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Happy new year to each and every one of you!

Several times a week, I read Fr. Richard Rohr’s reflections. Rohr is a Franciscan monk, teach-er, writer, and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. I’m including an

excerpt of one of his most recent reflections as food for thought as we enter 2017.

“Yes, we live in very troubling times; and we are

fortunate to be alive now when we have so much

possibility for growth in love. Many say we are in

the midst of a spiritual awakening. Theologian

Harvey Cox calls it the Age of the Spirit. He

writes: “Faith is resurgent, while dogma is dying.

The spiritual, communal, and justice-seeking di-

mensions of Christianity are now its leading

edge. . . . A religion based on subscribing to

mandatory beliefs is no longer viable.” (The Fu-

ture of Faith, 2009)

“There is a broad awareness that Jesus was

clearly teaching non-violence, simplicity of life-

style, peacemaking, love of creation, and dying

to the ego for both individuals and groups by of-

fering a radical social critique to the systems of

domination, power, and money. There’s a grow-

ing recognition that Jesus was concerned about

the transformation of real persons and human

society here on earth. Christianity is meant to be

a loving way of life now, not just a system of be-

liefs and requirements that people hope will earn

them a later reward in heaven.”

Fr. Rohr draws on Brian McLaren’s most recent

book The Great Spiritual Migration: How the

World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better

Way to Be Christian, in which he says: now “we

can migrate from organized religion

to organizing religion—that is, religion organizing

for the common good.” McLaren continues: “As I

see it, religion is at its best when it leads us for-

ward, when it guides us in our spiritual growth as

individuals and in our cultural evolution as a spe-

cies.”

Here’s to a new year of exploration of ways for our faith to lead us forward!

Blessings and peace,

Emily+

Christ Church Parish News

January 2017 (

Seeking a Just and Generous Way of Life in 2017

Come celebrate Epiphany, Sunday, January 8th at 5 PM! The Feast of Lights is a candle-light service that recalls the holy men and women of the past and present who together form the body of Christ and reflect the Light of Christ coming into the world. Following this beautiful and peaceful service, stay for the an-nual 12th night party. Women's Fellowship group is taking the leading role in the potluck dinner celebration. Bring a dish to share.

All are welcome to a fun feast and to see who finds the baby in the King cake.

Parish Life

CCPK Book Group

Women's Fellowship Cookie Exchange Sunday, December 11th

The Women's Fellowship host-ed its 3rd Annu-al Cookie ex-change following Coffee Hour on Sunday, Decem-ber 11, 2016. Parish members lovingly created

beautiful Cookie platters for delivery. To pa-rishioners who were ill or home bound. Members made cookies, assembled plat-ters, and delivered them to various parish-ioners to bring some special Christmas cheer into their lives.

Special thanks to Aime Keith for her efforts in putting this all together and thanks to all the parish members who participated for helping to make Christmas awesome at

Christ Church.

Women’s Fellowship

Interfaith Pilgrimage Walk: Faith Over Fear

By Eva-Marie Nye Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Imam Johari Abdul-Malik bookended Interfaith Pilgrimage Walk on Dec. 17 with a quote from Baptist Minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “We may have come on different ships, but we are all in the same boat now.” Between quotes, some 200 people of many faiths braved high winds and rapidly dropping temperatures as they waked from the Washing-ton Hebrew Congregation to the Washington Islamic center to bear witness to the belief that, as Bishop Marianne Budde said, more unites people of faith than divides us. As symbols of unity, the walkers were called to prayer with the Muslim Adhan on the steps of the synagogue and with the Jewish shofar at the Mosque. At the National Cathedral, a Mus-lim children’s choir led the singing of America the Beautiful. Speaking in the Narthex Rabbi David Saper-stein reminded the audience of the Biblical im-perative to welcome all, remembering that once we were strangers in Egypt. At the Mosque, Imam Johari Abdul Malik issued a call to conscience to build unity, not walls, and to rectify the failure of compassion that has led to divisions between many in the faith communi-ty who were disappointed in the result of the presidential election and Americans who have been calling out for help but who we have ig-nored. The walk was organized in response to counter recent acts of violence and divisive rheto-ric. Christ Church was represented by Rector Emily Guthrie, Max and Karen Fowle and Eva-Marie Nye.

On Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 7:30 PM, the CCPK Book Group will meet to discuss Chapters 1-5 of “A Faith for the Fu-ture” by Jesse Zink. The author, an Episcopal priest and scholar, unites tradi-tion and contemporary thinking to introduce the

essentials of Episcopal theology. Each chapter takes a different aspect of Christian faith―God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Creation and Humanity, Baptism, Church, Eucharist, Mission, and the Hope of the World to Come―and links history and tradition with real world experience. Contact Jim Kennedy at jekennedy@mac.com for additional infor-mation.

Parish Life

Mark your calendars for 12th Night Service

and dinner afterwards hosted by Women's

Fellowship

Parish Life is looking for a coffee hour co-

ordinator for January and Febru-

ary. Please contact Gail Marks at gailtrous-

soff@gmail.com , or 301-455-5323

Outreach News

Christ Church is Alive with Joy and Making a Difference!

“Together we will make 2016 a fun and rewarding year for our parish as we MAKE A DIFFER-

ENCE!”

No that’s not a statement about 2017 and I got the date wrong! It’s where I started as I reflected on this past year and looked forward to a new year where we together as a parish family can make a difference in our community.

I never thought of myself as psychic, but I know my Christ Church family and how caring and generous we are. I remember writing the above and asking God to help guide us in 2016 to make a difference. And, we did! The Outreach Committee welcomed ideas and projects on how Christ Church could become more involved in our community such as:

† Comfort Cases: We collected items for Comfort Cases which provides the many children entering the foster care system in Montgomery County with a duffel bag filled with necessary items such as pajamas, blanket, stuffed animal, book/coloring book, toothbrush/toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, and other needed toiletries. † Arcola Elementary: We have partnered with the Linkages to Learning program at Arcola Elemen-tary to provide school supplies, snacks, food bags for the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks and “angel gifts.” † Bethesda Cares: In addition to the many cases of water, socks and toiletries that were donated to Bethesda Cares to share with their clients, the Bethesda Cares Sandwich Brigade continued to make sandwiches for the homeless the first and second Saturdays of each month. We thank the fol-lowing families for their generosity and welcome new members to our Brigade:

Bullard Family † Atkinson Family † Simpson Family † Nye-Puricelli Family † Carter Family † Christ-mas-Flynn Family † Duchelle-Smith Family † Barry Family † Lawrence Family † Feller Family † Sue Mitchell † Holbrooke Family † Finn-Boniface Family † Robbins Family † McKay Family † Zein Shukri

† Kean Family † Haskell Family † Thanos Family † Quinn-Sheard Family

† Rebuilding Together Project Day: For over 20 years, parish members have volunteered on the last Saturday in April to help a low-income family make their home a safe and warm place to live. This year more than 30 volunteers helped update a group home for mentally and physically chal-lenged young adults in Rockville.

The above were projects we did as a parish family, but all our family members have their own ways to give and make a difference and encourage you to share those ideas with us. We are

having our first meeting of 2017 on Monday, January 9th

at 7:30. Come join us and bring your ideas, energy and suggestions. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Thank you for making 2016 a year of caring and generosity and we can’t think of anything more ap-propriate to say except…

“Together let’s make 2017 a fun and rewarding year for our parish as we MAKE A DIFFER-ENCE!”

The Outreach Committee†

Storytelling as a Path to Empathy

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

In spite of tremendous advances in civil rights since the time of Martin Luther King, Jr., our nation is grappling with deep social, economic, and political divides. Now, more than ever, we must look for ways to understand one another, to listen with open minds and hearts, and to walk in each other's shoes.

