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Dec. 22: Advent 4
Vestry Member of the Day:
David Sandbach
Nursery Worker:
Phyllis Hiers
Lay Eucharistic Visitors:
Allan Dear
Nancy Lutsko
Maggie Roberts
Coffee Hour Host:
Debi Saegar
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
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Pauline
Brown, Rita Hightower, Allan Dear
Lay Readers - Julia Ariail, David
Sandbach, Tammy Borders
Ushers - Al Turner, Larry Wisenbaker
Acolytes - Ellie Copeland, Julia
Copeland, Phoebe Singleton, Raini
Singleton
6 p.m. Vespers - Sanctuary
First Lesson - Isaiah 7:10-16
Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18
Second Lesson - Romans 1:1-7
Gospel - Matthew 1:18-25
Every Wednesday
6 p.m.
Every Thursday
7 a.m.
Statistical Information
(Latest Available Financials)
General Fund
November: Income - $ 43,334
Expenses - $ 33,699
YTD: Income - $ 406,500
Expenses - $ 401,748
Attendance for December 15th:
8:00 a.m. - 17
10:00 a.m. - 135
Upcoming Events
December 20: Youth Lock-in in the
Gabard Bldg. 6 p.m. until 9 a.m.
December 21: Youth Christmas Party
Parish Hall, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
December 22: Helen Bennett funeral,
1:00 p.m.
December 23: Decorate Church for
Christmas, 10:00 a.m.
December 23: HEP Party at Sandbachs'
home, 6:30 p.m.
December 24: Children's Service -
5:30 p.m.
December 24: Midnight Service -
10:30 p.m.
December 25: Christmas Day Service
10:00 a.m.; Lunch in Parish Hall 12
noon.
December 25 - 27: Office Closed
January 1: New Year's Day trip to St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Senior EYC take a break until January 8, 2014.
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Clergy and Staff of
Christ Episcopal Church
The Rev. Laura "Joye" Q. Cantrell, Interim Rector
[email protected]
church office (229) 242-5115
The Rev. Tar Drazdowski,
Assistant Rector
[email protected]
church office (229) 242-5115
other (229) 249-0895
Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
[email protected]
church office (229) 242-5115
Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper
[email protected]
bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616
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Schedule for Christmas Week
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Christmas Week Schedule:
December 23: 10:00 a.m. Decorate Church for Christmas
6:00 p.m. Happy Episcopal People's Party at Sandbach's home (2607 Pebblewood Drive) -
- all adults are welcome
December 24: 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Service - Young
and Young at Heart
10:30 p.m. Musical Prelude
11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service
December 25: 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day Service
12:00 p.m. Christmas Day Lunch
NO Wednesday Night Service or Dinner
December 25 - December 27: Church office is closed
Merry Christmas!
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Lunch Bunch group will meet Saturday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. We will be preparing lunches for 125 this week. If you are interested in helping out with this ministry, please come to the parish hall Saturday.
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December 25 in the Parish Hall - 12 noon
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Sign up by Monday, December 23 (No fooling! We need to know the amount of meat and supplies to purchase) to share the joy of a Christmas day festive meal in the Parish Hall at mid-day! Wayne Ellerbee is providing the roast and salmon, potatoes, rolls and baklava for the dinner. Diane Halim has organized the salads, vegetables and other desserts for the event. Donations gratefully accepted for the cost of the food supplies. Please do not enter by the kitchen door or walk through the kitchen as the elves will be busy - use the double doors in the breezeway to enter the Parish Hall. We will gather in the Parish Hall for fellowship at noon. Lunch will start at 12:30 p.m. For more information email Diane Halim or call her at 229-560-8645. |
Youth Sunday School
Changed to 11 a.m. |
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Beginning January 5, 2014
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At their meeting on December 16th, the vestry decided to change the time of the youth Sunday School from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (or immediately after the conclusion of the 10 a.m. worship service), starting on January 5th, 2014. The adult education class time will be determined after asking the current twenty to thirty 9 a.m. attendees about their preference on December 22nd.
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The Community Depot would like to thank Christ Episcopal Church for its wonderful support in 2013. With your gifts of love, time, donations and most of all your prayers for our organization. We hope you have a great holiday season.
Joan Bailey, Phyllis Hiers
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The Search Committee is conducting Skype/telephone interviews with applicants. Scheduling these at the time of the year is a little difficult, but we hope to be ready to develop a short list by early in January. We appreciate continued prayers for discernment.
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Donations to Christ Church
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Donations for the 2013 tax year must be given to the church no later than 12/31/2013 or mailed to the church in an envelope postmarked no later than 12/31/2013. Any donations made after December 31, 2013 will be posted on 2014 giving sheet.
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Monday, December 23, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
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H.E.P. (Happy Episcopal People) Party: All adults are welcome - Monday, December 23, 2013 at 6:30 PM at David and Elise Sandbach's - 2607 Pebblewood Dr. Please mark your calendar and plan to come and enjoy an evening of Christmas Cheer - bring an hors d'oeuvre.
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This Week in The Vineyard
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New articles in the online Vineyard this week include: the children's Christmas service, New Year's Day trip to St. Marks, vestry meeting summaries for November 18 and December 16, the baptism of the Davis twins, and a continuation of the history of renovation activities in the 1960's. Online Vineyard |
Adult Christian Education
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| Schedule for next Sunday:
December 22 Clinton Beeland - "The Power of Symbols"
Plus a discussion of the class time starting in January 2014.
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Middle and High School Lock-in: Friday, December 20, 6:30 p.m - 9:00 a.m. Please join us for fun and fellowship. Bring a canned good, overnight bag, games, friends, and the Christmas spirit!!
We need at least 2 additional chaperones for this event. If we don't have enough chaperones, we can't have the Lock-in.
Any donations of drinks (cans or individual bottles, please) and
snacks are greatly appreciated.
PLEASE RSVP to Stefani Carroll
Youth Christmas Party: Saturday, December 21, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Youth from PreK3 - 5th grade are invited to join us for cookie decorating, a Christmas craft, games, science experiments, a "snowball" fight, and, of course, the Christmas story!! We will serve pizza for lunch. Please bring a canned good to be given to the elderly in the New Year.
We need volunteers to help us share the spirit of Christmas with our youth.
PLEASE RSVP for your youth to Stefani Carroll
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December 21 - December 27
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21 Jack Warren
26 Melanie Ford
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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December 21 - December 27
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21 Jimmy & Ingrid Carroll
23 Emory & Sylvia Warrick
24 Gene & Sandra Seago
26 Buddy & Dottie Pitts |
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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| December 21 - December 27 |
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23 Ellis Moser
24 Emory Warrick, Jr.
26 Walter Hobgood
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, Katherine Berkman, Barry Barnes, Pat Bradley, Carrie Brooks, James Byrd, Judy Carter, Lydia Coddington, Cheryl Critchfield, Jackie Dennis, Leroy Dorminy, Elizabeth, Ann Embry, Kathy Failor, Gene and Pam Garner, Gil and Natalie Gjertsen, Travis Grove, Velma Hobgood, Ramona Hoffman, Charles Hunt, 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, Mark Reading, Cathy Rippeon, Bernice Roberts, Bill Rogers, 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.
The family of Helen Bennett
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