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The Crucifer
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed,
for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will
help you, I will uphold you with my righteous
right hand. Isaiah 41.10
Alleluia, Christ is Risen!
We celebrate the Resurrection of Christ Jesus
every day. And every Sunday, when we share
in Holy Eucharist, we are reminded of that and
we delight in the fact that Christ is alive.
In Eastertide, the Resurrection of Christ Jesus
is highlighted even more. Every hymn. Every
Scripture. Every sermon. All point to the
empty tomb, to the Resurrection of Christ, and
to the hope we know through His victory over
the power of sin and death.
From Easter Sunday up to Pentecost, the
Church throughout the world will enjoy this
festive season of joy and hope. At Christ
Church, we will baptize new Christians. We
will welcome The Rev. Ted and Ann Welty
back to the Christ Church family. We will com-
mend the Choir School of East Texas for their
vital ministry. We will celebrate our youth
and honor our graduating high school seniors.
And we will welcome Bishop Doyle and wit-
ness over twenty youth and adults confirm
their faith in Christ.
In the midst of this joyful season, I pray that
you will experience the blessing of God de-
scribed in Ephesians 1.18: “Having the eyes of
your hearts enlightened, that you may know
what is the hope to which He has called you,
what are the riches of His glorious inheritance
in the saints, and what is the immeasurable
greatness of His power toward us who believe,
according to the working of His great might
that He worked in Christ when He raised Him
from the dead.”
May the Lord bless you with an Eastertide
filled with great hope and abounding joy!
V o l . X I X , N o . 7
M a r c h 2 7 , 2 0 1 8
Inside this issue:
The vision of Christ Church is to be recognized as a joyful,
spirit-filled community of apostles reaching out and
transforming lives for Christ.
The Newsletter of Christ Church Episcopal Tyler, Texas www.christchurchtyler.org
From the Rector:
Assoc. Rector 2
N. Tyler Day Nursery 2
Music Ministry 3
Welcome Weltys! 3
Calendar 4
Fellowship 5
Children / Youth 6
Clergy, Staff, Vestry 7
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Intimacy and the Priority of the Heart
Surprising though it may sound to some readers, I feel like,
over the past six months, I have had something of a personal
revolution. It is a revolution of the heart, in more ways than one.
About six months ago I was exposed to a couple of lectures
by an Episcopal priest and church historian named Ashley Null.
Null’s area of expertise is the theology of Thomas Cranmer, in-
cluding the latter’s late medieval influences (such as Richard
Rolle, Erasmus, and Lady Margaret Beaufort). Null points out
that during this time in the history of England, waves of Gospel
revival were washing up onto the shores of England.
Folks during this time were rediscovering not just Scripture,
but how to savor Scripture. How to let the Scripture seep into
the soul and to provide comfort, healing, peace, even deep spir-
itual pleasure. How to let the Scriptures be, for us, “comfortable
words.”
It is in this context, Null points out, that Cranmer came to
embrace and to promulgate a kind of maxim which apparently
originated with that disciple of Martin Luther, Phillip Melanch-
thon. The maxim is this: “What the heart desires, the will choos-
es, and the mind justifies.” What the heart desires, the will
chooses, and the mind justifies.
How did this maxim prompt a “revolution of the heart” in
my own life? Somehow, I feel that God used it—together with
several other things happening in my life at around the same
time—to allow me to experience intimacy with God. All I can say
is that I began to experience intimacy with God in a new way,
right about the same time that I had this “discovery.”
You see, despite many years of struggle to gain clarity on
such matters, not until a few months ago did I really understand
the priority of the heart, and why it matters for the Christian life.
Recently I have been putting it like this: God wants to satisfy our
desires. God wants to satisfy our desires, not through food or sex
or strong drink or entertainment or vacations. God wants to
satisfy the desires of our heart, rather, through intimate com-
munion with him.
It is the strangest thing. Strange both in its simplicity and at
times in its evasiveness. It is strange that I did not really “get”
this until the ripe old age of 45!
I have noticed two primary qualities which are connected to
this newfound intimacy with God. The first is that, based on my
experience, I can say that intimacy with God is almost the same
thing as intimacy with myself. I have been reminded of the
words of St. Augustine, that God is “closer to me than I am to
myself” (interior intimo meo, see his Confessions III.6.11). Some-
how, over the past few months, as I have been spending time
with God in a new way, I have also been spending time with my-
self in a new way.
