Youth Activities

Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan ~ June 2, 2013

Bagpiper

Save the date! Kirkin o’ the Tartan will be held at the 10:00 AM service on Sunday, June 2. As is customary, all are invited to wear family tartans. Whatever your ethnic background or nationality, this event is an opportunity to remember and honor the rich heritage you claim. You are invited to bring whatever [...]

Bishop Gibbs Presents Senior Acolytes with Crosses

Bishop Gibbs with AcolytesCROPPED for WEB

During Bishop Gibbs’ official visit to Christ  Church Cranbrook on Sunday, May 5, he presented the four graduating senior acolytes with crosses and thanked all of the acolytes  for their service to the Acolyte Corps, Christ Church Cranbrook and God.  Bishop Gibbs also blessed the aumbry in the Baptistry and our new event tent.

Summer Opportunities for Youth ~ Mission POSSIBLE!

Mission: Possible – Local Mission Trip (changing the world one week at a time). A joint project by many Episcopal Churches in the Diocese. WHEN: Monday, July 29 at 6:30pm through Friday, August 2 at 8:30pm. This is an overnight camp. WHERE: All Saints’ Pontiac Church, Pontiac (plenty of space for sleeping and playing dodge ball) HOW MUCH: $275. [...]

Summer Opportunities for Youth ~ Bass Lake Camp

Bass Lake Camp–Join youth from Christ Church Cranbrook for Bass Lake 2013, also known as Bass Lake Music Fest. This is a 4 day Youth Camp and Retreat (Up North at Camp Michi-Lu-Ca), July 26-29, 2013 for High School-aged youth  – incoming 9th graders to 2013′s graduating seniors.  We’d LOVE for you to come! A group of us [...]

Summer Opportunities for Youth ~ Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School, June 24-28 – We will need lots of counselors/counselors in training,  graders 6th – 12th grade. Last year we welcomed 120 campers, and this year we could have as many as 200 — if we have enough counselors! Parents are very welcome (and needed) to volunteer as well! We have a volunteer [...]

Books for Kids!

boy reading

Book Drive WANTED: New and Gently Used Children’s Books For Grades K-6 Starting now through Sunday, June 8, Christ Church Cranbrook’s Youth Outreach team is collecting NEW and GENTLY USED books (no books in poor condition, please) for the children of Glazer Elementary in the Focus:HOPE neighborhood. The reality is that most of the children in [...]

Happy Birthday!!

birthday cake

Birthday Bags Outreach Project for the WHOLE CHURCH (all ages!) Memories of our childhood birthdays are for most of us both treasured and potent. Perhaps it was the year you turned six, and your grandmother gave you a treasured copy of A.A. Milne, or when you were nine, and your dad took you and your [...]

Holy Conversations

Christ Church Cranbrook East Window Restoration 2009

Make your Reservation! In a time of transition, members of a congregation have a unique opportunity to clarify where they have been, where they are at the present time, and where they believe God is calling them as they look with hope to the future. Data, statistics, and financials don’t tell the whole story.  What [...]

Lakota Prayer Ties

Lakota Prayer Ties

Young people participating in Rite-13 (our 6th & 7th graders plus our 8th & 9th graders) at Christ Church Cranbrook have been exploring and practicing various prayer disciplines throughout the season of Lent.  We have made pretzels and prayer beads, practiced listening and being still during centering prayer, colored mandalas, “walked” finger labyrinths and assembled [...]

Sunday School Bake Sale for Glazer Playground a Huge Success! Thank you!

Talble and Felix

Sunday School Bake Sale results Congratulations to the Sunday school children!  They raised $1003.40 for the new playground at Glazer Elementary Sunday March 10, 2013.  Special thanks to the leadership team: Amy Damon and Heidi Bochnick and to parent volunteers: Stan Abraham, Leslie DeGrendel, Kelly Eberlein, Julie Fischer and Angela Spencer. Thanks also to the [...]