Deadlines are approaching! If you'd like to join the Christ Church Bridge Run team before the price goes up, get your form (available in the church office) and check to Glenn Queener BEFORE January 30. (Scroll down for more information.)
Oyster Roast tickets are selling quickly. Come by the office and get yours soon, before they sell out! |
 Sunday's campaign launch event was a fantastic one, and will no doubt go down as one of the high points of my tenure at Christ Church, and I have no idea what other great events are yet to come! It was that good. It is always nice to have so many from our parish together in one place, and the positive energy and excitement was palpable. That event was a long time coming, perhaps longer than many realize. There will be details about the plans coming to mailboxes soon, for those who attended and those who didn't. Today I want to share a bit more than is in the campaign documents, when it comes to the background and how we got to where we are today. Some of you will know all of this already. Many of us haven't been at Christ Church for the same length of time or participated in various eras of conversation and discernment, so it can be helpful to revisit it from time to time.
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| The Season After Epiphany |
 Join us for weekly worship
at Christ Church. Holy Eucharist worship services take place on Saturday at 5:30 pm at St. Ignatius Chapel, on Demere Road, and on Sunday at 8:00 am, 9:15 am (services in both historic Christ Church and the Parish Hall), and 11:15 am at Christ Church, Frederica. Kidurgy, our Liturgy of the Word for younger children, takes place during the 9:15 am worship service at Christ Church.
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| January Choral Evensong |
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On Tuesday, January 21, at 5:30 pm, the Choristers, Trebles, and Cantori will lead Choral Evensong in the Historic Church. They are working hard and doing a great job learning about Liturgy and Music. Please come and worship with them. The service lasts a half hour.
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.
Cum laude digma (with joyful voice),
Kathleen Turner
Organist and Choirmaster
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Evensong at Good Shepherd, Pennick
 Please mark your calendars for a very special Evensong at Good Shepherd, Pennick, at 5:00 pm, on Friday, January 24, 2020 to mark the inauguration of our diocesan center for racial reconciliation. The Right Rev. Scott Benhase, Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia, will lead this service on the Occasion of Establishing the St. Anna Alexander Center for Racial Healing & Reconciliation. Good Shepherd Church can be found at 780 Pennick Road, near Brunswick, Georgia.
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| Adult Sunday Morning Class |
On January 12, the Adult Sunday class will begin a study entitled
Reckless Love: Jesus' Call to Love Our Neighbor
which will take us to February 23, 2020. Then, on March 1, 2020 (the first Sunday in Lent) we'll begin a Lenten Study for the seven weeks of Lent.
All are invited to join us. The class meets in the Adult Sunday classroom in the Parish House. For more information, contact Bob Brown at
[email protected]
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| Thursday Contemplative Group |
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"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm."
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On Thursday, January 16, at 11:00 am, Randy Siegel will lead a contemplative group in the Vestry Room of the Christ Church Parish House. All are welcome! The group will then take a break after this session and return on March 12 for a Lenten series. For more information, contact Randy Siegel at 828-301-0819.
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| Wednesday Night Bible Study |
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The Wednesday Night Bible Study
will resume "A Quick Journey Through The Bible" on January 22, at 5:30 pm, in the Vestry Room of the Parish House. The group will meet for five weeks, ending on February 19. Please being your Bibles and the hand-outs circulated at the first lesson. Contact: Godfrey Draviam at [email protected]
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| Women's Spiritual Retreat - January 25 |
This winter, the women of Christ Church are invited to come together at Epworth by the Sea on Saturday, January 25 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm for a spiritual retreat. This retreat will include a
 presentation by Katie Tippett (creator of
Selah St. Simons), praying together from the Book of Common Prayer, sharing our stories with each other and a closing Eucharist. Food for the soul! (Childcare will be available on site!) The event is free and lunch can be purchased for $14. Call the Church Office at 912-638-8683 to register.
For more information, contact Mtr. Katie at
[email protected]
and Kathryn Saunders at
[email protected]
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| Men's Study Group |
 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]
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| Episcopal Church 101 |
 Episcopal Church 101 is an eight-week study for anyone wishing to know more about the Episcopal Church. Sessions will cover what Episcopalians believe, the history of Christ Church, the prayer book and worship. If you are interested in taking this class, please contact Mtr. Becky at
[email protected] or call the church office at 912-638-8683.
