Christ Church Andover

04/16/2026

Save the Date for the 50th Annual Crafts in the Park, Andover!

04/15/2026

On Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Nicholas White performs an organ recital featuring his own composition, Theme, Variations, Cortege & Lullaby on "Grafton" and Johann Sebastian Bach's great Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor. A service of Choral Evensong follows at 5:00 p.m., sung by the Parish Choir of Christ Church. A free will offering will be taken at the door and a reception follows the service.

The Choral Evensong features the second setting of Charles Wood’s Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in Eb. Additional music are four anthems of Sir John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth, Thy Perfect Love, Look to the Day and A Gaelic Blessing sung in celebration of Rutter’s 80th birthday and performed by the Parish Choir of Christ Church with soprano soloist Anney Barrett, organist and pianist Barbara Bruns, and guest conductor Nicholas White.

Recitalist Nicholas White, a Grammy nominated composer and conductor, as well as a versatile organist, pianist and singer, is the Director of Chapel Music & Organist at St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH. He has held several organ, conducting and teaching positions to include St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, New York City, St. John's Episcopal Church, Beverly Farms, Washington National Cathedral, and the Boston Cecilia. The Boston Cecilia performances of Bach, Handel, Duruflé, and his own work, From Earth to Heaven, were all critically acclaimed. His commissioned works include Full Freedom, a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, a setting of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, William Wordsworth’s Immortality, T.S. Eliot’s The Fire and the Rose and William Blake’s Songs of Innocence.

03/25/2026

Bishop's Visitation this Sunday!!

Join us this Sunday as we receive a visit from our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth. Bishop Whitworth will serve as our celebrant and preacher and will join us following the service for our coffee hour. She will be joined by our Canon to the Ordinary and Chief of Staff, the Rev. Canon Christopher Wendell.

Please give our Bishop a warm "Christ Church" welcome as we enter Holy Week.

03/23/2026

Holy Week at Christ Church
March 29 – Palm Sunday
Bishop Julia Whitworth Visitation
Holy Eucharist - 10:00 a.m.

April 1 – Candlelight Taizé Service
7:30 p.m. in the Apse

April 2 – Maundy Thursday
Holy Eucharist - 7:30 p.m.
Watch Through the Night Vigil begins at 9:00 p.m.

April 3 – Good Friday
Holy Eucharist - 7:30 p.m.

April 4 – The Great Vigil of Easter
Holy Eucharist – 8:00 p.m.
Easter Vigil Reception - 9:30 p.m.

April 5 – Easter Sunday
Festal Holy Eucharist with Brass - 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Easter Brunch ~ 10:15 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt ~ 10:30 a.m.

02/27/2026

A service of Choral Evensong takes place Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. at the Parish of Christ Church, 33 Central Street in Andover, Massachusetts. Preceding the service at 4:30 p.m. is an organ recital given by Dr. Erica Johnson featuring works of Jan Pieterzoon Sweelink, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Thomas Philander Ryder and Samuel Barber. The Choral Evensong service features Orlando Gibbons’ Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (short service) and the anthem Lord, let me know mine end of Maurice Greene sung by the Parish Choir of Christ Church under the direction of Barbara Bruns, Minister of Music, with guest organist Priscilla Walter. A free-will offering will be taken in support of Music at Christ Church.

Recitalist Erica Johnson, DMA, is a Boston based organist, keyboardist and church musician. She is the College Organist and Instructor of Organ and Harpsichord at Wellesley College and Adjunct Organ Instructor for the School of Theology of Boston University. Her leadership and advocacy for the historic Fisk instrument in Houghton Chapel continues to generate a blossoming of interest in the organ by many students. As an organ instructor Erica has taught at the UNC School of the Arts, Salem College and the Oberlin Conservatory. Additionally, she was Organ Scholar at The Memorial Church of Harvard University from 1999-2001. As a grant recipient of the Beebe Fund for Musicians she studied for two years at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen, Germany, with Harald Vogel. Her years in Germany yielded two honors: the 2004 International Arp Schnitger Prize awarded by the Arp Schnitger Gesellschaft, and the 2002 NDR Musikpreis. More recently Erica has presented programs for the Boston Early Music Festival, the Westfield Center, the Göteborg International Organ Academy, and recitals around New England. She holds degrees from Oberlin College, Oberlin Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and the Eastman School of Music.

02/26/2026

02/13/2026

Join us for two services on Ash Wednesday (February 18) at 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.!

02/04/2026

Schedule a time to donate this Valentine's Day at the Red Cross Blood Drive (9:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.) in Parish Hall! Please click this link and type in 01810 to make an appointment.

Find the nearest Red Cross blood, platelet or plasma donation center. Make a difference in someone's life, give the gift of life.

01/25/2026

WINTER STORM UPDATE

SATURDAY EVENING UPDATE

As you know, a significant winter storm is predicted for our area beginning on Sunday afternoon.

At this point, the Town of Andover has announced that a parking ban will go into effect at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Our previously announced plan for Sunday remains in place:

- Our regular Sunday morning services, at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. will be held in-person as usual with coffee hour between the services.

-There will be no Coffee Hour following the 10:00 a.m. service.

- The Parish Forum regarding the Budget will take place via Zoom (exclusively) at 12:30 p.m. You can find the link in the e-Prophet.

-The Confirmation Class scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is being rescheduled.

As always, we encourage everyone, including those who are on any of our various service schedules for Sunday, to use their best judgement and exercise caution.

With continued prayers and blessings,
Michael

01/23/2026

WINTER STORM EXPECTED ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

As you may know, a significant winter storm is predicted for our area beginning on Sunday afternoon.

At this point, the Town of Andover is expecting that a Snow Emergency and parking ban will be declared for Sunday afternoon. Unless that changes, the following plans are being made:

- Our regular Sunday morning services, at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. will be held in-person as usual

- There will be no Coffee Hour following the 10:00 a.m. service.

- The Parish Forum regarding the Budget will take place via Zoom (exclusively) at 12:30 p.m.

- The Confirmation Class scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is being rescheduled.

Again, if the timing of the storm and announcements from the Town of Andover changes we will announce that here.

As always, we encourage everyone, including those who are on any of our various service schedules for Sunday, to use their best judgement and exercise caution.

Thank you,
Michael

01/14/2026

Music at Christ Church presents an organ and violin concert featuring Charles Tompkins, organ, and Gregory Tompkins, violin. The program takes place Sunday afternoon February 1, 2026 at 3 p.m. at the Parish of Christ Church, 33 Central Street, Andover, Massachusetts. Admission at the door is $20; $10 for students and seniors. A reception follows the concert in the Parish Hall.