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Parish Life – Our Weekly Blog

How to Participate in This Weekend’s In-Gathering

(Everything you ever wanted to know about pledging, but were afraid to ask!)

by the Reverend Chris Harris, Associate Rector

Today we mark the culmination of our Annual Stewardship Campaign with a celebratory procession, rich in symbolism

Metro Detroit Clergy, Churches to Benefit From Lilly Endowment Grant

Bloomfield Hills, MI, Oct. 1, 2018—Christ Church Cranbrook (CCC) has received a five-year grant of $579,475 to re-establish the Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies with its partner congregation, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, located in Detroit. It is part of

What to Know about Deep Vein Thrombosis

Deep Vein Thrombosis ( DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE ) are often under diagnosed and serious but preventable medical conditions. DVT is a medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein. These clots

Where is Your Home Church?

by Jennifer Morse, Parishioner

One of the great blessings for us over the past year has been the chance to minister to Christopher and Jennifer Morse. Sadly, Christopher passed away last July, and Jennifer recently gave an incredibly generous

Why Pledge Season is so Vital to our Faith

By the Reverend Manisha Dostert, Senior Associate Rector

Ah, October.  A wonderful month replete with fall leaves, cider mills and donuts, tailgating, halloween candy.  And pledge cards.

The pledge campaign is one of the most wonderful

The Next Ninety Years

By The Reverend Canon Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr. , Rector

When we look to the past, we tend to see monuments rather than movements. We tend to think that what has happened was always meant to be. We

Mission Accomplished! Our Friends in Houston

By The Reverend Manisha Dostert & Stephanie Caponigro, Secretary of Harvey Leadership Mission

And God said, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never

Refrigerator Rights: Belonging in the Body of Christ

By The Reverend Chris Harris, Associate Rector

The theme of our stewardship campaign this year is Being the Body of Christ and it draws upon Saint Paul’s great metaphor for the church.  As the Body of Christ,

What to Know About Concussions

Now that many schools are in full-swing, so are all of the after-school sports, and with those sports comes the possibility of concussions. According to dosomething.org, in the United States, athletes suffer from roughly 300,000 concussions every year.

Being the Body of Christ

By The Reverend Canon Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr., Rector

This past Monday, I stopped for a moment to say the follow prayer assigned to Labor Day: Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that