Christ The Lord - Celebrations & Pictures - Christ the Lord Episcopal Church Pinole California

Please see the link to the right for a musical treat. A Valentine’s Day 2021 music arrangement from our music director Jeanne Walpole. (Click on the arrow to play)

Stewardship Campaign 2019.
Thank you for your support!!!
Please contact the office if you would like to pledge. :)

Day of the Dead / All Saints 2019

Christ the Lord's Choir - Palm Sunday anthem lead by Choir Director and pianist Jeanne Walpole, featuring drummer Jose Osorio from the Pinole Valley High School jazz band.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper February 2017 - a Christ the Lord Tradition

On Friday, October 14, DioCal’s convention Eucharist was run by DioCal’s Latinx communities and the Rt. Rev. Griselda Delgado del Carpio, bishop of Cuba, preached. Pictured below is Bishop Mark with all the people working in Hispanic ministry from the convention Eucharist, including Father Javier from La Santisima Trinidad and Rector Susan Champion, as a supporter of Hispanic ministry.

2016 Animal Fest and Animal Blessing. October 1 & 2, 2016.

2016 Annual Church Picnic and Bilingual Service with Holy Trinity/La Santisima Trinidad Church held at Fernandez Park, September 2016.
Click here to view an article about our picnic in DioBytes, the digital newsletter of the Diocese of California.

2016 Church Camp Out at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, July 2016

Chocolate Extravaganza Annual Fundraiser Benefiting Christ the Lord and Pinole Valley High School Band June 18, 2016

Our church party celebrating Christ the Lord becoming a Parish Church

On April 23, 2016, we celebrated becoming a Parish church with a Jazz Vespers service and party. Bishop Marc officiated the vespers service and our choir director, Jeanne Walpole, along with musicians Ron and Rick, providing delightful jazz music. A moving, wonderful, and fun time was had celebrating the extraordinary work that our church members and friends in the Diocese did to ensure that Christ the Lord Church became the first church in the Diocese in over 30 years to become a Parish church.

Holy Week 2016

Good Friday Prayer Walk

Children carrying the cross on Good Friday Prayer Walk

Good Friday Children's Service

Children's Easter Sermon during Easter Service

Easter Egg Hunt after Easter Service

Epiphany January 2, 2016
A star pinata: an Epiphany tradition for our church children

Christmas December 2015

Listen to our Choir Director, Jeanne Walpole's, Christmas gift to us in hope for peace throughout the world. It is a lovely jazz arrangement Jeanne did of Silent Night, with images by her son, Stephen.

Holiday Performance for Veteran's on December 19, 2015.
Choir Director, Jeanne Walpole and friend, saxophonist Joe Pratt, along with church members, Chris and Peggy, joined volunteers with Their Angels for a performance of Christmas Carols at the Martinez Veteran's Hospital.

Dia de Los Muertos celebration - our monthly family event on October 25, 2015.

Church Members on Stage during the Annual Convention of the Diocese of California held at the Cathedral in San Francisco on October 17, 2015.

2015 Ministerio del Area de I-80/I-80 Area Ministry. Bilingual service in the park followed by a potluck picnic.

Annual Camp Out at Mt. Diablo July 2015

Chocolate Extravaganza and Chocolate Contest June 20, 2015
Many community members came out to enjoy lots of decadent homemade chocolate treats and chocolate fountain with music provided by the Pinole Valley High School musicians.

Noah's Ark Day May 17, 2015
A lot of fun was had at our annual Noah's Ark Day. Visitors were able to learn about rabbits, chickens, dogs, parrots, bees, rats, chinchillas, pigeons, wild birds, and reptiles.

Mother's Day Layette Donations May 2015
In honor of Mother's Day, church members knit, crocheted, and purchased layette items to be donated to new mothers at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. Here are members dropping off the donated items.

Gardening Day April 2015
The members of Christ the Lord are working hard to make our landscaping need less water and look better. We're doing our part to conserve water during the drought.

Holy Week 2015

On Palm Sunday 2015, our Choir performed a rousing anthem, "Jacob's Ladder," a spiritual arranged by our Choir Director Jeanne Walpole. Weekly Jeanne and our Choir provide us with music to awaken our spirits and bring the Holy Spirit to our service. Watch for yourself and see.