 In this last Rambling before next Tuesday's election, I'm taking up the third point of our Bishop's pastoral letter: Love. In this context, it's not that we need more love, as in a noun, but to love, as in a verb. We need to be loving towards others. This past Sunday, the Gospel lesson reminded us that love is at the center of God's vision for the world and is the summary of God's law: Love God and love neighbor. My sermon was a reminder that we know who our neighbor is by now (everyone), but how we do the loving part is what we struggle with. |
| Worship This Week |
Please join us on Sunday, at 9:15 am, for online Holy Eucharist, which will be available on the Christ Church Facebook page here, on our YouTube page here, or the Christ Church website here.
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| Outdoor In-Person Worship - A Second Service Will Be Added on November 1, 2020 |
We're happy to announce that this week, on All Saints' Sunday, November 1, we will add a second outdoor service at 11:15 am. This will be Rite I Holy Eucharist and on that day, the 8:00 am service will change to BCP 1928 Holy Eucharist and will remain that way.
All worshipers must register in order to attend outdoor services by calling the office (912-638-8683) Tuesday-Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, or on Fridays, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. You must speak with a staff member or volunteer in order to be registered. Registrations will start over each week on Tuesday for the following Sunday; we will not be registering anyone beyond the current, upcoming Sunday. You will need to call the church each week you intend to attend worship.
Please dress casually and comfortably for the weather. Those at high risk for severe symptoms are still encouraged to stay home and worship virtually.
All who attend worship will be screened before participating. We will make sure you don't have any COVID-19 symptoms, haven't been recently exposed, or haven't been recently tested. If you have any common COVID symptoms, we ask that you do not attend in-person worship. Such symptoms may include:
* Fever or chills
* Cough
* Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
* Fatigue
* Muscle or body aches
* Headache
* New loss of taste or smell
* Sore throat
* Congestion or runny nose
* Nausea or vomiting
* Diarrhea
* All who attend will be required to wear masks.
* All who attend are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, however, we will have metal folding chairs on hand for those without.
* We will spray for bugs each week, but we encourage you to bring bug spray.
* We will provide hand fans to all who attend (the fans are yours to keep and reuse - we will not collect them).
* Please know that restrooms are only available for emergency use.
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| Celebrate Communion with Us Via Drive-Through Every Sunday Until 11:15 am |
Join us for Drive-Through Communion at Christ Church each Sunday, following the live stream of the Eucharist. There is no need to make a reservation. Cars will enter at the gate next to the mailbox on Frederica Road and drive down the path. Car windows should remain closed until directed to be lowered by the clergy. A member of the clergy will administer the Eucharist, after which parishioners will drive to the back gate, to exit onto Stevens Road.
Communion will be served until 11:15 am each Sunday.
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| All Saints/All Souls Prayer Walk |
On the evening of Sunday November 1, All Saint's Day, Christ Church is offering an All Saints/All Soul's Prayer Walk through the cemetery after sundown. There will be five stations at which reflections and prayers will be offered, including prayers for our loved ones who have died. The walk will travel one way along the cemetery road, directed by volunteers, stopping briefly at the five stations. Small groups will move together through the stations, masked and distanced. Each station will also have a musical component.
The cemetery and church yard will be decorated with candles on graves. We invite those with loved ones to decorate the grave(s) of their loved ones that afternoon, particularly with candles. Volunteers will go through the cemetery at dusk to light the candles. Whatever is put on the graves on Sunday should be removed on Monday.
To help keep numbers appropriately managed for pandemic related reasons, there will be a registration process to sign up for a time slot. The first time slot will be 6:00 pm, just after sunset. The final time slot will be shortly after 7:00 pm. The walk will take approximately 30 minutes with the stops. Please call the church office at 912-638-8683 to make your reservation.
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| Evening Prayer |
If you enjoy hearing Evening Prayer read, please look for it at 5:00 pm on the Christ Church Facebook page here. The Rite I bulletin for evening prayer can be found here. The Rite II bulletin for evening prayer can be found here.
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| Thank You!! |  |
 A huge thank-you to all the hard-working folks who came out this past Saturday, October 24, to help erect the new tent for worship services at Christ Church. It was a truly massive undertaking and we could not have done it without you! This week, our Bishop, The Right Rev. Frank Logue, dropped by while he was on the island and blessed the tent for service.
See all the photos of the tent going up here.
