• Services & Preacher

  • 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
  • 10:00am: Choral Eucharist & Sunday School (Church / Parish House)
  • 4:00pm: Sunday Evening Mass, Rite II (Church or Garden)
  • Preacher at 10am & 4pm: Mother Meredith

  Events & Fellowship

  • 10:00am: Nursery Care (Ranck Building)
  • Coat Drive Begins: Our annual Coat Drive begins today.
  • Coffee Hour follows each morning service.

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  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 we celebrate All Saints’ Day, giving thanks for the saints who have gone before us and for the fellowship we share with them in the Body of Christ. In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches the Beatitudes, blessing those who seek mercy, righteousness, and peace.
  • 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: Prelude in E-flat, “St. Anne,” BWV 552 — Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Entrance Hymn: #287, “For all the saints” — Sine Nomine
  • Gloria in excelsis: S-280 — Robert Powell
  • First Lesson: Revelation 7:9–17
  • Psalm: Psalm 34:1–10, 22 — Anglican chant by Thomas Morris
  • Second Lesson: 1 John 3:1–3
  • Sequence Hymn: #286, “Who are these like stars appearing” — Zeuch mich, zeuch mich
  • Gospel: Matthew 5:1–12
  • Offertory Anthem: “Give Us the Wings of Faith” — Ernest Bullock
  • 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: “Litany of the Saints” — John Becker
  • Postcommunion Hymn: #293, “I sing a song of the saints of God” — Grand Isle
  • Processional Voluntary: “St. Anne” Fugue, BWV 552 — Johann Sebastian Bach

  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: 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), 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

  Sir Ernest Bullock was a distinguished English organist, composer, and educator who played a significant role in British church music during the twentieth century. Born in Wigan, England, he served as Organist of Exeter Cathedral before becoming Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey in 1928, where he helped direct the music for the coronation of King George VI in 1937. He subsequently held prominent academic appointments in Glasgow and served as Director of the Royal College of Music in London.

  Knighted in 1951, Bullock is remembered particularly for his contributions to the Anglican choral tradition. His beloved anthem “Give Us the Wings of Faith,” published in 1925, sets a hymn by Isaac Watts (1674–1748) contemplating the glory of the saints and their eternal rest in Christ. Especially appropriate for All Saints’ Day, the music begins with gentle, flowing choral lines, builds to a radiant central climax, and gradually returns to a serene conclusion, beautifully reflecting the text’s vision of heavenly peace and the promise of everlasting life.

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In the New Testament, the word “saints” is used to describe the entire membership of the Christian community, and in the Collect for All Saints’ Day the word “elect” is used in a similar sense. From very early times, however, the word “saint” came to be applied primarily to persons of heroic sanctity, whose deeds were recalled with gratitude by later generations.

Beginning in the tenth century, it became customary to set aside another day—as a sort of extension of All Saints—on which the Church remembered that vast body of the faithful who, though no less members of the company of the redeemed, are unknown in the wider fellowship of the Church. It was also a day for particular remembrance of family members and friends.

Though the observance of the day was abolished at the Reformation because of abuses connected with Masses for the dead, a renewed understanding of its meaning has led to a widespread acceptance of this commemoration among Anglicans, and to its inclusion as an optional observance in the calendar of the Episcopal Church.

Our Youth Group is meeting ont he following dates in Autumn. 2026.  Winter events will be announced as they are scheduled.

Sunday, October 18, 5pm - Oktoberfest Dinner: Youth Group food & games in the Undercorft.

Wednesday, November 4, 6pm - Outreach & Service: Making Sandwiches and Bagged Lunches with the Men's Group for the Bagged Lunch Program - FAST FOOD dinner after we finsih (the Men are going out for their own thing).

Friday, Noveomber 20, 6pm - Thanksgiving Dinner: Youth Group food & games in the Undercorft.

Monday, November 23, 7pm - Interfaith Thanksgiving Service (at the Pelham Jewish Center): Come and meet the leaders of all of the houses of worship in Pelham. Food afterwards.

Pledge Cards have been mailed!  Check your mail and support Christ Church Financially for 2027. Stewardship Sunday and the Blessing of Pledge Cards will be Sunday, November 22.

October/November 2026, HOAG HALL ART SHOW
EILEEN STODUT, ARTIST
MEET THE ARTIST - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026, from 11:00-1:00 PM.
CHRIST CHURCH, 1415 Pelhamdale Ave, Pelham Manor, NY

Hoag Hall at Christ Church will feature an art show by Eileen Stodut during October and November 2026. Meet Eileen on Sunday, November 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Christ Church, 1415 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham Manor, New York.

Eileen has worked across many artistic fields, beginning as a colorist and textile designer and later designing scenery and sets for Off-Broadway productions. She went on to collaborate with interior designers on murals, trompe l’oeil, wall effects, and original paintings. Today, she teaches fine art and digital animation in the Bronx and gives private lessons at her studio at ArtsWestchester in White Plains.

Eileen has exhibited throughout Westchester and Connecticut and has received recognition from Westchester Home, Millbrook Winery, and Westchester Parks. ArtsWestchester recently commissioned her to create a mural on Martin Avenue in White Plains. She also accepts commissions, including portraits of adults, children, and pets. Eileen holds a B.S. in computer science and dual master’s degrees in fine art and art education. Find her on Instagram and Facebook at eileenstodut, visit www.eileenstodut.com, or call 914-548-9231.