IT TAKES A COMMUNITY. This Auction was absolutely the most fun! And that is due to all the people who participated. THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DID BEFORE THE AUCTION BEGAN. ~To those who donated such splendid items ~To those who came early on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to set up ~To those who stayed to the bitter end to help put everything away ~To those who spent many long hours entering all the items into the Catalog ~To those who arranged the displays so beautifully THANKS FO

Pentecost XXII 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in Old Brick 9:00 a.m. Family Worship in New Brick 10:30 a.m. Choral Eucharist in New Brick Collect for Today: O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom;

A growing number of our neighbors can’t afford to buy groceries due to the government shutdown and an interruption in food-stamp benefits known as SNAP. The Community Action Council of Howard County  (CAC), which operates the Howard County Food Bank, has extended hours and has urged community support. One way to help is by manning the booth at the Fall Food Drive that Christ Church will hold this Saturday, Nov. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Dorsey’s Search Giant supermarket, 4715 D

This past Saturday, we gathered in the Great Hall of New Brick for the Christ Church Annual Auction. This year, we were transported to Italy - that is why our theme is Grazie (Thank you). It was a great evening of good company and fun, with bidding and out-bidding each other, and raising over $ 20,000.00 to support our common life. The auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and I couldn’t be prouder of all the volunteers, donors, and attendees who spent so much to ma

Christ Church Sends Aid to Victims of Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean Last week, Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a deadly Category 5 storm, which an official in an NBC News report described as the most intense to hit Jamaica since record-keeping began. Melissa also caused destruction or loss of lives in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. In response, Outreach Commission members voted to contribute $500 to UNICEF, which said in an online post on Oct. 31 that i