Online Morning Prayer

Online Morning Prayer with Bishop Heyd Every Weekday at 8 a.m.
On Zoom at:
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Announcements

Coffee Hour

This week's coffee hour is in the Guild Room following the 10 am service. All are welcome.

Pledges

If you have not handed in a pledge form, PLEASE hand it in no later than this Sunday, January 5.
If you have already pledged, your envelopes are in the back of the church

Vestry Meeting

The next Vestry Meeting will be on held on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. vestry packets will be available for pick up in the Parish Office on Sunday, January 19th, 2025.

Knitting Group

Our next knitting group meeting will be on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This group serves all levels, and ALL are welcome!

Nominating Comittee

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE seeks nominations for the following Vestry positions. THREE members/ 3-year term, ONE for a 2-year term, and ONE for a 1-year term. If you are interested in being a vestry member or an alternate delegate to the Diocesan Convention, please speak to one of the Nomination Committee members – Nick Lettiere, Stephen Gross, Anthony Blugh or Anne Devlin. NOMINATING FORMS can be found at the Ushers' station at the back of the church. Please complete the form and give it to a member of the nominating committee.

Annual Meeting 2025

In preparation for the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 26, 2025, all commission chairs please begin collecting and submitting your reports to be included in the bulletin. ALL reports MUST be submitted either via email (ccadmin@ccnbsi.org), printed, or written to the parish office by Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Save the Date

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 - Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m.
Sunday, January 26th, 2025 - Annual Prish Meeting, after the 10am service.
Saturday, February 8th, 2025 - Gratitude Breakfast.
Saturday, February 15th, 2025 - Gratitude Breakfast.
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 - IPC Mission Fair.

Did You Know?

In honor of Monday's celebration of the legendary American Civil Rights leader, Brian Behnken, associate professor of history whose research interests include African American history and civil rights and social justice, compiled 7 lesser-known facts about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first name is really "Michael."
He was named after his father, Michael King, Sr. "Daddy" King, as his father was known, evidently began using the name Martin Luther in reference to the German religious reformer. MLK began using the name as well, although neither man ever legally changed their names.

2. MLK was a billiards fanatic.
He loved the game and played avidly for more than twenty years. According to civil rights lore, he used his skills to win the respect of local black people.

3. He skipped two grades…
King was a brilliant man, but he was so smart that he skipped two grades in high school, 9th and 12th, and began his college education when he was just shy of his 16th birthday. He received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College when he was 19.

4.Yet his focus wasn't on a traditional education.
Despite his intellectual gifts, King wandered through his education, only coming to the decision late in his college years to pursue the ministry. He seems to have wanted to avoid following in his father's footsteps…Daddy King was a very powerful and popular minister.

5. He loved Star Trek.
King was a huge Star Trek fan. When he happened to meet actor Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura, in Los Angeles in 1966, he was shocked to hear she was planning to leave the show. "You cannot do that," King stated. "For the first time, we are being seen the world over as we should be seen…do you understand that this is the only show that my wife Coretta and I will allow our little children to stay up and watch." He even referred to himself as a "Trekkie." Of course, Nichols remained with the show and played Lt. Uhura for the next four decades.

6. He was originally asked to lead because he was relatively unknown.
King got his initial shot at leadership in the civil rights movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott when he was asked to head the newly created Montgomery Improvement Association. He was chosen for the job not because he was well respected or a great orator, but because, as Rosa Parks stated, "The advantage of having Dr. King as president was that he was so new to Montgomery and to civil rights work that he hadn't been there long enough to make any strong friends or enemies."

7. He learned from the best: His parents.
King learned to be an activist and a militant in many ways from his parents. His mother, Alberta King, always instilled in the young MLK that he was equal to anyone. His father did the same. In one instance, Martin Luther King, Sr., was pulled over by a white police officer, who referred to Daddy King as "boy." Pointing to his nine year old son, King Sr. stated "this is a boy. I'm a man, and until you call me one, I will not listen to you."

Christ Church Parish Prayer List

The following individuals have requested our prayers:
Fred Allen, Betty Bab, Elma Babb, Erma Babb, Marcella Babb, Jenny Badger, Ezekiel Bascombe, Richard Biada, Linda Blanchette, Chris Broderick, Deborah Broome, Frank Cangemi, Eva Charney, David Clark, Wayne Clark, Marcia Clendenen, Sandra Cocks, Lisa Colli-Hogan, Iris Colbourne, Barbara Corregan, Laura Craig, Athelridge Cumberbatch, Gaynelle Cumberbatch, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Wayne Dupuis, Marlene Elia, Garfield Evans, Tabitha Foxx,Julio Gambuto, Sebastian Gattullo, Sandra Giambalvo, Fran Giovinazzo, Steven Haley, Mary Hamblin, Mary Haugen, Avion Hernandez-Elcock, Michael Kelly, Chloe Lee, Willie Marcus, The McIntosh Family, Eva McClary, Mary Mcclellan Michael & Lois Moschella, Louise Nygard, T. Rauch, Ann Reilly, Olivia Rey, Christine Riola, Leila Rollock, Barnett Shepherd, Joyce & Eric Smith, Thomas Sox, David Lloyd Stephens, Christopher Still, Fred Tucher, Rob Tucher, Deborah Vurckio, Lucille Williams, Marsha Wynter, Jan & Joan Yearwood, and the people of The Girls and Boys of Heartshare St. Vincent's Services.

Please Note: The Prayer List is intended to uphold and encourage those who need healing prayers. If persons have been fully recovered and no longer need to be lifted up in this way, please let us know so that we can make room for others. This list will be updated every three months unless otherwise notified. If you need a loved one or friend to remain on the list, please call the parish office. Thank you!

We pray for the repose of the souls of President Jimmy Carter, Richard Gross, and all the faithful departed. May their souls rest in peace.

We pray for all the victims in the recent attacks in New Orleans, Las Vegas, and New York.

We pray for all the frontline and essential workers in our parish, and around S.I. and the world.

We pray for the hundreds of asylum seekers in New York City, particularly on Staten Island, and ask God's Holy Spirit to help us as citizens, civic organizations, and religious institutions to respond with love and compassion.

We pray for comfort to the families and communities impacted by gun violence, and for the will and determination to enact appropriate gun control legislation and promote a culture of safety.

We pray for an end to armed conflict and lift up the people of Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, Russia, and Sudan in the hopes that they can move towards peace and diplomacy.

We pray for all those negatively impacted by climate, environmental, and naturally occurring disasters.

We pray for those who are suffering from the impacts of systemic racism, and for those who are committed and working towards change, unity, and equality for all peoples.

We pray for our young people and all those who have started a new academic year.

We give thanks to God for the following individuals who are celebrating their Birthdays this week. Jill Kelly (20), Elita Williams (22).

We give thanks to God for the individuals who are celebrating their wedding anniversaries this week:

In the Richmond IPC Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Vestry, Wardens, Clergy, and People of St. Paul's Memorial Church.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Church in the Province of the West Indies.

In the Diocese of New York, we pray for +Sean our Presiding Bishop; +Matthew, +Allen, and +Mary, our Bishops; Trevor+ our Rector;