Father Perkins has submitted "Looking Out My Window"

The Rev. Dr. David Perkins audio sermon from Third Sunday of Easter - May 1, 2022.

Here is a link to the 20 Times to Consider Calling Your Priest.

Father Perkins' schedule can be found here

Father Perkins has created a video from his son Ben's home in Philadelphia. Click the above picture, or click this link to watch the video.

Here is a link to an online simple survey that will assist us to gauge the strength, vitality, needs and trends of Christ Episcopal Church. The information obtained in this assessment will be extremely valuable in helping us all make the best decision regarding the future of our Church.

Noon Folk Mass - Please consider joining us on Sunday, May 8th for our 12:00 p.m. Folk Mass. The Folk Mass will be held Sundays at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) and use the music from the Caritas. All are welcome to attend this service.

We will not have a Noon service on May 15th. We will only have a 10:00 Rogation Service on May 15th. Please join us at 10:00 a.m. service.

Sunday, May 15th we will combine all services into a 10 am Rogation Day service on the front lawn at 10 am. That service will include a procession around the perimeter of the church property, so please dress informally and in walking shoes. During the procession we will chant and pray.

Following the outdoor Rogation Day service on May 15th the Men in Blue will be providing hot dogs and hamburgers straight from the grill. We will eat outside and are keeping the meal simple. Finger food is the goal! There will be two sign-up sheets at the coffee hour on May 8th - one to register so we can have an approximate number and the other for food. You can also contact Kim in the church office by phone (229-242-5115) or email to sign up.

Please sign up in parish hall on the 8th, or notify the church office.

Live-Streaming the 10:00 service on May 8, 2022.

Please join us during our live-stream 10:00 Holy Eucharist Service via Facebook live, or YouTube. We can now live-stream to these two platforms simultaneously complete with Liturgy, and Music. We will send out a link via email once the livestream begins recording. If we have technical difficulties with one of the platforms, once the service has ended we will upload a recording of that service as soon as we can.

For those who do not have Facebook, you can click this link at 10:00 a.m. and watch live via Facebook (no account needed).  You can click here to watch on YouTube.

In general, your streaming team members will have the broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube by 9:55 a.m. This early start will give remote participants time to adjust their viewing platform as needed and to hear the organ prelude before the worship service starts soon after 10:00 a.m. As always, comments on the live streaming ministry can be sent to the church office to be relayed to the team members.

If you missed the service from May 1st it can be found here.

The approved minutes from the March 21st Vestry meeting are being made available to the congregation. The minutes were approved at the last Vestry meeting which was held on May 1, 2022.

March 21, 2022 Vestry minutes are available here. If you have any questions please direct them to either Bonnie Hanson, our Vestry Secretary, or our Interim priest, Father Perkins.

Vacation Bible School will be here soon! The Vacation Bible School committee is hard at work to get us ready for the kick-off of "Summer Camp for Jesus" in one month. Registration information can be found at the link below.

Volunteers are needed. If you would like to help with Vacation Bible School, please contact Keri Wilkin at 229-412-5630.

We also have a list of items that are needed if you can't physically volunteer. The wish list of needed items can be found here.

Tuesday Night Bible study, led by Dr. Willa Valencia, will meet on Tuesday, May 10th at the home of Ron & Tammy Borders, 1718 Williams Street. The meetings last an hour: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Bring your bible, any version.

CAC Project Update: Keep those stuffed animals coming. The Children's Advocacy Center appreciates our donations of stuffed animals to comfort the children who come to the center for appointments. They schedule over 125 appointments each month, so we can always use more. Thanks for your help.

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.

Sunday Evening Vespers - a group of Christ Church members meet on Zoom 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 Sunday of the month we will meet in person, but also have a Zoom link for those unable to attend. To join the group and receive the link to the weekly gathering, contact Phyllis Hiers or call 229-563-2464.

Vet Team Six needs YOU!  Vet Team Six is a group of civilians, veterans, and active-duty military who go within a 50-mile radius of Valdosta to do small home projects for needy veterans free of charge. They will also host a Veterans Day parade in November. They need volunteers, resources and materials, funding, and help finding veterans in need. Right now they are looking for help with roofing materials for the building on the property they are clearing for their headquarters, and for a volunteer to set up a website for them. For more information call CEO Duane Roark at 229-474-8771 (email: VetTeamSix@icloud.com) or volunteer Katherine Mayer at 229-242-5305. Their Facebook page can be reached at VetTeamSix.org.

Contributions can be mailed to Vet Team Six, 2422 S. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31601.