I started serving as an acolyte at about age seven or eight; I don’t quite remember which, but I know that I started very early, along...

Yesterday, I concluded our five-week Wednesday Evening Lenten Series. This year's program was exceptional, and I want to thank all...

We have a piece of good news that I need to share with you. Michael Looney, our Seminarian Associate has been with us at Christ Church...

Rumi, an ancient Muslim mystic, once wrote these words “Yesterday, I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise and so...

One of the challenging parts of all of our lives is juggling the varying demands that family, careers, church, and volunteer activities...

Christians, over many centuries, have dedicated themselves to prayer, fasting, penance, self-denial, and almsgiving during Lent, mainly...

I am sure you have heard the song Kum Ba Yah countless times. In fact, you probably may have heard people make reference to the phrase...

Have you ever thought about the power you have over a remote control? It is an unbelievable power. When I press on the guide button of my...

February begins for us Black History Month. This is an important month that highlights not only the challenges that African Americans...

I do not know, nor do I even remember, my first experience with popcorn. But growing up, I remember we used to roast grains of corn and...

Epiphany II / Dr. King Sunday The Reverend Emmanuel Ato Mercer 2023.01.15 He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have...

This coming Monday, January 16 is the federal holiday that, this year, commemorates the 94th birthday of the great civil rights leader,...

I wish you all a Happy New Year!! I am thankful to God for the blessing of a new year. I am thankful to God for the life that I have, my...

In a few days, we will be ushering in a new year - 2023. Like you, I also hear people expressing sentiments that the year has gone by so...

Columbia Community Care Recruits Volunteers for Duties in 2023 As the New Year arrives, Columbia Community Care (CCC) is calling for more...

There’s a story of a rich African father who decided to take his son to his African village to experience how poor people in his village...

Two Sundays ago, Bishop Ilhoff visited Christ Church and led three services, one of which was a confirmation service, where he confirmed...

A couple of weeks ago I walked into the conference room on a Sunday morning to grab myself some coffee. Sitting around the conference...

This past Thanksgiving Day, we had our annual Thanksgiving service in Old Brick. Among the congregation sat a woman I have never met in...

This past Sunday, Christ Church, along with its Refugee Ministry partners, held an Interfaith Prayer Vigil at St. John’s Ellicott City....