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Youth and Children's Activities
 Christ Church Youth Group for our youth in 6th-12th grades meets every Sunday from 6:30-8:00 pm in the parish house. We have a meal, play games, and engage in scripture, tradition, discussion and outreach. Our Pathfinders, (children in grades 3-5) meet once a month for an activity or trip and sometimes help with youth outreach projects. Contact: Mtr. Katie at
[email protected]
YOUTH AND PATHFINDERS SCHEDULE
January 19, 2020
6:30-8:00 pm - Youth Group Meeting
January 26, 2020
2:00-4:00 pm - Pathfinders trip to the Strike Zone. We'll meet at the Parish House and drive to Brunswick together. Please bring $10 for shoe rental and game. Wear socks!
No Youth Group tonight, but all children and youth are encouraged to take part in the annual Kids' Baking Battle. Please bring six of your best cookies to the Christ Church Parish Hall between 5:45 and 6:00 pm to be judged.
February 2, 2020
Super Sunday - Youth will be selling soup after all services. (See more details below.)
6:30-8:00 pm - Youth Group Meeting
February 9, 2020
12:30-3:00 pm - Acolyte Training
(Parents, please make sure your children have had lunch before we meet. Thank you!)
6:30-8:00 pm - Youth Group Meeting
Below is the date for an upcoming Diocesan youth event. For more information, please contact Mtr. Katie at
[email protected]
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Happening #103
2/21-2/23/2020
Honey Creek, Grades 10-12
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| Souper Sunday |
The "Souper Bowl Sunday" soup fundraiser is coming up again and will "kick-off" on Sunday, February 2. After all services we will be selling homemade soup in pints ($5) and quarts ($10) to raise money for our youth programs. Parents, students, and parishioners will provide the soup so this is a very profitable fundraiser! Soup will be available at the church and the parish house.
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].
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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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| Backpack Buddies |
The Backpack Buddies
will be back in action again on Wednesday, January 22, at 10:00 am. All hands will be needed that day, as we kick-off the new year, so come join us for fun on the assembly line! You can also help by sponsoring weekend food for a child for an entire school year for $100, or for one semester for $50.
For more information, please contact Susan Shipman at
[email protected]
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| Frederick Cousins Guild Oyster Roast 2020 |
 The annual Frederick Cousins Guild
Oyster Roast and Barbecue will take place on Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Parish House and on the church grounds. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. All proceeds will go to support local and international charities. Tickets are available for purchase at the Christ Church office and from members of the Frederick Cousins Guild. For more information, please contact Jeannie Wade at [email protected] or Louise Bartlett at [email protected].
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| The ECW Tour of Homes Needs You! |
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We need your help! The 2020 Tour of Homes Leadership Team is looking forward to hearing from YOU!
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Last year, 29 agencies, primarily serving women and children in need, benefited from ECW's Annual Tour of Homes, and from the sale of our Christ Church Cookbook. This year, we're hoping to have another great tour day, to help as many folks as possible, and we need your help to make that happen! We are especially in need of folks to park cars on Tour Day, Saturday, March 21, so if you'd like to volunteer to help with that or anything else, please contact Susie Henning at
[email protected]), or Tami Black at
[email protected], or visit
christchurchtourofhomes.org.
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| Tour of Homes |
 Mark your calendars! The ECW Tour of Homes Kick-Off Party will take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm,
at the St. Simons Island home of Debbie & Tony Doliveira.
This annual event celebrates the more than 300 volunteers and supporters who help make the Tour possible.
We will send mailed invitations and evites in January.
We look forward to a great evening. For more information, please contact Susie Henning at
[email protected] or Tami Black at
[email protected].
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| Bridge Run 2020 |
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Christ Church annually fields a team for the annual Southeast Georgia Health System Bridge Run. Proceeds benefit the Health System's cancer and cardiac care programs. This year's run will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2020. To sign up, please pick up a registration form at either the church office, or at St. Ignatius Chapel, then return it to Glenn Queener with your check for $28
BEFORE January 30.
For more information, contact Diane Sheehan at
[email protected]
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(Registration qualifies you to receive an official SGHS 2019 Bridge Run T-shirt, but this is not the Christ Church memorial shirt, which must be purchased separately. Please see below.)
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| The Official Christ Church Memorial T-Shirt |
 Please consider purchasing an official Christ Church T-shirt to wear the day of the run. This year, you have a choice of either a black long sleeve soft cotton shirt for $20, or a black short sleeve Dri-Fit shirt for $15. The shirts are available to all who wish to buy them, whether you participate in the run or not!
