Elder Updates

The new Christ Church Condo office space is completed. We expect to have the “open house” in September.

There will be an installation service for Herb Frost our Senior Executive Pastor on October 7th ! Please mark your calendars. Howard Burgoyne will be officiating the service along with Lyle.

The Shepherding Team continues to evaluate ways to better care for the Christ Church community and others who depend on us for emergency help. Please pray that we may be able to meet the increased need at this critical time.

The Management Team has worked on many policy issues that help Christ Church to be the most effective and caring community we can be.
They have had no word on the State land sale at this time.

Our new Spiritual Formation program is being launched this fall. Take a look at all that is being offered, in the new brochure. We desire to promote your spiritual growth. Take advantage of some of the wonderful ways to continue your journey closer to Him.

We are forming two Task Forces at this time, one to research ways to move forward with our Multi-site concept and the other to continue to develop and implement the Spiritual Formation plans.

Pastor Lyle will be sharing the Elders revised Mission Statement in September and reinforcing our Core Values.

Our Ministry Fair is September 14th, please take some time to explore some of the opportunities at Christ Church.

October 17 and 18th Christ Church will be hosting the Willow Creek Group Life Conference. You are encouraged to attend this premiere event, where community life will be explored by nationally recognized group life leaders. For more information please call the church office 401 884-8632.


In His Love,
Robert Messore
For the Elders

A Place at The Table

I recently read that community prayer is the Opus Dei, the Work of God. Each week, on a Tuesday evening, Christ Church sets a time aside for our Opus Dei. Like so much of the work of God, this time is woven into the fabric of the ordinary life of our church. People come; offer their time to God, pray for the church, friends and acquaintances, and accept the invitation from Jesus to remember Him by participating in Communion.
In the busyness of life, in a church full of activity, time is set-aside for the Opus Dei, community prayer.
I believe for those that come, they realize how true it is that community prayer helps to recognize God’s work in the church and within their own souls.
I could write of those that come and are healed or those that leave refreshed, or those who come and sense a flickering flame of love for God burns a little brighter, but it’s not just about an individual experience, it really is about caring for the community. This caring isn’t as concrete as some of the other activities of God in our church but we believe it is foundational to the vitality and sustainability of all that is expressed in the numerous ways God’s work is done through our church.
The Elders have also set aside quarterly days of prayer, you may wish to consider coming to the next one November 15th.