Readings, News & Announcements Oct 30

News and Announcements:

Sun     Oct 30                Early Quiet Service – 7:45am

                                    Celebration service – 9:00pm

                                    St Lukes -Traditional Service – 11:00am

Mon    Oct 31               Halloween – No Bible Study                 

Tues    Nov 1                Daughters of the King Meeting – 7:30pm

                                    Executive Leadership 1^st Tuesday Meeting – 7:00pm

Wed    Nov 2                Bible Study 4:00pm

                                    Mid Week Eucharist 5:00-6:00pm

                                    Celebration Band 6:30-7:15pm

Thur    Nov 3                Choir practice 7:00pm

Sun      Nov 6                Faith Sunday Service – Combined 10:00am

                                                                 

 
The flowers on the altar & columbarium are given to the 
Glory of God by Bill Reed in loving memory of his wife Margo
  
  
  
  
    
  
   
  
 
 
 

The flowers in the narthex are given to the Glory of God by Daiga Young in loving memory of her dear friend Margo Reed

Faith Sunday is set for November 6
You will be receiving a Faith Pledge Card in the mail soon asking you to consider your grateful gift to God for the coming year, 2012.   We will receive these cards and bless them at a joint November 6 service. 

Are you called to be a bread maker for our church?  If so, please contact Molly Lundie at 357-7483 or t.lake@charter.net.

Finances at Christ Church
Pledges and plate at Christ Church have been very low in recent months, so that -- although we have continued to tighten our belt on expenses -- we have a negative budget income verses expense of nearly $20,000 for the year as of September 1.   If you have pledged and not been able to keep up on your promise, please try to catch up.  If you have pledged and plan to give a larger gift near the end of the year, please let our treasurer, Bob Amato, know that.   If you did not pledge this year, please consider giving more for the ministry of Christ at Christ Church.  If you are able, consider an extra gift.   Thank you.   

AUGUST

BUDGET                ACTUALS            VARIANCE  

13,925.00                  6,717.00                  (7,208.00)      

YEAR TO DATE

BUDGET      ACTUALS       VARIANCE       

 111,400.00     92,182.54         (19,217.46)

Sep 18 -- SUNDAY OFFERINGS

BUDGET      ACTUALS       VARIANCE       

3481.25           2338.00              -1143.24

Readings October 30^th 9am

Reader:  A reading from 1 Thessalonians [2:9-13]

Paul recalls his tireless efforts to proclaim the gospel, and gives thanks that believers accepted his teaching as God’s word

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

People:  Open our ears to hear your Word.

You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message to you. You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren't freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.

And now we look back on all this and thank God, an artesian well of thanks! When you got the Message of God we preached, you didn't pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God's true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

People:  Open our ears to hear your Word.

Readings October 30^th 7.45 & 11am

+The First Lesson: Joshua instructs the people to follow the Lord’s command and cross into the Promised Land on dry land through the Jordan River.

A Reading from Joshua [3:7-17]

The LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that I will be with you as I was with Moses. You are the one who shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, `When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'" Joshua then said to the Israelites, "Draw near and hear the words of the LORD your God." Joshua said, "By this you shall know that among you is the living God who without fail will drive out from before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites: the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is going to pass before you into the Jordan. So now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. When the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan flowing from above shall be cut off; they shall stand in a single heap."
When the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan, the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were in front of the people. Now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest. So when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the edge of the water, the waters flowing from above stood still, rising up in a single heap far off at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, while those flowing toward the sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people crossed over opposite Jericho. While all Israel were crossing over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, until the entire nation finished crossing over the Jordan.

Reader: The Word of the Lord                                                                                           People: Thanks be to God  

Psalm 107:1-7, 33-43  Page 746 , BCP

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever.

Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.

He gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.

Some wandered in desert wastes; *
they found no way to a city where they might dwell.

They were hungry and thirsty; *
their spirits languished within them.

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.

He put their feet on a straight path *
to go to a city where they might dwell. 

The LORD changed rivers into deserts, *
and water-springs into thirsty ground,

A fruitful land into salt flats, *
because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.

He changed deserts into pools of water *
and dry land into water-springs.

He settled the hungry there, *
and they founded a city to dwell in.

They sowed fields, and planted vineyards, *
and brought in a fruitful harvest.

+The Second Lesson: Paul recalls his tireless efforts to proclaim the gospel, and gives thanks that believers accepted his teaching as God’s word.

A Reading from 1 Thessalonians  [2:9-13]

You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believers. As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children, urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God's word, which is also at work in you believers.

