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Message From Father Karl

Matthew’s Gospel begins with a scandal. The genealogy in Matthew 1 is the first clue. It’s not a polished family tree. It’s a roll call of the complicated and the compromised. The scandal continues in Matthew 2. The Magi arrive in Bethlehem, and the insiders stay home in Jerusalem. God draws near, and the wrong people notice. Jesus shows up at the Jordan in Sunday’s gospel reading from Matthew 3. Jesus is not at the Temple, not at the center of religious life, but out in the wilderness with John, the wild prophet who eats locusts and calls everyone to repentance. And Jesus, the Messiah, stands in line with sinners. And in all of it, God is revealing a kingdom that unfolds in unlikely places and with unlikely people, including us.


Looking forward to Sunday, when we gather for worship to celebrate THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD. Blessings, Fr. Karl

Office Information

Upcoming Events/Dates

Vestry Meetings

3rd Thursday of the month via Zoom.



  • December 18th
  • January 15th
  • February 19th


March 15th

CCI Annual Meeting 

April 30th - May 2nd

Wayne Community Garden Flower / Plant Sale

Christ Church Office

The church office is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 am until 1:00 pm.


For pastoral emergency, Father Karl Krueger may be reached at 610-209-6193 (cell).

This Week's Schedule

Sunday, December 21th, 2025

4th Sunday of Advent

9:15 am Holy Eucharist

Link for all livestream services:

christchurchithan.org/live

Highland Homes - Breakfast with Santa

Highland Homes, located on Highland Avenue in Wayne, is a community dedicated to affordable housing. St. Martin's and Christ Church, Ithan, provided crafts and cookie-decorating activities for a Christmas event. Throughout the year, both churches support a food pantry held in the community room at Highland Homes, and contributions to it can be left at the back of our church. Please note in the pictures below the careful attention Father Karl is giving to a most talented artist.