Dear Friends in Christ,

Please check The Chronicles- our newsletter, web site, and social media sites on Facebook and Instagram for the latest information.

CONCERNING GIVING

First, let me say "thank you" for anything and everything you are doing to continue to support the mission and ministry of CTR, even in the midst of difficult decisions we are all making right now.

As the Psalmist tells us, "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want."

    If you normally give by cash or check, please now mail in your contributions to the following address:

Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church

6116 Southwest Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX 76109

    If you'd like to explore on-line giving, click HERE.

CONCERNING ALL OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Unless otherwise noted below, or otherwise communicated, ALL events and activities remain postponed, or cancelled, until further notice.

CONCERNING LIFE GROUPS

Find creative ways to stay connected, through Skype, Zoom, Face Time, emails, phone calls, etc.

CONCERNING PASTORAL CARE

As we are asking our Lord what a "Gospel response" to this pandemic might look like (1) for each of us individually,

(2) for our church corporately, (3) within our parish family, and (4) within the community we serve.

We can't do everything, but there will be some thing(s) we can begin do.

    FIRST, remember that we are all in this together: Because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ, your vestry will be reaching out to every member of the congregation over the next few days, at least via email, to check in on everyone and see how each of us is doing. The vestry will continue to check in on everyone every couple of weeks. Please share with us how you are doing - what are your prayer requests? Do you have needs? If we can meet them within our community, we will. If we can't, we will point you to resources. The vestry will continue to keep the clergy apprised of how people are doing.

However, please feel free to contact Fr. Mark HERE or Fr. Chris HERE.

As Jesus said, "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35.

    SECOND, as needs are identified: If you would be willing help coordinate and/or be part of a response team,

please contact Fr. Chris HERE.

    THIRD, if you have prayer requests, please click HERE.

AGAIN, none of this caught God by surprise, and it certainly did not knock him off his throne! We may live in a fallen world, but by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are not subject to futility or fatalism. Indeed, we are more than conquerors! So, let me close by inviting us to meditate on these words, written by the Apostle Paul nearly 2,000 years ago, who himself endured incredible hardship and suffering for the sake of the Gospel:

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory, beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." -

II Corinthians 4:16-18

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Chris Culpepper+

Rector, CTR         

Dear Friends in Christ,

It's time to get back to basics!  I got inspired to talk to you, rather than write, so listen in to my video message  and below are the tools we will be using and how to purchase/ download them !

Think "Family Formation" and think "Unify" and "Simplify"! Purchase an ESV Study Bible click HERE.

Purchase 30 Days to Understanding the Bible click HERE.

Purchase the 2019 Book of Common Prayer click HERE or DOWNLOAD.

Purchase the ACNA Catechism click HERE or DOWNLOAD.

Yours in Christ, Fr. Chris Culpepper+

The Great Command & The Great Commission
Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and Great Commandment, and the second is like it: you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

&

 “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even to the ends of the earth.”

For over 2,000 years now, the Church has had one, simple calling: to know Christ and to make him known.

This, in sum, is the Great Command and the Great Commission.

The Great Tradition

Our Anglican worship service is based on the Book of Common Prayer that was first compiled in 1549 by Thomas Cranmer. While the Book of Common Prayer has since undergone many revisions, it is still acknowledged as one of the ties that bind the Anglican Communion together. Our service today is based on the Book of Common Prayer of 1662.