Father Perkins writes a "Looking Out My Window"

Father Perkins writes a "Thinking Outside the Box"

Video recording from October 16, 2022

Here is a link to the 20 Times to Consider Calling Your Priest.

Father Perkins' schedule can be found here

Dave Clark - Build for a Cure 

The vestry of Christ Church has committed Christ Church to sponsor a Habitat for Humanity House build this fall. The Dave Clark "Build for the Cure" will be in memory of Dave Clark and his son Michael, who died of cystic fibrosis.

Fr. David and the vestry encourage you to support the build with your labor and with your financial gifts. Those gifts should be in addition to your regular giving to God in support of Christ Church's ministries. You can designate your check for Habitat on the memo line, or visit our website page Dave Clark Build for the Cure to donate.

Live-Streaming this week of the 10:00 service on October 23, 2022 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.

In the event you missed it, here is a video of the October 16, 2022 - Holy Eucharist Service.

Link to the 10:00 bulletin for the October 23, 2022 service.

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As a part of the upgrade of our audio and video equipment, the rear pew on the College Street side has been moved to a temporary location in the annex. Construction has begun on the new media booth where our livestreaming ministry will eventually be located. Please be careful while navigating this area. Thank you for your patience. Here is a link to progression pictures.

Joel Williams and Chris Rutland had a nice kick-off event with EYC families on October 16th.

It was decided the first official EYC event of 2022-2023 school year will be to go out for Ice Cream and conversation. EYC will meet at the Azalea City Creamery (3215 N. Oak Street Ext.) at 6:00 p.m. Hope to see you all there!

We would love to have LOTS of Trunks this year. Trunk or Treat will be Sunday October 30th. We will set up in front parking lot immediately following 10:00 service. Please park in the back parking lot if you do not plan to do a trunk, so we will have spaces available for Trunk or Treat vehicles. Please text Keri Wilkin 229-412-5630 to sign up for a trunk. 

Garden Guild will work on Monday, October 24 at 9am (earlier time). Meet at the Dave Clark cooking shed with your tools and gloves. Each Monday and Wednesday beginning at 9:00. We have much to do. All are welcome.

Please give today to our Hurricane Relief Fund and help our partners and dioceses reach vulnerable communities devastated by Hurricane Ian and other catastrophic storms. As we continue to assess ongoing needs in impacted areas, your urgent gift will enable us to respond now — and in the long run to aid in recovery.

Children’s Church will be held on October 23^rd in the Gabard Building. Children age 3 – 5^th grade are welcome to meet Keri Wilkin in the Children’s Classroom in Gabard. (This is the first classroom on the left in the preschool hallway.) 

The Stitchers of Love are now meeting twice a month on the first and third Sundays in the Parish Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. All are welcome. We will teach anyone who is interested in learning to knit or crochet. The next meeting is November 6th.

Tuesday Night Bible Study

The Tuesday night Bible study led by Willa Valencia will be held on October 25, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at the home of Ron and Tammy Borders on Williams Street. All adults are welcome. Please bring your Bible—any translation.

Lunch Bunch will meet in the Parish Hall beginning at 11:00 a.m. (new time) on October 22, 2022. The Christ Church Valdosta Lunch Bunch feeds 120 or more hungry children every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Workers from the church as well as other members of the community who volunteer gather at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They pack them in plastic bags, then brown paper bags with logo stickers together with chips, fruit, juice and other healthy goodies purchased from the Second Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers are welcome.

We had a great, diverse  and enthusiastic crowd at the first HEP Lunch time in August over 20+ HEP nooners! Friday seemed to be the best day and noon as a starting time with no ending time :) We will host the next one at our home Today [every other month was suggested on the third Friday of the month.] We will provide soup, drinks and dessert- please bring mini sandwiches or whatever will go with soup. Looking for someone to host December gathering on Dec 16th [third Friday of the month.] Next one would be February 17- volunteers?

John McRae HEP nooners coordinator 229-220-5619

CAC Project Update: Keep those stuffed animals coming. The Children's Advocacy Center appreciates our donations of stuffed animals to comfort the children who come to the center for appointments. They schedule over 125 appointments each month, so we can always use more. If you have questions, please contact Patricia Marks at spmarks@bellsouth.net, or Julia Ariail at juliacariail@gmail.com. Thanks for your help.

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 an Audio Recording from October 16, 2022 available here.

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