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A Few Scattered Seeds... November 16
, 2017
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Dear Friends in Christ,
Today (Thursday) we welcome our new Associate Rector, the Rev. Kate Byrd! If you missed an introductory article from a few months ago, check it out here. She will be the celebrant at both services this Sunday, and we'll have a little coffee-hour welcome after the 9:30 a.m. service. She can now be reached at [email protected].
Kate and her husband, Drew, will be attending the "Deck the Great Hall" event
on Saturday night. As you may have seen in the most incredible
church
ever produced, she has agreed to open her home for a dinner next year to the group who puts together the highest bid. So break open your piggy banks, sell all your Bitcoin, re-finance your home: all proceeds from the auction go to a good cause. If our new furniture in the Great Hall lasts as long this time as it did last time, parishioners in the year 2077 will be thanking you for your generosity!
All Blessings,
Seth+
For this week's
readings
, click
here
.
To hear last Sunday's
sermon, click
here
.
To view the
FALL
ISSUE
of the
Messenger
, click
here
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Long term:
Jayne, Tom Sawyer, Elijah, Emma Low, Leslie, Thane, Susan, Betsy, Drew Morse, Franne Dickinson, Mark McLaughlin, Kate, Tanya, Donna, Jack Streed, Joan Streed, Janet Shaw, Candice, John, Arlene, David, Charty Bassett, Pat Birchall, Grace Dreher, Carolie Goniu, Heidi, Barbara K., John McIntyre, Sue McIntyre, Patti, PJ Lawler, George Stolarczyk, Laura Tatum, Phyllis Babb, Elizabeth Casey, Anne, Bob Figg, Michael Jent, Eric, Dustin, Taj, Earl, Larry, Lynn, Ann, Jack, Marge.
Especially this week:
Joan Ketchum and family (RIP), Julie and Todd Gaulke, Tanya Oster (RIP), Bonnie Andrews (RIP), Lyn Slater.
Joan Ketchum has passed into the nearer presence of Christ. A memorial service at Christ Church will take place on Saturday, Dec 2.
Birthdays:
Hudson Bridge, Natasha Duvall, Lorraine Wayman, Sybil Bell, Karlotta Galten, Carson Stone.
Anniversaries:
Amanda and Ned Tomlinson; Marge and Ken Konet; Nancy and Chip Morris.
Home-bound:
Joanne, Edith.
Parents Expecting:
Drew Avanell and Tyler Gaddis.
Serving in the Armed Forces:
Anthony, Bill, Billy, Davin, Jack, Jeffrey, Mark, Matthew, Nick, Scott, Tom, Will.
Sunday's altar flowers
are offered to the glory of God and given in thanksgiving for Wesley John Enders and Leora Mae Jonesberg, the grandchildren of Denton and Mary Jones
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Gathering Bags
this Saturday
-- Different Location!
Gathering Bags is
this Saturday
at
8:30 am.
It will not be held in the Great Hall, as it conflicts with
Saturday's
cocktail party.
Gathering Bags will be held at the Tomasi home at 2218 E Kensington Blvd. in Shorewood.
We hope to see you there!
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8:00 a.m. Service: Acolyte/Reader - John Haydon
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Ushers - Dan Sabin, Denton Jones
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9:30 a.m. Service
: Vestry Greeters - Carol Crowley, Jim Benton.
Lesson Readers - Jay Mueller, Andy Stillman. Prayer Reader - Bruce Dunn.
Eucharistic Ministers - Mike Pratscher, Mary Meyers, Susan Campbell, Charlie Kobussen, Pam Eversfield, Alex/Ben Rikkers.
Acolytes - Nora Miller, Robin Cushman, Isaiah Dietrich, Kendall Peters.
Ushers - Sandy Honecker, Dave Honecker, Rick Donner, Gary Laev.
5:30 Evening Prayer week of 11/19 (W/TH): Denton Jones, Julie Ross.
