December 30, 2015
IN THIS ISSUE
Important Information
Follow this link to learn more about and RSVP to the Twelfth Night Celebration

Follow this link to see the Vestry Nominations.

The 2016 SGHS Bridge Run is coming up, and we are beginning to form our team. Click here for more information.
Rector's
Ramblings

 


   
On the last day of school for this year, the girls' elementary school, Oglethorpe Point, held it's annual holiday sing along. All the students sing Christmas songs under the direction of one of our parishioners, Beth Jennings, who teaches music at the school. Beth does a great job of getting the kids to sing and does a number of concerts and presentations throughout the year. This particular sing-along had a unique feature. For one of the numbers there was a guest pianist, the school's principal, Mr. Carter Akins. As Beth explained, it was important to her that her students see an adult, someone besides their music teacher, playing an instrument and making music. She was spot on, and it was something we had spoken about recently in our Sunday morning parenting group too.
 
The Church has long been one of the places for adults to engage their artistic side. Kathleen Turner does a great job at including all kinds of adults in the music at Christ Church, from the adult choir to those who play instruments on special occasions, folks like Brooke Bartlett, Carol Slade, and Brad Hamil. It's particularly exciting to see that our choristers now sing with the adult choir, something I did when I was a young singer. A part of my deep love of singing came from singing alongside the men in our church choir. But music is not the only artistic expression we find in church. As the Flower and Music Festival reminded us, floral arrangements are another of the ways we engage our artistic sides in church. 

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2016 Vestry Nominations AnnouncedVN
The Vestry Nominating Committee has completed it's work and is ready to announce the ballot for next month's Annual Parish Meeting, to be held on January 24, 2016.  Short bios for each of the candidates will be distributed to the congregation in the new year in advance of the Annual Meeting.  Please pray for each of these nominees.  We are so grateful for their service to Christ Church and their willingness to stand for election.  The nominees are:

Beryl Blatchford
Kim Chitty
Susan Garrett
Wallace Harrell
Tony Kreimborg
Slade Turner
Beth Varn
Ralph Wade
Staff Appreciation
The Christmas Season is coming to a close!   This is a time for all of us to reflect on the past 12 months as well as to anticipate the coming year.  The staff of Christ Church works diligently to make our parish a wonderful place of worship and an appealing church community.  Some of the effort is visible, but much of it is behind the scenes.  The Vestry has established a Staff Appreciation Fund so that members of the Congregation may make donations to fund Christmas bonuses for staff members, as bonus payments are not part of the Church's operating budget.  These bonuses will be distributed by the Rector and the Vestry on the basis of full-time and part-time employment.  Contribution checks should be made out to Christ Church, with a notation of "Staff Appreciation Fund" in the memo line, and may be mailed or placed in the offering plates.  Contributions to the fund cannot be earmarked for a specific employee.  If there is a specific staff member to whom you wish to make a gift, it should be given to that individual directly and will not be tax-deductible.

Worship


12th Night TN
Hearken one and all: Come ye to yon Parish Hall on Wednesday, January 6 at 5:30 to join with the Kings, Queens, Princesses, Princes, Wenches, Troubadours, Knaves, Minstrels, Trolls and the like  for a magical evening of fun and delight to celebrate our own Twelfth Night.  Every age will have a place to create, laugh, sing, and learn while our own yule log will cease to burn. Out with the old; in with the new. It will not happen without you!!!

Twelfth Night in the parish hall on Wednesday, January 6 at 5:30. There will be food, music and a chance to bid the Christmas season farewell. Costumes are encouraged, but not required!! Twelfth Night is going to be an inter-generational party on January 6th in the Parish Hall.  We have a fun craft for all to make as well as food and entertainment to take us back to a 12th Night celebration loosely based on The Twelve Days of Christmas and the times of Henry VIII.  The merry-making begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m.  For those who wish to continue, there will be a short X Compline in the church.  You should be on your way home by 7:30 p.m.  Please try to attend; it is going to be fun. 

