Christ Church will begin a Morning Prayer service at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday mornings during the summer months. Morning Prayer will be held on Wednesdays through September 30^th. Please add Morning Prayer to your summer schedules.

Summer Camp for Jesus was a great success. We had a total of 23 campers this year. Campers were greeted each morning with a Godly play lesson and devotion from Father Hal and Michelle. We took part in spreading the love for Jesus through acts of kindness including: blessing bags, filling the free pantry, learning about our ministry “Lunch Bunch and decorating those bags including a friendship bracelet with an encouraging message. We took a field trip to 5th Day Farms where we were greeted by some of God’s special four legged friends. The kids were able to feed and interact with many amazing animals. Among all of our fun we learned about taking care of the earth as we collected and upcycled fun projects. We finished out the week with a water day including water slides, water balloons, pizza and a visit from the ice cream truck. 

A special thanks to all the volunteers: Tricia Gatchell, Molly Ferrier, Chris Roan, Janda Tuner, Anne Shenton, Elise Sandbach, Sally Baker, Maddie Yarborough 

Thanks to Michael Black for always helping set up the water slide hoses and Kathy Armstrong for donating snacks. 

Christ Church is blessed to have so many amazing children with a heart for their friends, community and Jesus.  

Live-Streaming this week of the 10 a.m. worship service on June 18, 2023 will begin at 9:55 a.m. If for any reason we experience Technical difficulties with the Live-streaming, a recording of the service will be uploaded and a link sent to the congregation at a later time.

If you missed it, here is a video of the June 11, 2023 - Holy Eucharist

Link to the 10:00 bulletin for the June 18, 2023 service.

A Link to YouTube video that will begin Sunday, June 18th at 9:55 a.m. is available here.

Feature for in-person worship - Our hearing assistance feature is available as part of our sound system. This feature uses your smartphone, earbuds, or hearing aids to bring the sound directly into your ears. An information sheet is linked here, and copies are also available from the ushers or the media booth staff.

Eucharistic Minister: Phyllis Holland, Jeani Synyard, Mike Tanner

Lectors: Marcie Dennard, Phyllis Holland, Mike Holland

Acolytes: Joel Williams, Chip Whiting, Phyllis Holland, Nancy Lutsko

Altar Guild: Team 3 – Frances Guice, Krystle Black, Nikki Yarbrough, Martha Leake, Kathleen Parsons

Ushers: Al Turner, Tom Carroll, John McRae

Greeter: Martin Holland

Coffee Hour: Amber Tanner, Pepi Nelson, Elizabeth Wisenbaker, John McRae

Media Crew: Julius Ariail, Ken Rumstay, Larry Wisenbaker

Eucharistic Minister: Eric Nielsen, David Sandbach, Julia Ariail

Lectors: David Sandbach, Ruth Holland, Julia Ariail

 Acolytes: Rich Johnson, Gowan Johnson, Nancy Lutsko

Altar Guild: Team 4 – Debi Saeger, Julia Ariail, Lucy Tomberlin, BJ Mistick

Ushers: Al Turner, Tom Carroll, John McRae

Greeter: 

Coffee Hour: Bonnie Hanson, Phyllis Holland, Elise Sandbach, Chris Roan

Media Crew: Julius Ariail, Larry Wisenbaker

HEP Party to be held tonight at the home of Jeani Synyard beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Please bring a hors d'oeuvres to share. Drinks will be provided. Please remember this is an adult gathering only. Jeani - 229-834-6004

Come Celebrate with us! Bishop Logue will be at Christ Church on August 19, 2023 beginning at 4:00pm for A Renewal of Ministry and Welcoming of our New Rector. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Please invite your friends and neighbors to this celebration. If you have information on a local ministry or organization that we can reach out to please send the address and contact persons information to the church office so we can formally invite them to attend.

 Pictorial Directory

We would like to update our Christ Church Members and Friends directory. If you are new to Christ Church, if you did not have an opportunity to have your family's picture in the last directory, or just want to update your old picture, we are making a form available Directory Form. We would like to make this an all-in pictorial directory, so if you have a favorite family photo, or a selfie (landscape format) and can also send that to the church office we would appreciate it. Julius and Julia Ariail will be available this Sunday to take pictures after the 10:00 worship service in the parish hall.  

Hello Christ Church,

We would like to identify veterans, military personnel and their families in our church. We would also like to identify their needs and ways the church can be of help. Filling out a survey will aid us in getting started. Suggestions and opinions from all, not just military or veterans, will be appreciated. - Katherine Mayer, Fr. Hal

Total cost for camp is $600 per camper. A deposit of $200 is required to secure your camper’s space. Cost of family camp will depend on how many family members. If cost is a concern, please email Canon Varner at jvarner@gaepiscopal.org. Our normal pattern is to ask the camper’s home congregation to cover 1/3 of the cost, the camper’s family to cover 1/3 of the cost, and the Diocese to cover 1/3 of the cost. Other arrangements are possible on request.

Family Camp at Honey Creek - (July 14-16, 2023)

The weekend will be structured around Worship together each day with Honey Creek music and joyful liturgies! $200 a person

PMO & Preschool registration for the 2023-2024 school year. Preschool is open Monday - Friday from 9 - 12, and our PMO is open Tuesday & Thursday from 9 - 12. If you would like more information, please contact Elise Sandbach.

Photos and videos from the 2023 End of Year Preschool Program are available here. Thank you to Larry Wisenbaker for supplying the pictures.

Tuesday Night Bible Study

The Tuesday Night Bible study will take a break for the summer. Please watch your Friday bulletin for meeting time start in the fall.

The Stitchers of Love will be taking the Summer off. Please watch your Friday bulletin for restart date in the Fall.

Sunday Evening Vespers - a group of Christ Church members meet on Zoom (2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays) at 6:00 p.m. to read the Compline Service, pages 127-135 in the Book of Common Prayer and for friendly conversation afterwards. The first and third Sundays of the month we will meet in-person, but will make an audio recording available after Vespers for those unable to attend in-person. To join the group and receive the link to the weekly gathering, contact Phyllis Hiers or call 229-563-2464.

Ever wondered what Vespers was all about? Here is Audio Recording from June 4, 2023.

We are utilizing VANCO Payment Solutions to safely and securely make your offering.

Download the free “Vanco Mobile” app and search for Christ Episcopal Church and then Valdosta, GA.

Or you can donate on our Vanco Online site, or by scanning the QR code above or our website donate page located here.

We now also have a mobile text to give number simply text your gift amount to 844-928-4938 and then follow the instructions on your phone to complete your donation.

June 6th was Father Peter's 36th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Thank you Father Peter for your faithful service.

Christ Church would like to extend our congratulations to Peter and Happy Ingeman on their 62nd Wedding Anniversary on June 17, 2023.

We are thankful and blessed to have Peter and Happy Ingeman with us at Christ Church.