Our parish has a number of annual activities that provide a wide variety of educational, outreach, social and worship opportunities to become more involved in our community.
Annual Meeting
Please attend this important event. You will hear about the past year from the vestry and those who coordinate our outreach ministries. You will vote in the new vestry members and thank all those who serve our church.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
You can help cook supper of pancakes or come to eat and socialize before Lent begins. Pancakes were a traditional meal to use up the rich butter and eggs before the “lean” and solemn season of Lent begins.
Fall and Lent All Ages Education
We offer an all-ages evening of Christian education. Children’s education might consist of a movie, a service project like making Easter baskets for our homebound members, or a Godly Play lesson.
Holy Week Services
Please join us for the whole journey of Holy Week to end the Easter Season
Palm Sunday, Grand procession around the Church building
Tuesday, Stations of the Cross
Wednesday, Tenebrae
Thursday, Maundy Thursday Liturgy
Thursday – Friday, Vigil at the Altar of Repose
Friday, BCP Liturgy for Good Friday
Friday, Stations for Children
Saturday, The Great Vigil of Easter
Easter Sunday, Festival Holy Eucharist
Intro Episcopal Church Class
Everything you ever wanted to know (that you can learn in the space of four weeks) about the Episcopal Church and our Anglican heritage.
Stewardship Season
In the fall we begin praying about our leadership and financial commitments for the coming year. Parishioners are encouraged to offer their “Time, talent, and treasure” for the work of God in our parish. We hear about the work different ministries are doing and share what’s most important to us in our giving.
All Saints Jazz Mass
Join us with The Rev. Norm and the CCW Jazz Band with sax, drums, and more. The saints go marching in! Since All Saints Sunday is always the first Sunday of November, we also have a children’s sermon on that day.
Annual Thanksgiving Basket Outreach Program (Through Nov 23)
Thanksgiving is approaching and we enthusiastically invite you to donate to Christ Church’s Annual Thanksgiving basket outreach program. Recipients are families of Waltham Public School students who need extra support during the holidays. In an especially challenging year, we encourage our Christ Church families to share their blessings with others in the community. This is a wonderful opportunity to ask children to help with shopping or to donate some of their allowance to buy a canned good for a basket.
While all donations are gratefully appreciated, we strongly encourage donors to provide all of the following contents so that baskets may be complete.
$25 gift certificate from Hannaford or Market Basket (for a turkey or other main dish)
1 pkg muffing mix
1 can cranberry sauce
5 lbs potatoes
3 lbs sweet potatoes
3 cans green beans or corn
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 cans black beans
5 lbs rice
Bag of onions
Donations can be left at the church until Mass on November 23. We will put the packages together after Mass on November 23. Our goal is 35-37 baskets.
THANK YOU for your generosity!
Children’s Christmas Pageant
The entire parish is invited to enjoy the children telling the story of Christmas. Usually held on a Sunday before Christmas, the pageant is followed by a dinner for all in attendance.