Welcome to Christ Church New Brighton, Staten Island, New York

A Warm Welcome Awaits You

Our mission statement: FELLOWSHIP and COMMUNITY OUTREACH based on real need that encourages participation and a sense of belonging:

• Traditional Anglican faith-based WORSHIP with an emphasis on music
• Loving and compassionate PASTORAL CARE focussed on real need
• Encouraging the participation and understanding of belonging for our CHILDREN & YOUTH

Service Times

Sundays
7:30 AM Morning Prayer Rite I in the Chapel
8:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I in the Chapel
10:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Nave
(Virtual Service via ZOOM)

Monday through Friday
7:15 AM Morning Prayer Rite I in the Chapel

This Sunday

This Sunday is the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.
The liturgical color is GREEN.

I Want to Help

Use the Donate button (above) to make donations to Christ Church to help us in our ministries to the community. You can also use this button to pay for tickets to various events or to make your weekly pledge payments. Yes, that's right—you can now keep up your pledge amount without even leaving the comfort of your home!

Spiritual Enrichment Opportunities

Six Women of the Old Testament

Led by Rich Whaley, Sundays at 2 PM..

Prayer Meetings...

...ending with Compline with Fr. Trevor+ Wednesdays at 7 pm. A reminder announcement is sent out every week with the details.

BIBLE STUDY

Led by The Rev. Anthony Lamourt. The class had been studying the Book of Isaiah, but is currently on summer hiatus until September.

Please call the office at 718-720-6100 if you have any questions about any of the above information.

Christ Church Needs Volunteers...

...for coffee hour for the next several decades. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the parish hall near the main entrance.

Counters

We also must re-constitute our Counters Guild. If you had been a member of the Counter Guild before the pandemic and would like to resume this vital ministry, or if you've never done it before asnd would like to learn how, please contact Susan Fowler or call Kelly in the church office (718-727-6100).

Presenting The Rev. Deacon David Barr

Did You Know?

Did you know that an extinct species of monkey crossed the Atlantic on its own? A recent discovery helps date the transatlantic migration of monkeys about 34 million years ago. Ancient teeth from Peru hint that the now-extinct monkeys crossed the Atlantic from Africa.

Did you know that Mars constantly makes a humming noise? Scientists are not sure why this phenomenon occurs. But InSight, the first robotic lander on Mars, carries an extremely powerful seismometer that has been monitoring the planet's every quiver.

Did you know that plants can detect insect attacks by sniffing each other's aromas? Fragrant aromas from plants can actually be a response to attacks by insects, and can alert neighbors to an attack or summon the insects' predators. Now, scientists are deciphering these secret codes to develop better, greener chemicals to defend crops against herbivorous insects.

Did you know that on average, lightning strikes Earth 100 times each second? Lightning and thunderstorms appear to be getting more common, and there are suggestions that this will continue as a result of global warming. In 2014, Professor David Romps at the University of California, Berkeley, developed an atmospheric model that predicted lightning will increase by 12% for every degree Earth warms.

Sunday School Classes Begin This Sunday

Classes will be held weekly at 10:30 a.m. in a hybrid format: in person and on zoom.
Godly Play: Kindergarten to 5th Grade
Rite 13: 6th and 7th grades
J2A: 8th and 9th grades
4Ward: 10th - 12th grades
The Pauli Murray Pilgrims will make their Pilgrimage Presentation on Sunday, October 3 after the 10 a.m. service.

Please contact Catherine Barnett for further information.

Announcements

REMINDER

SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2021 will be the last Sunday for 9:00 am services. Beginning September 12th, we will resume the 8:00 am service and the 10:00 am service.

CONGRATULATIONS

To Nastassia "Star" Sears on her graduation from Naval School. She now begins the second part of her training at Fort Lee, Virginia.

Laura Craig

Laura Craig has come back to her home from Eger! Her home phone is 718-442-5008, and she would love to hear from any and all.

SAVE THE DATE:

September 19 - Blessing of the School Backpacks and then the Parish update after 10:00AM service.
First day of Chriostian Formation classes.
September 25 - Life in the Spirit Seminar at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 9AM - 4PM.
Concert for Guitar & Keyboard - Peter Biedermann & Anthony Lamourt.
September 26 - Commission Leaders Meeting after the 10AM service.
September 29 - Prayer Ministry and Book Review, 7PM.
October 2 - Community Cultural Event, 10AM - 5PM.
October 16 - Commission Saturday, 10AM to 12PM.
October 17 - Virtual and in person tea party - musical entertainment by Mr. Jay Daniels.

