By The Rev. Dr. Bill Carroll
Like our other ministries here at Christ Church Cranbrook, our pastoral care ministries are inspired by the teaching and example of Jesus. If you read the Gospels, you will notice
By: Father Chris Harris
Ash Wednesday calls us to reflect on our mortality, to look honestly at our lives—both what we’ve done and what we’ve left undone—and to renew our commitment to God’s path of love. But what if we
By: Deborah Odette
As of today, Tuesday, the surface cleaning of the fresco is complete! Members of the restoration team report that the cleaning work proceeded very smoothly. In a few places, squares of uncleaned surface have been left to
By: Marla Carew
In 1979, the great poet, soon to be great Christian poet, Denise Levertov sat down to write an agnostic mass. She grew up with an Anglican priest father and so knew how a liturgy worked,
“Now to God who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in
By Deborah Odette
By now many of you will have seen the impressive scaffolding installed at the church to facilitate this work. The scaffolding is 55’ tall at the apex.
By Rev. Chris Harris
Small groups have always been at the heart of Christian community. From the earliest days of the Church, believers gathered “from house to house” to pray, learn, and support one another in
By: Deborah Odette
The beautiful fresco surrounding the High Altar was created by artist Katherine McEwan, who worked closely with the Booths on its design. Creating the design and applying the fresco to the wall took nearly three years to
Dear Ones,
I am grateful and excited to share significant news about the life of our parish and our calling to serve Metro Detroit.
Christ Church Cranbrook has been awarded a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to launch Faith
By The Rev. Chris Harris
Despite the gloomy weather at the moment, I think the season of Epiphany is one of the most beautiful seasons in the Christian year! It’s the season when the Church proclaims that Christ’s