Christ Church (Episcopal) Oberlin, Ohio

05/14/2026

HAPPY ASCENSION DAY! This morning we concluded this season's monthly Communion services at Kendal with the luminous principal feast of the Ascension. The glorious spring day provided a lovely background. After a summer hiatus we'll return September 10!

05/13/2026

TOMORROW! Join us at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 14 for a FREE concert celebrating women's voices in central and eastern European traditions, featuring several of our choral scholars and guests. The performance will also be streamed live (and archived for viewing at any time) on our YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com//streams

05/11/2026

GODSPEED AND GOOD LUCK! At yesterday's 10:30 a.m. service we bade farewell to our choir for the season and gave thanks for the impending graduations of EIGHT of our choral scholars, some of whom have sung with us for all four years of their time in Oberlin.

05/02/2026

THE BIG PARADE 2026: Thanks to everyone who turned out for Christ Church's DEBUT in this venerable Oberlin tradition! A rainy morning and chilly air could not deter our stout-hearted band. Well done, folks!

04/29/2026

Christ Church parishioner and Oberlin College Canterbury Club coordinator Zosia Mateja featured in the latest edition of The Oberlin Review!

I did not grow up believing in God. I was baptized in the Episcopal Church, like generations of my mother’s family before me. But I was a staunch atheist growing up. As a child, I asked my Episcopalian grandmother why our Christianity was more “correct” than Buddhism. Many Oberlin students may...

04/26/2026

GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY: On the fourth Sunday of Easter, April 26, Christ Church was delighted to celebrate two adult baptisms at the 10:30 a.m. service. One was a freshman soccer player at Oberlin College, whose teammates showed up in force to support him. Congratulations, Chris Plenca! Well done, guys!

04/04/2026

EASTER SERVICES AT CHRIST CHURCH:

The Great Vigil of Easter, Saturday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Chant, Candlelight, Incense, & Communion, with Choir & Hymns

Easter Sunday, April 5
8:00 a.m., Holy Communion, in traditional language (no music)
10:30 a.m., Holy Communion with choir, hymns, and brass

You are welcome here, always.

03/31/2026

THREE HOLY DAYS: The Triduum approaches! Your Easter experience will be infinitely more rewarding and meaningful when you commit to the full journey of Holy Week. We will rejoice to see you at any or all of our offerings this week!

03/28/2026

HOLY WEEK BEGINS: Tomorrow, March 29 is Palm Sunday! We offer **one** service of Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m., with the Liturgy of the Palms and the Passion According to St. Matthew presented in a dramatic reading. For a complete schedule of Holy Week services, please see other posts on our page or visit our website, christchurchoberlin.org. All the major Holy Week services will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel. And remember: You are welcome here, always.

02/02/2026