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Page 1: Summer Messenger 2016

the messenger

SUMMER 2016

Forks and Fellowship: A Supper Club Ministry consists of small groups with a focus on fellowship, hospitality, and community building that reflect the diversity of our parish. Read more on page 8.

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A People of Vision

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL CLERGY

The Rev. Dr. Harrison McLeod Rector

The Rev. Robert Chiles Associate for Pastoral Care

The Rev. Gary Eichelberger Associate for Faith Development

& Worship

The Rev. Jeffrey Meadowcroft Assistant Priest

The Rt. Rev. Donald HultstrandBishop-in-Residence

The Rev. David JacksonSenior Chaplain of CCES

The Rev. Peggy MuncieExecutive Director of Canterbury

Counseling Center

Known as the “Parish in the Heart of the City,” Christ Church Episcopal is blessed by the beauty of its physical surroundings, which have been preserved and expanded by the energy and vision of its faithful stewards, both past and present. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are inspired to be A Joyful Community Sharing Life in Jesus Christ.

Christ Church is home to a diverse group of parishioners, composed of individuals who live in Greenville proper as well as various communities in and around the Upstate. We are a house of worship, prayer, education, and care for all people, both in our parish and within our community, and offer a place for everyone. We hope you will join us.

The Messenger is a quarterly publication of Christ Church Episcopal. All articles are written by Christ Church parishioners and friends.

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We are approaching our bicentennial in the year 2020 and anticipating a wonderful beginning of our third hundred years as a worshipping community in the Episcopal tradition. As we reflect, do we imagine that those who came before us would ever have contemplated the vibrancy and ministry we now share? The short answer is a resounding “Yes!”

Think for a moment: the first plans for our beautiful church building accommodated 650 worshippers at a service. Construction began in 1854 and concluded in 1968, with the addition of the north transept and the undercroft. That little group of

Episcopalians who founded our church as a chapel of ease desired that Christ Church grow into a church that truly was the “parish in the heart of the city.” That small group of worshippers anticipated and prepared for a community of their descendants who would equal more than the total population of the little town of Greenville at the time. What a vision!

Now, here we are. We are the inheritors of an incredible vision. We are the descendants (both familial and in faith) of that small group of visionaries who anticipated our lives and ministries.

With that particular blessing comes a particular responsibility. We are called to be a people of vision and passion. We are called to prepare ourselves and our community for those who will inherit our tradition. We are up to the task. Through worship, mission work, teaching, and caring for each other, we are creating a legacy of faith that is true to our tradition.

What an exciting time we share in the life and ministry of Christ Church.

Faithfully,

The Rev. Dr. Harrison McLeod, Rector

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Community of HopeA Pastoral Care Ministry in the Benedictine Tradition

By Kevin S. Mertens

First of all, “love God with your whole heart, your whole soul and all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew

22:37-39; Mark 12:30-31; Luke 10:27).” Then the following: You are not to kill, not to

commit adultery; you are not to steal nor to covet (Romans 13:9); you are not to bear false witness (Matthew 19:18; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20). You must honor everyone (1 Peter 2:17), and never do to another what

you do not want done to yourself (Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31). Renounce yourself in order to follow Christ (Matthew 16:24; Luke 9:23);

discipline your body (1 Corinthians 9:27); do not pamper yourself, but love fasting. You must relieve the lot of the poor, clothe the naked, visit the sick (Matthew 25:36), and

bury the dead. Go to help the troubled and console the sorrowing.- The Rule of Benedict

The mission of Community of Hope International is “To create and sustain Christian communities of lay pastoral caregivers united in prayer, shaped by Benedictine spirituality, and equipped for and serving in pastoral care ministries.” The Community of Hope is truly “a school for God’s service” in the tradition of what St. Benedict of Nursia sought to create when he authored his Rule in the sixth century.

I was attracted to the Community of Hope because I

felt I needed the pastoral care training and structure provided by the program to help me better serve in my ministry: working with veterans and military families. Graduates are commissioned as Pastoral Care Lay Chaplains by the Diocese and serve in diverse ministries such as parish outreach, Eucharistic visitation, home, hospital, or prison visitation, and programs for the homeless. The training, which consists of 14 modules, includes subjects ranging from Benedictine Spiritually, Pastoral Care, Listening Skills, Pastoral Visits, Confidentiality, Grief, and Care for the Caregiver. We are a ministry of presence.

