A joy-filld church Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postag PAID Urbanna, VA Prmit No. 6 SEPT B S E P T Christ Church Parish Addrss Srvic Rqustd Location: Rt. 33 & 638 Christchurch, Middlsx County, Virginia Mailing: PO Box 476; Saluda, Virginia 23149 Tl: 804-758-2006 E-Mail: ccparish@vrizon.nt Wb: christchurchmiddlsx.com Sunday Srvics: E M B E R 2 0 1 7 Har what our Lord Jsus Christ saith...thou shalt lov thy nighbor as thyslf Samaritans wr a dspisd and rjctd popl and yt Jsus taught us quit clarly that all popl ar our nighbors. May th pac of God which passs all undrstanding, kp your harts and minds in th knowldg and lov of God and of his son Jsus Christ our Lord and th blssing of God Almighty, th Fathr, th Son, and th Holy Spirit, b with you and rmain with you always.
Fathr Stuart s Mssag for Sptmbr 2017 Each Sunday at th 8:00 a.m. srvic w har ths words at th bginning of Rit I: Har what our Lord Jsus Christ saith: Thou shalt lov th Lord thy God with all thy hart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is th first and grat commandmnt. And th scond is lik unto it: Thou shalt lov thy nighbor as thyslf. On ths two commandmnts hang all th Law and th Prophts. Whn a lawyr put Jsus to th tst asking, "who is my nighbor? Jsus rspondd with th parabl of th Good Samaritan. As you may know, th Samaritan was about th last prson on arth that this man would hav considrd to b his nighbor. Samaritans wr a dspisd and rjctd popl and yt Jsus taught us qui clarly that all popl ar our nighbors. Our own baptismal covnant dircts us to striv for justic and pac among all popl and to rspct th dignity of vry huma bing. Thankfully, I was raisd to lov all popl and to s vryon as my nighbor. But in spit of that, I find that I still struggl with "prconcivd opinions that arn't basd on rason or actual xp rinc but which can still lad to a dislik, hostility, or unjust bha ior driving from unfoundd opinions toward othrs," or in a singl word "prjudic." GATHER YOUR FRIENDS AND RESERVE A TABLE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 15TH GAME DAY! Our upcoming gam day, lunchon and fashion show is schduld for Sptmbr 15th. Tickts ar availabl at 25$ pr prson Sats ar also availabl should you choos to com solly for lunch and th fashion show. Contact Grac Parkr if you ar intrstd. Tha Tha Tha Thats all folks. Jack T., Editor & typist Mik F. Fixr & tachr
B looking for th 2017 Nut Sals Ordr Form Th forms will soon appar in th church bulltins and also will b availabl during coff hour. Ths nuts ar grat for baking as wll as grat gift givrs. Th ECW thanks you for your continud support. Bak Sal Itms Ndd for ECW Participation in Wings, Whls and Kls Hld at Humml Fild in Topping on Sptmbr 30th, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Bring bakd goods to th Parish Hall on Friday from noon till 2 pm. Or bring thm to our tnt on Saturday morning. W will also nd hlp stting up a tnt and two tabls and chairs. W can gain accss to our sit at 6:00 am Saturday morning. Chck in at Vndor Rgistration and rciv parking passs and rgistration. Contact Susi Loustaunau for furthr info?" u t it an s pav I lov history and I litrally grw up on th Ptrsburg National Battl Fild Park whr th Cratr is locatd. I playd in th forts and on th arthworks, in th trnchs, and was surroundd by imags of th Civil War. Many of my ancstors fought for th Confdracy and that is somthing that I can't chang any mor than I can chang history. But th violnc that w s growing across our country is hurtful and simply un-christian in charactr. Robrt E. L wrot in a 1869 lttr rgarding war monumnts, "I think it wisr, morovr, not to kp opn th sors of war, but to follow th xampl of thos nations who ndavord to oblitrat th marks of civil strif, and to commit to oblivion th flings it ngndrd." Though our Judo-Christian hritag oftn has us looking back to th mighty acts of God and clbrating thm in spcial fasts and clbrations, it also calls us to look forward to th fulfillmnt of God's promiss, to b rconcilrs, and to lov on anothr as h lovs us. Hanging on to prjudic and grudgs ar no way for us to fulfill ths promiss of th pacabl Kingdom of God bcaus to borrow again from th words of Robrt E. L, this will only "sparat and dstroy familis and frinds, and mar th purst joys and happinss God has grantd us in this world; to fill our harts with hatrd instad of lov for our nighbours, and to dvastat th fair fac of this bautiful world!" - Dc. 25, 1862 May th pac of God, which passs all undrstanding, kp your harts and minds in th knowldg and lov of God, and of his Son Jsus Christ our Lord; and th blssing of God Almighty, th Fathr, th Son, and th Holy Spirit, b with you, and rmain with you always. Fr. Stuart
