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Join us for the Blessing of School Supplies and Backpacks - August 22nd
The church is gathering school supply items for the coming year. The Family Service Center at school will be distributing them on AUGUST 25th. Supplies needed are:
Backpacks
Binders - Notebooks
Pencils - Pens - highlighters
Crayons - Markers
Erasers
Lined Paper
Other fun thing
If you are unable to shop, but would like to donate, please make a check payable to the church, noting "School Supplies" in the memo line and items will be purchased for you. You can drop your check in the offering plate on Sundays or mail it to the church. Deadline is AUGUST 22nd. Those items will be blessed by Rev. Susan at the altar display on that Sunday. Thank you for your generosity.
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Backstage @ the Border presents "The Band" August 14, 2021 @6pm Facebook Live
Join us un Facebook Live! August 14, 2021 6pm A Fundraiser for Loads of Love
Presenting Kelley Porter, Peter Smith and Susan Thomson
https://www.facebook.com/Backstage-at-the-Border-183626588324081
Please join us for this fundraiser for the Loads of Love program. The link for the donation page is: www.christchurchblaine.org/giving
Just like our In-Person concerts, a donation of $7 is requested but not mandatory. And if you want to give more, please do! Those who are able, we appreciate your generous donations.
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Join us on August 29th for Holy Eucharist with "Hymn Sing"
Do you have a favorite hymn from The Hymnal 1982? If there is a hymn you love and haven't sung for a while, please send an email to the Vicar (vicarcecblaine@gmail.com). On Sunday, August 29, we will have a hymn sing instead of a sermon! We'll have a space in which we can sing some, not all, of your favorites, AND learn two or three new hymns.
If you know the name of the hymn, or the first line, we can find the hymn number to post in the bulletin. So, send in your favorites no later than August 22nd. And get ready to make a joyful noise unto the Lord.
Giving
United Thank Offering
The United Thank Offering (UTO) was founded in the early 1900s to support innovative mission and ministry through The Episcopal Church. Another goal was to deepen spiritual disciplines of gratitude among those who participate.
When we experience a moment of thankfulness, we can place a coin in a Blue Box. A birthday, an anniversary, the return to health, a new opportunity, a sudden insight, the birth of a child -- these are all occasions to give thanks. And seeing our Blue Box on the table where we eat is a reminder to offer a coin on each occasion of thanksgiving.
Funds from the Blue Boxes are received, counted, blessed, and sent to the diocesan UTO director, who, in turn, sends them to the national UTO office for distribution through grants.
When we offer the coin as a sign of thanks, we can say the following prayer:
Gracious God, source of all creation, all love, all true joy: accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all of life. Keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenge that come our way. Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the United Thank Offering. This we ask through the One who is the greatest gift and blessing of all: Jesus Christ. Amen.
Secure Online Giving
We are dedicated to improving the lives of those in our community. Your contribution today helps us make a difference.
Use the drop down menu on the PayPal site to direct your donation to a particular program:
- -Loads of Love
- -Outreach
- -Pledge payment
- -Other - Operation of Christ Episcopal Church
How We Serve
How We Serve
- Loads of Love (still happening during Covid)
- On the first and third Mondays of the month, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, we cover the cost for laundry at The WashHouse on 3rd St.
- Blaine Food Bank (still happening during Covid)
- Donations from the Christ Church community are given every week to the local food bank
- Back-to-School Supplies (On hold during Covid)
- Each year the Christ Church community donates supplies to local schools
- Backstage at the Border - Check back for upcoming concerts
https://www.facebook.com/Backstage-at-the-Border-183626588324081
- The Children's Giving Garden (on hold during Covid)
- All the produce from the Children's Giving Garden goes to The Boys and Girls Club of Blaine
- Christmas Giving (waiting for details for Covid changes)
- Donations of toys for children in our local schools
- Fourth of July Open House (on hold during Covid)
- We open our doors to the crowds that gather for the Blaine 4th of July Parade and festivities, providing clean bathrooms, snacks, water, and a quiet place to take a rest.
- Coat Drive (waiting for details for Covid changes)
- Donations given to the Interfaith Coalition Coat Drive for Whatcom County
- Thanksgiving Baskets (waiting for details for Covid changes)
- Each year Christ Church donates pies - 103 pies in 2019
- Quilting & Crafting Group (on hold during Covid)
- Thursdays from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in Gibbs Hall
Bishop Rickel Blessing the Coats for the Interfaith Coalition Coat Drive