Meet & Greets for Katie
August 22 & 27
September 4
Katie Gillett's Ordination
Wednesday, August 29
Kickoff Sunday
Sunday, September 9
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW...
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PARISH DIRECTORY INFORMATION RELEASE
Christ Church is currently in the process of printing a new parish directory. Please let us know if there is any contact information that you would like to exclude from the directory by completing
this form. Thank you for your feedback!
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MEET AND GREET RECEPTIONS FOR KATIE
GILLETT
Over the next several weeks we will have meet and greet receptions in members' homes to have an opportunity to get to know our new associate, Katie Gillett. You are encouraged to go to the one that is most convenient for your schedule or closest to you. These are a very informal way for us to welcome Katie to Christ Church. Please wear your Christ Church name tags. If you don't have one, handwritten ones will be available. Please let the host individual or couple know you plan to attend the one at their home. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to get together at a time other than Sunday morning. Hope you can come!
Wednesday, August 22:
Margherita Soule — 1057 Harbourview Cir., 456-9775 — 4-6 PM
Monday, August 27:
Ethlyn & West Caldwell — 2210 E. Mallory St., 432-1677 — 5-7 PM
Tuesday, September 4:
Rachel & Chris Heaney — 17 W. LaRua St., 341-1376 — 5:30-7:30 PM
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MONTCLAIR MENTORS
Sunday, August 26 – 1:00 PM – Parish Hall
If you are interested in serving as a mentor – someone who can commit to regularly listening, supporting, and encouraging a student for one hour a week during the school year, please join us for our mentor training on Sunday, August 26 following the 10:30 service. Mentors will need to complete the Mentor Application and Affidavit of Good Moral Character, available on the table in the hallway. Please bring both forms with you to the training. If you are interested in learning more about serving as a mentor or have any questions, please contact Rev. Katie Gillett at
kathryn@christ-church.net
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Save the Date!
THE ORDINATION OF KATIE GILLETT TO THE PRIESTHOOD
Wednesday, August 29 ~ 6:00 PM ~ Christ Church
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JOIN US FOR KICKOFF SUNDAY! ~ Sunday, September 9
Sunday School classes for both youth and adults
& the Parish Breakfast resume!
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BOOK DRIVE FOR
CHRIST CHURCH CHILDREN'S LIBRARY
Children and Family Ministries is pleased to welcome a new addition to the Christ Church Christian Education wing: our new Children’s Library! Now, we are calling on YOU to help us stock this space with wonderful books for children of all ages to enjoy. Please consider donating any used children’s books that you might have at home. Both religious and secular books of all reading levels are welcomed! Books can be brought to Jen Leahey’s office in the administration hallway any time. Don’t have any children’s books? Monetary donations are always welcome to purchase new books! We are thankful for the opportunity to provide resources for early literary, as well as the space for children and families to bond through reading together. We hope that you will consider donating today!
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CANTERBURY CHOIR
OPEN ENROLLMENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER
The Canterbury Choir provides children of the parish an opportunity to participate in a vital liturgical ministry: namely the offering of choral music during times of worship. All parish children in grades 1-8 are eligible to participate in Canterbury Choir. The Canterbury Choir sings in church during the 10:30 AM service about once a month, participates in the annual Christmas pageant, and provide all the choral music for the family Christmas Eve service. Aspiring Canterbury Choir members should have a willingness to learn how to sing properly; a desire to make new friends in a large group; an ability to show reverence while providing an important role in worship; and a positive attitude. Training is provided on a weekly basis during the school year from 3:00-4:15 PM every Thursday afternoon. We begin with a snack at 3:00, so those who must arrive late are still encouraged to participate. Prior demonstration of singing skills is not required to learn how to be an effective singer. Interested? Please contact Treece Efird at the church, 432-5115, or via email at
CanterburyChoir@christ-church.net
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Attention 6th—12th graders!!
ACOLYTE TRAINING ~ Sunday, August 26
Acolyte training for parish youth 6th grade and above takes place Sunday, August 26 following the 10:30 service. The acolyte corps has positions open at both 8:00 and 10:30 services. More information? Call Jean Karadin at 850-982-3186.
