Enter, Rest, and Pray
Service of Holy Eucharist
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Christ Church
on Capitol Square
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Welcome to Christ Church!
We’re glad you’re here. Please help us get to know you by filling out a welcome card and
place it in the offering plate. At Christ Church, we are delighted to have visitors join us for
worship, education and fellowship.
On Sundays, please visit the Welcome Center just inside the narthex (at the Wilmington
Street entrance) before or after any service and look for a friendly greeter to answer any
questions or point you in the right direction.
Interested in becoming involved or feeling connected? Please contact Cooper Bratton, our
Parish Life Coordinator ([email protected], 919.834.6259).
Prayer Concerns and Pastoral Care
During regular office hours, please contact Sarah Johnson (919.834.6259 x106) or one of
the clergy about events needing pastoral response. During non-business hours, emergency
contact numbers for clergy are available at the number above.
Prayers for Healing and Wholeness are offered each Tuesday during the 8:05 a.m. Service
of Holy Eucharist, and on the second Sunday of each month during the 5 p.m. Celtic
Eucharist.
We also invite you to fill out a welcome card with your prayer request and place it in the
offering plate.
About this Service
The Bible is a foundational part of our church. Our outline of faith states, “We understand
the meaning of the Bible by the help of the Holy Spirit, who guides the Church in the true
interpretation of the Scriptures.” The Bible is the epic, challenging, and life-changing story
of God’s relationship with humanity.
This service will include readings from Holy Scripture following the lectionary, a guide
of biblical readings for Sundays and Holy Days. We take very seriously the role of Holy
Scripture in our spiritual life and our worship.
The Book of Common Prayer (or BCP, the red book found in your pew) contains our
prayers and services for our life as a church. We call these our liturgies. Our liturgies for
Holy Eucharist, Baptism, marriages and burials, daily prayers, and for prayers and worship
over almost any human experience live deep within the words of the BCP.
These liturgies span thousands of years of Christian faith and human experiences of
celebration, sin, grief, and joy. What ties us together as Episcopalians is not a particular
confession, a hierarchy of religious authority, or a particular dogma, but our common
prayers. Our prayers shape our beliefs.
(Adapted from The Rev. Laurie Brock, used with permission.)
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Liturgy Guide
9 a.m. Order of Service begins on page 4.
11 a.m. Order of Service begins on page 12.
Bold Text - Spoken by congregation
Text - Spoken by leader
¿ Indicates when to stand as you are able.
“BCP” references are found in The Book of Common Prayer (red book) in the church pews.
Hymn references are found in The Hymnal 1982 (blue book) in the church pews.
Service Music (S) references are found in the front of The Hymnal 1982.
Large print versions of The Book of Common Prayer
are available from any member of the usher team.
The Flowers on the Altar in the Church are given to the Glory of
God and in memory of Janet Bell and George Howard Trostel, Muriel
Johnson and Cadmus Capehart Nicholls, Miriam Wells and James
Patrick Greeley, and Madge Moore and James Alexander Bryson.
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Service of Holy Eucharist
Rite ii (9 a.m.)
Voluntary
¿ Procession
At the Name of Jesus
Hymn 435
The Word Of God
Opening Sentences
BCP 355
Celebrant: Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.
People: His mercy endures for ever.
Collect for Purity
Canticle
Kyrie
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
S 95
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of
sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you
promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may
surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever. Amen.
Scripture Reading
Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Printed on page 9
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Reader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Hymn
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life
Hymn 487
¿ Gospel Reading
Priest: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
John 11:1-45 | Printed on page 10
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Sermon (Please be seated.)
The Rev. Mary Davila
Prayers of the People | Printed on page 16
Confession and Absolution (please kneel)
BCP 360
¿ The Peace
Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.
Announcements (Please be seated.)
The Holy Communion
Offering of our Gifts to God
Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an
offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2)
Offertory Hymn
Lord, who throughout these forty days
Hymn 142
¿ Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The Great Thanksgiving
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
BCP 369
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Celebrant: God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise.
