Piano Dedication

Recital Draws

Large Crowd

A large crowd enjoyed the

piano dedication recital by

duet pianists, Marcia Klinder-

Badgley and Clifford Badgley,

playing the music of Mozart,

Gershwin, Schubert and Mi-

lhaud, among other classical

selections.

The C6x concert grand piano

came to Christ Church earlier

this summer thanks to the

generosity of an anonymous

donor. Here are a few images

from the special evening.

Photo credits to DQ Wil-

liams.

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August 11 — 18, 2019

ThanksLiving: Experiencing the Multitude of God’s Abundance

During the month of August, the Stewardship Committee has planned several opportu-

nities for fellow parishioners to share their thoughts about stewardship. First you will be

able to view brief video clips of parishioners sharing why they give in response to all

that God has given to them. These clips will be shown on a video loop in the Reception

Area, on our website as well as our Facebook page.

Sunday, August 11th -- During both the 8:00 and 10:00 services, there will be panel

discussions moderated by Nelson McDaniel. Serving on the panels and respond-

ing to a series of questions will be Jean Riechenbach, Rick Schulhaus, Jim Gil-

more and Mary Lynn Guidage.

Tuesday, August 13th -- The Vestry and Stewardship Committee will be participat-

ing in Call Night. Parishioners will receive a phone call to share Christ Church up-

dates and extend an invitation to join us for our Annual Giving Campaign Kick-Off

Carnival and Picnic filled with fellowship, fun and food.

We hope you will join us in continuing our journey of sharing the MULTITUDE of God’s ABUNDANCE and his

love for each of us, for Christ Church, and for the world God has called us to love and serve.

EXPERIENCING THE

MULTITUDE OF GOD’S

ABUNDANCE

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“GIG”ing Up for 2019-2020

Are you

looking for a

very reward-

ing program

to be a part

of at Christ

Church?

Growing in

Grace would

love to have

you join us

for this up-

coming

school year! We need volunteers to serve as one-on-

one homework mentors, van drivers, van monitors

and substitutes.

All volunteers receive training, undergo a background

check and complete the Safeguarding God’s Children

Program. Training for all volunteers (new and return-

ing) will be at 5:30 pm Thursday, August 29 in the

GIG Room - Music building upstairs. Please contact

the Director Debbie Fodrie (debbiefodrie@

christchurchnewbern.com /252-675-8358) if you

would like to join Growing in Grace this school year.

IRM Back-to-School Drive Interfaith Refugee Ministry (IRM) is an organization

dedicated to helping refugees rebuild their lives in East-

ern North Carolina. We will be collecting items for their

back-to-school drive from August 4 - 25. Requested

items include book bags and gift cards. A donation site

will be set up in the Reception Area. If you have ques-

tions, please contact Rebecca Liberty at rebeccaliber-

ty@embarqmail.com

Acolyte Training

The Acolyte ministry is open to all chil-

dren and teens ages 8-18. They are invited

to serve at the altar as Torchbearers and

Crucifers. It is a fun ministry that gives our

youth a chance to learn more about the

history and tradition of the Episcopal Church, while serv-

ing important functions at the altar. A Training & Re-

fresher session for all current and new Acolytes will

be on August 25th, following the 10:00 am service. All

Acolytes will be fitted for robes, current procedures will be

reviewed, and all members will receive their newly revised

Acolyte Customaries (handbooks). For more information,

please contact Bill Dorn at wrdorn@suddenlink.net.

Prayer Vigil for Victims, Families and

Survivors of Gun Violence

Christ Church will host a vigil for victims, families and

survivors of gun violence this Sunday, August 11 from

5:30 - 8:30 pm. Please join us for prayer at the response

of tragedies across the nation. To view the Facebook

event page, go to https://www.facebook.com/

events/409979219870599/

Art Guild Fall Exhibit

Countdown for all artists of Christ Church.

We will be accepting your two-dimensional art works

from 10:00 am - 12 pm on August 29 in the Parish

House. The Fall Exhibit will be up for the months of

September and October.

For more information, contact JoAnn Bredley at

252.635.9707.

