News and Announcements:
Sun Feb 19 Early Service – 7:45am
Celebration Service – 9:00am
Traditional Service – 11:00am
Mardi Gras Party 6:30-8:30pm
Mon Feb 20 Bible Study- 7:00pm
Tues Feb 21 Vestry Meeting - 6:30pm
Wed Feb 22 Ash Wednesday Service 7:00pm
Thur Feb 23 Brownie Troop meeting – 6-7:30pm
Choir practice:7:00pm
Sun Feb 26 Early Service – 7:45am
Celebration Service – 9:00am
Traditional Service – 11:00am
Mardi Gras!
Celebrate the last Sunday of Epiphany
Join the Christ Church family
for a festival of mardi (fat) proportions!
- Sunday February
- 6:30 to 8:30
- Please bring pot luck or finger food to share and a little cash for donations for drinks.
- Wine, soda and a king cake will be provided.
- Entertaining music from ‘Broadway’
- Performers needed for Broadway acts. Please contact Heidi ASAP
· Finding Faith
· In the Wilderness
- Seekers Lenten Program
- From the book by Marcus Borg*
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Join us this Lent for simple meals, fellowship, and an exploration of our personal faith and how we live it together.
- Monday nights
- February 27 – March 26, 2012
- 6:30 pm simple soup and salad supper
- 7 pm program
- 8;30 heading home
- * Marcus Borg is a Christian and theologian who straddles the Lutheran and Episcopal/Anglican traditions. His best known book is Meeting Jesus again for the first time
The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God by Evelyn Silling in loving memory of her husband Robert Silling
Sundays at Four
Presents
Violinist Brendon Elliott in Recital
17 year old violinist performs a solo recital, Sunday, Feb. 26 at 4:00 pm hosted by Trinity United Methodist Church. This award winning performer first played in a Sundays at Four, “Terrific Teen Talent” program at age 13. After many solo performances with Virginia orchestras, concert master of several youth orchestras, a finalist in the National Sphinx Competition and numerous other awards, he returns to Smithfield to give a full recital – a major achievement for such a young musician.
Information call: 757-375-9140, or 675-5777. A free-will offering will be taken to support this concert.
Readings February 19 7.45 & 11am
+The First Lesson: Elijah ascends to heaven in a whirlwind and his spirit is passed to Elisha, his successor.
A Reading from 2 Kings [2:1-12]
Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel. The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?" And he said, "Yes, I know; keep silent."
Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?" And he answered, "Yes, I know; be silent."
Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.
When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit." He responded, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not." As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha kept watching and crying out, "Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
Psalm 50:1-6 Page 654 , BCP
The LORD, the God of gods, has spoken; *
he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty, *
God reveals himself in glory.
God reveals himself in glory.
Our God will come and will not keep silence; *
before him there is a consuming flame,
and round about him a raging storm.
before him there is a consuming flame,
and round about him a raging storm.
He calls the heavens and the earth from above *
to witness the judgment of his people.
to witness the judgment of his people.
"Gather before me my loyal followers, *
those who have made a covenant with me
and sealed it with sacrifice."
those who have made a covenant with me
and sealed it with sacrifice."
Let the heavens declare the rightness of his cause; *
for God himself is judge.
for God himself is judge.
+The Second Lesson: The truth of the gospel is clear to all who are destined for salvation. It is only those whose minds are closed to Christ who cannot comprehend the good news.
Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
Reading February 19 9am
Reader: A reading from 1 Corinthians [4:3-6]
Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
People: Open our ears to hear your Word.
The truth of the gospel is clear to all who are destined for salvation. It is only those whose minds are closed to Christ who cannot comprehend the good news.
If our Message is obscure to anyone, it's not because we're holding back in any way. No, it's because these other people are looking or going the wrong way and refuse to give it serious attention. All they have eyes for is the fashionable god of darkness. They think he can give them what they want, and that they won't have to bother believing a Truth they can't see. They're stone-blind to the dayspring brightness of the Message that shines with Christ, who gives us the best picture of God we'll ever get.
Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we're proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
People: Open our ears to hear your Word.
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