SUNDAY SERVICE INFORMATION 



Our current worship schedule is as follows:

8:00 AM Rite I Holy Eucharist Service

10:30 AM Rite II Holy Eucharist Service. This service will also be live streamed. 

Live Stream links can be found on our CEC Facebook Page and our CEC YouTube Page.

If you receive an email and/or text message from Fr. Richard or the Christ Episcopal Staff requesting money or gift cards please DO NOT RESPOND, instead, contact Fr. Richard or the staff directly. Thank you.

There will be no Adult Sunday School this Sunday, Oct. 12. We will begin a 10 week Bible study series on the Book of Genesis beginning on Oct. 19, at 9:00 a.m., in the Library.

Just a reminder, the CEC 40th Anniversary Celebration is THIS SUNDAY!

This milestone is a testament to the contributions of everyone in our congregation, and we invite you to celebrate this special occasion with us!

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Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m. Service, followed by a Celebration & BBQ Lunch

Location: Christ Episcopal Church

View the Map and Schedule of Events HERE.

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RSVP here: https://forms.gle/X5HMeUrQZN4HbyJ49

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You can also email cecreunion85@gmail.com to RSVP or if you have questions.

40th Anniversary Volunteer Opportunities



Sunday, October 12 - Two Opportunities

30 minute shifts between 1:00 and 3:00 PM - Hosting Video Conversations. Help by directing those being videoed to the correct location and reminding folks walking near the video locations to keep quiet enough so that their conversations don’t become part of the video. Sign up for a 30-minute shift, after lunch, (between 1and 3:00 p.m.) during the videoing of conversations in the sanctuary.

See Beth Sterling for directions

3:00 PM - Clean Up. Help clean up (pick up trash, bring things inside, general tidying up.).

See Beth Sterling for directions

Sign Up Sheet: https://evite.me/unYDZStzwD

Monday, October 13 - Break down: Take down and store the tables and chairs, and prepare for the Rock Academy on Tuesday.

See Linda Dozier for directions

Sign Up Sheet: https://evite.me/HbVGSfcZBk

Thank you for helping with this momentous and joyous occasion.

Wednesday, October 15, the Senior Shepherds will be carving pumpkins! Bring your artistic capabilities and carving utensils. Senior Shepherds will start at noon along with the potluck.

Intercessors will be at the back of the church in the narthex to pray with anyone who would like special prayers during communion on Sundays. Often people will ask for prayers for healing for themselves or others, but any prayer request is welcomed. If you would like to pray with one of our prayer partners, you are encouraged to come forward for communion and then make your way to the narthex for additional prayers. If you have any questions about this ministry or are interested in becoming a prayer partner to pray with others, please contact Cindy Gravis or Fr. Richard.

If you would like to learn about other ways to financially contribute to the life and work of our parish, please contact our Treasurer.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 5:1-2, NRSV

CEC VESTRY MEETINGS

The Vestry usually meets on the third Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. Any congregant can attend a Vestry meeting and observe. Only Vestry members have voice and vote. Vestry meetings do become "closed" when discussing personnel issues or staff salaries. Vestry meets via Zoom. If you wish to attend, please notify Fr. Richard, and he will send you the Zoom link.

CEC Finances – Available in the Library

Quarterly financial statements are available on the bulletin board in the library following the vestry meeting.

Discipleship Group - This group meets the first and third Sunday of the month at 6:00 pm in the library. It includes study of the Sunday service gospel readings and is open to anyone wishing to participate. Please contact Bill Sterling at silverbillwes@gmail.com for more information.

The Senior Shepherds is a Service/Social organization at CEC. Anyone over the age of 50 in the church is welcome. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 11:45 am in the Library for a delicious Potluck meal and lively conversation. A short program normally follows the meal. We do various interesting and creative service projects for the church children and the local community; host exciting outside speakers; visit unusual local places and have occasional seminars for better living. Contact: Fr. Richard at rector@cectx.org for more information. 

The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month from 4-6pm in the library. We knit, crochet and do various other needlework and sewing crafts to meet a known need in the community such as providing pretty and comfortable caps for cancer patients, providing crocheted and knitted prayer shawls for those in need of comfort in our church community. These items are made with prayer and much interesting conversation. They are blessed by Father Richard before being distributed. Learn to knit or crochet at our meetings. Teens are welcome. Contact Mary Wybenga.

The Tuesday Book Club is reading The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. They survived more than 50 years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships or, as they would say, because of them, they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. Currently, we will be meeting from 10:30-12:00 in the Outreach Room. We have about 12 regulars that come and go as their schedules permit. All are welcome: men and women, younger and older adults, introverts and extroverts and everyone in between. We enjoy seeing new faces and hearing differing thoughts.