I had to use the training immediately in my service with the Chaplain Detachment of South Carolina State Guard. During the 1,000 year flood in October of last year, in addition to working with the Army and the National Guard, we served in emergency shelters set up by the Red Cross in Columbia and the lower part of the state. We attempted to provide comfort to our fellow South Carolinians who, in most cases, were tired or sick, and in many cases had lost everything. The Lord does work in mysterious ways because I had completed the Pastoral Care and Listening Skills modules just days before.

One of the first things that pastoral caregivers discover is that they cannot solve or remove the problems of the people to whom they minister. But the caregiver is not powerless. The caregiver has much to offer. The best and most important gift they offer is simply the gift of presence, the gift of themselves. Through that gift, the care receiver understands that he or she is not alone. In embracing that service of pastoral presence, the caregiver is representing God in a tangible and healing way.

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Often after a crisis or trauma, the care receiver will not remember anything that was said or prayed, but they will remember with gratitude that someone stood beside them, that they were not alone.

Another gift of the caregiver is the gift of listening. When the care receiver knows that he or she has been deeply heard, that his or her story has been able to be told, there is peace and comfort and healing. The work of the caregiver is not easy. It requires focus, attention, and, most of all, compassion. But the work of the caregiver is enormously satisfying and rewarding.

Care of the sick must rank above and before all else so that they may truly be served as Christ who said: “I was sick and you visited

me (Matthew 25:36)” and, “What you did for one of these least of my people you did for me (Matthew 25:40).” Let the sick on their part bear in mind that they are served out of honor for God, and let them not by their

excessive demands distress anyone who serves them. Still, the sick must be patiently borne with, because serving them leads to a greater reward. Consequently, the prioress

or abbot should be extremely careful that they suffer no neglect.- The Rule of Benedict

The Benedictine Spirituality of the Community of Hope teaches us to try to live a daily rule of prayer and worship through our work and service. It teaches us that our work is how we worship God, and it teaches us that you must look for God in everyone you meet. The 25th chapter of Matthew teaches us that what we do for the least of these, we do for God. I have learned through the Community of Hope that what we do for anyone, and especially for the least of God’s children, we do for God.

To any of you for whom God is whispering in your ear, “Please serve my children through your presence, visitation, and compassion,” we invite you to consider the Community of Hope as a place to be fully prepared and supported to exercise and express effective pastoral care ministry within the Christ Church community and beyond. The cost for the 14 training sessions is only $50. For more information, please contact Annette Cook, 672.4141 or [email protected].

I am so glad that I am doing this ministry.

Cindy McCravy

Kevin S. Mertens stands second from the left

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By Ben Norwood

Our church restoration project is just around the corner! We are scheduled to move to the All Saints Center on Sunday, August 7 and will continue worshipping there until the restoration project is complete: a project we anticipate will take anywhere from 18 to 24 months.

During this period, we will have a number of incredible opportunities to experience worship in a new and creative way. So much will be completely familiar - we will continue to use the Rite II Book of Common Prayer services for much of the year. But, like previous years, we will incorporate Rite I during the seasons of Advent and Lent. We will enjoy the same traditional and beautiful hymns from the hymnal, but we will also share in more casual songs from the song book during communion. During the offertory, we will continue to offer the same broad repertoire we have come to appreciate from our excellent and talented choir.

One of the most exciting aspects of the interim will be a new service schedule. A typical Sunday will include the following:

From the Church tothe All Saints Center

by The Rev. Dr. Harrison McLeod

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Markley Chapel 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II, All Saints Center 11:30 AM Fellowship Hour, All Saints Center 5:00 PM Holy Eucharist, Contemplative, Markley Chapel

I am particularly excited that we will be able to gather as a family at one main Sunday service. This single service will allow us to reacquaint ourselves with each other and strengthen our familial bonds. It will also mean that we will be able to host a fellowship hour after the conclusion of the service where we can greet one another and greet newcomers who have come to learn more about our wonderful parish.

In the church, we will construct a new St. Luke Chapel with a columbarium, incorporating what is now the flower sacristy and the store room. The current altar guild sacristy will be renovated to accommodate the service set-up as well as the flower guild. We will also recover about 75 seats for parishioners in the balcony by moving the choir back to the chancel.

By the time you read this article, the construction team will have selected a general contractor and various teams are working diligently to ensure that the move to the All Saints Center is smooth and uneventful.

