Plan for Good Friday and Sign Up

On Friday, April 18th, we will observe Good Friday through our annual “Day of Service,” a beautiful manifestation of our shared purpose, community service, and congregational engagement. We have service opportunities for any energy level and any amount of time available. The day concludes back at the church with a soup supper and time for fellowship while chatting about the day’s activities, followed by an evening worship service that ends in silent reverence. Together, let’s serve others, demonstrate Christ’s love, and grow in the Spirit. 

Schedule for Good Friday Day of Service:
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8:00 – 9:00 AM – Gather for Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 AM – Commissioning & Sending Forth
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM – Service Projects in & for the Community
with a Pizza lunch served at CHS from approx. 12:30 – 1:30 PM
4:30 – 5:00 PM – Clean-up & Re-Gathering of all Service Teams
5:00 – 5:45 PM – Lite Soup Supper
5:45 – 6:30 PM –Good Friday Evening Service

Members of our Congregation and Friends of the Parish are encouraged to join us for as much or as little of the day as you are able, and to invite your friends, extended family members, and neighbors. To help us plan, kindly indicate which parts of the day you will attend in the Sign-Up Form and rank your service project choices. 
This Year’s Service Opportunities: [ * Child / Youth / Family – friendly; # Youth - friendly (13-17 y.o.) ]

• Mr. Fix-it Yard Cleanup* for elderly residents in Hunterdon County. You will be asked to bring some tools, if you already have them (e.g. rakes, leaf blowers, wheelbarrows). (Offsite, so bring your own bagged lunch and water bottle.)
• Knit/Crochet Warm Cowls # (circular neck coverings) to be distributed by the Seamen’s Church Institute in Port Newark to professional mariners and seafarers celebrating “Christmas at Sea.” This service project can be done in the CHS Narthex or at Home on Good Friday. Click here for more info and to see what to bring:  
• Sew & Fill Ditty Bags # to be distributed by the Seamen’s Church Institute in Port Newark to professional mariners and seafarers for “Christmas at Sea.” (Bring your sewing machine, serger, thread and scissors.)
• Create No-Sew Fleece Blankets* to be distributed by Project Linus, which provides handmade blankets to children in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. (Bring a large crochet hook if you have one.)
• This activity is full and closed Visit Homebound CHS Parishioners Offsite* – Share your smile, friendly conversation, and a cheerful bouquet of spring flowers at the residences of a few parishioners who haven’t been able to worship with us in person recently. (Bring your owned bagged lunch and water bottle if you won’t be returning to church for the pizza lunch.)
• Polish Silver & Tidy the Sanctuary # with our Altar Guild.
• Spring Clean-up of the Church Grounds & Gardens*, including the Rectory.

Please Sign-Up for your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices from these service projects, designating whether you’ll be joining us all day, just for the morning, just for the afternoon, for the soup supper, and/or for the evening service. Some service projects will fill-up before others do, so please sign-up early, and we will endeavor to match you to one of your top choices.

Everyone should bring a water bottle labelled with your name on it so that you can stay hydrated…
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If you have questions, please email the church office and we’ll get back to you.  [email protected]