People: Glory to you for ever and ever.
Celebrant:
People:
At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home.
By your will they were created and have their being.
Celebrant: From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned
against one another.
People: Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight.
Celebrant:
People:
Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and
sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time
you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to
open for us the way of freedom and peace.
By his blood, he reconciled us. By his wounds we are healed.
Celebrant:
And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory,
in their unending hymn:
S 129
Sanctus
The Celebrant continues, recalling Christ’s words in the
blessing of the bread and wine, then says:
Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sacrifice of
thanksgiving,
All: We celebrate his death and resurrection, as we await the day of his coming.
Celebrant:
People:
Lord God of our Fathers and Mothers; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this
Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make
us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name.
Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread.
Celebrant: Accept these prayers and praises, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your
Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to
generation.
6 All:AMEN.
The Lord’s Prayer
BCP 364
Celebrant: And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
All: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
BCP 364
Celebrant: Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People: Therefore let us keep the feast.
Administration of the Sacrament (Please be seated.)
All baptized Christians, of all ages, are welcome to receive Holy Communion.
If you would like a blessing instead, place your hands on your heart.
For a gluten-free wafer, extend your hands, palms down.
Please notify an usher if you would like to receive Holy Communion at your seat.
Communion Anthem
What wondrous love is this | Sacred Harp, Arr. Paul Christiansen
Communion Hymns
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, verses 1-3
We walk by faith, and not by sight
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Hymn 324
Hymn 209
Hymn 488
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Sending Out of Lay Eucharistic Visitors
Priest: In the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holy gifts
to ________ that they may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body
and blood. All: Because we who are many are one body in Christ, we share one bread,
one cup.
Prayer of Thanksgiving (Please stand or kneel.)
BCP 365
Celebrant: Let us pray.
All: Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us
as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you
have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body
and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us
strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and
singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing
¿ Procession
Now let us all with one accord
Dismissal
The People respond: Thanks be to God.
Voluntary
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Hymn 147
Scripture Readings
Ezekiel 37:1-14
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord
and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around
them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me,
“Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to
me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall
live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with
skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a
noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were
sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there
was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal,
and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath,
and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me,
and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our
bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy,
and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring
you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel.
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up
from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I
will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and
will act,” says the Lord.
Psalm 130
Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice;
let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.
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If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss,
O Lord, who could stand?
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For there is forgiveness with you;
therefore you shall be feared.
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I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him;
in his word is my hope.
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My soul waits for the Lord,
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
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O Israel, wait for the Lord,
for with the Lord there is mercy;
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With him there is plenteous redemption,
and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.
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Romans 8:6-11
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to
God’s law - indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is
in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ
from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in
you.
John 11:1-45
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair;
her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you
love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather
it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly,
though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus
was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to
him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?”
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the
day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night
stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend
Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him,
“Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking
about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told
them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you
may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow
disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now
Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to
Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus
was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus,
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that
God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise
again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last
day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even
though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do
you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son
of God, the one coming into the world.”
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When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately,
“The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly
and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place
where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw
Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was
going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she
knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have
died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he
was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?”
They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how
he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind
man have kept this man from dying?”
Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was
lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man,
said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus
said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So
they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for
having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of
the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said
this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands
and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them,
“Unbind him, and let him go.”
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did,
believed in him.
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Service of Holy Eucharist
Rite i (11 a.m.)
Voluntary
¿ Procession
At the Name of Jesus
Hymn 435
The Word Of God
Opening Sentences
BCP 323
Celebrant: Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins.
People: His mercy endureth for ever.
Collect for Purity & Summary of the Law
Canticle
Kyrie
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
S 95
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And with thy spirit.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful
men: Grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest,
and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold
changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be
found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First Scripture Reading (Please be seated.)
Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Printed on page 9
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm (Sung by the choir)
Psalm 130 | Printed on page 9
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¿ Indicates when to stand as you are able.
Second Scripture Reading
Romans 8:6-11 | Printed on page 10
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
¿ Gospel Hymn
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life
Hymn 487
Gospel Reading
Priest: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
John 11:1-45 | Printed on page 10
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Sermon (Please be seated.)
The Rev. Mary Davila
BCP 326
¿ Nicene Creed
Prayers of the People | Printed on page 16
Confession and Absolution (Please kneel.)
BCP 331
¿ The Peace
Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.
Announcements (Please be seated.)
The Holy Communion
Offering of our Gifts to God
Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an
offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2)
Offertory Anthem
O quam amabilis | Pierre Villette
The text of this anthem is that of Psalm 51:2-3.
¿ Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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The Great Thanksgiving
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And with thy spirit.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up unto the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
People: It is meet and right so to do.
BCP 340
The Celebrant continues, offering prayers recalling God’s love for humanity, then says:
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we
laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
S 113
Sanctus
(Please remain standing or kneel.)
The Celebrant continues the prayer, concluding by saying:
By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost all honor
and glory be unto thee O Father Almighty, world without end.
All:AMEN.
The Lord’s Prayer
BCP 336
Celebrant: And now, as our Savior Christ hath taught us we are bold to say,
All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread (Fraction Anthem)
S 160
Administration of the Sacrament (Please be seated.)
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All baptized Christians, of all ages, are welcome to receive Holy Communion.
If you would like a blessing instead, place your hands on your heart.
For a gluten-free wafer, extend your hands, palms down.
Please notify an usher if you would like to receive Holy Communion at your seat.
Communion Anthem
Wondrous love | Arr. Paul Christiansen
Communion Hymns
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, verses 1-3
We walk by faith, and not by sight
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Hymn 324
Hymn 209
Hymn 488
Sending Out of Lay Eucharistic Visitors
Priest: In the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holy gifts
to ________ that they may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body
and blood. All: Because we who are many are one body in Christ, we share one bread, one cup.
Prayer of Thanksgiving (Please stand or kneel.)
BCP 339
Celebrant: Let us pray.
All: Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that
thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of
the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and
that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son,
the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through
hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O
heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in
that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared
for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee
and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
Blessing
¿ Procession
Now let us all with one accord
Hymn 147
Dismissal
The People respond: Thanks be to God.
Voluntary
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Prayers of the People: Form I
April 2, 2017
Deacon or other leader
With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”
For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to
the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For our Bishops, our Bishop-Elect, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For our President, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the widowed and orphans; for the poor and oppressed, prisoners and captives; and for the sick and the
suffering, especially Peggy Mordecai, June Peacock, Jack Moore, Sam Frazier, Brandon Jackson, Marianne Ford, Jan
Hoomani, Richard Cansler, Jo Hughes, Katie Williams, Kristin Kash, Kathy & Larry Matthews, Steve Hoar, Thelma
Jarvis, Terry Simpson, Jim Connell, Mary Chambers, Alice Choma, Susan Smith, Bette Cobb, Karen Gnesda, Margie
Johnson, Vivian Burr, Peggy Crowder; let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For all the blessings of this life, especially for the birth of Bellamy Russell Miller, granddaughter of Betsy Haywood;
and for our Stephen Ministers-in-Training, Kelly Burkhardt and Stephanie Poole; let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, especially Eric Moore, son of Ernstein
& Al Moore; James Pray Baker, Jr., husband of Sugar Baker; and those in whose memory the altar flowers have
been given Janet Bell and George Howard Trostel, Muriel Johnson and Cadmus Capehart Nicholls, Miriam Wells
and James Patrick Greeley, and Madge Moore and James Alexander Bryson; let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degredation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
In the communion of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
To you, O Lord our God.
Silence.
The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.
