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CSSeNews – Thursday, September 3, 2020
Weekday Edition 

Another view of the dogwood in summer near the entrance to the church,
August
 28, 2018.
Photo by Gwendolyn R. Chambrun.

 
KEEPING in touch, while staying SAFE

 

Our doors may be closed, 
but our hearts are still open!

 


 

Introduction

The Rev. L. Kathleen Liles, Rector 

Click on the image to see and hear the Introduction.

Mother Lililes Welcome and Introduction to Weekday Edition September 3, 2020



 

Evening ZOOM Prayer

Every Sunday & Wednesday at 5:00 pm

 
If you haven’t used Zoom before,
we encourage you to watch this video in advance.

Chapel


Photo of the Chapel by Gwendolyn R. Chambrun (2017).


To Join the Zoom Evening Prayer, click here.
 


the Emmaus walk

The EMMAUS Walk will be in Recess
on Monday, September 7
in observance of Labor Day

It will resume on
Monday, September 14
 at 5:00 pm

When the disciples were walking along the road to Emmaus, Jesus himself – as the stranger – opened their eyes and hearts to scripture. Only then could they recognize it was Jesus. 

The Emmaus Walk is an informal exploration of the upcoming Sunday scripture by fellow pilgrims. No need to be a bible scholar, just someone who knows there is always more to share and to learn. 

Mondays 5:00  to 6:00 pm.

To Join the Zoom Virtual Emmaus Community, click here.

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us
on the road, 
while he was opening the scriptures to us?”
 
Burnand, Jean et Pierre


Eugène Burnand, Jean et Pierre, 1898.

 

 

A Tourist in Your Own Church!

(Title borrowed from NY Landmarks Conservancy:
see their link below to visit NY’s historic sites)

Christus Rex

Click on the image to see and hear the talk about the Organ Facde.

Mother Liles Tourist in your own church Christus Rex Cross


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NYC Landmarks Videos

I would like to acknowledge our debt to CSS parishioner, Peg Breen. She is President of the NYC Landmarks Conservancy. She has filmed a series titled Tourist in Your Own Town. If you follow the links below you may be in your apartment, but you can tour some of the most interesting places in New York from your arm chair!

NYLandmarks.org

NYLandmarks Videos
 



Stewardship and Social Distancing


THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO IS STAYING UP TO DATE WITH PLEDGES. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU!

We hope the CSSeNews Sunday worship editions are a useful tool for your weekly worship. We design them with flexibility in mind so that you and your family may experience a worshipful Sunday morning – or afternoon. We have heard that some families gather to go through the service together. We love to hear that. But the one thing we cannot do is pass the alms basin at the Offertory.  Simple GiveIf you are keeping up with your pledge by Simple Give or Amex, the church doors being closed should not affect you much. But if you are ‘old school’ and used to dropping your pledge envelope into the collection plate, you might wonder what to do. Please consider signing up to make your contributions via Simple Give, which accepts Visa and Mastercard. Go to the church website’s giving link: https://www.csschurch.org/giving to enroll. It is simple. Or, if you prefer to give by Amex, contact our Bookkeeper, Lee Priore, at concert@csschurch.org
 
If you would like to drop your pledge payment in the mail, we are available to deposit your contribution once it is received, although mail delivery is spotty these days. 
 
If you have not made an annual pledge but wish to support the church during these challenging times, please consider doing so now. 
 
Your support of the church is essential during this period in order to ensure that we can continue to maintain our church and its ministries. Thank you and God bless you for remembering CSS.
 
 


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Photo of the new banner by the Rev. L. Kathleen Liles.

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