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Feb. 16: Epiphany V
Vestry Member of the Day:
Nancy Lutsko
Nursery Worker:
Amber Tanner
Coffee Hour Host:
Pat Bezona and Helen Tucker
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(no music)
Celebrant - Joye Cantrell
Preacher - Joye Cantrell
Lay Eucharistic Minister - Rita
Hightower
Usher: Max Bontrager
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant - Joye Cantrell
Preacher - Joye Cantrell
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - David
Sandbach, Brenda Keller, Sheri
Gravett
Lay Readers - Gnann Moser, Rob
Waldman, David Sandbach
Ushers - John Hiers, Will Hanson,
Tom Carroll
Acolytes - Beth Baker, Pierce Baker,
David Holland, Phyllis Holland
6 p.m. Vespers - Sanctuary
First Lesson - Eccleiasticus 15:15-20
Psalm 119:1-8
Second Lesson - 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Gospel - Matthew 5:21-37
Every Wednesday
6 p.m.
Every Thursday
7 a.m.
Statistical Information
(Latest Available Financials)
General Fund
December: Income - $ 95,077
Expenses - $ 41,997
YTD: Income - $ 474,000
Expenses - $ 468,748
Attendance for February 9th:
8:00 a.m. - 24
10:00 a.m. - 134
Upcoming Events
February 17: Office Closed
February 17: Vestry Meeting - 5:30
March 1: Lunch Bunch - 10:00 a.m.
March 4: Shrove Tuesday Pancake
Supper, 6 - 7 p.m.
- hosted by Senior EYC
March 5: Ash Wednesday - 12 and 6
No Parish Dinner
Senior EYC: at Elliott's Home
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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
(on sabbatical leave 12/30-03/04)
[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
Angela Duncan, Music Director
[email protected]
church office (229) 242-5115
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The Community Depot would like to announce its first annual Live & Silent Auction to be held at Mathis Auditorium on Saturday, March 22, 2014. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a preview of auction items. Items will include extraordinary pieces of furniture, home decor items, clothes and other fine art objects. Live auction to start around 7:30 p.m. Silent auction will run concurrently. All auction items are to benefit The American Red Cross, Easter Seals, and the Humane Society - Valdosta.
If you would like to donate items for either the silent auction or the live auction, please contact Joan Bailey, Phyllis Hiers, or Ralph Jackson. 229-561-9343.
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Digital Photographers needed
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Sundays before and after services
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We would like to have pictures of our parishioners to help our new rector. If interested, you will snap casual photos before and after services for several Sundays. Digital pictures will be given to Ann Kasun for our church membership directory. Please contact Frances Guice if you can help.
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From 11 candidates to 4 finalists
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The Search Committee has narrowed our initial list of 11 names to 4 candidates for rector. We have divided into groups of three to visit these candidates in their parishes. As instructed in the transition manual, we will attend a service in which each one is preaching, attend any activity following the service in which an ordinary visitor would participate, observe the general atmosphere of the church and the service, and talk to people without indicating the purpose of our visit. In addition we will share a meal with candidates and their spouses to get acquainted on a personal level. The Vestry has given us a travel budget and we are working to be good stewards of these funds. Please pray for travel safety and discernment for the traveling teams. Our last visit is scheduled for the end of February. At that point we will have to decide who to bring to Valdosta for interviews. We are fortunate in that this is going to be a difficult decision because of the high quality of our candidates. We appreciate your patience and support throughout this search. -- Phyllis Holland, Chair
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Adult education classes continue at 9 a.m. each Sunday morning in the front of the Parish Hall. The current schedule is below:
Feb. 16: Dr. Bill Querin - Medical Ethics
Feb. 23: Bonnie & Jeff Hanson - Christ Church 2014 Budget
March 2: Julius & Julia Ariail - Dominican Republic Mission
March 9: Patricia Marks - First Church in the new world
March 16: Karen Gunter - St. Francis Ministry for Animals
March 23: Lucy Tomberlin - Elder law and End-of-Life Issues
March 30: Clinton Beeland - Exploring the Roots of Symbols
April 6: Irene Dodd - Crucifixion and Easter art
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Will meet again on February 15, 2014
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Lunch Bunch group will meet this Saturday, February 15th at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. We will be preparing lunches for 125. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, please come to the Parish Hall on Saturday the 15th.
If you cannot make it on the 15th, here are some future dates: March 1, March 15, April 5 and April 19th. Please mark your calendar and plan to help out one Saturday.
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Jim, Julia and Julius to the DR
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February 12 - February 25, 2014
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Jim Drazdowski, along with Julia and Julius Ariail, made it safely to the Dominican Republic on February 13th. They join the Rev. Tar Drazdowski at the Dominican seminary in Santo Domingo. They will attend the Dominican diocesan convention on February 14-16 and then the semi-annual board meeting of the Dominican Development Group (DDG) on February 17. Following the DDG meeting, Julia and Julius (and maybe Tar+ and Jim) will travel to El Pedregal for a few days to work on the details of our June 2014 mission trip projects.
