Weekly E-News from Christ Church Anglican – July 23, 2026

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

 

  • Link for this Sunday’s bulletin.
  • Propers (Collects and Lessons) for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity.
  • Hymns.
  • We’re live-streaming this Sunday!
  • Parish announcements and other information.

    To download a PDF copy of this Sunday’s bulletin, click here.

    Propers for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity
    The Book of Common Prayer 1928

    The Collect.

    O GOD, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth; We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    The Epistle. Rom. viii. 12.

    BRETHREN, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

    The Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 15.

    BEWARE of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

     

This Sunday’s hymns
Hymn numbers are from the 1940 Hymnal:

Processional Hymn: “In Christ there is no East or West” – 263

Gradual Hymn: “Lord of all hopefulness” – 363

Communion Hymn: “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” – 197

Recessional Hymn: “Holy, Holy, Holy” – 266

Hymn tunes resource

We’re live-streaming this week!

The upcoming YouTube live-stream will always be found at “Watch this Sunday’s live-stream,” also accessible from the menu bar at the top of the website home page.

Any Sunday that we live-stream, the audio of that Sunday’s sermon is posted sometime Sunday evening on the media page on our website.

We’ve brought some new equipment online!  We have some nice new camera angles now…although we are working on focus and zoom levels (so please bear with us).  If you haven’t checked out our live-stream lately…please do!

Announcements and other information:

Vestry Meeting:  The Vestry will meet at the church on Saturday, July 25 at 10 AM.  All church members are invited to attend as well.

Expanding our outreach to the world:  Father Hutchens is not only our rector – he remains the Canon of the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Kibungo in the African nation of Rwanda, headed by the Right Reverend Emmanuel Ntazinda.  As such, we now have the opportunity and privilege to be a blessing and encouragement to our brothers and sisters in Christ there.  “Stay tuned” to this weekly newsletter and to our website for more information to come!In the meantime, please 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.

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

Monday – Priest’s Sabbath (day off)
Tuesday – Office open 10AM to 5 PM
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. 

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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

To be added to the prayer list, or to add someone to the prayer list – please see Father Don.