Up until this week all of our supply clergy for the summer have been familiar faces. We've known Father John, Father Ed and Father Tim for years. This week we get to meet and welcome a new person, the Rev. Elizabeth Wigg-Maxwell. ![]() This week ENS (Episcopal News Service) published an article about the women who fought to be ordained priests: Women priests who were caught in ‘conscience clause’ hope the church remembers their stories. One of the women featured is this same Rev. Elizabeth Wigg-Maxwell, a priest in the Diocese of Newark, who will be with us this Sunday. You can read the article here > ![]() CAST’s summer 2024 musical PERFORMANCES: WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024 @ 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024 @ 7:00 PM FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024 @ 7:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2024 @ 2:00 PM Get tickets > Take me out to the ball game!
Saturday, July 20, 2024 CHS will be at the Patriot's game!
Time: 7:05pm - 10:00pm EDT Location: Somerset Patriots Park, Bridgewater NJ 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Price of admission is $10 per seat (credit card fees will be added) Go to the Sign-up Genius page to sign up and then use the button below to purchase your tickets. Sangha Meditations continue on the 2nd & 4th Mondays at 6:30 PM - no meeting Memorial Day, May 272/8/2024
You're invited to join the Holy Spirit Sangha for Mindfulness Meditation in the Plum Village Tradition (PlumVillage.org) of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
We practice slowing down, listening, and re-connecting our minds and bodies. If you'd like to sit on a cushion and mat (or folded towel or yoga mat), please bring one from home. Chairs will also be available if that's more comfortable. We plan to meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 6:30-7:15 PM in the church sanctuary. If you have questions, you may ask Chris Wyglendowski in person or email at [email protected]. Theology on Tap Theology on Tap is on hold for the moment. We were last reading NT Wright’s Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. Juan Oliver cited quotes from this book both at our Zooms and in his blog posts. When we are meeting, if you can't be there in person, here is the ToT Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83344263788?pwd=aMgEPyaiDDSqoq5fiUdwS8oFBFw2ha.1 ![]() In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, top-selling author and Anglican bishop, N.T. Wright tackles the biblical question of what happens after we die and shows how most Christians get it wrong. We do not “go to” heaven; we are resurrected and heaven comes down to earth--a difference that makes all of the difference to how we live on earth. Following N.T. Wright’s resonant exploration of a life of faith in Simply Christian, the award-winning author whom Newsweek calls “the world’s leading New Testament scholar” takes on one of life’s most controversial topics, a matter of life, death, spirituality, and survival for everyone living in the world today. ![]() ECS-NJ is a diocesan initiative that focuses on proactively addressing human needs and relentlessly working against both social and racial injustice. CHS is one of the founding members/supporters of ECF. Get engaged and make a difference! If you or someone you know has a skill or talent and a few hours a month to give, we need you! For more information, contact us: [email protected]. We would like to express our deepest gratitude. We are blessed with the congregations, individuals, and organizations, without whose kind generosity, none of this would ever have been possible. We are committed to working to achieve a more just and equitable world. Together, we’re able to do so much more. Let’s ignite an epidemic of compassion, donate today at www.dioceseofnj.org/donate-to-ecs. In April, Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of New Jersey (ECS–NJ) issued $111K in ECS–NJ Grants to fund Nine projects in seven counties in New Jersey. The ECS–NJ grants are designed to expand existing compassion and justice ministries of congregations or make new ones possible. Projects address one or more of the following:
Spring 2023 grants - For more information >CHRIST CHURCH, TOMS RIVER
Community Outreach to the Homeless Project focus: Housing Insecurity Grant amount: $15,000 ST. MARK’S, PLAINFIELD The Out of the Box Club: A Math & Science Club to Develop STEM Skills Using Experiential Learning Grant amount: $8,000 Project focus: Education ST. PETER’S, FREEHOLD Community Housing Clearinghouse Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Housing Insecurity ST. PAUL’S CAMDEN Feed My Sheep Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Food Insecurity ST. MARY’S STONE HARBOR Branches After School Instruction and Inspirational Care (aka BASIICS) Grant amount: $10,000 Project focus: Youth After School Program ST. JAMES, BRADLEY BEACH Fresh is Best Grant amount: $8,000 Project focus: Food Insecurity HOLY TRINITY, SOUTH RIVER Casa Amistad (Friendship House) Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Hispanic Ministry TRINITY, ASBURY PARK Trinity Radical Well-being Program Grant amount: $15,000 Project focus: Wrap-around services for people at risk in the community TRINITY CATHEDRAL, TRENTON ServSafe and Life Skills for Ex-Offenders Grant amount: $10,000 Project focus: Ex-Offender Rehabilitation and Mentoring |
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