Weekly HigHligHts of ParisH life october 6, 2019

This Week AT ChrisT ChurCh

SUNDAY, OCT. 6 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Family Festival (FL) 3 pm Evensong (N)**

MONDAY, OCT. 7 Offices Closed 9 am MOPS (U)**

TUESDAY, OCT. 8 7 am God in the Work Place (MH) 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 4 pm Holy Eucharist @ The Rivers (Offsite) 4 pm Buildings and Grounds (B213) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Daughters of the King (FR) 6:30 pm DA (MH)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 4:30 pm Enneagram Workshop (MH) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (SMC)** 6 pm Community Dinner (U)** 6:30 pm Emmaus (U)** 6:30 pm CCKids (B213)** 7:30 pm Chorale (N) 8:30 pm AA (LL)

THURSDAY, OCT. 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 (MH)

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

SATURDAY, OCT. 12 Offices Closed 9 am SAT Prep Class (B217) 10 am Memorial Service: Doreen Christ 8:30 pm AA (LL)

SUNDAY, OCT. 13 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Rector’s Forum (U)** 10:10 am Catechumenate (BL) 10:10 am Sunday School 3y - 5th Gr. (Ed. Wing)** 6th - 7th Gr. (LL)** 3 pm Evensong (N)**

**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

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.

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.

Sunday School for children will resume next week. Please join us on the front lawn after today’s service for treats and refreshments for pets and animals alike!

Today, Sunday, October 6, 9 amBring Your Pets to Church!

In the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi, who believed that God’s love encompasses all creation, we invite “all creatures great and small” to this beloved family service. Bring your dog, cat, rabbit, bird, turtle – all your family pets – to be blessed by the clergy. All are welcome to this fun family service!

After the service we will have treats and refreshments for people and pets, pony rides, and a petting zoo. Please bring YOUR pets and join us!!

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Parish & Community Events

Wednesdays at Christ Church, October 94:30 pm - Putting the Enneagram Basics to Work in Your Life (Miller Hall) 5:30 pm - Holy Eucharist, Saint Margaret’s Chapel6:00 pm - Community Dinner- Undercroft, Donation: $20/family6:30 pm - The Emmaus Journey: Through the Lens of Love (Undercroft) - CCKids (B213) (Nursery care available 5:30-8:30 pm)

For more information contact Fr. Brownridge at wbrownridge@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 116.

Begins October 13, 10:10-11:15 am in Miller HallDo you want to live more like Jesus? Do you want to explore what it means to be baptized or to live the baptized life of Christ? Do you want to better understand the Christian life and faith we have inherited as Episcopalians here at Christ Church? These and other foundational questions will be explored over the course of the program year with Fr. Drew and other participants in the Catechumenate. To learn more contact Fr. Drew at 313-885-4842 or rectorsoffice@christchurchgp.org.

As Fall settles in, Parishioners are invited to open their homes for a simple pot-luck supper for their Circle Group as a way to connect with new and old friends alike. Christ Church will take care of invitations - you need only provide the space!

Contact Fr. Walter to volunteer, wbrownridge@christchurchgp.org.

Every fall, the Rector and Vestry appoint a Nominating Committee to discern and call members of Christ Church to serve on the Vestry. This faithful work, however, is never done in isolation and is best done with your prayerful support and participation. To this end, we invite you to join us in this difficult, yet sacred, task. Considering those whom you know within our community, we ask you prayerfully to discern who may be called to serve on the Vestry. To help you in your discernment, and to help the Nominating Committee in our work together, we ask that you complete the Vestry Candidate Recommendation Form for any members of Christ Church whom you discern are called to serve on the Vestry at this time. Recommendations are invited until October 25.

Go to www.christchurchgp.org/Vestry2020(Printed copies are also available in the Rector’s Office.)

Vestry Candidate Recommendations

Sunday, October 6, 3 pm, Combined ChoirsThe service of Evensong (or sung Evening Prayer) is drawn from Psalms, lessons from the Old and New Testaments, and songs of praise from the Scriptures. Music is an integral part of this service, and the choirs offer sung prayers to God on behalf of the people of God. Free and open to the public. A reception follows each service.

NOTE NEW DATE: Thursday, October 24, 3-5 pm at the RectoryPlease join us as new friends and old come together for a traditional Afternoon Tea! We will enjoy tea, cookies, and finger sandwiches while engaging in fellowship, connecting with friends and neighbors and making lasting memories. Transportation available upon request. *Childcare will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday, October 18. RSVP to Joseph Daniel at rectorsadmin@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 107.

You are cordially invited to

Saturday, October 26, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm The Grounds of Christ ChurchVolunteers needed for fall cleanup of our beautiful Church Grounds. Weeding, fence line tending, tree pruning, raking and other outdoor tasks are on our list! Join us for beautiful fall weather, fellowship and lunch together afterwards. For more information contact Diane Ward at dward@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 111.

