I have a classmate from Sewanee who sends out a daily prayer email to a group from our graduating class. Every. Weekday. For the last the fourteen and a half years. This May will be the fifteenth anniversary of our graduation from seminary, and I think he's only missed a handful of days, due to technological problems like a dead computer. His prayers include a bit of scripture, and a series of prayer cycles. We rotate one of the graduating members of our class every day. We pray for a different country in the world each day. We pray for the School of Theology at Sewanee, and another seminary, every day. And we pray for classmates and seminary faculty/staff who have died since we graduated. It's remarkable, really. On the ten-year anniversary of these emails, we sent him flowers as a way of reinforcing how important his ministry to us is.  

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On Sunday, February 23, at 5:30 pm, there will be a Festive Choral Evensong celebrating the end of Epiphany. The Frederica Setting of the Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, and Preces and Responses will be offered for the first time. All of our Choirs will participate in this Liturgy. The service will last 45 minutes. Please make plans to join us!

The Men's Discussion Group gathers on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 am in the Youth Room in the Parish House. They are currently reading, The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian D. McLaren.  The Christian story, from Genesis until now, is fundamentally about people on the move - outgrowing old, broken religious systems and embracing new, more redemptive ways of life.   If you'd like to join this study , please contact Te Turner at [email protected] .

If you are 16 or older and interested in being confirmed (making a public commitment of faith) in the Episcopal Church, or are in high school and would enjoy learning more about the Episcopal Church, please contact Mother Katie at [email protected] , before Feb 15, and let her know if you'd like to be part of the confirmation class. Confirmation will take place during our Bishop's annual visit - May 17, 2020.

If you would like to make some homemade soup for this fundraiser or baked goods for the youth to sell, please contact Mtr. Katie at [email protected]. Soup may be dropped off any time during the week and will be kept in the refrigerator until Sunday.

 

Women of Christ Church, please join in a celebration to honor our women clergy: Mothers Ashton Williston, Katie Knoll-Lenon and Becky Rowell, at a brunch on Saturday, February 29, 10am to noon in the Parish House. This will be an opportunity for us, as a community of women, to express our appreciation for their commitment, leadership and care.  The brunch is sponsored by the ECW and will include a very brief ECW business meeting. Contributions of desserts will be very welcome. Child care available. Please RSVP so we can get a headcount, by calling the church office at 912-638-8683 by February 23. For more information, contact Kathryn Saunders ( [email protected] ) or Beryl Blatchford ( [email protected] ).

Pictured above are a few happy Advanced Reader (AR) participants at BME after a trip to the new Treasure Box  provided by the Mission and Outreach Committee at CCF. Children are rewarded for reading and successfully passing the AR tests for their book selections.

Reading well is an essential skill that children need to succeed in school and in life. Christ Church has partnered with Burroughs-Mollette Elementary School, in Brunswick, to implement a reading incentive program for the students there. That program is already bearing fruit!  For those interested in becoming involved in this project, there are multiple opportunities to read aloud to groups, help with the AR testing process, and interact with the students in the Media Center. If you would like to help with this mission, please contact Sarah Kreimborg at [email protected] or 912-222-6960 or

 

The Backpack Buddies Set-Up Team, (the folks who do the prep work for packing days,  is in serious need of helpers. For every packing day, hundreds of containers of food must be unloaded and then arranged on the assembly lines for the Backpack Buddies to pack the next day. If you've got some time on Tuesdays before packing days (see dates above) and you'd like to help with this crucial step in getting food to children in need, please contact Susan Shipman at [email protected] and join the pre-assembly team!

Shepherds for Seniors is a ministry to the elderly poor in Glynn County, celebrating its tenth year of service. The mission of Shepherds for Seniors is to improve the quality of life for elderly and/or disabled people who may be living below or near the poverty line. Over the years, community members have been assisted with monthly grocery gift cards, errand assistance and other non-monetary help. Please consider supporting this mission by contributing financial assistance or by becoming a volunteer. Contact Program Director, Ann Delea at 404-735-3992 or at [email protected]. More information about the program can be found here.

Our friends at the International Seafarers' Center in Brunswick, Georgia, would like to express their gratitude to Christ Church and to all the parishioners who generously contributed to the Christmas-at-Sea program during the 2019 Christmas season. Over 1,600 ditty bags and boxes were distributed to seafarers during their visits to the Port of Brunswick! Thank you for your abundant and ongoing support! If you are interested in becoming more involved with the work of the Seafarers' Center, information about volunteering can be found here.

SOAR, the organization that provides Social Opportunities and Active Recreation for local individuals with developmental disabilities, would like to thank Christ Church for the generous support the church has given to the group in 2019. Learn more about SOAR and how you can help at  http://soargoldenisles.org.

On Friday, February 21, at 6:00 pm, the Mom's Night Out group will gather at Barrier Island Brewing, on Ocean Boulevard, for dinner and fellowship. If you'd like to join the group, please contact Mtr. Ashton at [email protected] by Wednesday, February 19 and let her knowing you're coming.

Christ Church is going to work on wellness this year through Wellness 2020: I Will with God's Help. Wellness 2020 will include monthly initiatives for an aspect of wellness, all of which flow from our need to love God with with our heart, soul, mind and strength. This commandment is at the heart of a Living Compass, the program that is inspiring these initiatives. For more information, contact Fr. Tom at  [email protected] . To see the list of monthly goals set for the clergy, staff and all who wish to join us, click here.