A Newsletter by and for the people of Christ Church Bronxville

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Apr. 2009 VOL. LXIII, No. 6

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Children’s Formation 2

Adult Formation 3

Youth 4

Music at CCB 5

Parish Life 6

Arts and Spirituality 7

Holy Week Schedule 8

At a Glance

Outreach, Easter and MusicFessenden House QuiltsOn April 5th, Palm Sunday, quilters from Christ Church will be taking 11 quilts to the residents of Fessenden House in Yonkers. These colorful bedcovers were received and blessed by the congregation at the 10:00 service, February 8th. They are the results of a four month-long project. More than 15 parishioners and friends joined hands and hearts to tear, stitch, pin and tie cotton fabrics together in beautiful, original patterns. They taught each other new tricks in quilting, made new friends, and shared the pleasure of knowing that each of the recipients will have warm covers when the weather is cold. Now that their initial goal has been met, the quilters will be making new quilts on an “as needed” basis. They have developed good working methods and have a system in place, so starting a new quilt will be easy. A quilt was given to long-time Christ Church member, Ann Krieger, who was very surprised and pleased to be remembered in this way by members of her parish. Quilt gifts will continue to be given to parishioners who are homebound or in nursing homes.This has been a wonderful outreach project for everyone who participated, and it will keep going, whenever a need is identified. In the meantime, donations of unused or new cotton fabric in patterns and solid colors (no clothing, polyester, upholstery, or sheers, however) are most welcome. -Randy Frost

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Children’s Christian Formation

Church School begins each Sunday with Children’s Chapel at 9:45 AM in Taylor Hall

Godly Play (Ages 3 to 1st grade)Apr. 5th No Church School Apr. 12th Easter Apr. 19th The Prodigal SonApr. 26th The Parable of the Great Pearl

Second GradeApr. 5th No Church School Apr. 12th Easter Apr. 19th Prayer in the Liturgy Apr. 26th Instructed Eucharist

Third GradeApr. 5th No Church School Apr. 12th Easter Apr. 19th Solomon Apr. 26th Elijah

Fourth GradeApr. 5th No Church School Apr. 12th Easter Apr. 19th The Early ChurchApr. 26th The Growth of the Church

Fifth GradeApr. 5th No Church School Apr. 12th Easter Apr. 19th The Modern Church Apr. 26th C.S. Lewis Sixth GradeApr. 5th No Church School Apr. 12th Easter Apr. 19th How is Christianity Different from other Religions?Apr. 26th World Religions video and discussionFor more information please contact:Barbara Potgieter Children’s Christian Formation bpotgieter@ccbny.org

Church School Calendar Easter Egg Hunt

There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for all Church School and Nursery children.Gather in the undercroft after the 9:00 AM service and please bring a basket for each child!!

Confirmation run to Food Bank a resounding success!!“The United Interfaith Food Bank would like to thank Christ Church of Bronxville for their abundant and generous food donation. On March 19th the Confirmation classes delivered many bags of food to the UIFB in Scarsdale. The kids then unpacked bags and boxes of food, repacked 70 bags for the recipients, prepared a bulk distribution, and organized storage cabinets with the leftover food for the next delivery. They were even able to squeeze in a game of Foosball!”The UIFB supplies 35 bags of non-perishable food twice a month to each of three pantries in the Bronx: St. Brendan’s Catholic Church, the Bronx Jewish Community Council, and Thorpe Family Residence. These centers provide assistance to families and seniors from all ethnic and religious backgrounds. If you would like to donate or learn more about the UIFB, please contact Erin Ryan at 914-420-2593.

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Nursery Care is available for babies and children too young

for Church School.

Save the Date Community Interfaith Holocaust Commemoration, Thursday, May 7thThe clergy, staff and congregation of Temple Shaarei Tikvah in Scarsdale invite you to the 18th Annual Community Interfaith Holocaust and Human Rights Commemoration. This event bears witness to a remarkable confluence of religious, educational, governmental, and secular groups who seek to remember the tragic events of the past century and focus on the education of our youth who represent our future.The Commemoration will be held on Thursday May 7th at Temple Shaarei Tikvah. The Student Award Ceremony will be held at 6:45 pm with the Commemoration at 7:30 pm. A light reception will follow the service. For further information, please call (914) 472-2013.

