Christ Church Valdosta  Weekly Bulletin
January 4, 2019
In This Issue:

Worship Services
January 6: 
      Epiphany

Vestry Member of Day:
   David Blevins

Coffee Host:
    Robin Coleman / Melissa Carter

Altar Guild:
   Team 3


8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Lem & Lector - Allan Dear
Usher - Helen Tucker

10:00 a.m., Holy Eu charist,  Rite II
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Nancy Lutsko,
   Walton Carter, David Sandbach
Lay Readers  - Nancy Lutsko, David
   Sandbach, Walton Carter
Acolytes - Maddie Yarbrough, Karen May,
   Eliza Jane May, Sophia Bajalia
Ushers - Eric Nielsen, Len Carter, Alex
   Alvarez

6:00 p.m., Vespers 
 
Scriptures
First Lesson - Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Second Lesson - Ephesians 3:1-12
Gospel - Matthew 2:1-12

Wednesday  Holy Eucharist
   6:00 p.m.
     
Thursday Holy Eucharist
  7:00 a.m.
Clergy and Staff of 
Christ Episcopal Church
 
The Rev. Dr. Dave Johnson
Rector
church office (229) 242-5115
 
Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
church office (229) 242-5115

Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper
books@christchurchvaldosta.org  
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.
Annual Meeting
Sunday, January 6, 2019 after 10:00 Service
Annual Parish meeting will be held on January 6, 2019 immediately following the 10:00 a.m. worship service. During this meeting annual report will be given and the election of our 2021 Vestry Members will be held. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
2021 Vestry Candidates
Sunday, January 6, 2019
We have eleven candidates for the position of Vestry 2021.  Each candidate has been asked to answer a few questions and submitted a photo.  This information is posted on the bulletin board in the parish hall, and also available here.  
 
Nominees are:  Bryant Alonso, Alex Alvarez, Delrick Bradley, Robin Coleman, Judy DeMott, Marcie Dennard, Sparky Greneker, Cathy Hanson, Russ Henry, George Mellors, Bill Tucker
 
Vestry Elections will be held on January 6, 2019 during the Annual Parish meeting to be held immediately following the 10:00 a.m. worship service.
Weekend with David Zahl
February 2 - February 3, 2019
We are excited to welcome David Zahl, Director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor in chief of the Mockingbird Blog, who will be with us February 2nd & 3rd.  Born in New York City and brought up elsewhere, David graduated from Georgetown University in 2001, and then worked for several years as a youth minister in New England. In 2007 he founded Mockingbird in NYC. Today David and his wife Cate reside in Charlottesville, VA with their three boys, where David also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church. His first book, A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N' Roll, appeared in 2014. Most recently, David co-authored Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints) with Will McDavid and Ethan Richardson. Even after all these years, he's still mourning the end of Calvin and Hobbes (and hoping that Morrissey and Marr will bury the hatchet). His favorite theologian is probably a cross between Johnny Cash, Flannery O'Connor and his brother Simeon. Further details will follow. We hope you'll mark your calendar and plan to join us for a fun weekend!
Friday Morning Bible Study
Friday, January  18, 2019
Friday Morning Bible Study will take a brief break for the holidays and will meet again on January 18  from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the Office Chapel. We are studying the Gospel according to John. All are welcome to attend.
Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Evening Bible Study led by Willa Valencia will take a brief break for the holidays.  We will begin meeting again on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.  Happy Holidays!
Sixteen on the 2019 DR Team
Deadline to join: January 31
As of January 3, 16 missioners have signed up for the 2019 mission team to the Dominican Republic, and a 17th and 18th are giving it serious consideration. The two newest missioners are Emily Taylor, a Valwood senior and a member of the Valwood women's basketball team coached by fellow missioner Steph Johnson; and Sarah Brittany Sandbach, one of Sandy and Elise's nieces. who is a first-grade teacher in Columbia County, GA.  The 2019 team is limited to 18 people because of the size of the in-country transportation we use.  The deadline to join the team is January 31, 2019. All the information about the trip is on the planning page here
Online Photograph Albums
Photo albums from New Year's Day tripChristmas Eve Children's Service, Children's Christmas Program, Lunch Bunch Present Wrapping, Open House,  DR Scholarship Thank-You NotesAltar Guild Luncheon, and Advent Wreath Making are online, as well as older albums archived on the church website here
Birthdays this week
January 5 - January 11
5 Sarah Parrish, Jacquelyn Dickey, Philip Tepper Wilkin
7 Sparky Greneker               
9 Laura Paine, Ann Sumner
10 Jim Chamberlain, Linda Riggle      
Baptismal Anniversaries this week
January 5 - January 11
5 Richard Coleman, Rick Coleman  
6 Stephen Sandbach
8 Aaron Williams
9 Judy DeMott, Robin Guice, Danielle Pitts
Wedding Anniversaries this week
January 5 - January 11
6 Trent & Anna Coggins
 
Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Baptismal Anniversary, or Wedding Anniversary. 
Remember in your prayers
Thaddeus Agar, Kathy Armstrong, Lynn Baker, Myra Boyette, Caty Carter, Jan Carter, Robert Church, Danny Clark, Bev Cowart, David Crenshaw, Janet Dickman, Blake Ellis, Karen Gunter, Iris Hall, Cheryl Hatcher, Tommy Hatcher, Gary Honeycutt, Buddy House, Amy Hudson, Eric Jones, Jonathan Kassum, Jerriann Levy, Brooks Lovelace, John McTier, Jim Nelson, Sarah Parrish, Kathleen Parsons, Debbie Richardson, Jane Rigby, Reva Rollins, Andy Shafer, Kathie Stevenson, Jude Tillman, Katie Mae Warren, Marilyn Willis, Lavonda Womack, Nancy Zaccari, Ron Zaccari

Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
229.242.5115

Christ Episcopal Church is part of the 
Diocese of Georgia.

email us at  office@christchurchvaldosta