THIS WEEK AT CHRIST CHURCH Sunday May 8: The Seventh Sunday of Easter

This Week’s Services and Meetings

Today

* 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite One (S)

* 9:10 a.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

* 10:00 a.m. Church School and First Step Childcare (Classroom 1)

* 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, Rite Two (S)

* 11:20 a.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

5:00 p.m. Dinner-Church (PH)

Wednesday May 11

* 9:00 a.m. Women’s Spirituality Group (Sequoias)

* 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

Thursday May 12: Ascension Day

9:30 a.m. Men’s Group (RO)

May 15: The Day Of Pentecost

* 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite One (S)

* 9:10 a.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (S)

9:40 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal (S)

* 10:00 a.m. Church School and First Step Childcare (Classroom 1)

* 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, Rite Two (S)

11:30 a.m. Potluck Picnic and Bouncy House (Patio)

Locations: (S) Sanctuary, (L) Library, (PH) Parish Hall

Stars (*) indicate regular weekly services and meetings

Pentecost Pot Luck Next Sunday! Mark your calendars for the Feast of Pentecost on Sunday May 15, when we will share a pot luck lunch on the Patio following the 10:00 a.m. service. A bouncy house will be available for our younger parishioners!

Join Us Tonight (Sunday May 8) at 5 p.m. for Dinner-Church

This Eucharist and pot luck dinner includes prayer, music, and storytelling for adults and children of all

ages. Please bring your creativity, your curiosity, and a dish to share!

From the Rector

Dear Beloved Christ Church Community:

There are a lot of things coming up on the calendar around Christ Church. First, this Sunday evening May 8 we will be having our monthly Dinner Church. This service is completely different from a traditional Sunday morning service. Instead of gathering around the altar table, we gather around the dinner table. We invite every one to bring a dish to share. The readings also vary from Sunday morning. We will be celebrating Ascension Day that evening, which is when the Church recalls the moment that Jesus was taken up into heaven. Instead of a sermon, I will be giving a visual presentation on the various ways the Ascension has been represented in art. I hope it will be engaging and accessible for people of all ages.

Next Sunday, May 15, we will be celebrating Pentecost with a potluck picnic out on the patio following the 10 o’clock service. Again, we invite every one to bring a dish to share. In addition to celebrating Pentecost, which some describe as the birthday of Church, we are also celebrating the conclusion of our Sunday School year.

Youth Sunday, which was on April 24, concluded the program year for our Say What? Sunday School class. We are now transitioning into our summer schedule. We will have a one-room schoolhouse for children under ten years old in the Classroom 1 until the Sunday School programs resume in the Fall. Children of all ages, however, are always welcome in worship. I personally believe that the body of Christ is more fully present when all members of our parish are present in worship, including our children. Teaching our children that their worship matters is important, and they do not need to wait until the can believe, pray or worship in a certain way to be welcome here. Summer is a perfect time to start them on that path while also instilling in them a sense of reverence and awe for our liturgy. However, I recognize that our liturgy can sometimes seem eternal from a young person’s perspective, or at least it seemed that way to me occasionally when growing up. I also recall my parents wanting an hour of “peace and quiet” for one an hour a week for themselves. Therefore, we hope to meet whatever your needs may be on a given Sunday by supplying the one-room schoolhouse as an option for our younger members.

Grace and Peace, Beth+

In Our Prayers

With special concern: Robert and Judy Falconer, June Bonfield, Anne Sammut, Dante Bermudez, Tuesday Rupp, John Livingston, Ansie Sperry, Owen Cance, Susan & Dean Miller, Matthew Beavers, Jim Varady, Beverly Siegel

On the Anniversaries of their deaths: William Clarke

If you know of somebody at the Sequoias who would appreciate a call or a visit, please let Stannye Llewellyn know at (650) 424-4284.

If you know of somebody NOT at the Sequoias who would appreciate a call or a visit, please let Betsy Alexander know at (650) 327-4622.

In case of an urgent pastoral emergency (e.g. a hospitalization), please immediately call the Church Office at (650) 851-0224—if nobody’s there, call Mother Beth at (970) 948-7962.

Ministry Training Next Saturday

St. Paul’s Burlingame will be the host for the Saturday May 14 Equipping the Beloved Community training event from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Caroline McCall of The Center for Church Vitality will be teaching leadership capacity—building and meeting skills for clergy and laity alike. In addition, author and spiritual teacher Suzanne Guthrie will offer workshops and worship together with Bishop Marc Andrus, who will be introducing his new book (written with Matthew Fox) entitled Stations of the Cosmic Christ. Other workshops include Eucharistic Ministry and Visiting, stewardship, small group ministry, and much more.

The cost is just $10 including lunch. Register at <http://diocal.org/equipping-beloved-community>.

Birthdays and Anniversaries This Week

TODAY Jane Morton, Catherine Aragon

Tuesday Anniversary for Ellen and Donald Schell

Wednesday Anniversary for Libby and Jack Lucas

Friday Claiborne Jones, Anders Tuxen-Bisgaard

Saturday Sue Beekley

Watch over your children, O Lord, as their days increase;

bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strengthen them when they stand;

comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall;

and in their heart may your peace which passes understanding

abide all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Directory

Christ Church, 815 Portola Road, Portola Valley, California 94028

(650) 851-0224 <www.ccpvw.org> <www.facebook.com/ccpvw>

Vestry Rector Beth Phillips Class of 2018/Senior Warden Diane Leonard Class of 2017/Junior Warden Angela Hey Class of 2019/Clerk Carrie Cronkey Class of 2019 James Coker Class of 2019 Ed Jennings Class of 2019 Lenore Lovoi Class of 2017 Stannye Llewellyn Class of 2018 Terry Lynn Class of 2019 Scott Power Class of 2017 Robert Redfern-West Treasurer Annemarie Redmond

Clergy and Staff Rector Beth Phillips Associate Priest Suzanne Love Harris Associate Priest David Sheetz Deacon Dede Jamison Director of Music Ministry Matthew Burt Parish Administrator Judy Horton Carillon Preschool Director Nancy Kruberg

Clergy/Staff may be reached by email at <firstname@ccpvw.org>

Thank You to Today’s Ministers

Members of the Adult Choir, and:

8 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Celebrant/Preacher Beth Phillilps

Organist Matthew Burt

Altar Guild Betsy Alexander

Usher Jim Raitt

Lector (Lesson) Betsy Alexander

Lector (Epistle) Jim Raitt

Intercessor Matthew Burt

LEM Jane Chai

10 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Celebrant/Preacher Beth Phillips

Organist Matthew Burt

Altar Guild Stu and Kaethe Langs

Greeters Bud Hoffacker, Nancy Stanwood

Ushers Anne Dauer, Tim McAdam

Lector (Lesson) Paul Lovoi

Lector (Epistle) Angela Hey

Intercessor John Gregory

LEMs Angela Hey, Mary Jennings

Coffee Host Penny McCulloch

Childcare Volunteer Lenore Lovoi

Please Keep Our Campus Nut-Free!

We have several young parishioners with life-threatening peanut and tree nut allergies. In light of this, please do not prepare any foods containing nuts of any kind in the church kitchen or serve foods that contain them on the church campus. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

Sunday, May 8, 8:00 AM: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Holy Eucha-

rist, Rite One)

Sunday, May 8, 10:00 AM: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Holy Eu-

charist, Rite Two)