The committee would greatly appreciate a head count, so p
lease reply by January 4. Call the church office @ 638-8683 or click here to RSVP on-line.
Formation

 
Youth News

EYC
 
Our EYC meetings on Sunday evening continue to flourish with lots of students participating and taking on some leadership.  In the coming weeks we will be intentional in transitioning to a student led evening.  We have lots of gifted and talented students waiting for their potential to be unlocked as leaders in the present and as adult leaders in the future for our parish.  This is happening in all aspects or your youth programming, but especially in our worship portion of EYC.  We close our Sunday meetings with Celtic evening prayer with music and candles.  It seems to be something the really enjoy.
 
Contact Brad Hamil ([email protected] or 912-223-7276 ) if you are interested or have any questions.
Parenting Book Study
The parenting reading group will not meet this Sunday.  The group will meet in the Vestry room and will be reading, The Busy Family's Guide to Spirituality: Practical Lessons for Modern Living from the Monastic Tradition, by David Robinson.  Books are available for $18 and will be available on Sunday mornings.  Please call the church to sign up for the group.
Adult Formation
Benedictine Spirituality and The Rule of Life
Join Fr. Tom for the four weeks of Epiphany (beginning January 13) as we take a look at Benedictine spirituality and begin the process of crafting our own rule of life. St. Benedict founded a monastic community more than 1500 years ago and crafted what is now known as the Rule of St. Benedict to help the members of the community order their life. It is a brief rule, and yet it is full of wisdom that continues to stand the test of time. Taking the lead of Benedict's Rule, we will lay the groundwork for crafting our own personal rules. A Rule of Life reminds us what is important in our life and specifically how we continue to nurture our life of faith and grow in Christ. There are no assigned books for this class, however, there will be books offered for suggested reading for those who want to go deeper.

Book Study with Fr. Rian
Fr. Rian will lead an afternoon book study group beginning January 13. Details to follow next week.

EC 101
Episcopal Church 101 is a six-week study for anyone wishing to know more about the Episcopal Church, either in preparation for being confirmed, received or reaffirmed (wonder what the difference is among those?) or simply to answer those "why do we" questions. EC 101 will meet on Wednesday evenings beginning after Easter. If you are interested in joining this group or would like to know more, please contact Mtr. Becky at [email protected] or call the church office at 638-8683.

Fellowship


2016 SGHS Bridge RunSGHS

 
Be a Part of Team Christ Church at the 2016 SGHS Bridge Run!

The 2016 SGHS Bridge Run will take place during the morning of Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Sidney Lanier Bridge, Brunswick. Once again, Christ Church will have two teams, one for walkers and one for runners. The cost for team members is $35 and includes a 2016 Bridge Run dri-fit shirt, as well as your Christ Church team shirt. If you would not like to participate but would like to sponsor a runner or a walker, we will gladly accept your donation. Please make checks payable to CCF with "Bridge Run" in the memo line. All donations over and above the registration fee will go to support Cancer Care Programs of SGHS. Our registration deadline is Sunday, January 10, 2016.

To Register
Download and print this form. Return the completed form and payment (check only) by January 10, 2016 to the church office, attention Glenn Queener. Please make checks payable to Christ Church, Frederica, and mark Bridge Run in the memo line. Forms are also available at the church office. Friends are welcome to join our team as well, and runners are especially needed.
 
Honoring Our Loved Ones
As a way of honoring friends and family who have been affected by cancer, we are soliciting the names of those who have had or currently have cancer so that they can be printed on the back of our Team Christ Church shirt. If you would like to include the name of someone who has been affected by cancer, please email the name to
 Glenn Queener. Team shirts will be available for $12 for all to purchase.