The second quality which has accompanied this newfound
intimacy is the return of childlike wonder. The experience of a
childlike enjoyment of “mundane” reality, of simply existing, or
being embodied, or breathing. Simply being a creature of God,
always in relationship with God, is the absolute antithesis to
boredom.
“What the heart desires, the will chooses, and the mind
justifies” shows us the priority of the heart over the will and the
mind. This is how God made us. We are fashioned for intimate
communion with him. That the world, the flesh, and the devil
conspire to thwart and ruin this intimacy is a painful near-
tragedy. And yet, greater is he who is in us than he who is in the
world.
For you and for me, intimacy awaits.
Matt Boulter, Assoc. Rector
Associate Rector
From Jim Wooldridge:
“We wanted to share some pictures with you of the library and how it looks now. The women
from ‘Daughters of the King’ at Christ Church, Episcopal took on the library as a project, painting,
sorting books, moving them from another building, and stocking the shelves, and they finished their
part recently. It still needs to have the carpet and windows cleaned, but the books are in place,
white board mounted, thanks to the church youth group, and ready for the children.
Debbie Hardin and Gaye Wooldridge really spearheaded the project. I am no longer on the Board, after 8 years, but I am still
involved getting the remainder of the campus rented and brought up to speed.
Now the challenge is to have some new books donated, some of the books may have been there since the school was
opened. Please consider making a donation to this important ministry. Thank you.”
DOK and N. Tyler Development Academy The Power of Prayer
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Music Ministry
Downtown
Maundy Thursday,
March 29, 2018 (7:00 p.m.)
Chancel Choir in the Stalls
Hymns 160 Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow
313 Let thy blood on mercy poured
315 Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray
331 Now, my tongue, the mystery telling
Psalm 78:14-20, 23-25 J. Stafford Smith
Anthems: Feet Where True Charity and Love Dwell
Ubi caritas (mode 6)
What Wondrous Love Charles Dupree
God is Love Ubi caritas (Murray)
There Is A Green Hill Far Away Herbert Sumsion
O Savior Of The World John Goss
Good Friday, March 30, 2018 (12:00 Noon)
Solo: Have Mercy, Lord from St. Matthew Passion,
J.S. Bach
Holly Marsh, soprano; Michelle Hanlon, violin
The Great Vigil, March 31, 2018 (8:00 p.m.)
Chancel Choir in the Stalls
Hymns: 389 Let Us With a Gladsome Mind
521 Put Forth, O God, Thy Spirit’s Might
296 We Know That Christ Is Raised
174 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
204 Now The Green Blade Riseth
182 Christ Is Alive
210 the Day of Resurrection
Psalms 33:1-11 John Randall
42:1-7 Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Anthems: Go Down Moses African-American Spiritual
Come, ye Faithful, Raise the Strain Robert Lau
Christ, Our Passover Will McFarlane
Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 (9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Chancel Choir in the Stalls
Hymns: 207 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
529 In Christ There Is No East Or West
174 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
204 Now The Green Blade Riseth
182 Christ Is Alive
210 The Day Of Resurrection!
Psalm 118:14-29 George Thalben-Ball
Anthem: Christ, Our Passover Will McFarlane
Welcome to the Weltys!
A note from the vestry
We celebrate the wonderful news of Fr. Ted Welty returning to Christ Church to fill the need of an additional priest to serve
alongside our clergy and to give support to many of our ministries. We give thanks to God for this answer to prayers for an ex-
perienced, faithful priest to join our clergy.
You have received a letter with a reply card regarding the funding for this
position. Thank you to those that have already responded. We are grate-
ful for your timely support. If you have not yet had an opportunity to
respond, we ask that you prayerfully consider your contribution. When
the whole church uses their gifts and talents to work together the whole
body functions properly to bring glory and honor to God. Please return
your reply card to the church or you may contribute online:
www.christchurchtyler.org, click on give/financial gifts/enter $ amount/
select a fund/clergy support. Questions: Diana Keesey, 903-597-9854
Please continue to support our clergy and staff through prayer during
this transition, by your faithful attendance, and by your provision toward this special need.
Gratefully in Christ,
Janine Phillips, Senior Warden and the Christ Church vestry
Sunday School Classes 10:00 am
Children and Youth DT/CCS
Infants and children to age 3 in the Nursery
Children in 4K, 5K, & 1st grade, Godly Play curriculum
Children in 2nd-4th grades, Whirl curriculum
Youth ages 5th –8th grades, RE-Form
Youth ages 9th-12th grades, Echo the Story
Youth Confirmation, 7-8th grades, Sundays, 4:30 pm DT.