August 7 will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the life of our wonderful parish. Let’s embrace this opportunity to watch the restoration of our historic church, share the experience of restoration in our lives, and offer that gift to the community around us.

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In the first published history of Christ Church, in 1901, Col. S. C. Crittenden wrote, “A history of Christ Church is but a record in the great measure of the zeal and devotion, love and piety of women. While ineligible to hold office, and deprived by our church of the privilege of voting for a pastor or vestryman, they are content to labor and pray with no mention of their names in the annals of our church except when they are baptized, married, or buried.”

Things have changed in the world and at Christ Church, and women are in leadership roles in every facet of our parish life. The ECW Chapter named for Saints Monica and Theresa is the last in a long line of groups of ladies who “worked, prayed, and gave for the spread of Christ’s Kingdom” at Christ Church. The ECW (Episcopal Church Women), under many different names, has been an active and vibrant part of the life of our church since its beginning. At one time, there were several Chapters or Guilds, each named for its leader (usually the wife of a prominent member of Christ Church). In order to resolve the issue of who might be more socially prominent, the rector at the time (probably in the late 1940s) decided that each Guild would be named for a female saint.

For a variety of reasons, the Chapters or Guilds have become dormant except for Saint Monica and Saint Theresa. We still meet regularly, enjoying fellowship and our programs. We have heard from a large variety of speakers, ranging from Jean Hunt with her wonderful stories of her low country pets, the healing they have brought her family, and the books she has written about them, to hearing about the life cycles of butterflies and their reflection of our resurrection theology. Several Diocesan ECW presidents have joined us, most recently Regina Ratterree, who is also past chair of the United Thank Offering worldwide. She shared stories of her international travels and told us how our gifts of thanksgiving can improve lives all over the world. We have been blessed by regular visits by our clergy and other members of our church staff, sharing their thoughts and keeping

us current with what is happening on our church campus.

We don’t have dues, but do collect funds, used to support various charities. Over the years, this group has helped fund numerous causes, both in Greenville and elsewhere. We have given to A Child’s Haven, held kitchen showers to aid women who have left abusive situations, and bought a goat for a family in Haiti. We have given to Angel Tree and many other Pastoral Care needs. We are an open group, and enjoy welcoming newcomers as well as old friends returning after an absence. Although most members are retirees, anyone of any age is welcome.

The next chapter meeting will be held on September 20 at the Riverbend Clubhouse with The Rev. Dr. Harrison McLeod. We always enjoy being with our rector, and are looking forward to learning more about the changes on our church campus.

In December, there will be a “Cookies and Carols” gathering at the home of Pauline Gregory and an April luncheon at Swansgate. All meetings begin at 2:30 PM. You are invited to any and all of these events - please join us!

Questions? Contact Vicki Sturtevant, 233.3037, or Pauline Gregory, 271.4212.

THE LAST REMAINING WOMEN’S CHAPTER AT CHRIST CHURCH

By Vicki Sturtevant and Pauline Gregory

Saint Monica & Saint Theresa

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Next ProjectsChrist Church has a rich history of starting new projects in the Greenville Community to address unmet needs. The Faith in Action Committee and a group of parishioners researched five new projects: a restoration home for women, a one stop shop for those seeking assistance in the Whitehorse Road community, an after school tutoring program, a book distribution, and the development of property in the Sterling Community for affordable housing. Others will be invited to join us in these efforts. If you are interested in learning more or being a part of the execution teams, contact Frances Poe at 672.4147 or [email protected].

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The Profound Impact of JustFaithBy Anne and Tom Johnson

We recently had the profound experience of participating in the 2015 - 2016 JustFaith class, and we were invited to share a few words about it. We are pleased to do that, although distilling the experience into a few words is challenging.

JustFaith encouraged and equipped us to live out our faith by doing justice with regard to people living on the margins, and with regard to use of the resources we have been gifted with on planet earth. The class taught and challenged us through a series of books, video presentations, visits to Greenville organizations involved in good works, and through thoughtful and heartfelt discussions with fellow participants.

