Welcome to Christ Church!
Welcome! On behalf of the Evangelism Committee and our members, I would like to welcome you to our web site and encourage you to join us for worship. Christ Church is a wonderful place to connect with other Christians to serve, proclaim, reflect and celebrate Christ. We would love to have you consider us as your church home!
In His Service,
Pastor Albertin
Midweek Lenten Worship - Walk to the Cross
On the Wednesdays during Lent we will gather by candlelight in the sanctuary around the baptismal font to Walk to the Cross. As we utilize the Order of Evening Prayer we will engage in various symbolic actions that recall the events of Jesus’ suffering and death. Through these actions, we will experience how this story is also our story. We were there and now we are the ultimate beneficiaries. Light Supper will be served at 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall each week featuring foods that call our attention to the hunger suffered in a variety of cultures worldwide. Worship is from 7 to 7:30pm in the Sanctuary.
Special Arrangement of Sanctuary for Lent During the season of Lent, the Sanctuary will be arranged in “antiphonal” seating. The assembly will be divided in half with each half facing the other, with the altar and baptismal font placed in the center. Such seating during Lent will enable our worship to physically reflect that we are a community gathered by and around Christ who is at the center of our life through the Word and the Sacraments. Such seating will also create a greater sense of intimacy for our gathered assembly. We will literally be able to speak, pray, and sing back and forth to each other. Just click here to download our guide to observing and reflecting on Lent at Christ Church! Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 → Click to continue reading "Midweek Lenten Worship - Walk to the Cross"... |
Bible Bunch: Wednesdays, from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
“The Making of the New Testament” led by Pastor Albertin. This study provides a useful introduction to the New Testament, an explanation of how the New Testament came to be and a proposal for what that means for the life of the church and Christians today. Come and join the free-wheeling discussion . . . and fellowship. The Bible Bunch meets every Wednesday Sept – May in the Luther Room. NOTE - Our class on Wednesday, February 15, is canceled! We'll resume on February 22! Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012 → Click to continue reading "Bible Bunch: Wednesdays, from 10:00 am - 11:30 am"... |
Inquiry Class Has Begun
Wednesdays, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, in the Luther Room Christ Church is a place that boldly proclaims the Christian Faith but does it in such a way that encourages people to ask questions. If you have questions about the Christian Faith or the Lutheran Church, perhaps the Inquiry Class is for you. Pastor Albertin is currently meeting with people who are thinking about making Christ Church the place where they will continue their spiritual journey by becoming a member. There are also those who are already members but want to ask more questions about the Christian faith. If you join the class, you will discover that no questions are “out of bounds.” You will learn about the unique contribution that the Lutheran movement has to make to the Christian Church and how Christ Church seeks to make that happen. Come and join the discussion. Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 |
Why Is Our Website So... Purple?
Beginning February 22, 2012 We are observing Ash Wednesday, the beginning of our Lenten season. Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust. From dust we came, and to dust we will return. We mourn and sorrow over the great death that sin brings to our world, and we are humbled before God. We see the consequence of sin, and we desperately seek restoration to wholeness in Christ. The color purple represents our pain and suffering in this world with sin. To help us to reflect and focus ourselves in this cleansing time, we display the special mosaic to the right. Click the banner to view as full size. |
Pastor's Latest Sermon!
Faith for the Valley Have you ever had a “mountain top experience,” when your faith was so real, when God was so close, when everything was so clear that you felt that your life could never again be the same? Perhaps it was at a retreat, the birth of your child, a special Christmas Eve service, a hike in the woods or being the undeserved beneficiary of an act of charity. BUT . . . then you had to go back home, to your daily routine and to your ordinary church where the altar guild makes mistakes, the choir can be off key, the pastor can preach boring sermons and people can behave badly. Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
Family Memory Verse for Week of February 18, 2012
How does Jesus share his message with you? |
