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March 7, 2010
The Third Sunday in Lent
CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 +++
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World Day of Prayer sponsored by Church Women United. Friday, March 5, 12:00 at Christ Congregation. This year's service was written by women in Cameroon and features lots of wonderful music. Bring a bag lunch and stay for lunch and discussion.
This Sunday, The Lord's Supper will be celebrated
The Rev. (LTC) Peter Bauer will be our guest preacher and will be a co celebrant at the Lord's Supper. Peter is a former field education intern who worked at CC during the time when Ken Dannenhauer was pastor.
The Outreach Ministry Offering for March will go to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS). Read more about this ministry at: http://www.ucc.org/oghs/
We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. So far, CC has collected $1,750.00! Thank you! Easter Flowers can be ordered before April 1. Order forms are available at the church. This year's prices: Lily, $8; Martha Washington Geranium, $9; Six bloom Tulip, $7; Eight bloom Tulip, $10; Daffodil, $6. Please give your order to Pat Barta.
CC in the news: the ABC-NJ web site has Bill Gaventa's article about our surprise Penny Parade last week, honoring our 50th anniversary celebrants. Scroll down midway to read the article and see the photo of Bev and Tom promoting the ABC Penny Project. http://abcnj.net/whats-new-mainmenu-382
Sunday, March 14, 3 PM. The Westminster Community Orchestra will perform (our own Keeley is part of this group). Information is posted at the church.
Work Day: Saturday, March 20, 9 to noon.
Please join Christ Congregation & NextGen Church on March 20 for "Impact Your World Youth Nite" at 5pm (suggested ages,10 and up. And, yes, adults welcome too).This event will include dinner, worship, talent show, crafts & much more. The theme is to help the people of Haiti by sending them necessary items. We believe this will be a great community event and it will help bring us together for a great cause. Please help spread the word and invite your friends & neighbors. Once you mark March 20th on your calendar, please email Helene hlis07@hotmail.com to let her know you plan to attend. You may also contact Helene with any questions. There will be a box marked for the needed items in the Fireplace Room.
Needed items: hand towels (16 x 28), wash cloths, wide tooth combs, nail clippers, bars of soap, band aids, etc. The Book Club will meet on March 27 (Saturday) at 7 PM at the home of Sally Handy-Zarnstorff to discuss The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.
New Study Group to form: Monday, April 12. We are planning to do a Sojourners study entitled "Who Is My Neighbor: Economics As If Values Matter." We'll meet at 7 at the home of Jason and Keeley Bruner.
April 13, 8 PM. An evening to benefit Centurion Ministries (fighting to free the wrongfully convicted) with author John Grisham. More information is posted at the church.
Capital Association Annual Meeting, Sunday, April 18, 4 PM. Chesterfield Baptist Church. Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars. Blessings, Jeff The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays
Pastor Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home 609-921-6253 www.ccprinceton.org February 28, 2010
The Second Sunday in Lent CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 View photos of church life at Christ Congregation http://bit.ly/42Bwdp +++ Mosaic on the altar of Dominus Flevit Church , Jerusalem. +++ The Outreach Ministry Offering for February will go to the Eagle Butte Learning Center in South Dakota. Read more about this ministry at: http://bit.ly/a6y0yS
Also, see this site about Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Storm Relief http://bit.ly/bRFgTQ We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. See how are denominations are responding to the earthquake in Haiti through Church World Service (CWS) and One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) resources, and how we can assist: http://www.abc-usa.org/ ; http://www.ucc.org/ ; So far, CC has collected $1,750.00! Thank you!
In Second Hour, we will continue our discussion based on the Living The Questions DVD series. World Day of Prayer sponsored by Church Women United. Friday, March 5, 12:00 at Christ Congregation. This year's service was written by women in Cameroon and features lots of wonderful music. Bring a bag lunch and stay for lunch and discussion. CC in the news: See two of our youngsters in the ABC-NJ news: http://bit.ly/dB5FwF The Book Club will be meeting on Saturday, Feb 27th, 7 PM at the home of Joe & Carol Sundeen. Please email Helene with any questions hlis07@hotmail.com Reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown.
