October 3, 2025

Saturday, October 4

10a Altar Guild

Sunday, October 5

8a Holy Eucharist

9a Nursery

9:15a Choir

9:15a Christian Education (Adults)

9:45a Children's Chapel

10a Holy Eucharist

11:15a Coffee Hour - Parish Hall

3p Blessing of the Pets

4p Stitchers of Love

6p Vespers -Sanctuary

Monday, October 6

5:30p EFM - Parish Hall

5:30p DOK New Member Training

church office conference room

Tuesday, October 7

5:30p Executive Committee

7p Valencia Bible Study @

Oak Trace Meeting Room

Wednesday, October 8

8a Men's Breakfast @ 5 Points Waffle House

6p Finance Committee

6:30p Choir

Thursday - October 9

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

6p College Ministry Dinner - Asian Inspired Dinner

Friday - October 10

Church Office Closed

EFM MEET ON MONDAY NIGHTS: EFM is back on Monday nights at 6p in the parish hall. Everyone welcome.  

Search Committee Update

Your Search Committee continues its work. 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.

Bottles of holy water from the river Jordan in Israel, where John the Baptist baptized Jesus, have been donated to Christ church to be added to the font for baptisms. The River Jordan is considered by many Christians as a holy place and pilgrims have been going there for centuries. When planning a baptism, if you would like some of this holy water added for the baptism, please let the church know.

It is time to update our Parish Directory. This is an invaluable tool for any new person in our church community…. especially a new rector. Please keep your eyes peeled in the Sunday bulletin and Friday Grapevine for announcements regarding signing up to have your photo taken.

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).

COLLEGE MINSTRY - Thursday Activities

October 9 7p Midterm Dinner - Asian Inspired

October 13 & 14 Fall Break - Café Closed

October 16 7p Activity Night - Pumpkin Carving

October 23 7p College Ministry Dinner - Chili Cook-off

MONTHLY GRACE CAFÉ FOOD DRIVE

Christ Church participates in a monthly Food/Supplies Drive for Grace Café. For October please bring Halloween candy and pumpkins (for our pumpkin carving event on October 16). A donation basket has been placed in the parish hall for your convenience. Thank you for your generous support of our College Ministry! 

Worship Services

September 21, 2025

8:00a Holy Eucharist, Rite I

10:00a Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Psalm 37:1-10

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Luke 17:1-10

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 October 5, 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.

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

October 5

Eucharistic Ministers: Eric Nielsen, David Sandbach, Blake Yarbrough

Lectors: Sally Honeycutt, Rita Watters, David Sandbach

Acolytes: Molly Stevenson, Erica Thieme, Dot Gatchell

Altar Guild: Sandra Fletcher, Sallie Honeycutt, Amber Tanner, Robin Coleman

Ushers: Cliff Baker, Bryant Alonso, Rita Watters

Greeter: Martin Holland

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

Coffee Hour Hosts: Julie Reynolds, Gwen Daughtrey,

Marcie Dennard, Paula Ramey

Serving Next Week - October 12

Eucharistic Ministers: Tammy Broders, Molly Stevenson, Jeani Synyard

Lectors: Katherine Mayer, Jane Kinney, Molly Stevenson

Acolytes: Phyllis Holland, David Holland, Holly Holland

Altar Guild: Phyllis Holland, Anne Reid, Mimi Allen, Pat Bezona, Daphne Wright

Ushers: Eric Nielsen, Bart Cherry, Delrick Bradley

Greeter: Julia Ariail

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: Bryan Almand, Bruce Beal, Tyson Carter, Luke Cowart, Gretchen DeLong, Judy Scharf Earl, Jane Earle, Jackie Elam, Mackey Foster, Louise Harden, Alfred Hiers, Teresa Hill, Creston Hulett, Dennis Marks, Rusty McCall, Johnny Price, Richard Rigby, Rocky, Carreen Shapiro, Barbara Shirley.

Please click the image above or the link below for our October 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.