On Saturday, November 1 Christ Church will open the Parish House doors to the Staten Island community as we sponsor our very first Chinese Auction. For those of you who still aren’t sure what a Chinese Auction is, the best way to explain it is to ask you to come to the church at 6:00 p.m. that evening and find out for yourselves!

You’ll find a variety of items - large and small - that will be available for auction. We’ll be selling reasonably priced raffle tickets which will enable you to “bid” on those items that catch your fancy. There will also be separate raffles for food baskets and baskets of cheer.

This event will be one of our major fund raisers for the year and its success hinges in part on the valuable input of each and every parishioner - not only in your participation in this event on November 1, but also in your willingness to volunteer your time to work at the auction, or to donate one or two items to the gift tables. All items must be new and/or unused and should reach the auction chairpersons no later than October 15. No donation is “too small” and will help in the overall success of this event. A list of items needed for the auction has been posted on the parish house bulletin board. The committee is also in need of gift boxes - both large and small - which will be used to display the items.

Donations are tax deductible and can be something as “unique” as a gift certificate to one of our local merchants - dry cleaning, hair salon, food certificate, store gift certificate, etc., cash to be used towards the purchase of some of our larger auction items, new merchandise or a service that you can provide.

All proceeds from this fund raiser go to Christ Church to augment our operating budget. If you’d like to participate - with donations for the auction or a donation of your time and talent during the auction - please contact chairpersons Alleida Mitchell and Richard Zayzay at 718-727-6100 or 718-442-8175.