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I want to thank everyone who helped coordinate the special celebration of David's music ministry at Christ Church on Sunday May 22. A special thanks to Jeanne Kipp and Susan Mulledy-De Frank for organizing the event. Thanks to our church musicians, Kenny, Ron and Jim. With Dave, they offered an amazing selection of music for his final two Sundays at Christ Church.
Here is a message, "Thanks to Christ Church", from Dave Bradfield:
I want to thank everyone at Christ Church for the wonderful send off these past two weeks. There simply are no words to describe what this has meant to me and I thank each and every one of you. My time at Christ Church has been a blessing beyond measure. None of that music would ever have happened if it were not for you. To all the choir members, singers, and musicians who have given so freely of your talents over the years, thank you. Looking ahead, I know you're in good hands with Kenny and I'm delighted he will be leading music for worship.
I want to share a picture of my favorite sacred place where we're moving. This is Stone Lagoon. These are surely the still waters that restore souls.
So, I won't say goodbye, because we're as close as an e-mail or Facebook message, and the invitation to come visit us in Arcata is real, so I will just say,
Shalom.
Christ Church Spiritual Library Book highlight
"Grounded: Finding God in the World-A Spiritual Revolution" by Diana Butler Bass (2015)
This will continue next week.
Note: the spiritual library book list has been updated with several new selections.
The list of new books is found at the end of this email update.
Prayer for the Search Committee
Let us pray for the search committee of Christ Church: Kathy Compton, Ann Cooper, LeRoy Foster, Chris Horton, Ron Kipp, Kathy Van Orden, Diana Winn and Arnie Zimmerman. This prayer is also available as prayer cards in the church and the parish hall.
Almighty God, giver of every good gift:
look graciously on your Church,
and so guide the minds of the search committee
who shall choose the finalists for rector of this parish.
May we receive a faithful pastor who will care for your people
and equip us for our ministries
as we work together to align our lives
with God's love, justice and compassion. Amen.
(Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer, p. 818)
Faithfully, Marilyn+
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VESTRY NEWS ON THE SEARCH FOR OUR NEW RECTOR
updated May 11, 2016
Update from the Search Committee:
The Search Committee had their first meeting on Wednesday, May 4th and have narrowed down the selection from 21 to 17.
They are working on setting up Skype interviews over the next month and will have more to share soon.
Forward in Faithfulness,
Chris Horton, Jr Warden and Search Committee Chairperson.
Updated June 1, 2016
Christ Church Upcoming Events & Announcements
WEDNESDAY PRAYER GROUP TIME CHANGE- starting in June the weekly group will gather in the church at 7 am for Morning Prayer followed by breakfast at a local restaurant. All are welcome for this quiet and prayerful start of the day. This midweek group began more than ten years ago and continues its offering of common prayer in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition.
CONGRATULATIONS
-The Education for Ministry (EfM) graduates (Barbara McCoy, Sandra Godin and Shari Neale) will be commissioned at this Sunday's 10 am service.
The diocesan EfM graduation is Saturday, June 11, 10 am at the Cathedral Center, 840 Echo Park Ave., LA.
(Please note the time change for the diocesan service.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016 - This is Kenny Brown's first Sunday as our Interim Music Director. Kenny has agreed to lead our Sunday music ministry starting in June. Thank you, Kenny!
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016 - Our parish hall will be used as a voting precinct from 6 am - 9 pm.
FIFTH WEDNESDAY SHARED BREAD - June 29, 2016.
If you would like to help out, or would like more information about this event, please contact Barbara ramsey-Duke at (310) 251-6830 or [email protected].
MOTHER MARILYN'S OFFICE HOURS -
Sundays at church for services and any scheduled events and meetings.
Monday-Wednesday at church typically from 9 am - 2 pm.*
*When there are evening meetings or services her 'day' usually starts in mid-afternoon.
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SUNDAY SERVICES THIS WEEK
8:00 AM Choral Holy Eucharist (said service)
10:00 AM Choral Holy Eucharist (with music)
Sunday School -
Ms. Sylvia thanks the parents and children of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for another wonderful year of learning and prayer together. Parents, please make a note on your calendars that the Catechesis' last session for this academic year will be
June 5th
. We will post the opening date for Catechesis in the Fall
,
toward the end of summer.
