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Oct. 20: 22 Pentecost
Proper 24
Vestry Member of the Day:
Will Hanson
Nursery Worker:
Pepi Nelson
Altar Flowers: Given by Bill and Sally Querin to the Glory of God in thanksgiving for Jessie and Katie's birthdays.
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(no music)
Celebrant - Joye Cantrell
Preacher - Joye Cantrell
Lay Eucharistic Minister - Mike
Tanner
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant - Bishop Scott Benhase
Preacher - Bishop Scott Benhase
Deacons - Stella Clark, Patricia Marks
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Sandra
Fletcher, Mike Tanner
Lay Readers - Stefani Carroll, Cecilia
Carroll (No Prayers of People)
Ushers - John Hiers, Will Hanson,
Tom Carroll
Acolytes - Diane Halim, Rena Nelson,
Joel Williams
6:00 p.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant - Joye Cantrell
Preacher - Joye Cantrell
6:00 p.m., Vespers, Gabard Bldg.
Compline with homily or discussion
Scriptures
First Lesson - Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm - 119:97-104
Second Lesson - 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Gospel - Luke 18:1-8
Every Wednesday
6 p.m.
Every Thursday
7 a.m.
Statistical Information
(Latest Available Financials)
August: Income - $55,764
Expenses - $49,640
YTD: Income - $390,206
Expenses - $413,504
Attendance for October 13th:
8:00 a.m. - 26
10:00 a.m. - 103
6:00 p.m. - 7
Upcoming Events
Oct. 20: Bishop Benhase visit
Oct. 21: Vestry Meeting
Oct. 24: Oktoberfest
Nov. 3: All Saints Day
Nov. 10: Parish Picnic
Senior EYC meets Wednesday at:
the Elliot's.
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Clergy and Staff of
Christ Episcopal Church
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Bishop Benhase at Christ Church
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Hospitality Committee needs help
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| Reception for Bishop Benhase - October 20, 2013 |
The Hospitality Committee is in need of some help with the reception for Bishop Benhase, October 20, 2013. We are in need of some finger food (cookies, sandwiches, hors d'oeuvres, etc.) for the reception to be held this Sunday, immediately following the 10:00 worship service. If you are able, please bring items to the parish hall on Sunday, before the 10:00 service. Thank you for your help with this matter. If you have further questions, please contact Robin Coleman. |
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October 24, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
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For those who signed up to attend, remember that Oktoberfest this year is Thursday, October 24th, with the biergarten opening at 6:00 p.m. and dinner served around 6:30. Cost will be $10 per person. Please note that this is an adult gathering, so no nursery will be provided. If you'd like to contribute by bringing potato salad (German or "regular") or sauerkraut, there's a sign-up sheet in the parish hall. Danke schön!
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| November 1, 2013 from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
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The Kiwanis Club of Valdosta will be selling boston butts, picnic hams, smoked sausage, and ribs in the Gabard Building Parking Lot from 3:00 to 6:00 on Friday, November 1st. All orders must be submitted in advance (deadline of Monday, October 28th) through a member of the Kiwanis Club of Valdosta. Christ Church members who are Kiwanians are Walt Carter, Martha Leake, Brooks Lovelace, Ralph Jackson, Ed Preston, and Dick Saeger. All items are priced at $25.00. Proceeds go to various international, national, and local childrens' programs.
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A letter about All Saints Day from Rev. Joye Cantrell is included here. |
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
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For some years it has been the custom of this parish to have a Thanksgiving Day parish lunch. It has been a custom that has grown with each passing year.
This dinner has allowed people who would otherwise be home alone to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with church family. On Wednesday night we will have the usual Wednesday night Eucharist and sing appropriate Thanksgiving songs. There will not be a Eucharist on Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving, though it has religious overtones is not a religious holiday. It is a holiday on which many clergy families leave town to visit their families who live in other places since clergy families cannot get away at Christmas. Very few Episcopal churches have a service on Thanksgiving Day. Most do some sort of community wide service the weekend before.
We will hold a Thanksgiving Lunch on Thursday, November 28th. Wayne Ellerbee has agreed to provide the meat. We are asking all who plan to attend to bring a side dish. For further information, please contact Diane Halim, or the church office. |
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Concludes October 27, 2013
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The 6:00 PM Sunday Evening Service will conclude on October 27, 2013. Please make note of this change, and adjust your schedule as needed.
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The Lunch Bunch group is trying to collect Fruit Cups. If you are able, please pick up a package of Fruit Cups (any fruit variety) and bring to the church on Sunday. All fruit cups collected will be added to the lunch bags to be distributed each Saturday.
