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May7th, 2020
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Join Our Children and Youth as
They Lead Our Service this Sunday!
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Please join us for our annual Children and Youth Service this Sunday! Of course this year it's quite different than in past years, but our young people have still been able to prepare a thoughtful worship service for all of us, with greetings, readings, music, prayers, sermons, and a special dismissal. A great way to enjoy Mother's Day and see a lot of familiar faces that you haven't seen in a while! Our Primary Choir will be singing an anthem as part of the service.
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Attention Families with Graduates!
Congratulations to all those graduating from high schools, colleges, and training programs! We would like to recognize your exciting accomplishment and transition in our annual Graduates bulletin. Please email
Charlotte the following by
Thursday, June 2:
- A picture (that will be cut down to a small square headshot)
- Where you are graduating from.
- Your plans for the fall/post-graduation.
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Calling All Grand Receipts!
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Keep Shopping Local to Support our Youth Ministry!
During the pandemic, many of us have chosen the Grand as our primary shopping destination. We are still collecting Grand receipts to support our youth ministry.
Please drop your receipts in the cooler outside of the bridge door at 470 Maple on one of your many walks around the village or as a special errand!
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Summer Rummage Sale has been cancelled
due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We have made the difficult decision to cancel the Summer Rummage Sale on June 6th. We are working on plans to either reschedule it to a later time and in a way that protects public health and/or consider alternative ways in which to raise money to support our long-standing benevolence recipients. At this point, our bigger Fall Sale is still scheduled for October 8th, and we will keep you informed if there are any changes. We are grateful to our many volunteers who, year after year, ensure that our beloved rummage ministry thrives and succeeds, and we couldn't do this without you.
Thank you!
The Rummage Steering Committee
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Share Your Reflections with Your Parish Family via Video
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We would love to hear from you and your family!
The idea is that the
videos
we are now sending out to the parish will continue into the future--and
you all
will provide the content. This is a way for us to be the church, to stay connected to each other, and to let us know how you're doing in the midst of this current hiatus. Choose any subject --your thoughts, what you miss about being in church together, a poem, or just a 'shout out' from your family. Be creative. Parents, your kids are likely well versed in this and can no doubt provide excellent leadership!!
The important thing is that everyone does one and that it's no more than two minutes long.
Here is information below about how to shoot the videos at home and send them to him.
Sending video file: There are a number of options to send the file: Upload it to Dropbox or Google Drive and send the link to
[email protected]. You can also use a file transfer provider such as
https://wetransfer.com/ and send to the same email (it's free to send files up to 2GB, but you will see ads).
God didn't create the world in a day, so give yourself a break and record as many 'takes' as you like. Only you will know the final tally!
Thank you for sharing!
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Weekly Coffee with Christopher
Today and every Thursday - 8:00 - 9:00 AM
What better way to start your day, with
Coffee and Christopher! Join your fellow CCW parishioners for prayer a
nd questions regarding our way forward in these unprecedented times.
The Zoom information below will be the same every week.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 835 9114 3804
Password: 693915
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,83591143804#,,#,693915# US (Chicago)
If you have issues dialing in feel free to email
[email protected] or text 646-460-9502
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Women's Bible Study 
Today at 9:30AM
Women's Bible Study meets every Thursday from 9:30 to 11AM on Zoom. From now through June 4, we return to our study of Saint Paul with the theologian John Dominic Crossan, using materials from Faith and Reason. (
Click here for more information on the series.) For Zoom meeting details, more information, or to be added to our weekly email list,
contact
Megan.
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Friday - Holy Caffeine via Zoom 
May 8th, 2020, 08:30 AM CT
Please join our Rector, Christopher Powell, for
Holy Caffeine, a study of the Bible for all ages. We meet on Fridays from 8:30-9:30AM. We are currently diving into the Minor Prophets with this week looking at the book of the prophet Hosea.