ACOLYTES SERVING IN JUNE
June 5:
June 12:
June 19:
June 26: Christopher Dedo, Ryder Want
PASTORAL EMERGENCIES OR ILLNESS?
In case of a pastoral emergency, please call Mother Marilyn at (323) 273-3888. If you are ill and not able to attend church or hospitalized and wishing to have a visit by Mother Marilyn, please give her a call and let her know.
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 We are trying to keep our prayer list current. So, every four weeks we will start our list over again. If you wish to have someone added to our weekly Prayers of the People, please call Trudy Bush at 310 540-1722 or send her an email at [email protected]. Thank you.
We commend to God's love and care those for whom our prayers have been requested especially:
For all those serving in our armed forces at home and abroad and especially those known to us: Blake, Joshua, Louis, Eric, Spencer, Christopher, Simon, John Joseph, Jimmy, Gage, Josh, John, Ken, Jeff, Blake H, Danelle, and Jarrod.
We also pray for:
George; Sal; Joe; Pat and Gene; Sandie; Aiden; Alice and Blake; Blanca and Albert; Francesca; Carlene; Fran; Hunter; Allan; Sam; Gwendolyn and the Moore family; Martha; Rita; Byron; Karen; Ann; Todd; Sara; Sherry; Bradley; Maria; Nancy E; Ann; Father Bob and Madelyn; John R; Kevin; Rdythe and family; Al and Shirley Miller family; Anne; Lenia; the Catlett family; David; Teresa; Megan; Ron and Jeanne;
Lynette; Jacob; Leo and the Licciardone family; George and the Hoag family; Deacon Bonnie; Betty; Florence Haefner and family; Paula;
the whole Steib family as they help and support Betty, especially Laura and Sam; Carole S
. and Kevin.
For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, especially:
We pray for our pets who we love, or are lost, sick or dying especially:
And we give thanksgiving for those celebrating Birthdays and Anniversaries this week, especially
the birthdays of:
Amanda, Conrad, and Ella.
The anniversaries of: Caroline and Sam, Patricia and Gene, Tessa and Jack.
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The flowers in the church this Sunday are donated to the Glory of God by:
Pat and Gene Carver in celebration of their wedding anniversary.
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8 AM COFFEE HOUR - Please use the sign up sheets in the Parish Hall, or call or email Trudy to sign up.
10 AM COFFEE HOUR - The new procedure for coffee hour begins October 11th. Please see the Guidelines
attached to the Coffee Hour Sign up sheet.
Any questions, please call or email Trudy in the church office at (310) 540-1722 or [email protected].
June 5, 2016 (Pentecost III)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Susan, Shari, Anamaria
June 12, 2016 (Pentecost IV)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
June 19, 2016 (Pentecost V + Father's Day)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
June 26, 2016 (Pentecost VI)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
July 3, 2016 (Pentecost VII)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
July 10, 2016 (Pentecost VIII)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
July 17, 2016 (Pentecost IX)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
July 24, 2016 (Pentecost X)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
July 31, 2016 (Pentecost XI)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
NEW COFFEE HOUR PLAN AND GUIDELINES
We are going to try something new for Coffee Hour after the 10:00 a.m. service. The change will begin on October 11, 2015. Sticking with the Theme of "Hospitality and Welcome", we will ask that three or more families or individuals sign up per Sunday. This change will help spread the cost and time commitment out among the members of the group serving on that particular Sunday.
The following guidance will help explain what is involved when your group is responsible for providing the refreshments, hospitality and clean up.
1. On a typical Sunday, there will be between 25 and 40 people attending the Coffee Hour.
2. Those providing the Hospitality/Refreshments will plan between themselves what they will bring and serve.
3. Setting out the refreshments can take place just after you have come up for communion, providing sufficient time for everything to be ready for the group at the end of the Church Service. If you need assistance in finding where trays are kept and serving utensils please ask Susan Mulledy-DeFrank and she will be happy to show you around the kitchen.
