Youth Council Adults

Birthdays this week: Georgiana Ager, Eliyah Caruso, Melbourne Garber, Moira Graf, Miranda Guy, Aubrey Johnson, Darby Van De Veen, and Paula Wardlow.

Memorial Flowers: are given by Rev. Daphne Roberts in memory of Ulysses L. Roberts and Gerald L. Roberts, Sr., late Mrs. Ralph Voorhees in memory of Carrie Henry, the late Dr. Sidney Sanderson in memory of Elsie Dorries Sanderson and Dr. Sidney Sanderson, Artie Phills in memory of Sylvanie Phills.