Adults Downtown
The Word of the Lord: Reading the Bible in a Year. We
uncover the Bible - book by book, from the first to the last
by exploring the stories of the Old Testament and New -
their meaning, their context, and their use to us today. In
the Ascension Room.
Adult Confirmation Class. Library.
Christ Church South Adults
The Four. Join us at 10:00 am for an exploration of the
four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This class
will be "team-led" by Christ Church clergy, Mr. Travis Albea,
and Mr. Tommy Davis. This class will meet in the Great Hall,
CCS, at 10:00 am February-May.
Weekday Christian Formation (All invited!)
Youth Ministries, Sundays, 9th-12th grades, 6:00-7:30 pm,
DT, 4th floor. Wednesdays, 5th-8th grades, 6:00-7:30 pm
DT, 4th floor. CCS. David Beadle, 903-597-9854 or
[email protected] and Melanie Edwards,
College Ministry Ian Hyde, [email protected],
903-530-2638 and Tiffany Gilliam, 903-747-2002.
Tuesday AM Men’s Bible Study led by Fr. David, The Reve-
lation to John, Tuesdays at 8:00 am DT.
Men’s Wednesday Morning Bible Study, every Wednesday
morning at 7:15 am, Undercroft DT. Lectionary based, lay
led year round.
Women’s Depth Group, sponsored by St. Teresa’s Guild,
meets on the second and fourth Wednesday at 6:00 pm
CCS. Questions? Debby Hardin, [email protected].
Women’s Bible Study lead by Fr. David The Revelation to
John, Thursdays at 10:30 am DT.
Christian Formation Weekly Calendar
Tuesday, March 27
Paper Guild 8:30 am
Prayer Shawl Ministry 11 am
Holy Tuesday Eucharist 12 pm
Wednesday, March 28
DOK Quiet Day 10 am
Holy Wednesday Eucharist
12 pm
Women’s Depth Group 6 pm
CCS
Thursday, March 29
1928 Prayer Book service
12 pm
Maundy Thursday service 7 pm
Friday, March 30
Church offices close 12 pm
Good Friday service 12 pm
Stations of the Cross 1:15 pm
Saturday, March 31
Easter Egg Hunt 10 CCS
Great Vigil 8 pm DT
Sunday, April 1, Easter Day
7 am/9 am/11 am/5:30 pm
services DT
7 am/11:05 am services CCS
Easter receptions 10 am
DT/CCS
Monday, April 2
Church Offices closed
Pub Club 5:30 pm OC
Wednesday, April 4
Paper Guild 9 am
Friday, April 6
ECC Lake Day OC
Tuesday, April 10
ECW picnic 11:45 CCS
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KIDS CORNER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
4/1 Jonah Maness,
4/3 George Hodges,
4/9 Cadance Nipps,
Qara Vic-Moreland,
4/12 Aubrey Henninger.
Upcoming Events
DT: Downtown
CCS: Christ Church South
OC: Off Campus
Sundays
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
8:00 am Choir Rehearsal
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00 am Christian Formation
(DT/CCS)
11:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
11:05 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
(CCS)
5:30 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I
6:00 pm EYC (CCS)
Mondays
8:30 am Morning Prayer
8:50 am Staff Meeting
3:30 pm Choir School of E.T.
Tuesdays
8:00 am Tuesday AM (Men)
11:30 am Praying the Rosary
6:00 pm EfM
Wednesdays
7:15 am Men’s Bible Study
10:00 am Neighborhood Group
6:00 pm EYC
6:30 pm Chancel Choir
Thursdays
10:30 am Women’s Bible Study
12:00 pm Holy Communion
3:30 pm Choir School of E.T.
6:00 pm Loaves & Fishes
Crucifer Newsletter Deadlines
Monday, March 26 for April 10 issue.
Monday, April 9 for April 24 issue.
Fellowship and Announcements
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Please consider including the Prayer List in your daily devotions.
Meredith, Jennifer, Lisa, D’Anna, Lynda, Alan, Nancy, Kelly, Chesley W., Terry F., Richard, Art F., Diedre, Clyde D., George B., Betsey, Cindy, David, V.S., Marjorie, Gary, Dan, George W., Layne N., Cynthia D., Gary, Slick, Mary, F.F., Sarah, Layne, Jefferey, Ben, Rudy, Brinley, Paul, Scott, The Miles family, Madison, Gleith, Justin, Samuel, Lauren, Barb S., Virginia G., H.A.S., Jennifer N., Joe, Clark, Neil, Reyna, Bob, Lisa.
