Christ Church has a long and significant position in the development and growth of Western Rockland County. Change always accompanies every town or village and
Suffern is no exception. Once, a rather wealthy, exclusive village, it is now highly diverse, with cultures and lifestyles of every imaginable possibility. For a church not to meet the needs of a
changing community would assure decline. We do this in perfectly magnificent buildings, in the heart of Suffern where it could be easy to overlook the needs of those who are still suffering.
With new and flourishing ministries, Christ Church has seen enormous growth in the last ten years. Having declined for years, Christ Church now is solid, happy and expanding its ministries. We are as
diverse as Suffern is. On any given Sunday you will find infants, 90 year olds, African Americans, Asians, Hispanic, physically challenged and mentally challenged People, Lesbian and Gay People. We
range from politically very conservative to very, very liberal. We come here because of the enormous love, the outreach and dynamic preaching of the Word of God, always related to how we live our
lives in a highly complicated and diverse setting. Our ministries speak for our inclusivity and give credence to the idea that God calls all of us out of love to live in harmony. And that we do that
very, very well. One third of our Congregation comes from New Jersey and two thirds from New York.
In addition to traditional Episcopal Worship, one of the high points of the year is our Holocaust Remembrance Sunday, celebrated in November at the approximate time of Krystalnacht. We have been
fortunate to have members of Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, NJ worship with us and we have been blessed by having survivors and of the Holocaust and their children worship with us and
share their experiences. If we forget to remember, the tragedy of hatred will continue.
If you seek a warm, friendly, diverse congregation that is deeply involved in outreach at many levels, please come and visit us. We worship in traditional Episcopal Church style, have magnificent
Tiffany windows, a huge plant and a very upbeat, joyous, worshiping experience in an old-world building.
Please do know above all else, that God loves you.
The Rev. Dale L. Cranston, Rector
Previous Sermons from the times when Covid forced us to do remote worship:
Pentecost 20, October 10, 2021
Propers, Sermon and Prayers
Pentecost 13, August 22, 2021
Sermon and Prayers
https://youtu.be/ETeH2BFYsB8
Rockland County Band Concert
in Christ Church's Memorial Gardens
https://youtu.be/dUhY45y6E0E
Trinity Sunday, Pentecost 2, May 30, 2021
The Fourth Sunday in Easter, 4/25/21
The Second Sunday in Easter, 4/11/21
Easter Mass in Memorial Gardens, 10 AM
Palm Sunday, 3/28/21
Passion Sunday, Lent V, 3/21/21
Rose Sunday, Lent IV, 3/14/21
The Third Sunday in Lent
March 7, 2021
The Second Sunday in Lent
February 28, 2021
The First Sunday in Lent
February 21, 2021
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
Feburary 14, 2021
The Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany
February 7, 2021
The Fourth Sunday in Epiphanytide
Janaury 31, 2021
https://youtu.be/Cb3837zqhuo
The Third Sunday in Epiphanytide
January 24, 2021
The Second Sunday in Epiphanytide
January 17, 2021
Epiphany Sunday
January 10, 2021
Second Sunday after Christmas, January 3, 2021
First Sunday after Christmas 12/27/2020
Christmas Eve and Christmas Service 2020
Advent 4, December 20, 2020
Advent 3, December 13, 2020
https://youtu.be/9VHEvzgBRnE
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The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost, July 26, 2020
The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost, July 192020
https://youtu.be/BPuUvIm82PU
The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost, July 12, 2020
The Fifth Sunday of Pentecost, July 5, 2020
(Independence Day Weekend)
The Fourth Sunday in Pentecost, June 28, 2020
The Third Sunday in Pentecost, June 22, 2020
The Second Sunday after the Pentecost, June 14, 2020
The First Sunday after Pentecost, June 7, 2020
Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020
The Seventh Sunday of Eastertide, May 24th
https://youtu.be/Ucn0ZQ31YBM
Sixth Sunday of Eastertide, May 17th
Fifth Sunday in Eastertide, May 10th
Fourth Sunday in Eastertide, May 3rd
Third Sunday In Eastertide, April 26th
Second Sunday in Eastertide, April 19th
https://youtu.be/611F5ERlA-w
Easter Sunday Sermon and Blessing
Palm Sunday Sermon and Blessing
Passion Sunday Sermon
Rose Sunday Sermon
https://youtu.be/ufgAZc33nrw
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email the Rector at:
Dale.Cranston@Protonmail.com
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