News & Updates
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Emily’s Angels: Ready to Serve
During these difficult times, the need to care for each other is greater than ever. Christ Church Detroit has a new ministry team devoted to service. Emily’s Angels: The Christ Church Cares Committee will respond to requests for assistance from members and friends,...
Fall Survey Results and Upcoming Events
Dear Friends, We want to thank all of you who took time to take the survey a couple weeks ago about your thoughts and feelings about our worship life at this point in the pandemic, and the potential use of our sanctuary following the bishop’s update to the diocesan...
Parish Life Goes On
PARISH LIFE GOES ON: A REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Contributed by Jane Forbes, Finance Committee Chair The Finance Committee recently prepared an amended 2020 budget for the parish in order to obtain a better picture of where we are now and to help us prepare...
Outdoor Worship Wishlist
We all know that in Michigan, it's completely plausible to experience all four seasons in a single day. But we want to be able to extend our opportunities for Outdoor Worship as long as we can, so we've put together a short list of things that will help us combat the...
Re-Entry Survey Results
Dear Friends, We want to thank all of you who took time to take the survey a couple weeks ago about your thoughts and feelings about our worship life at this point in the pandemic. In order to reach as many active members as possible, we sent invitations via the...
Taking Small Steps Towards Re-Entry
They say every journey of 1,000 miles starts with the first step, and you might think that for Christ Church, our first steps to re-opening would be clear. But as the Property Use in Pandemic (PUP) task force is learning, it’s just not that straightforward. This ad...
Heritage Committee Update
The Heritage Committee is working on several fun projects to help capture and communicate the stories of Christ Church, and would love to have you get involved! What are we up to? Crafting a Timeline: We're creating a visual narrative to show how events at Christ...
Very Good News, Not-So-Good News, and Pretty Good News
Submitted on behalf of the Finance Committee by Jane Forbes, Committee Chair VERY GOOD NEWS As some of you know, the Church received a $48,900 forgivable loan last month under the Payroll Protection Program, the federal program designed to enable qualifying small...
Crossing Together: a Theological Approach to Conversations about Race
by Rev. Anthony Estes, Associate Rector I think we are all walking towards a future that God has envisioned for creation-one of harmony and mutual flourishing. Even so, most of us realize that there are different starting points on this journey. Streets, if you will,...
A Prayer from the Past
This was the prayer published on the occasion of our 100th Anniversary. The full text reads: O Lord Jesus Christ, Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, be with us, we pray thee, during this joyous season when we mark the One Hundredth Anniversary of our Parish. Preserve...