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Centering Prayer
On Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m., Christ Church hosts Centering Prayer in Old Brick. This is a prayer method based on the intuitive prayer...


Collect, Readings & Sermon for January 26th, 2020
Third Sunday after the Epiphany Readings for today: Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 The Collect of...


11:00 A.M.
Last week, I had the privilege of joining several Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders at the Seventh Day Adventist Center here in...


Collect & Readings for January 19th, 2020
Second Sunday after the Epiphany Readings for today: Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 40:1-12 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 The Collect of the Day:...


Fort Orange
I grew up by a slave fort in Ghana - Fort Orange, which was built by the Dutch in 1640. It is interesting to note that Albany, New York...


Collect, Readings & Sermon for January 12th, 2020
First Sunday after the Epiphany The Baptism of our Lord Readings for today: Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 The...


50 Pence
Who is watching you? Who is observing your every move - whether big or small? Who is judging you by even your least significant choices?...


Epiphany Eucharist in Old Brick - January 6th
All are welcome to join us for The Feast of The Epiphany at Christ Episcopal Church on Monday evening. We will gather in Old Brick at...


Collect & Readings for January 5th, 2020
This is The Feast of The Holy Name. Readings for today: Numbers 6:22-27 Psalm 8 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:15-21 The Collect of the Day:...


Your First Question
It has been a wonderful decade. Many are the innovative technologies that has made our lives a little more comfortable. My one...


Collect, Readings & Sermon for December 29th, 2019
This is the First Sunday after Christmas. Readings for today: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 The...


Keeping Christmas
I fell in love with the poem Keeping Christmas by Henry Van Dyke. It captures the Christmas spirit in such a powerful way, and so I share...


Join Us on Christmas Eve - December 24th
Come and join us for Christmas Eve at Christ Episcopal Church on Tuesday, December 24th, as we have three services to choose from. The...


Collect, Readings & Sermon for December 22nd, 2019
This is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Readings for today: Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 The Collect of...


Christmas Tree Lot
One of the many fun things I did as a kid at Christmas was to join other kids in building a Christmas hut with palm branches. Since we...


Advent Compline - December 19th
Looking for an opportunity to recommit yourself to prayer during this season of Advent? The season of Advent is about waiting in...


Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols - December 15th
Christ Church presents a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in New Brick, a wonderful gathering whose origins date back to late 19th...


Collect & Readings for December 15th, 2019
This is the Third Sunday of Advent. Readings for today: Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:4-9 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 The Collect of the Day:...


Life Is Slippery
This past week has been somewhat challenging. A couple of visitations and phone calls left me wondering about what’s on the other side of...


Rosemary Service of Remembrance - Saturday, December 14th
The season leading up to Christmas can be a pressured time when frazzled nerves can help cause us to get beside ourselves. Christ Church...
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