More Information
For more information on the 2016 Bridge Run, please visit the SGHS page: http://www.sghs.org/bridgerun or contact the church office.
ECW
Christ Church ECW has voted to sponsor 3 children in this challenge which so beautifully fits our calling. Are there others who would like to join us? 

Dear Friends of Our Journey,

 

Please Give Our Journey a Helping Hand and take this CHALLENGE!

 

Across town from Nakuru, Kenya and out in the country a bit, are two schools run by local Kenya Pastor Pastors David Kinyanjui and his wife Anne Kinyanjui in Njoro--Sunshine Academies A & B. 100 children here, are also being given a chance to live by learning the basics in education--ABC's and 123's. Whether they have uniforms or not OR shoes on their feet or not, children are welcomed to come and learn at Sunshine. Most cannot pay the even minimal cost of 100 shillings per month (that equal to about $1) for their tuition. They are never turned away though.  Many of these children are orphans living with elderly ladies in the local neighborhood.  The meal they receive daily at school is the only food they eat most days (food is a major reason many children even become interested in education--they just want to eat!)  It's our dream to help these children by offering them something better. Better resources, new uniforms for all (uniforms are standard and required in all of Kenya schools).

 

If you can't tell, Sunshine Academy is on our heart. We are wondering if any of our supporters would take a step of faith with Our Journey this Christmas and sponsor one of these 100 children over the next year. One dollar a day. That's it. That's only $365.  Most of us in the US waste that kind of money at fast food restaurants or on other things we don't really need. I promise you the money isn't wasted and ALL of it will go to support these children and their school. No donation is too small.  If you would like we can send you an Our Journey Christmas card to send out  stating you made a donation in someone's honor.

 

You can make a donation on line at www.ourjourneyinc.org or mail your donation to:

 

Our Journey, Inc

15617 US Hwy 17

Townsend, GA 31331


Outreach

 
International Seafarers' Center - Christmas at Sea
Most of us are blessed with family and friends during the holidays, but Christmas can be a lonely time for seafarers. Every year during the season of Christmas the International Seafarers' Center (ISC) spreads the love of Christ through the Christmas at Sea program. About 1500 seafarers travel through the port of Brunswick from Thanksgiving to January 6th. ISC hopes to give every seafarer a Christmas present. Often this is the only gift they receive as they travel the seas transporting 95% of the goods that we use every day. Go to the group's website at seafarerscenter.org for a list of items to buy, place them in a shoe box, wrap it in Christmas paper, and bring it to Christ Church. Gifts will be accepted now through January 6. If you need more information, call Mthr. Becky.

Pastoral Concerns


Prayer List
 
Please help us keep the prayer list current by notifying Mtr. Becky of any changes in the status or condition of your loved one.
  
Sherri Applebee
Scott Benhase
Ella Bothwell
Tory Braden
Chris Bradley
Dylan Brown
Barbara Canaday
Kay Clarke
Emma Covington
Parker Covington
Wesley Covington
Sean Daily
Brenda Davis
Jack Davis
Mary Lou De Bisschop
Phillip DeMartino
Mary Lou Detwiler
Charlene Dickinson
Charlotte Doster
Terry Doster
Toby Ellington
Betsy Fitzgerald
Ben Grace
C.J. Griffin
Pamela Hamilton 
Burgess Hartsell
Kay Harvey
William David Herndon
Mike Herrin
Christopher Hewetson
Bill Higginbotham
Mark Highland
Greg Hollis
Alexander Hutcheson
Otto Igel
Edris Kalin
Carlin Kenny
hristi Lambert
Bill Littleton
Sam Livesay  
Eileen LoForte

