Welcome to Christ Church Glendale

Thank you for visiting the Christ Church Glendale website. We are a parish in the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Southern Ohio. We offer three Sunday morning worship services at 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. in the summer) as well as special and seasonal worship services throughout the year. On Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and during the week we offer educational opportunities for all ages. Our music program features four choirs and a variety of monthly offerings such as Music Live With Lunch.

The Mission of Christ Church Glendale is to reach out warmly to all people, worship passionately, nurture our community and encourage spiritual growth in order to reconcile ourselves to God and each other in Christ.

By following this mission we seek to serve God and each other, both inside our parish and in the larger community. Wherever you may be on your spiritual journey, we will meet you and offer bountiful opportunities to become involved in outreach, education, study and worship with the intention of helping you encounter and serve God.

If you need more information, please contact the church office at 513-771-1544 or send us an email.

Margaret Mock

Margaret Mock has been an active part of our church community for 26 years, joining us upon her marriage to Bryan (Dr. Mock, our Director of Music). Her service to our parish has included being a past Church School instructor, past Education Director (before this was a paid position), and past member of the Education Commission. Her most prominent current contribution is as the founder, coordinator and hostess of our Book Club, which will start another year of lively discussions in September. She is also a member of the English Handbell Choir, an IHN volunteer, and the coordinator of receptions after Evensongs.

After growing up in Jackson, Michigan, Margaret studied early childhood education at Hillsdale College and finished her Bachelor's degree in art education at Western Michigan University (where she and Bryan met). In 2005, she obtained an M.A. degree in classroom education through online coursework from the University of Rio Grande in Ohio. An important formative experience during her college years was the semester she took off and helped her brother build a cabin in Alaska, surviving winter months there with no electricity or running water. Turning this challenge into an opportunity, Margaret retains her enjoyment of the winter camping and kayaking skills she learned then, and states that winter is still her favorite season. A true Michigander!

After teaching for 15 years in the Princeton City Schools (particularly as a traveling art teacher among the Glendale, Heritage Hill, Lincoln Heights and Springdale schools), Margaret has spent the most recent 10 years of her career teaching art in the Indian Hill School District to children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade. She particularly delights in studying art history and turning her learning into units of study that even the youngest can appreciate. Margaret's other hobbies include gardening and walking (especially to look at gardens!). She and Bryan enjoy their two sons, Joseph (age 22) and Eli (age 19), who are both completing their education at the University of Cincinnati.

Margaret's life in education of varied forms has certainly been part of helping others to find their destinies. Margaret's advice to us is to look for God at work in our lives, even in the smallest things, because He is there, leading us to who we are meant to be.

Roger's recommended reading

Alexander Hamilton: Ron Chernov

This endorsement from Joseph J. Ellis, another writer for whom I have great respect: A robust, full length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic, and dangerous founder of them all. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelts darkest journey: Candice Millard

This is a totally engrossing story of an expedition Roosevelt lead down a newly discovered and untraveled tributary of the Amazon River. Incredible story of adventure, hardship and perseverance which nearly led to his suicide. It is a wonderful look into the heart and soul of our 26th president. Couldn't put it down.

Patches of Godlight: Jan Karon

This book was given to me by Joe Snavely as a Christmas gift a few years back. Father Tim Cavanagh, the hero of Jan Karon's Mitford Series was an avid reader. When he came across something that spoke to his heart he would write it down in a diary. Jan has reproduced it here. It consists of brief, often spiritual, insights from history's great minds. I recommend it for the morning for a thought for the day. Live with each one for a day. You may find yourself a changed person.