Services & Preacher this Sunday

  • Said Eucharist (Rite I) is celebrated at 8am .
  • Choral Eucharist (Rite II) with Parish Choir is celebrated at 10am. Sunday School and Nursery care are offered every Sunday at 10am.
  • Said Eucharist (Rite II) is celebrated at 5pm .
  • Our Celebrant and Preacher today is the Rev. Matthew Hoxsie Mead, Rector. 
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 Fellowship & Afternoon Events

  • Coffee hour or refreshments follows every service. 
  • Daughters of the King meet at 11am (Library)

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About Today's Service

Today is Stewardship Sunday! Please submit your 2025 Pledge Cards today - all Pledges will be blessed at each worship service. You can Pledge online here. 

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 at 8am and 10am, occasionally Sundays at 5pm, and also on Holy Days and other occasions. The 10am celebration of the Holy Eucharist includes organ music, congregational hymnody, and during the academic year psalms, anthems, and motets sung by our choir. 

This period in the Church year is known as “The Season after Pentecost” or “Ordinary Time.”  The term “ordinary” refers to how the New Testament passages are generally read in order or in sequence, as opposed to being arranged by specific theme as in other seasons.  During this season the Gospel passages focus on the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and how he is revealed to the world as the Christ.  In Year B (the second in a three year cycle: A, B & C) most of the Gospel passages are from the Gospel according to Mark.  The Old Testament Lesson aligns thematically with the Gospel.  The New Testament Lesson is independent of these readings and is almost always taken from one of the Letters in the New Testament that reflects the common life and mission of the first Christian community.  

Music & Lectionary Notes for the 10am Choral Eucharist

  • Prelude: Suite Gothique Op.25 (Menuet, Priere) by Léon Boëllmann 1852-1897
  • Procession Hymn: 518, Christ is made the sure foundation, Westminster Abbey
  • Gloria in excelsis: S280, Gloria by Robert Powell
  • Old Testament: Daniel 12:1-3
  • Psalm 16: Anglican Chant by Richard H. Pinwill Coleman
  • New Testament: Hebrews 10:11-25
  • Sequence Hymn: 517, How lovely is thy dwelling place, Brother Jame’s Air, 
  • Gospel: Mark 13:1-8
  • Offertory Anthem: O God the King of Glory by Henry Purcell 1659-1695
  • Offertory Doxology: Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Old 100th
  • Sanctus & Benedictus: S125 by Richard Proulx
  • Agnus Dei: S164 by Franz Schubert arranged by Richard Proulx
  • Communion Anthem: Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake by Richard Farrant 1525-1580
  • Post-Communion Hymn: 594, God of grace and God of glory, Cwm Rhondda
  • Processional Postlude:  Suite Gothique Op.25 (Toccata) by Boëllmann
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