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Christ Church Lectors / Intercessors November 2026

DATE: Old Testament (1st Lesson) New Testament Lesson (Epistle) Intercessor

11/1 Chris Brennan Louis de Boncourt Ben Doane

11/8 Elizabeth Dugdale David Jutsum Christine Hill

11/15 Gwen Hughes Valerie Jutsum Doris Bailey Gordon

11/22 Sebastian LaVine Kristy Liddell Kyle Liddell

11/29 Meg Love Nancy Norwood Jean Pedersen

Parish Notices

ANNUAL FUND PLEDGE CARDS SENT – RETURN BY NOVEMBER 5

We’ve mailed out cards to those regularly attending our parish that you can use to let us know what you

plan to give next year. (Please write to office@christchurchrochester.org if you didn’t get one.) Pledges of

any amount are helpful for us to budget for 2027. You can return these cards by mail, place them in the

offering plate, or bring them to our All Saints Gala dinner at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 6. The amount

you write on these are meant to be estimates of your giving. If your financial situation changes, you can

contact us to let us know if you’re able to give more or less. We gladly accept pledge cards throughout the

year; having them in next week gives us time to plan.

ALL SAINTS GALA ON NOVEMBER 6 CONCLUDES PLEDGE SEASON

Our annual fund drive will conclude with a gala potluck on Friday, November 6 at 6 p.m. Please sign up on

the sheet in the hallway bulletin board to bring a potluck dish that evening. We’ll enjoy delicious food,

visiting with Christ Church friends, and musical entertainment by the incomparable Jimmy Jeffrey and

Caleb Myerhoff.

COFFEE & TEA IN THE SACRISTY SUNDAYS AT 9AM (Bring treats!)

We're experimenting with having a small coffee hour in-house following the 8 a.m. Mass during November

and December. This will help us foster connection among the many people coming and going during that

hour. Whether you attend the early service or not, you’re welcome to stop into the Sacristy for tea, coffee,

and visiting. Find the sacristy by walking all the way down the hallway beside the church, past the red spiral

staircase to the last door on your left. Consider bringing treats to make this new time for connecting extra

special.

14MONTHLY TUESDAY LUNCH WITH THE RECTOR STARTS THIS WEEK (NOV 3)

Bring a brown bag lunch and eat with Fr. Martin monthly each first Tuesday at around 12:45 p.m. (We’ll

enjoy Tuesday Pipes together first at 12:10.) No agenda, just an informal get-together and unstructured

discussion about whatever comes up.

ALL SOULS' REQUEIM MASS – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT 6:45 P.M.

The official name of All Souls Day in the Episcopal Church is the Commemoration of all Faithful

Departed, always celebrated on November 2. (We’re observing it a few days later on November 5.) Mass at

6:45 p.m. will feature a memorial censing and a reading of names of our loved ones who have died. This

will be the first of the worship services offered on Thursdays. Be sure to print the names of loved ones

who have died in our All Souls’ Name Registry at the back of the church for recitation at this Mass.

THURSDAY EVENING WORSHIP & SPIRITUAL FORMATION STARTS NOVEMBER 5

Weekly schedule (except Thanksgiving and in Christmastide):

-Evensong with Marian Devotions (or Mass for transferred feast days) from 6:45 to 7:30.

-Adult Faith Formation from 7:30 to 8:45 in the Guild Room.

• Updated! - November’s class will be taught by Fr. Martin. We will trace a particular stream of High

Church and catholic Anglican (aka Anglo-Catholic) history and explore how that influenced the

Episcopal Church.

CHRIST CHURCH HOSTS EROI FESTIVAL ORGAN CONCERTS NEXT WEEK

We’re pleased to be the host site for many of Eastman’s Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI)

Festival concerts. This organ festival happens on even-numbered years and features performances on many

area organs. Admission several of the organ events here are open to the public for no or low cost. Find out

more here: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/organ/eroi/ and come enjoy performances below. (Ticketed

events are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and seniors.)