Julia and Julius also hope to visit the city of San Pedro de Macor�s to photograph the work of a mission team from St. Peter's (Savannah) in a medical clinic there. Tar+, Julia and Julius will return home on February 25th, while Jim will remain at the seminary to begin his Spanish language studies and will return home on March 22nd. Your prayers are requested for safe travel and for a productive two weeks with their colleagues in the Diocese of the Dominican Republic. |
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Vestry Votes on February 17, 2014
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At their January meeting, the Vestry members discussed several revisions to our current church bylaws. At their meeting at 5:30 p.m. on February 17, 2014, the Vestry will vote on accepting those revisions. The current bylaws document and
the revised bylaws document are available via these links.
Comments on the revised document may be made to any vestry member, including our senior warden, Jeff Hanson.
As is our tradition, any member of the parish may attend this vestry meeting as a visitor.
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 6, 2014
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The Valdosta State chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will be holding a fund-raising golf tournament on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The registration form and other details are here:
Shane Goodwin, the FCA leader, spoke about the programs and mission of this organization at our adult education class on October 27, 2013.
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It's time for softball sign-ups. If you're interested in playing on the church softball league this season for Christ Church, please contact Paul Stevenson as soon as possible.
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Diocesan Youth Newsletter
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Monthly now, soon to be weekly
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To keep everyone informed about what is going on in the Diocese of Georgia Youth Programs, the Diocese currently has a monthly online newsletter "News from the DoG House" for youth and young adult programs, and it will soon be a weekly publication. To subscribe to this mailing, click on the link here.
To check out the latest issue click here.
It's bigger and better than ever, so check it out when you have a chance. Parents of our youth members might want to subscribe themselves to see what's happening and what's coming up on the increasingly busy program schedule for youth and young adult programs.
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Registration is open for the 2014 season of Summer Camp at Honey Creek. There is another action packed, memory filled summer planned this year. Don't delay in registering for camp! Spots are already starting to fill. If you are registered before March 1 and the $75 deposit is in, you will receive a discount on the camp tuition. Camp tuition is $425. If you register before March 1, you will receive a $25 discount. A link to the summer camp online registration can be found here.
2014 Summer Camp Schedule
June 15-21- High School Camp (completed grades 9-12,
not yet started college);
June 22-28 St. Joseph & Mary I (completed grades 3-5);
July 6-12 St. Peter I (completed grades 6-8);
July 13-19 St. Joseph & Mary (completed grades 3-5);
July 20-26 St. Peter II (completed grades 6-8).
Please let Elizabeth Burns know if you have any questions.
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This Week in The Vineyard
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New articles in the online Vineyard this week include: Revised Church Bylaws, Adult Class on Medical Ethics, Blocks into Blankets. Online Vineyard |
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February 15 - February 21
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16 Lucille Sineath, Emily White
17 Fred Bajalia
18 Elizabeth Lauckhardt
19 Cheryl Hatcher, Matilda Stubbs
20 Mary Lou McRae
21 Cliff Baker, Mike Holland, Amy Terrell
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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February 15 - February 21
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17 Troy & Leigh Long
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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February 15 - February 21
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20 Caty Carter, Mary Peeples
21 Christopher Hanson, Claire Hanson, Joshua Hanson
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, Freddie Bajalia, Katherine Berkman, Pat Bradley, Carrie Brooks, Judy Carter, Lydia Coddington, Cheryl Critchfield, Robert Church, Jeff Crawford, Jackie Dennis, Leroy Dorminy, Elizabeth, Ann Embry, Kathy Failor, Gene and Pam Garner, Gil Gjertsen, Natalie Gjertsen, Travis Grove, Cheryl Hatcher, Rena Holmes, Velma Hobgood, Ramona Hoffman, Charles Hunt, Renee Jackson, Vernell Jackson, Susan Jones, Barney Knighton, Michael Laslie, Christopher Lutsko, Jerriann Levy, Brady Lloyd, Daniel Mayer, Bobbi McGraw, Mary Louise McRae, Jayne Nyhammer, Valerie Page, Laura Paine, Terry Parsons, Paul, Andrew Pritchett, Cathy Rippeon, Bernice Roberts, Bill Rogers, Reva Rollins, David Sandbach, Sr., Pat Sims, Eloise Smith, Danelle Starling, Jewellee Thomas, Ronnie Thompson, Joe Tomberlin, Chris Warren, Emory Warrick, Sr.
Family of Janice Brown (David Schert's grandmother)
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