As you may already know, this year we in Catholic Diocese of Wilmington are celebrating our 150th Anniversary. As a culmination of the year, Bishop Malooly is calling us to attend the "Convocation 150!" This is an all day event on Ocean City, MD on November 3rd. We would like to send a delegation of 25 parishioners to the Convocation and are asking each of you on the Amazing Parish Team to consider taking part in this historic event. Please contact Maryalice (mcdavis@stchristopherski.org) if you have questions or would like to attend.

This past Sunday, September 23rd, Mary Schmitt was presented with the Diocesan Medal of Merit at St. Joseph’s Church in Middletown, Delaware. Mary has spent countless hours volunteering her time and talents with the Parish & Family Life Committee, Youth Ministry, Eucharistic Ministry, Night to Shine, and the Parish Directory Committee. Please join us in congratulating Mary and thanking her for her dedication to our Parish.

There will be a mandatory First Communion Orientation meeting held on Sunday, September 30th from 6-7 PM for everyone who will be entering the First Communion classes at St. Christopher's Church this year. Please save this date to your calendar. 

On Sunday, October 14th Fr. Paul will be celebrating a Teaching Mass at 11:15 am. We invite all families to attend! If you've ever wondered why we do what we do at Mass- this is your opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the Mass!

If you are registered for the Monthly Family Catechesis option this year please make sure you are working on Unit 1 which is due on Sunday, October 14th. If you missed the first months session please make sure you contact Katie so that you can pick up your child's textbook for the year and calendar. The theme for our next session is all about the Mass. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Did you know? Our Parish has weekly Adoration in the Chapel every Wednesday night when Religious Ed is in session

All ministers currently serving as Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick, and those who are interested in serving in this important ministry, are invited to a training session on: September 30th - 10:00 AM in the chapel October 4th- 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall Conference Room For more information please contact Maryalice: mcdavis@stchristopherski.org

The Backpack Program is back in full swing...as part of the QAC Backpack Program supported by several Churches....St. Christopher’s Outreach has taken on the responsibility of supporting Stevensville Middle School children (15 children are part of the program) and Matapeake Elementary School (7 children are part of the program). In a way, we “grace” them every week with healthy food for each weekend.  You can help with individual packages of shelf stable white milk (like Horizon or others), peanut butter crackers, 100% fruit juice.  We pass on that Grace that God bestows on us! “From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace” (John 1-16)

A special Thank You to all those who supported Haven Ministries' Golf Tournament Sept. 21st at Prospect Bay.  It was an overwhelming success! Haven Ministries also had its monthly Emergency Food Pantry Sept 21st at 2 locations:  Stevensville and Centreville. 145 individuals, representing 379 household members, were given meats, produce, breads and non perishables to help through the month.  Thank you volunteers!! Haven Ministries opens the Winter Homeless Shelter Oct. 1st. We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus, as we minister to those in need in our Community!   Our church will be responsible for providing volunteers, dinners, and lunch & breakfast supplies: NOV 18-21, DEC 16-22, JAN 27 - FEB 2, and  APR 8-14.  Won't you PLEASE HELP? Sign-Up sheets are now posted on the rolling bulletin board in the Hall for individual, families and ministry groups to help.  Questions about volunteering: email Margie Reedy MReedy@stchristopherski.org or Mary Jourdak MJourdak@stchristopherski.org If you know anyone in the Community in need of shelter, please have them call HM's Case Mgr. 410-739-7859 7859

Next KOC Meeting will be held October 9th at 7 pm in the Parish Hall

Trail Life Troop MD-1613 invites all school-aged boys, K-12, to Join The Trail!  We meet every first and third Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall from 630-730pm, and we have an outing once a month.  Be part of something bigger and carry Christ beyond the pews with fun, games & adventure. No reservation needed, just show up! Want to learn more? Contact us at troopmd1613@gmail.com and like us on Facebook: Trail Life USA Troop Md-1613.

Wish you could get beyond the happy "hellos" and have richer conversations with women in our parish? Interested in learning how our Catholic faith can help you handle your day-to-day struggles? Still have questions or want to be added to our email list? Email or Call our Parish Coordinator at mburtness@stchristopherski.org, or 703.200.6713.

That Man is You! is an interactive, multimedia men's program focused upon the development of authentic male leadership. That Man is You! successively considers men in their relationship to God, to their spouse and to their children. Register: https://admin.paradisusdei.org/location_details/st-christopher-s Questions? Contact: TMIY@stchristopherski.org or Frank Hesson@410-662-2968 for more information - ALL ARE WELCOME!

Our Music Ministry needs YOU! CANTORS - all ages - Cantors serve as the proclaimers of the Psalm and lead the parish in song . Prior experience is helpful but not necessary. If you would like to become a cantor, please contact Maryalice for information and a free voice lesson. TEEN CHOIR - Grades 6 - college. Led by JP Bailey. This group leads the music at the 5:00 PM mass on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and the first Sunday of every month at the 11:15 AM mass. Practices are on Wednesday evenings 5:45-7:00 PM in the church. We are looking for singers and instrumentalist to join us. If you or your student is in choir, band or orchestra in school please come and join us! (yes, this absolutely counts for Service Hours!) ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CHOIR - All ages - Our choir is looking for new members - no auditions required! The choir ministers at the 11:15 AM mass throughout the year as well as other special liturgies. Practices are Wednesday's 7:00 - 8:00 PM in the church. You do not need to read music to join the choir. Please contact Maryalice for more information. CHILDREN'S CHOIR - K - 5th grade - The Children's is active October through Christmas and February through Easter singing every other week at the 9:00 AM mass, Christmas Eve and Easter Sunday. The group also performs all of the music for the Christmas Pageant. Practices are Thursday evenings from 5:45 - 6:30. The group is led by Ms. Denise and Maryalice.

Join us on October 7 at 1:30 pm for the Annual Blessing of the Pets. All leashed or caged animals are welcome.

On Sunday, October 21st at 3:00 p.m., the Cathedral of St. Peter, Sixth and West Streets in Wilmington, will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the 1918 Austin Opus 807 pipe organ with a special organ recital. The recital will feature six organists and other instrumentalists to mark the occasion with many classical organ works and congregational hymns. A special arrangement of the hymn, “All Creatures of Our God and King” has been composed by Dr. David Herman for the recital. The organ was built in 1918 and has been renovated by Michael Davidson, the Director of Liturgical Music over 23 years with the addition of new pipes to modernize the sound of the organ for Liturgical and major repairs to the pipe organ. In 2006, a new three manual console with modern computer switching technology was installed. The recital is free and open to the public.

All ministers currently serving as Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick, and those who are interested in serving in this important ministry, are invited to a training session on: September 30th - 10:00 AM in the chapel October 4th- 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall Conference Room For more information please contact Maryalice: mcdavis@stchristopherski.org

Thank you to our Parish Directory Committee (Mary Schmitt, Chair; Bobbie Bell, Maribeth Cullom, and Barbara Wiley) who spent many hours scheduling photography appointments, proofing the Directory, and distributing the finished product. Like so many of our parish endeavors, without the help of these volunteers this project would not have happened.