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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS OF PARISH LIFE JANUARY 6, 2019 THIS WEEK AT CHRIST CHURCH SUNDAY, JAN. 6 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Rector's Forum (U)** 10:10 am Sunday School (Ed. Wing)** 3 pm Epiphany Procession (N)** MONDAY, JAN. 7 Offices Closed 8 am MOPS (U)** TUESDAY, JAN. 8 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 9:30 am Staff Meeting (B217) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Daughters of the King (FR) 6:30 pm DA (MH) 6:30 pm Worship Commission (B213) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 4 pm Holy Eucharist @ The Rivers (Offsite) 4:30 pm Sacred Practices (B213) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (SMC)** 6 pm Community Dinner (U)** 6:30 pm Catechumenate (BL)** 6:30 pm Emmaus (U)** 6:30 pm 1st through 5th Gr. (B213)** 6:30 pm Confirmation (B023)** 7:30 pm Chorale (N) 8:30 pm AA (LL) THURSDAY, JAN. 10 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 10:30 am High School Pizza Lunch (LL) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 6:30 pm Cancer Connect (BL) FRIDAY, JAN. 11 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) SATURDAY, JAN. 12 Offices Closed 9 am Baptism Preparation (U) 8:30 pm AA (LL) SUNDAY, JAN. 13 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Parish Breakfast (U) 10:10 am Rector’s Forum (U)** 10:10 am Sunday School (Ed. Wing)** 3 pm Evensong (N)** 5 pm Family Night Out (U) **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 follows (from 10:10 am to 11:00 am) the service in the education wing as follows: pre-K to 1st – Godly Play (Room B216), 2nd Grade Communion Enrichment (Room B217), and 3rd to 5th Grade Class (Room B213). We look forward to learning with your saint! Rector’s Forum Sundays in the Undercroft, 10:10 –11 am JANUARY 6 - Discernment: The Ministry of the Vestry Nominating Committee Each year, at the Annual Meeting of the Parish, active members of Christ Church elect a new class of members to the Vestry, a process led by our discernment team, that is, the Vestry Nominating Committee. Join us this morning as members of the Vestry Nominating Committee Team share and reflect on the process we undertook and present the fruits of their discernment work. WELCOME W elcome to all! We come together on today 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 better together and hope you will join us on our common journey to the heart of Christ. A service of readings and music celebrating the Manifestation of God in the form of Jesus Christ. Epiphany Procession Sunday, January 6 | 3 pm Combined Choirs
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Weekly HigHligHts of ParisH life January 6, 2019

This Week AT ChrisT ChurCh

SUNDAY, JAN. 6 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Rector's Forum (U)** 10:10 am Sunday School (Ed. Wing)** 3 pm Epiphany Procession (N)**

MONDAY, JAN. 7 Offices Closed 8 am MOPS (U)**

TUESDAY, JAN. 8 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 9:30 am Staff Meeting (B217) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Daughters of the King (FR) 6:30 pm DA (MH) 6:30 pm Worship Commission (B213)

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 4 pm Holy Eucharist @ The Rivers (Offsite) 4:30 pm Sacred Practices (B213) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (SMC)** 6 pm Community Dinner (U)** 6:30 pm Catechumenate (BL)** 6:30 pm Emmaus (U)** 6:30 pm 1st through 5th Gr. (B213)** 6:30 pm Confirmation (B023)** 7:30 pm Chorale (N) 8:30 pm AA (LL)

THURSDAY, JAN. 10 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 10:30 am High School Pizza Lunch (LL) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 6:30 pm Cancer Connect (BL)

FRIDAY, JAN. 11 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC)

SATURDAY, JAN. 12 Offices Closed 9 am Baptism Preparation (U) 8:30 pm AA (LL)

SUNDAY, JAN. 13 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Parish Breakfast (U) 10:10 am Rector’s Forum (U)** 10:10 am Sunday School (Ed. Wing)** 3 pm Evensong (N)** 5 pm Family Night Out (U)

**Childcare is provided in B113/Nursery

Location Abbreviations: BL - Bicknell Library CC - Children’s ChapelEdW - 2nd fl. Ed. Wing FL - Front LawnFR - Family Room LL - Lower Level MH - Miller Hall N - Nave RG - Rose Garden SMC - ChapelU - 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 follows (from 10:10 am to 11:00 am) the service in the education wing as follows: pre-K to 1st – Godly Play (Room B216), 2nd Grade Communion Enrichment (Room B217), and 3rd to 5th Grade Class (Room B213). We look forward to learning with your saint!

