August 22, 2025

Saturday, August 23

10a Altar Guild

Sunday, August 24, 2025

8a Holy Eucharist

9a - Nursery

9a - Choir

9:15a Christian Education (Adults)

9:45a Children's Chapel

10a - Holy Eucharist

11:15a Coffee Hour- Parish Hall

6p Vespers -Zoom

Monday, August 25

Nothing Scheduled

Tuesday, August 26

6p College Ministry

Wednesday, August 27

5:30p Episcopal 101 - Light Supper

Ministry Opportunities at Christ Church

Thursday - August 28

10:15a Women's Bible Study @ McRae's home

7p College Ministry Dinner -Grace Cafe

BBQ Pork

Friday - August 29

Church Office Closed

Saturday, August 30

10a Altar Guild

LUNCH WITH BISHOP LOGUE- Following the 10a service on August 31. In order to plan adequately, please sign up on the sheet provided on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Menu will include Fried Chicken, Mac n Cheese, Coleslaw, and Frozen Custard.

Episcopal 101 and All Things Christ Church Offering & Light Supper

Our FINAL Wednesday evening discussion will be this week. Please join us as we discuss the ministry opportunities available to you at Christ Church. We gather at 5:30p in the parish hall and begin with Evening Prayer, followed by our discussion and then end with sharing a light supper together. 

Search Committee Update

Your Search Committee continues its interviews of prospects. During this time of discernment and transition, please continue to pray for the Search Committee, our Christ Church family, our faithful and generous supply clergy, and whomever God is calling to be our next rector. Pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance.

Ministries/Opportunities Fair – Sunday, September 7

Are you wondering where God may be calling you to participate more fully? Come see what Ministry opportunities are available at Christ Church at the Ministries Fair. Displays will be set up along with the opportunity to speak with participants in those ministries in the Parish Hall on Sunday, September 7. (Set up will take place Saturday afternoon, September 6)

The 204th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Georgia will take place November 7-8, 2025 in Statesboro, GA. Christ Church can send 3 lay delegates along with clergy, entitled to seat, voice and vote. If you are interested in serving as a delegate, please see Senior Warden, Molly Stevenson. 

Attention all Women! Are you interested in deepening your prayer life by being part of a community of women whose mission is to pray and serve? The Daughters of the King (DOK) is an order for women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church and those in communion with it. Nancy Lutsko will lead a class later this fall for anyone interested in joining. Be sure to put your name on the list at the DOK display at the Opportunities/Ministries Fair on Sunday, September 7!

COLLEGE MINSTRY - FALL SEMESTER IS UNDERWAY!

August 28 7p College Ministry Dinner - BBQ Pork

MONTHLY GRACE CAFÉ FOOD DRIVE

Christ Church will participate in a monthly Food Drive for Grace Café. For August, please bring canned foods, such as soups, tuna, chicken, and ravioli. A donation basket has been placed in the parish hall for your convenience. Thank you!!!

Preschool kicked off the 2025/2026 this past Wednesday, August 13.

We continue to take applications for vacancies in all age groups. Contact: Elise Sandbach, at 229-630-4738 or via e-mail at sandbach1@bellsouth.net. 

Preschool application online at

https://christchurchvaldosta.org/christian-education/preschool/

PMO Application online at

https://christchurchvaldosta.org/christian-education/parents-morning-out/

INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: My website Sisters in Faith (sisters-in-faith.org) commemorates forgotten Episcopal deaconesses, those who could not be ordained because they were women. After graduating from deaconess school, many became nurses, teachers, and church helpers in disadvantaged areas both abroad and in the United States. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Deacon Patricia Marks (spmarks@bellsouth.net; 229-630-8644).

Griefshare.org Griefshare is a free nondenominational Christian based 13 week program for anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. Crossroads Church is hosting this program starting August 18 from 10-12 am or August 19 from 6-8 pm. For more information or to register go to griefshare.org and put in location Valdosta or 31602. Or just show up at the meeting.

Christian Education for Adults

Every Sunday at 9:15a Christian Education has a learning session about the Sunday readings from 9:15a until 9:45a. We are looking for more members to join and participate in these sessions.

Worship Services

August 24, 2025

8:00a Holy Eucharist, Rite I

10:00a Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71:1-6

Hebrews 12:18-29

Luke 13:10-17

For the bulletin for this service, please click here:

https://christchurchvaldosta.org/news-2/service-bulletin/

Livestreaming

The broadcast of the 10a worship service on August 24, 2025, will begin on the church's Facebook page and YouTube channel at approximately 9:50a. Recorded videos of past services are also available on both of those platforms. 

Blessing of the Backpacks

Would you like to see a short video clip of the Blessing of the Backpacks from last Sunday's 10 am service? Click here to enjoy it again: https://youtu.be/EbVvhjavk14

Hearing Assistance



For those worshipping in-person, we have a hearing assistance feature available inside the church as part of our sound system. This feature uses your smartphone and your earbuds or hearing aids to bring the sound directly into your ears. A detailed information sheet is linked here, and printed copies are also available from the ushers or the Audio/Visual booth staff.



Serving this Week

August 24

Eucharistic Ministers: Phyllis Holland, Jeani Synyard, Mike Tanner

Lectors: Jeani Synyard, Phyllis Holland, Mike Holland

Acolytes: Blake Yarbrough, Jennifer Hood, Elizabeth Hood

Altar Guild: Debi Seager. Julia Ariail, Lucy Tomberlin, B.J. Mistick

Ushers: Stephen Sandbach, Tanner Darby, Martin Holland

Greeter: Jeani Synyard

Audio/Visual Crew: Julius Ariail, Ken Rumstay

Coffee Hour Hosts: Julie Reynolds, Gwen Daughtrey, Marcie Dennard,

Serving Next Week - August 31

Eucharistic Ministers: Blake Yarbrough, Eric Nielsen, Molly Stevenson

Lectors: Molly Stevenson, Sheri Gravett, Pat Denmark 

Acolytes: Phyllis Holland, Molly Stevenson, Paul Stevenson

Altar Guild: Nancy Lutsko, Francis Guice, Happy Ingeman

Ushers: David Blevins, Tom Carroll

Greeter: Dottie Pitts

Audio/Visual Crew: Julius Ariail, Ken Rumstay, Larry Wisenbaker

Coffee Hour Hosts: Sallie Honeycutt, Pat Denmark, Eric Nielsen,

Ann Burnette, Pat Bezona

For many more serving opportunities see a Vestry Member.

Remember in Your Prayers:  Sandra Allen, Bryan Almand, Tyson Carter, Luke Cowart, Gretchen DeLong, Judy Scharf Earl, Jane Earle, Jackie Elam, Mackey Foster, Louise Harden, Alfred Hiers, Creston Hulett, Dennis Marks, Katherine Mayer, Johnny Price, Richard Rigby, Rocky, Barbara Shirley.

Please click the image above or the link below for our August 2025 calendar:

 https://christchurchvaldosta.org/calendar/

Ways to donate

You can donate on our Vanco Online site, or by scanning the QR code below on our website donate page located here.

Christ Church uses Vanco Payment Solutions for online giving. Download the Vanco Mobile app, text to give 844-928-4938, or scan the QR code below. Thank you for your support.

Clergy and Support Staff of Christ Church

Email us at office@christchurchvaldosta.org

website: www.christchurchvaldosta.org

Call us at 229.242.5115

or bookkeeper at 229-242-0616

Christ Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.