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UPCOMING PROGRAMS and SERVICES
TODAY: December 1
Coffee Hour following services – All New Visitors and Parish Members.
Children’s Choir: rehearsals after the 11:00 am
Eucharist for 20 minutes.
1:00 - 3:00 “Let’s Build Together” (2nd floor nursery)
Candlelight Concert TONIGHT 8:30 pm
Compline 9:00pm (church)
Reception following in the Guild Room
MONDAY, December 2
10:00 am Zoom Morning Prayer
https://songforchristchurch.org/monday-morning-prayer
TUESDAY, December 3
9:30-10:30 am, Zoom Book study
12:10 pm “Tuesday Pipes” 20-minute free organ concerts in the church
WEDNESDAY, December 4
Christ Church Choir rehearsal 6:30-8:00 pm (church)
THURSDAY, December 5
7:00 pm Zoom Evening Prayer
https://songforchristchurch.org/thursday-evening-prayer
SATURDAY, December 7,
1:30 Practice for Lessons & Carols
7:30 pm Advent Lessons & Carols
Christmas Eve Liturgies:
Tuesday Dec. 24: 5:00 p.m. Eucharist: spoken with congregational carols
Tuesday Dec. 24: 10:15 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Festive Eucharist. Prelude at 10:15 p.m.
Christmas Day Liturgy:
Wednesday Dec. 25: 10:00 a.m. spoken
Saturday, December 7th, Advent Lessons & Carols – 7:30 p.m. – (1:30 p.m. rehearsal in church)
Saturday, December 10, Invitation to Open Meeting (Zoom) to discuss 2025 Budget.
An open meeting for all those who would like to review the Christ Church budget for 2025 before it is brought to the Vestry for a vote will be held by zoom on December 10 from 7-8 p.m. All are invited, whether you join at the beginning for the presentation or pop in for a brief question anytime during the hour. The zoom link is: Christ Church Rochester is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. https://zoom.us/j/96107216017 (Meeting ID: 961
LITURGICAL CALENDARS 2024 and 2025
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Email: office@christchurchrochester.org
Phone: 585-454-3878
FORWARD DAY BY DAY PUBLICATION
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Phone: 585-454-3878
DIRECTORY INFORMATION
Christ Church would like to make sure our parishioner records are up to date! Please remember to update the office with your contact information if you have recently changed address or phone number.
Email: office@christchurchrochester.org
Phone: 585-454-3878
PRAYER LIST
Offerings of Gratitude
For the safe delivery of David John Worboys to Lydia Kirkpatrick Worboys
For the gift of our Christ Church family, the beautiful space we have for worship and the inspiration of sound and sight which give us joy.
For the ministries of Stephen Kennedy, Andrew Johnson, James Jeffery, Dominic Flacco, and our other musicians
For the offerings given to our community by our volunteer leadership; the choir and Schola; our clerk, vestry and wardens
For the specific things that make us happy (add your own thanksgivings)
For God’s blessing with the continued financial support of our mission and ministry
For the spiritually enriching and community building experience of searching for a new rector for our church
People who have requested our prayers:
We pray for one another, our whole Christ Church Family.
We pray for our diocese and give thanks for our new bishop.
The victims of war and violence in Ukraine, Russia, Israel, and Palestine (Gaza)
Those who are victims of deadly and punishing weather events
For victims of violence in our city
For others among us who are grieving
The family of Stephen Hart
The family of Lucy Almonzo
The Herman Family
The Kew Family
Cora Mc Callum and family
The VanDevener Family
The Ferguson Family
The Hunt Family
The Kirkpatrick family
The Gipner family, for John, Marcy, and Kathy mourning the death of their mother Gail.
Lisa Pigut, who is grieving her aunt and her father
For Mary’s friend David whose wife Shari recently died
Patti and Bruce Blaine and the family of James Hallenbeck
Jessica, Margy and family
for healing and refreshment
Rob
Daniel Scipione
Laurie Sorge
Steve Hart
Virginia Rockwell
John D’Amanda’s brother Christopher
Kevin Finnigan's cousin, Sean Brown
Vicki Nicholson and her son, Brian (Brian diagnosed with cancer)
The Rev. Dr. Ron Young
for all of our children and students, for Monesty and Monae
Tobias Pack, son of Brian and Vicki Pack
Norma Hopcraft's son Will and her sister, Adey
Ruth- for her as she concludes her role as our rector
The Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer
David Jutsum, as he prepares to become a priest
Mayumi Jutsum
Hugh Gray's sisters, Barbara and Rosie
Hugh, Angela, and Blake
Jean for her eyesight
Kathy, Greg, and Neil
Laura
Vicki
Josalyn
Gwen Mabie (losing her sight)
Moses and his dad
Paddy's mother and family
for Jason, Michele, Cale, Stacey, Tecla, and Ameris; that their relationships with God and one another would be renewed
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)
And specific others for whom you have intentions (add your own)