Christ Church Episcopal, Hudson, Ohio

09/06/2026

Sunday Worship September 6, 2026

Please Note: The music in this service is produced live and is an original recording made by Christ Church Episcopal. Music is either original to our musicians, in the public domain, or streamed with permission under One License Number A-400643

09/05/2026

Nancy Martin Schweikert, 1932–2026.

In C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce, a man touring heaven sees a radiant woman surrounded by light and music and dancing, and assumes he must be looking at the Blessed Virgin Mary. His guide tells him: “Her name on earth was Sarah Smith, and she lived at Golders Green.” Nobody famous. An ordinary woman from an ordinary suburb — and one of the great ones, because everyone who came near her went away more alive, more loved, more themselves.

We gave thanks for Nancy today at Laurel Lake. She was a Girl Scout leader, a gardener, a maker of pies — and the woman whose kitchen half of Hudson seems to have sat in at one time or another. In those years you didn’t go find a therapist. You didn’t talk about the hard things at all, not out loud, not to just anyone. You went to Nancy’s. She poured the coffee, and she listened, and she did not judge, and you left more yourself than when you came in.

Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon her.

08/30/2026

Sunday Worship August 30, 2026

Please Note: The music in this service is produced live and is an original recording made by Christ Church Episcopal. Music is either original to our musicians, in the public domain, or streamed with permission under One License Number A-400643

08/29/2026

We gave thanks this morning for John Doyle Ong, 1933–2026 — reader, historian, businessman, churchman, ambassador, and neighbor. A global man who chose a village.

John spent his life among books, so the last word belongs to John Donne, who imagined death not as an ending but as a translation:

“When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language… God's hand is in every translation, and his hand shall bind up all our scattered leaves again, for that library where every book shall lie open to one another.”

Not torn out. Translated.

Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.

08/27/2026

Our pen pal exchange is officially underway. ✉️

Eight families came together in the upper room on Saturday for a potluck and our Back to School Bash — and then got down to the real business of the day: writing letters.

Our pen pals are the residents of Hudson Community Living in Hudson, Ohio, a nonprofit community where adults with developmental disabilities live independently alongside neighbors, and the children of the Rift Valley Children's Village in Karatu, Tanzania, a permanent home and family to more than 100 kids.

First letters are on their way. We can't wait to see what comes back.

Want your family in on the next round? Let us know.

hudsoncommunityliving.org | riftvalleychildrensfundtz.org

08/26/2026

"In my Father's house are many dwelling places."

We said those words on Saturday over Virginia "Ginger" Luscombe Rogers — fifty years a member of this parish, and a lifetime spent making sure good houses were not lost. A fitting text for a preservationist, and a true one.

At the reception, Ginger came with us, carried in a ginger jar by her daughter — because she was always all about the parties. Something precious, in a beautiful container. She would have approved of the container.

Thank you for your prayers.

08/26/2026

Requiescat in pace Dolly Rebecca Parton.

Album · 2021 · 15 Songs

08/24/2026

🎉 Thank You, Puppet Palooza Volunteers! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who made Puppet Palooza VBS possible this summer — the crafts, the stories, the music, and everything in between. It took a whole team, and we're so grateful for each of you!

What a week it was! 🧵🧦✨ From craft time smiles and story time circles, to our very own puppet gallery and a showstopping puppet show, our kiddos had the best time bringing their puppets to life. Family Night brought it all together with a performance the whole church got to enjoy.

A special shout-out to our amazing crew: 🧵 Crafts Leads: Heather & Doug Swift 🪡 Sewing & Costumes: Kathy Bartel 📖 Story Leader: Eileen Gaston 🍪 Treats: Maria 🌟 High School Helpers: Mathew, Kate, Maria & Ella 🎊 Family Night: Ellen Turner & Linda Pitz 🙌 Floaters: Linda Pitz & Marcie Harvey 👏 Junior Counselors: Our incredible 4th–6th grade JC team.

Here are a few of our favorite moments from the week!

08/23/2026

Sunday Worship August 23, 2026

Please Note: The music in this service is produced live and is an original recording made by Christ Church Episcopal. Music is either original to our musicians, in the public domain, or streamed with permission under One License Number A-400643

08/16/2026

Sunday Worship August 16, 2026

Please Note: The music in this service is produced live and is an original recording made by Christ Church Episcopal. Music is either original to our musicians, in the public domain, or streamed with permission under One License Number A-400643