St. Christopher's Episcopal Church

09/06/2026

09/04/2026

Here is the Fall Partnership Events Calendar!!

09/04/2026

The Rev. Luis Maneru will be at the church this weekend! It is Gracewood Paper Sunday too!

09/04/2026

We will celebrate the 5 anniversary of the Farmer's Bazaar on Saturday the 12th! Come out and help us to celebrate!!

09/04/2026

We enjoyed the Lunch with the New Church!

09/04/2026

End of Summer Clearance! $2 sandals,
shorts, and swimsuits!

09/03/2026

Daily Office Reflection: A Heart Pulled in Two Directions
Thursday, September 3
Psalm 37:1–18; 37:19–42; 1 Kings 11:1–13; James 3:13–4:12; Mark 15:12–21
Solomon doesn’t wake up one morning and decide to walk away from God.
It happens gradually.
His heart is pulled in different directions until the man who once asked God for wisdom begins making choices that lead him away from the One who gave it.
Most spiritual drifting happens that way.
Rarely do we make one dramatic decision to move away from God. More often, little things begin taking first place. Prayer becomes occasional. Worship becomes optional. Our attention moves elsewhere.
Today’s reading invites an honest question: What has been getting the best of my heart lately?
God doesn’t ask for whatever is left over.
He wants us.
Let us pray.
Gracious God, gather our divided hearts and turn them again toward you. Remove whatever draws us away from your love, and give us grace to seek you first in all things; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings are from the Book of Common Prayer section entitled Daily Office Lectionary (pp. 934–1001).
Photo by the Rev. Rich Houser, Vega del Valcarce, Spain.

09/02/2026

Wednesday Healing Service at Noon

Liturgy Bulletin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AJ_jnw6lSxiHNYfhbF4x4QrDEBpCdidV/view?usp=sharing

Feast of the Day: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bEV27pUfKcSugpDtxX7_vaA0UcQ1jNtz/view?usp=sharing

09/02/2026

Daily Office Reflection: Be Careful with Your Words

by the Rev. Rich Houser

Wednesday, September 2

Psalm 38; 119:25–48; 1 Kings 9:24–10:13; James 3:1–12; Mark 15:1–11

James compares the tongue to a tiny rudder steering a large ship.

That’s an image worth remembering before we speak today.

A few words can encourage someone for years. A few careless words can stay with someone just as long. We have all experienced both.

James isn’t telling us to remain silent. He is reminding us that words have power, and Christians ought to handle that power carefully.

Before sending the text, making the comment, or offering the criticism, perhaps we could ask one simple question: Is what I am about to say going to bring life?

Sometimes the holiest thing we can do is wait a few seconds before speaking.

Let us pray.
Almighty God, guard our lips and guide our words. Give us wisdom to know when to speak, humility to know when to remain silent, and grace to use our words for healing rather than harm; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.



Readings are from the Book of Common Prayer section entitled Daily Office Lectionary (pp. 934–1001).