Greetings on this Fifth Sunday in Lent.
8:30 am Holy Communion
10:00 am Holy Eucharist
Sunday School - Invite the Children
For the third week in a row, the Gospel passage from John is lengthy and multi-layered. (John 11: 1-45). Rev. John encourages you to read this passage carefully and prayerfully. Of all the 45 verses, which one do you find the most powerful and why?
To view readings for this week and the entire year, please use this link to the common lectionary. https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/ (You might have to select the correct Sunday).
The Hymns for this Sunday are printed below. Please google to go over ahead of time.
1. Processional Hymn: Restore in Us, O God
2. Gradual Hymn: Breathe On Me, Breath of God
3. Offertory Hymn: In the Bulb There is a Flower
4. Recessional Hymn: O Spirit of the Living God
If you would like to donate an anthem in loving memory of someone or just to contribute to the music ministry here at Christ Church, please consider it. Thank you for your consideration.
Coffee Hour Hosts
Coffee Hour will be hosted by Rob and Pauline Ralston. Sign up sheet for coffee hour is on the bulletin board across from the office. We are currently in need of people to host coffee hour from April on. If you can help with this Ministry, please sign up on the sheet. Thank you to all who host the coffee and fellowship hours throughout the year. It is appreciated.
Wednesday Holy Communion Service at 10:00 a.m. – March 25th.
Let's Talk About Grief at 10:45 a.m., held after the Wednesday morning service..
Sunday School – The Teachers are looking for extra helpers to be there for an extra person. Please call Joy Kemble, Rev. MJ Meinzinger or the office. Thank you for your consideration.
Office Hours: The Office is open Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and Friday, 9:00 am – 11:30 am.
Financial Givings to the Church
The following are ways of giving financially to the Church:
· through Envelopes
· E-Transfer to churchoffice@christchurchchatham.ca
· Through our updated Website www.christchurchchatham.ca – Select: Give
· Pre-authorized withdrawals – Direct from your bank account. Choose from the 10th or 25th of the month. If interested, please contact the office.
Flower Memorial Available Dates:
Please contact Vicki V. if you would like any of the following dates of Memorial Flowers for the Altars:
April 19, July 26, August 30, November 22. Thank you for your consideration.
The Giving Tree
For the month of March, the Giving Tree will be supporting our own Monday brown bag lunch outreach for those in need. Please consider donating peanut butter, white bread, and grocery store gift cards from the Christ Church order form. Gift cards can be kept in the office for safety rather than placed under the tree. Please note...The lunch team no longer uses tuna for sandwiches. Thank you for your continued support for our community! Let's help our lunch team with this important ministry. Thank you. Joy
Please be advised that portions of the Worship services are sometimes taped or photographed and placed on our Facebook or Website. If you do not wish to be recorded or photographed, please advise a Warden, Rev. John or the Church office.
Upcoming Events
Cash/Gift Cards (Orders due First Friday of the Month) - Friday, April 10th
Please submit your orders to Vicki V. or to the Church Office Mail Box by 11:30 am on the scheduled Friday. You receive the full value of the card and the Church receives a percentage from the value of cards purchased towards our operating fund.
Please note: Loblaws cards (used at the Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills) is appreciated towards the Little Food Pantry and/or Monday Bag Lunch Program. You purchase the card(s), donate to the church, and the value is added to your yearly contribution on your tax slip. We thank you for your ongoing support.
Pop Can Sundays – (first Sunday of each month) - Sunday, April 5th. Bring your empty aluminum cans in a tied bag (beer cans to be separate) and place them by the McKeough Memorial Fountain before coming into the Sanctuary. Thank you for supporting this project.
Evening Compline Suspended until further Notice.
Spanish Lessons every Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in the Library. Come join us!
Men’s Breakfast (3rd Friday of the month). 8:00 am - Friday, March 20th at Hungry Man’s Restaurant, Keil Drive.
Mark Your Calendars
Lenten Lunches - Every Thursday during Lent up to and including Thursday April 2, 2026 - Lenten Lunches, 12:10 am in Sanctuary followed by free will lunch in the hall. Proceeds go to Chatham-Kent Hospice, Outreach for Hunger, Salvation Army Foodbank Outreach.
March 19th 12:10 pm Lenten Service, Free Will Lunch at 12:35 pm – Speaker Rev. MJ Meinzinger
March 26th 12:10 pm Lenten Service, Free Will Lunch at 12:35 pm - Speaker is Rev. Dr. Margaret Moriyama
April 2nd 12:10 pm Lenten Service, Free Will Lunch at 12:35 pm – Speaker is Rev. John Maroney
Attention Bakers: We are requesting donations of squares and cookies for the Lenten Lunches to be dropped off on Wednesday mornings at the Church kitchen. Thank you in advance for your generosity each week.
Instead of an Easter dramatization put on by the Sunday School, on March 29th, Palm Sunday, the children will dress in period costumes and participate in the church service. The youth will be assisting with various roles such as greeting, carrying up the gifts and collection, helping with the power point and conducting the reading. Any "older children up to the age of 103" are very welcome to join us in wearing period costumes too! See Joy or MJ for details. Please meet in the nursery Palm Sunday morning between 9:30-9:45 to pick out a costume. If you regularly perform these roles, please welcome one of our youth to walk beside you and learn all of the ways parishioners contribute to our service each week. There will be no Sunday School on Easter Sunday so that the children can share the service with their families. Many thanks! Joy
The Office is collecting Knitting Worsted Wool for Gladys Warren's Outreach. Lens Mills on Richmond Street has a great supply usually. Thank you for your consideration.
Making of Palm Crosses - Friday, March 27th at 6:30 pm the Altar Guild will be making Palm Crosses in the Library. Everyone is welcome to join us. Great fellowship! See you there.
Please save your Empty Paper Towel Rolls and Egg Cartons (no toilet paper rolls please) and place them in the container at the back of the church. It would be appreciated that we only accept clean cartons inside without broken eggshells and egg residue. The cartons are used to hold individual paints for crafts. We are no longer collecting margarine and cool whip containers. Thank you for your generosity.