Sunday, October 21 marks the admission and re-dedication of the Christ Church St. Elizabeth of Hungary Chapter, to the Order of the Daughters of the King. The ceremony will take place at the 9:15 am service and there will be a special reception after the service, at Coffee Hour, in the Parish Hall. The Order of the Daughters of the King is open to all women in the Episcopal Church. Members become part of a life-long program of prayer, service, and evangelism, dedicated to the spread of Christ's Kingdom and to the strengthening of the spiritual life of their parish. Contact Mtr. Ashton at [email protected] for more information 

The singular emphasis on love of God and neighbor provides the foundation for RenewalWorks, a ministry in the Episcopal Church that focuses on spiritual growth by deepening love of God and neighbor in the lives of congregations, in the lives of ministries that animate those congregations, and in the lives of the individuals who bring life to those ministries.

We are using the RenewalWorks to evaluate our members and our congregation and make plans for the future.  The first step in this process is the congregational survey. Please take a few minutes out of your schedule to use the link below and answer questions about your spiritual life and your life at Christ Church. We will use this information with a team of parishioners to determine strategies and plans to improve our spiritual vitality. The link can be found here .  Each person in a household over the age of 16 is encouraged to take the survey. If this work sounds interesting to you, and you'd like to be a part of the parish RenewalWorks team, please email Father Tom at [email protected].

The Thursday morning Conflict Training course has been postponed due to Mother Becky's current travel schedule. New dates for the course will be coming soon. For more information, contact Mother Becky at  [email protected] .

Continuing on the theme of Spiritual Growth, the Fall Bible Study begins on Wednesday, October 17. The group will meet in the Parish House at 5:30 pm, so that anyone wishing to attend X Church in Christ Church at 6:30 pm may do so. The subject of study and discussion will be "Spiritual Discipleship". All are warmly welcome. Please contact Godfrey Draviam at 912-638-8747 if you would like more information.

Please join us for youth group this coming Sunday, October 14, at 12:30 pm. We will have lunch, play games, tell jokes, and dive into the Bible. Plan to meet us in the Parish House. All youth in 6th-12th grade are invited to come and encouraged to bring friends. Please contact Mtr. Katie at [email protected] if you can make it, so we know how much food to get.

Also mark your calendars for EYC on October 21 from 12:30-2:30 pm in the Youth Room of the Parish Hall. Come and build friendships with your church peers. Help us plan trips and outings we would like to go to as a group. And join us for a fun way of learning about God and trying to figure out how to follow Christ in your everyday life. Contact Mtr. Katie at  [email protected] for more information.

The Rev. Joshua Varner, Missioner for the Youth of the Diocese of Georgia would really like to have the youth, in grades 6 through 12, from all over the Diocese help at Diocesan Convention. 

 

This year's Convention is in Albany November 9-10. Youth have two options to participate. The first is to arrive on Friday morning and work with the Convention throughout the day on Friday, leading into the Convention Eucharist, a lock-in at St. John's & St. Mark's, Albany, and continuing to work with Convention through its conclusion on Saturday before lunch. The second option, for those who cannot miss school on Friday, is to arrive in time for the Convention Eucharist on Friday afternoon, but miss the morning and afternoon sessions of Convention on Friday.

 

Cost: $10 for Full Convention or $30 for Lock-in Only

Sign Up:         

http://bit.ly/2018ConventionYouth for the Full Convention

                      

 http://bit.ly/2018ConventionLockIn  for the Lock-In Only

For complete information, please contact the Rev. Joshua Varner at  [email protected] .

 

Y outh in grades 7-9 are invited to New Beginnings #53, November 16-18, 2018 at Honey Creek. The total cost for the weekend is $115, and Regular Registration is now open! Late Registration begins on November 1, and costs $125. Scholarship is available. New Beginnings is a weekend retreat for teenagers led by a team of mostly teenagers, with a few adults, and two clergy who serve as spiritual directors. The weekend takes participants through a discovery about ourselves, our friends, our families, our faith, and how to live out our faith in our daily lives. All youth in grades 7-9 are encouraged to register with friends from your church! Financial Aid is available. For information about financial aid, please contact our Canon Missioner for Children & Youth, the Rev. Joshua Varner at 

[email protected] . For all other questions, please contact New Beginnings Coordinator Allen Lamb at  [email protected] . Click here to register.

Frederick Cousins Guild will meet on Tuesday, October 16, at 5:30 pm at Beth Thrift's home at 116 Seminole. The guest speaker for the evening will be Frances Zwenig, who was the Chief of Staff for former US Ambassador Madeleine Albright. Join us to hear this special speaker and for a great evening of fellowship. Invite a friend! Please contact Louise Bartlett at [email protected] for more information.

The next meeting of the O(utrageously) M(ature) G(roup) will be Friday, November 2, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, in the Parish House. In addition to playing games and having lunch, the OMGs will be finalizing plans for the day trip on Thursday, November 15, to White Oak Conservation center. All are invited, but the limit for this trip is 25 people. The trip will include a picnic lunch and admission to White Oak for $130. Christ Church will provide the transportation. Click here for more information about White Oak. Please call the church office at 912-638-8683 by Monday, October 22, to make your reservation. Payment of $130 is due by Friday, October 26. Contact Mother Ashton at [email protected] for more information. 

To reserve your lunch for the regular OMG November 2 meeting, please call the church office with your order, at 912-638-8683, by Wednesday, October 31. Lunch is $10.

Families! Please join the Christ Church Families Facebook group to keep up with all the latest events and activities. Find us on Facebook here !

The ECW fall meeting and brunch will be held on Saturday November 3, beginning at 10:00 am. We will enjoy a short meeting and a catered brunch followed by our speaker, Darcelle Burandt, founder and director of "House of Hope". Darcelle spoke to us last year about establishing this refuge house for young girls and women who have been victims of sex trafficking and exploitation. She will give us an update on this vital ministry in our area and what her current needs are.

Your Vestry invites you to join us for one of two Town Hall meetings during which our Master Plan and Building Committee team will share the proposed plans for expansion at Christ Church.   

 

When:

 

Sunday, October 21, 2018

12:30 pm in the Parish Hall

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

6:00 pm in the Parish Hall

 

The content of both presentations will be identical.   Two sessions are offered to help accommodate schedules.   

 

The information shared and comments received will be used as we engage in a feasibility study to determine how these plans will be funded and implemented.

 

In attendance will be our architect, Hank Houser, our Project Manager, Jeremy Marquis, our Construction Manager, Batson Cook, and others who have been working on this project steadily over the last few years.

 

Don't miss these important meetings as we look to the future together.