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WORSHIP
Saturdays at 5:00 PM
Sundays at 10:00 AM
Wednesdays at 7:45 AM
Pick Up Choir Sundays at 9:15 AM • Children's Chapel Sundays at 10:00 AM
Summer Playground Date at 11:15 AM
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"Bound for Housing"
A First-Person Witness from a CARITAS Client
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This is Carol. She moved to Richmond from Colorado with her then teenage son, Grayson, fleeing a bad marriage.
“We knew absolutely no one, so we had no choice but to move into a hotel that cost $237 a week. I still remember it to the dollar, " Carol writes. "At an employment office, at the end of my rope, someone told me about
CARITAS
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What I found wasn’t a scary institution, but a loving family of congregations, CARITAS staff, and other clients.
For my son, every week was a new adventure. Often he would make friends with members of that congregation who were his age, and it made the week go by so much faster. Meanwhile, I was getting help from other clients, congregation volunteers, classes, and my case manager to get back on my feet. I found a job within one month, and was able to save almost everything into an escrow account because I didn’t have to worry about food and shelter.”
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You can help make a difference in the life of someone like Carol and Grayson. Every job – washing laundry, setting up cots, preparing lunches, cooking dinner, staying as an overnight host, and more – is an important way to be the heart and hands of Jesus. Please sign up to help serve our CARITAS guests when they are here July 29-August 5.
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This is your last weekend to bring donations for the FeedMore food bank.
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Stay after worship this Sunday to learn more about Growing in Faith Together
We hope you will join us in a new learning community we’re calling Growing in Faith Together. It will launch this fall and offers all of us of every age the opportunity to grow spiritually, in the knowledge of the Bible, the Christian Faith, the Episcopal Church, and what it means to be a disciple in Jesus’s Beloved Community. We will offer a weekly focus with resources that you can download and monthly “meet ups” for adults, which you can join in person or digitally to talk to others about a topic that deepens your relationship with God. Come, learn more this Sunday, July 23, after worship in the parlor.
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Click above for an update on the Youth Renovation Team.
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Calling all parents in young families. Do you have questions about giving at Christ Church? We have questions for you, too!
We are inviting parents to send their kids out for an hour of play and step into the parlor to join in a focused discussion on personal finances and stewardship at Christ Church. It all kicks off at 11:00 AM on Sunday, July 30. Snacks and childcare provided. Interested in sharing your insights? Sign up now.
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A is for... August, Altar Guild, and Acolytes!
Consider joining a worship ministry team. These ministries bring beauty to our worship
and are a wonderful way to learn about Episcopal liturgy.
Altar Guild – Adults and youth 12 and over are invited to join this ministry of preparing the table for worship.
Acolytes – Youth ages 8 and up are invited to join this ministry of helping during worship, by carrying the cross, candles and banners and helping with communion. These ministries bring beauty to our worship services and are a wonderful way to learn about Episcopal liturgy. Rev. Robin will work with you to show you how easy these ministries are. Contact her at r.teasley@christchurchrichmond.com to find out more or sign up.
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Youth Group at the Garage
This Sunday, join us this for a special “Christmas in July” edition of Youth Group. Dress the part, but stay cool, and enjoy the fun Christmas games, activities, and worship—all in July!
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Preschool Now Enrolling
Our preschool is the best around! Enroll a child in your life today at christchurchpreschool.com.
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Monthly Mission Highlight
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Our Vision call us to the be the heart and hands of Jesus to our neighbors -- here in Richmond and far beyond. We recognize that the ability to live a healthy life and fulfill one’s God-given potential is impossible without certain fundamental necessities. For that reason, we partner with organizations that are working to end hunger, provide shelter, enhance educational outcomes, and ensure access to health care. Since April we’ve been sharing a monthly mission highlight to connect our serving opportunities with the root causes that plague our communities.
Our goal is to
1) provide information about these issues,
2) invite you to participate in hands-on serving opportunities, and
3) share how the Holy Spirit has been at work and how lives have been transformed.
Monthly mission highlight for July: FOOD FOR MORE
The monthly mission highlight for July is food insecurity. Many people simply do not have enough food to live an active, healthy life. There are a several ways you can serve this month, including our FOOD DRIVE and our CARITAS MINISTRY. Click the button below for more. Questions? Contact Laura Lafayette, Missions & Outreach Chair, at llfayette@RARealtors.com.
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We're moving to a new Realm!
Christ Church is excited to move to a new kind of ministry tool called Realm. This online program and accompanying mobile app will support how you are involved in your church life. Not only will this improve work life for our clergy, staff, and lay leaders -- it will make it easier for our entire church family to connect with each other, keep up with what’s going on, and grow as a connected community of people called to
be the church.
Realm will replace CCE Online which means that for most of August, parishioners will not have access to online giving, the online directory, or the Church Life App. Our staff can help you with these tasks during that time period. Look for more details this summer and stay tuned for our big invitation to join Realm this fall.
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Always Inviting • Growing Deeper • Serving Others •
Christ Church Episcopal
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