Rector’s ForumSundays in the Undercroft, 10:10 –11 am

JANUARY 6 - Discernment: The Ministry of the Vestry Nominating CommitteeEach year, at the Annual Meeting of the Parish, active members of Christ Church elect a new class of members to the Vestry, a process led by our discernment team, that is, the Vestry Nominating Committee. Join us this morning as members of the Vestry Nominating Committee Team share and reflect on the process we undertook and present the fruits of their discernment work.

WeLCOMeW elcome to all! We come together on today 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 better together and hope you will join us on our common journey to the heart of Christ.

A service of readings and music celebrating the Manifestation of God in the form of Jesus Christ.

Epiphany ProcessionSunday, January 6 | 3 pm

Combined Choirs

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Parish & Community Events

Sunday, January 20, 2019Mark your calendars! The Right Rev’d Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta visits Christ Church on January 20 in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Bishop Wright will preach and speak at the Rector’s Forum.

The Right Rev’d Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta

Epiphany Procession

Today, Sunday, January 6, 3 pm, Combined ChoirsA service of readings and music celebrating the Manifestation of God in the form of Jesus Christ.

Parish Breakfast

Sunday, January 13 following the 9 am serviceBaptism of Jesus Christ

We celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord with baptisms of our own as we welcome new members of Christ’s Body here at Christ Church. Following the service, all are invited to join us for a Parish Breakfast in the Undercroft. Look for an e-mail to sign-up to bring a dish to share.

Sacred Practices for Challenging Times

A Prayer and Contemplative Practice Group for Epiphany, Lent, and BeyondWednesday afternoons, 4:30 to 6 pmJan 9, 16, 30; Feb 6, 13, 20, 27; March 13, & 20, Facilitator: Richard S. Gibson

Have you ever thought about your capacity for contemplative spirituality? Or, wonder what “it” is? Or, does that notion not seem to fit you? Richard Gibson wants to help you reconsider those questions – especially in light of the often stressful economic, social, and political climate in which we live – perhaps interrupting our most personal lives. Sign up now for this 9 week series of discovering how to access your unique capacity (which we all have) to find one or more contemplative practices that speak deeply to you. Cost $50/person. Scholarships available.

Details and registration at www.christchurchgp.org/sacred

Session 2: January 9 through February 27Wednesdays at Christ Church6:45 - 8 pm following Community Dinner, UndercroftDo you want to deepen your faith? Want to understand the roots of our Anglican faith and tradition here at Christ Church? Are you interested in shoring up the foundations of your faith? The Catechumenate may be for you. Participants are welcome to join this learning community either for the year in preparation for Adult Baptism, Confirmation, or Reception, or for any one of the four sessions offered during the year. Session 2 explores the Basic (Christian) Beliefs and the history and practice of The Church. Discussion and preparation for this course is based on Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe.

For more information contact Fr. Brownridge at [email protected] or 313-885-4841, ext. 116.

Session 2: January 9 through February 27Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Social GospelWednesdays at Christ Church6:45 - 8 pm following Community Dinner, UndercroftDoes Dr. King matter today? What shaped his teaching? How might the Black Social Gospel shape us at Christ Church? Using Gary Dorrien’s masterful study Breaking White Supremacy, we will explore how the Black Social Gospel shaped Dr. King’s life and ministry, and what their legacy can be for us today.

For more information contact Fr. Brownridge at [email protected] or 313-885-4841, ext. 116.