On January 15, 2017 at 10 a.m. in the undercroft, Dini Karasik of the Writer’s Loft of Kensington will lead a discussion about storytelling as a path to empathy.

Dini will talk about the power of storytelling and how stories foster empathy and understanding. She will also be joined by Stewart Moss, former executive direc-tor of the Writer’s Center, who will discuss his experience at Walter Reed and how veterans helped educate and sensitize him to the realities of combat.

A member of CCPK, Dini Karasik is a Mexican-American writer and lawyer. In 2016, she launched the Writer's Loft of Kensington to offer creative writing instruction and editing ser-vices to the community. She's also the founding editor and publisher of Origins Journal, a literary magazine that examines the art of narrative through the lens of identity. Her poems, essays, and short stories have appeared in several literary journals and her short fiction is anthologized in Abundant Grace (Paycock Press, November 2016). Her story "Amalia on the Border" was a finalist in The Texas Ob-server's 2013 Short Story Contest judged by Dagoberto Gilb. She is also the recip-ient of a 2016 Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County Individual Artist Award.

Youth Group

The CCPK youth had a fun and festive De-cember! From gift wrapping to caroling, from Grate Patrol to considering Joseph's side of the story, we found new and exciting ways to

honor the season of Advent. After a long Christmas and New Year's hiatus, we will return for youth group on January 8th. Save the date: we're going ice skating! Christ Church Rockville has invited us to join them January 22nd at the Rockville Town Square ice rink.

Parishoners: keep your eyes peeled for Super Bowl chili order forms! We'll be repeating last year's popular fundraiser with turkey, beef, and veggie chilis, made with love by the youth. Don't miss out!

Sunday Bible Study In the Library

Please join the 4:00

pm Sunday Bible

study. We are study-

ing 2nd Isaiah during

Advent . Please feel

free to drop-in any

week. There is no pri-

or preparation needed.

Contact Lee Puricelli at

leepuricli@yahoo.com for more information.

Library News

DONATIONS -The

Library welcomes

and appreciates do-

nations of materials

that support the Li-

brary’s Mission

Statement by providing a collection of materials

which will SERVE all who seek to deepen their

understanding of their faith; ENCOURAGE re-

sponses to life situations and experiences ac-

cording to their faith; OFFER opportunities for

spiritual nourishment and growth; and SUP-

PORT programs of the Parish.

With our Mission in mind, donations are consid-

ered for addition to the library’s collection. If we

are not able to add them to the collection, we

make them available to the Parish on our book

cart.

WHERE IS THE LIBRARY? - The Library/

Parlor is located to the right of the Office En-

trance and is open whenever the Church is

open. You will find our wonderful Reference

Collection in there as well as non-fiction and

fiction books for adults. The card catalog will

help you locate books and our check-out sys-

tem is easy to do (instructions are on the desk).

Our Children’s and Youth Library is located just

down the hall in the Education Wing, next to

Room 4. We have many books for children and

youth that can be enjoyed in our comfortable,

quiet setting or checked out to enjoy at home.

CHECK IT OUT!

We believe we have something special here at

Christ Church. The banner, “Alive with Joy!” is

more than a slogan, it’s the pulse of this parish.

Why not let others know about your love for this

parish and your commitment to it—”like us” on

Facebook, better yet, post a comment that tells

others about your love for this place, its tradi-

tions and it open, welcoming spirit.

The Prime Timers have decided to suspend

meetings and events for the months of Janu-

ary and February 2017. We look forward to

renewing our program in March. The Prime

Timers will meet again on Thursday, March

2nd, at 11:30 a.m. for social time, 12:00 for

lunch and 12:30 for our presentation.

All are welcome to join us in March.

PrimeTimers

Music Notes

Happy New Year!

