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Dear Friends,
Please join us on Sunday, November 27th, for a Rite I service at 8 am with Holy Eucharist, and/or for the Rite II service at 10 am with Holy Eucharist and Music. If you cannot attend the 10 am service, join us virtually on Facebook Live as it is live-streamed. Those that do not have a Facebook can find the services on the Christ Church's website at www.christspringfield.org. All of Christ Church's media links are above on the right-hand side.
Search Committee Update
The Search Committee is entering the interview phase of the Search process. They are unable to provide a timeline for this stage of the Search. However, the Search Committee has decided to keep publicizing the Rector's position in the Episcopal News Network and The Living Church until it is filled. Please know that the Search Committee has been working diligently on finding a Rector for our parish.
Pledges
If you would like an update on what you have given thus far in fulfillment of your pledge for 2022, please email Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com for a statement.
Toys Needed for Promise Neighborhood Christmas Store! LAST CHANCE!
Once again, our friends in Springfield's Promise Neighborhood are hosting a Christmas Store from December 7th through the 9th, with the Christmas dinner on December 10th. Promise Neighborhood residents can visit the store and choose from gifts that have been donated by church folks and other community members. The Christmas Store accepts donations of NEW toys/gifts for babies through teenagers. You can bring your items to the church on or before Sunday, November 27th. On November 27th, we'll bless the gifts during the worship service and then turn them over to the Promise Neighborhood leadership.
Annual Alternative Christmas Market
Plan to join us at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 201 North Limestone Street in Springfield, Ohio, which will host its Annual Alternative Christmas Market on Sunday, December 4, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is an ALTERNATIVE approach to commercial Christmas shopping while caring for our community. Shoppers talk to representatives from fifteen local and global organizations and fill out a shopping list of items like containers of laundry detergent or kitchen trash bags (for Christ Church Food Pantry), or children’s books (for Clark County Literacy), Items like these symbolize a monetary contribution to the organization, in the name of a loved one. While the shopper waits at Covenant’s food court, a personalized card is prepared for the recipient of the gift, describing the item that has been given in his or her name. All gifts purchased are tax deductible (receipt provided), but no names are put on any mailing list.
Christ Church Food Pantry~Thank you!
Thank you to all that volunteered for November's Food Pantry! The December Drive-thru Food Pantry will be on December 21st, 2022, starting at 10:30 am. Volunteers are needed to help unload food, pack food and help with customer service. Please contact either Brian Shelburne bshelburne@wittenberg.edu.com, or Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com, or Anne Randolph at annejrand@aol.comto volunteer.
Upcoming Food October Pantry opportunities:
December 7th, 2022 - the first food delivery at approximately 8:30 am.
December 14th, 2022- the second food delivery at approximately 8:30 am.
December 15th, 2022 - grocery bagging day - start time around 9:00 am
December 21st, 2022 – Food Pantry Day! start time at 8:15 am
African Bible Study Tuesdays at 12 pm!
African Bible Study or Sacred Reading (Lectio Divina) is on Tuesdays at noon, and we use the below Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85856795275pwd=NHRBQlZvRU9PL1h3dWFuMmJBa2NHdz09
This Bible study is a structured, meditative approach to learning about our Christian faith from scripture. It not only discourages but also disallows crosstalk during the collective reading. It encourages self-reflection as well as listening to others.
We hope people who are interested will join us in this empowering group study of scripture. If you have questions, write Pat Cary at sisterpcocd2@hotmail.com or Keith Doubt at kdoubt@gmail.com. Each week we will read the Lectionary reading for the forthcoming Sunday. We hope you consider joining us!
SOUP!!
If you like to make soup and nurture others, this is the ministry for you! We need homemade soup brought to the church in a disposable container with the type of soup and date written on the lid, and placed in the church refrigerator. Then, let Kelly Zeller know that you have dropped off the soup. The soup will be used for people in the parish needing a little TLC. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Zeller at zellerk0611@gmail.com. Thank you so much for considering helping with this ministry!
Wednesday Chapel Service
Just in case you missed Judy Johnson's Wednesday Noonday Prayer service this past Wednesday, here it is!
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