June 21:
4 Pentecost / Proper 7
Vestry Member of Day:
Larry Wisenbaker
Coffee Hour Host:
Vestry
Nursery Worker:
Stefani Carroll
Altar Guild:
Team 3
Altar Flowers: Given by Paul Leake to the Glory of God for blessings received.
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Celebrant - The Rev. Peter Ingeman
Preacher - The Rev. Deacon Stella Clark
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Martha Leake
Usher - Max Bontrager
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant -The Rev. Peter Ingeman
Preacher - The Rev. Deacon Stella Clark
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Mike Tanner,
Rita Hightower, Tammy Borders
Lay Readers - Cathy Oglesby, Karen
May, Kathy Armstrong
Ushers - John Hiers, Will Hanson, Tom
Carroll
Acolytes - Nancy Lutsko, Tim Fry, Maddie
Yarbrough
Scriptures
First Lesson - Job 38:1-11
Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32
Second Lesson - 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Gospel - Mark 4:35-41
June and July
Wednesday Evening Prayer
6 p.m.
Every Thursday
7 a.m.
Upcoming Events
June 15-22: D.R. Mission Trip
July 1: The Rev. Daniel Shoemake begins
July 3: Church Office Closed
July 6-11: Youth Mission Trip - TN
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Clergy and Staff of
Christ Episcopal Church
The Rev. Dr. Dave Johnson
Rector
[email protected] church office (229) 242-5115 Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator [email protected] church office (229) 242-5115 Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper [email protected] bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616 Stefani Carroll [email protected] Director of Children's Ministry church office (229) 242-5115 Angela Duncan, Music Director [email protected] church office (229) 242-5115 Kathy Armstrong, Choirmaster church office (229) 242-5115 Office hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
It is with great joy that I inform you that The Rev. Daniel Shoemake will be joining the staff of Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta as Associate Rector, officially beginning July 1, 2015. Daniel just graduated with a Master of Divinity from Emory University, Anglican Studies track. He is an ordained deacon and will be ordained a priest next week in the Diocese of Minnesota. While assisting me with preaching, teaching, and pastoral care, his primary focus will be developing our ministry with college students (particularly at VSU), youth, and young adults/families-as part of joining all of us at Christ Church in our ministry of preaching the Gospel, loving one another, and
following the Holy Spirit.
Yours in Christ,
Dave
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The Soup Kitchen will be closed the week after July 4th. In order to serve those who depend on this ministry for meals, several churches are preparing sack lunches that week. On Tuesday, July 7, Christ Church has committed to preparing 175 lunches and distribute them at the Soup Kitchen location. We need volunteers and supplies. If you can help, please call Sandra Fletcher at 244-5033 or e-mail her. Meals will be distributed between 11 am and 12:30 pm on that day. We will prepare the lunches in the church kitchen earlier that day - sandwiches, chips, fruit and water. You may help prepare the lunches or contribute supplies, or funds to buy supplies.
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Wednesday Evening Prayer will be held at 6:00 p.m. each Wednesday through the summer months of June and July. Please take note of this change. Nancy Lutsko will lead Evening Prayer June 24th.
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For our VBS 2015 photos, click here.
As we gather on Monday morning for the first day of Vacation Bible School, there is always a sense of anticipation, excitement, and, most of all, hope. We hope everyone has fun, that the stations run smoothly, that everyone gets along, and of course, that the Good News flows freely into young minds and hearts. And each year, we are reminded of why we love this church and these people so much, because those hopes were fulfilled this week, thanks to the incredible group of volunteers that made it all possible.
Phyllis Hiers and Mimi Allen (with extra help this year from Helen Tucker) always do an incredible job of showing the children the wonders of God's creation through fascinating science experiments. Karen Bell helped the children make physical manifestations of the scriptures each day with beautiful crafts such as prayer pots, sun catchers and sand art crosses. Grace Diamond and Kate Hanson had the challenging, but fun, job of teaching the children to make a joyful noise (and dance) to the Lord, and then leading the kids in their performance for the parents at the closing service on Thursday. Emily Johnson and Loyce Turner (with Thursday help from Jim Chamberlain) got to play with the kids in Games. The Snack crew - Steph Johnson, Sallie Honeycutt, Leigh Long, Susan Chamberlain, and Cheryl Hatcher - made yummy snacks to help the kids digest their lessons (feel free to groan at that pun) and keep them energized for the after-snack session.
