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The Weekly News
for October 4, 2017
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Greetings!
In this issue of
The Weekly News:
- Family Movie Night
- Casual Sunday for CROP Hunger Walk
- Conversations Across the Divide
- An Invitation from the Daughters of the King
- Make Music with Us
- Register for "The Miracles of Jesus"
- Fall Youth Conference
- Important Dates for Your Calendar
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Family Movie Night
Saturday, October 7, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Join your fellow St. Christopher’s parishioners for a spooky night of family fun. Whether you’ve got young kids at home, grandchildren in the area, or you’re young at heart, this evening is sure to be fun for all. The movie,
Hotel Transylvania (rated PG), will be shown in the Parish Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m. Participants can spread out a blanket for the whole family or sit in chairs, whatever is most comfortable. Bring a meal or snacks and your favorite movie candy. St. Christopher’s will provide popcorn, soda, and bottled water.
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Casual Sunday, October 8
CROP Hunger Walk 2017
This coming Sunday, wear your walking shoes and comfortable attire to church so you can support CROP Hunger Walk 2017 at St. Christopher’s following the the 10:00 am service. Father Stephen and our youth will lead the walk that will start at the east red doors of the church at 11:35 a.m.
Coffee Hour will be outside on the west side of the church and will feature "Donations for Donuts" as support for CROP Walk. Help us support others who face hunger daily!
Ways to participate
Be a Spirit Walker who joins coffee hour and cheers for the walkers or be a walker of a short route at church or a longer walk to Merchants Point, The Alexandria and Olivia Apartments along Main Street, and back to church.
We will continue to collect change and/or make a donation for CROP Hunger Walk during the month of October. Sock it to Hunger socks are located in the Narthex or you can donate online to the St. Christopher’s team using the link below.
The first $1000 raised will be matched dollar for dollar in support of our $4000 goal. CROP Walk donations serve the needs of those in Hamilton County and around the world who face food insecurity every day.
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Conversations Across the Divide
One specific thing we ordinary Christians can do in our current situation nationally is practice listening to each other about our differences. You are invited to offer yourself as a partner, engaging someone who holds different loyalties than you do.The goal of the conversation is to understand your partner and be understood by them. We will covenant together to do this respectfully and will avoid arguing or trying to convince each other of our opinions. It takes practice!
If this sounds like a skill you would like to build, please register by October 8 by completing the short survey at the link below. Or contact
Mother Jenny.
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An invitation from the Daughters of the King
The DOK invite all women of the church to their meeting
on Saturday, October 14. Holy Eucharist will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel. The meeting will begin afterward at about 10:30 a.m. in the Parlor. Father Stephen will speak.
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Come and make music with us!
Handbells
Several times a year a small group of ringers is organized to prepare several handbell pieces to play for worship. The first opportunity to ring handbells this fall will begin with rehearsals on Wednesday evenings October 11 and 18 and play for worship on Sunday morning October 22. At least six ringers are needed.
Choral Evensong
St. Christopher's Choir invites anyone who has interest in singing with the choir to come and sing with us for Choral Evensong on Sunday October 22, 4:00 p.m. Any singer is welcome to join us for two or three rehearsals during the month of October.
We'll rehearse on Thursday evenings October 5, 12, and/or 19 from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m. and then sing for Evensong. This is a great opportunity to experience singing with the choir with a short term commitment.
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Register now for "The Miracles of Jesus"
Come to this six-session class that takes an in-depth look at the miracles of Jesus. It will open your eyes to their impact and what they reveal about God today. Marty Torrance and Sandy Bowling will facilitate. The class will be held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 beginning on October 26. Registration will close on October 19.
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Playground Progress and Request for
Volunteers on Friday afternoon, October 6
Thank you to St. Christopher’s parishioners, Kiwanis members, and City Barbeque for making our second playground work day such a success! We moved the playground closer to completion with the following projects:
- extended the bouldering wall on the shelter
- spread mulch and gravel to cover the playground area
- labeled the plants in the sensory garden
- built an arbor over the entrance of the playground
- moved excess sand from the gaga pit to the sandbox and boardwalk
- prepared the fire circle for gravel
- painted the “river” blue
- built most of the boardwalk and bird blind in the wetland
This Friday, October 6, at 1:00 p.m. we need volunteers to help plant the trees and bushes. Once Bright View delivers the rest of the gravel and mulch, the stones for along the river and climbing boulders, we will be very near completion of the playground. We hope to have a dedication and blessing of the playground in late October or November.
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Register Now for Youth Fall Conference at Waycross
Friday – Sunday, November 17 – 19
St. Christopher’s has always had a group of youth attend the fall and spring events at Waycross, and we hope to have a group attend again this year! Drew Bender will be attending as our male chaperone from St. Christopher's and—depending on our numbers—we would like to have a female adult chaperone as well.
If you have questions about what this entails, please contact Tricia Seitz as she was our chaperone last year. She also can answer general questions about the fall conference at Waycross. If you would like to arrange to carpool from church, please contact Kate Bender.
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As always, if the cost Is a concern, please do not hesitate to contact Mother Jenny.
Use the Event Info link to learn more about the Fall Conference and gain access to the registration link.
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We'd like everyone to wear a name tag to make getting to know each other a bit easier. Are you new to St. Christopher's and do not have a name tag? Have you lost your name tag? Please request one from Anita Walker, our Parish Administrator, by using the link below.
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Important Dates for Your Calendar
The
Save the Date page
of St. Christopher's website is updated weekly. Check this resource for new information. You also may want to review the insert in the Sunday bulletin, as it provides the schedule for the coming week.
October 25| Young at Heart Luncheon
November 5 | The Eagerly Anticipated Annual Stewardship Campaign Kickoff
Church office hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
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