Our newly hired Assistant to the Rector, Philip Ryan, along with his wife Amanda and their daughter Greta, will be moving into Louttit Hall on August 26.  He will officially begin on September 1st.  Philip has extensive ministry experience and is a gifted preacher and teacher.  He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies and Languages at Evangel University, his Master of Arts degree in Exegetical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, and his Master of Theology degree at Candler School of Theology, Emory University.  Christ Church has a rich tradition of raising up ordained clergy, and along these lines Philip will be entering the ordination process in The Episcopal Church.  In the meantime he will be licensed by Bishop Benhase as a Licensed Lay Preacher and a Licensed Lay Eucharistic Minister.  Here at Christ Church he will be working on developing our college and youth ministries, further developing our local outreach efforts, and doing some preaching and teaching as well.  I ask you to join me in warmly welcoming Philip, Amanda, and Greta into our Christ Church family!

Please join us, on any 1st or 3rd Saturday. 

For many years a group of men and some women have grilled dinners for the parishioners of Christ Church. They named themselves the Men in Blue for obvious reasons: they all wore blue t-shirts. How do you join? You have only to ask to be part of the group, then show up when it's time to cook. Call Dave Clark at 559-6159 or John Hiers at 244-5942 to join the team. Sign up today.

We are collecting crosses to place on a wall in the Gabard Building.  If you have any crosses you would like to donate to the church, please bring them by the church office. Thank you in advance!

Pottery Cross Making Class at Turner Center for the Arts will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 9 - 12 p.m. The cost of the class is $15 per person which will include all materials.  If you are interested in attending, please contact Marge McCartney.  There is a class limit of 15 people, so sign up early.

Planning for the Dominican Mission trip begins early - almost a year early. The dates for next year's trip are June 12 -19, 2017. We selected the date early so that we could get on the Campamento schedule at a time after our schools ended and before their summer camp sessions begin and so that those thinking of going with us could block out the dates on next year's schedule. If you are interested in applying for the "Go Team," contact Julia or Julius Ariail at juliacariail@gmail.com.  Save the date.

Work continues on the final report and photo album from our 2016 trip. As a preview, here's a small set of photos from Sunday, May 15, when our team attended the church service in El Pedregal: 

Photos from worship service in the DR

The new articles in the Vineyard this week are: Sermon, August 21, 2016. Older articles are available at the Online Vineyard.