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October 6, 2016
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Compline
Please join us at 6:00PM Sunday for our Compline service. Held entirely by candlelight, this forty-minute liturgy offers pause from the hectic pace of our lives.
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This Sunday at Christ Church
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Sunday Faith & Practice
10:45 in the Church
Family Promise Training
Christ Church will host several families for a week, October 23-30 here in Church House.
We promise to provide safe shelter, healthy meals, fellowship -- and respect -- while they are with us
All are welcome to join us for the training session on Sunday to learn more about the details from Tracey McKeithen, Director of Family Promise Chicago North Shore. All volunteers are required to participate in this training session or on Thursday, October 13 in the McClain Room at 7PM.
And we need your help!
Questions?:Email Elizabeth Parkinson
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Recognize: All 7th-12th Graders
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Are encouraged to stay in the sanctuary to learn more about Family Promise and to be trained with the rest of our parishioners on how to host and care for our guests.
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92nd Annual Rummage Sale
Today, Oct.
6, 7AM-3PM
Come shop you can find just about ANYTHING, all at reasonable prices! AND come help with clean up from 3-5:30.
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Flyback - Saturday, Oct. 8, 9-11AM
One more way to help with Rummage. Please! On Saturday morning we need extra bodies to gather all supplies, racks, etc. into the Schroeder Building. Please come to the front of the Parish House at 9 and we will put you to work. Also a great way for children to learn about giving back.
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Newcomers Wine & Cheese Party
Friday, October 14 - 6:30-8:30PM
Are you new to Christ Church? Please join us Friday, October 14 when we'll be welcoming parishioners new to the church in the past year. Come and meet other newcomers, our staff and vestry in a relaxed atmosphere. We'll get to know one another over wine & cheese and conversation at the Rectory, 458 Maple Street. Please RSVP by emailing
Melissa Durbin.
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Annual Campaign Dinner - Tuesday, October 18 - 6:30PM
Please help us celebrate the Mission and Ministries of Christ Chu
rch as we kick off our 2016 Annual Campaign with a complimentary dinner featuring Keynote Speaker, The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Lee, Bishop of Chicago.
A social hour begins at 6:30PM at the Parish House, 470 Maple Street, and dinner follows in the Great Hall at 7:30PM. Childcare will be available and the attire is Business Casual. Please contact John White at the Parish Office by October 11 with your RSVP, childcare needs, and dietary restrictions. 847-446-2850 or johnwhite@christchurchwinnetka.org.
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CCD: Coffee, Christ, and Donuts Returns! High schoolers are invited to join
Frances DeBlasio & Leah Romanelli at 480 Elder Ln, Winnetka, IL (the DeBlasio home) from 7-8AM every Wednesday that New Trier is in session. We eat breakfast, talk about life, and pet dogs. Friends are welcome! Rides are provided to school (including Northfield campus).
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Youth at Rummage!
All youth are invited to stop by Rummage from 3:30-5:00PM to load the last donations onto the trucks and break down tables and boxes. High school freshmen have the whole day off! Ever wanted to work sporting goods? Toys? Books? Serve food? Be security? Let Leah know and she'll get you connected to a job! What better way to spend the day than helping thousands of people get items they might not normally be able to afford?
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The Holy Spirit Likes Improv with Second City!
10:00AM-1:00PM - Wednesday, October 12 all youth in grades 7-12 who have the day off are invited to the Church on the Hill to join a veteran improv actor from Second City. We'll play games, think on our feet, and in the end, even learn a little something about our faith. Friends are welcome! RSVP to Leah Romanelli by Sunday, October 9. Cost $15/person, includes lunch.
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Youth Ministry Save the Dates
October 10: Monday, 6:30-8PM:Confirmation Large Group Gathering
October 12: Wednesday, 10AM-2PM:
'The Holy Spirit Likes Improv' for high schoolers at the Church on the Hill, $15/person
October 29: Saturday, 3-9PM:
High schoolers serve at Inspiration Café in Uptown
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Why is Everyone Kneeling? [Kneeling is] an act of obeisance to authority, honor to royalty, and contrition for sin. It is one of three basic positions Episcopalians assume in the course of regular Sunday worship.
Typically we kneel to confess our sins, to receive absolution, and to pray (although standing for prayer is an ancient and acceptable posture). Episcopalians kneel much less than we used to. It's not because we've gotten lazy, but in order to recover an ancient sensibility toward worship; the idea that Christianity is less about endless penitence than it is about continual rejoicing in the forgiveness Jesus brings.
So when we stand, we do so to show respect, like during the reading of the Gospels...We also stand to say the Creed...And we stand to sing. Not only does this help us sound better, but it also helps us express our thanksgiving and appreciation. Think standing ovation.
When we sit, we do so to convey our readiness to learn, like we (were supposed to) do at school. We sit to listen to the Old and New Testament lessons as well as the Psalm and the sermon.
Referred to by some as "pew aerobics", our penchant for communal participation comes from a shared belief that Sunday worship is not a spectator sport. Episcopalians are a liturgical church, the word liturgy meaning "work of the people." So kneeling, sitting, and standing are all about inspiring us to say thanks together, the very best way we know how.
--The Episcopal Handbook, p 32
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Pastoral Care is
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mental to our faith and a ministry of Christ Church. If you are facing illness, a life transition or challenging circumstances, please contact one of our clergy. We are available when you nee
d us for a hospital, home, or office visit. Christ Church has many lay volunteers who are readily available to provide meals and rides as needed. Please reach out to the clergy through the office at (847) 446-2850, or on their cell phones:
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