Parish Life

April 2026 Vestry Digest

The Vestry is composed of 15 elected members of the church and several members who serve in an ex-officio capacity as Treasurers, Chancellors, and Recording Secretary.  The Rector chairs the meetings, and the other clergy and staff

5 Minutes Can Help Us Build the Body of Christ

By The Rev. Chris Harris

At a previous church, a parishioner had just returned home after a long hospital stay. She was facing weeks of recovery and doing her best to manage the basics, but her

Fresco Restoration Week Three Update

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

Comments from the Outgoing Senior Warden

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,

Fresco Restoration Update

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.

Work began on the frescoes on Tuesday of this week. It

How YOU TOO Can Host a Small Group this Lent

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

7 Ways to Let Your Light Shine this Epiphany

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

Release of In a Different Voice: Music by Women Composers

By: Jonathan Ryan

Christ Church Cranbrook has a rich, beautiful history of not only music and the arts but also lifting up women. The rear window in the church, often called The Women’s Window, features some 60 women from the

The Importance of Morning Prayer

By Laura MacNewman

Beginning next week and continuing through August, in-person morning prayer is returning to Christ Church Cranbrook weekdays from 8 AM to 8:30 AM in St. Paul’s Chapel. Beginners welcome! [View in-person morning prayer event

We have a new “Pit Crew” at CCC!

By Chris Harris

This Christmas season we will be welcoming thousands of our neighbors to Christ Church Cranbrook – many for the very first time! To help make our visitors feel right at home, we’ve launched