SUNDAY SERVICE INFORMATION 



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. 

Service bulletins can be found on our website here.

Live Stream links can be found on our CEC Facebook Page and our CEC YouTube Page.

We have a parishioner who is looking for a used car. If you have a used vehicle that you are interested in selling, contact Fr. Richard, and he will put the two parties into contact with each other.

Summer Safari Volunteers Needed

Summer Safari features a rotating workshop model for Sunday School. Each week, children will explore the same core scripture through exciting, hands-on activities in one of four distinct workshops: (only one workshop will be taught each week). Please sign up to lead or help with a Summer Safari workshop. We would like to divide the children into 2 groups based on age. If we do not have two workshop leaders the children will be combined into one group. Workshop leaders are responsible for planning the activity, based on the scriptures provided. If you need assistance with activity ideas, Brielle Giard and Sherrie Hill are happy to help! Visit the Google Sign-Up HERE or sign up on the hard copy schedule in the Narthex. Summer Safari will kick off on Sunday, June 9. 

If anyone has a graduating senior (high school or college) contact Brielle Giard at bgiard412@gmail.com.

The Senior Shepherds will meet on Wednesday May 15th at 11:45am in the library for our usual delicious potluck and great conversation. This month we are celebrating the Ascension, when Jesus flies to heaven, by the traditional method of eating fowl, in recognition that birds also fly to heaven. We are also celebrating by wearing a bit of red to remember the Holy Spirit coming on Pentecost and by bringing a few wild flowers which at this time of year traditionally symbolize the soul coming to life and blossoming after a long winter sleep because the grace of God has touched it. Come join us in our celebration. Anybody over the age of 50 is welcome to join us. For more information email bettyprince25@gmail.com. 

For the month of May, we are collecting toiletries for the clients of the Travis County Community Center in Jonestown. Anything that you might use, they also need. Soap, shampoo, sunscreen, etc. Any sizes are welcome. There is a collection basket in the narthex.

The Health and Justice Advocacy Network(HJAN) invites you to attend EDOT Reads: Citizen, Faithful Discipleship in a Partisan world, authored by our own Bishop C. Andrew Doyle. This is the first offering in our 2024 Vote Faithfully initiatives.  

EDOT READS will be offered as a Zoom series beginning on Wednesday May 22, 7:00 pm and continue through June. The first session will feature a special "Meet the Author" with Bishop Doyle sharing his insights and highlights of the book. There will be two discussion tracks offered to choose from: Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, led by the Rev. Katie Wright; and Thursdays at noon, led by the Rev. Daryl Hay (See dates below). The discussion sessions, which include a study guide, are intended to be theologically informed, nonpartisan, and not policy-specific to help us understand how our faith takes us into the public square. Everyone is invited.

Register here

Rev. Catherine Wright, St. Matthew's Austin facilitator for EDOT Reads: Citizen on Wednesdays: May 29, June 5, June 12, and June 26.

Rev. Daryl Hay, St. Andrews, Bryan facilitator for EDOT Reads: Citizen on Thursdays: May 30, June 6, June 13, June 20.

HJAN Leadership Team

Joyce Statz

Rev. Mary Keenan

Jamie Watson

Rev. Mary Lenn Dixon

Mother Minerva Skeith

Amy Brunt Thompson

Rev. Kristin Braun

Tissie Elliot

Rev. Tamara Clothier

Corlie Jackson

Intercessors will be at the back of the church in the narthex to pray with anyone who would like special prayers during communion on Sundays. Often people will ask for prayers for healing for themselves or others, but any prayer request is welcomed. If you would like to pray with one of our prayer partners, you are encouraged to come forward for communion and then make your way to the narthex for additional prayers. If you have any questions about this ministry or are interested in becoming a prayer partner to pray with others, please contact Cindy Gravis or Fr. Richard.

If you would like to learn about other ways to financially contribute to the life and work of our parish, please contact our Treasurer, Wright Meyer.

They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. 

Jeremiah 17:8

CEC VESTRY MEETINGS

The Vestry usually meets on the third Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. Any congregant can attend a Vestry meeting and observe. Only Vestry members have voice and vote. Vestry meetings do become "closed" when discussing personnel issues or staff salaries. Vestry meets via Zoom. If you wish to attend, please notify Fr. Richard, and he will send you the Zoom link.

CEC Finances – Available in the Library

Quarterly financial statements are available on the bulletin board in the library following the vestry meeting.

The Senior Shepherds is a Service/Social organization at CEC. Anyone over the age of 50 in the church is welcome. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 11:45 am in the Library for a delicious Potluck meal and lively conversation. A short program normally follows the meal. We do various interesting and creative service projects for the church children and the local community; host exciting outside speakers; visit unusual local places and have occasional seminars for better living. Contact: Betty Prince at bettyprince25@gmail.com for more information. 

The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month from 4-6pm in the Library. We knit, crochet and do various other needlework and sewing crafts to meet a known need in the community such as providing pretty and comfortable caps for cancer patients; providing crocheted and knitted prayer shawls for those in need of comfort in our church community. These items are made with prayer and much interesting conversation. They are blessed by Father Richard before being distributed. Learn to knit or crochet at our meetings. Teens are welcome. Contact: CarolMonroe71@gmail.com or bettyprince25@gmail.com.

The Tuesday Book Club will begin Julian of Norwich: The Showings, Uncovering the Face of the Feminine in Revelations of Divine Love by Marabai Starr. We meet from 10:30-12:00 in the Outreach Room. Please join us for lively discussions and diverse insights. It’s a welcoming group for men and women of all ages.  



Questions, please contact Mary Wybenga at EJayW@msn.com or at 303-850-7347.

Choir Practice is held every Wednesday at 2:30 PM in the sanctuary. Anyone who is interested in joining, or getting more information on our choir, is invited to attend a practice. Questions? Contact Dave Gravis.

Ministry to and with Infants/Toddlers and their Families.

We have three spaces available to minister to our youngest members and their families on Sunday mornings.



1. Our church nursery is open from 9:00 am to noon. The nursery is located in the Family Life Center. The nursery serves children through the age of 4 and is open every Sunday morning.
2. A “soft” play space is located in the back of the sanctuary where children will find a small selection of toys and parents will find rocking chairs.
3. A “cry room” is located above the sanctuary and accessed by the stairs in the narthex/lobby of the church. The cry room contains comfortable seats, toys, and a changing table.

Children's Chapel meets Sundays during the 10:30 service in the Family Life Center.

Volunteers are needed! 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 Fr. Richard. Lesson plans and supplies will be provided.

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.

Upcoming Third Party Events:

AA Meeting - Wednesdays at 6:30 PM in the Library, Stone Building