Christ Church Valdosta  Weekly Bulletin
August 11, 2017
In This Issue:

Worship Services
August 13: 
      Pentecost 10 / Proper 14

Vestry Member of Day:
   Leigh Long

Coffee Host:
   Sheri Gravett, Jane Kinney

Altar Guild:
   Team 5


8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Allan Dear
Usher - Dave Armstrong

10:00 a.m., Holy Eu charist,  Rite II
Lay Eucharistic Ministers - Eric Nielsen,
   Rita Hightower, Tammy Borders
Lay Readers  - Tammy Borders, Kathy
   Armstrong, Cathy Oglesby
Acolytes - David Holland, Phyllis Holland,
   Stella Blevins
Ushers - Richard Coleman, Bill Sineath


6:00 p.m. Vespers 
   

Scriptures
First Lesson - 1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm - 85:8-13
Second Lesson - Romans 10:5-15
Gospel - Matthew 14:22-33

Wednesday  Holy Eucharist
6:00 PM 
     
Thursday Holy Eucharist
7:00 AM 
Clergy and Staff of 
Christ Episcopal Church
 
The Rev. Dr. Dave Johnson
Rector
church office (229) 242-5115

Philip Ryan
Assistant to the Rector
church office (229) 242-5115
 
Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
church office (229) 242-5115

Amy Creasy, Bookkeeper
books@christchurchvaldosta.org  
bookkeeper's office (229) 242-0616 

Millie Johnson
Director of Children's Ministry
church office (229) 242-5115

Angela Duncan, Music Director
church office (229) 242-5115

Kathy Armstrong, Choirmaster
church office (229) 242-5115

 
Office hours: Monday - Thursday
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
   1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

   Friday
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Kick-off Party
Sunday, August 20, 2017 beginning at 11:15 a.m.
Kick-off Party will be held on August 20, 2017 immediately following the 10:00 worship service.  Everyone is welcome, this is a church wide event. The Men in Blue will be cooking. There will be there will be a water slide a bouncy house and kiddie pool for the little ones.  Fun for "Children of All Ages". 
EYC Middle School - Back to School Party
Sunday, August 13, 2017 from 4 - 7 p.m.
On Sunday, August 13th, the EYC Middle School group will be having a back to school pool party at Sallie Honeycutt's home. The party will be from 4-7 PM. There will be food and drinks available, bring a friend! Please let Philip know if you plan to attend. 
Ladies Night Out
Thursday, August 17, 2017 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Ladies Night Out will be held on August 17, 2017 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Jeani Synyard.  Jeani's address is 746 Lake Laurie Drive.  Beverages will be provided, bring a snack to share. All ladies are invited to attend.
ECF - Episcopal College Fellowship
ECF - The semester starts 8/14 and we are excited to have back our college students. We are looking for volunteers to bring food for our Thursday night dinners. If you would like to bless the college ministry with food, please. See Philip after the 10AM service. 
Daughters of the King Class
Late August 
A new Daughters of the King (DOK) class will be starting in late August. The dates and times will be set by the class members.  Any lady that is interested in praying for the needs of our church, community, nation and world are welcome.  Please talk with any DOK member or Pat Bezona, 229-242-8289.
Lunch Bunch Needs Volunteers
Expanding this Fall
We are expanding our lunch bunch ministry. Lunch Bunch is a great ministry that feeds children in our community every 1st and 3rd Saturday. This fall we would like to expand the ministry to every Saturday. This means we need volunteers! We will have six teams available and you may sign up for a team and volunteer one Saturday every six weeks. Please see Philip Ryan, Pepi Nelson, or Sandy Sandbach for questions or to sign up. 
D.R. Planning Meeting
Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Planning for the 2018 mission trip to the Dominican Republic has begun. There will be a meeting at 4:30 p.m in the parish hall on Sunday, August 13, for anyone interested in this trip or in our DR work in general. The main topic to be discussed is options for the dates of the trip. 
Girls On The Run South Georgia
Tuesday, August 29th at 6:30 p.m.
Girls On The Run South Georgia will will be hosting its annual Lip Sync Battle at The Salty Snapper, Tuesday, August 29th at 6.30 PM.  Local community members will battle to see who is the Lip Sync Master! Please join us to support a great cause and our very own Midlife Crisis Dance Troupe! Tickets are $30/ person beforehand and $35 at the door.  Tickets include a buffet meal and a cash bar will be available. For more information please visit or contact Julie Daughtrey 229-232-6877. 
New Online Photograph Albums
New photo albums for moving back into the sanctuary,  our first Sunday in the renovated sanctuary, and DR Mission Trip, along with many older ones, are archived on the church website here
Birthdays this week
August 12 - August 18
13 Mike Tanner
14 Tripp Kirkland
16 Patricia Marks
18 Mark Chamberlain, Tommy Hatcher, Josie Tidmore
Baptismal Anniversaries this week
August 12 - August 18
18 Katherine Mayer
Wedding Anniversaries this week
August 12 - August 18
12 Billy Tidmore & Jennifer Lawrence

Sorry we missed your Anniversary
5  Sallie & Steve Honeycutt, Henry & Sarah Parrish
10 Leigh & Delrick Bradley

Please contact the church office to update our records if we missed your Birthday, Baptismal Anniversary, or Wedding Anniversary. 
Remember in your prayers
Thaddeus Agar, Amanda, Kathy Armstrong, Tal Barnidge, Tom Call, Caty Carter, Robert Church, Danny Clark, Bev Cowart, David Crenshaw, Jerry DeMott, Janet Dickman, Blake Ellis, Karen Gunter, Johnny Hagan, Zach Hagan, Iris Hall, George Halls, Cheryl Hatcher, Tommy Hatcher, Gary Honeycutt, Buddy House,  Emily Joiner, Jerriann Levy, Bobbie Ann Mitchell, Annie Reid, Debbie Richardson, Reva Rollins, Henry and Sarah Parrish, David Sandbach, Sr., Jack Spencer, Kathie Stevenson, Mike Willis, Nancy Zaccari, Ron Zaccari

Kim Dudley, Parish Administrator
229.242.5115

Christ Episcopal Church is part of the 
Diocese of Georgia.

email us at  office@christchurchvaldosta