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| Prayers for an Election |  |
Forward Movement and The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are calling Episcopalians and all others to join in A Season of Prayer: For an Election.
You can sign up for email updates here. Materials are available here for use at home or to share with you congregation. These prayers, drawn from The Book of Common Prayer, can be printed out and tucked in a Bible or prayer journal.
Hear a message about the importance of prayer during this election season from The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church here.
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| Wednesday Men's Study Group Meeting Remotely |
 The Men's Study Group meets via Zoom on Wednesdays, at 10:30 am.
The next book they will be reading is Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis.
If you'd like to join the group for this study, please contact Te Turner at [email protected] for the Zoom access information.
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| Wednesday Evening Bible Study |
 A short weekly Bible Study is being conducted on Wednesdays, at 5:30 pm, in the Christ Church Parish House. The class, "I want to be like Jesus - help me God" will take place until November 11. Because of COVID-19 health and safety restrictions, the class size is extremely limited, masks must be worn at all times and social distancing will be maintained. If you would like to participate in the class, you must call Godfrey Draviam at 912-617-2936 by noon, on the Monday preceding the Wednesday class, to see if there is space available. For more information, please contact Godfrey at [email protected]
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| Women's Book Study |
 The Women's Book Study is meeting via ZOOM at 1:00 pm on Thursdays. They are reading White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo. Please contact Mother Ashton at [email protected] if you'd like more information about this book.
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| Join Our Online Contemplative Group |  |
Parishioners from Christ Church Frederica have been meeting regularly online with a group of parishioners from Trinity Episcopal Church, in Asheville, North Carolina for an hour of prayer, reflection, and contemplation on Wednesday mornings, from 11:00 am through 12:00 pm.
The group is going strong and would be happy to welcome any new participants. Email Randy Siegel at [email protected] if you'd like to join us!
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| Devotionals |
If you are a regular reader of the Forward Day by Day devotionals that are typically available in the Christ Church office and would like to continue to have access to them, please contact Glenn Queener at [email protected]. Glenn would like to have your name and street address, so he can send you copies of the booklets. You can also find the devotionals online here.
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| Adult Sunday Class Continues Break |
The Adult Sunday Class, led by the Rev. Bob Brown continues to be on hiatus. Plans for the fall are evolving. For questions about the class and future studies, please contact Bob at [email protected].
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| Virtual Sunday School for Children |  |
Zoom Sunday school is back in session for our children from PreK through Grade 5 this week!
Worship: Hear the Bible story for the week in the Kidurgy service! - available by 8:00 am on Sunday Morning.
Share: At 10:20 am, sign on to our Zoom Sunday School class and listen with Mr. and Mrs. Turner for the PreK-2nd Grade, or Mr. Lenon and Mother Katie for the 3rd-5th grade class! These sessions will be about 15-20 minutes sessions maximum, so you can get to drive-thru communion if you need! Use the Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84574938145
Learn: Take advantage of further learning with the lesson leaflet (that will be passed out at the drive-thru or delivered to your door!) and an On Demand lesson to accompany that weeks lesson, available by Monday morning to do at your leisure that week!
Participate in all or one offering to help form your child in the Christian Faith!
If you'd like more details about the upcoming Sunday school classes please contact Mtr. Katie at [email protected].
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| Kidurgy |  |
Join us on Sunday mornings for Kidurgy online. The lessons are great for all ages! Kidurgy is now using an Anglican Rosary for the Prayers of the People. If you do not have a rosary to use to follow along with at home, please let Mother Katie know and she will deliver! (They are also available at the drive-through communion line!) Kidurgy will be emailed at 8:00 am on Sunday morning as well as posted on Facebook at 7:00 am.
You can watch last Sunday's Kidurgy message here.
 If you'd like a tutorial on how you can make your own Anglican Rosary, (aka Prayer Beads), go to the link here, for step-by-step details.
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| Christ Church Families on Facebook | |
 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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| Help the International Seafarers Center and You May Win a Car! | |
 On Sunday, Sept. 8th 2019 in the wee hours of the morning, the unthinkable happened. The car carrier, Golden Ray, rolled over on her side in the shallows of St. Simon Sound. After the crew were rescued, the International Seafarers' Center counted it a privilege to be here coordinating and caring for these precious seafarers in the midst of their devastating circumstances. Once they had been seen and released from the hospital they came to the ISC and took trash bags of clothes, used the WIFI and were fed a delicious lunch. All week we brought clothes, suitcases and organized area restaurants for daily food deliveries.