Work Day: Saturday, March 20, 9 to noon. Please join Christ Congregation & NextGen Church on March 20 for "Impact Your World Youth Nite" at 5pm (suggested ages,10 and up. And, yes, adults welcome too).This event will include dinner, worship, talent show, crafts & much more. The theme is to help the people of Haiti by sending them necessary items. (A list of needed items is available at the church and will be posted on the web page.)We believe this will be a great community event and it will help bring us together for a great cause. Please help spread the word and invite your friends & neighbors. Once you mark March 20th on your calendar, please email Helene hlis07@hotmail.com to let her know you plan to attend. You may also contact Helene with any questions. There will be a box marked for the needed items in the Fireplace Room.
Easter Flowers can be ordered before April 1. order forms are available at the church. This year's prices: Lily, $8; Martha Washington Geranium, $9; Six bloom Tulip, $7; Eight bloom Tulip, $10; Daffodil, $6. Please give your order to Pat Barta. New Study Group to form: Monday April 12. We are planning to do a Sojourners study entitled "Who Is My Neighbor: Economics As If Values Matter." We'll meet at 7 at the home of Jason and Keeley Bruner. Capital Association Annual Meeting, Sunday, April 18, 4 PM. Chesterfield Baptist Church. Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars. Blessings,
Jeff The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays Pastor Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home 609-921-6253 www.ccprinceton.org February 21, 2010
CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 +++ View photos of church life at Christ Congregation http://bit.ly/42Bwdp +++ This Sunday we will celebrate Black History Month with special music and readings.
The Outreach Ministry Offering for February will go to the Eagle Butte Learning Center in South Dakota. Read more about this ministry at: http://bit.ly/a6y0yS Also, see this site about Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Storm Relief http://bit.ly/bRFgTQ We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. See how are denominations are responding to the earthquake in Haiti through Church World Service (CWS) and One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) resources, and how we can assist: http://www.abc-usa.org/ http://www.ucc.org/ Congratulations to Joe and Carol on the birth of their grandson, Oliver.
World Day of Prayer sponsored by Church Women United. Friday, March 5, 12:00 at Christ Congregation. This year's service was written by women in Cameroon and features lots of wonderful music. Bring a bag lunch and stay for lunch and discussion afterwards. For more information: Pat Ostberg 924-7530
CC in the news: See two of our youngsters in the ABC-NJ news: http://bit.ly/dB5FwF
Professor Densil Morgan, who worshiped with us while studying at the Center of Theological Inquiry, sent us two of his books including The Humble God, A Basic-Course in Christian Doctrine. The books are available in the church office.
The Book Club will be meeting on Saturday, Feb 27th, 7 PM at the home of Joe & Carol Sundeen. Please email Helene with any questions hlis07@hotmail.com Reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown.
Capital Association Annual Meeting, Sunday, April 18, 4 PM.
Chesterfield Baptist Church. Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars. Blessings, Jeff The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays
Pastor Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home 609-921-6253 www.ccprinceton.org February 14, 2010
CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 +++ View photos of church life at Christ Congregation http://bit.ly/42Bwdp +++  +++
The Outreach Ministry Offering for February will go to the Eagle Butte Learning Center in South Dakota. Read more about this ministry at: http://bit.ly/a6y0yS
Also, see this site about Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Storm Relief http://bit.ly/bRFgTQ We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. See how are denominations are responding to the earthquake in Haiti through Church World Service (CWS) and One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) resources, and how we can assist: http://www.abc-usa.org/ http://www.ucc.org/ Meet our new seminarian: This Sunday, Anthony Livolsi will begin his field education work with us at CC.
Anthony writes:
Warmest greetings to all of you at Christ Congregation!
My name is Anthony Livolsi and I have the good fortune to serve alongside you all in ministry as a seminarian-in-residence. I am — and this assumes my math is correct! — exactly halfway through the M.Div program at Princeton Seminary and loving every minute of it. Born in Jersey but bred in Phoenix, being back East feels like a homecoming of sorts; I'll take the romance of a snowstorm over dusty, desert monsoons any day! When I'm not reading for class, you can likely find me… reading for leisure. (Sickening, I know.) I also enjoy distance running, people-watching at Small World Coffee, and most baked goods. I look forward to meeting you all personally in the days ahead! Anthony CC in the news: See two of our youngsters in the ABC-NJ news: http://bit.ly/dB5FwF
See a Trenton Times article about Charles McCollough http://bit.ly/d2sKeO
Professor Densil Morgan, who worshiped with us while studying at the Center of Theological Inquiry, sent us two of his books including The Humble God, A Basic-Course in Christian Doctrine. The books are available in the church office.
