Welcome to Christ Church, Xenia!​

And we really do mean that.  We are an open and affirming congregation, and our welcome is extended to everyone, because we believe that everyone is loved and welcomed by God.  We invite you to come and visit; worship with us, share conversation and food at Coffee Hour, and join in the many ways we share the gifts God has given us with each other and with our larger community. 

It doesn’t matter if you are a life-long Episcopalian, from another denomination or tradition, or simply not certain what, if anything, you believe.  There is a place for you here, and acceptance, and a multitude of ways for you to use your gifts.  While we are a small, “family-sized” church, we do have a great heart for God and the world. 

Come and visit!  Visit to stay - you are welcome in this place. 

If you would like to learn more about the Episcopal Church, click on the “Episcopal Church” tab at the top.

Announcement during COVID-19

The Dioceses Declares Masks Optional!

The Diocesan COVID Medical Task Force issued the following updated guidelines on March 3rd, 2022:
  • Wearing masks is optional but often prudent -- and always permitted -- both at social gatherings and in worship
 
  • Precautions to be followed: good hand sanitation, cross-ventilation for airflow, and social distancing for indoor events
 
  • Communion in two kinds, bread and common cup, but no intinction (dipping of the bread). One can choose a Priest's blessing instead or to have one kind and touch the cup.
 
  • Everyone may sing, either with or without a mask
 
  • no seating limitations
 
  • If you have symptoms and have been exposed to the virus, please join us in prayer only. We have a weekly mailing that you can be added to as well - just ask Nikki to be included on that list.
 
  • Leaders, lay and ordained, should continue to monitor COVID spread locally, both to assess the larger community and the needs of parish. A trend signaling increased spread of the virus, or the arrival of a troubling new variant, will require a return to stricter guidelines.


Read the complete guidelines here. Please be prepared for changes as we continue to learn about this virus--and as the virus continues to evolve. Leaders, lay and ordained, should continue to monitor COVID spread locally, both to assess the larger community and the needs of parish. A trend signaling increased spread of the virus, or the arrival of a troubling new variant, will require a return to stricter guidelines.

​OUr Vision
At Christ Episcopal Church Xenia we strive to be
a welcoming, inclusive, and worship-centered congregation.
In our life as a community we hope to live and
spread the Gospel so that those we encounter will come to know God.
We encourage spirit-filled, joyful participation in all aspects
of our life as church, and we prayerfully base our decisions
and actions on the foundation of Scripture, Tradition, and Reason
-  the Episcopal “three-legged stool”.
You are welcome to visit and to ask questions, to join us,
to bring your gifts, and to be blessed as we are blessed
​– by the Presence and love of  God.

Sunday Services

9:30 AM Worship Service
followed by Coffee Hour

10:30 AM Parish Brunch (in lieu of Coffee Hour)
First Sunday of each month between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Also, see our schedule and our announcements for events specific to a date.

​Bible Study
- pending
List of Upcoming events and schedule

Events:

*  4/15 - Good Friday, 6pm service
*  4/17 - Easter Service
*  4/17 -  Loose Offerings for Discretionary Fund
*  4/17 - Egg Hunt after our service
*  4/22 - Earth Day
*  4/24 - 2nd Sunday of Easter
*  4/24 - Red Cross Blood Drive - No Coffee Hour this Sunday


Services: 9:30am on Sundays
*  People attending services and meetings held indoors are to resume wearing masks, even if they are vaccinated
*  Communion in two kinds, bread and common cup, but no intinction (dipping of the bread). One can choose a Priest's blessing instead or to have one kind and touch the cup.
*  No seating limitations

WE NEED YOU!
We are resuming our scheduling for lay leadership in Sunday worship. If you have volunteered in the past, you may have been notified that you are scheduled to help--let Joanne or Nikki know if these times don't work...better yet, find a substitute! Do let the office know if a switch has been made. 
Ways to serve: be a lector (read scripture--you'll have a copy ahead of time) be an Intercessor (read the Prayers of the People) be an usher be a Eucharistic Minister (assist the supply priest) be a Worship Leader (lead Morning Prayer on Fourth Sundays) be on Altar Guild (help set up and clean up the altar) this fall, join the choir. Blessings to all of you for serving Christ Church in these ministries. 

Recorded & Written Sermons
Check out the sermons (some recorded and some written) of Rev. Jennifer and others who have visited  here! 
https://www.christ-episcopal-xenia.org/sermons.html
Opportunities
Volunteers Needed to Make Soup on Tuesdays

Doug Pultz is leading the charge to feed the wonderful volunteers of the Share 1 to 1 Clothes Ministry and some of the people in the community that come to the Nickell House on Tuesdays!

If you're willing to help, bring your soups (6 to 10 servings, if possible) to the church on Sunday and Doug will prepare them for Tuesday. If you can, please freeze the soup so that it can keep until Doug can prepare it.

A huge thanks to Doug for implementing this great idea!

Monthly Suggestions for the Xenia FISH Food Pantry

At the Annual Meeting, we discovered that our donations to the FISH Food Pantry have been down and we are trying to do better for 2022. We will do monthly suggestions for what to get to donate.

February - Homeless personal hygiene items for the Donovan's project

Any non-perishable food items and monetary donations are always welcome. Please keep a look out for clearance items!

A Weekly Zoom Study Group for Lent by our own Fr. Elaine!

We are in changing times. COVID seems to have amplified these times, revealing many of our most challenging spiritual fissures. How do we negotiate such times?

In April of 2015, two spiritual giants met in Dharamsala, India for five days of conversation about Joy in changing times. The 14th Dalai Llama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu shared laughter, insights and life experiences, resulting in "The Book of Joy", edited by Douglas Abram. As we enter our own new changing times, I would like to invite fellow travelers to Lenten conversations of our own, using this book as the basis of sharing.

Contact the parish office if this is of interest. I propose five, one hour sessions, beginning Thursday, March 3, 7:00 pm, by zoom.
Future sessions TBD by respondents.
-Fr Elaine Silverstrim
HEALING Service have been postponed until further notice
PARISH OFFICE EMAILS HAVE CHANGED
New Emails for the Parish Office

for our Reverend - contact parish office

Parish Administrator Nikki - CECX.Office@gmail.com
Click on the button to the right to venture out to our weekly newsletter.

Service Announcement during COVID-19

Christ Episcopal Church Xenia will be holding Eucharist and Morning Prayer on Sundays at 9:30 am in person and will not be streamed online for the near future. The past streamed sessions are on Facebook and on our webpage https://www.christ-episcopal-xenia.org/ 

You can also catch the sermon transcript on our webpage under the our worship - sermons heading.

Click on Evening Devotion to go to the page dedicated to this information:

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Celebrate Earth Day -
and check out the CECX
Green Team's blog

Check out our Historical Archives for Past events at Christ Episcopal in Xenia

This just in. . . You can tour our building right now on your computer or mobile device!

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