Working Mothers’ Fellowship, Wednesday April 1st Our April gathering begins in the Chapel of the Guardian Angels at 7:00 pm for some quiet prayer and reflection. At 7:15 pm, we’ll move up to the Crispell Lounge. If you are a mom who works outside the home, please join us for wine, cheese and continuing conversation about how we can feed our own souls while rising to the many challenges of life as a working mom. For more information, contact the Rev. Kate Malin at kmalin@ccbny.org.

The Rev. Canon Peter Larom visits CCBOn Sunday March 29th, Christ Church Bronxville was pleased to welcome Peter Larom, Executive Director of Incarnation Center, to speak to parishioners about Incarnation Camp. Located in coastal Connecticut, on 700 wooded acres surrounding a mile long private lake, Incarnation Camp is the country’s oldest coed camp. Since 1886, Incarnation has provided a fun-filled traditional camp with experiential learning and group living in the outdoors, guiding campers through well-rounded and adventurous programs that develop an appreciation for nature and celebrate the uniqueness of each individual. Campers and staff are a diverse group of people coming from all over the U.S. and around the world. If you think your child might be interested in a truly marvelous adventure this summer, please visit www.incarnationcamp.org.

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Ruge installed as Twentieth Senior Minister at The Reformed Church

On Sunday March 29th, Father Bird and Mother Malin joined the Bronxville Reformed Church community as the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Ruge was installed as the new Senior Minister.

Ecumenical Easter Sunrise ServiceSponsored by the Yonkers Council of Churches, this hilltop sunrise service will be held at Oakland Cemetery at the corner of Old Sprain Brook Road and Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers on Easter Sunday morning, April 12, 2009, from 7:00 to 7:30 AM. For more information, contact the Rev. John Hamilton at St. John’s Church, Getty Square (973) 392-6582 Cell (914) 963-3982 Office or John@joyfulrumblings.net.

Pig Tales: A Bronxville-Wide Outreach Effort for Malawi

In time for Mother’s Day, Christ Church is taking the lead on a Bronxville-wide Women’s Empowerment project in partnership with the Mothers’ Union of the Diocese of Southern Malawi. The Reformed Church Sunday School, the Village Lutheran Church Sunday School, and St. Joseph’s Nursery School are

joining the Eliza Corwin Frost Child Center and Christ Church’s Sunday School to raise funds for a piggery at St. Paul’s Parish in Malawi. Children will tell their mom’s how much they love them by helping a mom in Malawi support her children. The funds raised will cover the start-up costs for a self-help project designed to provide income and self-esteem to some amazing women in a very poor part of our world.

For more information about Pig Tales, including how you can participate, visit www.ccbny.org and click on Pig Tales.

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Adult Christian Formation

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EYCMaundy Thursday Lock-InOn Maundy Thursday the teens in the EYC will take part in their annual Maundy Thursday Lock-In. The teens will sing Taizé songs and keep vigil over the Blessed Sacrament at different periods throughout the night. In between vigil shifts the teens will decorate this year’s Paschal candle (the candle lighted at Easter, Baptisms and funerals), watch movies, eat and hang out. It is one of the most loved nights in the EYC year. It gives the teens respite right before spring hustle and bustle begins, and is a time to reconnect with Taizé songs two months after their annual pilgrimage to the Taizé monastery in France.

EYC Mission Trip to GeorgiaRegistration Due! Registration for this year’s EYC Mission Trip to Georgia was due last month. Still planning to register but haven’t turned in your forms? We will continue accepting them for a short time. Please send them to Krista Miller at the church along with a $500 non-refundable deposit. Forms are available for download at ccbny.org. Please know that we understand this is a tough year economically for many families. We will do our best to find funding for students in need of financial aid. Just email Krista Miller at kmiller@ccbny.org.

August 9th - 16th the EYC will serve others through various organizations in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The early part of the week will be spent repairing homes in the developing community of Covington, Georgia. The second half of the week will be spent in downtown Atlanta at Episcopal social service organization Emmaus House. While at Emmaus House the teens will serve the homeless, spend time with the elderly, work with area children and experience the culture of Atlanta’s inner city. There will also be plenty of time for fun activities such as an Atlanta Braves game, whitewater rafting or some “outdoorsy” thing like it, a trip to the Georgia aquarium and more.This trip will be a wonderful opportunity for our teenagers to experience southern culture,

develop a relationship with people who are different from themselves, serve others in need and gain some great practical skills. We hope that all of the teens will take advantage of this life changing opportunity! -Krista Miller

CHOIR MUSICAL-ALL GOD’S CHILDRENMarch 15th 2009

Music

Only 6 seats left on the bus to Montreal!The Christ Church Choir, Schola Cantorum, and VFL trebles are headed to Montreal on April 24-26. The tour will include seeing our new organ for the first time, two choir concerts, and sightseeing in Montreal. There are 6 seats left on the bus – if you would like to fill them up – talk to Christopher Wells. The individual cost of the trip is $400 for the three-day trip.

