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God's blessings to you and your family this Advent. Please reference this newsletter to find all the wonderful happenings for your kids (k-12) at Christ Church Cranbrook in October.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PARTY
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Elementary School Christmas Party will be Sunday December 20 during the 10:00AM worship in the Hospitality Center.
Middle School and High School Christmas Party will be Sunday December 20 at 11:30AM in the Hospitality Center.
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CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP SERVICES
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Please join us for Christmas Eve services on Thursday, December 24th. This year we will be offering four unique services:
- Jazz Mass, 1:00 PM
- Family Service, 4:00 PM (nursery available)
- Festival Holy Eucharist, 7:00 PM, featuring brass and choir (nursery available)
- Choral Holy Eucharist, 10:00 PM, featuring brass and choir.
On Christmas Day, we will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 10:00 AM, followed by the Christmas Brunch.
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FESTIVAL OF GIFTS
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Saturday December 5, 5:00PM
Sunday December 6, 10:00AM
The Festival of Gifts is a long-standing tradition here at Christ Church Cranbrook. Many, many parishioners and people from neighboring areas come to this service and look forward to it year after year. This year in the spirit of long standing traditions the Festival of Gifts service will follow the original service program and lessons from December 1928. You may be wondering if this will look and sound very different from recent years. The answer is the order of service will change and some of the prayers will sound a little different but we think you will find that the language and prayers will paint a beautiful picture of this very special time in our Christian faith. Of course, the readings and the story of the birth of our Lord Jesus remains the same as does the role of our beloved Acolytes who will enact the story and display a living crèche. We will also process as usual past the live crèche to view the scene of the birth of our Lord.
You will note in keeping with this "retro" theme, the service program will also take on the historical look of the original 1928 enactment. I hope you and your family will worship at one of the Festival of Gifts services.
Parishioners are invited to bring unwrapped gifts, which will be collected by various service agencies in southeast Michigan. They are:
- Baldwin Center
- Bound Together
- Butzel Family Center
- Children's Aid Society of Detroit
- Crossroads for Youth
- Crossroads of Michigan
- Easter Seals
- Federation of Youth Services
- Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
- Matrix Human Services
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Oakland County Children's Village
- Oakland Family Services
These agencies will "shop" on Monday, December 7 for those in need - at-risk, low-income youth and young adults, ages newborn to 21.
Items requested include, but are not limited to cold weather gear, college-themed hoodies (teen/adult sizes), infant/toddler clothing, toys, board games, card games, arts and crafts, age appropriate books, puzzles, action figures, dolls and sporting good items.
We invite you to make this a part of your Christmas tradition if it isn't already!
PLEASE NOTE:
NO ELEMENTARY SUNDAY SCHOOL...
WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH LIVE ANIMALS.
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COLLEGE STUDENT BRUNCH
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College students, please join us during Christmas Break for brunch on Wednesday, December 23, from 11:00-12:00 in the parlor. Please come see CCC friends/staff and enjoy a warm breakfast and some Christmas cheer.
Please RSVP to Jill Bednas.
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CCC OUTREACH
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In keeping with the Spirit of Christmas and celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, we will be collecting BABY ITEMS this month.
These donations will be delivered to the Center for Children, a division of Focus:HOPE and Crossroads of Michigan.
Some suggestions are layette sets, baby toiletries, crib sheets and blankets, children clothing 0 - 4T, diapers newborn to 4T and bottle sets. Please place your donations in the bins located in the Narthex and at the South Entrance.
Thank you for helping God's children.
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CHOIR
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Saint Francis Choir
Children 4 years - 2nd grade
St. Francis Choir meets on Sundays following the 10 AM Service! All children, 4 years old to second grade, are welcome and encouraged to join the St. Francis Choir and experience the joy of choral singing. Kate Bublitz will direct the choir again this year. Rehearsals are held in the Choir Room immediately following Sunday's 10:00 AM service. For more information contact Kate at kate.bublitz@hotmail.com
Cranbrook Choristers
Children/Youth 3rd - 8th grade 
A rare opportunity at a first-rate musical education in sight reading, pitch, rhythm, expression and theory. The program is graded in three levels with a system of rewards and encouragement for advancement in the choir. An element of Christian Education is included in each level of the program.
Monday's (7-8:30PM)
Thursday's (5-6:30PM)
Contact Christopher Wells, Director of Music to enroll your son/daughter.
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MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LECTORS
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Youth Lector Ministry
Pastor Manisha will train any youth from sixth grade up who is interested in being a reader at the 10am service. You will learn how to prepare for and read the First Lesson and Psalm. Questions? Ask Pastor Manisha (mdostert@christchurchcranbrook.org).
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HIGH SCHOOL HANGOUT
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New this year, high schoolers are given an opportunity to meet every Sunday to build relationships and share what they learned at worship.
Immediately following communion, highschoolers have permission to leave the service and head into the Parlor, where Pastor Manisha and other adult leaders will facilitate a short discussion about the readings or sermon, and talk about their highs and lows and where they experienced God in the past week.
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2016 MISSION TRIPS
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SAVE THE DATE
This summer, every CCC Middle and High School youth has an opportunity to go on a mission trip!
A mission trip provides an important avenue of spiritual formation for all young people. On mission trips, youth grow in faith through the disciplines of manual labor and simple living in community. While working for others, youth experience the generosity of those whom they are helping. These week-long trips provide a way to experience God that has lasting impact on a young person's life.
CCC is offering four mission trips for youth:
June 27-July 4, 2016: Dominican Republic
July 4- 11, 2016: Dominican Republic
July 17- 23, 2016: Chicago
August 7-12, 2016: Mission: Possible! In Detroit
Current 6th and 7th graders are eligible for the Detroit trip. Current 8th graders through college students may go on any trip. Trips range from approximately $600 to $2,000, including transportation. Each student can receive help in raising funds. This year, we are delighted to be partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and local churches to make these trips possible.
 
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Sincerely, Christ Church Cranbrook Children and Youth Team Pastor Manisha Dostert, Associat Priest for Outreach and Youth Jill Bednas, Director of Youth Ministries Jessica Neeper, Director of Children's Ministries
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