I am somewhat in disbelief at the fact that this week

marks my one-year anniversary with you good folks here at Christ

Church! It has certainly been a busy one as we traveled through an

entire church year together, repaired instruments, received a

beautiful new piano for the choir room, moved the former choir room

piano downstairs, heard a harpsichord sometimes, put the choir room

and choral library into good order, planned a community Thanksgiving

service, heard an organ recital, enjoyed guest musicians, heard fine

music-making from our wonderful choir, soloists, and instrumentalists,

and even shared a few meals together! Time flies when one is having

fun, and I have certainly loved being with all of you in this

wonderful church community, so thank you for making my 2016 so enjoyable!

Teddy

Columbarium Niches

Join our community for our Potluck Dinner in

the Undercroft on Wednesday, January 25th;

bring a main dish, salad, bread, or dessert;

something simple or your specialty. A signup

sheet is located in the office wing, or sign up on

our website! Be if you just want to drop in,

please do.

EVERYONE’S WELCOME!

Questions? Please contact Lee Puricelli,

leepuricelli@yahoo.com

Potluck Dinner

Columbarium Niches Available in Christ

Church’s Courtyard Garden.

Our courtyard garden of-

fers a beautiful land-

scaped area that contains

a Columbarium which is a

respectful and peaceful

place for the urns that

hold the deceased’s cre-

mated remains. The first

phase of our Columbari-

um is on the east side of the garden’s brick

wall (no niches remain) and the second

phase is contained in the low garden wall that

encircles the statue (niches available). Please

contact Kurt Ellison in the office for more in-

formation.

John Holbrooke 01/01 Madison Waechter 01/01 Leslie Everheart 01/05 Louise Gorman 01/06 George Edler Jr. 01/08 Ann Gagarin 01/08 Anne Meyers 01/11 Graham Eckert 01/12 Caroline Albright 01/16 Nathan Howard 01/16 Claire Atkinson 01/17 Gabrielle Robbins 01/17 Gus Gill 01/20 Catherine Grant 01/21 Robert Durbin 01/24 Drew Clausen 01/31 Anna Jenny 01/31 Geneva W. Lester 01/31

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When an event to be held at CCPK would like to serve alcohol at

the event the following policy must be followed:

1. Prior approval of the Christ Church Vestry must be obtained for

any function at which alcoholic beverages will be served.

2. All applicable federal, state and local laws will be obeyed, in-

cluding those governing the serving of alcoholic beverages to mi-

nors.

3. In order to comply with Montgomery County code, if money is

exchanged, for example as an entry fee, for a meal in which alco-

hol is served, or when a donation is requested or in any way indi-

cated, a license from Montgomery County must be procured.

4. When alcohol is served, it will be monitored and those showing

signs of intoxication will not be served.

5. When alcohol is served, the event organizer will appoint an

adult to oversee its serving. That adult should not drink alcoholic

beverages during the time of his or her execution of his or her re-

sponsibilities.

6. Hard liquor will not be served at Parish events.

7. If minors are present, alcohol must be served at a separate

station that is monitored at all times to prevent underage drinking.

8. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be clearly labeled

as such. Food prepared with alcohol does not need to be labeled

provided the alcohol is completely evaporated by the cooking pro-

cess; however, it is recommended that even in this case the use

of alcohol in cooking be noted on a label.

9. When alcohol is served, appealing non-alcoholic alternatives

will be offered with equal prominence and accessibility.

10. The serving of alcoholic beverages at Parish events, if publi-

cized, will be publicized as a secondary or tertiary part of the

event.

11. Alcohol consumption will not be the focus of any ministry or

event.

12. Food will be served when alcohol is present. On these occa-

sions, 50% of the total food served should be food of substance,

such as proteins.

13. Groups or organizations sponsoring activities or events where

alcoholic beverages are served will assume responsibility for

those persons who might become intoxicated and will provide al-

ternative transportation for anyone whose capacity to drive may

be impaired.

14. Alcoholic beverages shall not be served when the business of the Church is being conducted.

January Celebrations ALCOHOL POLICY AT CHRIST CHURCH

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