Sunday, November 8, 8:30 - 9:00 pm: Pre-Compline “Candlelight Concert”

Renée Anne Louprette, organist

FREE ADMISSION

Monday, November 9, 1:00 -2:30 pm: Organ Concert “Bach the Pedagogue”

Ludger Lohmann, organist

TICKETS AT DOOR

Tuesday, November 10

12:10 - 12:45 pm: Tuesday Pipes

ESM students perform works of Bach’s students

FREE ADMISSION

8:00 - 9:30 pm: Organ and Harpsichord Concert

David Higgs, Nathan Laube, William Porter, Mark Edwards

TICKETS AT DOOR

NOVEMBER OLIVE OIL SALE BENEFITS PALESTINIANS

Christ Church is once again participating in a local church-based effort to support Palestinian farmers and

artisans through the sale of fair-trade olive oil and other products grown and produced in the West Bank.

Orders may be placed online at thirdpresbyterian.org/FairTrade between November 1 and 16. Tom Foster

is coordinating orders for Christ Church and will arrange delivery to parishioners at church or at home in

mid-December; contact Tom at (503) 568-5518 or thfoster.298@gmail.com with questions.

15CELEBRATION OF NEW MINISTRY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 AT 11 AM

Saturday, November 21, Bishop Kara Wagner Sherer will preside at the Celebration of New Ministry

between us and our new rector. A catered light lunch reception will follow in the Guild Room - speak with

Fred Scipione if you’d like to help with setup.

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26

We’ll again be offering Mass on Thanksgiving Day; this year’s service will happen at 10 a.m. Fr. Stephen

Metcalfe will preside.

TOM BOHRER PERFORMS FAMOUS PUNCH & JUDY SHOW

10:30 AM ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 AT 505 MOUNT HOPE AVE

Tom Bohrer, a longtime member of Christ Church, will be doing a puppet show for adults at the Chapel

of the Episcopal Church Home. With roots in the Victorian puppeteer tradition, these performances still

happen today in seaside resorts in Great Britain. Tom's shows have been performed at venues all around

Western and Central New York.

PARISHIONER ACCOMMODATION SOUGHT

We’ve had a request from a student in our community looking for a shared room in a house or a small

studio for between $900 - $1,000 per month anywhere around the Rochester area. If you know of a place,

write to office@christchurchrochester.org or speak with Fr. Martin and we’ll put you in touch.

SEND US YOUR PERFORMANCE DATES

Many congregants here are performing artists, and w’d like to support you by attending your performances.

If you send a list of recitals, ensemble concerts, operas, or other events you are doing, we’ll publish them

here in the Parish Notices.CANDLELIGHT CONCERT SERIES

First Sunday concerts preceding Compline at 8:30 p.m. Receptions

follow 9:00 p.m. on these evenings

OCTOBER 4: Elinor Freer and Andrew Harley pianists

NOVEMBER 1: William Porter organist

DECEMBER 6: Malcolm Matthews organist

JANUARY 5: Andrew Johnson organist

FEBRUARY 2: Dominic Fiacco organist

MARCH 2: James Jeffery organist

APRIL 6: Noah Fields and Chris Petit, Arvo Pärt Fratras and more

Office Information

Lori Frank, Office Administrator office@christchurchrochester.org

The Rev. Martin Pommerenke, Rector martin@christchurchrochester.org

Stephen Kennedy, Music Director stephen@christchurchrochester.org

Steve Iaia, Sexton steve@christchurchrochester.org

Office Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday

Phone: (585)-454-3878

Sexton’s Hours: Sundays: 6:30 - 1 and 3:30 - 5 / Mon to Thurs: 7:30 to 3:30

Rector’s Workdays: Sunday to Thursday (Saturday work make-up day: Monday)

PARISH LEADERSHIP

Rector- The Rev. Martin W. Pommerenke III

Wardens- Val Jutsum, Deb VanderBilt   Vestry- Jeremy Cooney, Jim Kurmis, Norma Hopcraft, Kristy Liddell, Nancy Norwood, Shirley Ricker, Craig Smith, Jim Ford, Fred Scipione

MONTHLY EVENTS

Vestry Meeting - 3rd Tuesday Monthly @ 6:30 – 8:00 pm – Guild Room      

Writer’s Circle at Christ Church – 1st Saturday of the month @ 3:00-5:00 pm – Guild Room, contact John Cedarleaf.

