Christ Church will begin a Morning Prayer service at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday mornings during the summer months. Morning Prayer will be held on Wednesdays through September 27^th. Please add Morning Prayer to your summer schedules.

Live-Streaming this week of the 10 a.m. worship service on July 30, 2023 will begin at 9:55 a.m. If for any reason we experience Technical difficulties with the Live-streaming, a recording of the service will be uploaded and a link sent to the congregation at a later time.

If you missed it, here is a video of the July 23, 2023 - Holy Eucharist

Link to the 10:00 bulletin for the July 30, 2023 service.

A Link to YouTube video that will begin Sunday, July 30rd at 9:55 a.m. is available here.

Feature for in-person worship - Our hearing assistance feature is available as part of our sound system. This feature uses your smartphone, earbuds, or hearing aids to bring the sound directly into your ears. An information sheet is linked here, and copies are also available from the ushers or the media booth staff.

Dear Christ Church Family,

Attached you will find the June totals, 2nd quarter report and the giving report. You will notice that pledge fulfillment is down, which is definitely affecting our YTD Income vs. Expenses. I encourage you to continue to fulfill your pledges as you are able, even during the summer months when vacation often means church attendance is down. Thank you for all your support of Christ Church and its wonderful ministries! As always, please contact Amy or me if you have any questions.

Stefani Carroll

The Christ Church Building and Ground campus is very large and there are a number of things that can go wrong at one time. If there is something that you see that needs to be fixed or repaired, please contact the church office for the items to be added to a repairs needed list. Please call the church office at 229-242-5115 or email at office@christchurchvaldosta.org. Thanking you in advance for any assistance you can give.

Cursillo has assisted generations of Christians to faithfully follow Jesus in their daily lives. It begins on a Thursday evening at Honey Creek, Georgia Episcopal Conference Center, Waverly Georgia and ends on Sunday afternoon. Cursillo is lay movement assisted by Priests as spiritual advisors. It is an opportunity for you to renew and improve your relationship with God and experience God’s love in a tangible way.

The next Cursillo is September 7^th-10^th, 2023. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sandy Sandbach at 229-630-5385 or Elise Sandbach at 229-630-4738 or attend an informative meeting on August 6^th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

at Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall.

Eucharistic Ministers: Tammy Borders, Molly Stevenson, Jeani Synyard

Lectors: Molly Stevenson, Katherine Mayer, Jane Kinney

Acolytes: Nancy Lutsko, Phyllis Holland, Molly Stevenson

Altar Guild: Team 5 – Nancy Lutsko, Judy DeMott, Happy & Peter Ingeman, Frances Guice

Ushers: Bobby Yarbrough, Blake Yarbrough, Glen Flowers

Greeter: Julia Ariail

Coffee Hour: Phyllis Hiers, Patricia Tyson, Julia Ariail, Jeri-Lyn Flowers

Media Crew: Tom Carroll, Larry Wisenbaker

Serving next week - August 6, 2023

Eucharistic Ministers: Stefani Carroll, Martin Holland, Sheri Gravett

Lectors: Bonnie Hanson, Martin Holland, Stefani Carroll

Acolytes: J.D. Greneker, Molly Stevenson, Erica Thieme

Altar Guild: Sandra Fletcher, Rita Hightower, Sallie Honeycutt, Amber Tanner, Robin Coleman

Ushers: Alex Alvarez, Eric Nielsen, Delrick Bradley

Greeter: Dottie Pitts

Coffee Hour: Amber Tanner, Pepi Nelson, Elizabeth Wisenbaker, John McRae

Media Crew: Julius Ariail, Ken Rumstay

Come Celebrate with us! Bishop Logue will be at Christ Church on August 19, 2023 beginning at 4:00pm for A Renewal of Ministry and Welcoming of our New Rector. Childcare will be available in the Gabard building. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Please invite your friends and neighbors to this celebration.

At 9 AM on Saturday, August 12, there will be a renewal of ministry practice to work on our “liturgical movements” during the worship. It should last less than an hour. It is for Lectors, Acolytes, and Eucharistic Ministers. 

The reception to follow the Renewal of Ministry is in the planning stages. If you are available to assist, please contact Pat Denmark.

Community Outreach – Sunday, July 30th is the last day for school supplies collection, that afternoon at 2 PM all Christ Church teachers will have the first opportunity to select supplies they could/can use. After that they will be taken to our neighborhood school Sallas Mahone as we did last year. Thanks to all that have contributed. Notebook paper, packs of pencils, rubber erasers, crayons, blunt nose scissors. Questions call John McRae​​ 229-220-5619, school supplies coordinator.

Happy Episcopal People, aka HEP Nooners will meet on Friday, Aug 18th at the home of John & Marcia McRae. Please bring sandwiches or salads to share, drinks and desserts provided.

John and Marića McRae​​

2701 Green Meadow Dr. Valdosta

229-220-5619

Christ Church needs a Director of Christian Education. Please find the job description here. We will accept resumes and applications until Friday August 4^th. Please call (229-242-5115) or email (office@christchurchvaldosta.org) the office for the application to be sent to you. We pray that God sends us the right individual to be a visionary, communicator, recruiter and a leader in the Christian Education Ministry of our parish.

The 2023 convention of the Diocese of Georgia will be held November 9-11, 2023 in Augusta, GA. Christ Church will select three delegates and three alternates to represent Christ Church at convention. Candidates must be age 18 or older and pledging members of Christ Church. If you are interested in representing Christ Church at the Diocesan Convention please contact Kim Dudley at the church office. The Vestry will be selection representatives at the September Vestry meeting. Please let the office know of your interest by September 12, 2023.

Foyer groups are now forming for the fall.

Anyone interested in meeting once a month or so with others from Christ Church, for a meal, are welcome. There will be a sign-up sheet in the parish house or you can call or email Jeani Synyard at: jeanisynyard@gmail.com or 229-834-6004. Foyer groups should start sometime in September.

The 2023 Pictorial Directory is now available. We are making the directory available electronically via a PDF that can be downloaded and printed at home if you so choose. Please email Kim Dudley to receive a electronic version of the directory. If you would like the church office to print you a hard copy and send one to you, please email Kim at the church office.

PMO & Preschool registration for the 2023-2024 school year. Preschool is open Monday - Friday from 9 - 12, and our PMO is open Tuesday & Thursday from 9 - 12. If you would like more information, please contact Elise Sandbach.

Photos and videos from the 2023 End of Year Preschool Program are available here. Thank you to Larry Wisenbaker for supplying the pictures.

Sunday Evening Vespers - a group of Christ Church members meet on Zoom (2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays) at 6:00 p.m. to read the Compline Service, pages 127-135 in the Book of Common Prayer and for friendly conversation afterwards. The first and third Sundays of the month we will meet in-person, but will make an audio recording available after Vespers for those unable to attend in-person. To join the group and receive the link to the weekly gathering, contact Phyllis Hiers or call 229-563-2464.

Ever wondered what Vespers was all about? Here is Audio Recording from July 16, 2023.

We are utilizing VANCO Payment Solutions to safely and securely make your offering.

Download the free “Vanco Mobile” app and search for Christ Episcopal Church and then Valdosta, GA.

Or you can donate on our Vanco Online site, or by scanning the QR code above or our website donate page located here.

We now also have a mobile text to give number simply text your gift amount to 844-928-4938 and then follow the instructions on your phone to complete your donation.