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March 13:
Lent 5
Vestry Member of Day:
Bill Querin
Coffee Hour Host:
Helen Tucker / Pat Bezona
Altar Guild:
Team 1
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Nancy Lutsko
Usher - Max Bontrager
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Nancy Lutsko,
Allan Dear, Sheri Gravett
Lay Readers - Nancy Lutsko, Emily
Rogers, Jane Kinney
Ushers - Ron Borders, Richard Coleman,
Bill Sineath
Acolytes - John David Greneker, Cassidy
Honeycutt, Paul Stevenson
6:00 p.m. Vespers - Sanctuary
Scriptures
First Lesson - Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm - 126
Second Lesson - Philippians 3:4b-14
Gospel - John 12:1-8
Wednesday Evening
6 p.m.
Each Thursday
7:00 a.m.
Upcoming Events
March 16: Wednesday Night Dinner /
Teaching Series
March 19 - Lunch Bunch
March 24: Maundy Thursday Service 6pm
March 25: Good Friday Services (12 & 6)
April 8: DR supper and auction
April 22-24: Parish Retreat - Honey Creek
May 9-16: DR Mission Trip
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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 Millie Johnson [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. - 12:00 p.m.
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Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:00 a.m.
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Welcome to Spring(ing forward)! Daylight saving time starts this weekend, when we turn our clocks forward an hour starting at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 13.
This is the "bad" switch, when we "lose" an hour of sleep over night. The time change can make us sleepier than usual, so be careful if you drive early on Sunday morning. ☺
The good news is that the sun will seem to rise and set later in the day than it does now, so we have more time to enjoy the daylight during the hours we are normally awake - after work.
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Memorial Garden Renovation
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From Senior Warden - Bill Querin
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Dear Christ Church Family,
As you know, we have been working on various improvements to our Christ Church property. This year one of our major projects is the renovation of our Memorial Garden.
During the Sunday school hour on February 21, the renovation plans were presented and received with enthusiasm. The attachment includes the proposed site plan along with drawings of the cross, benches, and arbors. These plans were approved by the vestry at the January 28 meeting. The total budget for this project is $50,000. Of this budget $24,000 is currently on hand in a fund designated for Memorial Garden improvement and upkeep. We are asking for your help in raising the remaining $26,000.
There are a number of opportunities for memorial gifts that can be made to fund the project. The major items include the following:
Arbors 2 ($1,500 each) $3,000
Benches 4 ($1,250 each) $5,000
Lighting Estimate $3,000
New Plaque $2,000
Cross $1,000
Pavers Estimate $10.000
Total $24,000
An additional new bronze plaque will provide an opportunity for parishioners to memorialize loved ones who are not interred in the Memorial Garden by placing their name on a plaque, separate from the burial plaques. Several parishioners have already done this.
This is a critical project for Christ Church. We want to honor our "saints who have gone before" as well as provide a beautiful place for future internments. We want this to be a sacred, reflective place for people to remember their beloved family members and friends.
Any gift you would make would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to contribute, please make checks out to "Christ Episcopal Church" and write "Memorial Garden" on the memo line. We are hoping to complete the fundraising by March 31.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
Gratefully,
Bill Querin
Senior Warden
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Second Annual Women's Retreat
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March 11 - March 12, 2016
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Women's Retreat Weekend begins tonight at the Rectory from 6-9 p.m.
- Friday, March 11, 2016 from 6-9 p.m. Snacks and Fun
- Saturday, March 12, 2016 beginning at 9 a.m. with light breakfast and coffee. We will have lunch and end with Eucharist at 3 p.m.
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Wednesday Evening Lenten Dinner Series
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March 16, 2016 from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
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Wednesday Evening Lenten Dinner Series "Grace and the Ten Commandments" concludes with the Men in Blue doing a Fish Fry for Dinner on March 16th. Dinner and series are held from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Covering two commandments per week we'll explore how the Gospel intersects with the Ten Commandments and how that applies to our daily lives. Nursery and childcare available.
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Please join us for Holy Week Services. All are welcome!
March 20: Palm Sunday Services - 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM
March 23: Wednesday Night Eucharist - 6:00 PM
March 24: Maundy Thursday Service - 6:00 PM
March 25: Good Friday Services - 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM
March 27: Easter Sunday Services - 8 AM and 10:00 AM
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Lunch Bunch will be on Saturday, March 19th.