Reader: The Word of the Lord                                                                                         

 People: Thanks be to God  

Readings, News & Announcements October 23

The Bishop is Coming!Our bishop, the Right Rev. Holly Hollerith, will be with us this Sunday.  We will have one service at 10 a.m. that will include confirmation and a reaffirmation of our Baptismal vows.   After the service we will have a reception and also a forum time in which the Bishop will address the community.  If you can, please bring some kind of finger food to share at the reception.  The stewardship committee also plans to have a powerpoint presentation on the ministries of Christ Church to watch at the reception.   Come get to know our spiritual leader, Bishop Holly, and celebrate our diocese and our church with him.   The loose offering this Sunday will go to our Bishop's discretionary fund, so be generous!  

News and Announcements:

Sun     Oct 23                10:00am Combined Service – Bishop’s visit

Mon    Oct 24               Popcorn Theology/Seekers Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm

Wed    Oct 26               Bible Study 4:00pm

                                    Mid Week Eucharist 5:00-6:00pm

                                    Celebration Band 6:30-7:15pm

Turs    Oct 27               Choir Practice 7:00pm

Sun     Oct 30                 Early Quiet Service – 7:45am

                                    Celebration service – 9:00pm

                                    Traditional Service – 11:00am at St. Luke’s

The flowers on the altar are given to the Glory of God by Ruth Johnson in clebration of her husband Dean’s 89^th Birthday on the 25^th October.

Finances at Christ Church
Pledges and plate at Christ Church have been very low in recent months, so that -- although we have continued to tighten our belt on expenses -- we have a negative budget income verses expense of nearly $20,000 for the year as of September 1.   If you have pledged and not been able to keep up on your promise, please try to catch up.  If you have pledged and plan to give a larger gift near the end of the year, please let our treasurer, Bob Amato, know that.   If you did not pledge this year, please consider giving more for the ministry of Christ at Christ Church.  If you are able, consider an extra gift.   Thank you.   

AUGUST

BUDGET                ACTUALS            VARIANCE  

13,925.00                  6,717.00                  (7,208.00)      

YEAR TO DATE

BUDGET      ACTUALS       VARIANCE       

 111,400.00     92,182.54         (19,217.46)

Sep 18 -- SUNDAY OFFERINGS

BUDGET      ACTUALS       VARIANCE       

3481.25            2338.00                  -1143.24

Faith Sunday is set for November 6
You will be receiving a Faith Pledge Card in the mail soon asking you to consider your grateful gift to God for the coming year, 2012.   We will receive these cards and bless them at a joint November 6 service. 

Readings: October 23 10:00am

The First Lesson: The Lord allows Moses to see the Promised Land from a mountain top before he dies. When the period of mourning ends, Joshua becomes the people’s new leader.

A Reading from Deuteronomy [34:1-12]

Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the LORD showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negeb, and the Plain-- that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees-- as far as Zoar. The LORD said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, `I will give it to your descendants'; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there." Then Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, at the LORD's command. He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day. Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his vigor had not abated. The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.

Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. He was unequaled for all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

Reader: The Word of the Lord                                                                                           People: Thanks be to God  

Psalm 90:1-6,13-17;  (Page 717, BCP)

Lord, you have been our refuge *
from one generation to another.

Before the mountains were brought forth,
or the land and the earth were born, *
from age to age you are God.

You turn us back to the dust and say, *
"Go back, O child of earth."

For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past *
and like a watch in the night.

You sweep us away like a dream; *
we fade away suddenly like the grass.

In the morning it is green and flourishes; *
in the evening it is dried up and withered.

Return, O LORD; how long will you tarry? *
be gracious to your servants.

Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning; *
so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.

Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us *
and the years in which we suffered adversity.

Show your servants your works *
and your splendor to their children.

May the graciousness of the LORD our God be upon us; *
prosper the work of our hands;
prosper our handiwork.

  

The Second Lesson: Paul recalls his zeal and perseverance in proclaiming the gospel to new disciples. Because they are dear to him, he was able to endure even in the face of persecution.

 A Reading from I Thessalonians  [2:1-8]

You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to

declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.

Reader: The Word of the Lord                                                                                          

 People: Thanks be to God  

Readings, News & Announcements Oct 16-23

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News and Announcements:

Sun     Oct 16                Early Quiet Service – 7:45am

                                    Celebration service – 9:00pm

                                    Traditional Service – 11:00am

Mon    Oct 17               Popcorn Theology/Seekers Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm

Tues    Oct 18               Vestry Meeting 7-8:30pm

Wed    Oct 19               Bible Study 4:00pm

                                    Mid Week Eucharist 5:00-6:00pm

                                    Celebration Band 6:30-7:15pm

Thur    Oct 20               Choir practice 7:00pm

                                    Brownie Troop Meeting 6:30-7:30pm

Sat       Oct 22              Prayer Shawl meeting – 10:00am

Sun      Oct 23               Bishops Visit ~ Combined Confirmation Service 10:00am

                                       Reception & Bishop’s Forum 11:15am

The Bishop is Coming!Our bishop, the Right Rev. Holly Hollerith, will be with us next Sunday.  We will have one service at 10 a.m. that will include confirmation and a reaffirmation of our Baptismal vows.   After the service we will have a reception and also a forum time in which the Bishop will address the community.  If you can, please bring some kind of finger food to share at the reception.  The stewardship committee also plans to have a powerpoint presentation on the ministries of Christ Church to watch at the reception.   Come get to know our spiritual leader, Bishop Holly, and celebrate our diocese and our church with him.   The loose offering this Sunday will go to our Bishop's discretionary fund, so be generous!  