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Hymn Notes for August 11

“Blessed Assurance,” L 184, is a collaboration be-

tween gospel hymn writers Phoebe Knapp and Fan-

ny Crosby. Knapp, a wealthy insurance man’s wife,

wrote the tune and asked Crosby, a blind hymn writ-

er and worker among the marginalized, what the

tune meant. Crosby wrote this hymn for it. It be-

came part of Dwight Moody’s and Ira Sankey’s re-

vivals in England the United States.

“Jesus Loves Me,” L 218, comes from sisters An-

na and Susan Warner’s novel Say and Seal, published

in Philadelphia in 1860. The novel is peppered with

hymns and poems. In it a sick and dying boy named

Johnny asks his Sunday School teacher, Mr. Linden,

to sing a song, and he sings this. The novel became

a best-seller. Hymn writer William Bradbury read

the words and composed a simple tune. “Jesus

Loves Me” became the best-known children’s hymn

on earth.

Where Do We Give Our Time?

Christ Church shares many financial resources with various

ministries in our community. But we know that often above

and beyond that, many parishioners donate their valuable

time to various ministries. In an attempt to capture a snap-

shot of what that volunteer time might look like, we have

created an online survey at https://tinyurl.com/

CCNBvolunteering. Thank you for your participation.

Barbershop Harmony Group

Those interested in singing with a small Barbershop

Harmony group should contact Doug Sudduth at

252.631.3830. No experience necessary. Men and

women welcome. Doug can teach you all you need

to know to sing some uplifting music.

RCS Accepting Clothing Donations

RCS is accepting new or gently used clothing dona-

tions (currently summer clothes) for needy children

in Craven County Schools. RCS will be working di-

rectly with Guidance Counselors to get school-aged

children (grades K-12) the clothing they need during

the school year. Please consider donating or pur-

chasing clothing for students. This is a huge blessing

for our students in need.

“Synthesis” Study Materials

Copies of the August and early September

"Synthesis" study materials are available in a marked

folder at the Reception Desk. “Synthesis” addresses

the appointed weekly Scripture lessons, and the Sun-

day morning study class will resume on September

15. Questions? Please contact Rick Schulhaus at

rschildy@gmail.com.

Call for Choir Members

Choirs begin soon! Please prayer-

fully consider joining a choir! We

need:

Singers: Sopranos, Tenors,

Altos, Basses in both adult

choirs

Handbell ringers

Children for both children’s choirs

Heart & Soul choir, our 8:45 am service choir, meets Tues-

day evenings 5:00 - 6:30 pm in the Music Room beginning

August 27. No experience necessary. Just show up and sing!

Handbells meet Tuesday evenings 7:00 - 8:00 pm in the

Music Room beginning August 27. Please contact Cliff

Badgley if you’re interested to be sure we have space. We

need 11 ringers to play our 3-octave set of Schulmerich bells.

Music & Motion choir, for children Kindergarten through

2nd grade and led by Jane Peele, meets in the Parish House

4:30 - 5:15 pm Wednesday afternoons. Starts August 28.

Choristers, for children 3rd through 6th grades and led by

Cliff Badgley, meets in the Music Room 4:30 - 5:15 pm

Wednesday afternoons. Beginning August 28.

Parish Choir, our 11:00 service choir, meets in the Music

Room on Wednesdays 7:00-9:00 pm beginning August 28.

Please contact Cliff Badgley (cliffordbadgley

@christchurchnewbern.com) with any questions.

It’s All in the Name

We have a lot of new faces around Christ Church. To help

everyone become acquainted with one another, we encourage

you to wear your name tags while at church.

If you would like a new or replacement name tag, please con-

tact Jettie Pelletier (jettiejp9@gmail.com / 252.288.4305).

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Calendar

Sunday, August 11

Stewardship Panel Discussion

8:00 am Eucharist Rite I

10:00 am Eucharist Rite II

5:30 pm Prayer Vigil for Gun Violence Victims

Monday, August 12

8:30 am Stephen Ministry Meeting (Library)

6:00 pm Song Lovers’ Class (Music Room)

Tuesday, August 13

8:30 am Holy Eucharist (Chapel)

Stewardship Parish Call Night

Wednesday, August 14

9:00 am ECW Fall Event (Offsite)

10:00 am Holy Eucharist and Healing Service (Chapel)

6:15 pm AA meeting - open (Pelletier Room)

