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 Welcomes You - Jesus Is Lord! 470 Quaker Farms Road
Oxford, Connecticut 06478
Telephone 203.888.4936
email: revg@snet.net
Upcoming Events
Christ Church Star Search
Friday, May 30th, 6pm to 8pm
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Home Study Group - Wed. 9 am
Will begin on Sept 12, 2007
Prayers of Healing led by
Paul and Patti Doyle
Thurs. 7 pm in the church,
School of Healing Prayer classes
Thurs. 7:30 pm in the
church
Vestry Meeting, 3rd Wed of
the month
7 pm at the church
ECW meeting - 2nd Thurs of the month
7 pm in the parish hall
Men's Prayer Breakfast
Meetings
3rd Sat of the month - 7 am in the parish
hall
Sunday Services
8:00 am Holy Eucharist and Sermon
10:00 am Holy Eucharist, Sermon and music
Church School for children 10:00 am
Adult Bible Study 9:10 am
Summer Schedule
July through Labor Day
9:00 a.m. Holy Communion, Sermon and music
Staff of Christ Church
Priest in Charge -
The Rev. Dr. George N. Crocker
203-775-9003
email: revg@snet.net
Organist - Mr. Robert Simon
Wardens: Tammy Borkowski and Ray Orosz
Church School Administrator: Jackie McDonnell
Parish Secretary:
Karen Olsen
Directions to Christ Church
From I-84: take exit 15 or 16, south to Route 188, right turn on 188.
Christ Church is 4 miles on the left.
From Route 34 take 188 north to rotary, go ¾ around the rotary and exit
on 188 going north. Church is 4 miles on the right.
From Route 67, go to Oxford center, proceed north to Hogs Back Hill,
left turn, go up over the hill to the stop sign (route 188), left turn,
Church is 100 yards on the left.
Priest in Charge
The Rev. Dr. George N. Crocker:
Dr. Crocker graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Education. He attended Berkeley Divinity School at
Yale University in New Haven for his Master of Divinity degree. He
graduated from the Pastoral Counseling course at Iona College, New
Rochelle, New York, with a Masters degree and from the Ecumenical
Theological Center in Detroit Michigan with a Doctor of Ministry degree.
He was a curate at Christ Church, Ansonia Connecticut for three years
and Vicar of Immanuel Church, Ansonia for 2 years. He was Rector of
Saint Paul’s Church in Brookfield Connecticut for thirty-two years. He
started as Priest in Charge at Christ Church Quaker Farms on January 1,
2005.
He is Priest Associate of the Order of Holy Cross and the Community of
the Holy Spirit. He has attended Tres Dias and Cursilio weekends both as
candidate and as Spiritual Director many times. He has conducted several
Alpha programs and Faith Alive Weekends.
He is a board member of the Christian Counseling Center in Brookfield,
CT and is a board member of the Oratory of the Little Way. He is past
president of the Oratory board, a healing center in Gaylordsville, CT.
He has trained many people for the Healing Ministry.
 Mission of Christ Church
Christ Church is motivated to be a Christ-centered, Spirit-filled, Bible
based, Eucharisticly oriented Church. Preaching is expository preaching
from the Scriptures. We accept the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments to be the infallible Word of God. We believe that the Lord
Jesus Christ is the only means of Salvation. Entrance into the Kingdom
of God is summed up in the Gospel of John, chapter 14, the 6th verse. “I
am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by
me.” [Jesus speaking]
Our Baptismal vows confirmed at our Confirmation are a full statement of
our faith. We recognize that quite often people go through the
sacraments as a rite of passage and they do not touch their hearts. We
offer opportunities for members to make a commitment of faith though
regular “altar calls” to make those times of commitment real in his or
her life. We believe that commitment to Jesus Christ is a life-changing
experience. We are literally transformed when we make the Lord of all
life the center of our life. Back to Top of Page
Christian Education
There are church school classes for children from kindergarten through
high school. At the present time there are 65 children enrolled in the
church school. They meet 9:30 a.m. in class and then join their parents
at the offertory at the 10:00 a.m. service. The adult class meets at
9:10 a.m. and finishes in time to go to the 10:00 a.m. service. First
Communion instruction for children is conducted several times during the
year to prepare the young children for communion. A confirmation class
is held each year for several months before the Bishop’s scheduled visit
for children in the 14 to 16 age range. Back to Top of
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Spiritual Healing
Prayers for healing are
available every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to
join this prayer group. We have graduated our first class of Prayer Ministers who have completed
all three levels of Francis MacNutt’s School of healing prayer. They now
offer their ministry on Sunday morning for those who want prayers for
healing or who want to intercede for someone for healing. A longer time
of prayer counseling is available with two members of the healing team
by appointment. They listen, love and pray for those who come seeking
the Lord’s blessing. Back to Top of Page
Spooner House
Spooner house in Derby is a home that ministers to adults who are
homeless or facing some difficult life situation. On the first Monday of
each month we bus the residents to church for dinner. We join them for
dinner and conversation.
Golf Tournament
Once a year we sponsor a golf tournament along with Saint Paul’s Church
in Woodbury to raise money to support children’s programs in the greater
Oxford area. It is a big undertaking, it is a lot of fun, and it raises
a lot of money for the children.
Memorial Garden
There is a garden south of the
church where cremated remains can be interred. The person is then listed
on a brass plaque in the church. There is no charge for interment.
History of the Church
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