Saturday, April 25, Saint Marks Day
10:00am: Holy Eucharist (Garden/Bolton)
12:00pm: Vargas Funeral (Bolton/Church)

Sunday, April 26, The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Detailed Information Here
8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
10:00am: Choral Eucharist (Church)
10:00am: Nursery Care & Sunday School (Ranck Building)
4:00pm: Said Eucharist (Garden/Bolton)
Preacher & Celebrant: Father Matt

Monday, April 27
8:30pm: Evening Prayer (Zoom)

Tuesday, April 28
10:30am: Morning Prayer (Zoom)

Wednesday, April 29
5:15pm: Said Eucharist (Garden/Bolton)

Thursday, April 30
8:00am: Rector’s Bible Study (Zoom)
10:00am: Lectionary Bible Study (Library)

Saturday, May 2, Easter Quiet Day
9:00am to 4:00pm
RSVP HERE

Sunday, May 3, The Fifth Sunday of Easter
8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
10:00am: Choral Eucharist with the Children’s Choir( Church)
10:00am: Nursery Care & Sunday School (Ranck Building)
Preacher : Mother Meredith

A Quiet Day is a day of silence and reflection. On this day Father Matt, Michael Moynihan, and Mother Meredith will offer reflections on the Resurrection Narratives found in the Gospels of Matthew and John. Please register / RSVP below. The cost of the Quiet Day is $20 and covers the cost of food. 

Schedule for the Quiet Day.
9:00am:     Light breakfast fare will be available in the Library.
9:30am:     Opening Prayers & Quiet Day Overview
9:40am:     The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew & Reflection
Silence between sessions.
11:30am:     Dealing with Doubt (Library)
12:20pm:     Lunch in the Library.
1:10pm:     The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint John & Reflection
Silence between sessions.
2:40pm:     The Resurrection of Jesus in Matthew & John in Art
3:30pm:     The Holy Eucharist (Garden of Resurrection)
4:00pm:     Reception in the Lower Garden

Works by Bach, Duruflé, Minari and Wagner . You do not want to miss our closing concert of our 2025-2026 season featuring internationally acclaimed concert organist Ken Cowan.

Marie Main, our beloved Parish Administrator, will retire on May 31, 2026. 

Marie has served as our Parish Administrator for fourteen years and has been a constant source of knowledge and kindness. She brings pastoral and graceful dedication to everything she does for Christ Church. She is wonderful, and we will greatly miss having her in the office each day. She will remain an active parishioner at Christ Church in retirement.

Mark your calendars for 11:15am, Sunday, May 31, when we will have a wonderful celebration for Marie. 

Please consider making a donation to our Parish Gift Purse for Marie.

Donate to Marie’s Gift Purse by Check
Please include “Marie’s Gift” on your check. Please place the check in an envelope marked “Treasurer” so that it can be deposited by our Treasurer and not Marie who normally deposits checks. Bring or Mail the check to the church.

Donate to Marie’s Gift Purse Online
Give your gift online at christchurchpelham.org/give

Use the drop down menu to choose the correct fund:
•    Select “Marie Main Retirement Gift”

Please support our Lent/Easter Outreach Appeal. Our goal is $8,000 for our Lent/Easter Outreach Appeal supporting local feeding programs:

• Trinity Church New Rochelle daily bagged lunch program.
• Saints John, Paul & Clement Church Mount Vernon food pantry
• Saint James Church Fordham Bronx food pantry. 
• Country Harvest

Make your Gift by Check - Please include “Easter Outreach” on your check.

Make your Gift Online at christchurchpelham.org/give

Use the drop down menu to choose “Outreach for Easter Appeal”

On May 5 at 6pm, the initial meeting for everyone who wants to be involved in the 2026 Christ Church Classic Car Show will be held in the library. Lots of information to discuss - although we’ll begin with a brief Cinco de Mayo celebration! Flyers will be ready for you; lists of upcoming area car shows that will need to be visited to recruit car owners to our show; Q & A time to work through past issues and introduce new ideas. The meeting should take approximately one hour. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Carla Carroll:

Email: carpa600@aol.com or carlapace11@gmail.com.

