Weekly Highlights of Parish Life January 29 - February 5, 2017
This Week At Christ Church WELCOME SUNDAY, JAN. 29 gracious and warm welcome to everyone. We come together on this Sunday to worship God 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) Aand to discover what it means to be a person of faith in this world. We encourage you to 8:30 am Nursery Care (B113) participate fully in this service of Word and Sacrament. If you are new to Christ Church, please 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)* 10:30 am Annual Meeting (N)* know that you have a place among us. If you are looking for a spiritual home, we hope that you 12 pm Parish Lunch (U) will consider making Christ Church that home. We are here to answer any questions and to be of 4 pm Childcare (B113) 4:30 pm Evensong (N)* assistance in any way possible. 5:30 pm Reception (L) MONDAY, JAN. 30 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 6:30 pm Cursillo Group (FR) Annual 7 pm ARTS (B217) TUESDAY, JAN. 31 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) Meeting 8:30 am Parents' Day Out (B113) 9:30 am Associates Meeting (B217) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) and Vestry WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 8:30 am Parents' Day Out (B113) Election 5:30 pm Nursery Care (B113) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (SMC)* Christ Church Grosse Pointe 6 pm Wed. @ CCGP Dinner (U)* 6:45 pm Catechumenate (U)* 6:45 pm 1st & 5th Gr. Formation (B213) Today, January 29, 2017 6:45 pm Beyond (B021) 6:45 pm Dive (B023) (following the 9 am Service in the Nave) 7:30 pm Chorale (N) 8:30 pm AA (LL) THURSDAY, FEB. 2 The Annual Parish Meeting will be held for the election of 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 8:30 am Parents' Day Out (B113) Vestry Members, consideration of a temporary amendment 10:30 am High School Pizza Lunch (LL) 2 pm Caring for Volunteers (BL) to the bylaws, the presentation of the Parish Annual Report, 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 6:30 pm DA (B213) financial statements, and additional church business. Please 7 pm Candlemas (N)* enjoy a lunch following the meeting in the Undercroft. FRIDAY, FEB. 3 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 8:30 am Parents' Day Out (B113) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) Children are welcome to gather in the education wing, Room 213, for formation and activities SATURDAY, FEB. 4 with Ms. Suzanne during the meeting. 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (N) 8 pm AA (LL) SUNDAY, FEB. 5 Crossroads Sunday 8 am Crossroads (Offsite) 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) Rector’s Forum 8:30 am Nursery Care (B113) Sundays in the Undercroft, 10:10 –11 am 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)* 10:10 am Rector's Forum (N)* - Annual Parish Meeting 10:10 am Sunday School (B213) Today, January 29 11:15 am Holy Eucharist (N)* 4 pm Childcare (B113) Next Sunday, February 5 4:30 pm Evensong (N)* High Church, Low Church, Broad Church: What’s it all mean and where did it all begin? 5:30 pm Reception (L) *Childcare is provided Over the years, Episcopal churches have often come to be known as “high church” or “low Location Abbreviations: church” or “broad church” in their worship and community life. But to what do these terms BL - Bicknell Library CC - Children’s Chapel FL - Front Lawn FR - Family Room actually refer and what’s the history that has led to their different expressions? Join Fr. Drew LL - Lower Level MH - Miller Hall for a two-part reflection on the history and purpose of the high and low church movements N - Nave RG - Rose Garden SMC - St. Margaret’s Chapel in The Episcopal Church. U - Undercroft Parish & Community Events
Worship Learn Evensong January 29, 4:30 pm Wednesdays at Christ Church Continues February 1 Led by Christ Church Schola. A reception Living lives of faith together follows in the Undercroft. Join us for an evening of faith, fellowship, and Feast of the Presentation formation. Formation programs will include Thursday, February 2, 7 pm the Catechumenate (for adults), Confirmation Combined Choirs for Youth, Youth Group, and Children. A candlemas procession followed by a 5:30 pm - Holy Eucharist | 6:00 pm - Community Dinner Solemn Holy Eucharist celebrating the 6:45 pm - Formation for 1st - 5th Grade, Youth & Adults Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple. (Nursery care available)
CONNECT Children, youth and Family Annual Meeting and Election of the Vestry Youth Service Group Today, January 29, 2017 BEYOND: Become Engaged Youth, Immediately Following the Service Opening New Doors Nave Youth: 6-12 Grade Wednesdays 6:45 - 8 pm The Annual Parish Meeting will be held for the election of Vestry Members, consider- Every Wednesday night during the school year, middle school ation of a temporary amendment to the bylaws, the presentation of and high schoolers get together to go BEYOND. BEYOND is Christ the Parish Annual Report, financial statements, and additional church Church’s youth service group. We start with fun games, then we’ll do business. Please enjoy a lunch following the meeting in the Undercroft. small group work exploring our character, which shows the world who and whose we are. After the hang out, we’ll do a service project,
Christ Church Grosse Pointe welcomes you! Please take a few minutes toChrist connect with us... Church Connection Cards transforming our faith into action, reaching out into the world. Name(s): ______Today’s Date: ______Address: ______Welcome to Christ Church! If you are new City/State/Zip: ______For more information please contact Phone: ______Email: ______Number of Children and Ages: ______please fill out a “Connection Card” so that How did you learn about us? ______Areeta Bridgemohan at [email protected] or ______we may get to know you. Complete a card I am a First-time Guest Returning Guest New Resident 313-885-4841 ext. 121. Please add me to: Weekly Email Family andeNewsletter place it in the offering plate or hand it (Please complete back of card as well) Connection Card Connection to any clergy person. Nametags SERVE If you have ordered a name tag please check the hallway outside of the Undercroft Opportunities to Serve entrance. They are affixed to a silver tray We have many wonderful and dedicated located next to the card rack in the Cloister volunteers who serve in our various bookshop. Allow two weeks after ordering. ministries at Christ Church. Are you ready to get involved? Put your gifts and passions to work with friends new and old. Opportunities to Serve volunteer GIVE sign up sheets are located at the Communications Board. Giving by Stock Donations Please submit your form to Maryann DeAngelo We greatly appreciate the gifts/pledges we at [email protected] or 313-885-4841 x 107. receive through stock donations. It is important to us that we are able to associate the gift with the giver to express our CATHEDRAL DIRECTORY ADVERTISING gratitude, and to ensure it is appropriately accredited to your giving account. If you have donated stock within the last month and have not Cathedral Directories is publishing our annual member coordinate your gift through the business office please contact either directory. If you would be interested in this unique advertising Peggy Karson at 313-885-8481, ext 110 or Diane Ward, ext 111 so we opportunity (or know of anyone that might) please contact can match your gift with your account. For more information about Cathy Hunley at Cathedral Directories, 248-545-1415 X110. giving by stock donations go to christchurchgp.org/stockdonations.