The Anglican Communion, Dioceses of Brisbane: Brisbane-Northern Re-
gion, Brisbane-Southern Region, and Brisbane-Western Region.
The Episcopal Church, Dioceses of W. Texas, and W. Tennessee.
Diocese of Texas, Palmer Memorial, and St. Paul’s, Houston.
Prayer List. Please contact The Rev. Stephen Stine at 903-530-8168 or
Melissa Phillips, [email protected], or 903-597-9854, for
changes or additions.
In Our Prayers
In Memoriam
Our sympathies to the family and friends of
Fred Marshall,
husband of Elizabeth (Boo) Marshall.
May the souls of the departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Quiet Day
DOK will host a Quiet
Day on Wednesday, March 28th, 10:00-
11:45 in the downtown chapel with
communion to follow in the nave at
12:00 noon.
Please join us during Holy
Week. All the women of Christ Church
and any invited friend is welcome to
join us in the presence of God to listen,
to learn and to grow in his love and
mercy. Please mark your calendar to
save the date.
Baptisms for all ages will be administered
downtown and at Christ Church South on
Sunday, April 8. If interested, contact Melis-
sa Phillips, [email protected] or
903-597-9854.
Congratulations to Lisa Odom grandmoth-
er, and Mary-Margaret and Danny
Matranga, parents, on the birth of Eleanor
Grace Matranga on March 6, 2018. And to
Betty and Matthew Young on the birth of
Olivia Sage Young, born March 11, 2018.
Thank you to the following guilds and
ministries for providing lunch
Tuesdays during Lent:
2/20 Loaves and Fishes, Lynne Head
2/27 Feeding the Faithful,
Caroline Wylie
3/6 Daughters of the King, Betty Caton
3/13 Terra Sancta Guild,
Eugenia Pennebacker
3/20 Altar Guild, Beth Whitney
The Episcopal Church Women will gather
at Christ Church South for a picnic on
Tuesday, April 10 at 11:45 am under the
Pavilion. In case of rain we will meet in the
church. Father Matt will be there to tour,
talk and answer questions about the South
Campus. All women of the church are in-
vited to join us! Please rsvp to Melissa
Phillips, [email protected] or
903-597-9854, so that we know what kind
of sandwich you would like.
To All Golfers: Don’t miss the Bob Rowlett
Golf Tournament, benefiting youth schol-
arships for missions and outreach. Spon-
sored by The Brotherhood of St. Andrew,
Friday, April 20. $75 per player, includes
lunch, range balls, green fee, cart and a
chance to win various prizes. 12:00 pm
Lunch, 1:00 pm Shotgun Start. Entry forms
available at the front desk DT and CCS.
Men, women and youth are invited to par-
ticipate! Jerry Sanders, 903-521-0269,
[email protected] or David Beadle,
[email protected], 903-597-
9854
Save the Dates:
Supper Club: Friday, April 20, 6:00 pm
Crawfish Boil, Saturday, May 5, CCS
The Terra Sancta Guild Gift Shop
Stop by and visit, shop and buy! Pro-
ceeds support Christ Church and its min-
istries.
We have Easter cards, scripture towels,
Episcopal logo items: coffee mugs, and
wall clocks are in, liturgical calendars,
plus lotions, soaps, candles, dips, and
more!
Open Tuesday-Thursday and Sundays
between services.
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Children’s Ministries
Student Ministries
Separate hunts for
3 and under / 4yrs.—2nd grade / 3rd & 4th grade
Treats for adults and kids
Gather at 10:00 am / hunts begin at 10:30 am
Christ Church South
Participants: children entering 4k –4th grade
June 18-21 / CCS 6:00-8:15 pm
Optional dinner at 5:30 pm
June 25-29 / All Saints Episcopal School
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Older children
and adults are
invited to
volunteer.
VBS 2018
Our 2018 Senior high Spring Break Belize Mission Trip was a
huge SUCCESS! Eleven students and three adults gave their
time, resources, and energy to serve the people of God at St.
Paul’s Anglican school in Corozal Town, Belize.
To help with drop off and pick up at the school, our team
built a substantial and much-needed overhang so that stu-
dents and their parents now have shade to guard them from
the intense Caribbean sun. Benches were also built so that
teachers and students have a place to sit while waiting for
pick up.
