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Poems for Advent: December 22, 2025
As we begin Christmas week, these beautiful Advent poems written by parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, take on more significance and power. You can view them on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


The Greening, and The Festival
After worship this morning, our parish family got together and prepared Christ Church for Christmas - we call it "The Greening of the Church." Come and see the beautiful transformation for yourself, as we present our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the New Brick Sanctuary later this afternoon. Christ Church presents this service each year, a truly remarkable gathering whose origins date back to the late 19th century in England. The glorious carols, anthems, and hymns a


Poems for Advent: December 21, 2025
As we begin Christmas week, these beautiful Advent poems written by parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, take on more significance and power. You can view them on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 20, 2025
As we begin Christmas week, these beautiful Advent poems written by parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, take on more significance and power. You can view them on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 19, 2025
As we approach Christmas week, these beautiful Advent poems written by parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, take on more significance and power. You can view them on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 18, 2025
As we approach Christmas week, these poems written by parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, take on more significance and power. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 17, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols - This Sunday, December 21
Christ Church will hold a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in New Brick, a truly wonderful gathering whose origins date back to the late 19th century in England. All are most welcome to join us in this celebration of glorious carols, anthems, and hymns led by our wonderful choir, interspersed with Bible passages. We will host a reception with beverages and hors d'oeuvres before the service, so come to the Narthex at 5:00. We will then enter the sanctuary at 6 p.m. for an e


Poems for Advent: December 16, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 15, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 14, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 13, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 12, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 11, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Saint Nicholas Visited Christ Church this past Sunday!
Saint Nicholas, the third-century Bishop of Myra, serves as an example of living out service to Jesus Christ by showing God’s love to others through his protection of children, sailors, and all in trouble and need. St. Nicholas Day is traditionally celebrated on December 6, but since our Sunday services were the following day this year, Saint Nicholas took time out of his busy schedule to stop and say "Hello!" to our children at the 9 a.m. Family Worship. Mother Marcia and Ja


Poems for Advent: December 10, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 9, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Poems for Advent: December 8, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday


Taizé · Rosemary for Remembrance - Tonight at Christ Church
The weeks leading up to Christmas can be a pressured time, and frazzled nerves can cause us to get beside ourselves. In addition, the impact of losing a loved one has been felt by all of us at one time or another. To comfort us all, we encourage you to gather with us for our combination Taizé / Rosemary for Remembrance service, a worship that’s created to support those who have experienced loss this year, as well as those dealing with an added amount of strain or stress durin


Poems for Advent: December 7, 2025
Parishioner and poet, Pamela Pruitt, has created a poem for each day of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. You can view the poems on our website, Instagram, and Facebook, and we hope you find them restorative, comforting, and inspirational. We are so grateful for Pam and her willingness to share her art with us. #adventpoem #poems #episcomd #hocomd #poetrylovers #poetry #poetryislife #poetryoftheday
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