These are just a few examples of class takeaways: We were taught by Father Greg Boyle, a priest in Los Angeles, how to love people very different than us without judgment, and how to maintain a sense of humor despite living in situations with overwhelmingly difficult odds. Locally, we were inspired to meet David and Tandy Taylor, who have decided to live more simply, going against the grain of our consumerist culture, and focusing on community building. We served meals to students at Mill Village Farms and learned of this organization’s efforts to eliminate food deserts,

create job opportunities, and teach job skills. We were impacted by Martin Luther King Jr.’s words encouraging us to do the right thing, even when it costs us. We looked at problems in a new light, and realized that we can, both individually and as a part of groups, be advocates for change when change is needed.

A huge bonus for us as newcomers to Christ Church was that we developed a close group of friends through this shared journey. Also, we feel that we could not have found a better way to integrate quickly into the heart of Christ Church. We are so proud of the renewed commitment the church is making to social justice in our community as we also renew the brick and mortar of the church. We feel that the Next Project committees have done an amazing job of identifying needs and proposing solutions. We are excited to hear that the church has decided to support all of the proposed efforts, and we look forward to serving in these efforts and seeing where they will lead in the years ahead.

Finally, we are pleased to have been asked to facilitate the 2016 - 2017 JustFaith class, and we were excited to say yes to that. Please consider joining us in that journey starting this fall.

“If we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” 1 John 4:12b

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Who is eligible to stand for Vestry?According to the bylaws of Christ Church, any person nominated as a Warden or a Vestry member must have been a voting member for at least two years prior to the election year as well as the election year itself. That person must have made a faithful written, monetary pledge to the general fund of Christ Church over the same time period and fulfilled such pledges to the best of his/her ability. No person shall be eligible to run for Warden without first having served on the Vestry.

To be a nominating/voting member, you must:

How do I nominate someone?To nominate someone, you must be a voting member. Discuss the nomination with the person you wish to nominate to make sure he/she is willing to serve on the Vestry. Ballots for nominations are mailed to the parish and will be available in the Parish House. The six individuals with the greatest number of nominating ballots will be on the slate for Vestry, with two more being added by the Nominating Committee. A maximum of three nominees for each Warden position are named as well.

Can I nominate myself?Yes.

What is the time commitment of a Vestry member?The vestry meets on the third Tuesday evening of the month. These meetings run from 1 - 2 hours. Vestry members are encouraged to participate in the life of the church. They also have individual ministry assignments in areas such as Parish Life, Stewardship, Buildings and Grounds, and Children, Adult, and Youth Ministries.

The Nominating Committee members are:Caroline Avinger, Milton Bates, Chris Cunningham, Sam Erwin, Bill Hardaway, Ben Horn, Cindy McCravy, Lizzy Sterling, Brent Williams, Frank Williams, and John Wood.

Please don’t hesitate to contact one of us with any questions!

In November, we will elect six new Vestry members (including a Junior and Senior Warden) to fill the vacating spots of Sam Erwin, Senior Warden; Bill Hardaway, Junior Warden; Nelson Arrington, III; Tom Croft; Wayne McDonald; and Beth Smith.

Vestry Nomination FAQsBy Caroline Avinger

• be confirmed by or received by a Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, or a Bishop in communion with this church;

• have received Holy Communion in this Church at least three times during the preceding year;

• have been faithful in corporate worship;• and be 16 years of age or older.

I mportant DatesMonday, August 29

Nominations start

Monday, September 12Nominations end

Tuesday, September 27Slate announced

Monday, November 7Absentee voting begins (includes email voting)

Friday, November 18Absentee voting ends at 4:00 PM

Sunday, November 20Annual Meeting

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Sign ups for September 2016 - May 2017 will be online at www.ccgsc.org beginning in July. We would love for you to join us!

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Forks and Fellowship - even the name is catchy! Since our family moved to Greenville over the summer, we didn’t catch on to Forks and Fellowship until a nice couple asked us to join their group in the fall because it recently had become smaller. My husband, Jimmy, and I are so glad that we joined them!

Christ Church is much larger than our previous church in Florida, but small groups like our Forks and Fellowship group make it seem much smaller. It is nice to see a friendly face in church, to feel a part of a group in a new place, and the potluck dinners are so much fun! When you have moved over 700 miles from home, you are delighted to find connections with people and to make the world seem smaller. We did just that with one of our group members! We discovered that we had been neighbors in Fort Lauderdale with one of our group members, only to meet here through Forks and Fellowship. Our three boys use to trick or treat on Halloween at her childhood home. She is younger than us and newly married, so we thank our small group for introducing us. We might not have met her and made the connection without the Forks and Fellowship dinners. Jimmy and I feel that way about our entire Forks and Fellowship group! We are so glad to know them and to have new friends at Christ Church.

