| We need photos of all our students who will be going back to school, one way or another, this fall, for our annual Blessing of the Backpacks service! Scroll down for details. |
Priestly Parody
Father Tom is away this week, so we thought you might enjoy a special video made by his friend and fellow Georgia Diocesan priest, The Rev. Lonnie Lacy, of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Tifton, Georgia. Father Lonnie has created a delightful parody of the song "You'll Be Back" from the award-winning musical, "Hamilton" which reminds us that one day, we'll all be back in worship together! View "You'll Be Back" here. See Fr. Lonnie's Today Show interview about the video here.
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| Worship This Week |
Please join us on Sunday, at 9:15 am, for online Morning Prayer, which will be available on the Christ Church Facebook page here, on our YouTube page here, or the Christ Church website here.
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| We'll Be Celebrating Communion Via Drive-Thru on Sunday, August 16, 2020 |
 We will be offering Drive-Thru Communion at Christ Church on August 16, 2020, for two hours, following the live stream of the Eucharist. There is no need to make a reservation. Cars will enter at the gate next to the mailbox on Frederica Road and drive down the path. Car windows should remain closed until directed to be lowered by the clergy. A member of the clergy will administer the Eucharist, after which parishioners will drive to the back gate, to exit onto Stevens Road.
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Blessing of the Backpacks and Tools of School |  | |
We will have the annual Blessing of the Backpacks during our 9:15 am online worship service on Sunday, August 16, 2020. This year, things will be different, due to our COVID-19 restrictions, so Mother Katie is adapting the blessing to meet the needs of our students.
As part of our blessing service, we would like for everybody who has a family member heading back into the learning environment this fall, whether it's to a physical school, or to virtual classes online, to please send us photos of your students, with their backpacks, laptops or whatever tools they'll be using this year. We will be showing those photos during worship on August 16, as part of the virtual blessing.
After worship, Mother Katie will have blessed zipper pulls available for all who would like them, during our drive-thru communion after worship (see details above) and later that day, in the St. Ignatius Chapel parking lot, between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Mtr. Katie at [email protected]
And please send in the photos of your students to Julie at [email protected], by Wednesday, August 12, so that they can be included in the presentation! Thank you! |
| Morning Prayer from August 2, 2020 |  |
We had some technical difficulties this past Sunday, which interfered with the first part of our 9:15 am worship service being broadcast on YouTube and Facebook. If you missed the beginning of the service, and would like to see what you missed, you can see it now, at this link.
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| Evening Prayer |
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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| Cursillo Postponed Until 2021 |
 Cursillo #127 has been postponed until 2021, with dates to be determined. The leadership training will go on as scheduled on Saturday, August 8 from 10:00am-11:30am via Zoom. The training is open to all and is facilitated by regional leaders of the Cursillo ministry. The training will provide tools to assist Cursillo team members and the Cursillo Commission to broaden their scope and be more effective. If you'd like to participate in the training, please email Rose Wilson at [email protected]. |
| 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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| Wednesday Men's Study Group Meeting Remotely |
 The Men's Study Group that meets on Wednesdays, at 10:30 am, has begun exploring the Book of Acts this summer. If you'd like to join the group for this Bible study or upcoming studies, please contact Te Turner at [email protected] or Fr. David Somerville at [email protected] for the Zoom access information.
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| Women's Book Study |
 The Women's Book Study is meeting via ZOOM at 1:00 pm on Thursdays. They have begun reading White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo. Please contact Mother Ashton at [email protected] if you'd like more information about this book.
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| Adult Sunday Class On Summer Break in June |
The Adult Sunday Class, led by the Rev. Bob Brown continues to be on hiatus. Plans for the remainder of the summer and fall are evolving. For questions about the class and future studies, please contact Bob at [email protected].
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| Join Our Online Contemplative Group |  |
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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Youth and Children's Activities
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| | This past Sunday, Mtr. Katie discussed the importance of caring for others, caring for ourselves and learning how to juggle those two important issues. See the entire lesson by clicking on the link below. |
If you haven't had the opportunity to experience Kidurgy, click HERE, 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.
If you need to get in touch with Mtr. Katie, please contact her at [email protected].
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| Christ Church Families on Facebook | |
 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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Mission and Outreach |
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| School Supplies and Books Needed for Local Students |
 The new school year, in whatever form it will take in Glynn County this year, is nearly upon us! There are many families in the area that struggle to provide the needed school supplies for their children. In the past few years, Christ Church has worked with GEM (Glynn Episcopal Ministries) to make sure area students have the materials they need for a successful school year. Your generous donations in previous years have gone to help six area schools! Please see the following list and consider helping our area students by  donating these school supplies and leaving them on the Parish House front porch in the coming weeks. If you cannot shop for supplies, donations are most welcome, too. Please write, "School Supplies for GEM' in the memo line of your check.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED
* BACKPACKS!
