SUNDAY SERVICE INFORMATION |
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Our current worship schedule is as follows:
8:00 AM Rite I Holy Eucharist Service
10:30 AM Rite II Holy Eucharist Service. This service will also be live streamed.
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Come help our youngest parishioners grow in Christ! Children's Chapel meets Sundays during the 10:30 service in the Family Life Center. If you can help, please contact our Children's Chapel Coordinator, Meghan Mazy. Lesson plans and supplies will be provided. |
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Stewardship News - Blessings Abound!
Greetings and Blessings from your Stewardship Ministry.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to remember how grateful we are for God's blessings. We hope you have all had a great Thanksgiving day and we, your Stewardship Ministry, are so thankful and grateful to you, our parishioners, the staff, Fr. Richard and Deacon Jan. Since our last posting we have received 2 additional pledges and are now at 51 total pledges and prior to those we were at $212,440. We will have an update to our total pledge amount next week when we are all back from the holiday. But... we are now even closer to our 2023 goal!
What a wonderful time to be a part of Christ Episcopal Church and a wonderful time to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for the many blessings he has bestowed upon us. We give thanks to the Lord, His Son and the Spirit as we now begin the Advent Season. What a wonderful time to be a part of our church community.
If you regularly attend CEC and have not yet pledged, please prayerfully consider supporting Christ Episcopal with your tithes and offerings by pledging. Thank you also for those promising to pledge today. We are praying for you, your family and we are praying for 100% participation. Every gift will make a difference.
Please pledge by clicking cectx.org/pledgecard or by filling out a pledge card and placing it in the offering plate this Sunday.
Your Stewardship Ministry.
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Nominations are open for three open Vestry positions serving from January 2023-January 2026. The Vestry is a ministry of leadership, working alongside the Rector, to carry out the ministry and mission of the church. The Vestry has particular responsibility for the "temporal affairs" of the church, meaning approving and overseeing the budget and caring for the buildings and grounds. The Vestry also sets policies and procedures as needed. The Vestry is the governing board of the congregation and serves as the legal entity that enters into contracts with outside groups and vendors.
Vestry members must be active members of the church: attending worship regularly and giving to support the ministry and mission of the church. Vestry members bring a variety of gifts and skills to the ministry; two that need to be shared by all are working well on a team and the ability to work through differences in healthy ways. Fill out the nomination form, found in the Narthex, to nominate someone, or yourself, by December 18, and turn it in to Father Richard, who will follow up with the nominees.
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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS 2022 |
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NEW ADULT FORUM - SUNDAYS AT 9:00 AM DURING ADVENT
Join Fr. Richard in the Library on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in Advent for a new series, "Preparing to Become the Beloved Community." We'll use the Episcopal Church's curriculum for understanding racial reconciliation to better live into God's reconciling love for all.
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FAMILY ADVENT ACTIVITY - ADVENT WREATH MAKING, NOVEMBER 27
The beginning of Advent is this Sunday, November 27th, and we would like to gather as a community and make Advent wreaths. Please join us between 9:45 and 10:30am in the Parish Hall to assemble. We will have wreath bases, live greenery, and devotions available to make your own. Candles (3 purple or blue, and 1 pink) are not included. Donations to cover the cost of supplies are always welcome but not expected.
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Join the Wellness Commission on December 3 from 9 AM - 3 PM and give yourself the gift of simplicity and calm during the noise and busyness of the season as you connect with friends and renew your relationship with God.
We will meet in the CEC Parish Hall. A $5 registration fee will help cover the cost of materials and lunch. Register HERE or go to www.cectx.org and click on Advent Retreat. There will also be a sign-up sheet at the front desk.
Living Compass Advent Devotional books, Practicing Simplicity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength and
Mind are also available. A donation of $1.00 is requested.
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POINSETTIAS ON SALE BEGINNING 12/4/22
Buy a Christmas Poinsettia to adorn the Christmas Altar for $12/ea. Dedications of the poinsettias will be printed in the Christmas Eve service bulletin. You can email your order / dedications to Cullen Senger.
