News Archive

The articles below are selected news highlights. See the Newsletters page for current and past issues of our monthly newsletter The Visitor.

Holy Week Service Schedule at CCN

Published: March 27, 2023

Holy Week Service Schedule

Sunday, April 2 – The Sunday of Passion: Palm Sunday
10am The Procession of Palms and Holy Eucharist Rite II (Main Sanctuary and streaming online)

Thursday, April 6 – Maundy Thursday
6pm All-ages Maundy Thursday service followed by dinner (Main Sanctuary then UPH)

Friday, April 7 – Good Friday
12pm Stations of the Cross (Main Sanctuary)
3:30pm All-ages Sensory Stations of the Cross (UPH)
7pm Seven Last Words of Jesus (Main Sanctuary and streaming online)

Sunday, April 9 – Easter Sunday
9am Festive Eucharist Rite II with Choir and Trumpets (Main Sanctuary and streaming online)
10:30am Easter Egg Hunt (front lawn at sign between Rosemary and Highland)
11am Festive Eucharist Rite II with Choir and Trumpets (Main Sanctuary and streaming online)

Easter Memorial Flowers submissions due March 31

Published: March 26, 2023

The Last Day to Submit a Dedication for inclusion in our Easter Sunday bulletin is THIS Friday, March 31.

Please complete our google form to remember your loved ones this year with Easter Memorial Flowers by March 31.

Donations can be mailed to the church with “Easter Memorial Flowers” in the memo line or online.

Thank you for continuing our tradition of including in our Easter bulletin the names of loved ones we wish to remember.

A Choral Evensong on Sunday, March 26 at 5pm

Published: March 26, 2023

One of the treasurers of the Anglican Tradition is Evensong. This is a centuries old service which blends prayers and Psalms with congregational hymns. Lasting less than an hour this service is a wonderful way to end the day or prepare yourself to begin the week. Evensong has been the popular name for vespers ( rom the Lain vesperis “evening”) since the middle ages. Thomas Cranmer first used the term in the 1549 Book of Common prayer. Interspersing of music spanning from the Renaissance to the modern day, between familiar passages of scripture and ancient prayers, creates a contemplative mood. This service will feature Canticles from Adrian Batten’s Fourth Evening Service (1591-1637) and the Anthem will be Ubi Caritas by Ola Gjeilo (1978).

Christ Episcopal Church will present a service of Evensong on March 26 at 5pm in the Main Sanctuary followed by a reception in Upper Parish Hall. The choir will be a combined choir of Christ Church, and friends from: St Paul’s (Newton Highlands), St Andrew’s Church (Marblehead), and others from the Boston area.

Watch on Facebook.
Follow along in the bulletin.

March 26, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Fifth Sunday in Lent

Published: March 23, 2023

March 26, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Fifth Sunday in Lent

We are an inclusive, family-oriented, and multi-generational parish. Find your place at Christ Church and grow in heart, mind and spirit. Join us for worship and connection on Sundays: 8:15am Holy Eucharist Rite I in the Chapel and 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II with choir in the Main Sanctuary and streaming online (Facebook and our website).

- Watch on Facebook.
- The seasonal service bulletin
- The day’s readings
- Note on the Gospel of John for Lent to help us avoid using the text to perpetuate anti-Semitism
- Explore our weekly eBlast.
- What’s going on in front of the church?
- Give online and select giving fund “Loose Plate”.

The video is only available while it is livestreaming on Facebook; otherwise, the video will say that it is “Unavailable”.

March 19, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Fifth Sunday of Lent

Published: March 18, 2023

March 19, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Fourth Sunday in Lent

- Watch on Facebook.
- The seasonal service bulletin
- The day’s readings
- Note on the Gospel of John for Lent to help us avoid using the text to perpetuate anti-Semitism
- Explore our weekly eBlast.
- What’s going on in front of the church?
- Give online and select giving fund “Loose Plate”.

March 12, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Third Sunday in Lent

Published: March 9, 2023

March 12, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Third Sunday in Lent

- Watch below or on Facebook.
- The seasonal service bulletin
- The day’s readings
- Note on the Gospel of John for Lent to help us avoid using the text to perpetuate anti-Semitism
- Explore our weekly eBlast.
- Give online and select giving fund “Loose Plate”.

Life after Loss Grief Support Group begins March 16

Published: March 9, 2023

Join us at Christ Church for a bereavement group that will follow an open spiritual path to process the loss of loved ones and other personal grief. Led by Nikki Stournaras, a Chaplain with West River Hospice, we will gather in the Memorial Room on Thursday mornings March 16 through April 20 at 10am.

Materials are provided at no charge. Registration capped at 10.

Please email Sue or Nikki with questions or the register.

Wednesday Prayers in Lent begins this Wednesday, March 1

Published: March 9, 2023

Join us Wednesday on Zoom at 8am and 8pm beginning March 1 for Wednesday Prayers in Lent. Please note the Zoom link is the same for both morning & evening prayer. The link will be the same through the series.

8am Morning Prayer Rite I on Zoom

service bulletin (to be reused each week)

8pm Night Prayer from the New Zealand Prayer book on Zoom

service bulletin (to be reused each week)

March 5, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Second Sunday in Lent

Published: March 2, 2023

March 5, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the Second Sunday in Lent

- Watch on Facebook.
- Follow along in the seasonal service bulletin.
- The day’s readings.
- Explore our weekly eBlast.
- Give online and select giving fund “Loose Plate”.

February 26, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the First Sunday in Lent

Published: February 23, 2023

February 26, 2023: Holy Eucharist Rite II for the First Sunday in Lent

- Watch on Facebook.
- Follow along in the service bulletin.
- Explore our weekly eBlast.
- Give online and select giving fund “Loose Plate”.