Martha Lovett

Gwynn MacGregor
Cathy McCarthy
Betty McCartney
Mamie Meadows
Paul Owenby
Frank Owenby
Mary Elizabeth Paris
Jim Pearson
Vivian Peterson
Hope Queener
Rajika Reed
Jack Riner
Mark Robinson 
Richard Somerville
Richard Stamper
Carolyn Stephens
Bill Torrey
Ansley Tripp
Pat Turbeville
Carah Wheeler
Summer Wheeler
Ruth Wright
Hollis Younger
Alexander    
Betty    
Elizabeth    
Jeff    
Jenna    
Mary Ann    
Nicole    
Sandy    
To amend our prayer list, or to update the church on the condition of your loved one, please email Mtr. Becky Rowell ([email protected]) or call the church office at 912.638.8683. 
Save the Date

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January
3 - Vestry Nominations End
6 - 12th Night
6 - X Compline
13- Adult Formation Resumes
13 -Wednesday Evening Bible Study Resumes
13 -X Church Resumes
23 - ECW Winter Brunch
23 - Vestry Elections
24 - Vestry Elections
24 - Parish Annual Meeting and Chili Cook Off
28 - St Cecilia Concert Series - Dual Organ Recital
31 - Oyster Roast
February
9 - Shrove Tues. Pancake Supper
10 - Ash Wednesday
13 - SGHS Bridge Run
14 - First Sunday in Lent
17 -Lenten Book Study Begins
19-21 - Vestry Retreat
28 - Choral Evensong
March
13 - Daylight Saving Time
19 - ECW Tour of Homes
20 - Palm Sunday
21-24 - Holy Week Eucharist
24 - Maundy Thursday
24 - Maundy Thursday Eucharist
25 - Good Friday
25 - Stations of the Cross at St. Ignatius Chapel
25 - Good Friday Service
26 - Holy Saturday
26 - Easter Vigil at St. Ignatius Chapel
27 - Easter Sunday
May
1 - Annual Visitation of the Bishop
21 - Parish Retreat at Honey Creek
22 - Parish Picnic 

This  Week


Serving this Weekend

Saturday, January 2, 5:30 pm (St. I)
Susan Shipman - Altar Guild
Susan Shipman - Chalice Bearer

Sunday, January, 8:00 am (CCF)
Carl Baumgardner - Chalice Bearer
Carl Baumgardner - Lector - First Lesson
Lee Dyson - Usher

9:15 am (CCF)
Leah Scott - Acolyte - C
Maggie Jenkins - Acolyte - TB
Emma Williams - Acolyte - TB
Robert Wray - Acolyte - PW
Jody Bradford - Chalice Bearer
Paul Salter - Chancel Master
Angie Burns - Lector - First Lesson
Susan Garrett - Lector - Second Lesson
Fred Freyer - Greeter
Elizabeth Freyer - Greeter
Godfrey Draviam - Usher

11:15 am (CCF)
Sam Thomas - Acolyte - C
Janice Thomas - Chalice Bearer
K. Martin Worthy - Lector - First Lesson
K. Martin Worthy - Lector - Second Lesson
Ann Harrell - Greeter
Wallace Harrell - Greeter
John Killgallon -Usher

This Week at Christ Church
Morning Prayer is held at St. Ignatius' Chapel at 8:00 a.m., Monday - Saturday.  

Evening Prayer is held daily at Christ Church, Frederica at 5:00 p.m.
 
*Unless noted otherwise, all events take place at Christ Church

Wednesday, December 30, 2015
12 pm - Healing Service
 
Friday, January 1, 2016
New Year's Day - The Office is Closed
 
Saturday, January 2, 2016
5:30 pm - Worship at St Ignatius
 
Sunday, January 3, 2016
St. Athanasius Food Bank Donations
8 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
9:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
10:15 am - Coffee Hour
10:20 am - Sunday School for All Ages
11:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
6 pm - EYC
 
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
The Epiphany
12 pm - Healing Service
5:30 pm - 12th Night Service
7 pm - X Compline

Saturday, January 9, 2016
5:30 pm - Worship at St Ignatius
 
Sunday, January 10, 2016
8 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
9:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
10:15 am - Coffee Hour
10:20 am - Sunday School for All Ages
11:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
6 pm - EYC