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The primary theme of this Sunday's Gospel passage is thankfulness. Jesus encounters ten lepers who call out to him for mercy. He instructs them to go show themselves to the priests at the temple. Along the way one of them notices that he is healed and returns to Jesus in thanksgiving. It just so happens that this person is also a Samaritan.
A secondary theme of this passage is our awareness of the ways God is present and active in our lives. In order to give thanks, we first must notice; our eyes need to be open to see the blessings we've received.
I find it helps to keep a "Thankfulness" list. This is a small notepad where, at the end of each day, I write at least one entry. This is something, however small, or seemingly insignificant, for which I am thankful. This isn't about generating entry upon entry; quantity is less significant than awareness. It isn't about detailed writing about the specifics; you can have a separate journal for those details. It is is about noticing and remembering to give thanks!
Faithfully, Marilyn+
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VESTRY NEWS ON THE SEARCH FOR OUR NEW RECTOR
updated September 21, 2016
Christ Church is delighted to announce that our search for a new rector is over, and we have selected the Reverend Nickolas C. Griffith to be our next rector.
Fr. Nick Griffith was born on the East Coast, calling Richmond, Virginia home. His first Parish placement was with the Anglican Church of Canada, serving as the Parish Priest for seven congregations on the Western Coast of Newfoundland. Fr. Griffith has done a variety of undergraduate and graduate studies in British Literature, Philosophy, Sociology, Divinity and Theology, studying in Richmond Virginia, Cambridge Massachusetts and in Oxfordshire England. While incredibly passionate and in love with the work and mission of the Church, Fr. Griffith also enjoys being active as he is an avid, runner, cyclist and swimmer. Now a canonical resident of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Fr. Nick lives in Koreatown, close to his longtime girlfriend (and Episcopal Priest) Rev. Yein Kim.
Father Nick's first day at Christ Church will be Monday, October 17, 2016, and his first Sunday with us will be October 23, 2016. If you'd like to find out a little more about Father Nick, please see the flyers in the church and parish hall, or click on this link. Please join us in welcoming Father Nick to our church, our community, and our parish.
Updated October 5, 2016
Christ Church Upcoming Events & Announcements
SPECIAL NOMINATION REPORT 2016, the Fall edition of the diocesan Episcopal News magazine is
here. It includes each bishop coadjutor candidate's picture, short biography and answers to search committee questions. It also has a description of the bishop coadjutor search process.
THE BISHOP COADJUTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has announced that t
he Rev. Canon John Taylor, vicar of St. John Chrysostom Church and School in Rancho Santa Margarita, has been nominated by petition as a candidate for bishop coadjutor in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Taylor's nomination was approved by the diocesan Standing Committee in keeping with procedures set by the Bishop Coadjutor Search Committee.
Taylor is the sixth nominee, joining previously announced candidates Paul Fromberg, rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco; the Rev. Rachel Nyback, rector of St. Cross Church, Hermosa Beach; the Rev. Anna Olson, rector of St. Mary's Church (Mariposa Avenue), Los Angeles; the Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon, bishop of the Paris-based Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe; and the Rev. Mauricio Wilson, rector of St. Paul's, Oakland, Calif.
Taylor, 61, has been vicar of St. John Chrysostom, a south Orange County congregation with an affiliated day school of 425 students, pre-K to eighth grade, since 2004. Previously, from 1990 to 2007, Taylor was director of the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library, having served the former president as chief of staff.
Fromberg, 55, has served in ministry in Texas and California (Bay Area) with outreach, cathedral, youth and liturgical specializations.
Nyback, 46, has served in ministry in Southern California and Washington D.C. after teaching in Kuwait.
Olson, 45, has served in ministry in Southern California including as Los Angeles director of the non-profit Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice.
Whalon, 63, has served in ministry in Europe, Florida and Pennsylvania with experience in international, interfaith and financial initiatives.
Wilson, 50, has served in ministry in Costa Rica, New York and California (Bay Area) following his career as a banker-auditor beginning with Coopers & Lybrand.
All six candidates will meet with convention delegates, clergy and interested church members at a series of four regional forums Oct. 7 - 9. Details are found here. The morning session on Saturday, October 8 will also be video broadcast on the diocesan website, www.ladiocese.org.
The candidates will stand for election at Diocesan Convention, meeting Dec. 2 - 3 in Ontario, Calif. The new bishop coadjutor will succeed Bishop J. Jon Bruno as bishop diocesan when Bruno retires.
SOCIABLE SENIORS VISIT TO THE GETTY CENTER- Friday, October 14th.
This event is being organized by the Sociable Seniors at St. Cross and will involve taking a bus to the Getty Center at 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049. If you are interested in going,
YOU MUST SIGN UP.
