Our current worship schedule is as follows:

Bulletins for all three services can be found on our website here. The 10:30 AM service will be live streamed through our CEC Facebook Page and our CEC Youtube Page.

Questions? Reach out to Sherrie Hill or Sarah Martinez.

of their activities at the Temple and its meaning to them. Father Richard has endorsed this exchange of information as "a great chance for a cultural exchange". Let's make the most of it. Come and bring your questions. We can give Mr. Gan a tour of the Labyrinth and Stations of the Cross since meditation is also part of our cultural heritage. Anyone in the church over the age of 50 is welcome at the Senior Shepherds meetings. We will meet at noon on Oct. 20th on the back patio of the Family Life Center. Bring a sandwich. Bottles of cold water will be provided. For more information, contact Betty Prince at bettyprince25@gmail.com.

Our 5th Sunday service in October will take place on Saturday, October 23rd. We will be working again at Mason Elementary School (1501 North Lakeline, Cedar Park), doing cleanup. Work will start at 9:00 a.m. Sign up sheets and more details will be available in the next two weeks. Please join us!

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A worship service to formally install Fr. Richard as our Rector will be held on Thursday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. The service will be held in the church (masks required) and will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Bishop Kai Ryan will preside, and the Rev. David Segueno, the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Marble Falls will preach. This service is a celebration of the new ministry shared with Fr. Richard and our congregation. It is a celebration and renewal of our Baptismal Covenant. Everyone is invited. We will distance as best we can in the sanctuary based on attendance. A dessert reception will follow the service. 

October 10

The Gift of Sharing

Some years ago there was a Cracker Jacks commercial. In it a grandfather is enjoying a box of the popcorn snack. He hears his grandson enter the house and hurriedly hides the box. He asks his grandson, "What did you learn in school today?" The grandson responds with an expectant look on his face, "sharing". Grandpa who is not quite ready to share his snack then asks, "Did you play any games at school today?" The grandson repeats "sharing". Grandpa reluctantly shares the box with grandson who then pours some into his own hand and turns to leave until Grandpa asks "sharing?" and extends his hand. Grandson happily shares.

When I was a child, this was just one example of what it looks like to consider the needs of others and our response to them. No matter where we lived, our home was a haven of rest or refuge for those with varying degrees of need. it could have been giving food to Miss Florene to assist her in feeding her family; or serving as a temporary home to Miss Alice's children when their parents were engaged in domestic abuse situations; or caring for newborn twins experiencing narcotics withdrawal due to a mom who struggled with addiction. It could have been providing our living room as a guest room for someone in need. Or it could have been ensuring there was always a place at our table for the unexpected guest. How often do we look at another and love them?

The love of God comes to us in various and sundry ways. When we look at our neighbors, family and friends through eyes of compassion and love and act with a spirit of gratitude and generosity, we recognize with God all things are possible. When we acknowledge the personhood of the other, particularly those who society would deem the least or the last person one would offer a place at one's table, then that person becomes the first to receive an invitation. We experience God's love most fully when we are able to give of ourselves for the good of others.

The Rev. Debra Bennett is rector of Our Saviour, Akron, Ohio and serves on the TENS Board of Directors.

Questions for reflection:

If we were asked, What did you learn in Christ today?; would our answer be "sharing?"

“Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above…” – James 1:17

Discipleship Group - This group meets every Sunday at 6:00 pm. It includes study of the Sunday service gospel readings and is open to anyone wishing to participate. Please contact Bill Sterling at sterling.william@sbcglobal.net for more information.

Our Tuesday Book Club will be reading The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy by Alexander Schmemann. It can be ordered on Amazon. It's pricey but some used books are still available. We'll be meeting back at the church next Tuesday (10:30 AM to Noon in the library (stone building)) so bring your book with you if you have it by then. Please wear masks and remember we will be adhering to CEC COVID guidelines. Hope to see you there! Questions, please contact Mary Wybenga at EJayW@msn.com or at 303-850-7347.

Please visit our website (cectx.org) for more information on our reservation system, mask policies, etc.

If you have questions, please contact Brielle Giard at ceckids@cectx.org. 

Join us Sunday, Oct. 10^th for a Roots Social – Roots teens will be going to Sweet Berry Farms’ Texas Hay Maze. We will leave CEC at noon and return back to CEC at 4 pm. Teens should bring a bag lunch, water bottle, and $8 for the maze. Teens may want to bring extra money if they want to do any extra activities or buy food from the concession stand. Please wear close toed shoes and put on sunscreen. Pants are suggested. Adult drivers needed. Please contact Sherrie Hill if you would be able to drive.

Check out the Online Resources Page here for ways to stay involved!

Questions can be sent to Sherrie Hill or Sarah Martinez.