Join us this weekend, May 5-7, when Marty Haugen will be bringing transformative worship music to Christ Church in open workshops and worship services. Get all the details
here.
The Christ Church planning process for the future has begun in earnest. Many thanks to all who came out for the initial planning session with our consultants on Sunday, April 23rd. To see updates of the plans as they unfold, click
here.
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The Bishop's Annual Visitation |
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On Sunday, April 30, 2017, our Bishop, the Right Reverend Scott Anson Benhase visited Christ Church, Frederica, where he led services at 9:15 in the Parish House and at 11:15 in Christ Church. During 9:15 worship, he blessed the new furnishings and hymnals for the Parish Hall service. At the 11:15 service in the church, he blessed the icons created by the Icon Writing Group and helped Christ Church receive a new member, Skip Slocum. To see additional photos from the Bishop's visit, click here.
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Marty Haugen - Transformative Worship Through Music - May 5 - 7 |
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St. Cecelia Series Presents-
TRANSFORMATIVE WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC
Christ Church Frederica is hosting International composer and musician Marty Haugen
Friday, May 5- Sunday, May 7. Registration for the workshop is $75.
Friday afternoon,
May 5th from
2:00-5:00 there is an Instructional Rehearsal and Reading Session of Marty's most recent works. The instructional rehearsal will cover music for the two worship services offered over the weekend.
On Friday evening, at 7:00 pm, there will be a choral Eucharist in the style of X Church, held in the church. ALL are welcome for this special time of worship!
Saturday Workshops for worship leaders (Clergy, Musicians, Youth Leaders, etc.) will be held
on Saturday from
9:00-4:00 with lunch provided by Christ Church.
Topic for the morning session will be Worship Renewal (a think tank discussion that addresses the realities of our time while sharing God's vision for the world.
Topic for the afternoon session will be Musical Leadership, Music Ensembles, and Liturgical Renewal.
Sunday morning Eucharist services at 9:15 (in the Parish Hall) and at 11:15 (in Christ Church) will feature special music, which Marty Haugen will be performing along with our Christ Church music team. All are welcome. Please bring friends, guests and neighbors who love music!
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New Flower Guild Beautifies Parish Hall |
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Bottom Row: Kristi Parks, Paige Peck, Janice Thomas, Nancy Zell, Julie Beimler, Deborah Jaehning
Top Row: David Lowe - instructor, Ania McQuade, and Donna Purdy
Not pictured: Laura Brown, Barry Kaminer, Dottie Clark and Sherry Bowen
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The last class of the Newcomers Flower Guild for Parish Hall services met on
Saturday, April 29th. Many thanks to all who participated in the classes over the last few weeks and to David Lowe for leading them. Exquisite flower arrangements have been produced week after week by these students and their dedicated teacher.
The classes were graciously sponsored by the Merritt Levitan Memorial Fund, which furnished the flowers and five beautiful new containers for creating arrangements. We appreciate all the work that has gone into glorifying our worship spaces by all members of the flower and altar guilds. To see more photos of the Flower Guild's work, click here.
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Busy Bags Are Here! |
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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.
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Mother's Day Celebration |
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On Mother's Day Christ Church will hold a party for our ladies. We will celebrate the birthdays of all who are in their 90s and beyond, along with those who are just reaching 90 this year. The event will take place in the Christ Church Parish House on Sunday, May 14th, between the 9:15 am and 11:15 am services. Come join the celebration of our very special ladies and enjoy cake, birthday flowers and beautiful music from our music team. RSVP to the church office at 912-638-8683
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Sunday Morning Adult Class
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The Sunday Morning Adult Class will meet as usual this coming Sunday, May 7th and then take a break for the summer. When the class resumes on September 10th, it will begin a series based on the Great Courses materials entitled "The New Testament." It's a comprehensive series that covers the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation. All are welcome to join the class then. For more information, please contact Bob Brown at
rwb385@gmail.com
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EYC Activities |
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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 the coming Sunday, May 7th.
