Please join us on Facebook at 5:00 pm for Evening Prayer each night and on Sundays at 9:15 am for Morning Prayer.
Don't forget the Christ Church Zoom coffee hour at 10:30 am on Sunday mornings, either. We miss seeing you and are so looking forward to seeing you again! |
| Fr. Tom is taking a break from his Ramblings this week, after an exciting and very busy Holy Week and Easter Sunday. He wishes all a happy Eastertide and will be back next week. (Ask him anything you like about making and editing iMovie videos. He's learned a whole lot about them in the last couple of weeks!) |
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Please join us on the Christ Church Facebook page this coming Sunday for worship at 9:15 am. We will be celebrating a musical Morning Prayer and invite you to watch the service live or later, when we will send out a link to the recorded version.
If you missed any of the Holy Week or Easter services or would like to see them again, links to each can be found below.
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| Evening Prayer |
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If you enjoy hearing Evening Prayer read, please look for it at 5:00 pm on the Christ Church Facebook page. The bulletin for evening prayer can be found
here.
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| Forward Day by Day |
 If you are a regular reader of the Forward Day by Day devotionals that are typically available in the Christ Church office and would like to continue to have access to them, please contact Glenn Queener at
[email protected]. Glenn would like to have your name and street address, so he can send you copies of the booklets. You can also find the devotionals online
here.
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| Adult Sunday Class Zooming Along |
 The Adult Sunday Class, led by the Rev. Bob Brown has moved to Mondays, at 11:00 am, via Zoom. If you'd like to join the group, you can find it here:
https://zoom.us/j/430040512 The meeting ID is: 430 040 512
The Adult class is beginning a new study entitled
Stories based on a book by Will Willimon who is the Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Duke University Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina.
Throughout the ages, storytelling has proven to be the best way to engage people and illustrate a principle or theory - one that is much more memorable than merely presenting statements of belief. No one knows this better than Will Willimon, a master storyteller known for his riveting, edgy, witty, and provocative stories and parables about human nature and Christian faith. Readers will recognize themselves, friends, and love ones in the insightful stories of joy, agony, thankfulness, greed, trust, fear, healing, suffering, laughter, weeping, yearning, irony, hatred, and love.
For questions about where to get the book or how to connect with Zoom, please contact Bob at
[email protected].
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| Wednesday Men's Study Group Meeting Remotely |
The Men's Study Group that meets on Wednesdays, at 10:30 am, is meeting remotely using Zoom. If you'd like to join the group
, please contact Te Turner at
[email protected]
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| Women's Book Study |
 The Women's Book Study Group has begun meeting remotely, via Zoom, on Thursdays, at 1:00 pm. The book they're reading is Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All by Karen Ehman.
The book is available at Christian book stores and on Amazon. Please contact Mtr. Ashton at [email protected] if you'd like to join the group and for more information about meeting using Zoom.
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| EC101 |
 EC101 continues to meet remotely, via Zoom, on Thursdays, at 5:30 pm. If you'd like to know more about the class, or just want to get more information about the Episcopal Church, please contact Mtr. Becky at
[email protected]
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Youth and Children's Activities
All in-person classes and activities for children and youth at Christ Church are cancelled until further notice. Mtr. Katie is communicating with our families through emails (click here for the latest) and on the Chris
t Church Families Facebook page
here
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n touch with Mtr. Katie, please contact her at [email protected].
Mtr. Katie's suggested devotions for youth can be found at
d365.org
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daily devotions are geared towards teenagers - put together by youth ministers. You can even sign up to have the devotion emailed to you daily.
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| Christ Church Families on Facebook |
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Families! Please join the Christ Church Families Facebook group to keep up with all the latest events and activities. Find us on Facebook
here
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| The Backpack Buddies Update |
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The Christ Church Parish Hall has become a streamlined operations facility for our Backpack Buddies team!
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The work of the Backpack Buddies continues unabated at Christ Church, despite the many obstacles the team faces in feeding our young friends in Glynn County. For health safety reasons, packing teams are restricted, very small and must be coordinated through Susan Shipman -- and food supplies are often limited, but we are continually finding ways to keep the program going -- and growing!
Right now, we've got the supplies we need for the remainder of this week, but could use some juice boxes and individual-sized packages of cookies for our next packing. If you happen to be making a run to the grocery store and could pick up either of these items, we would be grateful. Foods may be dropped off at the Christ Church Parish House in the boxes on the front porch, on the LEFT side of the doors. (We have a pair of wrens nesting in one of our boxes, on the bench on the right, and would like to leave them in peace, for now.)