To sign up go to www.christchurchgp.org/fall.

Sunday, October 27, 3 pm, pre-concert lecture at 2 pm Christ Church ScholaIn our first concert of the season, the Christ Church Schola will celebrate the rich musical heritage of Germany, whose music has spanned over 800 years. Highlights include the chant of Hildegard von Bingen, the intricate counterpoint of Bach, the Romantic harmonies of Brahms and Mendelssohn, and much more. Join us on this musical tour of Germany. Freewill offering. For more information contact Scott Hanoian, shanoian@christchurchgp.org, or 313-885-4842, ext. 102.

OktoberfestChoral Masterpieces from Germany

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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: Church of the Resurrection, Ecorse; Saint John the Evangelist, Santo Domingo (DR); Saint Luke’s, Santiago (DR); and Church of the Messiah, Detroit.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for: The Church in Wales; The Most Rev’d John Davies.

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for: Tom Smith; Carol Smith, and daughter Elizabeth; Jeffrey & Lisa Smith, and children, Gerard and Christian; Susan Smith; Clayton & Ann Smith, and son, Chris; John Snyder.

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

We offer prayers for: Ann Marie, Bill, Bob, Constance, Ed, James, Jane, Joe, John, Kate, Kathie, Kathy, Marie, Otto, Patrick, Rob, Shiloh, Teri, Tom.

The altar flowers are given to the Glory of God in memory of William Charles McMillan III.

In celebration for the birthdays and anniversaries of: Cathy Collison; Sam Felix; Sheila Sweeny; Sally Stallings; Ann Spica; Faye Higbie; Colleen Fitzgerald; Polly Ryan; Michael Spreeman; Sandy & Sharon Blain, IV; Charles & Carol Exley, Jr.; Edward & Patsy Gotfredson; Michael & Blair Spreeman.

Altar Guild: 8 am Sandra Walters, Susan Mara

Eucharistic Ministers: 8 am Ed White

Lectors: 9 am John Snyder 3 pm Karyn Weir

Prayers: 9 am Rema Waugh

Verger: 9 am David Gerdis

Acolytes: 9 am Graham Romer, Emma Reich, Ashlyn Johnson,

Lorelei Carr, Will Hanoian

Ushers: 9 am Blair Osborn, Joe Swickard, Kit Tennyson, David Chaklos,

Jon Ostrowski, Brendan Walsh, Amie Sweeney 3 pm Karyn Weir

Flowers: Candy Sweeny, Mike Fournier

NEXT SERVICE DATE:Saturday, 10/19

Rebuilding Together Southeast Michigan Jefferson-Chalmers Neighborhood

Join Christ Church for a hands-on service project in conjunction with Rebuilding Together Southeast Michigan (the recipient of the 2019 Easter Appeal). On Saturday, September 28 and again on October 19, our team of volunteers will rehabilitate homes in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. For more information, speak with Dick Trost or Mark Lorenger.

You can also contact Joseph in the Rector’s Office at 313-885-4842

or rectorsoffice@christchurchgp.org.

A new Christ Church Service Ministry beginning in October, 2019

Mentoring matters because reading matters.

Volunteer with the Carstens Literacy Initiative and help a child reach her potential. Let’s change the world -- one reader at a time.

For more information, or to commit to a day or two per week, please contact the Rector’s

Office at 313-885-4842 or rectorsoffice@christchurchgp.org.

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

LessOns fOr The sevenTeenTh sundAy AfTer PenTeCOsT,PrOPer 22

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrong-doing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous—therefore judgment comes forth perverted. I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.

Psalm 37:1-101 Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; *

do not be jealous of those who do wrong.

2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, * and like the green grass fade away.

3 Put your trust in the Lord and do good; * dwell in the land and feed on its riches.

4 Take delight in the Lord, * and he shall give you your heart’s desire.

5 Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, * and he will bring it to pass.

6 He will make your righteousness as clear as the light * and your just dealing as the noonday.

7 Be still before the Lord * and wait patiently for him.

8 Do not fret yourself over the one who prospers, * the one who succeeds in evil schemes.

9 Refrain from anger, leave rage alone; * do not fret yourself; it leads only to evil.

10 For evildoers shall be cut off, * but those who wait upon the Lord shall possess the land.

2 Timothy 1:1-14Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, my beloved child:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.

Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher, and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.

Luke 17:5-10The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, `Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

“Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, `Come here at once and take your place at the table’? Would you not rather say to him, `Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink’? Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, `We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!’”

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

Dexter Kennedy, Assistant Organist • Diane Ward, Associate for Finance and Administration