COMING SOON Say goodby to th wll-usd handicappd ramp at th sid door of th parish hous nxt to th parking lot. With thr accssibl ntrancs w no longr nd th ramp. For his Eagl Scout projct, Jrry Lindsay will rmov th ramp and rplac it with a nw dck and stps somwhat largr than th prsnt dck Obtaining sufficint funding will b on of th tasks in th projct. Jrry is a good xampl of th lad rship in our favorit Boy Scout troop. A REMINDER Stwardship Sunday, 24 Sptmbr, Brakfast and mting at 9:00 and on srvic at 10:00. Hopfully som chuckls Miss Btty Boop sang I will not pass this way again, giving obvious plasur to th congrgation. For thos of you who hav childrn and don t know it, w hav a nursry in th parish hall. Nxt Thursday thr will b try-outs for th choir. Thy nd all th hlp thy can gt. I m rally not picking on th choir I just thought ths wr funny.. Jack T. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER 2017 Marian Goodlo, 9/4 Shila Gamml, 9/29 Jacki Brown, 9/ 4 Cathrin Spnc, 9/30 Barbara Shaw, 9/5 Liz Prkins, 9/6 Micki Clay, 9/7 Bain Bonnr, 9/7 Btty Evans, 9/14 Thrsa Livrman, 9/17 Bob Montagu, 9/18 Salli Wlls, 9/22 Ray Mills, 9/23 Jant Lundin, 9/24 Jff McCllland, 9/25 Bill Cawthorn, 9/25 Mary Buxton, 9/26
Happy Annivrsary SEPTEMBER, 2017 Jff and Susi Loustaunau, 9/2 Olivr and Kathryn Clark, 9/4 Jim and Jwl Ray, 9/10 John and Shila Gamml, 9/15 Mik and Karn Gorin, 9/15 Jff and Pam McCllland, 9/28 Tid Bits of Info Congratulations to Andy and Elli Wilton who wr joind in holy matrimony on Saturday, August 26th by our own Fathr Stuart. W wlcom Scott Parnll, th nw chaplain at Christ Church School, who has rcntly bn attnding our srvics. Scott will b ordaind latr this yar at th school. s d n f d- d IMPORTANT NOTICES Conncting Thrads Our group now mts bi-monthly on th 1st and 3rd Wdnsday of ach month at 1:00 pm in th library. W hav knittrs who do ndlpoint, on who dos bautiful X- stitch and many othr talnts ar also rprsntd. Lov to hav you join us for som fibr frnzy and convrsation. W ar opn to all so bring a frind and tll your nighbors about us. Call Jan Holt if you hav qustions. Automatd Phon Srvic To nsur th bst communication for all mmbrs of our congrgation, w will soon b offring an automatd tlphon srvic. Our church alrady has som ffctiv mthods such as th monthly nwslttr, th wbsit, priodic - mail and church srvic announcmnts. Howvr w hav no way to contact you in th cas of mrgncy closings, last minut rmindrs or important announcmnts. This phon srvic will allow on prson to dlivr clar, concis and timly mssags to vryon via tlphon. You will b rciving a lttr xplaining mor about this srvic. Thr will b a form to complt and rturn to th chuch offic. W ask that you dcid on on phon numbr pr houshold. If you choos not to b contactd, you can indicat that on th form. Thank you in advanc for hlping us to provid this vry ffctiv communications tool. Th Christ Church Vstry
Church Calndar for Sptmbr 2017 Dat Tim Evnt 3 8:00 Holy Eucharist, Rit I 10:30 Holy Eucharist, Rit II 6 9:30 Mid-wk Eucharist 7 6:45 Wkly BSA Troop Mting 10 8:00 Holy Eucharist, Rit I 10:30 Holy Eucharist, Rit II 13 9:30 Mid-wk Eucharist 14 6:45 Wkly BSA Troop Mtingg 17 8:00 Holy Eucharist, Rit I 10:30 Holy Eucharist, Rit II 20 9:30 Mid-wk Eucharist 21 6:45 Wkly BSA Troop Mting 24 9:00 Stwardship Brakfast Mting 10:00 Combind 8/10:30 Eucharist Svc 27 9:30 Mid-wk Eucharist 28 6:45 Wkly BSA Troop Mting NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CHURCH Th Christ Church Endowmnt fund rcntly surpassd $140,000. Th Enabling Rsolution for that fund rquirs a principl of $250,000 b prsrvd bfor th church can us th arnings. Hlp us rach that $250,000 goal. Through your gnrosity an undsignatd gift will allow Christ Church to mt its most prssing nds and challngs of th futur. You may also dirct your gift to on of th following ministris that may b dar to you: (1) Undsignatd; (2) Maintnanc, upkp, and historic prsrvation; (3) Worship and music; (4) Outrach and nw missions; (5)Christian ducation; (6) Capital improvmnts, and; (7) th Cmtry. Th Christ Church Endowmnt is abl to accpt gifts in many forms, including cash, apprciatd stock, annuitis and trusts. Plas sk th guidanc of a qualifid stat plannr. Your church is not in th businss of giving tax advic. Th Endowmnt Board