Ministries & Outreach
Answering the call to serve the needs of God's children, in and outside the church, close to home and far away.
Worship
The Worship Committee works closely with the priest to plan liturgies for services throughout the year including Thursday and Saturday Evening Eucharist, Sunday morning services, and special services throughout the year.
This includes Sacristans, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Acolytes, Lectors, Ushers, Musicians.
Pastoral Care
This group sends greeting cards to members of the parish who are not able to attend church. They also send cards to parishioners when a baptism, birth, death, illness/injury, surgery, or wedding occurs in their family.
Group Spiritual Direction
A new program for St. Christopher's, Spiritual Direction helps foster an individual's personal, intimate relationship with God. Working one-on-one or in a group with one of our trained spiritual directors you will be able to pay more attention to God's presence and activity in your life, become more aware of God's desires, respond with greater freedom to the mystery of God's unconditional love.
Spiritual direction is helpful for those experiencing a significant transition or loss, when feeling stuck in their current prayer life or simply wishing to deepen their existing relationship with God.
Spiritual Direction sessions began during the Fall of 2014 and have since flourished here at St. Christopher's. Look for information on upcoming groups in the Signpost or contact Miriam.
Lay Healing Ministry Team
St. Christopher's Lay Healing Ministry Team (LHMT) is available anytime upon request, but is specifically available on the first Sunday of each month; one month at the 8 am service and the following month at the 10:15 am service.
Parishioners are invited to meet with the team, individually, during and after Communion for healing prayers, the laying on of hands and anointing with Holy Oil. The healing request may be for themselves or for a loved one. The parishioner will be mailed a prayer card from the team, who will also pray for them and/or their loved one for the remainder of the month. In that way, the LHMT also functions as Prayer Team, as parishioners and also clergy, often e-mail us with prayer requests.
The LHMT holds mini-retreat meetings twice a year, with lunch, a book discussion, and a review of the past year and suggestions for the remainder of the year. If anyone is interested in joining the team or has any questions, they can contact Barbara Hughes. Barbara’s contact information can be found in the parish directory. Additionally, a request for information can be made through the ‘Contact Us’ link throughout this site.
Outreach
The Outreach Ministry directs and supports various projects to assist those in need within our community and beyond. Activities are in place to support both individual and community programs. In addition, each of our activities is in direct alignment with the UN Millennium Development Goals. Information on our many Outreach Ministries can be found here.
Fellowship
This group encourages fellowship and welcomes visitors by hosting a coffee hour after each Sunday service.
Memorial Garden
The Memorial Garden Committee is responsible for maintenance and general gardening within the Memorial Garden space that is located to the left of the church. The Garden was created as a living memorial for the interment of cremated remains of parishioners and their families. The garden also provides a quiet, private place for meditation and prayer.
Stewardship
The Stewardship Committee is an administrative committee that works closely with the Finance Committee and the Diocesan Office of Stewardship Ministry to plan a year-round stewardship program for the parish. The committee strives to present a theologically sound and honest approach to stewardship by encouraging the donation of time, talent, and money.
Fundraising
A new endeavor that began in 2015 is the Ten Talents Challenge, based on the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. This is a three month event involving the entire parish. More information is on the Ten Talents page. The event kicked off this year on April 3 and will include a Festival on May 21, a Yard Sale, a Kids Lego Contest and more.
In past years, the Fundraising Committee has held three events; a spring yard sale, an international dinner, and a holiday craft fair & luncheon.
Property
The Property Committee is charged with the ongoing care, maintainence, and improvements of our building and grounds, making sure that we have a safe and welcoming enviroment for worship and for service to our community.