Thank you to those who have already submitted your pledge! 

Pledge cards have been mailed out, and are also available in the tower, parish hall and office here at Christ Church.  Your pledges play a vital role in the life and ministry of Christ Church.  If you are pledging we would be most appreciative if you could turn in your pledge cards by November 1 for budget planning purposes-thanks so much!

St. Francis of Assisi Blessing of Animals will be held on October 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. on the front lawn.

Ladies Night Out will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the home of Rena Nelson. Rena's address is: 103 East North Street, Valdosta.  Drinks will be provided, bring a snack to share. All ladies are welcome.

The Gabard Building will be open and staffed for nursery and/or childcare. Dinner will be provided for them as well.

Fourth Annual Trunks or Treat will be held, Sunday, October 29th immediately following the 10:00 worship service.  

 

Bring your favorite lawn chair, decorate the trunk of your car with a non-scary Halloween or fall theme and be prepared to pass out candy as our children parade around the parking lots showing off their costumes.

 

Oktoberfest  this year is Wednesday, October 25th, we will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served around 7:00. On the menu: Usinger's bratwurst from Milwaukee, potato salad and tossed salad, sauerkraut and other pickled things, rye bread. Cost will be $10 per person. Please note that this is an adult gathering for those 21 and older (please have proof of age with you). No nursery will be provided. Since Jane needs to know how many bratwurst to order, please sign up before October 12th. There is a sign-up sheet in the parish hall, or you can call the church office to leave your name. If you'd like to contribute by bringing potato salad (German or "regular") or sauerkraut, there's a sign-up sheet for that as well in the parish hall. Danke schön!

EYC: Middle School students will help/volunteer on Wednesday nights during the teaching series with Nursery/Childcare. For the five weeks of the teaching series, Middle School students will meet on Sunday evenings from 6:30-8pm from October 1st through October 22nd. 

EYC: High School students meet Sundays from 6:30-8pm. 

*Thank you to everyone who signed up to bring food to college ministry.  At this time we are only in need of Appetizers and Desserts.  If you are willing to help with either of these, there is a sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall.

Julius Ariail, one of the members of our Dominican Republic mission team, was in that country this past week and spent a night at the Campamento in El Pedregal, our mission field. He met with Padre Ramón Canela, the priest currently assigned to the Campamento, and with his wife and their four children - three boys, 11 months, 7 and 11; and a girl, 13. There was an initial discussion about the projects that our 2018 mission team might undertake, and that discussion will continue in late October when both Julia and Julius will be in El Pedregal for a few days.

Julius also visited Leidy, Jesús, and their son, Emanuel, in the house our mission team built for them earlier this year. The house is in very good shape, and has had no leaks from rain in the recent hurricanes. The tile floor, which was completed after our team left in June, looks stunningly good. Leidy said that she had picked out a grade of tile that was thicker than the normal one used in houses, and as a result it should resist cracking from wear. At the time of his visit, the family had not yet purchased a stove, but one was bought and installed two days ago. To see photographs from Julius' visit and Leidy''s photographs of the kitchen area with the stove, click on this album and go to the most recent images at the bottom. 

The Valdosta/Lowndes County  Humane Society is holding a  5K/1K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at 8 A.M. at Freedom Park. Pets are welcome to join too. Cost to enter is $25 per person. Here is a link to sign-up or for further information. 

8 Geri Coleman, Emily Rutledge

12 Joan Dear, Steph Johnson, Ginger Macheski

13 Edward Mistick

8 Jane Ferrell