Christ Church in Short Hills

May 19, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | Pentecost

Who is the Holy Spirit?  She goes by many names: Holy Ghost, Sustainer, Paraclete, Comforter, Advocate, Wild Goose.  We can’t contain or control the Spirit, but we can learn to trust her presence in our lives and world today.

May 12, 2024 | The Rev. Deacon Jill Singleton | The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Our guest preacher, The Rev. Deacon Jill Singleton, shares reflections on her ministry and The Lighthouse, a home providing housing, hope and other forms of hospitality to asylum-seekers upon their release from immigration detention. 

May 5, 2024 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Sixth Sunday of Easter

Rev. Bowie reflects on friendship and how this community was deeply rooted and branched out in her Rector’s Report on Annual Meeting Sunday. 

April 21, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Fourth Sunday of Easter

There’re shepherds, and then there’s the Good Shepherd. They’ve a lot in common; but let’s not confuse one for the others.

April 14, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Third Sunday of Easter

The eclipse was something we experienced together, like the disciples’ encounter with the risen Jesus, who appeared to them with his scars, ate a piece of fish, and opened their minds.

April 7, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Second Sunday of Easter

Jesus and St. Thomas help us to learn and seek a right and healthy relationship between Belief, Doubt, and Faith.

March 31, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | Easter Morning

On Easter, Mary Magdalene announced, “I have seen the Lord!” When we have the powerful experience of being seen, known, and loved like Mary, we begin to see Christ in brothers, sisters, and strangers – beleaguered and beautiful, broken and blessed. 

March 30, 2024 - The Rev. Paul Keene - The Great Vigil of Easter

The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it. The Light overcame the darkness and Death lost its way.