Icon  writing is much more than learning to paint an  icon; a painting depicting Jesus, Mary, angels or saints. Orthodox Christians consider making  icons more a form of prayer than art, and believe the writer's hand is guided by God as s/he writes in paint. Each brush stroke is a meditative act. Those who have painted  icons describe the experience as deeply spiritual and faith-enhancing.

 

Our instructor is Fr. David Holland, who has been teaching icon writing for  24  years. No previous artistic ability is needed. Fr.  David  has never had anyone not finish an  icon . We will  write  the  icons  shown above.

 

The only thing you need to bring is a willing spirit, as Fr. David will furnish all materials and instruction. On Sunday, August 27, our icons will be blessed during Sunday morning services. The cost for the workshop is $425. To register, call the church office at 912-638-8683. For more information, contact Mtr. Becky at [email protected] or give her a call.

If you would like to glorify the altar at Christ Church by donating flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one or friend, please contact Ethel Horton at 912-634-8327.

Beginning Thursday, July 20 at 11:00 am, Barbara Sullivan will lead a summer reading club. In addition to the July meeting, the group will also meet on August 17 and September 21. The book for this month is The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker. Plan to join Barbara in the Vestry room at 11:00 am on July 20th to discuss this great read.

Looking for a great camp experience for your children this summer? There are still spots available at beautiful Honey Creek in Camp St. Peter II (July 9-15) and Camp St. Joseph and Mary II (July 16-22). And if you'd like to enjoy the fully immersive camp experience along with your child(ren), there's Parent & Child Camp - Session II (July 16-18). Go to honeycreek.org/camps for complete information about the camps and how to register. 

By John La Boone

 

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in..."        - Matthew 25:35

 

A few weeks ago I wrote about supporting Heifer International as a way to help feed the world's hungry people. I still think that's a wonderful  program and I encourage you to consider periodic donations (visit

www.heifer.org ). But it's good to remember that we don't have to leave Glynn County to find hungry people who need our help. There is a local faith-based charity that we can support that is working hard to look after our own poor by providing food, clothing, prayer, encouragement, acceptance, smiles and lots of hugs.

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This summer the Backpack Buddies are packing bags for Safe Harbor teens, Glynn Episcopal Ministries Summer Fun Friday afternoon kids, and the Children in Action Sports Camp participants. Hunger doesn't take a summer break and neither do the Buddies!

Backpack Buddies is part of Christ Church, Frederica's hunger outreach mission to our local community. This program is celebrating its sixth year in our local schools and its third year of summer programming. It allows our parishioners to live our faith in Christ through food ministry to the disadvantaged. Especially vulnerable are our community's disadvantaged children. Food insecurity is pervasive in children in inner city Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia. Sixty-three percent (approximately 3900) of area elementary school students receive free or reduced price meals during the school week. However, these children lack a reliable source of food on the weekends and during the summer months. Backpack Buddies can feed a child for about $10.00 a month, $50.00 for a half year or $100 for the full 10 month school year. This provides for the food purchase, the storage bag, and gives us a small allowance for special items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, fresh fruit. For more information about how you can get involved, please contact Susan Shipman at [email protected] or (912) 222-9206.

Now you can make gifts and offerings to Christ Church by using your phone. Please text ccfssi to 77977,  enter your details, choose your payment method, and give. You may also go to the Christ Church website at ccfssi.org, click on the Donation tab at the top and give there.