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Friends in Faith
Mondays at 10:00AM
The Friends in Faith are meeting at our usual time on Mondays from 10:00AM to 11:00AM via Zoom. We follow a format of praying for people on the parish prayer list out loud together, then we share in ten minutes of silent prayer or meditation, and then one of us leads the group in a discussion of something they have brought to share with the group, usually of a spiritual nature.
For the Zoom meeting information, or to get on our email list, contact Elizabeth.
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Centering Prayer Group 
Tuesdays from 2:00-3:00PM
The Christ Church Centering Prayer group is continuing to meet through Zoom while we are all sheltering in place. We meet on Tuesdays from 2:00-3:00PM. We are finding that our meditation practice is more helpful than ever during this unsettling time. Please consider joining us for twenty minutes of "resting in God" followed by discussion about Centering Prayer and fellowship. For a Zoom invitation, please email
Elizabeth Clemmitt.
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Children and Youth Programming
All of our regularly scheduled children's and youth programs are now meeting remotely
 on Zoom until we reunite in person. Please join us! Every week we have the following:
- Playgroup for our youngest children and their parents and caregivers. Wednesdays 9:30-10AM.
- Sunday School for children age 3 through 4th grade. Sundays 11-11:30AM.
- Club 56 for youth in 5th and 6th grade. Wednesdays 6-6:50PM.
For the Zoom meeting details, contact
Melissa.
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Soul Fuel - Friday, May 10th 4:00 PM
Our high school youth (9th - 12th graders) will gather on Sunday, May 10 at 4PM. We will celebrate our SENIORS! Please RSVP; something special is in the works! Contact Megan (917-930-7629) for the Zoom meeting info.
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Kids Connection
Sunday, May 17th, 4:00PM
All 3rd-4th graders are invited to gather for our monthly Kids Connection on Sunday, May 17, 4:00-4:45PM. Our theme will be the
Easter season and spring, focusing on hope and good things happening after going through something hard. This is our last meeting of the year so we will talk about our gratitudes for the year we have spent together. We will play some games and keep things light-hearted and fun.
For the Zoom meeting information, or to get on our email list, contact Melissa.
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4th Graders:
An invitation to Club 56
Wednesday, May 27th - 6:00 pm
Congratulations on almost completing 4th grade!! Since you will soon be in 5th grade, Club 56 would like to invite you to be part of our posse with a warm welcome on Wednesday, May 27 from 6-6:50pm. We will show you the ropes, are excited to get to know you better, and hope that you decide to become members of our Club! For Zoom meeting details or to RSVP, contact
Melissa.
Club 56 is a pre-Confirmation program for 5th and 6th graders. We meet weekly to build friendships, pray, and play games. All activities are related to the week's theme and Bible story. We hear stories in the order they occur in the Bible so that we get to know the characters and how the story relates to the overall message of scripture. We talk about what life was like when the stories were written and took place. Each story is paired with a theme based on typical challenges faced by 5th and 6th graders.
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Three Fun Things to do This Week!
Send Melissa a photo of you with your finished project!
Learn how to make your own homemade salad dressing with parishioners Mary Jo McMillin (professional chef) and her grandson Will James. They offered this cooking demo as one of our Christ Church morning meditations:
https://youtu.be/dCOzJPVA0tk.
Delicious!
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The Alliance for Early Childhood invites you to a free 10 Day Healthy Mindset course with licensed social worker Paul Sweetow, who specializes in the
study and practice of enhancing happiness and reducing unhealthy emotions. The course offers support for parents and children during this time of Covid-19:
https://www.studentlifeskills.com/
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How you can help your local food pantry during coronavirus pandemic.
The New Trier Township Food Pantry
is serving more families and individuals in our community than normal given the current economic climate, and without churches and schools collecting items to contribute to the pantry's stock of groceries, they are in great need of more donations.