- Christine Von Wyl and her husband, Jimmy, moved to Greenville last summer. They have 3 boys: Cullen, Reid, and Ryan.

During this past year, Steve and I enjoyed being a part of Forks and Fellowship. It gave us the opportunity to visit homes in neighborhoods new to us as we have lived on the east side for 43 years. Our parish is large and diverse, but this activity involving four couples and four meetings made us feel a closer bond with those in our Christ Church family. We had not met them at the Sunday church service nor in our daily walk with Christ as our ages, stages of life, and paths in the larger community hadn’t crossed. It was enjoyable to spend the evening with each other and share the many things that we go through with our families, our pets, our jobs, and our children as we balance work and family lives. During this time of delicious meals and great conversation with our Forks and Fellowship group, we were pleasantly surprised to find how many connections we made to others who we knew in our community. It became dinner with friends.

- Bitsy McHugh, member of Christ Church for 20 years.

Forks and Fellowship consists of small groups with a primary focus on fellowship, hospitality, and community building. In the late summer of 2015, the church paired up groups of eight adults (some couples, some individuals) in hopes of mirroring the diversity of our parish to give participants a deeper connection and sense of belonging to the parish as a whole.

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Carolyn Dickson Parsons given by Ronald & Gloria Ashmore

Elizabeth L. Cleveland given by Mrs. C. C. Pearce III, Ann & Don Hultstrand, Margaret B. McKinnon, Connie Taylor, Becky Ammons, Mrs. Bettie L. Traxler, Marvin & Elizabeth Harrison, Jeanne B. Bouton, Mike & Debbie Bell, Bill & Pat Traxler, Lou & Buzz O’Brien, Ann Martin Jennings

Elliott Padgett Cleveland and Rivers Chandler given by Ben Cleveland

Esta Bradley McCrary given by Laura S. Smith, Jeannette & Nelson Arrington, Cynthia N. Poe, Helen M. Clarkson

James Olin Seel, Jr. given by Marcy & Dexter Hagy and Jimmy & Corrinne Stewart

Jean Ann Bruner given by Bill & Cindy Poe, Chuck & Angelle Reichert, Ellett & Watson Family Dentistry, Sandy & Ron Simblist, Donald & Jane Watson

Jennie Macfie Tompkins given by Jeannette & Nelson Arrington

Lester F. Scoles, Jr. given by Marcy & Dexter Hagy, The Christ Church Worship Team, Milton & Sara Bates

Marcus Eddy Cunningham, Jr. given by Walton J. McLeod, State Representative, Linda K. Bivens, Laura S. Smith, Bill & Emmy Holt

Patricia Nelson Earle given by Ann Martin Jennings

Sarah F. Williams given by Marvin & Elizabeth Harrison, Lou & Buzz O’Brien, Bill & Rosemarie Sumerel, The Family of Elizabeth Cleveland, Dr. & Mrs. John Rowell, Sherry Anderson, Sally H. Roberts, Thomas & Ashley Reynolds, Starla Revels, Lenora Ann Hultstrand, Ann Martin Jennings, Williams Bryan, Milton & Sara Bates, Marcy & Dexter Hagy

Sarah Jordan Meriwether given by Mrs. C. C. Pearce III, O’Neal, Inc., Seabrook & Anne Marchant, Maggie Echols Wade, Evelyn & Louis Runge, Nelson & Jeannette Arrington, Perry Gwinn, Joanna B. Stone, Louise E. Oxner

William Walton Rixey Jr. given by Ann & Don Hultstrand, Tommy & John McAfee, Jeannette & Nelson Arrington, Hamlin M. Withington, Joyce Parks

Memorials Given in the First Quarter of 2016

Stewardship is everything we do after we say, “I believe.” God calls us to share in His mission of caring for the world, using all the gifts He has given us. Everything we have is a gift from God, and God asks us to use it all for His purposes. Generosity flows naturally out of our gratitude for the gift of love, family, and life itself.

In the church, we are stewards of the good news of God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. We are called to share that good news, but we live in a world where sharing that news is becoming ever more challenging. In order to share, we need financial and other resources. Our worries about stewardship tend to focus on money. But stewardship is all about mission.

Stewardship is discipleship; it is a complete and total reorientation of our lives toward God, who calls us through Jesus Christ. Stewardship is everything we do after we say, “I believe.”