No matter how much our students and leaders give during
their time in Belize, they always receive exponentially more
from our extended Church-family at St. Paul’s. This was a
particularly special year that our students will remember for
years to come. Thank you to all who supported this trip with
finances and prayer. Our church is much the better for it.
David Beadle,
Director of Student Ministries
www.christchurchtyler.org / Children’s ministry tab / VBS
Clergy and Staff The Rt. Rev. Andrew Doyle
Bishop of the Diocese of Texas
The Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher Bishop Suffragan
The Rt. Rev. Dena Harrison Bishop Suffragan
The Rt. Rev. Hèctor Monterroso Bishop Assistant
The Rev. David Luckenbach Rector
The Rev. Matt Boulter Associate Rector
The Rev. Stephen Stine Deacon
The Rev. Kevin Wittmayer Chaplain, All Saints, Assisting Priest
Mrs. Diana Keesey Parish Administrator
Mr. Jeffrey Ford Organist/Choirmaster
Mrs. Christina Harmon Assistant Organist
Mr. David Beadle Director of Student Ministries
Mrs. Melanie Edwards Asst. Director of Student Ministries
Mrs. Tina McGee Director of Children’s Ministries
Mr. Ian Hyde Director of University Ministries
Mrs. Tiffany Gilliam Asst. Director of University Ministries
Ms. Melissa Phillips Parish Secretary
Mrs. Lee Hensarling Communications/Membership
Mr. Robert Finney Music Leader, Christ Church South
Mr. Ledell Reed Sexton
Mr. Kendric Milton Assistant Sexton
Ms. Jennifer Ducote Office Assistant & Housekeeper
Mr. Anthony Moore Sexton, Christ Church South
Ms. Jacqueline Salas, Ms. Yessenia Salas, Ms. Yazmin Salas,
Ms. Laurel Maynard, Ms. Tamarian Britton, Ms. Shelby Mallard
Nursery
Mrs. Janine Phillips, Sr. Warden, Class of 2019
Mr. Francis Kay, Jr. Warden Downtown, Class of 2020
Mr. Tony Patterson, Jr. Warden Christ Church S., Class of 2019
Mr. Tom Ridley, Clerk
Mr. Peter Boyd Treasurer
Mr. Bill Clawater Asst. Treasurer
Mrs. Barbara Bain Class of 2018
Mr. David Buhrkuhl Class of 2018
Dr. Peyton Luckett Class of 2018
Ms. Holly Marsh Class of 2018
Mr. Hunter Rush Class of 2018
Mrs. Faye Comte Class of 2019
Mr. Jerry Head Class of 2019
Mr. John McKinley Class of 2019
Mrs. Karen Barrett Class of 2020
Mr. Tommy Davis Class of 2020
Mrs. Sherry Dunn Class of 2020
Mr. James Wynne Class of 2020
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In the event of a pastoral emergency, you may reach The Rev.
David Luckenbach, Rector, at 903-279-8777, The Rev. Matt
Boulter, at 903-944-8494, or The Rev. Stephen Stine at 903-
530-8168. You may also call the church office, 903-597-9854,
during normal business hours.
Pastoral Emergency Contacts
Sunday, April 1, Easter Sunday
First Reading: Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm: 118:14-29 or 118:14-17, 22-24
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43
Gospel: Mark 16:1-8
Sunday, April 8, 2 Easter
First Reading: Acts 3:12a, 13-15, 17-26 or
Isaiah 26:2-9, 19
Psalm: 111 or 118:19-24
Second Reading: 1 John 5:1-6 or
Acts 3:12a, 13-15, 17-26
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Scripture Readings for Sunday ~ Year B Book of Common Prayer, p. 905
The Vestry
Sunday 7:30 am The Holy Eucharist Rite I / CCD
9:00 am The Holy Eucharist Rite II / CCD
10:00 am Christian Formation CCD / CCS
11:00 am The Holy Eucharist Rite I / CCD
11:05 am The Holy Eucharist Rite II / CCS
5:30 pm The Holy Eucharist Rite I / CCD
Monday 8:30 am Morning Prayer Rite II / CCD
Thursday 12:00 pm Holy Communion from 1928 Prayer Book / CCD
Please Note: The Crucifer is published twice monthly
(except July and December).
CCD: Christ Church Downtown, 118 S. Bois d’ Arc, Tyler, TX 75702 (office address)
CCS: Christ Church South, 15747 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703
If you have something you would like to see published in The Crucifer, please
contact Lee Hensarling at 903-597-9854, [email protected].
Worship Schedule
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