NOTE: Names of loved ones affected by cancer, who you would like to remember or honor, may be added to the shirt by sending the names to Julie Hancock at [email protected] by January 23. (If the name of your loved one has been on a shirt in previous years, it will still be on the list this year, as well. Names are not removed.)
To purchase a shirt, please contact Julie at [email protected] with the sizes and amounts you'd like to order. Payment must be made at the time you order the shirt and all orders must be in by January 30. Proceeds from shirt sales will go to the cancer programs at the hospital. Make checks payable to Christ Church, Frederica and write Bridge Run in the memo line. Checks may be mailed to Christ Church, Frederica 6329 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, or they may be dropped off at the church office. Please write ATTN: Bridge Run on your envelope. Pick up your CCF shirt at the church office on February 13-14. Contact Diane Sheehan at
[email protected]
or Judy Douglas at [email protected] for more information.
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| Susanna Wesley Guild Meeting |
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The Susanna Wesley Guild will meet on Tuesday, January 21, at 10:30 am in the Parish House. Guild member Frankie Ansley will share Recollections of Egypt, gathered from a recent unforgettable trip there. Visitors are most welcome. For more information, please contact Ethel Horton at [email protected].
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| Annual Meeting with Chili Cook-Off and Kids' Baking Battle |
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Make plans to join us for the Annual Meeting, Chili Cook-Off and Children's Baking Battle, which
will take place on January 26, at 6:00 pm, in the Parish Hall. If you would like to enter in the Chili Cook-off, please bring your entry, heated and ready to eat, by 5:45 pm in a crock-pot, or bring a salad, sandwiches, bread, cornbread, chips or a dessert.
 Attention kids!! Please bring six of your best homemade cookies to the Parish Hall between 5:45 and 6:00 pm, on January 26, to be part of the competition. The results of the Vestry election will be announced during the Annual Meeting. For more information about the Chili Cook-Off and Baking Battle, please contact Mtr. Katie at
[email protected].
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| 2020 Candidates for the Christ Church Vestry |
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2020 Vestry Candidates
Top L-R Van Black, Marty Bland, Susan Garrett, Catherine Holt,
Bottom L-R
Sarah Kreimborg, Troy Meeks, Beth Smith, Ed Turner
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The Vestry Nominating Committee
is pleased to announce the slate of nominees for the 2020 Vestry election. The Candidates for Vestry are: Van Black, Marty Bland, Susan Garrett, Catherine Holt, Sarah Kreimborg, Troy Meeks, Beth Smith and Ed Turner. Elections will be held January 25 and 26, 2020, at St. Ignatius Chapel and at Christ Church, Frederica. The results will be announced at the Annual Meeting beginning at 6:00 pm, on January 26, in the Christ Church Parish House. Please make plans to attend. You may read more about each candidate here.
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| Capital Campaign Launch |
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On Sunday, January 12, 2020 Christ Church, Frederica officially launched a bold and faithful campaign to expand our facilities and make room for our growing congregation. Rooted. Growing. Building. is a campaign to allow this generation to build on the legacy of those who came before us and create a new chapter for those who will come after us.
We want to thank the two hundred folks who attended this exciting event and for those who weren't able to join us that day, we invite you to w
atch our video and visit
www.ccfssi.org/campaign
to learn more. To see more photos from the campaign launch, click here.
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| Fitness for Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength |
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.
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Christ Church Gift Shop
The Christ Church Gift Shop has
a wide assortment of unique items, including handmade jewelry to benefit House of Hope and Faithful Love, the Christ Church history book, local honey and all natural bath and body care products from Thistle Farms. (Read a great NPR story about Thistle Farms and their mission with troubled young women
here
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The store can be found in the parish hall, across from the church office and is open on Sundays 10:30 am until 1:00 pm and Tuesday - Friday 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Contact: Ellen Kuehm at 912-996-3392 or at
[email protected]
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| Emergency Contact Information Needed |
 We are in the process of adding emergency contact information for parishioners into the Christ Church Realm database. When you log into your Realm profile, you may enter the information yourself. If you need help with Realm, please contact Glenn at [email protected]. If you prefer not to use computers, call Mother Ashton at the church office, at 912-638-8683, and she will happily take your information and enter it into the database.
