| Make sure to join us for Holy Week and Easter services on our Christ Church Facebook page (the schedule is just below). If you are not on Facebook, all services will be recorded and links will be sent out via email. |
If you don't yet know someone who has contracted COVID-19, it probably won't be long until you do. Until we have a vaccine program in place, many of us will contract this disease one way or another. Not all, but enough that we will all know someone, if it's not we who get sick ourselves. Although we have numerous parishioners whose families have been touched by this disease already, we have had one parishioner so far who has tested positive. Some of you have already heard about him, because he happens to be married to one of our priests, and word travels fast on a small island. Uli Keller, husband of Mother Becky Rowell, is doing well as he approaches the end of his second week of symptoms, but he was very sick not long ago.
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| Worship This Weekend |
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Please join us for Holy Week and Easter Worship Services
which will be presented on Facebook this year at the dates and times listed below.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 9 - 6:30 pm
Stations of the Cross
Friday, April 10 - Noon
Good Friday Liturgy
Friday, April 10 - 6:30 pm
Great Vigil of Easter
Saturday, April 11 - 6:30 pm
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 12 - 9:15 am
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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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| Holy Week Services for Worship at Home |
Holy Week this year presents a unique opportunity for individuals and families to bring Holy Week worship home in a way that promises to be life-giving. To assist in this process, the Diocese of Georgia has created a worship guide book for the Three Great Holy Week services that you can download here and use in your home.
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| Palm Sunday |
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If you missed this past week's Palm Sunday worship service, with the virtual Procession of the Palms, you can watch it
here. If you'd like to see the beautiful and moving video prayer, "Praise Song for the Pandemic", written by Christine Valters Paintner, that Fr. Tom shared, you will find it
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
For questions about 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, has begun meeting remotely using Zoom. If you'd like to join the group
, please contact Te Turner at
[email protected]
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This Is Your Life Lenten Study
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Father Tom's Lenten Class,
This is Your Life, has resumed on Wednesdays, at 1:00 pm, via Zoom. Join Fr. Tom as the journey continues.
If you'd like to read or download a copy
This Is Your Life: A Lenten Journey
, a booklet created by Fr. Tom, it is available
here
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Zoom Login information:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 378 803 655
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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
. These
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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| God Loves You No Matter What! |
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Our Sunday school students were recently given the homework assignment to create a picture of something that reminds them that God loves them.
Thank you for the bright and beautiful artwork Rebekah Galland, Cat Cat and James Bowen, and Isabella and Abigail Williston! We miss you all!
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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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A Message from Backpack Buddy Ringleader and Ringmaster
Susan Shipman:
Because we rely on Communities in Schools to deliver in the neighborhoods that the Burroughs Molette students attend, their distribution is on "break" until next week. Other children are being fed through the Boys & Girls Club hot dinners they are serving each evening. The Backpack Buddies will still be delivering weekend bags for Oglethorpe Point Elementary students who live in the Center City and St. Simons Elementary students in the Dixville area.
 A few Buddies will be helping Second Harvest with a drive through distribution of food boxes on Thursday morning at their warehouse. Those boxes will go to seniors and families in need who are in need of food. (St. Athanasius is also delivering food bags to shut-ins.) The National Guard is handling a large part of that heavy lifting at Second Harvest and the distribution is being sponsored by Darius Slay, a Brunswick High graduate and Philadelphia Eagles football player!
Next week, we will hopefully get back more into our usual packing routine, though it will be shifts of small numbers of people.
A special shout out to Lynne Turner who has made masks for us to wear while packing!
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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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| Easter Food Basket Delivery for Local Families |
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On Friday, April 3, baskets of Easter food, including gift certificates and Easter hams were delivered to 24 Glynn County families, to help brighten their Easter celebrations. This outreach was an extension of the annual Christ Church Thanksgiving and Christmas Basket Ministry. Many thanks to Brother Theodore Holmes, Susan Shipman, Lynn Kennedy and Jeannie Wade for bringing this project to fruition!
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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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| Daughters of the King |
The Daughters of the King will meet remotely on Tuesday, April 14, at 5:45 pm. Mtr. Ashton will be in touch with group members to explain the details. For more information, you can contact her 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 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
Departed:
Carole Goad
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