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Oct. 27: 23 Pentecost
Proper 25
Vestry Member of the Day:
Larry Wisenbaker
Nursery Worker:
Lucille Sineath
Altar Flowers: Given by Jacquie Thigpen to the Glory of God in memory of Vince Thigpen.
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(no music)
Celebrant - Tar Drazdowski
Preacher - Tar Drazdowski
Lay Eucharistic Minister - Rita
Hightower
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant - Joye Cantrell
Preacher - Tar Drazdowski
Deacons - Stella Clark
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Eric
Nielsen, Stefani Carroll, David
Sandbach
Lay Readers - Allan Dear, Sheri
Gravett, David Singleton
Ushers - Al Turner, Larry Wisenbaker,
Aaron Parten
Acolytes - Diane Halim, Rena Nelson,
Joel Williams
6:00 p.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant - Joye Cantrell
Preacher - Joye Cantrell
Lay Reader - Nancy Lutsko
Acolyte - Nancy Lutsko
Usher - Danny Mansukhani
6:00 p.m., Vespers, Gabard Bldg.
Compline with homily or discussion
Scriptures
First Lesson - Joel 2:23-32
Psalm - 65
Second Lesson -
2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Gospel - Luke 18:9-14
Every Wednesday
6 p.m.
Every Thursday
7 a.m.
Statistical Information
(Latest Available Financials)
September: Income - $ 38,004
Expenses - $ 53,972
YTD: Income - $ 428,210
Expenses - $ 467,476
Attendance for October 20th:
8:00 a.m. - 20
10:00 a.m. - 140
6:00 p.m. - 5
Upcoming Events
Nov. 3: 8 and 10 a.m., All Saints Day; 6 p.m., All Souls Day
Nov. 3 and 10: Vestry election
Nov. 10: Annual Parish meeting; Parish Picnic at Grassy Pond
Nov. 24: after the 10 a.m. service, a reception for the Rev. Deacon Patricia Marks to thank her for her service
Nov. 24: in the afternoon, community Thanksgiving service coordinated by Valdosta Area Ministerial Association
Nov. 27: 6:00 p.m. Thanksgiving service
Nov. 28: Parish Thanksgiving Day dinner (please sign up in advance)
Senior EYC meets Wednesday at:
the Church
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Clergy and Staff of
Christ Episcopal Church
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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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| 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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Thank you for the very many ways you serve our Christ Church family.
We can always count on you for the very best ribs,chicken, sausage, fried fish, and hush puppies. We know when you are on duty that the cookout will always be something special.
I realize what an important ministry this is. There is so very much more going on there than cooking.
When you gather together it provides an opportunity for the men in our church family to fellowship with each other. This is a great time to get to know each other better and to include newer members or frequent visitors into the fold. There is no telling how many have joined us after experiencing the richness of this fellowship. I am so grateful for all you do and all you and your ministry means to Christ Church.
Sincerely,
Dottie Pitts
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A letter about All Saints Day from Rev. Joye Cantrell is included here.
Christ Church will celebrate All Saints on Sunday, November 3rd at the 8 and 10 a.m. service. We will celebrate All Souls on Sunday evening at 6:00 outside in the memorial garden. If you have a person or persons that you would like remembered in our prayers on November 3rd, please call or email the office with the name. A donation to the newly established Christ Church endowment in memory of a loved one would be appropriate as well.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
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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 thanksgiving side dish. There is a sign-up sheet in the parish hall. For further information, please contact Diane Halim, Sallie Honeycutt or the church office.
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| October 27th and November 3rd |
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Stitchers will meet Sunday, October 27th and again on Sunday, November 3rd in the parish hall to continue knitting and crocheting squares for Syria. Come anytime between 3 and 5 to learn how to create this simple project. No experience or supplies needed! We will be mailing a second box of warm squares to our contact in Turkey the week of Nov 4.
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Canterbury Club - Blood Drive
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Canterbury Club (Episcopal Campus Ministries) will be hosting a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross on Thursday, October 31, 2013 from 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm in the front church parking lot. If you are interested, or for more information, please contact Brenda Keller.
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| EYCS Scholarship Drive 2013 |
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
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Sunday, November 17 will be Ingathering Sunday for the Episcopal Youth and Children's Services scholarship drive. This organization provides needs-based college scholarships and Honey Creek scholarships to deserving children within our diocese.
Either use the "Gold Envelope" conveniently placed in your pew or program (make checks payable to EYCS) or go to www.eycs.georgiaepiscopal.org to donate safely and securely online.
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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 27 Shane Goodwin director of VSU Fellowship of Christian Athletes. His topic is how churches partner with FCA. 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. |
The Stewardship Committee is working on finalizing the 2014 Stewardship/Pledge campaign. If you haven't sent in your pledge card, please do so as soon as possible. Pledges can also be taken over the phone by Amy Creasy and Kim Dudley in the church office. Our committee will be posting a "Thank You" to all church members pledging during our campaign. If you want to be included, please get your pledge turned in before November 1st.
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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Julia and Julius Ariail return from Omaha
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Julia and Julius Ariail recently returned from Omaha, Nebraska, where they represented 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. While there, they were able to meet with mission team members from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Omaha, who had just returned from a week of work at the camp in El Pedregal where our own mission teams stay. The St. Andrew's mission team members cleaned and re-painted the kitchen, the dining hall, and the covered walkway at the camp, preparing these areas for use by other mission teams later this year and into 2014.
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The Sedentary Person's Exercise Class
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| The older adult's exercise class has a new name: Sedentary Person's Exercise Class, or SPEC. It regularly meets in the parish hall from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, except on October 31 (Halloween), November 28 (Thanksgiving), and December 26 (the day after Christmas). Mimi Allen (229 244-2110) is the transportation coordinator. Ann Kasun will be speaking at the November 7 session on fall prevention. For more information, contact Cheryl Hatcher (229 245-3817; chatcher@valdosta.edu) |
26 Mackenzie Clark
27 Lilly Kate Campbell, Jordon Jackson
31 Jan Loeffler
1 Diane Corker, Brandon Jackson |
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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31 Gil & Natalie Gjertsen
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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28 Melanie Ford, Emory Warrick, Sr.
31 Karen Gunter
1 Nicholas Balanis, Cecilia Carroll, Stefani Carroll, Molly
Stevenson, David Holland, Marie Moser, Robert Porter
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, Mimi Bajalia, Helen Bennett, Katherine Berkman, Jeff Bezona, Carmen Boatwright, Barry Bonds, Pat Bradley, Carrie Brooks, Noah Carroll, Judy Carter, Lydia Coddington, Cheryl Critchfield, Jackie Dennis, 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, Christopher Lutsko, Jerriann Levy, Brady Lloyd, Andrew Martin, Bobbi McGraw, Mary Louise McRae, Jayne Nyhammer, Lee Page, Valerie Page, Laura Paine, Terry Parsons, Adair Pizer, Mark Reading, Bernice Roberts, Reva Rollins, David Sandbach, Sr., Marti Schert, Curtis Segars, Pat Sims, Eloise Smith, Tom Smith, Danelle Starling, Krystle Stotler, Ronnie Thompson, Joe Tomberlin, Chris Warren, Emory Warrick, Sr., Bobby Yarbrough
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