Welcome to the Christ Church e-Communicator |May 14, 2020
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This weekly email gives you the most up-to-date parish information.
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This Weekend at Christ Church
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Fr. Michael on "Adversity"
A video message
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We're all struggling with the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our "normal" lives. Fr. Michael has a message for the parish family as we work to cope with the circumstances we are dealing with - "isolating ourselves from family and friends...life is different, it's hard." Spend a few minutes for some inspiring words.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, and persevere in prayer.
Romans 12:12
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Fireside Chat with Fr. Michael
Saturday, May 16 - 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
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We want to cordially invite you to join Fr. Michael for his weekly
“Fireside Chat”
with Christ Church family and friends. We meet on
Saturday evenings from 7:00 –8:00 p.m. each week
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This Saturday's discussion will focus on -
In what ways do we show our love for Christ our Lord? Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
Of course, other topics are open for discussion. We hope you'll drop in for a chat.
Follow the link to attend.
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Come to Church this Sunday!
Join fellow parishioners
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We hope to "see" you at church
this Sunday. If you tune-in online at 10:00 a.m. you may "attend" with other parishioners and "chat" during church - something you can't do at "real" church! Otherwise, the service will be recorded and you may watch it anytime after its conclusion.
Zoom into
coffee hour afterwards. Feel free to come as you are - it will be great to see you!
You may access the video via the
parish website which has the link to our YouTube channel. or via the buttons above.
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Please join Charlette via Zoom for a
30 minute Children's worship service Sunday Mornings at 9:00 a.m. There will be music, we'll read the scripture and talk about it together. Older children are invited to be readers for this service. Everyone will be meeting on Zoom so that we can interact with one another and ask questions as we go. If you are new to Children's Chapel and want to join in please
email Charlette and she'll send you an email reminder with the Zoom link.
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Handling Stress...
From Fr. Michael
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A hot-tempered person stirs up dissension, but a patient person calms a quarrel.
Proverbs 15:18
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER:
In each and every day of life, we experience a great deal of stress, both positive and negative. Experts tell us that positive (e.g. EUSTRESS) is good for us. However, negative stress (e.g. DISTRESS), especially cumulative negative stress, creates in us a myriad of physical, spiritual, emotional, psychological, and relational problems.
Some of the warning signs of negative stress: Anger, short tempers, boiling over, hot tempers, conflict with co-workers, etc. Negative stress creates more and more stress until one day – we realize we are out of control. And when that happens, the most important thing we can do, is recognize the warning signs and act appropriately.
WORDS TO LIVE BY:
“Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling family, friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.”
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A Pentecost Project
We are the church
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In two week's time we will celebrate
the feast of Pentecost
. In year's past, that has meant a church filled with people dressed in red and a parish picnic. This year, we will
celebrate a little differently
, but it will be a celebration just the same!
As part of the celebration, Charlette is working on
a slideshow
for the worship service. Would you
please take a photo or a video
of you holding a sign that says,
"We are the church!"
and email it to
formation@christchurchcoronado.org
to be part of the slideshow? On the birthday of the church, it will be an important reminder that
"The Church" is not the building... it is the people!
All photo submissions must be in
by Monday, May 25th at 5 p.m
. Oh, and
don't forget to wear your red!
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Honoring Our High School Seniors
Graduation 2020
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On
June 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will
honor the High School Seniors
in our diocese with a live streamed baccalaureate service. The service will be lead by Bishop Susan and feature youth readers, musicians, and a virtual procession of the graduates. In a time where so many of the rights of passage have been lost for these young adults, it is our goal to give them a vibrant celebration of both their achievements and their faith.
At Christ Church we are inviting not only the High School seniors in our congregations, but also grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and other relatives of parishioners who would like to participate.
There are four ways that youth are invited to participate in the baccalaureate service.
Read more...
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CCDS Art Show Comes to You
Art from all classes
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We will miss getting up-close and personal with the CCDS students and their wonderful artwork at the
annual Art Show originally scheduled for May 17. We're in luck though...great minds have come together to assemble a
virtual presentation to share the amazing student creations with the parish and day school families. Mrs. Koshland and Mrs. Funk are hard at work as we speak so stay tuned for the Art Show link coming soon!
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Gospel of John if Jesus’ words were ‘live and over the internet’
From Episcopal News Service
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Getting sick of using Zoom for most of your face-to-face human interaction?
Jesus agrees with you. At least that’s the opinion of the
Jesus in the Gospel of John
as updated for the coronavirus pandemic
by the Rev. Julie Hoplamazian
, associate rector at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan, New York.
“I was banging my head against the wall trying to come up with a positive, inspiring message for the congregation,” Hoplamazian told ENS. When the lectionary offered her “dwelling places,” she began to think “Zoom rooms.” What resulted was a short video that served not only an effective piece of clerical procrastination but also a humorous etiquette lesson for gathering online.
“I wrote it all in one sitting. Maybe quarantine is getting to me,” she said.
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A Weekly, On The Go Resource
For parents and non=parents alike
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Hosted by the Faith To Go team in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, David Tremaine and Charlette Preslar. Joined each week by a special guest, the Faith To Go team highlights themes from the Sunday Gospel reading for you to take into your faith discussions and reflections throughout the week.
More Here
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Grace Cathedral Hosts Evensong
From Episcopal News Service
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“While the pandemic limits our ability to hold funerals, this service will a hold a space for grief and loss, as well as Christian hope of new life,” the cathedral wrote.
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The Episcopal Church
Virtual Choir and Orchestra
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Combining nearly 800 submissions from more than 600 participants all around the world, we invite you to celebrate Easter with us as we come together in one voice to proclaim - The Strife is O'er, the battle won!
See if you can spot our very own Larry Ash amongst the singers!
Listen here
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On-line Parish Directory
Connect on Realm
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Given our current circumstances the creation of a new paper Parish Directory has been difficult. Luckily, all parishioners already have a profile in our online directory through our church software Ream. If you have signed in and created a log-in and password, you know that you may access parishioner information there. If you haven't yet please take a moment to
do so here or click the "sign in button above. Once you've accessed your profile you may manage your privacy settings and opt in or out of the online directory. Realm also provides you with 24/7 access to your contributions. If you have questions
contact Christie Tugend for help.
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Parish Communications
How are you connected?
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Additionally, we hope that you are connected to someone (or two) in the parish to make sure you're doing well. If you haven't received a phone call or email from a fellow parishioner recently and would like someone to contact you, please
let us know.
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Parish Business
The parish office is closed
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To continue to exercise great caution and honor the stay at home recommendation, our church staff is working remotely until further notice.
Therefore, in the event of a pastoral or any emergency or urgent need – contact
Fr. Michael
directly at
(719) 237-8014 or
Deacon Tom
at (619) 838-3218
. For any other business or personal non-emergency issues you can contact
Christie Tugend
, parish administrator, at
admin@christchurchcoronado.org.
If you leave a voicemail message on the office phone it may take us a little time to get back to you so please be patient.
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Weekly Events
All weekly events at Christ Church have been cancelled or put on hiatus until further notice.
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Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and guide the minds of those who shall choose a rector for this parish that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries. Amen
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