Finances at Christ Church
Pledges and plate at Christ Church have been very low in recent months, so that -- although we have continued to tighten our belt on expenses -- we have a negative budget income verses expense of nearly $20,000 for the year as of September 1.   If you have pledged and not been able to keep up on your promise, please try to catch up.  If you have pledged and plan to give a larger gift near the end of the year, please let our treasurer, Bob Amato, know that.   If you did not pledge this year, please consider giving more for the ministry of Christ at Christ Church.  If you are able, consider an extra gift.   Thank you.   

AUGUST

BUDGET                ACTUALS            VARIANCE  

13,925.00                  6,717.00                  (7,208.00)      

YEAR TO DATE

BUDGET      ACTUALS       VARIANCE       

 111,400.00     92,182.54         (19,217.46)

Sep 18 -- SUNDAY OFFERINGS

BUDGET      ACTUALS       VARIANCE       

3481.25            2338.00                  -1143.24

Faith Sunday is set for November 6
You will be receiving a Faith Pledge Card in the mail soon asking you to consider your grateful gift to God for the coming year, 2012.   We will receive these cards and bless them at a joint November 6 service. 

Readings: October 16 7.45 & 11am

+The First Lesson: God reassures Moses of his continuing relationship with a new covenant, and by allowing Moses to stand in his presence.

A Reading from Exodus [33:12-23]

Moses said to the LORD, "See, you have said to me, `Bring up this people'; but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, `I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.' Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your ways, so that I may know you and find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people." He said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." And he said to him, "If your presence will not go, do not carry us up from here. For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people, unless you go with us? In this way, we shall be distinct, I and your people, from every people on the face of the earth."

The LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing that you have asked; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name." Moses said, "Show me your glory, I pray." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the name, `The LORD'; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But," he said, "you cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live." And the LORD continued, "See, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock; and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back; but my face shall not be seen."

Reader: The Word of the Lord                                                                                           People: Thanks be to God  

Psalm 99 Page 728, BCP

The LORD is King;
let the people tremble; *
he is enthroned upon the cherubim;
let the earth shake.

The LORD is great in Zion; *
he is high above all peoples.

Let them confess his Name, which is great and awesome; *
he is the Holy One.

"O mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established equity; *
you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob."

Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God
and fall down before his footstool; *
he is the Holy One.

Moses and Aaron among his priests,
and Samuel among those who call upon his Name, *
they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud; *
they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.

O LORD our God, you answered them indeed; *
you were a God who forgave them,
yet punished them for their evil deeds.

Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God
and worship him upon his holy hill; *
for the LORD our God is the Holy One.

  

+The Second Lesson: Paul commends the Thessalonian Christians for their conversion and faithfulness. Their upright living is an example for believers everywhere.

A Reading from 1 Thessalonians  [1:1-10]

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace to you and peace.

We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead-- Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.

Reader: The Word of the Lord                                                                                          

People: Thanks be to God  

October 16 9:00am

Reader:  A reading from Exodus [33:12-23]

God reassures Moses of his continuing relationship with a new covenant, and by allowing Moses to stand in his presence

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

People:  Open our ears to hear your Word.

Moses said to God, "Look, you tell me, 'Lead this people,' but you don't let me know whom you're going to send with me. You tell me, 'I know you well and you are special to me.' If I am so special to you, let me in on your plans. That way, I will continue being special to you. Don't forget, this is your people, your responsibility."

God said, "My presence will go with you. I'll see the journey to the end."

Moses said, "If your presence doesn't take the lead here, call this trip off right now. How else will it be known that you're with me in this, with me and your people? Are you traveling with us or not? How else will we know that we're special, I and your people, among all other people on this planet Earth?"

God said to Moses: "All right. Just as you say; this also I will do, for I know you well and you are special to me. I know you by name."

Moses said, "Please. Let me see your Glory."

God said, "I will make my Goodness pass right in front of you; I'll call out the name, God, right before you. I'll treat well whomever I want to treat well and I'll be kind to whomever I want to be kind."

God continued, "But you may not see my face. No one can see me and live."

God said, "Look, here is a place right beside me. Put yourself on this rock. When my Glory passes by, I'll put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with my hand until I've passed by. Then I'll take my hand away and you'll see my back. But you won't see my face."

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

People:  Open our ears to hear your Word.