NJ Association WINTER GATHERING, Feb. 20, 2010.
Community Church of Cedar Grove 65 Bowden Road The Book Club will be meeting on Saturday, Feb 27th, 7 PM at the home of Joe & Carol Sundeen. Please email Helene with any questions hlis07@hotmail.com Reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown.
Capital Association Annual Meeting, Sunday, April 18, 4 PM.
Chesterfield Baptist Church. Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars. Blessings, Jeff The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays
Pastor Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home 609-921-6253 www.ccprinceton.org February 7, 2010
CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 +++ View photos of church life at Christ Congregation http://bit.ly/42Bwdp +++  Raphael, Miracle of the Fishes
RAFFAELLO Sanzio, 1515 +++ The Lord's Supper will be celebrated. The Outreach Ministry Offering for February will go to the Eagle Butte Learning Center in South Dakota.
Read more about this ministry at: http://bit.ly/a6y0yS
We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. See how are denominations are responding to the earthquake in Haiti through Church World Service (CWS) and One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) resources, and how we can assist: http://www.abc-usa.org/ http://www.ucc.org/
CC in the news:
See two of our youngsters in the ABC-NJ news: http://bit.ly/dB5FwF
See a Trenton Times article about Charles McCollough http://bit.ly/d2sKeO Our Deacons would like to recognize people celebrating either their 25th or 50th anniversary of marriage or partnership by having a cake or flowers for the event. If you have celebrated or will be celebrating a 25th or 50th --- please see Pat Barta.
Professor Densil Morgan, who worshiped with us while studying at the Center of Theological Inquiry, sent us two of his books including The Humble God, A Basic-Course in Christian Doctrine. The books are available in the church office.
We are collecting non perishable food items for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton- Trenton. Please bring canned goods, etc. to add to the food collection.
NJ Association WINTER GATHERING, Feb. 20, 2010.
Community Church of Cedar Grove 65 Bowden Road CAPITAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010, 4 PM.
CHESTERFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH The Book Club will be meeting on Saturday, Feb 27th, 7pm at the home of Joe & Carol Sundeen. Please email Helene with any questions hlis07@hotmail.com The club will be reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown.
Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars.
Blessings,
Jeff
Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays, Pastor
Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 www.ccprinceton.org http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home January 31, 2010
CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 +++ View photos of church life at Christ Congregation http://bit.ly/42Bwdp +++  The Hand of God Giving Life to Adam
Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508-1512)
Michelangelo
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Lectionary texts for Sunday can be read at http://bit.ly/503srC
The Outreach Ministry Offering for January will go to NAMI-Mercer, part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Read more about this important local ministry at: http://bit.ly/6aA6x5
We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. See how are denominations are responding to the earthquake in Haiti through Church World Service (CWS) and One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) resources, and how we can assist: http://www.abc-usa.org/ http://www.ucc.org/
This Sunday, the Rev. Jacqueline Rotteveel will be our guest preacher.
In Second Hour, we will continue our discussion based on the Living The Questions DVD series.
Our Deacons would like to recognize people celebrating either their 25th or 50th anniversary of marriage or partnership by having a cake or flowers for the event. If you have celebrated or will be celebrating a 25th or 50th --- please see Pat Barta.
We are collecting non perishable food items for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton- Trenton. Please bring canned goods, etc. to add to the food collection.
Princeton Pro Musica
Music of the Spheres Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen with music of Mozart, Brahms, Raminsh, and others Eric Plutz, organ Sunday, January 31, 3:00 pm Trinity Cathedral 801 West State Street, Trenton General Admission $25 Students w/ID $10 www.princetonpromusica.org The Book Club will be meeting on Saturday, Feb 27th, 7pm at the home of Joe & Carol Sundeen. Please email Helene with any questions hlis07@hotmail.com The club will be reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown.
On January 10, Adam Hearlson was received in-care by the Board of Deacons. This is the initial step in seeking ordination in the UCC. We're happy to welcome Adam in care as he begins his journey to ordination.
Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars.