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NEEDLEPOINT GROUP ~ Tuesday, August 28 ~ 10:30 AM
We will meet upstairs in the Christian Education Building.
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The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 3
in observance of Labor Day.
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FAMILIES, FELLOWSHIP, AND FORMATION
Thursday, September 6 ~ 5:30–7:00 PM
Topic: Introduction to Godly Play
Menu: Pizza and salad
($2/person, $10 max per family)
We invite you and your family to join us for the inaugural Families, Fellowship, and Formation as we explore Godly Play! Godly Play is the unique Christian education curriculum used in Christ Church’s PreK – 2nd grade Sunday School classrooms. The purpose of Godly Play is to help the children explore their faith through wonder and play. Director of Children and Family Ministries, Jen Leahey, will be providing parents with information about this curriculum, then telling the Parable of the Mustard Seed. Following the story, families will have the opportunity to create their own parable box to take and retell at home. Parents may also register their children for Sunday School at this time. We encourage you to pause for a moment during your busy week to spend time as a family in fun, fellowship, and Christian formation!
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EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS
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Y
outh programming will begin on Kickoff Sunday, September 9!
Junior High: 5:00 PM (Undercroft)
Combined Meal: 5:45 PM (Parish Hall)
Senior High: 6:15 PM (Undercroft)
**We will have an important parent meeting during the meal on our first youth event
on Kickoff Sunday, September 9 at 5:45 PM.
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ANNUAL REGISTRATION
Each year we ask every family to complete an annual EYC Registration form, which covers all of our day trips and on campus EYC events for the year. Please
click here
to get started.
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CHRISTIAN FORMATION
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ 9:30 AM
Sunday Adult Education Round Table
We have reached the last week of our study of
God Is Not One
by Stephen Prothero. This week we will be discussing how the major religions of the world are alike as well as how they differ. The observations by Professor Prothero can be read on pages 331-340 in his book. This will be our last class for the summer and we will begin with a new study on September 9, 2018. Contact David Starling by text or phone at (850) 712-0977 or email
dastarling@cox.net.
This class meets upstairs in Rm. 32 of the Christian Education Building.
Led by David Starling.
Sunday Centering Prayer Group —
Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, in which we experience God's presence within us. We begin by taking a few minutes to go over the basic guidelines of the practice for anyone who is new. We then sit together in the 20-minute prayer period, followed by a brief time for sharing and intercessory prayer. All are welcome — newcomers and experienced practitioners.
This class meets in the Centering Prayer room on the administrative hallway.
The facilitator is Joan White.
NURSERY ~ 7:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Infants - 2 yrs. old — Nursery, first floor of the Christian Ed Bldg.
Infants — Rm. 24, first floor of the Christian Ed. Bldg.
Preschool Toddlers — Ages 2 & 3 — Rm. 21, first floor of the Christian Ed. Bldg.
Bible lessons are provided each week during the 10:30 service.
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SUNDAY
WORSHIP LEADERS
XIV Pentecost
August 26, 2018
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ACOLYTES: 8:00 - J. O. Zachow, Derek Nelson, John Phillips III
10:30 - Anna Lowrey Robinson, Shelby Speck, Brennan Brewer, Reese Brewer, Anna Kathryn Speck, Turner Collins, Aidan Efird, Samuel Efird, Ellie Speck, Wiley Collins
CHALICE BEARERS: 8:00 - J. O. Zachow, Brooks Hodnette
10:30 - Bob Moulton, Bridget Fluegge, Mike Adkins, Jill Robinson
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IMPORTANT PASTORAL CARE INFORMATION
Have an emergency and need a priest?
Call the Parish Office, 850-432-5115.
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ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIALS
Each week our worship service is enhanced with beautiful fresh flowers. After the Sunday services, the altar flower arrangements are reworked into smaller arrangements. These arrangements are delivered to members of our parish family that are unable to attend a Sunday service. The altar flowers are a memorial, a thanksgiving for an anniversary, a birthday, a new birth, or a thanksgiving for God's blessings. The donation is listed in the weekly bulletin. Forms to participate in this ministry are available on the information table in the Parish Office.
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TRANSITIONS
We welcome
Tim & Jen Kinsella who visited with us on 18 August, 2018.
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