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Staff Directory
The Rev. James P. Adams Rector [email protected]
The Rev. Jennifer C. Brown Associate Rector [email protected]
The Rev. Callie E. Swanlund Associate Rector [email protected]
The Rev. Mary Davila Assistant Rector [email protected]
The Rev. Meg Buerkel Hunn Assistant Rector [email protected]
Sandy Anthony Youth Ministry Coordinator [email protected]
Lin Boyle Administrative Assistant for Worship [email protected]
Cooper Bratton Parish Life Coordinator [email protected]
Sloane Brooks Children’s Ministry Director [email protected]
Claire Brownlow Children’s Ministry Assistant Director [email protected]
Bobby Bunn Operations and Facilities Director [email protected]
Martha Cox Youth Ministry Assistant Director [email protected]
Diane Dixon Financial Assistant [email protected]
David Jernigan Organist & Choirmaster [email protected]
Sarah Johnson Worship & Pastoral Care Coordinator [email protected]
Elizabeth McKinnon Communications Director [email protected]
Liz Stroff Youth Ministry Director [email protected]
Sarah Wolf Finance & Administration Director [email protected]
Full Staff Listing Available at www.ccral.org/staff
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Vestry Person of the Week
Grow
John Maddison • 919-835-4785 Adult Christian Formation - Offerings for This Morning (10:10 a.m.)
[email protected]
The Cross: A Historical and Theological Overview - The Rev. Mary Davila - Parish
Morning Prayer Leader
Carolyn Zuttel
SERVING TODAY
ALTAR GUILD
Group V - Helen Kirven & Mollie Brice
The Rev. Mary Davila will lead a session on the meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus, considering
both the historical context of the death of Jesus, and its meaning for us as Christians. We will
consider questions such as, “Who was Pontius Pilate?” “Did Jesus know he was going to
die?” and “What is the nature of atonement, or at-one-ment, with God?”
April 2 - Pit Stop for the Modern Family - Room 128
USHERS
Parents of tweens and teens we hope you will join us to hear Laura Tierney, founder of the
Social Institute. Laura offers this description of her classes: “Parents are too quickly falling
behind the latest social media platforms and how teens are using them. Meanwhile, students
are too often learning only the don’ts of social media, when what they need more than ever
are the dos. Instead of only emphasizing the dangers and don’ts, The Social Institute equips
parents to help their child navigate social media positively and safely. Parents will leave this
workshop with an understanding of emerging apps and social networks, strategies to help
their children navigate tough digital scenarios, and solutions to help their children strike a
balance with technology.”
Tom Holder Team
Mike Roush Team
Jack Arnold & Bob Herbert
Bible Works: Tools for Living - The Gospel of John - Led by The Rev.
James P. Adams
VERGERS
Charles Edwards, Steven Hill,
Kaye Culp
ACOLYTE LEADERS
Ramona Holdstock, David Stahl,
Rollie Tillman
LECTORS
Buck Propst, Gail Pope, Robert McDowell,
Miriam Dixon
CHALICE BEARERS
Jane Forde, Ann Daniel, Hearon Dickson,
Margaret Bratton, Martha Cole, Emmy
Moore, Doug Holbrook
GREETERS
Wes & Trent Ragland
Sally & Louis Wooten
FLOWER GUILD
Nancy Colman & Diane Pergerson
CANDLE GUILD
Ginger & Freddy Horton
Next Sunday: April 9
Palm Sunday
Preacher: The Rev. James P. Adams
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist I - Chapel
9 a.m. Holy Eucharist II - Church
11 a.m. Holy Eucharist I - Church
5 p.m. Celtic Eucharist - Church
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Tuesdays, 7 a.m. and noon in the Parish Hall
The current Bible Works series is an in-depth exploration of the Gospel of John. Bible Works
is offered each Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 8 a.m. and from noon until 1 p.m.; the same lecture
is presented at these two different times for the convenience of participants. The lectures can
also be found on our website - ccral.org - under the “Grow” section. There will be no Bible
Works the Tuesdays before and after Easter - April 11 and April 18.