* Hand Sanitizer
* Disinfecting Wipes
* Paper
* Pencils
* Sharpeners
* Erasers
* 3 ring binders - 1 & 2 inch
* Crayons
* Snacks or breakfast items
* We are also looking for donations of new and gently used books, to give out to some of our young students, to use in our classrooms, or deliver to students who are doing virtual learning.
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| Can You Iron? We Need Your Help! |
 Christ Church is providing cloth masks for students at Burroughs Molette to wear when students return to school. Masks will be offered each morning, collected each afternoon, and laundered after use. Fourteen hundred masks were purchased using our Pandemic Outreach fund. We have also obtained iron-on transfers with the Burroughs Molette logo on them. We're hoping a number of parishioners will volunteer to take a share of the masks and work on them, then return them to the church. If you're willing to help iron the transfers onto some of the masks, we will provide instructions and put together a bundle of masks and transfers.
Please contact the church office and let us know if you can help: [email protected]. If you'd like to support our Pandemic Outreach fund, you can do so online at ccfssi.org/give or by mailing a check to the office with "Pandemic Fund" in the memo line.
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| The Backpack Buddies Partners with the Children's Reading Foundation of Georgia |
Our Backpack Buddies recently teamed with the Children's Reading Foundation of Georgia to provide not only food for the bodies of our young Glynn County buddies, but food  for their minds, too! Thanks to many generous donations, 84 book for the children from age three to eight were delivered to the youngsters last week, when they received their weekend food bags. The children and their parents were excited to have the new books, which will help them stay engaged with learning and reading this summer. Many thanks to all who were involved in this collaboration!
 (Read more about the food + books effort in the Brunswick News article HERE.)
This week, we've got the foods we need for packing, but encourage you to look at the list of school supplies that are needed for our young friends, who will be heading back to school. Also, our friends at the St. Athanasius Feed My Sheep Food Pantry, in Brunswick, are still in need of a few items for the folks who are served there. This week's wish list for St. Athanasius includes:
* Canned Green Beans
* Full Size Boxes of Cereal
* Paper Grocery Bags
We are alway grateful for your help with the Backpack Buddies mission! If you have any items you'd like to donate this week, they 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). For more information about the Backpack Buddies program, please contact Susan Shipman at [email protected].
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| Happy Anniversary, Mother Ashton!! |  |
It was three years ago today, on August 5, 2017, that our new Curate, the Rev. Deacon Ashton Williston, was ordained into the Episcopal priesthood, here at Christ Church, Frederica! Happy anniversary Mother A.! It's been a great three years having you here and may it be many more! Relive all the great moments of Mother Ashton's ordination day here!
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| Celebrating Our Christ Church Friends |
 On August 14, our good friend, Father Bill Littleton will be turning 92. His family thought it might be nice for him to receive birthday cards from those at Christ Church who knew him. If you'd like to send birthday greetings to Fr. Bill, his address is Rev. Dr. Bill Littleton, 501 Esseola Dr., #C-5, Saluda, NC 28773
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| Charity Golf Tournament |  |
Christ Church parishioner, Charlotte Graham, would like to invite all those who love golf to sign up for the "Fore the Memories" Golf Classic, which will take place on Monday, August 17, 2020, beginning at 9:00 am. All proceeds will benefit the Georgia Alzheimer's Foundation. For more information, please contact Charlotte at [email protected].
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| Giving Made Easy | |
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 Team Needs Small Bud Vases |
 Our Pastoral Care Flower Ministry is asking for small bud vase donations. If you have bud vases at home that you're willing to donate or would like to purchase a few inexpensive vases for us to use, we would greatly appreciate it! (Please make sure that used vases are clean.) Donations may be dropped off at the Parish House. If you have any questions, please contact Mother Ashton at [email protected].
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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
Tory Braden
Judy Bradford
Rowland Bradford
Bob Dart Brown
Beverly Burns
Jackie Byrne
Colleen Cassidy
Zoann Covington
Jody Custer
Sarah Dance
Jackie Davis
Linda Davidson
Mary Lou Detwiler
Dave Geiszler
Julie Hancock
Kim Harrison
Burgess Hartsell
Larry Hartsell
Andrew Hobbs
Carol Hoffine
Lise Hofmann
Angela Holland
Jessica Hope
Bob Huggins
Gordon Jackson
Mark Jicha
Holly Lamb
Mary Landen
Bill Littleton
Dorothy Lowery
Dott Marler
Tom Martin
Kathy Marvel
Claire McCarty
Frank Owenby
Andy Padgett
George Patelidas
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Johnny Riddle
Julia Riddle
Terry Hall Robbins
Clyde Smith
Willou Smith
David Somerville
Sam Spak
Mike Swindling
Edith Tayloe
Sarah Whitman
Jennifer Willingham
Mell Wray
Hollis Youngner
Ava
Betty
Bob
Bob
Brenda
Carol
Dale
Dave
Dick
Fran
Gail
Jake
Joanne
Jordan
Larry
Maria
Marianne
Marjorie
Megan
Muriel
Pidge
Richard
Susan
Traci
Virginia
Walter
Departed:
Martha Grovner
Betty Young
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