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 What's in a grocery cart? These days, it's a lot for some folks. If you have been limiting the frequency of your shopping trips it's probably true that your cart is more full than usual each time you check out. Grocery carts can illustrate something else about us, too. What we do with them when we're done might reveal something about us. What does it say about us when we return our carts? When we don't return our carts? Potentially, a lot.
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| Worship This Week |
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Please join us on the Christ Church Facebook page
here, on our YouTube page
here, or the Christ Church website
here, this coming Sunday for worship at 9:15 am. We will be celebrating a musical Morning Prayer from the church and invite you to watch the service with us live.
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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
here. The Rite I bulletin for evening prayer can be found
here. The Rite II bulletin for evening prayer can be found
here.
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| Daily Morning Prayer, Wherever You Are |
 Start your day and lift your spirits each morning by reading Morning Prayer. If you're at home and have your prayer book handy, find a quiet spot, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and select Morning Prayer I (BCP page 37) or Morning Prayer II (BCP page 75) and begin. If you're away from home, you can find the Book of Common Prayer at
https://www.bcponline.org and the Scripture and Collects of the Day at
http://lectionarypage.net.
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Please Join Us Online for the Ordination and Consecration of Frank Sullivan Logue as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
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The service will be available on YouTube
here or on the Diocesan Facebook page
here.
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| Join Our Online Contemplative Group |
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A group from Christ Church Frederica are joining parishioners from Trinity Episcopal Church, in Asheville, North Carolina for an hour of prayer, reflection, and contemplation on Wednesday mornings at 11:15 to 12:15. Email Randy Siegel at
[email protected] if you'd like to join us!
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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 reading
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.
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. They are currently studying, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic, by David Quammen. 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 is 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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Youth and Children's Activities
Mtr. Katie continues to minister to our children and youth in a wide variety of ways, including newsletters, emails to parents, check-ins, the Christ Church Families Facebook page and last, but not least, weekly Kidurgy worship. If you haven't had the opportunity to experience Kidurgy, click here, or on the caption above, to see the message from the past Sunday. Whether you're a child or a child at heart, you'll enjoy this rewarding presentation of God's Holy Word.
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.
If you need to get in touch with Mtr. Katie, please contact her at [email protected].
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| Youth & Children's Summer Programs Update |
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We wanted to let you know that our summer plans for Vacation Bible School and Serving Our Neighbors, are up in the air. We will definitely
NOT be hosting VBS the first week of June, as we know we cannot conduct the program safely at this time.
We are not giving up though! We are monitoring conditions and looking at a few options. One might be that we could host Vacation Bible School in July. Another idea is looking at a virtual VBS that our children and families could tune into from home. As for Serving Our Neighbors, if we can pull it off safely, we will look towards doing something in July. As time unfolds, we will be making these decisions. At this time, we know we cannot conduct these events in June, judging by the data we currently have.
We welcome any feedback or ideas! Just get in touch with Mother Katie at [email protected].
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| Kreimborg Cross Awarded |
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Waverly Brown, Isabel Parker, Nathaniel Steelman
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On Sunday, May 17, the Kreimborg Cross and Scholarships were awarded at the 9:15 am worship service. The cross is given by Tony and Sarah Kreimborg in honor and memory of their son, Evan, who faithfully served as an acolyte at Christ Church. This year's recipients were Waverly Brown, Isabel Parker and Nathaniel Steelmen. This award recognizes the years of involvement these young people have had at Christ Church, their commitment and their service. Congratulations to all! If you'd like the see the presentation and interviews with Waverly, Isabel and Nathaniel, you can view Sunday's worship service here.
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| Graduate Recognition Sunday |
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2020 Graduates: Waverly Brown, Hannah Martin, Isabelle Doliveira, Isabel Parker, Nathan Steelman, Noah Daily, Grace Manning,
Leah Scott, Mary Ellen Shuman, Chris Turner,
William Doxey, Taylor Ramsaur
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On Sunday May 17, we recognized our graduating high school seniors and college students during our 9:15 am online worship service. This year, we recognized both our Christ Church high school and college graduates and the grandchildren of Christ Church members who are graduating. Those graduates are
Waverly Brown, Hannah Martin, Isabelle Doliveira, Isabel Parker, Nathan Steelman, Noah Daily, Grace Manning,
Leah Scott, Mary Ellen Shuman, Chris Turner, William Doxey, and Taylor Ramsaur. Read more about them, where they went to school and what their plans are here.
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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 - It's A Team Effort |
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Volunteer packers from the St. Simons Community Church and First Baptist in Brunswick/Glynn County Farm Bureau joined CCF packers Barbara Abbate and Susan Shipman on the assembly line last week. Betty Daher is on the left and Debra Orr is on the right.
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The Backpack Buddies could not do the enormous job of feeding 850 local children and homeless teens every weekend, without the help of a large, committed group of volunteers. "We're fortunate and blessed that we have people from other denominations, and I've had all kinds of people contact me, to jump in and help," remarked Backpack Buddy leader, Susan Shipman.
And, of course, our thanks continue for our ever-faithful Christ Church set-up crews, packers, drivers and delivery volunteers. Everyone who helps, in any way, is crucial to the operation! THANK YOU!
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"The kids are so well-mannered and wonderful about saying thank you. It at least makes you feel like you're doing something in the middle of this to try to help somebody."
