Giving the Gift of Time to our Children

By Hanna Chen on 05/06/13

And you're invited to my birthday party, too. It was after class, in the middle of putting on her tiny colorful shoes, that this sweet child of three years had matter-of-factly invited me to her birthday, which wasn't for another five months. ...

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Vocare for Women

By Bart on 04/30/13

Many of us women are struggling with how to plan and prepare for building a career and a family. This round-table discussion is to help gather women that are currently in their professional fields and those that are preparing. We are not expecting to come up with one answer, rather we want to listen to each others’ stories and find space to chart our own path....

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Torah Group - June to December

By Jonathan on 04/10/13

The Torah (Hebrew for “instruction”) is also known as The Five Books of Moses - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. It is the charter document of Israel’s covenant faith, and it is the golden key to understanding the biblical story. It is the source of widely known characters and timeless stories, and it exercises an enormous influence on Western civilization - literature and art; conceptions of family, church, and state; jurisprudence and ethics, and on and on. ...

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Easter Song

By Eric on 04/01/13

Listen to a recording of the new song performed during the offertory yesterday in our Easter services....

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Exsultet Easter Proclamation

By Jonathan on 03/30/13

Elements of this Easter Vigil song are traced back to St. Ambrose (St. Augustine's pastor), it became quite widely used in the post-Constantinian era (when it became safe to gather for worship and singing), it was officially included in the liturgy of the Western church in the 9th century, and it is considered the high point of the whole year as far as liturgical music goes....

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Four Gospels, One Jesus

By Jonathan on 03/26/13

Holy Week reflection: Mark/Matthew's Jesus plumbs the depths of abandonment only to be vindicated; Luke's Jesus worries about others and gently dispenses forgiveness; John's Jesus reigns victoriously from the cross in control of all that happens. Each portrait of the crucifixion reaches out to us in our various points of need....

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Reflections on Duke Basketball and March Madness 2013

By Jonathan on 03/21/13

Holy Week has a double meaning for me. Allow me to explain. March Madness has begun, and I happen to be a Duke basketball fan. Thus, I have entered into sacred time and sacred actions as I observe this yearly roundball ritual and pilgrimage. Let me bring you up to speed on Duke....

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Three Sacred Days, One Act of Worship

By Jonathan on 03/20/13

These sacred days are historically understood as one act of worship taking place over three days. Christ Church encourages you to be part of this holistic experience that more fully engages us in the story that shapes and defines our lives....

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Welcome Patrick Vaughn

By Bart on 03/20/13

We are happy to announce that your pastors and elders have called Patrick Vaughn as our Assistant Pastor in Oakland, and we look forward to receiving him on staff in July....

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Sexuality from a Single Perspective

By Bart on 03/13/13

On Sunday, March 10, Bart asked Christ Church member Anna Broadway — the name she writes under — to address sexuality from a single perspective. Here's what she shared....

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