The Weekly News
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September 26, 2018
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Greetings!
- Celebrating St. Michael and All Angels
- Common Grounds
- Greeter Ministry Information and Training
- Blessing of the Animals
- CROP Hunger Walk
- Backpack Ministry
- St. Christopher's Crops Garden
- Easy Fundraising
- Dates for Your Calendar
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Celebrating Angels
On Sunday, September 30, we'll take a break from the long "green season" of the Sundays after Pentecost and celebrate the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. St. Michael, who is honored on September 29, is traditionally one of the four Archangels, the other three being Gabriel, (who brought the tidings of Jesus' birth to Mary), Raphael, and Uriel.
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From the beginning of Christian history, there is evidence for the honor in which Michael was held, and he was also venerated by the Jews. The well-known passage in the Book of Revelation about the "war in heaven" contributed to his being honored as the "captain of the heavenly host" and protector of Christians in general. The famous monastery fortress off the coast of Normandy, Mont-Saint Michel, is dedicated to Michael's honor and the popular song "Michael, row the boat ashore! Alleluia" speak to the breadth of the veneration.
At St. Christopher's, we'll read the special lessons appointed for the day and, at the 10:00 am service, sing hymns about angels in all their glory.
The word, angel, is derived from the Greek word that means "messenger," and the role of angels as intermediaries between heaven and earth, along with their acting as protectors of humankind - think "guardian angels" - make these beneficent spirits worth our interest and devotion.
If you have an angel figurine, item of jewelry, or piece of art, bring it with you on Sunday, September 30. We'll join with "angels and archangels, and all the heavenly host," as we do each Sunday, praising God as we say or sing the Sanctus together: "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might."
Anonymous Byzantine painter (395-1453 AD) Public domain image
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Common Grounds
An Adult Formation Forum
September 30, 9:00 - 9:45 am
In the Parish Hall
Childcare will be available
Sunday's Topic: Politics & Religion
from a Young Nun’s Perspective
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With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, we continue with our conversation about politics and religion. We welcome Sister Tracey Horan, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She currently serves as a community organizer for Faith in Indiana, a faith-based community organizing group. In 2017, she was named the winner of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award, sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She’ll share her own story and invite us to consider the intersection of faith and politics in our own lives.
The handouts from the September 8, 16, and 23 Common Grounds Forum are online. If you missed a session, or you're curious about all the buzz, you can download the handouts using the link below.
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Greeter Ministry Enlightenment and Training
Sunday, September 30, 11:30 a.m.
in the Andres Library
Sunday Greeters, new and current, please join us immediately following the 10:00 am service to learn more about this important ministry. For more information, please contact Deb Callahan:
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Search Committee News
The Search Committee is in a very exciting position: we are receiving resumes and preparing for interviews. The diocese has provided guidance and assistance throughout the search process. In recent months our contact at the diocese has been an interim Transition Minister appointed by Bishop Jennifer as she conducted a search for her own permanent Transition Minister. Canon Kristin White has been hired to fill this position and will start October 1. Due to the timing of this staffing change, the diocese and the Search Committee have decided to extend our receipt of resumes until October 8. This will give Canon White time to get settled and ready to help us with the next stage of the search.
If you have questions, please direct them to our committee chair, Drew Bender:
You can read all Search Committee notes at the link below.
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Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, October 6, 10:00 am
West Entrance
On the first Saturday of October, St. Christopher’s will offer a service for the
Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The Blessing Service will be held at the west entrance of the church. Members, family and friends of St. Christopher’s Church, young and old, are invited to bring their pets, large and small, suitably restrained by leash or crate, for this brief service. The clergy also will be happy to bless animals in cars or trailers instead, if that is preferred by their human companions.
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Hamilton County CROP Hunger Walk
Sunday, October 7, 1:30 pm
At the Civic Center Gazebo
The Hamilton County CROP Hunger Walk is coming up on the first Sunday of October.
The "walk" now has a Walk, Run, or Ride option, each consisting of a 1-mile or 3.9-mile route on and around the Monon Trail.
Here are ways to participate:
WALK/RUN/RIDE - Register to walk, run, or ride.
SPIRIT WALK - Help our team!
- Ask your friends and neighbors to make donations to CROP Walk on your behalf to St. Christopher's Team
- Offer prayers for those who walk, run, or ride
DONATE - Help St. Christopher's meet our goal of $4,000.
- Sock it to Hunger: Take a sock from the table in the narthex, and fill with loose change, cash, or a check (made to St. Christopher's and marked CROP Walk)
- Donate online: https://www.crophungerwalk.org/carmelin/StChris
- Place a check in the offering plate made to St. Christopher's and marked CROP Walk
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Backpack Ministry
St. Christopher's has committed to providing weekend meals to elementary school children from
eight Carmel elementary schools at four different times throughout the school year. Each child who qualifies will receive a bag of food for each day of the weekend. Will you prayerfully consider supporting this ministry?
You can support it in several ways. We always welcome food donations! Specifically, we are seeking single-serve breakfast cereal cups, applesauce in single-serve pouches (the cups seem to leak and puncture easily), juice boxes (100% juice, please), and peanut butter or cheese crackers in individual serving sizes. Donations of these items may be dropped off in the narthex in the bins marked “Backpack Ministry.”
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No time to shop? Monetary donations are always welcome! We are happy to shop for you! Are you more hands-on? We welcome any and all to help sort food and pack the bags immediately following the 10:00 a.m. service on Sundays, October 7 and 14.
Please look for the poster in the narthex for more information.
Questions? Contact either of the following:
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St. Christopher's Crops
Special thanks to the Garden Crew and all the volunteers who worked last Sunday to close our St. Christopher’s Crops garden! Beautiful weather and many helping hands prepared the garden for "rest" and weeded the Natural Playground for the winter ahead. If you were among those who took a turn in the garden this season, we are grateful for your tender loving care as you prepared, planted, tended, nurtured, and delivered produce. The garden's produce helped people served by seven local food pantries during our twelfth growing season.
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Grocery Shopping - an Easy Way to Fundraise
We've enrolled in Kroger's Community Rewards program which helps local schools, churches, and other nonprofit organizations with fundraising. Funds raised through this program will be used by St. Christopher's Outreach Team to help provide scholarships to Waycross camps for kids from the Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center.
How to participate - Simply visit http://www.kroger.com. Log into your Kroger account, select Community Rewards under Account Summary. Search for SD963 or ST CHRISTOPHERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH and click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address, and a rewards card.
You must have a registered Kroger rewards card account to link to our church. If you've never registered your rewards card, now's the time! If you do not yet have a Kroger rewards card, they are available at no cost at the customer service desk at any Kroger.
To count toward the Community Rewards Program, you must make your purchases by swiping your Kroger rewards card or using the phone number associated with your account.
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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 13, 10:00 am | The Daughters of the King (Special presentation)
October 21, 4:00 pm | Indy Choir Fest Concert (at St. Paul's, Indianapolis)
October 28, 11:30 am | Fall into Fun Family Event during Coffee Hour
Church Office hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 12 noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
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