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A New Puppet Stage for Christ Church |
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Christ Church parishioner Bob Theobald has created a beautiful puppet stage for the children of the parish. It is his original design and he did all the work and donated it for use in our children's programs. Our EYC recented painted the new stage to help prepare it for future use.
Plans are for the stage to be used in a variety of ways which include
Sunday
School, Vacation Bible School and other camps. We are so thankful to Bob for making this beautiful stage, and we know our children will love using. Thanks, too, to the youth who helped paint it!
Click here to see more photos of the youth at work.
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VBS 2017 - June 12th - 16th |
Attention Christ Church! VBS needs large boxes to create a 3-D city for our Hero City theme! If you have any large boxes or appliance-type boxes, please bring to the church office.
We are still in need of volunteers for this year's VBS! Even if you can't be there the whole week we can use whatever time you can give! Please contact:
To register your children for VBS or to sign up to help, click
here.
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Camp Kanuga 2017 - June 19 - 23 |
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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.
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Honey Creek Summer Camps |
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School is almost out, which means Honey Creek Summer Camp is coming up fast. Go to
honeycreek.org/camps to register for one or more of the camp sessions. Tuition for each session is $440. The required deposit of $75 is applied to the total camp tuition. Tuition covers room and board, special activities, art supplies, camp photo and camp t-shirt. Scholarships are available from both congregations and Episcopal Youth and Children Services to defray the costs of participating in camp.
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St. Athanasius Food Collection |
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On Sunday, May 7, 2017, we will be collecting food for the St. Athanasius Food Bank. Please leave your shelf stable boxes, packages and cans of food in the shopping cart in the Parish House entrance hall. Thank you for your contributions!
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Helping the Children in Our Community |
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The Backpack Buddies will be packing weekend meals for local children again on May 17th, at 10:00 am. Please join them for this very important outreach project. All are welcome!
Summer break is nearly here, so Glynn Episcopal Ministries is planning their usual summer Friday afternoon reading program and hot meal at St. Anthanasius, in Brunswick. As they depart, the kids can take books and a food bag home! Find out how you can be part of this important mission by contacting Susan Shipman at susanshipman@att.net
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Relay for Life |
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Many thanks to all who helped the Christ Church Relay team raise $6000.72 for Relay for Life! We are grateful to everyone who donated, purchased luminaries, bought baked goods, and dined out at Chick-Fil-A. Twenty five to thirty showed up to walk with the Christ Church team on
Friday, April 21st
. It was a great night for a great cause! Click here to see more Relay photos.
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Coffee Hour Hosts Needed
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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 christinehplank@yahoo.com for more information.
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Prayer List
Please help us keep the prayer list current by notifying Mtr. Becky of any changes in the status or condition of your loved one.
Nancy Acree George Almasi Kurt Anderson Sherri Applebee
Malicia Atkinson
Kris Barkley
Ella Bothwell Chris Bradley Harry Branch Doug Brantley Gene Broadwell Barbara Canaday Paddy Carley Anne Chubb Mary Lou De Bisschop Mary Lou Detwiler Charlene Dickinson Robbie Dickinson Charlotte Doster Anna Doxey Andy Doyle Doris Essig Betsy Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald John Floyd Stephen Freedman Ewell Gay Travis Gay Louise Gentile Mary Jean Giobino Ben Grace Stephen Gregory Kristi Hamil Burgess Hartsell Kay Harvey William David Herndon Mike Herrin Christopher Hewetson Cheryl Hieatt Jane Higginbotham Brenda Hollis Greg Hollis Alexander Hutcheson Ellen Hunter
Carlin Kenny
Christi Lambert
Billie Lewellyn Keith Lewellyn Bill Littleton |
Sam Livesay
Martha Lovett Claudia Malone Cathy McCarthy Mamie Meadows Liz O'Meara Gene Palmer Kathy Palmer Mary Elizabeth Paris Margaret Payne Vivian Peterson Nancy Phelan Kari Powell Chris Prater Rajika Reed Jack Riner
Mark Robinson
Phyllis Sartin
Angie Schrum
Wayne Sheffield
Willou Smith
Joyce Lowe Snell Richard Stamper James St. Clair Samantha Lee Stevens Joel Stewart Sarah Taylor Bill Torrey Beth Varn John Waite Bryan Welch Bryson Welch Shannon Lawing Welch Sydney Welch Carah Wheeler Summer Wheeler Hollis Youngner Keith Zimmerman Alexander Alice Catherine Elizabeth Emma Jeff Jenna Katherine Marcia Marilyn Mary Mary Ann Nicole Sandy Susan
The Departed Mike Harris The Rev. Tom Fitzgerald
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To amend our prayer list, or to update the church on the condition of your loved one, please email Mtr. Becky Rowell (
becky@ccfssi.org
or call the church office at 912.638.8683.
