News You Can Use
June 2, 2021
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Rector's Ramblings - Encounters with the Divine |
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When Mother Katie asked me if I would write one of these articles for News You Can Use, I quickly discovered why it is appropriately called “ramblings” because rambling is just what my thoughts began to do. Katie did suggest a focus of “encounters with the Divine” and that helped, but only a little.
I’ve always thought of an encounter with the Divine as something like God tapping me on the shoulder to get my attention and it would take me pages and pages to try and recount all the times that has happened in my life. So, let me share just a few with the hopes that you will recall for yourself those times that God tapped you on the shoulder, got your attention, and empowered you to move on with confidence and faith. God has often used other people or circumstances to tap me on the shoulder and I didn’t always recognize it at first but, eventually, I got the point.
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In-Person Worship Has Moved Indoors
We are now holding in-person worship services in historic Christ Church and in the Christ Church Parish Hall every Sunday morning.
The 8:00 am, BCP 1928 Holy Eucharist and the 9:15 am, Rite II Holy Eucharist services will take place in the Church.
The 10:20 am Child-Centered Holy Eucharist and 11:15 am Right I Holy Eucharist services will be held in the Parish Hall.
Seating is limited, so you MUST register for ALL in-person services by calling the church office at 912-638-8683, Tuesday-Thursday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
You must speak with a staff member or volunteer for your reservation to be completed.
Masks will be worn throughout the services and social distance between family groups will be maintained.
Drive-Through Communion - 10:15 - 11:00 am
Drive-Through Communion takes place on Sundays from approximately 10:15 to 11:00 am. There is no need to make a reservation. Cars will enter at the gate next to the mailbox on Frederica Road and exit onto Stevens Road. Please bring your pups, too. We have special blessings and treats waiting for them!
(If you'd like to get out in the fresh air for a brief period each Sunday and be extremely helpful at the same time, please consider helping Mtr. Ashton, as she serves outdoor Communion each week, from 10:15 to 11:00 am in the Christ Church cemetery. If you're interested in this serving opportunity, please contact Mtr. Ashton at ashton@ccfssi.org.)
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9:15 am Online Worship Continues
Every Sunday, we will continue to offer online worship from Christ Church at 9:15 am, which you can watch on the Christ Church website at https://ccfssi.org, the Christ Church Facebook page HERE and the Christ Church YouTube page HERE.
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Presentation of Gifts During Worship |
Starting on Sunday, June 6, we will be processing with the Eucharistic elements during the Offertory Anthem. The offering plate will remain by the front door (in Christ Church) and by the glass doors (in the Parish Hall), because we are still unable to pass the plate from person to person. Then, at the Doxology, the offering plate will be processed up to the altar by a server, as we present our gifts to the glory of God.
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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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Flower Dedications for Worship Services |
We are now accepting requests for flower memorials for the beautiful floral arrangements on display during our Sunday worship services. Remember a loved one and give glory to God with a gift of flowers. Please contact Ethel Horton at ethhorton@comcast.net or call her at 912-634-8327 for more information.
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Wednesday Men's Study Group Resumes Meeting In Person |
The Men’s Study Group will resume meeting in person on Wednesdays, at 10:30 am, in the Youth Room of the Christ Church Parish House, beginning on June 9, 2021. They are currently reading The Screwtape Letters Study Guide: A Bible Study on the C. S. Lewis book, The Screwtape Letters, by Alan Vermilye.
For more information about the book or joining the group, please contact Te Turner at royteturner@gmail.com.
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If you are a regular reader of the Forward Day by Day devotionals, you may pick up a copy in the church office during regular business hours Tues. - Thurs., 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, or Fri., 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. You can also find the devotionals online HERE.
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Christ Church Vacation Bible School - Meet Me at the Well! |
Vacation Bible School is taking place at Christ Church again this year, on June 2, 3 and 4, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, and we’re excited about what the days at “The Well” will bring for our children. Many thanks to all who have worked to get this program up and running and thank you, in advance, to all our volunteers, who will be working with the children. We’ll have pictures to share next week!
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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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Thank You for Helping Celebrate Our Street Beat Graduates |
Many thanks to all of you who helped with the Street Beat graduation project. This year there were two graduates. One is headed into the armed services and the other to college. Both received several cards/notes of congratulations and good wishes and $175.00 each through the generosity of our parishioners. They were thrilled! |
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The 2021 Tour of Homes Fundraiser Has Reached Its Goal! |
Christ Church ECW is excited to announce that the 2021 Tour Outreach fundraising campaign achieved its $30,000 goal, plus more! Thanks to the amazing generosity of the community, and, especially, the generosity of CCF members, the Tour of Homes commitment to benefiting women and children in need in our area, will again be fulfilled, despite the pandemic. The list recognizing the many contributors, who made this possible, can be found on the Christ Church Tour of Homes website at http://www.christchurchtourofhomes.org. Thank you all!
Grant applications have been reviewed and we will be announcing our recipient list next week, after all those who will be receiving the grants have been notified.
