Christ Episcopal Church

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Paul addresses the church at Rome in this Sunday's readings. "Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions. Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat; for God has welcomed them. Who are you to pass judgment on servants of another?" He is talking about more than dietary practices, more than keeping kosher, more than sabbaterianism. Join us for words from Paul and from Jesus this Sunday at 9:30 AM.

09/03/2026

Our first post-season curb market! Great produce, baked goods, jams and jellies, soap, and handcrafted glass creations. Until 5 on Veteran's Plaza on Central Avenue on Oil City's South Side.

09/01/2026

Paul writes to the church at Rome, "Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law... Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." How can something be so simple and extremely difficult at the same time? Join us for MorningPrayer this Sunday with Worship Leader Leann Felmlee-Brown at 9:30 AM.

08/31/2026

The problem isn’t that the “wrong” people are downtown. The problem is that everyone else isn’t there.

A healthy meadow contains weeds as well as flowers and no one thinks twice about the weeds. But when something is wrong with the soil, only weeds grow and we can spot that something is out of balance.

Downtown is where people should gravitate. The heart of the community. The question shouldn’t be how do we get certain people out of downtown, but why isn’t everyone convening there?

When everyone is enjoying the center of the community, those who might be struggling don’t stand out so much. They are just as much a part of the community as anyone else.

The real question is what happened to the healthy balance of people. And why aren’t we asking it.