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This week's Backpack Buddies wish list includes:
* Vienna Sausages
* Beanee Weenees
* Paper Grocery Bags
* Plastic Grocery Bags
* Disinfectant Spray (99% bacteria killed)
If you can pick up any of these items the next time you're in the grocery store, we would be very grateful. All items may be dropped off on the front porch at the Christ Church Parish House.
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!
For more information about the Backpack Buddies program, please contact Susan Shipman at [email protected].
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| 2020 Street Beat Graduates: And Now There Are Four! Let's Show Them Some Support! |
 Street Beat is a Safe Harbor program that supports homeless teens in Glynn County. Christ Church ministers to these youth through our hunger outreach program.
We are now collecting cards and donations for gift cards for four Street Beat graduates, Shakiya, Isreal, Taliyah and Jacquees, who are graduating from high school. Two of the young ladies will be joining the military and the other will be going to college. Jacquees will be joining the Navy.
Please help us congratulate these young people by dropping off signed graduation cards and contributions towards gift cards in the basket on the front porch of the Christ Church Parish House, by May 25. Please contact Tony Kreimborg at [email protected]
if you have any questions.
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| We Need Your Photos (Again)! |
We will be celebrating Pentecost, the day that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, on Sunday, May 31, 2020. As we will still be worshipping via Livestream that week, we invite you to participate in the service by sending us photos and videos of yourself
and your family celebrating Pentecost, by wearing red,  holding a candle or another source of light, or even standing in the wind. Perhaps you'd like to create a piece of art that illustrates the movement of the Holy Spirit. Do whatever the "Spirit" moves you to do!
If you have photos you'd like to share for Pentecost Sunday, please send them to Julie Hancock at
[email protected], by Friday, May 22. If you have videos to share, please send them to Fr. Tom at
[email protected] by Friday, May 22.
We're Still Missing You and Wondering What You're Up To!
We so miss seeing all your great smiles and would love to see how you're faring, while you've been social distancing for the last 10 weeks. If you've got photos of yourself or your family members that you'd be willing to share, please send them to Julie at
[email protected]
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| Celebrating Our Friends at Christ Church |
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The St. Simons Land Trust has just announced that Susan Shipman has been elected as the Land Trust's new Chairman of its board of directors! We are excited that Susan will be bringing her unparalleled dedication to the community and passion for the environment to this beneficial organization. Congratulation, Susan!
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| Virtual Coffee Hour - 10:30 am |
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After 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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| The Church Office Will Be Closed for Memorial Day, on Monday, May 25 |
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In addition to the Parish Hall building being closed on Monday, for Memorial Day, the Church Office telephone will also be switched to holiday mode. If you need to get in touch with a staff member, please leave a message on the answering machine at 912-638-8683. If you have a Pastoral Care emergency, please contact a clergy member
here.
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| Farewell to Bishop Benhase |
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When you're a retiring bishop in the middle of a global pandemic, your farewell celebrations are anything but ordinary. The Savannah Convocation clergy, diocesan staff, and others in the Savannah area came together to provide Bishop Benhase with his very own parade, in front of his home, with some participants going so far as to blast the Bishop's beloved John Prine. Farewell, Bishop Benhase! God bless you and keep you!
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| New Canon of the Ordinary Appointed |
 Bishop-Elect Frank Logue is pleased to announce the Rev. Canon Loren Lasch has accepted the call to serve the Diocese of Georgia as Canon to the Ordinary.
Logue states, "The process was not an easy one as we considered excellent candidates who could have served well in this role. Each priest considered was someone who I respected highly as the Canon to the Ordinary is the bishop's deputy, acting on behalf of the bishop in many situations.
Loren brings a deep love of the Diocese of Georgia together with the fresh perspective of having worked in two other dioceses since she last served here. Loren and I worked together 15 years ago when she interned at King of Peace, Kingsland. I discovered then that she has a heart for serving Jesus matched with an array of gifts that have made her a fine priest. In the years since, she has added experiences that make her perfect
to serve as my chief counselor and the number two person in leading our Diocese."
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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
Louise Bartlett
Joan Bowling
Tory Braden
Judy Bradford
Rowland Bradford
Bob Dart Brown
Beverly Burns
Jackie Byrne
Colleen Cassidy
Zoann Covington
Jody Custer
Jackie Davis
Linda Davidson
Mary Lou Detwiler
Dave Essig
Dave Geiszler
Sheika Gramshammer
Mary Hanley
Burgess Hartsell
Larry Hartsell
Andrew Hobbs
Carol Hoffine
Lise Hofmann
Angela Holland
Jessica Hope
Gordon Jackson
Holly Lamb
Mary Landen
Bob Lazier
Bill Littleton
Dorothy Lowery
Dott Marler
Tom Martin
Kathy Marvel
Claire McCarty
Elaine Murphy
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Pep Peppiat
Johnny Riddle
Julia Riddle
Terry Hall Robbins
Clyde Smith
Willou Smith
David Somerville
Sam Spak
James St. Clair
Mike Swindling
Edith Tayloe
Meghan Thrift
Sarah Whitman
Jennifer Willingham
Mell Wray
Hollis Youngner
Ava
Betty
Carol
Dale
Dave
Dick
Fran
Jake
Joanne
John
Marianne
Megan
Muriel
Olivia
Pidge
Richard
Susan
Traci
Virginia
Walter
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