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December 18:
Advent 4
Vestry Member of Day:
Tammy Borders
Coffee Hour Host:
Altar Guild:
Team 1
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Nancy Lutsko
Usher - Max Bontrager
10:00 a.m., Holy Eu
charist,
Rite II
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Nancy Lutsko,
Allan Dear, Sheri Gravett
Lay Readers -
Jane Kinney, Clinton
Beeland, Emily Rogers
Ushers
- John Hiers, Will Hanson, Tom
Carroll
Acolytes - Nancy Lutsko, Karen May, Eliza
Jane May
6:00 p.m. Vespers - Sanctuary
Scriptures
First Lesson - Isaiah 7:10-16
Psalm - 80:1-7, 16-18
Second Lesson - Romans 1:1-7
Gospel - Matthew 1:18-25
Wednesday
Holy Eucharist
6:00 PM
Thursday Holy Eucharist
7:00 AM
Upcoming Events
December 17: Children's Christmas Party
Lunch Bunch
Open Houses - Rectory & Louttit Hall
December 18: Christmas Program
Lessons and Carols
EYC Christmas Party
December 23:
Decorating Church for Christmas
HEP Party at Sandbach's Home
December 24: Christmas Eve services
December 25: Christmas Day Service
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Clergy and Staff of
Christ Episcopal Church
The Rev. Dr. Dave Johnson
Rector
church office (229) 242-5115
Assistant to the Rector
church office (229) 242-5115
Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
church office (229) 242-5115
bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616
Millie Johnson
Director of Children's Ministry
church office (229) 242-5115
Angela Duncan, Music Director
church office (229) 242-5115
Kathy Armstrong, Choirmaster
church office (229) 242-5115
Office hours: Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Saturday, December 17, 2016 beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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The Rectory and Louttit Hall will have Christmas Open Houses on Saturday, Dec 17, 2016. Childcare will be provided in the Gabard Building. Please plan to join us beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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Saturday, December 17th beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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This Saturday, Lunch Bunch will be delivering the Christmas Gifts that you helped purchase. If you are in the mind to help wrap presents, we still have a few that the EYC group were not able to finish wrapping. We will be meeting in the Parish Hall beginning at 9:00 Saturday morning. Lunch Bunch prep work will still begin at 11:00, then we will head to deliver lunch and gifts. Please join us at 9 if you are able, otherwise come at 11 as normal.
Thank you to everyone who has help out with Lunch Bunch throughout 2016, whether monetarily or with the gift of your time!
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Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 9:30 - 12:30
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All CEC Children (PreK 3s-5th graders) are invited to attend our
Pancakes and Pajamas Christmas Party. Please join us on
December 17th from 9:30 - 12:30 in the Parish Hall.
We will begin by eating some yummy pancakes in our favorite pajamas! Next, we will practice for our Christmas Pageant that will be during the 10am service on the 18th. We will finish up with a fun craft!
Please let
Millie know if your child/children will attend and/or if you'd like to volunteer to help!
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Lessons and Carols Service
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Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
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Lessons and Carols Service will be held Sunday, December 18, 2016 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Please plan to join us!
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On Sunday, the 18th, there is an EYC Christmas party for all middle and high school students. It will start at 7 pm in Louttit Hall and go till 9 pm. Please contact Philip Ryan if you have any questions. This will also mark our last EYC gathering until the new year. We will resume EYC on 1/4 for middle school and 1/8 for high school.
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ECF - Episcopal College Fellowship
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We had a great time at our end of semester Christmas party. Many thanks to everyone who brought a side and dessert. We will resume weekly Bible study on 1/12 at 8 pm in Louttit Hall.
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Friday, December 23, 2016 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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H.E.P. Party: Adult Friends and Family Welcome -
Friday, December 23, 2016 at 6:30 PM at David and Elise Sandbach's - 2607 Pebblewood Dr
. Please mark your calendar and plan to come and enjoy an evening of Christmas Cheer
. Please note this is an Adults Only Party
(no children). Bring a
hors d'oeuvre
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If you have not yet made a pledge to Christ Church and would like to do so, please contact Amy Creasy.
We would like to thank everyone who turned in their pledge cards. To date we have 121 pledges with a total pledge amount of $482,285. This is a record for Christ Church. Thank You for your continued support. |
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Donations for the 2016 tax year must be dropped off to the church no later than noon on 12/30/2016 or mailed to the church no later than 12/28/2016. Any donations made after December 30, 2016 will be posted on 2017 giving sheet.
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Parking Lot Plans Approved
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The City of Valdosta has approved the designs of the rear parking lot at Christ Church. The next step: the vestry will be obtaining bids for the implementation of the parking lot plans.
The approved plans are on display in the Parish Hall.
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Can you help the Haven? The women are in need of Linens, (bath or kitchen towels, sheets, spreads etc.) toiletries, and personal items (toothpaste, soaps, lotions, brushes & combs, etc.), both regular and travel size.
There is a basket for the Haven collection in the Parish Hall.
Thank you for your help in supporting this Ministry.
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December 17 - December 23
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17 Len Carter
18 Noah Carroll, Bella Drazdowski
19 Nathaniel Balanis
20 Mary Tunison
21 Krystle Black
22 Cate Johnson
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Baptismal Anniversaries this week
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December 17 - December 23
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19 Grace Tanner
20 Blake Yarbrough
23 Ellis Moser
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Wedding Anniversaries this week
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December 17 - December 23
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17 Joe & Ann Singletary
19 Ron & Pat Bezona, Richard & Robin Coleman,
Sandy & Elise Sandbach
21 Jimmy & Ingrid Carroll
Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Baptismal Anniversary, or Wedding Anniversary.
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Tal Barnidge, PK Bunch, Robert Church, Danny Clark, Bev Cowart,
Aaron Davis, Jerry DeMott,
Janet Dickman, Blake Ellis, Iris Hall, George Halls, Cheryl Hatcher,
Emily Joiner,
Jerriann Levy, Bobbie Ann Mitchell, Marjorie Nielsen, Debbie Richardson, Kris Rogers, Reva Rollins, Brandi Porter, David Sandbach, Sr., JoLyn Smith, Kathie Stevenson, Suzanne Sullivan, Chris Young
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