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Backpack Buddies: Always Glad to be Making a Difference in Children's Lives |
We received a very large thank-you card from students at Burroughs Molette Elementary School during their last week of the 2020-2021 school year. The thank you card was signed by nearly 100 students. The nice gesture was organized by Tiffany Herndon, our main contact and the Site Coordinator for Communities In School at Burroughs Molette. We are happy to have been able to serve these children, thanks to the contributions and donations of so many wonderful folks at Christ Church!
The Backpack Buddies Ministry will continue over the summer, as we pack weekend bags for youngsters whose families take part in the Grab and Go weekday children’s meals program, sponsored by the Glynn County School System. We offer weekend food bags from the Christ Church trailer at Perry Park, just behind Burroughs Molette, on Thursdays and from 10:00 to 11:30 am, at St. Athanasius on Fridays, from 9:00 to 10:30 am, and at the Children in Action Sports Camp, held at Perry Park, on Saturday mornings. Thanks to our hard-working packing team, we already have over 500 bags packed and ready to go!
All are welcome to “adopt” a Backpack Buddy at any time during the year, even NOW, when the school year has come to an end! A sponsorship for a child is $100, which will supply the youngster with weekend food bags for the entire school year. You may donate online HERE, (choose Backpack Program from the drop-down menu), or by check (just mail it to Christ Church, at 6329 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522; memo line, Backpack Buddies).
If you have any questions about the Backpack Buddies program or are interested in joining the packing and distribution teams, please contact Susan Shipman at susanshipman920@gmail.com.
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Our Christ Church Comforters have continued to knit and crochet throughout the pandemic. They recently met on Friday, May 14, to have their large collection of shawls and baby blankets, created during isolation, blessed. A good portion of the blessed shawls were taken to Hospice of the Golden Isles by Eleanor Ragsdale.
In the coming months, the Comforters will concentrate on making lap blankets for the sick and infirm and caps for the International Seafarers Center, which they will be collecting in November. If you are interested in helping with these ministries, please contact Gay Barron at gaylor61@gmail.com or Mtr. Ashton at 912-638-8683.
Need to learn how to crochet? Group member Eleanor has graciously agreed to teach all who are interested. Gay will provide the crochet hooks. The next meeting of the Comforters will be on Friday, June 18, at 1:00 pm, in the Parish House.
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Father Tom, His Family, His Pets and the RV, Itself, Receive a Blessing |
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Last Thursday, May 27, Mother Ashton, Mother Katie and the staff gathered at the parsonage to offer prayers for Father Tom, his family, and the vehicle in which they'll be traveling, as they begin their sabbatical journey across the nation.
Mother Ashton adapted a prayer from A Manual For Priests, (Society of Saint John The Evangelist, Cambridge, MA., 1970) for the occasion.
“Assist us mercifully O Lord in there our supplications and prayers, and vouchsafe to bless this RV: give your holy Angels charge concerning it, that all who will ride in it may be saved and protected from every danger. As by your deacon Philip who did give faith and grace to the Ethiopian eunuch as he sat in his chariot and read your sacred law, so now to your servants show the way of salvation; that those who by the help of your grace are ever intent upon good works, may through all the changes and chances of this mortal life be made worthy to obtain eternal joys. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” [MFP, 203]
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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: Glenn Queener, CCF Parish Administrator at 912-638-8683.
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Pastoral Care & Prayer List |
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Pastoral Care Team Needs Small Bud Vases |
Our Pastoral Care Flower Ministry is asking for small bud vase donations. If you have bud vases at home that you're willing to donate or would like to purchase a few inexpensive vases for us to use, we would greatly appreciate it! (Please make sure that used vases are clean.) Donations may be dropped off at the Parish House. If you have any questions, please contact Mother Ashton at ashton@ccfssi.org.
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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 ashton@ccfssi.org.
Pastoral Care Hospital Visitation Update
Your Christ Church Clergy love you and want to know when you're in the hospital. The hospital COVID visitation policy has been updated, so that you may now have two visitors AND a clergy member visit you at the same time.
Please contact us at 912-638-8683 when you or your loved one is admitted into the hospital and we will arrange a visit. If you have any questions or concerns please let Mtr. Ashton know.
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 ashton@ccfssi.org or call the church office at 912-638-8683.
Alana Andrews
Joan Ballard
Bob Budd
Beverly Burns
Alicia Caputo
Oscar Covington
Zoann Covington
Jim Curran
Jackie Davis
Marie Dennard
Tom Dennard
Jack Erikson
Kurt Federer
Sydney Federer
Lynne Fox
Ron Garrett
Mark Jicha
Alice Kirk
Bill Kirk
Paul Hackenberry
Billie Huggins
Michael Hulett
Eileen Hutchinson
Ginny Jarrett
Mary Landen
Davi Langston
Jennifer Littlejohn
Sharon Longmire
Dorothy McClain
Maryalice McDonald
Kelly Macjewski
The Rev. Tom Martin
Carlotta Martz
Jack Martz
Chuck Moore
Connie Moore
Katie Orrel
Josh Payne
Pep Peppiatt
Dale Pierson
Jim Polezoes
Michael Principato
Willou Smith
David Somerville
Edith Tayloe
Douglas Turner
Kelly Valentine
Glenda Ward
Pat Wilkinson
Jennifer Willingham
Cannon
Chamblee
Jack
Joseph
Virginia
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