The Backpack Buddies would like to express our deep gratitude for all who continue to support this vital program through their gifts, time, prayers and sweat! This week we have a big shout-out for Leslie Delaney (of Delaney's Bistro and Cafe Frederica) who has managed to wrestle and then donate significant quantities of oatmeal for our buddies, through her contacts in the food service industry. Thank you, Leslie!!
If you would like to help the Backpack Buddies ministry with a monetary donation, it would be greatly appreciated. You can donate by check (just mail it to Christ Church, at 6329 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522 - check memo, Backpack Buddies) or give online here (choose Backpack Program). We are now feeding nearly 300 additional children per week, so every cent will be put to good use!
Thank you, Easter People of Christ Church! You ARE the Backpack Buddies ministry!
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| Helping the Community in Times of Need |
We invite all parishioners to support community relief efforts as they are able.
Two local non-profits (there are others) that will be doing good works to address this current crisis include:
Firebox - a relief organization here in Glynn County, started by the folks as Southern Soul to support restaurant workers in need. Many restaurant works are or will soon be out of work.
https://ssbbqfirebox.com/mission/
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| Virtual Coffee Hour - 10:30 am on Easter |
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After Easter Sunday Worship, why don't you drop by the Christ Church Virtual Coffee Hour at 10:30 am and see who's there. Stay and chat for a bit with some of the other friendly folks you haven't seen in a while!
It's easy enough to do from your laptop, tablet or phone. Just go to Zoom Meetings at:
Meeting ID: 792 428 337
Password: 005760
See you on Sunday!
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| Mom's Night Out Goes Inside and Online |
The Mom's Night Out group will be meeting "In" on Friday, April 17, at 6:00 pm. Mtr. Ashton will be contacting the group with more details about how this will be done. Contact: Mtr. Ashton at
[email protected].
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| ECW Scholarship |
 The Christ Church ECW is still accepting applications for the ECW Scholarship for young women. This scholarship is available to graduating seniors or those who have graduated from high school and want to further their education. The applicant must be from Glynn or McIntosh County and be an active Episcopalian. The application deadline is April 20, 2020. Get more information
here.
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| Diocesan News Regarding Ordination of Bishop-Elect Frank Logue |
 Due to statewide shelter-in-place restrictions, the plans for the Ordination of Bishop-Elect Frank Logue have been changed. You can find to most recent details
here.
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| Giving Made Easy |
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You may use the CCF website to make pledges, donations and payments for some activities. Just select "Giving" at the top of the CCF
homepage. This brings you to the pay portal. The process is fast and easy and allows you to pay by credit or debit card or by electronic bank transfer. You may change or add new payment methods at any time. Contact: Stan Kyker, CCF financial administrator at 912-638-8683.
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Pastoral Care and Prayer List
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Pastoral Care
Your pastoral care team is here for you! If you have a pastoral concern, a blessing you'd like to share, want to arrange a hospital or home visit, and/or receive Holy Communion, please contact Mother Ashton Williston at 912-638-8683 or
[email protected].
Prayer List
To amend our prayer list or to update the church on the condition of your loved one, please email Mtr. Ashton Williston at [email protected]
or call the church office at 912-638-8683.
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Nancy
Acree
Bob Baker
Tory Braden
Roland Bradford
Gene Broadwell
Bob Dart Brown
Beverly Burns
Jackie Byrne
Colleen Cassidy
Zoann Covington
Jim Crankshaw
Jackie Davis
Linda Davidson
Mary Lou Detwiler
Dave Essig
Dave Geiszler
Carole Goad
Mary Hanley
Burgess Hartsell
Larry Hartsell
Andrew Hobbs
Carol Hoffine
Lise Hofmann
Angela Holland
Jessica Hope
Gordon Jackson
Holly Lamb
Bill Littleton
Dorothy Lowery
Dott Marler
Tom Martin
Kathy Marvel
Claire McCarty
Frank Owenby
Art Pierson
Johnny Riddle
Julia Riddle
Terry Hall Robbins
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Willou Smith
David Somerville
Sam Spak
James St. Clair
Mike Swindling
Edith Tayloe
Sarah Whitman
Jennifer Willingham
Mell Wray
Hollis Youngner
Ava
Betty
Carol
Dale
Dave
Dick
Earl
Fran
Jake
Joanne
Lara
Larry
Marianne
Megan
Olivia
Pidge
Richard
Susan
Traci
Virginia
Walter
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