Holy Week Schedule
April 10, 11 and 12
Noon | Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
April 13, Maundy Thursday
6:30 p.m. | Children’s Maundy Thursday Program in the Parish Hall with The Rev. Jim Adams
and The Rev. Callie Swanlund, followed by bread baking in the kitchen
7 p.m.* | Holy Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar in the Church
April 14, Good Friday
Noon | Good Friday liturgy in the Church
April 15, Holy Saturday
7:48 p.m. (sundown) | The Great Vigil & First Eucharist of Easter in the Church
April 16, Easter Day
8 a.m., 9 a.m.* and 11 a.m.* | Festive Eucharist of Easter; 8 a.m. in the South Courtyard 9
a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Church
*Childcare provided
Grow
Tuesday Morning Bible Study - Led by The Rev. Meg Buerkel Hunn
Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. in Room 128
All are invited as we study the Bible and seek a deepening of the faith we share. Come as you are with your questions, doubts, hopes and
dreams as we come together to talk about following Jesus. We will discuss two of the readings assigned for the following Sunday, given
the context of our lives and our culture.
Lenten Preaching Series - Wednesday, April 5 - Noonday Prayers and Sermon
All are welcome and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. ($6 donation). This week, The Rev. Jay Sidebotham, who is the director for
RenewalWorks and the associate rector for St. James Parish in WIlmington, N.C., will preach. You can listen to a recording of each week’s
sermon on our website - ccral.org - under the “Grow” section.
Connect
Best Bake Sale Ever!
Stock your freezer for Easter - Our youth and families present The Best Bake Sale Ever today in the Christ Church Commons. The sale will begin
at 8:45 a.m. and end when all is sold or after the 11 a.m. service. Cash, checks and cards will be accepted to purchase your favorite sweets
and savories. This fundraiser supports the 2017 Belize Youth Mission Trip. In addition to our baked goods, this year we will have two raffles.
The first is for some sweet Art by Leslie Jandrain. We have two beautiful acrylic paintings of sweet treats such as macaroons and cupcakes. We
also have a gift card to Hayes Barton Café!
Christ Church Creates
Mondays, 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. in Harrison’s Room (basement)
Artists of all mediums are invited to meet at Christ Church to paint, sketch, draw, or just enjoy each other’s company. Please bring a drop
cloth if you plan on being indoors with paints and/or pastels. ECW hopes to promote its next Art Sale, which will take place Nov. 9, and
camaraderie among artists. The group will take a break for Easter on April 10 and 17, but continue meeting after that. Newcomers are
always welcome! Contact Anna Ball Hodge with any questions - [email protected], or 919-818-5191.
20s/30s What’s The Faith? - April 4 (and all First Tuesdays) at 7 p.m.
Join us next week at The Morning Times - 10 E. Hargett - for an entry-level conversation about life and scripture. What’s the Faith runs
from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. but you’re invited to arrive early and then stick around to continue the discussion. We meet upstairs; these
conversations are drop-in, if you can’t make it every month. No previous experience or Bible needed.
Caregiver Support Group Meeting - Joan Moss - Room 128
On April 5, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Joan Moss, of Health Clear for You - www.healthclearforyou.com - will talk about the services
patient advocates provide to assist us in caring for our loved ones. Please know that even if your caregiving has come to an end, you are
welcome to join us.
Prime Time - April 11 - 6:30 p.m.
Prime Time will meet Tuesday, April 11, at the home of Linda and Bob Metz - 3103 Plantation Road. The cost is $10 per person. RSVP to
Carleen Shaffer at [email protected], or by calling the church by April 7. There will be a cap of 35 for this event.
