Weekly HigHligHts of ParisH life august 19 - 26, 2018

WELCOMEA gracious and warm welcome to everyone. We come together on this Sunday to worship God

and to discover what it means to be a person of faith in this world. We encourage you to participate fully in this service of Word and Sacrament. If you are new to Christ Church, please know that you have a place among us. If you are looking for a spiritual home, we hope that you will consider making Christ Church that home. We are here to answer any questions and to be of assistance in any way possible.

This WEEk AT ChrisT ChurCh

SUNDAY, AUG. 19

8 am Holy Eucharist (N)

9 am Holy Eucharist (N)**

10:10 am Lemonade on the Lawn (FL)

10:10 am Summer Starters (RG)

MONDAY, AUG. 20

Offices Closed

TUESDAY, AUG. 21

8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC)

9:30 am Staff Meeting (B217)

4 pm Investment Committee (B213)

5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC)

6:30 pm Adult Formation Committee (B213)

6:30 pm DA (BL)

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22

8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC)

5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC)

5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (SMC)**

6:30 pm Family BBQ (FL)

8:30 pm AA (LL)

THURSDAY, AUG. 23

8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC)

5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC)

FRIDAY, AUG. 24

8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC)

5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC)

SATURDAY, AUG. 25

Offices Closed

8:30 pm AA (LL)

SUNDAY, AUG. 26

8 am Holy Eucharist (N)

9 am Holy Eucharist (N)**

10:10 am Lemonade on the Lawn (FL)

10:10 am Summer Starters (RG)

**Childcare is provided in B113/Nursery

Location Abbreviations:

BL - Bicknell Library CC - Children’s Chapel

EdW - 2nd fl. Ed. Wing FL - Front Lawn

FR - Family Room LL - Lower Level

MH - Miller Hall N - Nave

RG - Rose Garden SMC - Chapel

U - Undercroft

All Children are Welcome! Children gather at the Children’s Cross for the Collect of the Day and Dismissal to Children’s Chapel to hear the story of Jesus and engage in a meaningful reflection of the lessons for that Sunday, before returning to join in our Prayers and to share in the Peace and Holy Communion.

Church School for children has concluded for the year and will resume in the fall.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Free fun for the whole family!

All welcome! Front Lawn, after the 10 am service, Sunday, September 9.

It’s the Fall Homecoming Festival! Are you ready to get back into the swing of things? Join us for a parish-wide festival to refresh

our commitment to our faith. Back in the neighborhood from our summer time away, we kick off the year with longtime friends and new-to-our-parish friends. Re-connect our spirit with our

parish, our community, and our God. Enjoy food, games, music and laughter. Welcome home.

61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313-885-4841 • christchurchgp.org

Parish & Community EventsLearn

Every Summer Sunday following the 9 am Service

June 24 - August 26

Every year many Detroit children start their summer days hungry. Throughout the summer when children who rely on school breakfast programs go without, Christ Church volunteers gather to make difference.PREPARATION: (Fridays for 1 hour) Count supplies to organize for packing on Sunday. ASSEMBLE: (After 9 am Service) Every summer Sunday we’ll fill breakfast bags each with 7 breakfast meals for low income children through Crossroads’ Summer Lunch program. Everyone is invited to participate. We need Shepherds to guide the assembling process. DELIVER: (Sundays from 11 am - 12 pm) Anyone with a van/truck who is able and willing to deliver the “Summer Starters” bags to Crossroads on Sunday after they are assembled.

To sign up for Preparation, Shepherding or Delivery go to www.christchurchgp.org/summerstarters

We invite you to join us any Sunday this summer to make a difference and help other know the good news of Jesus Christ!

For more information contact Susanna Muzzin at smuzzin@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 104.

SERVE

Serve at Christ Church or in the Community!

We have many wonderful and dedicated volunteers who serve in our various ministries at Christ Church. Are you ready to get involved? Put your gifts and passions to work with friends new and old. Please call the Rector’s Admin in the Church Office at 313-885-4841 x 107.

Evensong

Evensong Returns Sunday, September 16, 3 pmPlease join us for Evensong led by Christ Church Schola. A reception will follow in the Lobby.

WORSHIP

Wednesdays At Christ Church Returns September 12Living lives of faith togetherJoin us for an evening of faith, fellowship, and formation. Formation programs will include the Catechumenate (for adults), Youth Group, and Children.

5:30 pm - Holy Eucharist6:00 pm - Community Dinner6:30 pm - Formation for 1st - 5th Grade, Youth & Adults(Nursery care available 5:30-8:30 pm)

For more information contact the Rev'd Drew Van Culin at dvanculin@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 106.

Wednesdays atChrist Church

CONNECT

Connection Cards

Nametags

Welcome to Christ Church!If you are new please fill out a “Connection Card” so that we may get to know you. Complete a card and place it in the offering plate or hand it to any clergy person.