GIFTS WERE GIVEN IN MEMORY OF:

Stewardship isALL that we do, with ALL that we have,

ALL the time.

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Vacation SpotsFAVORITE

Kiawah Island | Tina Broussard, Associate Director of Music and Children’s Choirs

Leland, MI | Jerry Cavan, Parish Registrar

Isle of Skye, Scotland | Bob Chiles, Associate for Pastoral Care

Stonington, ME | Annette Cook, Director of Senior Adult Ministries

Lake House | Jim Cothran, Director of Facilities

Mountains, anywhere! | Rose Cuddy, Administrative Assistant to the Rector

Litchfield Beach | Emily Davis, Director of Welcoming and Adult Fellowship Ministries

Tellico Plains, TN | Donald Duncan, Principal Organist and Director of Music

A Quiet Place in the Mountains | Gary Eichelberger, Associate for Faith Development & Worship

Marbella, Spain | Suzanne Hale, Receptionist

Hilton Head Island | Jennifer Hedden, Director of Communications

Isla Mujeres | Lisa Hunt, Pastoral Care Program Coordinator

Galway, Ireland | Vanessa Levin-Pompetzki, Communications Coordinator

Charleston | Hedrick Lewis, Director of Children’s Ministries

Maine | Amy Malik, Parish Events Coordinator

New Smyrna Beach, FL | Chase McAbee, Receptionist

Gulf Shores, Alabama | Harrison McLeod, Rector

Baveno on Lake Maggiore, north of Milan, Italy | Jeffrey Meadowcroft, Assistant Priest for Pastoral Care

North Carolina’s Outer Banks | Holly Melton, Volunteer Coordinator and Athletics Coordinator

Kailua, Hawaii - Island of O’ahu | Lieshe Middleton, Director of Young Adult Ministries

Scotland | Rusty Miller, Interim Giving Coordinator

Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms, Charleston, SC | Kimberly Morgan, Director of Youth Ministry - High School & College

Kauai, Hawaii | Lei Offerle, Director of Parish Life

Anywhere that requires a flight or a road trip | Frances Poe, Director of Faith in Action

North Myrtle Beach | Larry Pope, Business Administrator

The Beach! Litchfield and Kiawah Island | Leslie Provence, Liturgical Assistant

Western NC | Debbie Rice, Faith in Action Outreach Coordinator

Mount Mitchell, NC | Christine Skelton, Director of CCEP

Pawleys Island | Lauren Smythe, Parish Nurse

Pawleys Island | Mike Towery, Support Assistant

North Carolina’s Outer Banks | Mary Ellen Vernon, Faith Development Program Coordinator

Hilton Head Island | Karen Walker, Director of Food Ministries

Edisto Island | Jeremy Wilkerson, Comptroller

StaffPicks

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Summers seem to fly by, so why not know that your dinners on Wednesday nights are in the hands of the Food Ministry at Christ Church? We are offering delicious, healthy dinners, with much of the produce from Mill Village

Farms. Enjoy with your family, entertain your friends, or purchase for a friend in need.

ORDERS ARE DUE THE MONDAY BEFORE AT MIDNIGHTOrder online at www.ccgsc.org, fill out a blue WELCOME CARD on Sunday, or contact Amy Malik, 282.3117 or [email protected]. Dinners can be picked up in McCall Parlor from 4:30 - 6:00 PM on the pick-up date. You have the option of

ordering for the entire summer or weekly. Please include payment with your order.

JuneWednesday, June 8

Crab cakes with citrus and chives. Layered strawberry panna cotta for dessert.

$17 per person

Wednesday, June 15Grilled flank steak Thai salad. Lemon raspberry cream

cheesecake for dessert.

$16 per person

Wednesday, June 22Chicken breasts stuffed with macadamia nuts, orange zest,

chives, and ricotta. Tiramisu Liqueur Cake for dessert.

$14 per person

AugustWednesday, August 10

Grilled black pepper and fresh herb encrusted beef tenderloin. Key lime cheesecake for dessert.

$17 per person

Wednesday, August 17Cedar smoked orange BBQ salmon cobb salad. Grilled

peach cheesecake parfaits for dessert.

$16 per person

Wednesday, August 24Valsugana Polenta: Braised boneless short ribs and roasted Italian turkey meatballs. Panna Cotta e Amarena (chocolate

custard) for dessert.

$17 per person