CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Christ Episcopal Church
Sixth and Main Street
Clarksburg, West Virginia
St. Barnabas Chapel
721 Hall Street
Bridgeport, West Virginia
One parish with two centers for worship and ministry
The parishioners in our parish are delighted to share "Our Parish Profile" as we begin the search for a new priest. We invite you to pray with us.
Almighty God, giver of every good gift:
Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a rector for this parish,
that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Page 818, The Book of Common Prayer)
This Week at Christ Episcopal Church
and St. Barnabas Chapel
Service and Meeting Times
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Holy Eucharist Rite II
Celebrant: The Rev. George Moses
Lector: Bill Saviers
10:00 AM at Christ Episcopal Church
6th and Main Street, Clarksburg, WV
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Evening Prayer
Officiant: Kipp Martin
Lectors: Volunteers
5:30 PM at St. Barnabas Chapel
721 Hall Street, Bridgeport, WV
Prayer Group
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
10:00 AM
at St. Barnabas Chapel
721 Hall Street
in Bridgeport, WV
Bible Study
Thursday, April 6, 2023
10:30 AM
in the parlors at Christ Episcopal Church
6th and Main Street
in Clarksburg, WV
Current Outreach Projects
The Outreach Committee is seeking donations of food, clothing, cleaning supplies, hygiene, and household items for the Clarksburg Mustard Seed from now through Easter. These donations can be brought to Christ Church and left in the yellow box at the front of the church; brought to the Parish House or give Chuck Critchfield a call and he can pick them up. At St. Barnabas Chapel donations can be left in or near the wicker hamper by the front door. Monetary donations can be made through the church by writing a check to Christ Episcopal Church with a notation on the check that it is for the Mustard Seed.
Any parishioner is welcome to take donations directly to the Mustard Seed. Donations will only be accepted at their site when they are open. Thank you to those parishioners who have continued to make regular donations to the Mustard Seed. The Mustard Seed is especially grateful for those who continue to donate milk, eggs, and other items every week.
The Backpack Ministry will continue to the end of the school year. All are welcome to help pack backpacks on Sunday mornings following the 10:00 AM service. If you would like to help purchase the food with donated money, or help transport the bags to the schools on Thursdays, please talk to Pam Critchfield or sign up on the sheets on the glass case in the parish house hallway. Monetary donations for this project can be made by writing a check to Christ Episcopal Church with a notation on the check that it is for the Backpack Ministry.
Recent Community Outreach Activities
As the Christmas parade formed on the streets around Christ Church, the church restrooms were made available to the public.
Over 250 Christmas parade goers were treated to a brief respite from the cold and/or free hot chocolate.
Free hot chocolate was offered to warm the cold Christmas parade participants and spectators.
This school year parishioners have packed 76 backpacks for Head Start children each week.
At Christmas time, grocery store gift cards were presented to each of the 76 Head Start families to help with their Christmas dinners.
Each week a volunteer shops for the food and brings it to the church. After it is packed in individual bags, another volunteer delivers them to Head Start sites in Clarksburg and Shinnston. .
Monetary donations are periodically given to the Mustard Seed. Parishioners also make donations of household items and clothing.
One or two days a week parishioners deliver half gallon jugs of milk to the Mustard Seed.
Fresh eggs are also given periodically by another parishioner.
To donate to Christ Episcopal Church in Clarksburg, you will need to click on the yellow button above. Then scroll down and click on the donate button beside Clarksburg-Christ Church. You will have the option to "donate with Paypal" or "donate with debit or credit card." Click your desired option of payment and follow the instructions.
E-Giving contributions can be set up for a one time only gift or as a recurring gift. Donations will be charged to your account within 24 hours of your donation and sent to the WV Diocese. The Diocese will send the funds to Christ Church within 7-10 days.
Thanks for your donations.
Panoramic View Inside Christ Episcopal Church, Clarksburg, West Virginia
Celebrating Pentecost in the Courtyard
A Recent Addition to the Memorial Garden
Where this cross has been for more than 150 years is unknown, but its creation has been traced to France. It bears the date of 1851 and the French words, Corneau Freres of Charleville.
The Corneau foundary, created in 1846, by the Corneau brothers, Alfred and Emile, specialized in ornamental cast iron and produced numerous artistic cemetery crosses with images of St. Peter and St. Paul at the base of the cross. The Corneau Freres foundries became one of the leading manufacturers of art cast iron in the second half of the 19th century.
A gift of a large, ornate, antique cross has been given by Brenda Barnes in memory of her daughter Felicia Lynn Wine Mollohan. It rests above the columbarium in the Christ Church Memorial Garden.
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Another New Addition
to the Memorial Garden
Knowing, living, and sharing
The Good News Story of Jesus Christ
as seen in our pictures
To know, live, and share the Good News Story of Jesus Christ
