Weekly E-News from Christ Church Anglican – August 20, 2026

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

 

  • What’s going on at Christ Church Anglican?
  • New and updated announcements.
  • Prayer of the Week.
  • This Week – Worship Information and More:
  • Other Announcements/Information:
  • Prayer List.

What’s going on at Christ Church Anglican? 

Well, click here and find out!  Our new calendar is online on the website, and will be updated with services, Bible studies, classes, and other events happening here at the church.  In addition, we’ve linked a liturgical calendar from an English church organization to help you keep track of the church year.

New and Updated Announcements:

      • If you were watching the live-stream this past Sunday, thanks for sticking with us for the first few minutes of the service while we got it straightened out and started!  YouTube was being a bit difficult.  As a reminder…if a stream ever fails to start at all, or fails midway and doesn’t start back up…check our Media page later in the day to see if we posted a recording of the service and a sermon.
      • The week before last after church, Father Hutchens held our first Rector’s Forum, during which he outlined his vision for the church and some of his initiatives since accepting the call to be our Rector. If you’d like to view it or to download a copy of his presentation slides- click here.

Prayer of the Week:
Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (August 23)

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

This Week – Worship Information and More: 

Schedule For this Week and Next:
      • Sunday, August 23 – 10:30 AM, Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, Holy Communion, followed by fellowship.
      • Wednesday, August 26 – 6:00 PM, Evening Prayer and Healing Service.
      • Sunday, August 30 – 10:30 AM, Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, Holy Communion, followed by fellowship.
Looking ahead:

 

Link to this Sunday’s bulletin: 
CLICK HERE

 

Link for Sunday service live-stream:
Our weekly worship live-stream can always be found here.

 

This Sunday’s Worship:
Sunday color: Green

Lessons:
Epistle – 2 Corinthians 3:4-9 
Gospel – St. Mark 31-37

Hymns: 
Processional – 537 (Christ for the world we sing)
Sequence – 393 (Faith of our fathers)
Communion – 449 (My faith looks up to Thee)
Recessional – 426 (He leadeth me)

Hymn tunes resource

Other Announcements/Information:

Diocese of Kibungo updates:  Father Hutchens has written an update on the construction progress being made on the new cathedral for the Diocese of Kibungo.  Click here to read it.

Click here to read his previous update regarding the recent graduation of several seminary students from the Rwandan Diocese of Kibungo.

In the meantime, please continue to be in prayer for the Anglican Church in Rwanda, particularly that God would move those in authority in Rwanda to re-open a number of churches that have been closed by the Rwandan government.

Upcoming Christian Education opportunities:  We have two upcoming opportunities for Christian Education coming in the next few weeks:

  • Islam from a Christian Viewpoint.  Is the Jesus of Islam the same one found in Christianity? Join us for a Saturday teaching from 10:30 – noon beginning on Saturday, September 26th for a five week overview of Islam. You don’t have to be a member of the church to attend this class, so please invite others who you think might be interested!
  • Wednesday morning Bible study. This will be a Wednesday morning opportunity for study and fellowship, ideal for those who work evenings or Sundays, or anyone who’s available on Wednesday mornings!  Starts September 16th at 11:30 AM, which will be the beginning of a study of the Book of Mark.

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Installation of Father Hutchens as Rector: Sunday, September 13th at 4pm Bishop Hewitt will officially institute Fr. Hutchens as the Rector of Christ Church Anglican. All are invited to attend!

Weekly parish office hours:
Here is our parish office schedule:

Monday – Priest’s Sabbath (day off)
Tuesday – Office open 10AM to 5PM
Thursday and Friday – Office open 9AM to 12 noon

Other times are available by appointment only.

If you ever experience an emergency or urgent situation that requires the presence of your priest – Father Hutchens expects, encourages and asks you to contact him immediately, day or night, any day of the week. Cards with his phone and email information are in the narthex – please take one and keep it with your personal “in case of emergency” information.

Mid-weekly service: We hold a mid-weekly Evening Prayer and healing service on Wednesday nights at 6:00 P.M.

If you’d like your own copy of this weekly email that goes direct to your inbox (along with occasional emails for other parish news), sign up for our mailing list here:

Prayer list:
Bob
Donn
Alice
Gay
Margaret
Margaret Rose
Gareth
George
Gillian
Fr. John Sharpe
Elise
Chris
Anne
Sandy
Stainton
Janet
Kenneth
Marshall
Amy
Bryan
Hannah
Mary Lou
Joanne
To be added to the prayer list, or to add someone to the prayer list – please see Father Hutchens.