Christ Church Valdosta Weekly Bulletin
February 14, 2014
In This Issue:

Worship Services

 

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 

 

Scriptures
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
Clergy and Staff of 
Christ Episcopal Church

The Rev. Laura "Joye" Q. Cantrell, Interim Rector
rector@christchurchvaldosta.org 

church office (229) 242-5115

 

The Rev. Tar Drazdowski,

Assistant Rector

(on sabbatical leave 12/30-03/04)
revtar@christchurchvaldosta.org 

church office (229) 242-5115  

other (229) 249-0895

 

Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator

office@christchurchvaldosta.org 

church office (229) 242-5115

 

Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper
books@christchurchvaldosta.org 

bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616 

 

Angela Duncan, Music Director

music@christchurchvaldosta.org  

church office (229) 242-5115

 

 
The Community Depot
Joan Bailey Center
Auction - March 22, 2014
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.
Digital Photographers needed
Sundays before and after services

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.
Search Committee Update
From 11 candidates to 4 finalists

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
Adult Education Classes
Sunday mornings at 9:00
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
Lunch Bunch Group
Will meet again on February 15, 2014
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.
Jim, Julia and Julius to the DR
February 12 - February 25, 2014
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 Macorís 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. 
Revised Church Bylaws 
Vestry Votes on February 17, 2014

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.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 6, 2014

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. 
Men's Softball

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. 
Diocesan Youth Newsletter
Monthly now, soon to be weekly

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.  
Summer Camps
Honey Creek
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. 
This Week in The Vineyard
New articles in the online Vineyard this week include: Revised Church Bylaws, Adult Class on Medical Ethics, Blocks into Blankets. Online Vineyard
Birthdays this week
February 15 - February 21

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


Wedding Anniversaries this week
February 15 - February 21
15 Tommy & Frances Hatcher

17 Troy & Leigh Long

Baptismal Anniversaries this week
February 15 - February 21

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.

 
Remember in your prayers

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)

Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
229.242.5115

Christ Episcopal Church is part of the 
Diocese of Georgia.
email us at  office@christchurchvaldosta
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