News & Upcoming Events

Will Fisher joins us through May and into early June

Fr. Will Fisher comes to us from just down the road in Carbondale. Currently, he’s serving as an at-large supply priest for Congregations on the Western Slope. Previously, he had served as Rector of Christ Church in Redding, CT. If he looks familiar, it is because he served for 6 years as Rector of St. Peter’s in the Valley in Basalt. Earlier in his career, he served congregations in the Diocese of New York and San Diego. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys trail running (including 13 100 mile finishes), skiing, ski mountaineering, triathlon (6 Ironman finishes, including one as a guide for a blind athlete), and mountain climbing (all 58 Colorado 14ers). He and his wife, Leana (an attorney), have a daughter (Charlotte) and two miniature schnauzers (Bailee and Schultzy). The Buffalo, NY native graduated from General Theological Seminary and Brown University, where he rowed for the heavyweight Crew.

May 16th at 6:30pm will be

Bryan Chuan on piano and organ

Friday, May 16th at 6:30pm Lecturer of Piano at University of Nevada Reno and Reno native Associate member of the Piano Technician’s Guild. Bryan is a Graduate of Harvard University with BA in Music. Don’t miss this special event. A Reception will follow.

Restore, Replenish, Rejoice! Campaign

I want to keep you abreast on the financial and stewardship front at Christ Church.

We have a generational shift happening in our stewardship. On the plus side, we have welcomed 33 new pledging individuals and families over the past three years, with good retention. However, on the negative side, a few significant pledgers have been lost due to moves, death, and transitions. These individuals account for over $130,000 in lost pledges, leading to a shortfall in our annual stewardship programs.

The shortfall in our 2025 Stewardship, combined with multiple unexpected church and rectory maintenance expenses and overdue building improvements have yielded: a) a budgeted $55,000 deficit for 2025 and b) a significant drawdown of our reserves (operating and capital).

To bolster our 2025 finances, the Vestry has launched a midyear Restore, Replenish, Rejoice! campaign. We seek to raise $150,000, which would both eliminate the budgeted 2025 deficit and help replenish our operating and capital

reserves. We have raised over $80,000 so far from Vestry members and a few other parishioners. We invite all parishioners who are able to support this midyear campaign to participate.

We aim to complete this effort within the next few weeks. Please let our parish administrator, Leslie Boyer (leslie@christchurchaspen.org) know if you are able

and feel called to support this midyear campaign; any support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for all you do to support Christ Church!

Gratefully, Eric Pelander, Senior Warden