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.

​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:
All of September: Donovan Project – hygiene products for Xenia students
Sept. 01 – Oct. 8: The Season of Creation
Sept. 10: Vestry Meeting at 8am
Sept. 10: Sunday School Returns and begins at 9:15a!
Sept. 10: Melodies with Melody at 9:15a (see below)
Sept. 11: Patriot Day – National Day of Service and Remembrance
Sept. 11: New Parish Office Hours (see below)
Sept. 14: HOLY CROSS DAY
Sept. 17: The Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost – Proper 19
Sept. 17: Loose Offerings to the Discretionary Fund
Sept. 21: SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Sept. 24: The Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost – Proper 20
Sept. 27: Zoom Book Club begins (see below)
Sept. 29: SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
Oct. 01: Underground Railroad Jazz Vespers concert at CECX (see below)

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Services: 9:30am on Sundays
*  People invited to attend services and meetings 
*  Communion in two kinds, bread and common cup. One can choose a Priest's blessing
*  No seating limitations
* Masking is suggested but not required
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​New office hours at the Parish:
Monday & Wednesday 8:45-12:30
Tuesday & Thursday 8:45-5:00
Friday Closed

Our own Karen Patterson came to us with an exciting and meaningful opportunity – to participate in an weekend event she is spearheading about the Underground Railroad! The congregation agreed that they wanted to be part of this event, and then Vestry voted to make it so. There will be a Jazz Vespers concert at CECX on Sunday, Oct. 1st.  We cannot thank Karen Patterson enough for thinking of her church family. More info coming soon.

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 2023. We will do monthly suggestions for what to get to donate.

August - Homeless personal hygiene items for the Donovan's project
​Our annual school supplies drive for Xenia students
Any non-perishable food items and monetary donations are always welcome. Please keep a look out for clearance items!

Marge Hanna Zeig will be hosting via Zoom as we together read The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. We will meet from 11:00 to 12:30, beginning September 27 th and ending October 25 th – five weeks. Email the office for contact information.
ABOUT THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS
“From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves.”
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/190696/the-warmth-of-other-suns-by-isabel-wilkerson/.
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
COVID-19 Info

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.

Service Announcement during COVID-19

SCAMS! Or why doesn’t my firewall work?
 

We all know scams are a pain. There’s always questions on how to block them all. Bottomline: YOU CAN’T. Firewalls, spam blockers, etc. will catch many of them, but nothing is the perfect shield.
The best way to handle the situation is if you receive an unsolicited email or text that sounds like they want money & you don’t know who they are, it’s probably a scam (or a telemarketer). If you receive a messaged that is badly misspelled/doesn’t sound like something the person you know would say, it’s probably a scam (e.g. this last text said it was from Rev. Jean but wasn’t her number & was addressed to my husband—why would she want Ryan’s money when I’m the junior warden/parishioner?). 
If a suspicious email has a link, never click it and DON’T hit reply!
If they want you to call back/email back, don’t use the provided number or email. Instead, call the person with the number you know is the person you know or start a new email with the correct email that you know they use. The bad guys will use a mask on the email that looks like it’s right, but really the reply is going to their bogus email.
Call or email that person with their email. It takes a few minutes to verify the request, and saves you tons of money, stress, and hassle.

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Christ Episcopal Church Xenia will be holding Eucharist and Morning Prayer on Sundays at 9:30 am in person and will be streamed online. 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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