Our Mission Statement:
We are a joyful community celebrating Jesus Christ. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.
Seasonal Events
Harvest Festival
2012 Harvest Festival will take place on September 8
from 9 am to 3 pm.
Christ Church Octoberfest
Join us for great music, refreshments and fellowship. Presenting One Step Forward and Pointe Blank under the tent. Refreshment available inside. We will be collecting non-perishable food for our local food bank and gently used kids coats for Cradles to Crayons. Proceeds will be used to support our Family Ministry. Tickets are available in the Parish office.
Church Flowers
We are very much in need of Parish Visitors to bring flowers out to our homebound or ill parishioners on Sundays after the 10:00AM service. Would you be willing to serve occasionally in this ministry? Please let Jane Robinson know
2012 Memorial Flowers for the Altar & Pulpit
If you would like to provide flowers for the altar or pulpit during on a Sunday, please contact Leslie Ann at the Parish Office at 508-678-0923. After the 10:00 AM service, these flowers are then delivered by volunteer Visitors to some of our homebound parishioners.
Lay Leadership Opportunities
Acolyte and Acolyte Coordinator needed! Young children and adults are needed to serve as Acolytes. Kids! Serve as an acolyte at 8:00am and then stay for Sunday school! The church needs you! Please contact Rev. Beth Grundy if interested in learning more!
Greeters are present at both the 8am and the 11am worship service.
Lectors are needed for the 8am and 10am services.
Altar Guild
Acolytes Guild
Lay Eucharistic Minister
Vestry
2012 members:
Peggy Deston, Senior Warden
Marsha Gauthier, Junior Warden
Alan Scott & Steve Carvalho, Co-Treasurer
Vestry meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Parish House.
Fellowship
Coffee hour is held in the Parish house following the Sunday 10am service. This is a good way to meet and socialize with the members of the church.
Knitting Club meets twice a month on Tuesday at 6:30 P.M. for fun and fellowship (see calendar for dates). The group is made up of individuals that knit and crotchet. The group is currently working on creating Afghans and clothing for those in need along with their individual projects. Several of the members are very experienced in their crafts. If you have not knit or crochet before this group will help you get started on your needlework.
Book Group The Book Group will be meeting at Swansea McDonald’s please see calendar for date and time.
Discernment Group
Discernment is a spiritual practice of prayer and discussion, to try to determine how God is moving in our lives. Do you sometimes feel that God is calling you to a new thing, or wonder how God is at work in your everyday life and work? Would you like an opportunity to talk about this and to receive and offer some guidance, using storytelling, prayer, Scripture, and discussion? If so, you may be interested in becoming part of a Discernment Group here at Christ Church! The Rector is interested in starting such a group, and if you are interested, please let her know, or put your name on the notice at the back of the church.
Choir
Al Deston, Minister of Music, leads the church choir during the 10am worship service on Sundays. New members are always welcome in the choir.
Choir rehearsals are held Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm and Sunday mornings at 9:15 am.
Stewardship Committee
Our Stewardship Journey
Pledge forms can be obtained through the office, or at the back of the church. Thank you for your wonderful generosity! Don’t forget – if you would like to have a discussion about the breakdown of our income and how it is used, don’t hesitate to give Beth or one of the Wardens a call. You can also find monthly budget statements at the back of the church or through the office.