We are here in times of crisis BUT this is what we do 365 days a year. All seafarers that come into our Port, regardless of race or religious beliefs, receive the same attention, concern and privilege as the crew of the Golden Ray.
Help us keep our doors open. We are raffling a car for only $30 donation per entry! ENTRIES ONLY ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS THURSDAY 10/29!!! Don't wait! The winner will be announced THIS Friday 10/30 at 7:00 pm. Someone is going to win a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe from Hyundai Brunswick! Might as well be you! Only 800 tickets sold as of 10/25. Go to https://donorbox.org/international-seafarers-center to enter! Winner also gets FREE delivery and taxes paid!
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| Help Needed for the Humane Society |  |
 As part of her English 1102 course at the Coastal College of Georgia, Christ Church parishioner, Waverly Brown, is doing a service project for the local community. She has chosen to do her project with the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia. Waverly will be collecting dry and canned pet foods, treats and toys in donation boxes that she has placed in four locations, including the front porch of the Christ Church Parish House. Please help her out by donating to this outreach project for the Humane Society!
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| Thanksgiving Baskets |
The annual collection of food for Thanksgiving food baskets for twenty-three needy families in our community begins Sunday, November 8 and will continue through Sunday, November 22. The final date for food collection is Tuesday, November 24, by 9:00 am. Chair Jeannie Wade asks that you bring non-perishable food items to the Christ Church Parish House and leave them on the front porch, in the boxes marked "Thanksgiving Baskets", Tuesdays through Fridays, or on Sundays. (The church office is closed on Mondays and Saturdays.)
Monetary donations are welcome, too, as they will help to purchase a turkey for each basket. Make your check to Christ Church, Frederica and note that it is for Thanksgiving baskets. Checks may be placed in the collection plates at our outdoor worship services and at Drive-through Communion, or mailed to Christ Church, at 6329 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. Monetary funds may also be left in the church office during regular business hours.
You are also invited to sign up to help assemble the food baskets in the Parish Hall, on Tuesday, November 24, at 9:00 am. Contact Jeannie Wade at [email protected] to get more information or to volunteer to help collect, assemble or deliver the food baskets.
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| Backpack Buddies |
 If you've thought about adopting a young buddy, or have had one in the past, this is a great time to begin a new sponsorship for 2020-2021. Because the school year has already started, you can "adopt" a child for the rest of the year for only $75, instead of the usual $100, which will supply the youngster with weekend food bags for the entire school year. You are welcome to donate by check (just mail it to Christ Church, at 6329 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522 - check memo, Backpack Buddies) or give online HERE (choose Backpack Program).
We are always grateful for your help with the Backpack Buddies mission! If you have any items you'd like to donate this week, they may be dropped off on the front porch at the Christ Church Parish House. If you have any questions about the Backpack Buddies program, please contact Susan Shipman at [email protected].
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| Giving Made Easy | |
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
Sam Barrick
Beryl Blatchford
David Blatchford
Tory Braden
Judy Bradford
Rowland Bradford
Anne Brown
Bob Dart Brown
June Brown
Beverly Burns
Jackie Byrne
Colleen Cassidy
Zoann Covington
Jim Curran
Sarah Dance
Jackie Davis
Linda Davidson
Marie Dennard
Mary Lou Detwiler
Natalie Dixon
Tom Ernst
Dave Geiszler
Julie Hancock
Kim Harrison
Burgess Hartsell
Larry Hartsell
Andrew Hobbs
Carol Hoffine
Lise Hofmann
Angela Holland
Jessica Hope
Bob Huggins
Gordon Jackson
Holly Lamb
Mary Landen
Bill Littleton
Dott Marler
Tom Martin
Kathy Marvel
Claire McCarty
Frank Owenby
Andy Padgett
Pep Peppiatt
Dale Pierson
Heath Power
Johnny Riddle
Julia Riddle
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Willou Smith
David Somerville
Sam Spak
Nancy Stamper
Mike Swindling
Edith Tayloe
Christina Taylor
Sam Ward
Sarah Whitman
Jennifer Willingham
Ava
Betty
Bob
Carol
Dale
Dave
Dick
Gail
Jack
Jake
Jim
Joanne
Jordan
Larry
Maria
Marianne
Marjorie
Marla
Megan
Michael
Muriel
Pidge
Richard
Susan
Tom
Traci
Virginia
Walter
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