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We're Ready for Christmas at Christ Church!
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Worship Services
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Christmas Eve - Christmas II Worship Service Schedule
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December 24th at 5:00 p.m.: Family Service with Holy Eucharist (Pageant)
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In-person worship service live-streamed via YouTube at 5:00 p.m.
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December 24th at 9:00 p.m.: Carols at 8:40 p.m. Followed by Holy Eucharist
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In-person worship service live-streamed via YouTube at 9:00 p.m.
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December 25th at 10:00 a.m.: Christmas Day, Holy Eucharist
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In-person worship service live-streamed via YouTube at 10:00 a.m.
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December 26th at 10:00 a.m.: Christmas I, Holy Eucharist
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In-person worship service live-streamed via YouTube at 10:00 a.m.
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December 26th at 10:00 a.m.: Christmas II, Holy Eucharist
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In-person worship service live-streamed via YouTube at 10:00 a.m.
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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 HAS BEEN COMPLETED!!!
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 support, patience, and generosity throughout have been GREATLY appreciated!
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Looking Ahead
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Worship Service Schedule Through January
January 6th: Epiphany (Thursday)
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
In Person and Live Streamed via YouTube
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January 9th: Epiphany 1
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
In Person and Live Streamed via YouTube
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January 16th: Epiphany 2
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
In Person and Live Streamed via YouTube
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January 23rd: Epiphany 3
Morning Prayer
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
In Person and Live Streamed via YouTube
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January 30th: Epiphany 4
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
In Person and Live Streamed via YouTube
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Announcements
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Please Note: Mother Elizabeth will be on sabbatical from January 10th - March 1st, 2022. Worship, pastoral care, outreach and the fellowship and work of the church shall continue.
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Please note: The office will be closed December 24th - January 2nd
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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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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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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 Junior Warden
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Latest Posts
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Praying the O Antiphons
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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. One of these ancient traditions is the O Antiphons: seven responses, or antiphons, that are sung or recited to introduce the canticle …
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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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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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