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Worship Services
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Bible Study
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Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in person.
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Thursday Noonday Eucharist
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Join us at Christ Church at 12:00 p.m. for Noonday Eucharist.
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Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
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The fourth Sunday of Advent
In-person worship service live-streamed via YouTube at 10:00 a.m.
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Sunday School
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Meeting ID: 851 7341 8446
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The "O Antiphons" of Advent
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Christmas carols, Advent wreaths, Christmas trees, Midnight Mass, and ginger cookies — Whether they are family or Church customs, the many traditions associated with the Advent and Christmas seasons make these special times of the year for us.
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One of these ancient traditions is the O Antiphons: seven responses, or antiphons, that are sung or recited to introduce the canticle of Mary (the Magnificat) at evening prayer from December 17 to December 23, the octave before Christmas.
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Please join in praying the antiphons with us each day at Evening Prayer via our YouTube channel and website, or with your own prayers.
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Coffee Hour Returns
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Coffee hour has resumed! We will have coffee, tea, water and lemonade available. If anyone wishes to bring food, it should be prepared in individual portions in advance. When not drinking or eating, please keep your mask on. Please maintain at least a 3-6' distance between people. We encourage everyone to be fully vaccinated for the safety of all.
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Restrictions for indoor worship services
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Everyone will wear a mask when entering and exiting the sanctuary and when in line for communion. You may mask throughout the service and please return to distancing. We encourage everyone eligible for the Covid vaccine to receive it for their own safety and for the love of neighbor.
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No offering plate will be passed. Gifts will be collected online or in plates placed near the Church entrance.
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Parking in the Metro Center parking lot is available. Press the button and take a ticket to enter. Please leave the entry ticket in the car so that it is readily available when exiting. Ushers will provide a ticket which you will need to exit. Both tickets will be needed in order to exit.
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Reader Schedule
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Chiming Schedule
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Vestry Greeter and Lock Up Schedule
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ROOF/ CROSS REPAIR WORK IS ON HOLD!
Additional supports have to be made in order to keep the capstones in place. Lupini Construction expects all work to be done by December 20. Time will tell.
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project. Including the Diocese's grant of $5,000, and a matching grant of $10,000 from Landmarks Conservancy Sacred Sites, donations and pledges of over $70,000 have been received to date!
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Your generosity and patience are GREATLY appreciated.
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Bobbie—Indeed, We Sing Your Praises!
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Thank you for being our organist for 34 years. Your playing skills, professionalism, and dedication to Christ Church have been admired and appreciated by countless parishioners and visitors. It is fitting that your title now is Organist Emeritus.
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Looking Ahead
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December 24th: Holy Eucharist at 5:00 p.m. (Christmas Pageant )
December 24th: Carols at 9:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist at 9:30 p.m.
December 25th: Holy Eucharist at 10:00 a.m.
December 26th: Christmas 1 Holy Eucharist at 10:00 a.m.
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Please note: The office will be closed December 24th - January 2nd
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Announcements
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Winter Warmth Project
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We have begun placing bags of hats, scarves, and gloves on the railing outside the church. Donations can be left in the back of the church after worship service or at the church during the church’s office hours.
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CHOW
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During the holiday season we service both CHOW clients and walk-ins. Please consider donating holiday foods, such as stuffing, instant potatoes, cranberry sauce, ect., during the next two months for our local families in need.
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Please purchase a replacement floor tile for CHOW for $10. There will be a donation jar in the back of the Sanctuary now through January.
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Christ Church Amazon
When you're shopping on Amazon this holiday season, go to smile.amazon.com and list "Christ Church Binghamton" as your charity of choice. The Church will receive .5 % of your purchase!
Over $500 has been given to Christ Church from your Amazon purchases since its program began. THANK YOU for designating Christ Church to receive these proceeds. Every little bit helps.
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Check-ins & Short Survey
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Soon you should hear from a Parish member via phone or email. We are once again reaching out to be in touch with our parishioners to check in, confirm contact information, and to ask a few questions which will help our parish discern priorities and ministries in the year and years ahead. We look forward to connecting.
Feel free to fill out the survey any time at: https://www.christepiscopalbing.com/fall-2021-congregation-survey/.
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Pledges & Donations
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Christ Episcopal Church remained and remains present to our congregation and the broader community in this time of pandemic. We thank all who have supported our work and worship and ask for your ongoing contributions that we may remain a positive presence in the lives of many and in caring for one another.
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2022 pledge cards have been sent out. If you have not received one, please contact the office. We ask that parishioners fill out the bottom portion and return it to the church. You can mail in your pledge or drop it off after the 10:00 a.m. Sunday service.
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Pledges and other donations can be mailed to the church. If you do not have envelopes, we will use the name on your check.
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You can donate via our website at www.christepiscopalbing.com/donate/. You can now click donate to send your pledge or other special donations. You can donate specifically to CHOW, Katie's Closet, the Rector's Discretionary Fund and Cross/Roof Repair.
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A big THANK YOU to those who already have!
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Prayers & Prayer List
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I cannot tell you how the light comes, but that it does. That it will. That it works its way into the deepest dark that enfolds you, though it may seem long ages in coming or arrive in a shape you did not foresee.
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And so we pray we may turn ourselves toward the light giving thanks for Christ’s birth and this communion. May we lift our faces to let the light find us. May we bend our bodies to follow the arc it makes. May we open and open more and open still to the blessed light that comes. *
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With thanks to Jan Richardson*
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Prayer List
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In the week ahead, please pray for comfort and healing for: Bill D., Bobbie, Candie, Connor, Don, Ellen, George, Jeanette, Joell, Kathy, Mark, Mother Elizabeth, Osmond, Rose, Sally, and Scott.
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A Word From Your Rector
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A Word From Your Junior Warden
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Latest Posts
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Veni Veni
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“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel…” is probably the oldest Christmas carol still sung today. The original version dating back to the 9th century was sung in Latin and used in formal Catholic mass. John Mason Neale, an Anglican priest, translated the Latin chant into English and it was published in the 1850’s. The music is a 15th century processional from …
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Hark, A Thrilling Voice is Sounding
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Thursday Reflection December 2, 2021 Hark a Thrilling Voice is Sounding One of the joys of being Episcopalian is the hymnody. A second is a full range of hymns for the Advent season. We do not need to sing Christmas carols yet!! (And please don’t). Thanksgiving morning I put on a CD of Advent music from St. Paul’s …
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Giving thanks
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“Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Once again I wrestle with gratitude and its importance to our lives in faith. Gratitude has become a buzzword which may seem to cheapen it, but giving thanks holds great value. It is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus. Thanks giving …
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Despite the changes around us we are a Church and a community that stands together in faith despite adversity. We feel fortunate to have each other during these difficult and uncertain times.
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