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March 16: Lent II
Vestry Member of the Day:
Jeani Synyard
Nursery Worker:
Phyllis Hiers
Coffee Hour Host:
Sallie Honeycutt
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(no music)
Celebrant - Tar Drazdowski
Preacher - Tar Drazdowski
Lay Eucharistic Minister - Rita
Hightower
Usher - Max Bontrager
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant - Tar Drazdowski
Preacher - Tar Drazdowski
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Sandra
Fletcher, Tammy Borders
Lay Readers - Sheri Gravett, Patty
Cosey, Allan Dear
Ushers - John Hiers, Will Hanson,
Tom Carroll
Acolytes - Karen May, Rena Nelson,
Joel Williams
6 p.m. Vespers - Sanctuary
First Lesson - Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm 121
Second Lesson -
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Gospel - John 3:1-17
Every Wednesday
6 p.m.
Every Thursday
7 a.m.
Statistical Information
(Latest Available Financials)
General Fund
January: Income - $ 80,969
Expenses - $ 43,416
YTD: Income - $ 80,969
Expenses - $ 43,416
Attendance for March 9th:
8:00 a.m. - 14
10:00 a.m. - 118
Upcoming Events
March 16: Animal Blessing - 2:00 p.m.
- Front Lawn
Senior EYC: at Gabard Building
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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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Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
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A Blessing of the Animals will be held on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. on the front lawn of Christ Church. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
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Digital Pictures to be taken
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Sundays before and after services
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We will be taking pictures for the next month of our parishioners to help our new rector. Please plan to stop by and have a casual photo taken, before or after services. Please contact Frances Guice if you have questions.
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The Community Depot would like to announce its first annual Joan Bailey Center Charity 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. A silent auction will run concurrently. All auction items are to benefit The American Red Cross, Easter Seals, and the Humane Society - Valdosta.
Would you like to volunteer for the Joan Bailey Charity Auction? There is a sign-up sheet in the parish hall. For more information call 229-561-9343.
Christ Episcopal Church has been awarded a Diamond Sponsor Award by The Community Depot for outstanding support and will be recognized at the auction on March 22, 2014. |
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April 4, 2014 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, April 4th. All orders must be submitted in advance (deadline of Monday, March 31st) 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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Canterbury Club - Blood Drive
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May 14, 2014 from 12 - 4 p.m. - Parish Hall
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Canterbury Club (Episcopal Campus Ministries) will be hosting a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. in the parish hall. If you are interested, or for more information, please contact Brenda Keller.
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Happening #93 will be held at Honey Creek May 30-Jun 1, 2014, and is open to those in grades 10 - 12.
Please mark you calendar and plan to attend. Applications will be posted soon.
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The Search Committee has invited three candidates for rector to visit Valdosta. One will be here in March and the other two in the first two weeks of April. They will have an opportunity to see the church and the community to assist in their discernment process. The Committee will see them in the Christ Church and Valdosta community context to assist with our discernment process. We continue to pray for guidance and appreciate your prayer support.
Many have expressed surprise that the candidates are not invited to preach or to meet members of the Parish beyond the Search Committee. We are following guidelines set down by the Diocese that have been developed from years of experience with searches. The months of preparation of the profile (remember all those meetings and focus groups last Spring?) have provided the Search Committee with an understanding of your vision for the church and the characteristics you desire in a rector. We promise to be faithful to that understanding.
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:
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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Last Sunday - April 27, 2014
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The Rev. Tar Drazdowski returned from sabbatical leave on March 5, 2014. She will assist with worship services through Easter. Her last Sunday at Christ Church will be April 27, 2014.
We will have a reception for Tar+ following the 10:00 worship service on April 27th. A purse will be presented to her at this reception. Currently, we are planning a Dominican Night dinner and auction, Thursday, April 254, where we will celebrate the ministries of Jim and the Rev. Tar Drazdowski. Stay tuned for more information.
If you would like to make a donation to the purse, please send it to Amy in the church office and be sure to note that it is for Tar+.
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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. Camp tuition is $425. 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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New articles in the Vineyard this week included these topics: A letter from our junior warden. This article and the older articles are available here: Online Vineyard |
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15 Julia Ariail, Jeani Synyard
16 Gloria Boyette, Kathy Failor, Julie Jackson
17 Carter Coleman
18 Walton Carter, Olivia Nunn, Pat Tudor
19 Duke Guthrie, Richard Saeger
20 Anne Reid
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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17 Bob & Sue Ann Johnston
18 Searcy & Helen McClure
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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17 Ella Downey
20 Margaret Weston
21 Helen McClure
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, 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, Linda Kerr, Barney Knighton, Christopher Lutsko, Jerriann Levy, Brady Lloyd, Daniel Mayer, Rick McClosky, Bobbi McGraw, Mary Louise McRae, Jayne Nyhammer, Valerie Page, Laura Paine, Terry Parsons, Aaron Parten, Paul, Alice Pendleton, Andrew Pritchett, Cathy Rippeon, Bernice Roberts, Reva Rollins, David Sandbach, Sr., Pat Sims, Eloise Smith, Danelle Starling, Dr. Joe Stubbs, Ronnie Thompson, Joe Tomberlin, Chris Warren, Emory Warrick, Sr., Carolyn Watson
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