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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
Carl Alexander
Alana Andrews
Bob Baker
Kris Barkley
Kelly Benhase
Beryl Blatchford
Tory Braden
Gene Broadwell
Bob Dart Brown
Beverly Burns
Jackie Byrne
Colleen Cassidy
Zoann Covington
Jim Crankshaw
Dena Davis
Jackie Davis
Mary Lou Detwiler
Godfrey Draviam
Tom Finn
Dave Geiszler
Mary Hanley
Angie Hansen
Burgess Hartsell
Carol Hoffine
Lise Hofmann
Angela Holland
Jessica Hope
Sylvia Hunt
Gordon Jackson
Holly Lamb
Bill Littleton
Dorothy Lowery
Dott Marler
Tom Martin
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Frank Owenby
Pep Peppiatt
Dale Pierson
Richard Quinelly
Johnny Riddle
Julia Riddle
Damon Rivard
Terry Hall Robbins
Rob Rushin
Clyde Smith
Willou Smith
David Somerville
Sam Spak
James St. Clair
Mary Starr
Carolyn Strohm
Ethelynn Stuckey
Edith Tayloe
Mary Triplett-Key
Janice Walker
Sarah Whitman
Jennifer Willingham
Mell Wray
Dave
Earl
Fran
Joe
Lara
Megan
Olivia
Pidge
Traci
Virginia
Departed
Bobby Rice
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Serving This Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 5:30 PM (St. Ignatius Chapel)
Ralph Wade - Chalice Bearer
Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:00 AM (CCF)
David Boland - Chalice Bearer
David Boland - Lector
Ed Rowley - Usher
Toni Rowley - Usher
Dorriann Branch - Altar Guild
Daven Wray - Acolyte C
Gavin Williams - Acolyte TB
Robert Wray - Acolyte TB
Max Williams - Acolyte PW
Catherine Holt - Chalice Bearer
Paul Salter - Chancel Master
Alana Andrews - Lector - First Lesson
Sally Essig - Lector - Second Lesson
Jeannie Wade - Greeter
Ralph Wade - Greeter
Clif Jones - Usher
Doug Lane - Usher
Mary Hardee - Kidurgy Shepherd
Nancy Stoddard - Altar Guild
9:15 AM (Christ Church Parish Hall)
Bruce Bland - Acolyte C
Donna Purdy - Chalice Bearer
Jody Bradford - Lector - First Lesson
Jody Bradford - Lector - Second Lesson
Oscar Covington - Usher
Bascom Murrah - Usher
Anna Hart - Kidurgy Shepherd
11:15 AM (Christ Church, Frederica)
Liam Kolkmeyer -Acolyte C
Dutch Heidsieck - Chalice Bearer
Dutch Heidsieck - Lector - First Lesson
Dutch Heidsieck - Lector - Second Lesson
Dana Parker - Greeter
Patrick Parker - Greeter
David Butler - Usher
Weds. Jan. 22, 2020 NOON Healing Service
Nancy Butler - Altar Guild
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Thursday, January 16, 2020
11:00 am - Contemplative Group
Saturday, January 18, 2020
5:30 pm - Worship at St. Ignatius
Sunday, January 19, 2020
8:00 am - Worship at Christ Church
9:15 am - Worship at Christ Church
9:15 am - Worship in Parish Hall (CCF)
9:15 am - Kidurgy
10:30 - Sunday School for All Ages
11:15 am - Worship at Christ Church
6:30 pm - Youth Group
Monday, January 20, 2020
MLK Day - Church Office Closed
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
1-:30 am - Susanna Wesley Guild
2:00 pm - Hand Bell Practice
4:30 pm - Choristers
5:00 pm - Trebles
5:30 pm - Choral Evensong
5:45 pm - Vestry Meeting
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
10:00 am - Backpack Buddies
5:00 pm - Adult Choir
5:30 pm - Adult Bible Study
6:30 pm - X Church
Friday, January 24, 2020
12:00 pm - Icon Writing Group
5:00 pm - Evensong Good Shepherd, Pennick
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Vestry Voting
9:00 am - Women's Retreat at Epworth
10:00 am - Icon Writing Group
5:30 pm - Worship at St. Ignatius
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Vestry Voting
8:00 am - Worship at Christ Church
9:15 am - Worship at Christ Church
9:15 am - Worship in Parish Hall (CCF)
9:15 am - Kidurgy
10:30 - Sunday School for All Ages
11:15 am - Worship at Christ Church
6:00 pm - Annual Meeting, Chili Cook-Off, Baking Battle
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February 2, 2020
Souper Sunday Youth Fundraiser
February 7, 2020
Frederick Cousins Oyster Roast
February 11, 2020
ECW Tour of Homes Kick-Off Party
February 15, 2020
SGHS Bridge Run
February 25, 2020
Shrove Tuesday - Pancakes at the Pier |
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