LATE BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
(More announcements are in the monthly newsletter, available in the narthex)

Here is today’s Sunday school schedule:

2 and 3 year olds Room B-202

Pre-k and KRoom B-203

1st gradersProphet’s Playhouse (B-210)

2nd gradersBible Times Live! (B-214)

3rd and 4th gradersGood News Games (B-206)

5th gradersWelcome Table (B-119, Kitchen)

6th–12th graders Stay in Worship

Welcome to our new members !The following people joined Christ Church as new members last Sunday, October 28th:

Kate Speer, 9 Midland Terrace, Summit, NJ 07901.

Katy Briber & Marty Gillow with their daughter Coral, 51 Crescent Drive, New Providence, NJ 07974.

Scott Nelson & Joao Nolau & their sons Antonio and Christopher, 108 W. Roselle Ave., Roselle Park, NJ 07204.

Eddie Ramos & Karen Stewart-Ramos and their children Victoria and Christian, 55 Great Oak Drive, Short Hills, NJ 07078.

Rachael Weir & Massimo Giambattista, 5 Timothy Court, Morris Township, NJ 07960.

Liz Stolfi, 713 Orange Ave., Cranford, NJ 07016.

Rosina Ruggiero, 32 West End Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901.

Today’s postlude was written by Johann Gottfried Walther, who lived from 1684 to 1748. He was a cousin of J.S. Bach’s. Walther compiled the Musicalisches Lexicon, which was the first dictionary of music and musicians. The title of today’s postlude contains the sentence “Cantus firmus im Sopran und Baß, which simply means that the cantus firmus of the piece is in the soprano line and the bass line, meaning that it is played in the right hand and in the pedals. A cantus firmus is an existing melody on which the composer bases his or her composition. In this case, Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren is the hymn tune that Walther used. If you listen carefully, you will hear the tune traded between the top voice and lowest voice as the piece progresses.

The Music and Fine Arts Committee of Christ Church is hosting the first of its concerts of the 2007-08 season, a performance by Fiat Lux,. The concert will be held on Saturday, November 10th at 8:00 pm in Lile Hall. Wine and cheese will be served at intermission. Our own Holly Chatham on piano, Patrick Wood on violin, and Adam Grabois on cello will perform a program of Brahms and Beethoven.

Tickets for this event are $15 per ticket and you may purchase tickets at the door or in advance by sending an email to cheryl@ccsnj.org with the number of tickets that you wish to reserve. If you reserve tickets in advance, please mail your payment to the church or drop off a check made payable to “Christ Church”, with “concert” in the memo line to Cheryl Levy in the church office. If you pay in advance, we will have your name on a list when you arrive on the 10th.

Thank you and we hope to see many of our friends at this first concert on Saturday, November 10th.

Book Group will meet Thursday, November 15th, 12:30 pm at Liz Jefferson's, 22 Brunswick Road, Montclair. We'll discuss Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Relin. All are welcome.

Advent Workshop DECEMBER 2nd at 10:30: Our annual Advent Workshop will be Sunday December 2nd. We will begin making crafts after the first service at 10:30, share a lunch of Chili and Pasta e Fagiole at 12:15 and join together for a carol-sing and decorating the tree at 1:00. Adults and children of all ages will find fellowship, fun and great food.

Spend the morning in a whirlwind of Christmas activities,

at stations making ornaments, gingerbread houses, and for

the truly “crafty”, assembling miniature boxwood trees or

holiday wreaths. We then share an informal luncheon and

carol singing.

It’s the best way to kick off the Advent season, as well a

make new Ornaments and Christmas décor for our homes !

Not into crafts? Attend the second service and then join

us for lunch and caroling. ($5 per person).

Questions? Want to lead a craft? call Nora Holley.

Please Sign-up:

$10 per person

$40 a family (max)

Wreaths +$15

Gingerbread House +$15

Boxwood Trees + $20

TRIP TO NICARAGUA, January 2008: Meet the organizations we support. Find out how much our aid means to them. See our many donations being put to use. Enjoy the tropical winter (mid-80s, sunny and dry). Visit different regions of Nicaragua. Spanish ability nice but not required. Age 21 and up. Sign up time is NOW! Contact: Marilyn Devroye mptd@msn.com.

Save-the-Date !February 9th Annual Progressive Dinner: Mark your calendars now for the Christ Church social event to the year, our Progressive Dinner on Saturday, February 9th, 2008. Invitations will be mailed in early January. If you would like to be a dinner host please contact Nora Holley or Kristi Wagner . We provide all the food and drink, hosts just need to set the table!

Summit Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to Focus on Darfur: This year's interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be on Sunday, November 18, and will focus on the moral and spiritual dimensions of the crisis in Darfur. In particular, the service will lift up the many different Darfur-related projects and events taking place in our community this fall sponsored by the Darfur Genocide Rescue Committee of Summit, and will celebrate the capacity and responsibility of people everywhere to speak out and take action in the face of human suffering. The service will take place at 5:00 pm at the Summit Jewish Community Center. Please come if you can!

Gift of Life Symposium at Overlook Hospital on Nov 9th from 10:00 am -12:30 pm will give perspectives on organ and tissue donation. Keynote speakers are Rabbi Avi Friedman, Rev. George Blackwell, Deacon Edmund Luciano, Dr. Rosalind and David Dorlen and William Reitsma, RN. The program is free. Register by calling Overlook at 1-800-247-9580.

Volunteer Opportunities Available at Christ Church: Please visit the church web page at www.ccsnj.org/volunteering.html for volunteer opportunities through the Board of World Fellowship, such as World Vision, Nicaragua and UCC in Plainfield and also opportunities with organizations at the church such as The Summit Learning Academy, Bridges and Good Grief.