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Children's Formation
Nursery
9:15 until the end of Christian Formation at 11:50
Godly Play I 9:15 until the Peace in Rooms 5 and 7 for children in K4 and K5
Godly Play II 9:15 until the Peace in Room 11 for Grades 1st - 3rd
Connect 9:15 until the Peace in Room 13 for Grades 4th - 6th
Today
Celebration Coffee Hour
with our new Associate Rector, The Rev. Kate Byrd.
Welcome to Kate, Drew and Libbie.
Youth Group
- Mystery Night
Thanksgiving Eve Service
All are welcome to attend our Thanksgiving Eve service at 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 22nd.
There will be a baptism, and guests from All Peoples church will be worshipping with us.
Next Sunday
Adult Forum
with Marco Morrison - Marco Morrison is the Executive Director of Operation Dream, which has been serving thousands of boys in Milwaukee's toughest neighborhoods. Two flagship programs are Operation Work and The Academic Year Program. The Mr. Morrison will be speaking on, "Images: The journey of African Americans in the Media."
Youth Group
- No Youth Group
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All Peoples Church THIS Sunday
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All Peoples Church
invites us to participate in their
Praise Dinner
on
Sunday, November 19 from 3 - 5 p.m.
It is a celebration of praise for all of God's blessings.
Christ Church would like to sponsor several tables of food that serve 10 people each. We would provide a boneless ham or turkey,
2 side dishes and 1 dessert. We also may offer to help set up, clean up or serve during the meal. After the guests are served, we are welcomed to share the meal with the attendees.
if you would like to contribute to the meal.
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Building Committee Update
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Building Project Moves Closer to the Goal Line
We're getting there! As many people saw and heard last Sunday, the Building Project design is moving forward. The floor plans, building materials and mechanical systems are in the final design stage. We will seek sub-contractor bids in December, with the goal of taking a final contract proposal to the Vestry in early February. Construction is slated to begin on April 2, 2018, with completion in October. If all goes well, we will gather for a joyous dedication in November 2018, just a year from now.
As some already know, the "rectory" was recently sold, with a net contribution to the Good Shepherd fund of just over $218,000. Enormous thanks to Rick Donner and Mary Jones, who handled both the sale and the closing, at a significant savings to the church.
This additional contribution to the Good Shepherd fund puts our pledge total at $2,487,000! Approximately $1.3 million has been paid to date. This extraordinary generosity puts the project in a comfortable, but not "home free" position. In the next three months, the Building Committee will continue to refine the designs and costs, and make a final recommendation regarding what is in, what is out, what is on the bubble, and what, if any amount, the church should borrow in order to do the project in the best way possible.
How can you help? In this time of a strong stock market, you may wish to pay your pledge on an advanced time schedule. That would be fantastic! If you have not pledged, or if you would like to make an additional pledge, you're most welcome to do so. You may just do it, as Nike would say. Or you may contact Meredie Scrivner or Fr. Seth Dietrich.
Much has happened in the last year. May 2018 brings our project to a wonderful completion!
Please see below for two links of interest. The first is to some still photos of the design. The second is a link to the Adult Education presentation from November 12, which runs about an hour of play time. Many thanks to Denny Jones, our incredibly faithful cinematographer.
Meredie Scrivner, for the Building Committee
Chair: Tom Scrivner Wardens: Greg Bell and Mary Jones.
Fr. Seth Dietrich Music Director: Scott Riedel and Building Guru: Chris Manger
Vestry members: Steve Bruemmer, Carol Crowley, Cathy Martin Braun, Rick Donner
Parishioners: Steve Schley, Chris Binder, Judy Moburg, Sybil Bell,
Susan Lovern, Meredie Scrivner
LINKS:
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Our 2018 stewardship
video can be seen here!
We have
156 pledge certificates turned in so far.
Thank you so much for your generosity!
Our goal is 210 pledges and we are slowly making our way there!
Thank you for responding to the gentle reminder calls which began this week. Please help ease the burden of those making the calls by turning in your pledge certificate today.
For a pledge certificate, simply click here or contact
Patrice Hansen, our Business Administrator, by
emailing
[email protected]
.