Questions, please contact Mary Wybenga at EJayW@msn.com or at 303-587-2373.

Choir Practice is held every Thursday at 2:30 PM in the sanctuary. Anyone who is interested in joining, or getting more information on our choir, is invited to attend a practice. Questions? Contact Dave Gravis.

Ministry to and with Infants/Toddlers and their Families.

We have three spaces available to minister to our youngest members and their families on Sunday mornings.



1. Our church nursery is open from 9:00 am to noon. The nursery is located in the Family Life Center. The nursery serves children through the age of 4 and is open every Sunday morning.
2. A “soft” play space is located in the back of the sanctuary where children will find a small selection of toys and parents will find rocking chairs.
3. A “cry room” is located above the sanctuary and accessed by the stairs in the narthex/lobby of the church. The cry room contains comfortable seats, toys, and a changing table.

Children who are attending the 10:30 service participate in the service with their parents until after the Collect (the Prayer of the Day). After the Collect, the officiant calls all the children to the altar. The Children’s minister will select one of the children to come forward to be the children’s crucifer, who will lead, and the others will follow the cross out of the church to the Family Life Center. Children return at approximately The Peace in time for the Communion Service. Lessons will focus on learning about either the Gospel or Epistle or one of the Prophets or Kings.

Volunteers assist with the crafts, songs, prayers, or playing Bible games. Once a month or quarter, the children will ‘perform’ a song, recite a prayer or Bible verse, or act out a Bible story for the congregation at the end of the announcements.

If you are one of the volunteers for this ministry, you will be asked to help once a month or once every other month on the same Sunday of the month so that it is easier to remember when your commitment is. Swapping is, of course, allowed. Please join us in our fun way of learning about our belief, our faith practices, and Bible stories that we all remember from our youth!

If you can volunteer, please contact Lea Melvin.

During youth group meetings, Roots teens discuss Christian educational topics. Teens have input into the selection of topics. Teens also participate in Service Projects such as Trunk or Treat and the Easter Egg Hunt in Spring. Teens also vote on Social activities/outings. Events in the past have included visiting a hay maze, meeting at movie theaters, ice skating, touring Main Street Bethlehem, having parties, swimming, hiking, etc. Join us!

Contacts: Ruth Sobieralski and Fr. Richard

Let us know if you're having a birthday or anniversary this month so we can celebrate with you. Be sure to come to church and get your birthday / anniversary blessing!

Birthdays: Anne Fowler-Smith, Curt Fuhro, Cindy Gravis, Bill Hill, Cooper Livingston, Jora Macfoy, Brian McCarthy, Cidnie Scanlon, Keith Sobieralski, Christy Clearly, William Sterling, Bobbie Wallstrom, Jenny Warner, Cassidy Warner, Delinda Woltring

Anniversaries: Brielle and Dan Giard, Sandee and Fredrick Khoury, Rev. Richard and Helen Pelkey, Wendy Snyder and Dan Tolliver, Pam and Bob Thomas, John and Karn Willbanks

• Thanks to everyone who is helping to prepare for the 40th Anniversary Celebration.
• Karen Willbanks for locating a new credenza for the Narthex.
• Karen and John Willbanks for installing new drapes in the library.
• Brad Powell and the Scouts for clearing tape from the back patio concrete.
• Patty McDaneld for helping to prepare for the Scout project.
• Lea Melvin for her perseverance and determination into getting the Children’s Chapel processional together.
• Dan Giard, Tony Alvarez, Dale Sanders and Richard Wallstrom for heavy lifting - moving furniture.
• Frederick Khoury with help from Josiah Macfoy for new landscaping donation and installation.
• Josiah Macfoy for trimming tree limbs over outreach parking spaces.
• Delinda Woltring for cleaning and organizing the kitchen and pantry.
• Thanks to Martha Burnett and her son, Nick, for assembly and delivery of the new table for the library.

All third party events held at the church are listed here. For parents, if at the church campus while the event(s) is taking place, children should be supervised by a trusted individual, as Safeguarded personnel / volunteers will not be present.

Upcoming Third Party Events:

AA Meeting - Wednesdays at 6:30 PM in the Library, Stone Building

ROCK Enrichment Academy - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, FLC and Grounds; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00-12:30 PM, Stone Building

PEACE Homeschool Village - Fridays, 8:00 AM - 4:30, PM, FLC and Grounds