Phone: 646-245-5618.

Our 2026 Pledge campaign has begun. Make you pledge today online. We have nealry 120 pledges for just under $500,000 already! Our goal is 150 pledges for more than $550,000. We are grateful for your support in 2025, and we ask you to consider formally making a Pledge to help us reach our goal. Your continued support ensures we have excellent clergy and staff, keeps our buildings beautiful and safe, and funds our programs and ministries.  

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40).

Food Pantry

Parishioners are invited to donate any of the following items on or before the FIRST Sunday of each month. 
Healthy cereal (grocery store size, no Costco or BJs boxes)
Shelf-stable milk *
14-16oz. cans of  fruit, corn, peas, or beans 
6oz. cans of tuna
1lb. packages of rice *
Pasta and 14-25oz. PLASTIC jars of spaghetti sauce
Reusable bags such as Fresh Direct Bags!!!
PLEASE - NO odd, old, opened or expired food.

The items that we need may be dropped off anytime in the collection bins located  between the double glass door entrance to the Ranck Building or Sundays in the Outreach Basket in the Narthex. All donations go monthly to the Food Pantry Program at Sts. John, Paul and Clement in Mount Vernon. Financial donations of any size are gratefully are greatly appreciated. Please designate donations for "Outreach".   

Six concerts celebrating the 6th Anniversary of Christ Church's Juget-Sinclair Organ, Op. 51. 4 internationally acclaimed concert organists, a top New York City orchestra and our Parish Choir.

Justin Bischof, Organist
Works by Bach, Bruhns, Messiaen, Vierne and improvisations
Watch on YouTube

Christ Church Choir MOO Orchestra; Justin Bischof, Conductor
Faure Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine
Watch on YouTube

Stephen Tharp, Organist
Works by Bach, Dupre, Franck, Marchand and improvisation
Watch on YouTube

Modus Operandi Orchestra with David Enlow, Organist; Justin Bischof, Conductor
Poulenc Organ Concerto & Brahms Symphony No. 1
Watch on YouTube

Isabelle Demers, organist
Works by Bach, Dupré and Laurin
Watch on YouTube

Ken Cowan, Organist
Works by Bach, Duruflé, Manari and Wagner
Wednesday May 6, 2026,  7:00pm - 8:15pm

Sunday School meets at 10am every Sunday during the academic year. Our Sunday School welcomes children age 4 and through 7^th grade (8th graders are also welcome) for Sunday School. Sunday School students join the main service each week for Holy Communion. Nursery Care is provided each Sunday for younger children. 

The Saint Michael's Conference provides high school and college-aged young people the opportunity to:

• Deepen their faith in Christ
• Learn more about how to practice their faith all year long
• Experience true Christian friendship with peers from around the country

Fr. Matt is one of the priests on staff at the Conference, and also attended the Conference when he was in high school and in college, and he was also a Counselor at St. Mike’s in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 

The Conference is one full overnight week: 4pm, Sunday, July 21, 2026, through 12pm, Saturday, August 1, 2026. Carpooling is generally the best way for drop off and pick-up (and Conferees with cars can drive themselves).
 
Here are links to the brochure and registration:
 
https://www.saintmichaelsconference.com/brochure/
 
https://www.saintmichaelsconference.com/registration/
 
Two notes for filling out the Registration.
1) Church Name: Christ Church Pelham
2) When you get to the end, if you have any issues submitting, please let Fr. Matt know. 
 
The Registration Fee of $635 covers conference attendance and 6 nights and 7 days of room and board. The bill for $635 will be emailed to you in April with a July 1 deadline. If you need financial aid, the Conference and Christ Church can definitely help; please let Fr. Matt know.  
 
Saint Michael’s Conference is a wonderful anchor throughout high school and college and a place where it was fun and easy to be an Episcopalian and meet great people.

In late August we offer Vacation Bible School for Children and Teens (CITs & Counsellors).  Our 2026 VBS will be offered August 17-19, 9:00am-12:00pm.  

You can register online HERE.  

What will the Children Learn at VBS?