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New Ways to Give |
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Now you can make gifts and offerings to Christ Church by using your phone. Please text ccfssi to 77977,
enter your details, choose your payment method, and give. You may also go to the Christ Church website at ccfssi.org, click on the Donation tab at the top and give there.
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Serving This Weekend
Saturday, May 6, 2017 5:30 PM (St. Ignatius Chapel)
Paul Salter - Chalice Bearer
Sunday, May 7, 2017 8:00 AM (CCF)
9:15 AM (Parish Hall at Christ Church, Frederica)
Maggie Holt - Acolyte - C
Stewart Gash - Acolyte - TB
Eva Purdy - Acolyte - TB
Donna Purdy
- Chalice Bearer
Te Turner - Lector - First Lesson
Te Turner - Lector - Second Lesson
Beth Varn - Greeter
Will Varn - Greeter
Greer Brown - Usher
Godfrey Draviam - Usher
Alice Barlow - Kidurgy Shepherd
11:15 AM (Christ Church, Frederica)
Isabel Parker - Acolyte C
Janice Thomas - Chalice Bearer
Janice Thomas - Lector - First Lesson
Lynn Fox - Lector - Second Lesson
Dana Parker - Greeter
Patrick Parker - Greeter
Alice Barlow - Usher
Dale Pierson - Altar Guild
Linda Wood - Altar Guild
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This Week at Christ Church |
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Evening Prayer
is held Wednesdays through Sundays at Christ Church, Frederica at 5:00 p.m.
*Unless noted otherwise, all events take place at Christ Church
Friday, May 5, 2017
12:00 pm - Icon Writing Group
7:00 pm - X Church Choral Eucharist
Saturday, May 6, 2017
All Day - Marty Haugen Music Workshops
10:00 am - Icon Writing Group
5:30 pm - Worship at St. Ignatius
Sunday, May 7, 2017
St. Athanasius Food Bank
8:00 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
9:15 am - Worship in the Parish House, CCF
9:15 am - Kidurgy at Christ Church, Frederica
10:15 am - Coffee Hour
10:30 am - Sunday School for all ages
11:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
6:00 pm - EYC Rooted and Relevant Holy Eucharist
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
2:15 pm - Handbells
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
10:30 am - Men's Study
12:00 pm - Healing Service
Thursday, May 11, 2017
2:00 pm - Christ Church Comforters
Friday, May 12, 2017
12:00 pm - Icon Writing Group
Saturday, May 13, 2017
10:00 am - Icon Writing Group
5:30 pm - Worship at St. Ignatius
Sunday, May 14, 2017
8:00 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
9:15 am - Worship in the Parish House, CCF
9:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
9:15 am - Kidurgy at Christ Church, Frederica
10:15 am - ECW 90s+ Recognition Celebration
10:30 am - Sunday School for Children and Youth
11:15 am - Worship at Christ Church, Frederica
6:00 pm - EYC
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Sunday, May 14, 2017
ECW Mother's Day 90+ Celebration
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Kreimborg Cross and Acolyte Recognition
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Master Plan Conceptual Phase Presentation
Sunday, June 4 - 7, 2017
Hometown Missions - Albany
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