Christ Church Valdosta  Weekly Bulletin
March 29, 2019
In This Issue:

Worship Services
March 31: 
      Lent IV

Vestry Member of Day:
   Michael Black

Coffee Host:
   Kelly Turner, Tracy Cannon, Cathy
   Hanson, Jeff Hanson

Altar Guild:
   Team 5

8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Lem & Lector - Nancy Lutsko
Usher - Ed Mistick

10:00 a.m., Holy Eu charist,  Rite II
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - David
   Sandbach, Phyllis Holland, Jeani
   Synyard
Lay Readers  - David Sandbach, Jane
   Kinney, Phyllis Holland
Acolytes - Mike Tanner, Rich Johnson,
   Blake Yarbrough, Ann Harrell Blevins
Ushers - Al Turner, Carl Copeland

6:00 p.m., Vespers 
 
Scriptures
First Lesson - Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
Second Lesson - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Gospel - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Wednesday  Holy Eucharist
   6:00 p.m.
     
Thursday Holy Eucharist
  7:00 a.m.
Clergy and Staff of 
Christ Episcopal Church
 
The Rev. Dr. Dave Johnson
Rector
church office (229) 242-5115
 
Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
church office (229) 242-5115

Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper
books@christchurchvaldosta.org  
bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616 

Millie Johnson
Director of Children's Ministry
church office (229) 242-5115

Angela Duncan, Music Director
church office (229) 242-5115

Kathy Armstrong, Choirmaster
church office (229) 242-5115

 
Office hours: Monday - Thursday
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
   1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

   Friday
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Adult Sunday School Series
Sunday, March 31st
Father Dave will continue a six-week Adult Sunday School series on the "The First Prayer Book: The book of Psalms", on Sunday March 31, 2019.  Each week we'll discuss a different kind of psalm. Classes will be in the front of the Parish Hall beginning at 11:15 a.m.  

March 31 ( Psalm of Trust )
April 7 (Messianic Psalms)
April 14 (Psalms for the Journey)
Lenten Dinner and Teaching Series
On Wednesdays April 3rd - April 10th
Wednesday Evening Lenten Dinner Series "Stories of Grace" from a variety of sources, (books, movies, music and culture) will continue on April 3rd and run through April 10th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Childcare will be available in the Gabard Building. 
New way to Donate to Christ Church
Donations to Christ Church can now be made via giving through PayPal or Credit Card.

We now have three ways to give. 

1)   Give by check. Checks can still be dropped in the offering plate, or mailed to the church office.
2)  Give by online Bill Pay.  This process is done through your banking account.
3)  Give through PayPal or Credit Card.  There is a new donate button at the bottom of this email message, and there is also a new Donate tab on the Christ Church website.

If you have any questions, or need additional information on any of these giving options, please contact Amy Creasy, bookkeeper via email, or phone (229) 242-0616. 
Noon Sunday Service
Sundays when VSU is in session
Noon Sunday Service - geared toward college students that the interns will help lead. These services will be an informal Rite II Eucharist with the same sermon as the 8:00 and 10:00 services and will run on the weekends when VSU is in session, the following Sundays this Winter: April 7, 14 and 21.  Even if you are not a college student, you are more than welcome to join us.  Please keep this ministry in your prayers as we seek to receive the grace of God in Jesus Christ and share that grace with college students.
Friday Morning Bible Study
Friday, April 5 , 2019
Friday Morning Bible Study will meet again on April 5  from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the Office Chapel. We are studying the Book of Revelation. All are welcome to attend.
Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Evening Bible Study led by Willa Valencia will meet on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the home of Ron and Tammy Borders.  All are welcome.  Study begins at 7:30 p.m.
Silver Crosses To Raise Funds
DR Dinner and Auction Tickets Now On Sale
Our Dominican Republic mission team has five silver and Larimar crosses to give away to donors to the 2019 mission trip fund. If you are not familiar with Larimar, it's a mineral found only in the Dominican Republic. We have 5 crosses - 3 with heart-shaped stones, 1 diamond shape and 1 square-shaped. They are 2" tall by 1" wide, and were made specifically for our team by a master jeweler in Santo Domingo. If you make a $100 donation or more to the Christ Episcopal Fund DR Mission Fund, we will give you the one of your choice - first come, first served. If they are not taken by May 3rd, they will be for sale at the DR Auction. To claim one of these crosses or for more information, contact Julia Ariail <juliacariail@gmail.com> or (229) 563-0074.

Tickets are now on sale in the church office and in the parish hall after the 10 a.m. Sunday service for our annual DR Dinner and Auction, the main fundraising event for our mission work in the Diocese of the Dominican Republic. This event will be held at 6:00 p.m. on May 3 at the Cotton Corner, 101 N. Ashley Street, downtown Valdosta. Our missioners will be in El Pedregal, our mission work site, from June 17-24.

To check out last Sunday's special bulletin insert about this ministry, click here.
Online Photograph Albums
Photo albums from Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Ministries Fair, Thursday Night Dinner, Dave Zahl Weekend, D.O.K Service of Admission, and Men's Lunch are online, as well as older albums archived on the church website here
Birthdays this week
March 30 - April 5
30 Bill Tucker
31 Lai Orenduff, Amber Tanner, Marilyn Willis
2 Cecilia Carroll
4 Leanne Balanis     
5 Pierce Baker, Jan Carter
Baptismal Anniversaries this week
March 30 - April 5
30 Robbie Beeland
2 Sparky Greneker           
3 Mitchell Beeland, Jim Elliott 
5 Jan Carter, Joan Dear, Richard Saeger, Bill Tucker        
Wedding Anniversaries this week
March 30 - April 5
None this week
 
Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Baptismal Anniversary, or Wedding Anniversary. 
Remember in your prayers
Thaddeus Agar, Kathy Armstrong, Lynn Baker, Caty Carter, Jan Carter, Robert Church, Bev Cowart, Frances Crawford, David Crenshaw, Cheryl Critchfield, Janet Dickman, Karen Gunter, Iris Hall, Cheryl Hatcher, Tommy Hatcher, Gary Honeycutt, Buddy House, Amy Hudson, Eric Jones, Jeff Lind, Brooks Lovelace, John McTier, Keri Mock, Brett Nelson, Jim Nelson, Kathleen Parsons, Joe Pitts, Debbie Richardson, Jane Rigby, Andy Shafer, Kathie Stevenson, Jude Tillman, Katie Mae Warren, Marilyn Willis, Nancy Zaccari, Ron Zaccari

Family of Jerriann Levy

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Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
229.242.5115

Christ Episcopal Church is part of the 
Diocese of Georgia.

email us at  office@christchurchvaldosta