We are excited to welcome the Very Rev. Dr. Paul Zahl to Christ Church on February 3rd and 4th. Paul Zahl is a retired Episcopal minister who last served as Rector of All Saints, Chevy Chase, MD, just outside of Washington, D.C..  Paul received his A.B. from Harvard, his M.Phil. from the University of Nottingham (U.K.), and his doctorate in theology from the University of Tuebingen in Germany.  He has served parishes in Silver Spring, MD; New York City; Westchester County (NY); Charleston, S.C.; and was Dean of Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL.  He was also Dean/President of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA.  He is the author of ten books, his favorite of which is "Grace in Practice" (Eerdmans, 2007).  Paul is married to Mary Cappleman Zahl, a professional garden designer.  Paul and Mary have three grown sons, all of whom are in full-time Christian ministry; and seven grand-children.

Weekend Schedule:

Saturday morning, Feb 3, 9:00-10:30 Coffee gathering with Paul Zahl in Parish Hall-teaching topic: "Grace Filled Relationships" (free childcare in Gabard building)

 

Saturday evening, Feb 3, 6:00PM until whenever...Open House at rectory with Paul Zahl (free childcare in Gabard building)

 

Sunday morning, Feb 4, Paul Zahl preaching at 8:00 and 10:00 services, and teaching adult Sunday School after the 10:00 service.

Friday Morning Bible Study will meet on January 26, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in the Office Chapel. All are welcome to attend.

Revival for the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018. The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, will share his message of love and renewal.  Christ Church will be chartering a bus for 48 people which will leave Christ Church at 9:30 a.m.  If you would like to attend the Revival and be on the Charter Bus, please register with the Diocese here. 

We now have ten people who have signed up for the 2018 mission trip "Go Team," two more than last week. The new 2018 missioners are from Trinity Episcopal Church (Statesboro, GA): Fred Richter, a veteran missioner who went on the first trip from the Diocese of Georgia to the Dominican Republic in 2001 and has gone many times since as a member of our Christ Church team; and his fellow Trinity parishioner, Mary Marwitz, a veteran international traveler who has completed several religious pilgrimages in Spain and Japan. This will be Mary' first trip to the Dominican Republic.

The signup deadline remains January 31, and cannot be extended beyond that date since we need to proceed in early February to work with our Dominican hosts to make decisions on the projects we will undertake and then determine a budget for those projects. 

We have been monitoring the flight costs from Atlanta, and on January 19 the round-trip cost was $700.91. This price has been fluctuating between $640 and $700 for the past week. 

If you are interested in becoming a missioner on the 2018 team, contact Julia and Julius Ariail [(229) 563-0209, [email protected]] and  discuss your participation with them. Once you are accepted on the team, then you can proceed to send in your $100 deposit on the in-coumtry costs and purchase your flight ticket before the price increases yet again. 

20 Kate Hanson

21 Robert Church      

22 Carolyn Eager Coleman

23 Dorothy Stouffer, Ford Wilkin         

25 Madison Jackson

Sorry we missed your birthday on 19th

Ann Harrell Blevins

Stella Blevins