Order forms will also be available on the counter in the church Narthex/Entrance on Sundays as well. Deadline is 12/20/22.
Payment can be made through our website here, you can write a check and mail it to the church, or you can place your payment in the offering plate on Sundays.
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ANGEL TREE
This year’s Angel Tree will be in the narthex on November 27 and December 4. Please take a set of tags, leave the white tag in the basket provided and return gifts (unwrapped in a Christmas bag) by December 11. These recipients are all residents of care facilities who have no family. Please help bring some Christmas cheer to these folks.
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Our Wish List is full of items we need to keep the shelter pets happy and healthy. The Angel Tree will be in the Narthex on December 11 and 18. The tree will have paper ornaments with items from their wish list. Please take an ornament and deliver the requested item to the church. Thank you for helping us save lives and for your generosity!
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LOVE NOTES CHORUS PERFORMANCE |
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Saturday, December 10th at
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Austin
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2022 CAMPAIGN
Once again, CEC is conducting a campaign to raise money to reduce medical debt in Central Texas. We are partnering again with RIP Medical Debt, so that your dollars can be magnified to do the most good. Every dollar donated can reduce as much as $100 in medical debt that has gone into collection. This will change the lives of our neighbors who are struggling under the weight of medical debt.
Here is the link to our 2022 campaign:
If you prefer, just write a check, made out to CEC and mark it for medical debt, and we will take care of getting it to the campaign.
Thank you for supporting this wonderful cause!
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You can give online at www.cectx.org OR you can mail your check to 3520 W. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park, TX 78613.
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And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And all ate and were filled. What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Luke 9:16-17
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CEC Finances – Available in the Library
A copy of CEC’s latest financial statements can be found on the bulletin board in the library. Each month we will post the prior months financial report on the library’s bulletin board after the Vestry meeting.
The Vestry meets on the third Monday of each month. If you have questions about the Church’s finances, please ask any Vestry member or the Church Treasurer.
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If you would like to submit a prayer request please click the image above |
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Prayers of comfort, strength, and peace for the family of Rick Trahan as they mourn his passing. May Rick rest peacefully in the light of God's eternal presence. Prayers of comfort and peace for the family and friends of Darry Lee as they mourn his passing, especially his children, Ann and Paul; may Darry rest in peace in God's eternal presence; for William C., Allen S., MR, Bert P., Addison, Jake, Frances, Barbara S., Jeff B. Jr., Velma B, Cindy G., Dave G., Hilary, Scarlett, Blake, Mike F., Baer, Larry, Cindi, Angela, Nita M., Dan M., Don P, Mike M., Nicole, Omar, Michaela H., Tom F., Bob P., Macy, Aaron, Stennett.
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Discipleship Group - This group meets the first and third Sunday of the month at 6:00 pm in the library. 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. |
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Beginning Tuesday 11/29 and continuing through the next three Tuesdays of Advent, the Tuesday Book Club will study the Living Compass Advent Booklet, Living Well Through Advent 2022. Please join us on Tuesdays from 10:30-12:00 in the library for lively discussions, diverse insights and much laughter. All are welcome! Questions, please contact Mary Wybenga at EJayW@msn.com or at 303-850-7347.
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Please join us for Sunday Worship:
8:00 AM Rite I Holy Eucharist Service
9:00 AM Adult Forum Class (Library)
10:30 AM Rite II Holy Eucharist Service
Please visit our website (cectx.org) for more information.
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Our church nursery is open from 9:00 am to noon. The nursery is located in the stone building. The nursery serves children through the age of 4 and is open every Sunday morning. |
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Children's Chapel meets Sundays during the 10:30 service in the Family Life Center. Questions can be sent to ceckids@cectx.org.
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Check out the Calendar of Events here for youth group meetings, social activities and more!
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All third party events held at the church are listed here. For parents, if at the church campus while the event(s) is taking place, children should be supervised by a trusted individual, as Safeguarded personnel / volunteers will not be present. |
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Christ Episcopal Church | 3520 W. Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613 | 512.267.2428 | www.cectx.org
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