This Sunday at St. Christopher's

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Canada, Please, by Julia Bentley and gunnarolla

A Word from Fr. Chris

Dear St. Christopher’s Family,

There are a lot of very special things about St. Christopher's, but one of the most surprising is the number of vocations we have nurtured as a parish. I'm aware of no fewer than 4 priests and even more deacons who have called St. Christopher's their home or "sending" parish. That is a testament to the faith a community has and their belief in the Good News that someone would experience God's call to be a herald of the Gospel outside of our parish walls. St. Christopher's has never been a large parish by comparison to our neighbors St. Michael's and Incarnation, but I dare say we stack up pound for pound when it comes to the faith we embrace and the joy of the Gospel we believe.

This weekend we will be gathering to send off Phylicia, our seminarian. In September she will be starting her term at Wycliffe Seminary in Toronto to finish her training for ministry. We will hear her preach this week and also have some tokens of our support for her to send her on her way. This is joyful not only for Phylicia, but for St. Christopher's too!

Faithfully,
Fr. Chris+

Rounding Third

You might have noticed all the activity around campus the last month. We’ve been working on seemingly everything trying to get ready for a new program year, and lots of exciting changes are coming in August. But the work isn’t finished!

I’m asking you to join Connie and me in giving prayerfully and sacrificially to our Rounding Third Campaign. In a time when small churches are tempted to close in on themselves to preserve the past, I’m calling on you to take a risk with us and invest in the future of the ministry we can accomplish together. God has blessed those initial risk-takers in 1952. As we approach the 75-year mark of that first step of faith, let’s get ready to round third base and bring ourselves home to a parish and school we can all be proud of for generations to come.

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for Children at St. Christopher's

Join our younger friends this Sunday for a fun craft and activity about Jesus and caring for our needs!

August 17-24
Sunday

10am Eucharist
11:30 Coffee Hour and Send-Off for our Seminarian Phylicia

Wednesday

10:30 Study Group
6:30 Choir Practice

Sunday

10am Eucharist
11:30 Coffee Hour

Wednesday Bible Study

Understanding the Bible (6-week study)

If you've ever confused the ark of the covenant with the ark of Noah, or Jericho with Jeroboam, Max Anders' classic book, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, is for you. In just fifteen minutes a day, you'll learn the Bible's key people, events, and doctrines to get more out of God's Word. This simple-to-use, straightforward guide has been recommended by Bible teachers and pastors for thirty years, and now it's available in an expanded thirtieth anniversary edition—with the most requested topics from the original edition restored and updated for today's readers.

At the Abbey

New Location!

Over the last 3 years the Abbey on Lovers has been a blessing to St. Christopher's and a great partner in ministry. As we transition to an expanded infant program in the Blue House, we still support and encourage their mission at their new home at St. Luke's on Royal Lane. You can find out about their current offerings at the link below.

The Abbey on Lovers

Stewardship for 2025:

Please be our partner in ministry at St. Christopher's in 2025. You can make your pledge to our annual fund using the link below, or fill out one of the pledge cards in the church. Thank you.

Pledge Drive 2025

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