Sponsors needed for ChoristersChoristers love Choir Tours – it’s the chance to share their talent with the rest of the world, sit on a bus with their favorite friends, have sleepovers in big cities. But choir tours also cost money! Would you consider sponsoring a chorister to go to Montreal? Or even part of a chorister? The cost is $400, but gifts of all levels are accepted.

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4 Choirs Festival EvensongBruce Neswick, Director of Cathedral Music, leads the choirs of St. John the Divine, Christ Church of Bronxville, Christ’s Church Rye, and Trinity Church at Copley Square (Boston), in a special four-choir Evensong this past Sunday at the newly restored Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Photo by Ken Richardson

Music

Music for Holy Week and EasterFrom the serene harmonies of Duruflé’s Ubi caritas, or the heartwrenching aches of Antonio Lotti’s Crucifixus, to the Edwardian pomp of Bairstow’s Sing Ye To The Lord, Holy Week and Easter Day at Christ Church Bronxville will be a musical wonderland.

Palm Sunday Procession with palms and bellsSung Passion Reading arr. Tomás Luis de VictoriaO vos omnes Pablo CasalsWere you there? Arr. Bob Chilcott

Wednesday, TenebraeHerzliebster JesuBow thine ear O Lord William ByrdTenebrae factae sunt Marco Antonio IngegneriO vos omnes Pablo CasalsDrop, drop, slow tears Orlando GibbonsHide not thou thy face Richard FarrantThe Third Tune Thomas TallisO Saviour of the World Herbert HowellsChristus Factus est Felice AnerioMiserere, Mei William ByrdGod so loved the world arr. Bob Chilcott

Thursday, Maundy ThursdayMissa Brevis Antonio LottiUbi caritas Maurice DurufléNon nobis domine Music from Taize

Good FridaySung Passion Reading arr. Tomás Luis de Victoria8-part Crucifixus Anontio Lottimotets and anthems in adoration of the cross

Easter VigilThe ExsultetCommunion Service in F William HarrisAlleluia Surrexit Dominus Jacquet de Mantua

Easter DayMusic for Organ, Brass, and ChoirsHymns: Jesus Christ is Risen Today, The Day of Resurrection, This Joyful Eastertide, He is Risen!Sing Ye To The Lord Edward C. BairstowAlleluia Randall ThompsonToccata from Symphonie V Charles-Marie Widor

Easter Flowers and MusicHelp bring the gift of flowers and music to Christ Church Bronxville this Easter. Donations are accepted in memory of loved ones or in thanksgiving for blessings received. In an effort to keep costs to a minimum during this difficult economic time, we will have a brass quartet instead of a quintet. But a quartet still costs $2,600!

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AprilBirthdays

1: Robert Rabsey, Steven Tighe, Mary Leferovich; 2: John Clifford; 3: Brian Seirup; 4: Tacey Carroll, Steven Ahmuty; 9: Richard Thaler, George Cooley, Isabelle Beit, Alexandra Sorensen; 10: Williem Bender, Bailey Gilliam; 12: William Folberth, Andrew DelBene, 13: Bailey Wood, Ian Holland; 16: Elliott Bates, Anna Foley, Lauren Harrington, Ara Atayan; 17: Phyllis Sharp, Winslow Griffen; 18: Andrea Bates, Matthew Behrens; 19: Frederic Hawkins, Phyllis Schneider; 23: Meghan Rossini; 24: Peter Bruton, Christopher Atayan, John Dean; 25 George Fowlkes, Elaine Neild, Patrick Noone; 26: Richard Ball, John Bevan; 27: Stephen Jones, Cody Watson, Hannah Potgieter, Cornelia Ewy; 28: Ashley Morse; 29: Edward Barr; 30: Stanley Clarke

Midnight Run We are going on a Run on Friday April 17th. Meet in the CCB kitchen at 7:45 PM. Volunteers and donations are needed. For more information, please contact Krista Miller at kmiller@ccbny.org or PG Costa at pg@piercosta.net

Upcoming Breakfast Runs Save the Dates!