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"Help Improve Body" - H.I.B
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Each Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
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Here is a way to improve our bodies along with our minds and souls. Beginning Thursday, October 3, from 6 to 7 p.m., Cheryl Hatcher, Bonnie Hanson, Ann Kasun, Tammy Borders and Eric Nielsen will teach a sedentary exercise class. These classes are targeted to those aged 55+, the class is designed to improve balance, strength, flexibility, and stamina while having fun. It is not an aerobics class! If you have trouble walking, want to participate to help improve your posture, become more active, or sleep better, join us. Classes are each Thursday, 6 to 7 p.m., in the Parish Hall. For more information contact Cheryl Hatcher.
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The next Cursillo weekend is March 19-23, 2014. In order to sponsor someone for the weekend you must have attended both a 3 day weekend and a sponsor's workshop. If you are interested in attending a sponsor's workshop, get in touch with Jim Drazdowski.
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Adult Christian Education
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Schedule for the following Sundays:
October 20 Bishop Benhase October 27 Fellowship of Christian Athletes November 3 Ann Kasun: Getting from Here to There -- Thriving in
Transition. November 10 Dr. Carol Stiles of the Unitarian Church: Science and Religion. For information contact Maggie Roberts. |
Christ Church is blessed with 105 church families who have chosen to be a part of the 2014 "I Love Christ Church" Stewardship Campaign. To date we have $401,527 pledged and we are close to reaching our financial goal, however we are 59% away from reaching our 100% participation of church families pledging. Pledge cards are available in the church tower and can be filled out and put in the collection plate on Sunday. Pledges can also be taken over the phone by Amy Creasy and Kim Dudley in the church office Monday - Friday. The next phase of the stewardship campaign is personal visits from Stewardship committee members - Merrill Guice, Mike Holland, Nancy Lutsko, Sally Querin, David Sandbach and Elizabeth Wisenbaker.
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Update from the Dominican
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Julius Ariail returns after visiting El Pedregal
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Julius Ariail returned on October 8 from the Dominican Republic after a successful 10-day trip photographing several sites for the website and other publications of the Dominican Development Group. He also spent two days in El Pedregal to visit the families who are living in the two houses that were reconstructed by our June 2013 mission team. He has posted an initial report on these two houses as a Vineyard article, here:
Julius and Julia Ariail are in Omaha, Nebraska, from October 17-22, representing Bishop Benhase and the Diocese of Georgia at the semi-annual board meeting of the Dominican Development Group. The Diocese of Nebraska is one of the Companion Dioceses of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic. Some of Julius' recent photographs from El Pedregal will be used in a report by the Rt. Rev. Julio C. Holguín, Bishop of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic, about the current state of maintenance at several Dominican church facilities, including the Campamento in El Pedregal where our mission teams stay. |
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New Articles in The Vineyard
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The new articles in The Vineyard include a letter to the parish from the Rev. Cantrell about Thanksgiving, and an article about the scarves recently donated to Special Olympics by our Stitchers of Love.
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22 Sarah Cribb, Katie Querin
23 Jimmy Carroll, Rachel Greneker
24 Pat Denmark
25 Rebecka Parsons, Mike Savoie
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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21 Lee and Valerie Page
22 William and Kathleen Parmelee
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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22 Allan Dear
24 Hayden Coggins
Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Wedding Anniversary, or Baptismal Anniversary.
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Dave Armstrong, Pat Armstrong, Joan Bailey, Helen Bennett, Katherine Berkman, Jeff Bezona, Carmen Boatwright, Barry Bonds, Pat Bradley, Carrie Brooks, Judy Carter, Dave Clark, Lydia Coddington, Aleta Corley, Cheryl Critchfield, Leroy Dorminy, Elizabeth, Ann Embry, Kathy Failor, Gene and Pam Garner, Natalie Gjertsen, Travis Grove, Frances Hatcher, Velma Hobgood, Ramona Hoffman, Renee Jackson, Barney Knighton, Lee, Jerriann Levy, Brady Lloyd, Andrew Martin, Mary Louise McRae, Jayne Nyhammer, Lee Page, Valerie Page, Laura Paine, Terry Parsons, Adair Pizer, Mark Reading, Bernice Roberts, Reva Rollins, Dave Sandbach, Marti Schert, Curtis Segars, Eloise Smith, Tom Smith, Danelle Starling, Krystle Stotler, Ronnie Thompson, Joe Tomberlin, Chris Warren and Emory Warrick, Sr.
Family of Edwin Brown
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