61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313-885-4841 • christchurchgp.org Sunday, February 5 Feast of the 2017 Presentation We will be preparing and serving lunch at Crossroads. Thursday, February 2 • 7 pm There are two time slots Combined Choirs available to volunteer: 8:30 Free and open to the public -11:30 am to prepare, and 11:30 am - 3:00 pm to serve. A Candlemas procession followed by a Solemn Holy Eucharist celebrating the Eve of the Presentation of To volunteer, contact Rev. Areeta Bridgemohan Jesus Christ in the Temple. at 313-885-4841 or go to christchurchgp.org/crossroads
Assisting at Services: The Prayers of the People Please leave your written prayer request at our Reception Altar Guild: Desk or contact Maryann DeAngelo at 313.885.4841 x 107, or 5:30 pm Sally Wheeler [email protected]. In order to keep all our prayers 8 am Nancy Nicholson, Chris Wardwell for healing meaningful and current, we will keep names on the 9 am Sue Chaklos, Margaret Woodford Prayer List for two weeks.
Eucharistic Ministers: We Pray for the Church: 5:30 pm Jeannie Davis In the Diocese of Michigan Cycle of Prayer: Grace Church, Detroit; 8 am Frank Stellingwerf St. Peter's, Detroit; Nativity, Sal Salcedo, DR; and the Church of the 9 am Heather Jones, Polly Ledyard, Ed White Messiah, Detroit. In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for: Lichfield - Canterbury, Lector: England, The Rt. Rev'd Michael Ipgrave; Lichfield - Shrewsbury, The 9 am Ted Hagan Rt. Rev'd Mark james Rylands; Lichfield - Stafford, The Rt. Rev'd 4:30 pm Karyn Weir Geoffrey Peter Annas; Lichfield - Wolverhampton, The Rt. Rev'd Clive Gregory. Prayers: In our Parish Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for: Carol Mengden; 9 am Lynn Anslow Mackie Metzen; Joan Micou; Adam and Deb Miller and sons, Bradley and Scott; and Barbara Miller. Verger: We pray for those in active military service for our country: 9 am David Gerdis Ryan Worrell, George H. Zinn IV. We offer prayers for: Christine, Shirley, Carrie, Luanne, Mary Louise, Acolytes: Elton, Betsy, Susan, Lynda, Joanne, Connie, Joel, Julie, Leslie, Don, 9 am Laine Johnson, Graham Romer, Katie Trost Linda, Karen, Kenna, Ron, Jeremy. We pray for those who have died: Ann M. Cooper; Catherine H. Ushers: Reindel. 9 am Richard Baumgarten, Hank Darlington, Blair Osborn, David Redfield The altar flowers are given in memory of:Kathryn Dryovage Lucander, Barbara Dillon Lucander, Richard T. Jensen, The Hon. Winston S. Churchhill and George H. Zinn, Jr.
61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313-885-4841 • christchurchgp.org The Lessons The Fourth sunday after the epiphany
Micah 6:1-8 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are and let the hills hear your voice. Hear, you mountains, the controversy perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel. of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where “O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made you? Answer me! For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the redeemed you from the house of slavery; and I sent before you world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember now what King foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews Balak of Moab devised, what Balaam son of Beor answered him, demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, saving acts of the Lord.” “With what shall I come before the Lord, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with power of God and the wisdom of God. For God's foolishness is wiser burnt-offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human thousands of rams, with tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give strength. Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not my soul?” He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the walk humbly with your God? strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might Psalm 15 boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ 1 Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle? * Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and who may abide upon your holy hill? sanctification and redemption, in order that, as it is written, “Let the 2 Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is right, * one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” who speaks the truth from his heart. 3 There is no guile upon his tongue; Matthew 5:1-12 he does no evil to his friend; * When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he does not heap contempt upon his neighbor. he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, 4 In his sight the wicked is rejected, * and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is but he honors those who fear the Lord. the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will 5 He has sworn to do no wrong * be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. and does not take back his word. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they 6 He does not give his money in hope of gain, * will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the 7 Whoever does these things * peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are shall never be overthrown. those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Christ Church Grosse Pointe 61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313.885.4841 • christchurchgp.org The Rev. Andrew Van Culin, Rector • The Rev. Vicki K. Hesse, Associate for Parish Life and Christian Formation • The Rev. Canon Ron Spann, Director, Spirituality Center • The Rev. Areeta Bridgemohan, Curate • Scott Hanoian, Director of Music and Organist • Dexter Kennedy, Assistant Organist