4. Clean up: Please clear all food and serving trays off of the tables. If food is left over and you wish to take it that is great. If you wish to leave it there are plastic zip lock bags in the pantry. Please make sure if you are using the Refrigerator or Freezer that you make sure that they are closed securely. Wash, dry and put away the utensils and trays. If you are unsure of where they go, please dry them and just leave them on the kitchen counter. Please make sure that all used coffee mugs are placed in the dirty cup plastic bin (it's kept by the Coffee Machine during the Coffee Hour). If someone could put the bin in the kitchen sink and fill with soapy water fully covering the coffee mugs that would be appreciated as the dirty mugs draw bugs. The soapy water keeps them at bay. The mugs are washed and sterilized on Wednesday morning by Susan.
5. Finally please wipe down the kitchen counters to keep any crumbs and food product from attracting bugs.
This offering of Hospitality is one of our most important ministries at Christ Church. As you have read and heard in Sermons over the years " Jesus Christ" was always teaching his followers about the importance of this welcoming gift-the Gift of Hospitality.
Christ's Peace in Welcome & Hospitality,
Susan Mulledy-DeFrank
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ACE OF HEARTS
After Jesus raises the widow's son from death, the crowd responds by:
1. Being afraid.
2. Glorifying God.
3. Acknowledging that a great prophet is among them.
4. All of the above.
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COLLECT AND READINGS FOR THIS COMING SUNDAY
June 5, 2016 Third Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 5C
The Collect
O
God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson
1 Kings 17:17-24
T
he son of the woman, the mistress of the house at Zarephath, became ill; his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. She then said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!" But he said to her, "Give me your son." He took him from her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber where he was lodging, and laid him on his own bed. He cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?" Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again." The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; then Elijah said, "See, your son is alive." So the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth."
The Response
Psalm 30
Exaltabo te, Domine
1 I will
exalt you, O Lord,
because you have lifted me up *
and have not let my enemies triumph over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you, *
and you restored me to health.
3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; *
you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.
4 Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; *
give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, *
his favor for a lifetime.
6 Weeping may spend the night, *
but joy comes in the morning.
7 While I felt secure, I said,
"I shall never be disturbed. *
You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains."
8 Then you hid your face, *
and I was filled with fear.
9 I cried to you, O Lord; *
I pleaded with the Lord, saying,
10 "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? *
will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?
11 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; *
O Lord, be my helper."
12 You have turned my wailing into dancing; *
you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy.
13 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; *
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
The Gospel
Luke 7:11-17
S
oon after healing the centurion's slave, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town. When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep." Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, rise!" The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized all of them; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen among us!" and "God has looked favorably on his people!" This word about him spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.
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CHRIST CHURCH SPIRITUAL LIBRARY
The following books have been added to the lending library. There is an updated book list along with at least one copy of each new book in the parish hall.
They can also be purchased as E-books or hardcopy for your reading.
1.
Grounded: Finding God in the World-A Spiritual Revolution
by Diana Butler Bass.
2. Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today
by Sr. Joan Chittister
3. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
4.
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Fr. Gregory Boyle
(Note: purchases of this book benefit Homeboy Industries).
5. Holy Currencies: Six Blessings for Sustainable Ministries by The Rev. Eric F. Law
The following books continue to be part of the lending library.
The Kingdom Within John Sanford
Unearthing My Religion: Real Talk about Real Faith Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves
Innocence: A Novel Dean Koontz
Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words Brian McClaren
Living on the Border of the Holy L. William Countryman
Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads Gil Bailie
Knowing Jesus James Allison
Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road? Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World Brian McClaren
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife Eben Alexander
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life Richard Rohr
Healing After Loss-Daily Meditations Martha Whitmore Hickman
Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community beyond Us and Them Ken Howard
The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life Thomas Moore
The Common English Bible (CEB) Study Bible-The Book of Mark
The Power of the Powerless: A Brother's Legacy of Love Christopher de Vinck
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Christ Church Mission: Who We Are & What We Hope to Do and Become