Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet Program
Chatham Food Pantry has been selected as a partner in the Stop & Shop Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet Program. The Pantry will receive $1 for each $11.99 Bloomin’ 4 Good bouquet sold throughout the month of August 2026 at Rt. 39 and Rt. 137, Harwich.
New Streaming Assistant Needed
Do you know someone? Please contact Rev. Jennifer if you know someone with the skills and availability to operate our livestream and audio systems. The position would be paid and have a few extra duties such as opening and locking up the church on Sunday mornings. Weekly Sunday availability is required.
Backpack to School
Remember that first day of school feeling with a backpack full of brand new school supplies? The feeling of being prepared—of being proudly ready for a new school year is priceless. Yet these supplies are costly and many Cape Cod families struggle to afford groceries, gas, and rent. Homeless Prevention Council (HPC) provides full backpacks for school children of all ages throughout the Lower and Outer Cape. The contents of each backpack are filled with the specific requirements of each child’s school and grade. And St. Christopher’s has the opportunity to help those efforts by purchasing supplies by August 9 and placing them in the collection box in the Narthex. (Please contribute supplies rather than cash or checks.) Our gifts will be blessed by Rev’d Jennifer in the 10 a.m. Choral Eucharist on August 9 and then delivered to HPC. Let’s all pitch in with one or more items on the list and support our children as they embark on a new school year. Flyers detailing what is needed are also available in the Narthex.
Contribute Prayers to our “Little Prayer Library” on Main Street!
Our “take a prayer/leave a prayer” box on the Main Street lawn has been going very well in its first week. Submissions fill the box every few days and we replenish accordingly. Now we invite you to contribute your favorite prayer to the offerings in the box, so that others may enjoy a prayer that has brought you meaning. Email the text of the prayer(s) to Rev’d Jennifer and she will print them on cards to be added to the “take a prayer” section of the box. Thank you for helping to make this a true offering of the whole St. Christopher’s community!
The Gallery at St. Christopher’s
You are invited to enjoy the new art exhibit entitled “Revisiting Our Treasures” in our church gallery. It was curated by Gail Smith and Barbara Gibson with the blessing of Rev’d Jennifer and regular Gallery Curator, Sandra Bowden. Included in the collection are church treasurers not often seen and some newly discovered treasures during a recent spring cleaning. The works include paintings by Margarite E. Falconer, a noted local artist, and Gertrude “Nooie” Howells. There is also a painting of the cloisters and steeple of St. Christopher’s by Martha Burian and a watercolor by Nancy Whalen Rude, both members of the parish. Also in the show is a collection of Ethiopian personal crosses, and an Ethiopian icon of the Queen of Sheba, depicted as a Madonna and child. The exhibit will remain in the church through the end of September.
Parish Database Photos
In order to complete our parish database, Janet Lewis will be taking headshot photos of parishioners after the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. liturgies on Sunday, July 12 and Sunday, August 9. Photos will be taken of individuals as well as couples/families. If you have not already had your photo taken, please stop by in the atrium near the parish hall for a photo.
Hospitality Ministry Updates—With Thanks
At the end of June, Leslie Collins, our incredibly talented Hospitality/Coffee Hour Coordinator, stepped down from her ministry. She has ably organized all our volunteer Sunday hospitality hosts and special event receptions. Thank you, Leslie, for sharing your gifts for creating beautiful and welcoming spaces to gather as a community and for leading others into this important work! With that in mind, we are now looking for a new member to coordinate this ministry! If you are able to organize a weekly schedule of Sunday fellowship hosts and help arrange special event receptions, please contact Rev’d Jennifer.
Parish Directory
We have had a great turnout from those of you requesting online access to your pledge balance and the parish directory. Please check your emails (and your spam folder) for your invitation from Breeze to sign in and create an account. If you haven’t already signed up and would like to, please contact Bridgette & Carrie in the office for your invitation.
The Chatham Food Pantry Needs Your Help
We are experiencing a significant uptick in clients at the food pantry. We would appreciate personal care items, canned vegetables, and recycled paper bags to help us meet the demand. Our J-1 seasonal workers will be arriving soon, which will further increase the need. On behalf of our 18 pantry volunteers we thank you for your continued consideration as we aim to assist those experiencing food insecurity. Peter and Linda Hughes, Managers.