Their list of most urgently needed items at the moment is:
Canned Fruit, Cereal, Pasta Sauce, Peanut Butter, Canned Veggies, Cooking Oil, Condiments, Laundry Detergent (smaller sizes)
In lieu of our regular pantry collections on the first Sunday of each month, we invite you to support the Pantry in one of the following ways:
1) Send a check made out to "New Trier Township Angel Fund" to the Pantry at 739 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093.
2) Order/shop from the list below of "most needed items," and either have delivered to or drop off on the porch of one of our committee members:
- Nancy Challenger, 1011 Hubbard Place, Winnetka, IL - [email protected] - 847-446-8318
You can place an order through a grocery delivery service to come directly to a committee member or do curb-side pickup for your items and leave them on a committee member's porch. Please let us know if you will be sending a delivery to us! The Pantry is only accepting donations through pre-arranged drop-offs, and it is easier/safer for their staff if we collect our donations once every week or two and schedule one large drop-off.
Many of us are looking for ways to help, and feeding those in our own community who are in need is a wonderful way for us to shine the light of Christ for those for whom these times are particularly challenging. Thank you for your support of this vital ministry!
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A Just Harvest -
Needs Your Help 
Due to COVID-19, A Just Harvest is no longer having volunteers serve meals in their dining room. Instead AJH staff are cooking meals
from the ingredients and recipes that we provide and serving "To Go" at lunch time.
Please continue to sign up on
Sign Up Genius to "cook" (provide ingredients) and to provide salad, fruit and
BOTTLED WATER, JUICE BOXES/"JUICE" DRINKS INSTEAD OF MILK.
We will still need to deliver the ingredients to AJH at least 24 hours in advance so that they can prepare the meals. We will need at least one person to volunteer to transport food contributions to AJH. That person will need to call AJH kitchen at 773-262-1766 before delivery and deliver between 9AM and 3PM.
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Please Remember In Your Prayers
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The sick and those in any need or trouble, especially:
Elliston Morris, The Maskal Family,
Max Rempel, Beth, Larry, Myra Fuguet, David Benedict, Dean Goossen, Sharon Lee, Lexi,
Brett Lowry, Jonathan Lowry, Jody Charlton, Megan Eckroat, Sarah & Zach, John, Carole, Steve, and their family, Dr. Dave, Susie Anderson, Anne Pierce, Schuyler Henderson, Jane and family, Choffy, Christine G., Peter, Heather Campbell, Jim Rogan, Bradley, Grace Rempel, Lew Petry, Tony, Dawn Gorman, John & Mary Ann Falconer, BJ Chimenti, Rhea Lopez, Dan Harmon, Pat O'Kane-Trombly, Virginia Wharton, Alex U., Preston C., Bill Campeau, James Corbett, Jill Spencer, Laura Lowry, Paul Davies, Kristie, the Arias family, Bobbi Boettiger, Mary Osgood, Frank E., Jack.
Those who have recently died: Susan Garland.
Lifting Up Our Prayers
We keep an ongoing parish prayer list in the church office. Please email or call the church office to enter your prayer requests. Unless you indicate otherwise, names will be kept for one month's time. Friends in Faith, as well as our lay chaplains and our clergy, will be lifting up these names in prayer. Private prayer needs may be shared with the clergy at any time. Each prayer is an opening to God's healing grace at work in our lives.
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If you are facing illness, a life transition or challenging circumstances, please
contact
one of our clergy. We are available when you
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d us for a hospital, home, or office visit. Christ Church has many lay volunteers who also provide meals and rides as needed. Please reach out to the clergy through the office at (847) 446-2850, or on their cell phones:
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Thursday Weekly News - Deadline is Tuesday at Noon
Sunday Bulletin Announcements - Deadline is Tuesday at Noon
To have information listed in Sunday's Bulletin, send to Charlotte McGee
[email protected].
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Our website is constantly evolving. Please share your ideas. Send changes or updates to
[email protected].
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