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This Sunday
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April 19th
The Second Sunday of Easter
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal
mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all
who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show
forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus
Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
8am: Holy Eucharist
Our early service is unaccompanied by music and usually lasts about 50 minutes. Coffee and fellowship are offered before the service begins in the parish hall, while the sanctuary is available for quiet prayer. Another coffee hour follows the service.
10am: Holy Eucharist
This Eucharistic service is accompanied by our choir of mixed adult voices and organ, or on second Sundays of each month by Soul Purpose, our contemporary band. Nursery care and children's education are available during this service. A festival reception for kids and adults follows the service.
11:30am: Music rehearsals
Following the worship services, our musical groups gather to prepare for the next weeks' offerings.
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Next Week at Christ Church
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April 20th through 25th
Monday
Cornerstone Office Closed
Knitting Ministry, 7pm, Argus Manor Rec. Center
Wednesday
Holy Eucharist & Lunch, 12:05pm
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Announcements
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Upcoming Events
Safeguarding God's Children is the new Diocesan program for all adults who work with children and youth. Taking this class is also a requirement for all clergy. The course takes about three hours to complete and is offered at churches throughout the diocese on a regional basis. On Saturday, May 2nd, Safeguarding God's Children will be offered at CECoP from 1pm to 4pm. All Sunday School teachers (current or aspiring), nursery volunteers, Youth Cafe gurus, and ordained clergy must have this certification. Here's your chance to get it right here in Puyallup! If you cannot attend on May 2nd but will need the certification, contact the office or the diocese for a listing of upcoming training sessions and their locations.
It's Easy to be GreenSince there are a few vacancies on the Garden Crew roster this year I would like to invite anyone with a green thumb or green feet or at the very least anyone unafraid of grass stains to join our group of unsung heroes who keep our grounds looking so good throughout the spring and summer season. I wish to extend a huge thank you to the following dedicated folks who generously donated their time to mow the Cornerstone and the church lawns this past season: Bill & Elsa Woodard, Kathie & Don Pelley, Kris O'Brien, John Juvinal, Robin Partington, Lisa Chatterton, Andy Bary, and Jon Flies. Thank you also to Denny Wohlford for donating his personal garden crew for a Fall Clean-up. I'd like to schedule dates for a mowing schedule beginning the first of May. There's still time to become a member of this special Green Ministry. Please call me at 845.2837 or e-mail me at gary@straight2press.com. Thanks! ~ Gary Chaussee
Ministry Resource Day
Saturday, May 9th from 8:30 am-4 pm, at Highline Community College, Des Moines. There are many workshops offered: from 'Gathering with Sunday School teachers to share knowledge, expertise, and ideas' to 'Learn how to access demographic information for your area'. There are green booklets on the table in the Parish Hall with a complete listing of workshops, and registration forms. Please look them over and help yourself if you are interested in attending.
The Three Days: A Cursillo weekend brings together a diverse group of Episcopalians to share the richness of many modes of worship and to broaden each one's appreciation for our Church. Lay people conduct the weekend with two or three members of the clergy functioning as spiritual advisors. Cursillo presumes that those who attend are already well grounded in the faith. It is not intended to be a conversion experience but an enriching and deepening of what is already there. It often provides new insights into our faith as well as fostering ministry among lay people. The weekend begins Thursday evening with meditations and Compline. Then blessed silence is kept until after worship on Friday morning. Following breakfast, participants are assigned to table groups for the weekend. The three days are filled with talks and group discussions with emphasis on the doctrine of Grace, the Sacraments, and the great Cursillo tripod: Piety, Study, and Action. Plus there is fellowship, singing, good food, and time for privacy, meditation, prayer, and walks. Eucharist is celebrated each day. There are gold colored tri-fold Cursillo information sheets on the Welcome table in the Parish Hall.
April is 'pet food month' for the Food Bank. Thank you for your generosity!
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Mark Your Calendar!
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These are events a bit farther off. Mark your calendars now, and if you have any questions in advance, contact the office. New entries are in bold.
- April 18th: EFN Repack Project, 9am-12 or 12-3pm
- May 2nd: Safeguarding God's Children (CECoP), 1-4pm
- May 9th: Mother Earth Farms Volunteer Day
- May 16th: EFN Repack Project, 9am-12 or 12-3pm
- August 1st: Mother Earth Farms Volunteer Day
- Early October: Pierce Co. Hunger Walk
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Knitting Ministry
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by Rosalynn Gallagher
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Prayer Shawls
As most of you are
aware, this ministry includes not only our parish, but expanded to
Hospice last year. We also now make small blankets for the Foster
Children program, and Rosalynn delivered four to Gig Harbor last week
with small teddy bears attached. As we have grown to include more areas
of need, our funds have become limited for what we are trying to
accomplish. We have had some yarn donated, and have gone in search of
yarn through estate sales, etc. In addition to yarn, we could use small
teddy bears or other animals to attach to the Foster Care blankets. We
are in the process of having labels made that read 'Christ Episcopal
Church, Puyallup, WA' to sew onto the prayer shawls and blankets.
As
Easter reflects Spring and 'new beginnings', especially for these
foster children, we are placing a small donation basket for this
ministry in the Parish Hall. Our scrapbook is also there for you to
look over.
Our goal this year is to make 100 shawls and
blankets, as compared to 40 last year. We thank you for remembering
this ministry as we endeavor to give of our time, talent and service.
Knitting Ministry meets Monday,
April 20th at 6 pm. at the Argus Manor where Helen Godwin lives; in the
recreation building. The address is 204 9th Ave. SE., Puyallup. This is
the complex right after the Regency Retirement Home, catty corner from
Cattin's Restaurant. You may park on the street or in one of the
Visitor's spaces. We look forward to seeing members as well as anyone
else wishing to join us in this ministry.
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Show Me
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by Janet Nielsen
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A Reflection on Thomas' Doubting
According to Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan:
There are a number of stories and legends behind Missouri's sobriquet "Show-Me" state. The slogan is not official, but is common throughout the state and is used on Missouri license plates.
The most widely known legend attributes the phrase to Missouri's U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1903. While a member of the U.S. House Committee on Naval Affairs, Vandiver attended an 1899 naval banquet in Philadelphia. In a speech there, he declared, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."
If he is not, Doubting Thomas should be the patron saint of Missouri. He was wary of claims he could not empirically verify. Thomas, sometimes viewed as weak for his doubts, was quite possibly the most pragmatic of the disciples. When the disciples excitedly reported that Jesus had been with them, in the flesh, Thomas was skeptical.
Perhaps apprehension of the practical consequences of belief made him shy away from a commitment. After all, he was the one who before the crucifixion suggested to the Apostles, "Let us also go, that we may die with him" (John 11:16). Maybe Thomas began to realize that dying with Jesus is precisely what is required. Perhaps he could see right away the meaning of these claims that Jesus is alive-what it might mean to bear witness.
Thomas was not afforded the luxury of doubt. Jesus appeared to the disciples a second time in their closed conference room, and this time, Thomas was there. He was shown. When Thomas acknowledged the truth, Jesus told him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." (John 20:29).
Not long afterward, Jesus told the disciples to go out and tell the news. Most likely, their hearers were like Thomas. They wanted to be shown. The disciples would not have direct evidence to offer. Instead, they shared their eyewitness accounts. The only other evidence they could offer was their own lives.
It seems clear that the instruction to share the Good News is meant for all of us- those who have not seen, and yet believe, are also called to testify. I can share the facts of Jesus' life. Nevertheless, when someone says, "Show me", it is in my own life that I must bear witness.
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Questions? Comments? More Information?
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