Shepherding the kids through the stations was a fantastic group of leaders and helpers: Millie Johnson, Keri Wilkin, Julie Daughtrey, Shayla Bajalia, Julia Ariail, Rena Nelson, Hadley Kirkland, Cecilia Carroll, Caroline Prine, Brooklyn Prine, Kate Tunison, John David Greneker, Savannah Allen, and Cassidy Honeycutt. Running varied errands and doing odd jobs for Stefani Carroll were Hayden Coggins and John Nelson.
Our resident decorating diva, Rena Nelson, created the vision for a space of movement, color and fun. As usual, Julius Ariail did an incredible job of taking and posting pictures, tirelessly making the rounds each day to capture the magic and wonder that is VBS at Christ Church!
Stefani Carroll, Director of Children's Ministry
For a more detailed version of this VBS 2015 report and thank-you message from Stefani, check out her Vineyard article.
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Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.
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Lunch Bunch will meet on Saturday, June 20th at 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Come to the Parish Hall at 11:00, normally done before 1:00. Please plan to join us on a Saturday.
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Father Dave in the Dominican Republic
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Monday, June 15 - Monday, June 22
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Father Dave will be out of the office June 15 - June 23, 2015 for a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. If you need any assistance, please contact the church office.
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Dominican Republic Mission Trip |
And we're off! - June 15 - June 22, 2015
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Fr. Dave will commission several members of our 2015 mission team during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, June 14. After that service, we drive to Orlando to meet the other members of our team and to spend the night in preparation for our flight to Santo Domingo on Monday, June 15. We return to Orlando late on the evening of June 22. Initial photos and daily reports from our trip will initially be available on Christ Church's Facebook page. Later, a complete report and comprehensive photo album will be posted on the church's website.
There are 20 members of this year's team from the Dioceses of Atlanta, Central Florida, Dominican Republic, Georgia, and North Carolina. We request your prayers as we work on several projects in the village of El Pedregal in the central highlands of the Dominican Republic. A guide for prayers, keyed to our daily schedule, is here.
The sauna that was donated to benefit our mission team fund did not sell the first time it was listed on eBay, so we have lowered the initial bid level to $1,500 and have re-listed it. If you would like to check out this eBay item, go to this link.
For complete information about this year's trip and the history of our work in the Dominican Republic since 2001, go here.
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Our Junior and Middle School EYC groups are collecting hotel/sample sized toiletries which they will bag and send to The Haven for their clients. There will be a collection bin in the Parish Hall. Thank you so much for helping our youth do God's work in our community!
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20 Eleanor Parten
23 Mike Richardson, Larry Wisenbaker
25 Buddy Pitts |
Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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20 Leigh Long
22 Sally Nunn
25 Julia Claire Copeland
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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24 Jerry & Judy DeMott, Monty & Marilyn Miller
Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Baptismal Anniversary, or Wedding Anniversary.
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Katherine Berkman, Pat Bradley, Carrie Brooks, Willie Bunch, Lesa Cannon, Dave Clark, Lydia Coddington, Beverly Cowart, Cheryl Critchfield, Robert Church, Jeff Crawford, Deborah Davis, Jerry DeMott, Jackie Dennis, Leroy Dorminy, Blake Ellis, Ann Embry, Weston Flail, Cindy Foster, Gene and Pam Garner, Gil Gjertsen, Beau Gray, Travis Grove, Karen Gunter, Helen Hartz, Cheryl Hatcher, Laney Hays, Karen Hipsher, Rena Holmes, Charles Hunt, Julie Jackson, Renee Jackson, Vernell Jackson, Linda Justice, Linda Kerr, Barney Knighton, Jerrianne Levy, Brady Lloyd, Bob Matarazzo, Rick McClosky, Mary Louise McRae, Mike, Bobbie Ann Mitchell, Gladys Murphy, Joe Newbern, Laura Paine, Patel Family, Ivey Plair, Ella Mae Rawlings, Ellene Reddick, Bernice Roberts, Reva Rollins, David Sandbach, Sr., Pat Sims, Jack Spencer, Daphne Stacks, Danelle Starling, Kathie Stevenson, Barry Story, Suzanne Sullivan, Maria Taylor, Al Turner, Sylvia Warrick, Emory Warrick, Sr., Carolyn Watson, Mandy White.
Family of Victoria Lauckhart
Please pray for General Convention, Deputies and Bishops - June 24th-July 3rd in Salt Lake City
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