Church Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday

9 am - 3 pm

Closed on Friday

The office will be closed on Monday, October 9th.

Grace Café will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, October 9th and 10th

Worship Services

October 8: Pentecost 19 / Proper 22

8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I

10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Psalm 19

Philippians 3:4b-14

Matthew 21:33-46

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES



At 9:15AM Children in the 5^th grade and younger meet in the Education (Gabard) Building.

Also, at 9:15AM Chris Roan continues her adult class on the Sunday Bible readings in the Parish Hall.

At 5PM students in the 6^th - 12^th grades will meet at in EYC Room in the Education Building. --Michelle Weidman, Director of Christian Education

Audio/Visual Services

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Live-Streaming this week of the 10 a.m. worship service on October 8, 2023 will begin at 9:55 a.m. If for any reason we experience Technical difficulties with the Live-streaming, a recording of the service will be uploaded and a link sent to the congregation at a later time.

If you missed it, here is a video of the October 1, 2023 - Holy Eucharist

Link to the 10:00 bulletin for the October 8, 2023 service.

A Link to YouTube video that will begin Sunday, October 8 at 9:55 a.m. is here.

Feature for in-person worship - Our hearing assistance feature is available as part of our sound system. This feature uses your smartphone, earbuds, or hearing aids to bring the sound directly into your ears. An information sheet is linked here, and copies are also available from the ushers or the Audio/Visual booth staff.

The Parish Life committee has reserved a spot for Christ Church at Honey Creek for a Parish Retreat the weekend of October 20-22, 2023. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. Cost of the weekend is broken down below. Please sign-up by October 11^th. A sign-up sheet is available in the Parish Hall, or contact the church office to sign up. Please contact Molly Stevenson (mollybs64@outlook.com or 229-292-8215) if you have further questions.  

Lodge 1 - single room is $284 for weekend (includes 5 meals).

Lodge 1 - double room is $180 per person (includes 5 meals each).

Lodge 2 - single room is $260 for weekend (includes 5 meals).

Lodge 2 - double room is $168 per person (includes 5 meals each).

Commuter rate - $10 - guests not spending the night

Meals (5) - $76 - per person

Moving to Email Financial Statements



In an effort to cut costs, the Finance Committee has recommended that we move to email giving statements rather than printed and mailed statements. If your email has recently changed, please contact the church office so we can make that change in our records.

Tuesday Night Bible study

Bible Study led by Willa Valencia, is held at 7:30pm at the home of Ron and Tammy Borders (1718 Williams St.). All adults are welcome. Please bring your Bible—any translation. 

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Bible Study on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at the home of Ron & Tammy Borders located at 1718 Williams St. We are studying Encountering God-Cultivating Habits of Faith through the Spiritual Disciplines. If anyone is interested in knowing more or would like a book, you can call or text Tammy at 229-560-5889.

Pumpkin Donations Needed



Grace Café is hosting a pumpkin carving event on Thursday, October 19, at 7:00 PM for college students. We are seeking interested volunteers to help teach the basics of pumpkin carving and we are seeking donations of pumpkins for the students to carve. Donated pumpkins can be dropped at the church on Sunday, October 15, or that week Monday -Thursday at Grace Cafe. If you are interested in volunteering or if you have any questions, call or text Jeri-Lyn Flowers at 404-771-7116 or Stefani Carroll at 229-560-1817.

Grace Cafe Food Pantry Needs



Grace Cafe is seeing a rise in students this month. As a result, the cafe is in need of canned ravioli and Spaghettios, canned soups, canned chicken and tuna, and packages of peanut butter crackers. Thank you for your help. 

Blessing of Animals

Christ Church will hold our annual Blessing of the Animals on October 8th at 12p on the front lawn.

Garden Guild will meet again beginning on Monday October 9th. We focus on the church grounds. The Garden Guild meets Monday and Wednesday from 10 - 12. More hardworking people are welcome to join us. Bring your gloves and tools.

Serving this week - October 8, 2023

Eucharistic Ministers: Stefani Carroll, Martin Holland, Eric Nielsen

Lectors: Bonnie Hanson, Martin Holland, Stefani Carroll

Acolytes: Maddie Yarbrough, Blake Yarbrough, Chip Whiting

Altar Guild: Phyllis Holland, Anne Reid, Mimi Allen, Pat Bezona

Ushers: David Blevins, Jason Reynolds, Sparky Greneker

Greeter: Dottie Pitts

Coffee Hour: Robin Coleman, Debbie McLeod, Jeani Synyard, Margaret Mittiga, Lucille Sineath

Audio/Visual Crew: Julius Ariail, Ken Rumstay, Larry Wisenbaker

Serving next week - October 15, 2023

Eucharistic Ministers: Patricia Tyson, Nancy Lutsko, Maddie Yarbrough

Lectors: Maddie Yarbrough, Kathleen Parsons, Patricia Tyson

Acolytes: Joel Williams, David Holland, Holly Rogers

Altar Guild: Frances Guice, Krystle Black, Nikki Yarbrough, Martha Leake, Kathleen Parsons

Ushers: Bobby Yarbrough, Blake Yarbrough, Glen Flowers

Greeter: Julia Ariail

Coffee Hour: Julie Reynolds, Gwen Daughtrey, Marcie Dennard, Leigh Long, Paula Ramey

Audio/Visual Crew: Julius Ariail, Larry Wisenbaker

For many more serving opportunities see a Vestry Member.

Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest this year will be held in the parish hall on Tuesday, October 24^th, with the biergarten opening at 6:00 p.m. and dinner served around 6:30. On the menu: Usinger’s bratwurst from Milwaukee, potato salad and tossed salad, sauerkraut and other pickled things, rye bread, and beer and wine. Cost will be $15 per person. Please note that this is an adult gathering for those 21 and older (please have proof of age with you). Childcare will be available in the Gabard building. Since Jane needs to know how many bratwurst to order, please sign up before October 11^th. There will be a sign-up sheet in the parish hall, or you can call the church office to leave your name. If you’d like to contribute by bringing potato salad (German or “regular”) or sauerkraut, there’ll also be a sign-up sheet for that in the parish hall. Danke schön!

Sunday Evening Vespers - a group of Christ Church members meet on Zoom (2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays) at 6:00 p.m. to read the Compline Service, pages 127-135 in the Book of Common Prayer and for friendly conversation afterwards. The first and third Sundays of the month we will meet in-person, but will make an audio recording available after Vespers for those unable to attend in-person. To join the group and receive the link to the weekly gathering, contact Phyllis Hiers or call 229-563-2464.

Ever wondered what Vespers was all about? Here is Audio Recording from October 1, 2023.

HEP Lunch Gathering

HEP Nooners(aka Happy Episcopal People) meet Friday. Oct 20 at noon, at the home of John & Marića McRae. Please bring sandwiches to share host will have soup, teas and desserts

John and Marića McRae

2701 Green Meadow Dr.

229-220-5619

Silent Auction items needed

The Honey Creek Commission is reaching out to all churches in hopes that we will help the Honey Creek Commission obtain silent auction items for the upcoming 2023 Convention. 100% of the proceeds of this auction go directly to our beautiful Honey Creek campus.

Items for the auction can be dropped off at the church office, or a commission member can gather it for you. Thank you for your assistance in supporting Honey Creek.

Contact Beth Baker for further information.

Grace Café Donut Tuesdays

Please support our local donut shop, Daylight Donuts. They are supporting Grace Café by blessing our college students with free donuts on Tuesdays. Thank you Daylight Donuts!

Birthdays

October 8 - October 14, 2023



8 Sims Turner

12 Joan Dear

13 Edward Mistick

Anniversaries

October 8 - October 14, 2023

9 Len & Melissa Carter

11 Delrick & Leigh Bradley

14 Tom & Stefani Carroll

Contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday or Anniversary

Remember in Your Prayers

The Armstrong family, Ann Burnette, Arthur Callahan, Alexis Carr, the Cortese family, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, the Davis family, Allan Dear, Gene Greneker, Merrill Guice, Louise Harden, Michane James, CathyAnn Kautter, Doug Mayer, the Mistick family, Gnann Moser, Ray Murphy, Brett Nelson, Lois Stevenson, the Stone family, Willa Valencia, Sue Marie Waddell, Michelle Weidman  

Kathy Armstrong - deceased

Jason Guice - deceased

Ann Stone - deceased

Those effected by Hurricane Idalia

We are keeping those in need of prayer on the list for 1 month. We ask you to renew the need for continued prayer by calling the office. - Fr. Hal

Clergy and Staff of 

Christ Episcopal Church

Church Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9-3

 

Father Hal Weidman, Rector

rector@christchurchvaldosta.org 

church office (229) 242-5115

Nancy Sartin, Deacon

nancysartin@att.net 

church office (229) 242-5115

Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator

office@christchurchvaldosta.org 

church office (229) 242-5115

Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper

books@christchurchvaldosta.org 

bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616 

Michelle Weidman, Director of Christian Education

michelle@christchurchvaldosta.org

mobile (229) 262-0426

Abigail Easton, Interim Director of College Ministry

collegeministry@christchurchvaldosta.org

church office (229) 242-5115

Elise Sandbach, Director of Preschool

sandbach1@bellsouth.net

mobile (229) 460-4738

Sue Ellen Rumstay, Organist

rumstaysue@gmail.com 

church office (229) 242-5115

Issa Young, Choir Director

issayoung@gmail.com 

church office (229) 242-5115

Nancy Lutsko, Verger

luts@bellsouth.net 

home (229) 241-7527