PARISH PRAYER LIST

Please keep these people and intentions in your prayers this week-

Our new rector, Martin Pommerenke, the wardens, and vestry. The sick and the suffering, John D’Amanda, Norma Kurmis, Bob Brennan, Cora McCallum, Kevin Finnigan, Ellen Iaia (Steve’s mother), Adele (John D’Amanda’s 9 yr old niece) Kina Knight (Kristy Liddel’s mom), Antonio Taylor, Judy (Kevin Finnigan’s cousin), John Ford, David Tinkelman, Meg Love’s brother, Tim, Hugh Gray’s sister who lost her home in a flood, Tom, a friend of Jim Ford, Kat’s roommate, and Capt. Charles Lewis, deployed to the Middle East; for refugees and immigrants, those lacking housing, employment, and the necessities of life. Those affected by poverty, bigotry, violence, war, and oppression. In thanksgiving for the many blessings, we have been given.

CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK

TODAY/TONIGHT

SUNDAY, October 4

1:00-3:00 Let’s Build Together LEGO® BUILDING CLUB

8:30pm Candlelight Concert

9:00pm Compline

9:30 reception in the Guild Room

MONDAY, October 5

10:00 am Zoom Morning Prayer - Leader is Don

https://songforchristchurch.org/monday-morning-prayer

11:00am , October 5 Study of the Gospel of John -Zoom- contact the office for the link - office@christchurchrochester.org

TUESDAY, October 6

9:30 Book Study- coming soon- N.T. Wright; Paul: A Biography

Tuesday Pipes 12:10pm

WEDNESDAY, October 7

6:30 pm Choir rehearsal- contact Stephen Kennedy

7:00 pm Zoom Evening Prayer

https://songforchristchurch.org/wednesday-evening-prayer

Each Sunday, from October through April, the Office of Compline is observed and performed by the Christ Church Schola Cantorum at 9:00 PM in the church. All are welcome to attend this 30-minute candlelight liturgy.

MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Compline by the Schola Cantorum serves a nearly full church each Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. We therefore need more ushers and candle lighters. Please consider participating in what the City Newspaper branded as “the place to be on Sunday nights”.   

Our new rector is The Rev. Martin W. Pommerenke III. He was our preacher and presider this week.

Each Sunday, from October through April, the Office of Compline is observed and performed by the Christ Church Schola Cantorum at 9:00 PM in the church. All are welcome to attend this 30-minute candlelight liturgy.

MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Compline by the Schola Cantorum serves a nearly full church each Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. We therefore need more ushers and candlelighters. Please consider participating in what the City Newspaper branded as “the place to be on Sunday nights”.   

Compline, by the Schola Cantorum

will return on the first Sunday in October and will be preceded by the first Candlelight Concert.  Compline is observed every Sunday at 9:00pm (October through April) and Candlelight Concerts are on the first Sunday of each month at 8:30pm.  Receptions follow Compline in the Guild Room on First Sundays.

Please contact Stephen Kennedy, music director, to find out how to become a member of one of these ensembles, become involved in helping Pru Kirkpatrick with receptions, or becoming a Compline Usher and Candlelighter.

PRAYER LIST

Offerings of Gratitude

For our new rector- The Rev. Martin Pommerenke

For the ministries of the Rt. Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer, our bishop

and the Rev. Steven Metcalfe our Visiting priest - summer term and The Rev. Keith Patterson our supply priest

For the ordination of David C.F.C. Jutsum to the priesthood

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, 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 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 LGBTQ+ people, for trans people (especially trans-women) in our country facing discrimination and hate

For others among us who are grieving loss, for healing and refreshment

Jill Morse and her family- Shirley “Ricki” Ericksen Morse Sheldon (1925-2009), Warren A. Ericksen, brother (1927-1935), Aven B. Ericksen, father (1896-1950), Alice M. Ericksen, mother (1897-2003)

John D’Amanda

Tom- friend of Jim Ford

Cora McCallum

David Tinkelman

John Ford

Kathleen Cadle

Kristy Liddell’s mother, Kina.

Ellen Iaia (Steve’s mother)

Rob

Capt. Charles Lewis, deployed to Middle East

Daniel Scipione

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

Mayumi Jutsum

Hugh Gray's sisters, Barbara and Rosie

Hugh, Angela, and Blake

Jean for her eyesight

Kathy, Greg, and Neil

Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)

And specific others for whom you have intentions (add your own)