FREE FIREWOOD

If you have a truck and a couple of able bodies, I have free firewood and kindling available. Call or email Kelly Collins at the Christ Church office.

KNITTING GROUP & BIBLE STUDY

The Knitting Group and the Bible Study Group will be on hiatus until September.

FORWARD DAY BY DAY AUGUST - OCTOBER 2021

WE HAVE SEVERAL COPIES AVAILABLE (small print) PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE A COPY. Please let us know if you would like to pick one up or if you prefer that we mail it to you.

Sunday Server Schedules

September 19, 2021
Lector	Andrea Morse
Epistoler	Richard Zayzay
Crucifer	Victor Stanwick
September 26, 2021
Lector	Shelley Heath
Epistoler	Bill Sherman
Crucifer	Richard Zayzay

8 O'Clock Server Schedule

September 19	John Edwards
September 26	Victor Stanwick
October 3	Karen Johnson
October 10	Victor Stanwick
October 17	John Edwards
October 24	Victor Stanwick
October 31	Karen Johnson

Parish Prayer List

The following individuals have requested our prayers: Audrey Abrons, Shirley & Lasontha Alamby, Marcella Babb, Donna Barr, Jacob Blake and Family, Deborah Broome, Gregory Brown, Jennifer Brumskine, Martha Catul, Frank & Jane Cangemi, Marcia Clendenen, Sandra Cocks, Ines Colbourne, The Rt. Rev. Clarence N. Coleridge, Laura & Mark Craig, Vincent Cresci, Carnetta & Athelridge Cumberbatch, Mike Daversa, Marlene Elia, Garfield Evans, Sheila Ferguson, Christy Mary Finlay, The Rev. Ivan Harewood, Jan, Mark, Tom & Joy, Anthony Fulton, Sr., Robin Garber, Marian Grace & Family, Leah Gunther & the Gunther Family, Tamiko Harris, Bishop Jonathan B. Hart, Ann Heather, Anne Rick Jones, Sallie Beth Long, Eva McClary, William Marcus, Quinzel Mayers, The McIntosh Family, Kevin Meighan, Dudley Menzies, Debbie-Ann Paige, Deacon Dianne Peterson, Kathy Peterson, Susan Peterson, Saint Maurice Phillips, Linda Pinnock, Cherise Richards, Joyce Rowan, Huguette Sauer, Julia, Nancy & T. Siafa Sherman, Larry Sears, Tonisia Williams-Sealy, Vannie Stewart, Christopher Still, Larry Stroud, Peggy Wilkerson, Lucille Williams, Arlin Wynn, Marsha Wynter and the people of St. Vincent's Girls' Home.

Please Note: The Prayer List is intended to uphold and encourage those who are in need of healing prayers. If persons have been fully recovered and no longer need to be lifted up in this way, please let us know so that we can make room for others. This list will be updated every three months unless otherwise notified. If you need a loved one or friend to remain on the list, please call the parish office. Thank you!

We pray for the people of Haiti recovering from the tragedy of the earthquake, and for the people of Afghanistan in their ongoing fight for freedom and dignity especially among the women and girls there.

We pray for the repose of the souls of Barbara Rowan-Allen and all the faithful departed. May they rest in peace.

We pray for all the nations that are currently suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.

We pray for all of the frontline and essential workers in our parish, and around S.I. and the world.

We pray for those who are suffering from the physical, mental or economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

We pray for those who are suffering from the impacts of systemic racism, and for those who are committed and working towards change, unity and equality for all peoples.

We pray for Kirstin Swanson-Basso, now in the process as a Postulant for Ordination to the Priesthood.

We pray for all of our young people as they start a new school year.

We give thanks to God for the following individuals who are celebrating their Birthdays this week: Nancy Reiersen-Scromo (20), Mary Larimer (21), Matthew Devlin (22), Bonnie Franz (22).

We give thanks to God for the individuals who are celebrating their wedding anniversaries this week.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Church of the Province of Uganda.

In the Diocese of New York, we pray for +Michael our Presiding Bishop; +Andrew, +Allen, and +Mary; our Bishops; Trevor+ our Rector; Diocesan Council, Diocesan Leadership Development Commission; St. Matthew's Church, Bedford; Diocesan Consultants to Vestries; The Canon for Transition Ministry; Interim Pastors of the Diocese & Congregations in Search for New Clergy Leadership; and Vergers of the Diocese.