Patrice is in the church office
Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 - 4 p.m.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to someone on the stewardship team with your questions!
Jean Bieszkm,
Steve Bruemmer,
Carol Crowley,
Chris Jenkins,
Ben Rikkers,
Meredie Scrivner
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It's HERE! Please click on the link below
for the 'Deck the Great Hall' Auction Catalog.
The catalog includes silent auction items with minimum bids of $100 or more, voice auction items values at $500 or more (some ideal for group bids),
and fixed price items valued at $100 or less.
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The funds from the
Christ Church
Cocktail Party &
Auction
on Saturday,
November 18 at 6 p.m.
will be used to refurbish our Great Hall.
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Parishioner, Chip Morris will be leading a discussion about the movie "13TH"
on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Talking About Race series at Christ Church.
The movie is a documentary about African American incarceration and the prison boom in the United States. "13TH" is available on Netflix if anyone would like to watch it ahead of the presentation. You will see excerpts from the movie during the presentation, so if you don't have time to watch it ahead of time, don't let that stop you from coming.
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St. Nick's Change Collection for Sojourner Family Peace Center
- Join us in
collecting change for the month of November for Sojourner's with the socks you received today! A few coins may not seem like much but when combined with the collective efforts of our congregation, they can add up to a lot! Change will be collected by St. Nick himself on Sunday, December 3 during
the 9:30 a.m. service
. The socks brought back that Sunday will be washed and paired up before being donated to the Peace Center.
Christmas Pageant
- Children, parents, and all Christ Church parishioners! We need your help in making our Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve a success! If you cannot view the sheet, email Jean. Parents, please talk over the roles with your children and decide what part they would like to play. Any questions, please email Jean Heffernan at
[email protected]
or Chris Binder at
[email protected].
Volunteer Opportunity: help with the 15 Minute Feasts food prep
Barbara Larkin is retiring as soon as possible from the coffee & donut setup on Sunday mornings for our pre-adult forum 15 Minute Feasts and Coffee Hour Sundays. Please contact her at 414-640-9383 if you are interested in finding out more.
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That is precisely what my students are about to do - save a tree. They are responsible for collecting all the waste paper from their classrooms on a weekly basis and weighing it. Surprisingly enough, they will only have to collect 117 pounds of paper to save a tree along with 20 gallons of oil, 200 kilowatts of energy, and 400 gallons of water. Wow, that's a lot considering 177 pounds of paper is equal to 16 reams of paper. For my students, recycling is a new concept. Their lives are so complex and overwhelming, that recycling
may be the last thing on their radar. Stay tuned and
watch for the tree we grow.
-Green Team Member,
Sonja Pavlik
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Sunday Night Bible Study meets at 7:00 p.m. for Bible and book discussion every Sunday night. All are welcome. For more information, contact the Christ Church office.
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Monday Morning Small Group meets at 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the John Thompson Room.Join us in a discussion of the previous week's readings.
- Monday Evening Centering Prayer Group: meets at 5:00 p.m. at the home of the Bentons. Contact Helen
- Tuesday Morning Women's Faith Group: meets at 9:00 a.m. in the JT Room.
NO MEETING ON November 21. On November 28 we shall start discussing Bishop Arthur Vogel's book, Christ in His Time and Ours. Please get your own copy (through Barnes and Noble or from the net). We shall discuss three chapters at each session.
Contact Helen.
- Downtown Small Group: Tuesday 12-1 p.m. at Quarles & Brady. Contact Seth or Dan.
- Wednesday Morning Men's Scripture Group: 7:30 a.m. Contact John.
- Wednesday Noon Men's Group: meets in the JT Room. NO GROUP ON 11/22. We are discussing the upcoming Sunday's propers (Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel). Contact Greg.
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Thursday Evening Women's Book Group
meets once a month depending on schedules. Contact Katie Hermann for more details
[email protected]
- Friday Movie Groups: meet on the 2nd or the 4th Friday of each month. Contact Ed.
*For more information on Adult Small groups, click here.
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