Services & Preacher
- 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
- 10:00am: Choral Eucharist & Sunday School (Church / Parish House)
- Preacher at 10am: Father Matt
Events & Fellowship
- 10:00am: Nursery Care (Ranck Building)
- Coffee Hour follows each morning service.
- 11:00am–1:00pm: Meet the Artist: Eileen Stodut (Hoag Hall)
- 4:00pm: Mozart Requiem with Choir & Orchestra
- Our annual Coat Drive continues through December 31.
Donate & Give to Support Christ Church
- Donate to Christ Church HERE.
- Our 2027 Pledge Campaign has begun. Make your pledge today online.
Livestream Feeds and Bulletins
- A PDF of the 10am Service Leaflet is available below.
- The livestream link is below.
- Livestreams for all of today’s services and all prior weeks can be found HERE.
About Worship Today
- Today is the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 28. Deborah summons Barak to lead Israel, Paul urges the Thessalonians to stay alert and encourage one another, and Jesus tells the parable of the talents.
- This period in the Church year is known as “The Season after Pentecost” or “Ordinary Time.” During this season, the Gospel passages focus on Jesus’ ministry, how he is revealed to the world as the Christ, and what he teaches his followers. In Year A, most of the Gospel passages are from the Gospel according to Matthew.
- The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord’s Day and other major feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, 1979, are the regular services appointed for public worship in the Episcopal Church. At Christ Church we celebrate the Holy Eucharist every Sunday, and also on Holy Days and other occasions.
- Today’s liturgy is from the red Book of Common Prayer 1979. All hymns are taken from the blue Hymnal 1982 or other authorized hymnals for use in the Episcopal Church. All hymns are reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net A713125.
- Today’s lessons can be found at the Lectionary Page (Track 1).
10am Service Order
- Prelude: “The Wooddy Cock” — Giles Farnaby
- Entrance Hymn: #524, “I love thy kingdom, Lord” — St. Thomas (Williams)
- Gloria in excelsis: S-280 — Robert Powell
- First Lesson: Judges 4:1–7
- Gradual: “I sing a song of the saints of God” — Children’s Choir
- Second Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
- Sequence Hymn: #436, “Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates” — Truro
- Gospel: Matthew 25:14–30
- Offertory Anthem: Laudate Dominum, from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Offertory Doxology: #380, verse 3 — Old 100th
- Sanctus & Benedictus: S-130, from Deutsche Messe — Franz Peter Schubert, arranged by Richard Proulx
- Agnus Dei: S-161, from New Plainsong — David Hurd
- Communion Anthem: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Postcommunion Hymn: #620, “Jerusalem, my happy home” — Land of Rest
- Processional Voluntary: “Homage to Mozart” — Justin Bischof
Prayer List
- Our prayers are asked for Sean our Presiding Bishop, Matthew and Allen our Bishops, Father Matt our Rector, Mother Meredith, Deacon Chisara, and our Wardens, Officers, and Vestry members. We pray also for: David, Kenny, Betsy, Martin, Charles, Sara, Edward, Cathy, Annette, Patricia, M&D, Brian, Marion, Fronda, Coulby, Jane, and Sandy.
- We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this month, especially Maria Murray (11/1), Erdene Kims (11/3), Nicole Mead (11/3), Michael Moynihan (11/6), Justin Bischof (11/8), Ziggy Sessa (11/12), John McGrory (11/13), Liam Mead (11/13), Anna McGrory (11/14), Jean Gruener (11/15), Luca Nguyen (11/16), Georgia Russo (11/16), Harris Bland (11/17), Vicki Kish (11/18), Jackie Kraft (11/19), Suzanne Snyder (11/19), Jason Ganpat (11/20), Austin Mitchell (11/21), Miles Mitchell (11/21), Paul Nobleman (11/21), Tisha Clark (11/22), Grace Henriques (11/22), Ryan Stiefvater (11/22), Daniel Avolio (11/23), Patrice Fitzpatrick (11/23), John Lent (11/29), Doreen Bertone (11/30), and Jeanmarie Lally (11/30).
- We give thanks for those celebrating wedding anniversaries this month, especially Elizabeth and Thomas Fear (11/3), Daniel and Kara Da Silva (11/5), and Allison and Jeff Bodenmann (11/7).
Dr. J’s Notes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart remains one of the supreme geniuses in the history of Western music. Born in Salzburg in 1756, he displayed astonishing musical gifts as a child and went on to produce an extraordinary body of work during a life cut tragically short at the age of 35. His more than 600 compositions transformed the musical language of the Classical era and continue to occupy an unrivaled place in the concert repertoire.
His sacred music includes some of the most beautiful works ever written for the Church. His Laudate Dominum, from the Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339, composed in 1780, is a work of exceptional tenderness. Its exquisite soprano melody unfolds with an almost heavenly simplicity before the choir enters to bring the movement to its radiant conclusion.
Equally moving is Ave verum corpus, K. 618, composed in June 1791, only six months before Mozart’s death. Written for the feast of Corpus Christi, this brief motet is remarkable for the profound emotion Mozart achieves through the simplest musical means. In both works, his genius transcends the boundaries of musical expression, offering moments of extraordinary beauty that have inspired generations of listeners.