Thursday, August 15

10:00 am Brookdale (Offsite)

10:45 am Berne Village (Offsite)

6:30 pm NA Meeting (Pelletier Room)

Friday, August 16

Saturday, August 17

Sunday, August 18

8:00 am Eucharist Rite II

10:00 am Daughters of the King Installation

10:00 am Eucharist Rite II

In peace we pray to you, Lord God For our ill and recovering parishioners:

Barbara Willis, Dottie Parker, Gary Derck, Jackie Barney, Linda

Lore, Mike Pridgen, Jim, Mary Hasell, Catherine Bender, Betty

Jane Bonapartian, Bob and Joan Burnett, Champ Mitchell, Janet

Anderson, Bradley, Joe Freemon, Ray Stark, Bob Kohn,

Nicholas Pridgen, Betty Paramore, Susan Rivenbark, Mary Kay

Farnham, Warren Meadows, Hal Cameron, Charlie Mitchell,

Robert Lane, Dave Watrous, Larry Whitney, Joe Mansfield,

Ilene Disosway, Barbara, Barbara Odderstol, Rae Cowan, Jack

Hardy, Su Cox, Bill Vincent, Patrick Campesi, Evelyn Dill, Jim

Keeter, Mary-Carolyn Lawson, Lindy Emory, Fair Leonard, Bill

Lankenau, Leigh Byrd, Liz Lane, Doug Sudduth, Raymond Tait,

Paul Tait, Rees Carter.

For our families and friends:

Liesel, Tate, Ruth, Kathy, Nancy, Denise, Tony, Barbara,

Charlie, Ann, Mathias, Katherine, Alex, Dennis, Jim, Teresa,

Robert, Michael, Dorothy, Julia, Ian, Lee, Jessica, Dan, Steve,

Andy, Matthew, Heath, Glen, Betty J, Walter, Anne, Cameron,

Scott, Leo, Laura, Rick, Jackson, Andrea, Bo, Frances, Guy,

Stephen, Martha, Deb, Imma Jean, Drew, Cortney, Karen, Dan,

Betsy, Joan., Linda, Matty, Linda, Michael, Bridgid, Kate,

Robert, Alex, Bruce, Melissa, Eve, Mark, Gordon, Missy,

Robert, Rev Dave, Derek, Bud and Cheryl, Matt, Jeff, Corinne,

Paul, Travis, Sarah, Edward, Irene, Matt, David, Schellie, Peter,

Michael, John, Jim, Joanne, Polly, Anderson.

For our deployed military:

Capt. Jason White, Cpl. Jason Church, Sgt. Bill Jarvis, LCPL

Ross Drury, Capt. Delbert R. Patton, CW02 Justin Harshner,

Capt. John Jones, Lt. Col. Matt Wernersbach, Lt. Christopher

Miller.

For our parishioners in boarding school and college:

Anna Louise Flanagan, Jack Huddle, Harrison Little, Carlee

Peele, Htoo Soe, John Thomas, Zack Thuringer, Abby Garman,

Emily Wilson, Sarah Kate Childs, Sydney Kitchen.

For refugee families and those seeking asylum.

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Grace Church, Plymouth,

Interfaith Refugee Ministry, Lower Cape Fear Deanery.

If you would like a loved one who is not a member of Christ

Church to be placed on that prayer list, please contact Betsy

Downard (betsydownard@christchurchnewbern.com,

252.633.2109)

Deadlines for Submitting Articles & Calendar Items

“Week Ahead at Christ Church” email: 12 noon Thursday

“MidWeek Messenger” email: 12 noon Tuesday

Printed and emailed “Messenger”: 12 noon Wednesday

Please email items to communications @christchurchnewbern.com.

The flowers on the altar are given to

the glory of God and in thanksgiving

of their 57th wedding anniversary by

Rosie and Geoff Wood.

DON’T LET THIS BE THE END OF

LEMONADE SEASON

At last check, we are looking for Lemonade on the

Lawn hosts on August 11, 18, 25 and September 1.

There is a sign up sheet in reception, or you can sign up

online at https://tinyurl.com/Lemonade2019.

EVANGELISM MEETING DATE CHANGE

The Evangelism Ministry meeting will now meet at

3:30 pm., Thursday, August 22 in the Library. Please

note the change in date.