Author Archives: Fr. Chris Schutte

Instructed Eucharist and Update Sunday

By Fr. Chris Schutte on October 2, 2015 in From Our Pastors

This Sunday will be very full at Christ Church. First, each worship service will be an “instructed Eucharist.” This means that, in lieu of a sermon, I will pause several…

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Three Requests

By Fr. Chris Schutte on September 25, 2015 in Church Life, From Our Pastors

By the time this hits your inbox, our second annual Parish Retreat will have begun! Around 70 of us will be in Prescott this weekend for a time of worship,…

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Reflections on Sabbath

By Fr. Chris Schutte on September 23, 2015 in From Our Pastors

In her book Receiving the Day, historian Dorothy Bass recalls lamenting that while she’d really like to take a Sabbath – which I’ll define as a day set aside for…

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Journeying With Jesus

By Fr. Chris Schutte on September 18, 2015 in From Our Pastors

The gospel texts for the next several Sunday mornings come from Mark 9 and 10, chapters that take place on Jesus’ journey from Galilee to Jerusalem, the journey that will…

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Back From Sabbatical

By Fr. Chris Schutte on September 11, 2015 in From Our Pastors

Dear people of Christ Church, I’m back after a wonderful sabbatical. First, I’d like to thank you all very much for your prayers while we were away, as well as…

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