Alleluia! Christ is risen! After the journey through Holy Week, a glorious Easter was celebrated at St. Ignatius Chapel and Christ Church, Frederica this past weekend. With deepest gratitude, we offer our thanks to all who worked to share the celebration of Christ's glory with the hundreds of visitors, guests and faithful parishioners who filled our churches. From the simplest stuffing of Easter eggs for the children, to the magnificently decorated sanctuaries, where transcendent music filled the air, our volunteers, altar guild, flower guild, choirs, musicians, worship servers and staff worked tirelessly to glorify God and bring the Good News of Jesus's resurrection to all, on this holiest of days. It was a very beautiful day indeed and more images of this special time can be found here.

 

Busy bags are now available for your young children to enjoy during our Sunday services. Just pick up a bag from the basket in the church, let your children explore the contents and return the bag at the end of the service.

 

On Sunday, April 30, 2017, our Bishop, the Right Reverend Scott Anson Benhase will be visiting Christ Church, Frederica and will lead services at both 9:15 am and 11:15 am. Coffee hour reception with the Bishop will take place between services at 10:15 am in the Parish Hall.

 

The Rev. Ashton Williston has accepted our invitation to join the staff at Christ Church as a Curate. Ashton is a senior seminarian at the School of Theology at Sewanee and will be graduating in May. She will be a fourth generation Episcopal priest in her family. Ashton will move to St. Simons after graduation along with her husband, Joe, and their two daughters, Isabella (9) and Abigail (8). We anticipate that she will begin her ministry in earnest in early June.  (Read more about Rev. Ashton Williston here.)

Rooted and Relevant

This EYC sponsored worship service takes place on the second Sunday of each month at 6:00 pm. Led by students, adults and clergy, this service is open to any who wish to attend and includes creative liturgy and music that is sometimes softly meditative and other times more upbeat.  Our next EYC Rooted and Relevant service will take place on May 7th.

Graduating Seniors

On May 21st, we will recognize all Graduating High School Seniors during the worship services. If you have a child who is graduating and will be joining us on that day, please let the office team know which service they will be attending. Also, please make sure to send Julie Hancock the name of the student, as well as the name of the school he or she attended for inclusion in the May News You Can Use and the Sunday wrapper. Please send this to her by Friday, April 28. Julie can be reached at [email protected]

Final EYC of the Season

Our final EYC will be on  May 21st .  We will have a picnic and putt putt at Neptune park again this year.  We will do it pot-luck style with the church providing the meat.  It was a blast last year, so please make plans to come!!!

Hometown Missions!

We are participating in  Hometown Missions! It will be in Albany, focused on the areas that were hit hardest by the tornadoes there. Most of what we will be doing is offering a program and meal to children in the area, many of whom have lost a great deal in the storms there. 

Hometown Missions, this time around, is for youth who are rising into 9th grade through youth who have just graduated from high school. The cost per person is $90. This covers most of the youth cost, but not all of the VBS program costs, so if you would like to make an additional donation toward that, that would be great!

EYC Summer Schedule

The young people of Christ Church, Frederica have a lot planned for their summer vacation.
Here is the EYC Sizzling Summer Schedule:

June 10 - Volunteer at St. Athanasius for GEM outreach

June 12 - Drop-in at the Rices 

June 27 - Volunteer at Manna House

June 26 - Drop-in at the Thomases

July 14 - Host Birthday celebration at St. Mark's Towers

July 17-22 - EYC Mission Trip

July 31 - Drop-in at the Chittys

August 5 - Volunteer at St. Athanasius for GEM

Miss Kathleen is looking for artistic children and youth (ages 4-21) to form a couple of teams for the CHALK ARTS FESTIVAL  Saturday, April 22  from  10am-3pm  at Mary Ross Waterfront Park in downtown Brunswick. Each team has 4-5 people and we are given an 8'x10' Chalk Space to design a masterpiece! Chalk is included.

Kanuga is returning to Christ Church this summer with camps for ages 5 - 11 and ages 12 - 15.  Camp Kanuga Local Day Camps are a great way to introduce children to the summer camp experience. The camps offer creative and educational activities that allow campers to engage with their community and make new friends. Camp Kanuga is specifically designed for campers ages 5-11 and all activities are conducted on-site. Adventure Day Camp is for older children and offers a number of exciting activities from rafting and zip lining to sea kayaking and standup paddle boards. Ages 12-15. To register for either camp, click here.

 

Have you enjoyed Coffee Hour visiting with clergy, meeting new people and relaxing with friends?   We need volunteers for two-person teams who are willing to bring light refreshments once every four months.  If you would like to make Sundays even more meaningful, call Christine at 540-270-1215 or email [email protected] for more information.

Ft. Frederica Presbyterian Church will be the site of a special concert on  Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm  in the church sanctuary by The Whitefield Academy Jazz Band from Mableton, Georgia. The concert is free and open to the public. The performance will be dedicated to memory of the late Joe Justin Walters who was a valued friend and music director at Ft. Frederica Presbyterian Church. The concert will be followed by coffee and dessert in the fellowship hall.

The St. Cecelia Series presents a worship music workshop with liturgical composer and recording artist Marty Haugen on May 5th - 7th at Christ Church.

Early-bird Registration now through April 15,  only $75 per person;  April 16th - May 1st, $100 per person

(Click here for more information and to register.)

Marty Haugen is a liturgical composer, workshop presenter, performing and recording artist & author from Eagan, Minnesota. For the past 30 years, Marty has presented workshops and concerts across North and Central America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim. He has over 40 recordings and more than 400 separate printed editions available through GIA Publications.

To register or for more information, contact
Kathleen Turner, Organist & Choirmaster [email protected] (912) 638-8683

Sunday, April 30, 2017

The Bishop's Visitation

Friday, May 5 - Sunday, May 7, 2017

Marty Haugen Music Workshop

Sunday, May 14, 2017

ECW Mother's Day Over 90 Celebration

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Kreimborg Cross and Acolyte Recognition