Father Perkins writes a "Looking Out My Window"

Father Perkins writes a "Thinking Outside the Box"

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

Father Perkins' schedule can be found here

Dave Clark - Build for a Cure 

Our Trunk or Treat event held last Sunday, October 30th was full of goofy, imaginative and scary creatures of all ages. Thank you to everyone who supplied a Truck for our kids.

Pictures of the event can be found at the link below. Thank you to Merrill Guice for the pictures.

Middle Adult Gathering, November 19th . - Middle adults will gather Saturday, November 19. at 6 pm at Nikki & Bobby Yarbrough's barn (4700 Skipper Bridge Rd). If you fall roughly in the 40-60 age range, please plan to attend. Underline "roughly." Father Perkins will provide Jambalaya as the main course if you could bring items according to this suggested breakdown. Bread (last names A-F), salad (last names G-L), desserts (last names M-S), and drinks last names T-Z).

Christ Church Preschool had their walk through the offices on Monday morning for Trick or Treat. The children as well as some of the adults were so cute to see. A fun time was had by all. Photos from the event can be found here.

Thanksgiving Pot Luck Meal!

We had a positive response to our email, so we will have a Thanksgiving Pot Luck Meal on Thursday, November 24th beginning at 2:00 p.m.

The Turkey and Ham will be provided. Please bring a favorite side dish and desert to share.

Let the church office know if you have not yet expressed your interested, so we can make sure we have enough tables and chairs set up.

We have received 52 pledges for a total of $313,550.00 as of Monday, October 31st. 

Out of those pledges there are:

2 new pledges totaling $7,200.00

2 who pledged have previously given but not pledged totaling $5,800.00.

16 pledges stayed the same totaling $94,100.00

3 decreased their pledge totaling $11,600.00 with a decrease of $4,380.00 (making our overall pledge increase total $21,170.00)

We encourage you to give prayerful thought to your commitments for next year and to render your pledge by November 20th. That gives the finance committee support and insight as they anticipate our 2023 budget.

You can render your pledge by putting your card in the box in the narthex, mailing it to the office, or emailing Amy ([email protected]).

Live-Streaming this week of the 10:00 service on November 6, 2022 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.

In the event you missed it, here is a video of the October 30, 2022 - Holy Eucharist Service.

Link to the 10:00 bulletin for the November 6, 2022 service.

A Link to the YouTube video that will begin on Sunday at 9:55 is available here.

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As a part of the upgrade of our audio and video equipment, the rear pew on the College Street side has been moved to a temporary location in the annex. Construction has begun on the new media booth where our livestreaming ministry will eventually be located. Please be careful while navigating this area. Thank you for your patience. Here is a link to progression pictures.

Garden Guild will work on Monday, November 7 at 10am (new time). Meet at the Dave Clark cooking shed with your tools and gloves. Each Monday and Wednesday beginning at 10:00. We have much to do. All are welcome.

Children’s Church will be held on November 6^th in the Gabard Building. Children age 3 – 5^th grade are welcome to meet Keri Wilkin in the Children’s Classroom in Gabard. (This is the first classroom on the left in the preschool hallway.) 

The Stitchers of Love are now meeting twice a month on the first and third Sundays in the Parish Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. All are welcome. We will teach anyone who is interested in learning to knit or crochet. The next meeting is November 6th.

Tuesday Night Bible Study

The Tuesday night Bible study led by Willa Valencia will be held on November 8, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at the home of Ron and Tammy Borders on Williams Street. All adults are welcome. Please bring your Bible—any translation.

Lunch Bunch will meet in the Parish Hall beginning at 11:00 a.m. (new time) on November 12, 2022. The Christ Church Valdosta Lunch Bunch feeds 120 or more hungry children every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Workers from the church as well as other members of the community who volunteer gather at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They pack them in plastic bags, then brown paper bags with logo stickers together with chips, fruit, juice and other healthy goodies purchased from the Second Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers are welcome.

Support our Veterans! Come to the Veterans’ Day Parade on Friday, November 11, 202 in Hahira. The Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by Vet Team 6. "Six branches on Mission"

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. If you have questions, please contact Patricia Marks at [email protected], or Julia Ariail at [email protected]. Thanks for your help.

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 an Audio Recording from October 16, 2022 available here.

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.