Please call or email Susan Mulledy-DeFrank and she will make sure you get on the sign up list. Tel (310) 370-8956 or email coeescrow@hotmail.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, will be Rev Marilyn's last sermon and her last Sunday at Christ Church. Please stop by after the 8am and 10am services to say goodbye to Mother Marilyn. There will be coffee and cake in the parish hall after both services. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 - The Reverend Nickolas C. Griffith's first day at Christ Church. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 - Father Nick's first Sunday at Christ Church.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 - Daylight Savings Time - remember to change clocks.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 - Father Norm will be preaching and celebrating at 8am and 10am.
PARISH THANKSGIVING POTLUCK - Saturday, November 19th from 6-9pm.
Please see flyer at the end of the update, and also copies in the church and parish hall. We invite everyone to this annual event. If you are able to bring your favorite dish to share, it would be very much appreciated.
FIFTH WEDNESDAY SHARED BREAD - November 30th, 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 brdslily1@gmail.com.
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 -
Parents, please make a note on your calendars that the opening date for Catechesis was Sunday, October 2nd, 2016.
Ms. Sylvia is thrilled to be welcoming her Catechesis of the Good Shepherd children back to the atrium. Please bring your children ages 3 to 10 to this wonderful experience of learning. The doors open before the 10 AM service begins and the children rejoin the congregation before Holy Communion begins.
ACOLYTES SERVING IN OCTOBER
October 2: Ryder Want
October 9: Ryder Want
October 16: Brendan Prasad
October 23: Brendan Prasad, 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 christrb@aol.com. 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; Martha; Rita; Byron; Ann; Todd; Sara; Sherry; Bradley; Maria; Nancy E; Ann; Father Bob and Madelyn; John R; Rdythe and family; Al and Shirley Miller family; Anne; Lenia; the Catlett family; David; Teresa; Megan;
Leo and the Licciardone family; George and the Hoag family; Florence Haefner and family; Paula;
the entire Steib family as they help and support Betty, especially Laura and Sam;
Gwendolyn; Joannie; Eric; Bob Nelson and the Nelson family; Roger; Frieda K; William Ro; Ray; Al; Tom;
the Dwyer family; Lawrence; Carlene; Bennett; Rebecca; Angie and her baby boy; Tom; Dave; Andrea; Joanie and Pat; and Ping.
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: Laura, Kelly, and Gene.
The anniversaries of:
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The flowers in the church this Sunday are donated to the Glory of God by:
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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 - Please see the Guidelines below. Extra copies of the Guidelines are also
attached to the Coffee Hour Sign up sheet in the parish hall.
Any questions, please call or email Trudy in the church office at (310) 540-1722 or christrb@aol.com.
October 9, 2016 (Pentecost XXI)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
October 16, 2016 (Pentecost XXII)
8:00 AM: Leroy Foster
10:00 AM: Rev Marilyn's Party, chaired by Chris Horton & Vicki Bloomfield
October 23, 2016 (Pentecost XXIII)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Diana Winn
October 30, 2016 (Pentecost XXIV)
8:00 AM: Leroy Foster
10:00 AM: Needed
November 6, 2016 (Pentecost XXV)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
November 13, 2016 (Pentecost XXVI)
8:00 AM: Ann and Vic Cooper
10:00 AM: Needed
November 20, 2016 (The Last Sunday after Pentecost - Christ the King)
8:00 AM: Needed
10:00 AM: Needed
November 27, 2016 (The First Sunday of Advent)
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
In our Gospel, the ten lepers call out to Jesus....
1. "Stay away; we are unclean."
2. "Heal us!"
3. "Give us alms."
4. "Have mercy on us."
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COLLECT AND READINGS FOR THIS COMING SUNDAY
October 9, 2016 Proper 23C Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
The Collect
L
ord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The First Lesson
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
T
hese are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
The Response
Psalm 66:1-11
Jubilate Deo
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B
e joyful in God, all you lands; *
sing the glory of his Name;
sing the glory of his praise.
2 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! *
because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.
3 All the earth bows down before you, *
sings to you, sings out your Name."
4 Come now and see the works of God, *
how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.
5 He turned the sea into dry land,
so that they went through the water on foot, *
and there we rejoiced in him.
6 In his might he rules for ever;
his eyes keep watch over the nations; *
let no rebel rise up against him.
7 Bless our God, you peoples; *
make the voice of his praise to be heard;
8 Who holds our souls in life, *
and will not allow our feet to slip.
9 For you, O God, have proved us; *
you have tried us just as silver is tried.
10 You brought us into the snare; *
you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.
11 You let enemies ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water; *
but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.
The Epistle
2 Timothy 2:8-15
R
emember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David-- that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The saying is sure:
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful--
for he cannot deny himself.
Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.
The Gospel
Luke 17:11-19
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n the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well."
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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