The Christ Church Valdosta Lunch Bunch feeds 120 or more hungry children every first and third Saturday of the month. Workers from the church as well as other members of the community who volunteer gather at 11 a.m. at Christ Church to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They pack them in plastic bags, then brown paper bags with logo stickers together with chips, fruit, juice and other healthy goodies purchased from the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Please join us, on any 1st or 3rd Saturday.
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Another VBS (Vacation Bible School) planning meeting will be held on March 13th at 12:00 (noon) following Sunday School, in the Multipurpose Room in the Gabard Building.
Lunch will be provided.
If you plan to attend please, RSVP to Stefani Carroll.
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By Wednesday, March 23rd at noon
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We have all the plastic eggs we will need for Easter. Now we need to fill them. Please bring individually wrapped candy (no chocolate please) to the church office between now and Wednesday, March 23rd.
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 11:00 Easter Morning! Many thanks for your generosity!
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Donation opportunity to help The Haven. The Haven is always in need of items to help women and children get back on their feet after they have left the shelter. They have to start over from scratch. For the month of March, Kate Hanson will be collecting items for The Haven.
Items that are needed: Personal Care Items, Paper Products, Clothing.
Most needed items are: Toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, paper towels, toilet paper, sheets, towels, women's undergarments, children's undergarments.
A detailed item list can be found in the parish hall. Items can be dropped off at the church office, or contact Kate Hanson.
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Second Annual Parish Retreat
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Friday, April 22 - Sunday, April 24, 2016
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A Parish Retreat has been planned for Friday, April 22 - Sunday, April 24, 2016. The Retreat will be held at Honey Creek.
- Lodge rooms are $178 for weekend,
- Meal plan is $63 per person (8 and over) for 3 meals on Saturday and 2 meals on Sunday.
Please contact the church office if you would like to make a reservation. Checks need to be sent to the church office not Honey Creek (please denote for Parish Retreat).
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April 8 at the Cotton Corner
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The "GO Team" needs help from the "Home Team." The eight missioners who are going to the DR as the Christ Church Mission Team have adopted a project to screen the open air dining hall at the Episcopal camp to help protect visitors from mosquito-borne diseases. The cost is $3,750. We hope to use some of the auction funds to help us pay for the supplies we need. We will also have options to sponsor a child in the local Episcopal school we helped build.
Tickets for the April 8, Dominican Republic Dinner and Auction are available from Jeani Synyard, Marilyn Miller, Julia Ariail and Kim Dudley in the church office at $25 each.The event will be catered by Covingtons and held at the Cotton Corner at 101 N. Ashley Street from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Because of space limitations, only 104 tickets will be sold. Buy your tickets early as no tickets are sold at the door. The live auction will feature several weekend beach retreats, a barbecue dinner for 75, an antique caned rocking chair, a hand carved seven-piece nativity set, an antique doll house with furniture and many more interesting items. The silent auction has a juggling performance by our own Joel Williams at your party or event, 3 hand knit shawls and scarves, two silver and larimar crosses custom made in the DR, a handmade wooden bowl by Dr. Dave Richards, a Panamanian mola fabric, and a casserole, salad and dessert every month for a year, plus much more. An online catalog of the items will be available next Friday. It is going to be a fun party and benefit the mission work by members of our church and scholarships to the DR school. Fr. Dave Johnson and senior warden Dr. Bill Querin, both veterans of DR mission trips, will speak at the event. For photos from last year's event, click here.
For more information about the trip, please click here.
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The Diocese of Georgia is sharing a new communication spotlight. Each week we will publish this announcement in the Friday Bulletin. Check out this weeks spotlight ministry.
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14 Merrill Guice
15 Julia Ariail, Jeani Synyard
16 Gloria Boyette, Julie Jackson
17 Carter Coleman, Jake Daughtrey
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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14 Mackenzie Clark, Larry Wisenbaker
17 Ella Downey
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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17 Bob & Sue Ann Johnston
Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Baptismal Anniversary, or Wedding Anniversary.
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Kathy Armstrong, Robert Church, Dave Clark, Beverly Cowart, Frances Crawford, Scott Cregger, Jerry DeMott, Blake Ellis, Gage Greneker, Cheryl Hatcher, Laney Hays, Kayla LaMere, Larry, Jerriann Levy, Danny Mayer, Bobbie Ann Mitchell, Bill Nunn, Sarah Parrish, Sally Querin, David Sandbach, Sr., Billy Selph, Edi Shepherd, Jack Spencer, Kathie Stevenson, Suzanne Sullivan, Sylvia Warrick, Emory Warrick, Sr., Orson Woodall
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