Come join us Easter Sunday!
Come join us in celebration of the Resurrection. Services at 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Easter egg hunt in front of the church at 10:15. Our choir will be singing at 9 and 11 AM. Alleluia. Christ is Risen!
Holy Week and Easter Service Schedule
Come join us for our Holy Week and Easter services at Christ Church! Our Maundy Thursday liturgy at 6 PM includes the foot washing ceremony and is followed by our traditional meatloaf dinner. All are invited. There will be a watch at the altar of repose following the dinner. (There is a sign-up at the back of church.) Our Good Friday liturgy begins at 12 noon and lasts until approximately 1:15 PM. Those wishing to stay for the traditional three hours are invited to remain for music and meditations on the Seven Last Words. Our Easter morning services are at 7:30, ...
Online Pledging Form and Payment
Our Every Member Canvass began on Sunday, November 24th. Pledge packets were distributed this past week by mail. The theme of the canvass this year is "Building A Sure Foundation". You can help to continue building a sure foundation by sending in your pledge now. If you you would like to fill out your pledge card online, you may do securely using the link below. You will also be able to set up your payment plan through an electronic funds transfer from your bank (preferred) or your credit card. The company facilitating this is Vanco Services, a reputable agent on our ...
Reserve and Purchase Your Memorial Garden niche online
If you would like to purchase a niche, you may now do so by first filling out a secure reservation form online. On the form will be listed prices, as well as the terms of purchase. Please click the following link to go to that site: Online Reservation Form for Memorial Garden Purchase Once you have filled out your reservation, after submitting the completed form you will be directed to a secure payment site where you may purchase your niche making a one-time payment or setting up a monthly purchase plan. You may make these payments with EFT (electronic funds transfer from ...
Joining Christ Church
We welcome visitors and newcomers to Christ Church! You may wish just to come to church on Sunday and experience the people and the liturgy. Our newcomer greeters and clergy will welcome you after the service and invite you to the coffee hour afterwards. Recognizing that some prefer to leave quietly and think about their experience before meeting parishioners, they will honor your needs. Just let them know. If you would like to take some printed materials with you to learn more about the church, ask one of the greeters for a newcomer packet. If you are coming with small children or ...
A Brief History of Christ Church
The beginnings of Christ Church Ridley Park are closely connected with the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. Presidents Samuel M. Felton (1851 to 1865) and his successor, Isaac Hinkley, both helped make possible the land and the building on which the parish is situated. Hinkley was a wealthy businessman who had purchased land in Ridley Township and in 1871 he formed the Ridley Park Land Association, making Felton its president (who served in that position until his retirement in 1884). Hinkley also hired Robert M. Copeland (1835-1874), a Boston landscape architect who laid out Ridley Park. It was Copeland's protégé, Theophilus ...
Announcements
Come join us Easter Sunday!
Come join us in celebration of the Resurrection. Services at 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM and...
Holy Week and Easter Service Schedule
Come join us for our Holy Week and Easter services at Christ Church! Our Maundy...
Join us for Palm Sunday Services April 13th
This Sunday, Palm Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week, the most solemn week...
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Collect for the Fifth Sunday in Lent Almighty God, you alone can bring into order...
Trust Your Faith
A pillow used in one of Rev. Judy’s recent children’s sermon says it...
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People
March 7 Intergenerational Bonfire and Games Night
We had a perfect night for a bonfire in the park across the street. Connaisseurs...
March 8th Men’s Breakfast
We had a larger turnout for our second men’s breakfast held Saturday, March...
2014 Annual Meeting and Epiphany Luncheon/Auction
Despite more winter bluster, the Annual Meeting and Epiphany Luncheon and Auction...
2013 Christmas Album
Photos of Christmas 2013 at Christ Church…Pictures of decorating the church,...
Thank you to Vicki Myers and Christmas Outreach Offering
Many thanks to Vicki Myers, chair of our Outreach Committee, for the new bulletin...
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Volunteering and Outreach
Thank you to Vicki Myers and Christmas Outreach Offering
Many thanks to Vicki Myers, chair of our Outreach Committee, for the new bulletin board gracing the back of church. It draws to our attention all the many good works our Outreach Committee supports. It also encourages us to give generously at this time of year to the Christmas Outreach offering. An appeal will go out with the Christmas letter late next... [Read more of this review]
Thank you to those who brought gifts!
Thank you to all the generous parishioners who brought Christmas gifts and put them under the tree at the back of church. Those pictured are just some of the gifts prayerfully awaiting distribution to their intended recipients. Gifts will go to residents of Fair Acres Nursing Home, as well as families in the Ridley area. Thank you to all who brought... [Read more of this review]
Publicity Person Needed
The Fair committee is looking for one or two people to take on the position of getting our information about upcoming events out to the public. Those events are: Pumpkin Patch Festival, November Christmas Fair and Spring Fling. The position is not difficult or time consuming, but it needs to be done in a timely manner – which has been a problem!... [Read more of this review]
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