If you have ordered a name tag please check the hallway outside of the Undercroft entrance. They are affixed to a silver tray located next to the card rack in the Cloister bookshop. Allow two weeks after ordering.

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Name(s): ________________________________________ Today’s Date: ___________Address: _______________________________________________________________City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________Phone: __________________________ Email: ________________________________Number of Children and Ages: _____________________________________________How did you learn about us? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am a First-time Guest Returning Guest New ResidentPlease add me to: Weekly Email Family eNewsletter

(Please complete back of card as well)

61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313-885-4841 • christchurchgp.org

We Pray together:Please leave your written prayer request at our Reception Desk or contact Fr. Drew at dvanculin@christchurchgp.org. In order to keep all our prayers for healing meaningful and current, we will keep names on the Prayer List for two weeks.

Assisting at Services:

In the Diocese of Michigan Cycle of Prayer: Sta Teresa y San Jaun, Detroit; Saint Simon’s, San Marcos and Church of the Incarnation, La Romana, DR; and Church of the Messiah, Detroit.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for: The Church of South India (United); The Most Rev’d Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen, Moderator of CSI & Bishop of Madhya Kerala

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for: Jim and Darlene Grabowski, and daughter Elisabeth; David and Cidney Graff, and children Allison, Claire and Melissa; Mary Graham; Ray Graves; Reynolds Graves.

We pray for those in active military service for our country: Nathan Gaggin, Ryan Worrell, George H. Zinn IV.

We offer prayers for: Al, Alfredo, Allen, Arlene, Benjamin, Bernice, Bob, Brian, Carole, Carolyn, Constance, David, Deni, Derek, Donald, Elizabeth, Jacqui, Julie, Khadijah, Lori, Margaret, Mary, Rob, Shiloh, Sophie, Tom.

In celebration for the birthdays and anniversaries of: Charlie Turner; Laura Bradley; Judy Gaffrey; Ursula Persidskis; Richard Best; Maxwell Hakim; Nancy Nicholson; Martha Henkel; Betsy Boynton; Maddie Miriani; Dick Beadle; Tim Bledsoe & Mary Herring; Louise Booth; Fred & Sharon DeHaven; George & Nancy Nicholson, III; Brendan & Nancy Ross; Brendan & Kelly Walsh; Katie Wilson.

Altar Guild:

8 am Nancy Nicholson

9 am Susan Mills, Karen Davenport

Eucharistic Ministers:

8 am Ed White

9 am Mary Trost, Polly Ledyard, Susan Mills

Lector:

9 am Brendan Walsh

Prayers:

9 am Miranda Ferrara

Verger:

9 am John Van Osdol

Acolytes:

9 am Emma Hanoian, Thomas Hutchison, Owen Hutchison

Ushers:

9 am Dick Trost, Karyn Weir, Steve Fehniger, Bruce Birgbauer

Help us reach our goal of providing 100 backpacks with supplies to children in need!

• Pencils/Mechanical Pencils

• Pens (blue, black, red)

• Loose Leaf Paper

• Highlighters (yellow)

• Crayons/Colored Pencils

• Markers (washable)

• Erasers

• Rulers

• Notebooks

• Gluesticks

Donations, requested by Friday, September 7, can be dropped off in the designated boxes in the Church Lobby. Backpacks and supplies will be organized and delivered on Sunday, September 9.

Contact: Laura Nealssohn 313/580-3315 or lnealssohn@gmail.com

SHOPPING LIST1 New Backpack AND one or more of the following:

LEssOns fOr ThE ThirTEEnTh sundAy AfTEr PEnTECOsT,PrOPEr 15

Proverbs 9:1-6

Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table. She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls from the highest places in the town, “You that are simple, turn in here!” To those without sense she says, “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”

Psalm 34:9-14

9 Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, * for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger, * but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.

11 Come, children, and listen to me; * I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who among you loves life * and desires long life to enjoy prosperity?

13 Keep your tongue from evil-speaking * and your lips from lying words.

14 Turn from evil and do good; * seek peace and pursue it.

Ephesians 5:15-20

Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 6:51-58

Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Lessons for next week: Proper 16

Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18Psalm 34:15-22Ephesians 6:10-20John 6:56-69

Christ Church Grosse Pointe61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313.885.4841 • christchurchgp.org

The Rev. Andrew Van Culin, Rector • The Rev. Canon Ron Spann, Director, Spirituality Center The Rev. Walter Brownridge, Associate for Parish Life and Christian Formation • Scott Hanoian, Director of Music and Organist

Dexter Kennedy, Assistant Organist • Susanna Muzzin, Director of Children and Family MinistriesDiane Ward, Associate for Finance and Administration