Christ Congregation Princeton

10/03/2026

October is Clergy Appreciation Month! 🙏✨

Let’s honor the incredible pastors, ministers, chaplains, and faith leaders who guide, inspire, and support us every day. Share your gratitude by tagging your clergy and leaving a heartfelt message in the comments—let’s fill this space with love and appreciation!

Looking for a special way to say thank you? Explore meaningful gifts at our clergy shop: https://ow.ly/Txim50ZTObK

04/06/2026

"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Jesus asked Mary Magdalene when he met her outside the tomb where she had expected to find his body. As Easter arrives, I am thinking about emptiness that comes as an astonishing grace and a discombobulating joy, calling us into a world we can barely begin to imagine but that we receive a glimpse of on this day. Beloved friends, I am sending so many blessings for you.

SEEN
A Blessing for Easter Day

You had not imagined
that something so empty
could fill you
to overflowing,

and now you carry
the knowledge
like an awful treasure
or like a child
that roots itself
beneath your heart:

how the emptiness
will bear forth
a new world
that you cannot fathom
but on whose edge
you stand.

So why do you linger?
You have seen,
and so you are
already blessed.
You have been seen,
and so you are
the blessing.

There is no other word
you need.
There is simply
to go
and tell.
There is simply
to begin.

—Jan Richardson
from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
janrichardson.com/books

Image: “In the Garden of Resurrection”
© Jan Richardson
janrichardsonimages.com

Inspired by John 20:1-18.

04/05/2026

04/04/2026

Holy Saturday. This is the day that calls us to breathe. This is the day that invites us to make a space within the weariness, the fear, the ache. This is the day that calls us to hold our anguish and our hope in the same hand. This is the day that beckons us to turn toward one another and to remember we do not breathe alone.

IN THE BREATH, ANOTHER BREATHING
A Blessing for Holy Saturday

Let it be
that on this day
we will expect
no more of ourselves
than to keep
breathing
with the bewildered
cadence
of lungs that will not
give up the ghost.

Let it be
we will expect
little but
the beating of
our heart,
stubborn in
its repeating rhythm
that will not
cease to sound.

Let it be
we will
still ourselves
enough to hear
what may yet
come to echo:
as if in the breath,
another breathing;
as if in the heartbeat,
another heart.

Let it be
we will not
try to fathom
what comes
to meet us
in the stillness
but simply open
to the approach
of a mystery
we hardly dared
to dream.

—Jan Richardson
from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
janrichardson.com/books

Image: “The Sixth & Seventh Words: It Is Finished/Into Your Hands”
© Jan Richardson
janrichardsonimages.com

03/03/2026

On Sunday, Pastor Kirk reminded us that the gospel doesn’t begin with what we lack — it begins with who God is.

We give thanks for the women of scripture — like Hannah and Mary — who lead us, teach us God’s character, and show us the bold, justice-shaped calling of Christ.

May we do the same — worshiping not out of fear, but out of trust, and joining the song God is still writing among us.

02/16/2026

We’re hosting a screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin on Friday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. This powerful film explores Rustin’s life, legacy, and enduring impact on movements for justice and equality.

The evening will include light dinner and a post-film Q&A with Dr. Sara Wasserman. Sponsored by the Coalition for Peace Action, the Bayard Rustin Center, and HiTops. Admission is free — RSVP today!

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01/28/2026

Wednesday Prayer + Discussion resumes Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

In hard times, safe space and honest conversation matter. Join us for a come-as-you-are hour of prayer, reflection, and community. All are welcome.

01/24/2026

Friendly reminder: we’re gathering virtually only for worship tomorrow due to the weather. Stay safe, stay warm, and join us from indoors via Zoom. Come as you are! Your presence matters.

🕙 Sunday, January 25 | 10:00 a.m. EST
Join via Zoom
Meeting ID: 899 7882 0788
Passcode: 114454

01/15/2026

Join us for an important and energizing workshop w/ Rev. Margaret Ernst on Resisting White Christian Nationalism. Together we’ll explore faith, resistance, and public witness in our current moment, followed by a lunch-and-learn with Rev. Robert Moore of Coalition for Peace Action.

🗓 Saturday, February 7 | 🕛 11 a.m.
🍕 Lunch provided
🎟 Free admission | RSVP required | Photo ID required day-of