Come
worship at Christ Church during the season after Pentecost.
You
are welcome here!
During
the months of June, July, and August,
services will be offered on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. (contemporary music); and Sundays at 8
(Rite I -
"old" language, no music) & 9:30 a.m. (Rite II -
modern language, traditional music).
Children
aged 3-1/2 through 5th grade are invited to explore Discovery Canyon
during this year's Vacation Bible School, August 10-14 from 9:30-noon.
Together with our neighbors at Middletown Reformed Church right down the street,
children will have tons of fun as they learn about God in the comfortably air
conditioned classrooms of the Reformed Church. Join us for fun and
adventure. Click here to copy and paste a
registration form, call the Christ Church office (732.671.2524) or email our
Youth Minister, Victoria Cuff at victoriacuff@verizon.net.
The program is free, and you need not be a member of the church to
register. Everyone is invited, but space is limited--register soon!
The
windows of the Old Church are soon to be restored and memorialized. Read
more.
Looking
for a good summer read? Suggested are: The Hole in Our Gospel, by
Richard Stearns, and The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young.
Read a short synopsis
of the books.
Then click here
to join the Christ Church summer reading club blog and post your own questions
and comments.
On
April 24-25, 50 area children from 4 different churches, participated in a
World Vision 30-Hour Famine. These youth from Asbury Park, New Brunswick and
Middletown gathered at Christ Church, Middletown to 'experience' what too many
children from around the world must endure as an every day way of life. They
fasted for 30 hours, created a 'cardboard village' to replicate the conditions
under which many people exist on a daily basis, and spent the night in those
surroundings. They performed a service project, shopped for food to donate to a
local food bank and raised in excess of $10,000 which is to be sent for support
of an Amazon River Basin hospital boat which provides medical care to that area
of South America, particularly for children whose needs are rarely considered.
In recognition of the over 25,000 children who die each day around the world due
to a lack of care, the Middletown event also had the participants imprinting
25,000 of their own fingerprints on their cardboard village to express their
awareness of the problems that exist. This was the 2nd year of participation by
the J2A (Journey to Adulthood) youth group at Christ Church, Middletown, and
their efforts have provided close to $25,000 in support of the World Vision
Project. Click here
to more about the 30 Hour Famine, and our Lenten Alms project. Visit the eScrapbook
for more pictures of the 30 Hour Famine.
Stop
by to see the Christ Church Memorial Garden, beautifully refurbished by Green with Envy Landscaping. Crumbling railroad ties and
moss-covered bricks were replaced by a graceful, curved walk. Sickly
shrubs were taken out to make room for early and late flowering plants.
The restoration and beautification of the Memorial Garden was a project approved
by the Vestry, and funded by the Memorial Fund. The Memorial Fund is
comprised of gifts given to Christ Church in memory of loved ones. Keep an
eye on the Garden as blooms unfold throughout the summer!
"Before
& after" photos by Elsie Helme
We
are delighted to announce that Roseann Medaglia is our new Sunday morning
Nursery Director. Click here to
read more.
Sylvia, our Church Cat, is more than willing to help with the daily office
chores. Paper inventory is one of her favorites. Visit Sylvia's web page for more great pictures and to read her monthly
column, The Cat's Meow.
Welcome to Christ Church, Middletown