Blessings,
Jeff
Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays, Pastor Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 www.ccprinceton.org http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home January 24, 2010
CHRIST CONGREGATION Our Church is Located at 50 Walnut Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540 609.921.6253 Sunday Worship: 10:00 +++ View photos of church life at Christ Congregation http://bit.ly/42Bwdp +++  Ah, yes, the dumplings are ready.
Thanks to all who helped with our Dumpling Day and to the cooking skills of Chef Chris! This was a fund raiser prompted by Chris and our youth in an effort to help raise money to repair our leaking roof. $670.00 was raised. Thank You!!
The Westminster Community Orchestra will perform French Masterpieces, Saint-Saëns and Fauré, at Princeton University Chapel on January 23 at 8 PM.
More information is posted at the church or speak with Keeley Bruner.
+++ Lectionary texts for Sunday can be read at http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/
This Sunday, our annual meeting will follow worship and coffee time. If you'd like to augment our coffee time this Sunday (we're hoping lots of folks will stay for the annual meeting), please bring something to share.
The Outreach Ministry Offering for January will go to NAMI-Mercer, part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Read more about this important local ministry at: http://bit.ly/6aA6x5
We are also collecting funds to help with Haiti Earthquake Relief. See how are denominations are responding to the earthquake in Haiti through Church World Service (CWS) and
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) resources, and how we can assist: http://www.abc-usa.org/ http://www.ucc.org/ Our Deacons would like to recognize people celebrating either their 25th or 50th anniversary of marriage or partnership by having a cake or flowers for the event.
If you have celebrated or will be celebrating a 25th or 50th --- please see Pat Barta. Olivia Gibbons (Skating Club of Boston) and Tyler Harris (Skating Club of Boston) ranked 9th in Junior level skating pairs at the recent 2010 US Figure Skating Championships in Spokane. Congratulations Tyler and Liv!
Congratulations to proud grandparents Jim and JoAnn on the birth of their grandson, Jacob Joseph. Born 1/14/10. And congratulations to proud great-grandmother, Audrey too!
We are collecting non perishable food items for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton- Trenton. Please bring canned goods, etc. to add to the food collection. The Book Club will be meeting on Saturday, Feb 27th, 7pm at the home of Joe & Carol Sundeen. Please email Helene with any questions hlis07@hotmail.com
The club will be reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. Copies of the proposed 2010 budget and pledge cards are available on the credenza by the church office. On January 10, Adam Hearlson was received in-care by the Board of Deacons. This is the initial step in seeking ordination in the UCC. We're happy to welcome Adam in care as he begins his journey to ordination.
"Faith Perspectives: Caring for the Natural World",
D&R Greenway Land Trust Monday January 25, 2010 7:00PM - 9:00PM Leading off the New Year, D&R Greenway Land Trust invites the public to participate in "Faith Perspectives: Caring for the Natural World", to be held at their Johnson Education Center home on Monday, January 25, 2010. The program will take place from 7 – 9 p.m.; light refreshments and registration at 6:30 p.m.
The purpose of this event is to explore the role of faith with regard to the environment. Panelists and attendees will examine perspectives and teachings of various faiths on issues of preservation and stewardship. The group will study ways in which the various faith communities put their commitment to and caring for the natural world into practical action in the 21st century. This conversation on the relationship between faith and the environment will be led by an esteemed multi-faith panel of religious congregational leaders. Panelists include Rabbi Carolyn Bricklin of West Windsor's Beth Chaim congregation; Father Vincent Gartland of Lawrenceville's Church of St. Ann; Attia Sweillam, Ph.D., (Columbus, New Jersey), Advisor to the American Muslim Council; and Wendy Kvalheim, of Princeton, representing the Baha'I Faith. "Faith Perspectives: Caring for the Natural World" is free and open to the public. Call 609-924-4646 to register. D&R Greenway's Johnson Education Center is at One Preservation Place, off Rosedale Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540. www.drgreenway.org Princeton Pro Musica
Music of the Spheres Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen with music of Mozart, Brahms, Raminsh, and others Eric Plutz, organ Sunday, January 31, 3:00 pm
Trinity Cathedral 801 West State Street, Trenton General Admission $25 Students w/ID $10 www.princetonpromusica.org Rummage Sale, May 1. Mark your calendars.
Blessings, Jeff The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mays
Pastor Christ Congregation 50 Walnut Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 http://sites.google.com/site/christcongprinceton/home 609-921-6253 www.ccprinceton.org
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