Wednesdays at Christ Church, January 9Living lives of faith together5:30 pm - Holy Eucharist6:00 pm - Community Dinner (Suggested donation $20/family)6:30 pm - The Catechumenate: Session 2 Begins - The Emmaus Journey: Session 2 Begins - CCKids (Room B-213) - Confirmation (Room B-217)

(Nursery care available 5:30-8:30 pm)

For more information contact Fr. Brownridge at [email protected] or 313-885-4841, ext. 116.

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We Pray together:Please leave your written prayer request at our Reception Desk or contact Fr. Drew at [email protected]. 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: Trinity Church, Monroe; Saint

James’, Dexter; Church of Annunciation, DR; and Church of the Messiah,

Detroit.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for: The Anglican Church in

Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for: Paulette Lavins and

Dan Sullivan, and son Spencer; Gretchen Lawrie; Polly Ledyard; William

LeFevre, and son William; Richard and Sally Legault.

We pray for those in active military service for our country: Nathan

Gaggin, Winston Hughes, Ryan Worrell, George H. Zinn IV.

We offer prayers for: Aditya, Allie, Ann, Anne, Asmitha, Betcher Family,

Christie, Constance, Damianus, Dana, Dean, Elizabeth, Emily, Friday, George,

Herb, Jake, Jane, Joyce, Kate, Kathy, Lucio, Nancy, Otto, Rob, Rosario, Shiloh,

Tom, Violet.

In celebration for the birthdays and anniversaries of: Jeanne Stuart;

Lynne Cameron; Karen Davenport; Darlene Henderson; Julie Schuetze; Ray

Graves; George Port; Anne Wilkinson-Burke.

Altar Guild: 8 am Susan Mara, Nancy Ross 9 am Betsy Creedon, Lynnette Iannace 3 pm Lynnette Iannace

Eucharistic Ministers: 8 am Ed White 9 am Heather Jones, Susan Mills, Mary Trost 3 pm Hope Hoffman, Frank Stellingwerf, Joseph Daniel

Lectors: 9 am Lynn Anslow 3 pm John Snyder, Lynnette Iannace

Prayers: 9 am Sean von Schwarz

Verger: 9 am Deb Champion

Acolytes: 9 am Joelle Reich, Shannon Green, Betsy Oliver,

Alexandra Ostrowski, Sara Johnson, Emma Hanoian

Ushers: 9 am John Snyder, Ted McConnell, Richard Baumgarten, Ian Jones 3 pm John Snyder, Lynnette Iannace

A Candlemas procession followed by a Solemn Holy Eucharist celebrating the Eve of the Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple.

Feast of the Presentation

Friday, February 1, 7 pm Combined Choirs

Free and open to the public

A Prayer and Contemplative Practice Group for Epiphany, Lent, and Beyond

Wednesday afternoons, 4:30 to 6 pmJan 9, 16, 30; Feb 6, 13, 20, 27; March 13, & 20

Facilitator: Richard S. Gibson

Details and registration at christchurchgp.org/sacred

Sign up now for this 9 week series of discovering how to access your unique capacity (which we all have) to find one or more

contemplative practices that speak deeply to you.

Cost $50/person. Scholarships available.

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LessOns fOr The epiphAny

Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-141 Give the King your justice, O God, *

and your righteousness to the King’s Son;

2 That he may rule your people righteously *and the poor with justice;

3 That the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, *and the little hills bring righteousness.

4 He shall defend the needy among the people; *he shall rescue the poor and crush the oppressor.

5 He shall live as long as the sun and moon endure, *from one generation to another.

6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown field, *like showers that water the earth.

7 In his time shall the righteous flourish; *there shall be abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall pay tribute, *and the kings of Arabia and Saba offer gifts.

11 All kings shall bow down before him, *and all the nations do him service.

12 For he shall deliver the poor who cries out in distress, *and the oppressed who has no helper.

13 He shall have pity on the lowly and poor; *he shall preserve the lives of the needy.

14 He shall redeem their lives from oppression and violence, *and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

Ephesians 3:1-12This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that is, the Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.’”

Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.” When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.

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