Ordination is a rite administered by the laying on of hands by elders to a church office. On Sunday, April 20, 2008, this was performed on Mr. Andrew Richardson (Ruling Elder) and Mr. Tate Anderson (Deacon). In addition to Pastor Craw and Elder Robertson, two other elders assisted with this duty.
Since Elder Richardson is also a seminary student and pastoral intern and can now administer sacraments, he was given a seminarian's stole to wear over his robe.
Here is our own Christ Church Chamber Choir rehearsing Thomas Tallis' "If Ye Love Me" before the Divine Service this morning. This choral anthem was sung during the offering as a meditation before the Eucharist (Lord's Supper).
Christ Church celebrated Easter for the second time this last Sunday and there were many more parishioners this year than last. Easter at Christ Church is a super-joyful service (the most joyful and loud of the year) and comes with great contrast to the service of the Cross on Good Friday.
It was a day of celebration with joyful singing, colorful appointments, white paraments and The Eucharist with an effervescent wine (the cork is popped from the bottle during the Supper). He is Risen indeed!
We just finished our Good Friday Tenebrae (darkeness/shadows) service. The service was solemn, stark and ended with the sanctuary in darkness. The light and joy of the celebration of the empty tomb awaits.
Pastor Craw had the opportunity to preach the chapel message at our local Christian classical academy on Maundy Thursday.
Christ Church saw the baptism today of an infant...
...and her grandfather.
Pastor Mark Horne, author of "The Victory According to Mark" and "Why Baptize Babies?", will be preaching at Christ Church on Sunday, February 3, 2008.
We had a baptism this last Sunday morning which was also the baptism of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in the church calendar. Watery judgments abound in the Scriptures with motifs like the Flood and the destruction of Pharaoh's army in the Red Sea.
As a service to our community, we have begun conducting the monthly chapel service for Trinity Classical Academy, our local Christian classical school. This morning was our first service and there were over 150 students, faculty and parents in attendance.