Sunday, May 17th &

Sunday, June 7th6:45 AM

Parish Events

On Monday, March 16th, Christ Church Bronxville was turned into a Broadway theatre for the night as Drama Desk award-winning Broadway Music Director Mary Mitchell Campbell led an all-star list of performers in a benefit concert for Young At Arts.Performers at this year’s benefit included Broadway’s Tituss Burgess (Nicely Nicely in Guys and Dolls), Kate Baldwin (The Full Monty), Sara Ford (Wicked), Anthony Holds (Dracula) and Ben Rosebury (Forever Plaid). The talent from Broadway was complemented by performances featuring the students from Young At Arts.The benefit was sponsored by Wine & Spirits Emporium of Bronxville and ASTEP, Artists Striving To End Poverty. Honorary co-chairs were Mayor Mary Marvin of Bronxville and Mayor Clinton Young of Mount Vernon. Bronxville and Mount Vernon are two of the communities benefiting from the programs of Young At Arts. All proceeds benefited the after-school performing arts programs of Young At Arts. Young At Arts, an Outreach of Christ Church Bronxville and the recent recipient of an “All Our Children” grant from the Episcopal Diocese of New York and Trinity Church Wall Street, is at the forefront of filling in the arts education gap resulting from budget cuts in the public school system.

Save the Date!ECFCC Spring Fair

Saturday, May 2nd10:00am to 2:00pm.

Music, Petting Zoo, Arts & Crafts and more!! All families

welcome!!

A Night at the Tonys

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Art and Spirituality Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors: Wednesday, April 15thJoin us for a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the later interiors of Pierre Bonnard. These luminous works were executed late in the artist’s life and are some of the most remarkable of his career. We will leave Christ Church at 9:30 AM for the Met and plan to have lunch in the cafeteria. There is an admission cost to the museum of $20 and the cost of lunchin the cafeteria. We will leave at 9:30 and return around 2 PM.Email the church by Monday April 13th or call Hondi Brasco at 771-8870 if you are interested.

Sacred Texts and Stressful Times: A Multifaith Conversation on Living with Uncertainty Join us as we explore Jewish, Christian and Muslim texts and look at what they have to say about anxiety and faith and our relationship to the unknown.Sponsored by The Center For Jewish Christian Muslim Understanding. Pleasantville Library, Pleasantville, NY. Wednesday, April 29th. 7-9PM.Call Hondi Brasco at 771-8870 for more information.

Outreach - The Bronx River Conservancy: A good day was had by all!

Pierre Bonnard ,The Dessert, 1940

We had a great day clearing vines and picking up litter on a 300 yard stretch of the Bronx River Reservation on Vermont Terrace across from the Crestwood railroad station. We started a little before noon and there were folks still working at 4 pm as we had a rolling group of volunteers during the afternoon with loppers, clippers, saws and trash bags. You can really see the difference. PG, Deborah Ross, Barbara McGrath and I cut vines together- it is great to chat with one’s fellow workers! What an interesting group!

There were many others, of course, and we were joined by some

regular “every other Sunday” vine cutters. Over the years, it seems the younger children have had the most fun as they go on a treasure hunt to find all kinds of stuff (a lot of it interesting), filling large trash bags. Then again there were adults who didn’t want to stop when the 4 pm quitting time came around. Thank you Christ Church, Bronxville! -Jim Sutton

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Holy Week April 5 (Palm Sunday) - Palm distribution at all services

Holy Eucharist (Traditional Language) at 8 A.M.Holy Eucharist and Palm Procession (Choral family mass) at 10 A.M.Contemplative Eucharist at 5 P.M.

April 6 (Monday) Holy Eucharist at 7 A.M. April 7 (Tuesday) Holy Eucharist at 7 A.M. April 8 (Wednesday)

Holy Eucharist at 7 A.M.Tenebrae - music and meditations for Holy Week at 7 P.M.

April 9 (Maundy Thursday) at 7 P.M.

Choral Eucharist with music by Maurice Duruflé and Antonio LottiStripping of the Altar

April 10 (Good Friday) at 12 NoonThe Passion according to John and Good Friday LiturgyChildren’s Service with age-appropriate Stations of the Cross

April 11 (The Great Vigil of Easter) at 7 P.M.The ancient chant “Exsultet” · Holy Baptism · The First Eucharist of Easter

April 12 (Easter Sunday)Festive Holy Eucharist with Children’s Choirs and Brass at 9 A.M.Easter Egg Hunt at 10 A.M.Festive Holy Eucharist with Choirs and Brass at 11:15 A.M.