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Today may be gloomy, but Easter Sunday at Christ Church sure wasn't!

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Come celebrate with us this morning at 9:00 and 11:00. All are welcome!

The ancient and majestic Easter Vigil service starts this evening at 7:00! Join us for this festive liturgy, which starts in darkness and ends with the joy of the Resurrection. You can also join us tomorrow morning at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. to celebrate a joyous Easter Sunday!

Bring your umbrellas! Rain or shine, we will carry on with our annual Easter Egg Hunt today at 5:30 p.m. (and if it is really lousy, just come for the Pizza Dinner!). Be on the lookout for the Golden Eggs!

Today's 1-hour Good Friday Liturgy (held at noon and 7 p.m.) recalls the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and invites us to enter into his passion as we await his resurrection; with sermon and hymns at both services. See the full Holy Week/Easter schedule here: https://dev.cccambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Holy-Week-Schedule.pdf

Tonight's Maundy Thursday liturgy (7 p.m.) includes the ancient liturgy of foot washing and concludes with the stripping of the altar; with homily, hymns, and choir. See the rest of the Holy Week/Easter schedule here: https://dev.cccambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Holy-Week-Schedule.pdf

There will be no midday Eucharist today, but we invite you to join us for the powerful, candlelit Tenebrae service at 7:00 p.m. See the rest of our Holy Week schedule here: https://dev.cccambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Holy-Week-Schedule.pdf

During Holy Week and Easter, Christ Church offers so many opportunities to connect with God and your community, from the triumphant Palm Sunday and Easter Vigil liturgies to the meditative Tenebrae and Good Friday services. Please join us! You can find the full schedule here: https://dev.cccambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Holy-Week-Schedule.pdf

Our next Choral Evensong service is this Sunday, April 7, at 4:00 p.m. If you've never attended one of these beautiful services, come by and find out why it's considered "the crown jewel of Anglican liturgy"!

On Monday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m., the Cambridge Society for Early Music will present its final concert this season here at Christ Church. Anne Azéma, artistic director of the Boston Camerata, will join Shira Kammen for a concert exploring the female spirit in French song and poetry. The accompanying instruments will be harps, vielle, and hurdy gurdy. Not sure what that is? Find out on Monday!

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. We have two Eucharist services at which you can receive ashes today: one at noon with hymns, and one at 7:00 p.m. with choir and hymns.

Due to the snowstorm, Christ Church and the Parish Hall will be closed tomorrow. Please be safe in the storm!

Be on the alert: If someone claiming to be a government employee calls and asks for sensitive information, don't give it to them. You can always call the agency directly and ask them to confirm the request is genuine.

Due to the storm, Christ Church and the Parish Hall will close at 5:00 p.m. today. We are reaching out to any groups that have scheduled meetings to let them know that we will be closed. We anticipate that we will be open for our normal hours on Wednesday. Please be safe in the storm and hold those whose lives are put at risk due to the weather in your prayers.

Hello, everyone -- Egan Millard here. I've been the Communications & Database Coordinator at Christ Church since August and I wanted to let you all know that I will be the new Parish Administrator. I'll still be working on communications, but I'll also take on many of the tasks that Kevin and Rowan did. Please feel free to email me if there's anything I can help you with ([email protected]). I'm looking forward to working with you in this new role!

The first recording session was incredible. The choirs sounded amazing, and the brass, percussion, and organ combined in spectacular accompanying. Watch for “Love so amazing,” our new CD of favorite hymns, scheduled for release in April.

The recording booth is set up and ready for the choirs’ first recording session this evening.

Please be aware of a scam that appears to be targeting Christ Church parishioners. Today, a parishioner received an email from someone pretending to be our rector, Joe, asking her to buy a $300 Google gift card, scratch the back of the card to reveal its PIN, and send him a photo of the card as quickly as possible. He said this was all for the benefit of a cancer patient, and that he would pay her back. No member of the Christ Church staff will ever ask you to do something like this. The email was sent from [email protected], which at first glance may appear authentic, but all Christ Church staff email addresses end with "@cccambridge.org." If you're ever unsure about whether an online communication from us is authentic, please don't hesitate to call the office at 617-876-0200. Please let us know if this person has contacted you. We have reported the incident to the Cambridge Police Department.

Happy Easter from Christ Church Cambridge! Thanks to Amey Callahan for the photography. Soundtrack from Sunday morning.

December 15, 2013 Filmed and edited by EcA Productions