• Children learn about Jesus Christ through a variety of age-appropriate and fun activities. Each Bible Study will be discussed and linked to fun games, crafts, and outdoor activities.

Who/Grade Level:

• Campers: Preschool through fifth grade
• CITs: Middle School
• Counselors: High School

Our days will include…

• • Daily Scripture Lessons
  • Healthy Snack Provided
  • Tie-Dyed T Shirt Making
  • Singing
  • Games on the Christ Church Field
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Outdoor Water Play
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Pony rides and/or petting zoo
  • Family Celebration & Cookout last day

On Thursdays from 10am to noon we offer a weekly Lectionary Bible Study.  Our group is led by our Director Adult Education, Michael Moynihan.  Each week we gather to discuss the prior week’s sermon and look ahead at the coming Sunday’s Scripture (Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel) in the lectionary assigned by the Church.  The conversation is free flowing and fun and often includes good food.

On Thursdays (as announced) from 8:00 am to 8:45am Father Matt leads a Zoom Bible Study.  Join using this Zoom Link (PW “BOLTON”). Each Bible Study will be recorded and posted to our YourTube Page, so you can catch it later if you miss the live version.

Father Matt’s Bible Study takes an academic look at the Scriptures, providing historical and geopolitical context, narrative context, and discussions about translations and manuscript variants. Over the past years we have read numerous books from start to finish, including Isaiah, Ezekiel, Job, Ruth, Obadiah, Jonah, Daniel, The Psalms, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of John, 1&2 Thessalonians, Philemon, and Revelation. Currently, we are reading Genesis.  When we finish Genesis we will continue with Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Taking part in the public worship of the church as an acolyte and/or reader is a terrific opportunity to renew your experience of praying and participating. If you have served in either capacity in the past, thank you! If you are interested in trying either or both for the first time, welcome! Ours is a kind and welcoming parish, and everyone wants the best for each other. It's natural to be nervous in trying something new, but this is a great place to do so. If you have questions or concerns before signing up, do speak to Father Matt or Mary O'Shaughnessy who is scheduling our acolytes, readers, and livestreamers.

Every Monday through Friday at 8am Bishop Heyd offers morning prayer for the Diocese of New York on Zoom.  Feel free to join any weekday. The service lasts less than 30 minutes and includes passages from Scriputre, a short homily, daily prayers, and a very brief update in from the Bishop.

Justin has a few openings in his teaching studio this coming year for piano students from age 7 and up including adults. With over 40 years’ experience working with students of all skill levels he is a patient and encouraging teacher. Please contact him at 646-206-7638 or justin@justinbischof.com for further details. Don’t be shy!

Deacon Chisara is working to facilitate and connect those who might be able to give a ride to church for a home bound parishioner and those who need rides. If you want to help or you need a ride, please Contact Deacon Chisara.

Want to get your Christ Church Ministry’s News into this booklet or into our weekly parish e-blast? Please send an email with a single photo or graphic and relevant text to news@christchurchpelham.org. Sending it to that address will ensure that your news isn’t lost or sent to the wrong staff member. Please note we may not run every piece of news we receive and we will often edit content for space purposes.

Parish of Christ the Redeemer
1415 Pelhamdale Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
Phone: 914.738.5515
Fax: 914.712.0526

The Reverend Matthew H. Mead, Priest & Rector
Office: 914.738.5516
Cell: 914.471.0260
matthew@christchurchpelham.org

The Rev. Meredith Hawkins, Priest Associate
meredith.hawkins.nyc@gmail.com

The Reverend Deacon Chisara Alimole
Cell: 914.338.5194
calimole@msn.com

Marie Main, Parish Administrator
Office: 914.738.5515 
 marie@christchurchpelham.org.

Dr. Justin Bischof, Director of Music & Organist
Office: 914.530.3162
Cell: 646.206.7638
 justin@christchurchpelham.org.

Liam Myers, Director of Children's & Family Ministries
liam@christchurchpelham.org

Michael Moynihan, Director of Adult Education
frmoy@yahoo.com

Ed Blue, Sexton

Walter Roberts, Verger & Assistant Sexton