Lunch & Learn: N.C. Botanical Garden Tour - April 19
Please join us for a one hour guided walking tour of the N.C. Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill on Wednesday, April 19, at 10 a.m. There is a
$5 tour fee. We’ll get to see the habitat gardens, where the flora of the state’s three main geographic regions has been planted. Other areas
of the garden utilize native plants to display their ornamental or landscape value. Native plants grown on site are available to purchase at
the daily plant sale. Dutch treat lunch will follow at nearby Nantucket Grill. RSVP to Lin Boyle by April 17. Her email address is lboyle@
ccral.org, or 919-834-6259. Mail checks to the attention of Lin Boyle at P.O. Box 25759, Raleigh, N.C. 27611.
Daughters of Christ Church presents Cokie Roberts
New Orleans native, author, columnist, political commentator, wife, mother, grandmother, and Emmy-winning broadcaster Cokie Roberts
will be at Christ Church on Sunday, April 23 to present “Inspiring our future through glimpses of our past.” There will be a reception at 5
p.m. in the Christ Church Commons, followed by Cokie’s presentation at 6:15 p.m. and a book signing. This event is for all women and girls
of Christ Church and beyond, ages middle school and older. We expect this event to sell out, so get your tickets while they’re still available!
To purchase a ticket for the event, visit http://bit.ly/cokieroberts. Tickets are $15.
Christ Church Men’s Event
Join the men of Christ Church on April 27, at 6 p.m. at the newly re-opened Boylan Bridge Brewpub - 201 South Boylan Ave. Tickets for the
event are $25, which covers a buffet dinner and two beers. You can buy tickets to the event here - http://bit.ly/ccmensnight. Contact
Joe Hogan if you have any questions, [email protected] or 919-522-2261.
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All-Parish Weekend at Kanuga - June 2-4
Plans are underway for a very special All-Parish Weekend at Kanuga, June 2-4. All are invited to join us in the beautiful N.C. mountains,
where we will enjoy music, programs for adults and children and plenty of free time to enjoy the great outdoors.
The Rev. Jim Adams will lead our adult program, and The Rev. Mary Davila will help with worship services. We will have a children’s program
and activities for youth. Register by visiting http://bit.ly/kanuga17, or by picking up a registration form on the table in front of Lin’s desk.
If you have any questions or need a registration form, please contact Cooper Bratton at [email protected].
Save the Date for the 2017 ECW Art Sale
Mark your calendars for an evening of art and fellowship. The 2017 ECW Art Sale will be held in the Christ Church Commons on Thursday,
Nov. 9. The committee is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in helping with this event please contact Bess Pitt - bess.pitt@gmail.
com. You can also reach out to Anna Smith and Ginny McKay if you have questions.
“Episcopally Speaking”
A closer look at the language and movements of the Episcopal Liturgy.
Holy Week and the Triduum- The last week of Lent is referred to as Holy Week and we will offer services each day at Christ
Church as we prepare for Jesus’ death and resurrection. The final three days leading up to Easter are referred to as the Easter
Triduum. A triduum is a period of three days of preparation for any feast day; however, in the Episcopal Church the Triduum
is most frequently used for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
Bach Festival Concert
The Raleigh Bach Soloists & The N.C. Baroque Orchestra - April 28 - 7 p.m.
Praised for their seamless sound, strength and contextual accuracy, The Raleigh Bach Soloists & The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra,
directed by David Jernigan, will give their final performance of the 2016-2017 season in grand baroque style with three of Bach’s most
celebratory works, with period trumpets, timpani, oboes, strings and organ. The concert will take place at Christ Church.
Bach’s first-ever Easter Cantata, Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4, opens the evening with its subdued and mysterious Sinfonia evoking the
scene at Christ’s empty tomb early in the darkened hours of Easter morning. From there we erupt into full-blown celebration with cantata
137, “Praise the Lord, the Mighty King,” and motet 230, “Praise the Lord, all ye nations,” famous for its “Hallelujah” fugue. The evening
ends with the brilliant, joyful cantata, “We thank you God,” BWV 29 with its fast and intricate obligato organ writing and large-scale
orchestration.
About The Bach Soloists
The Raleigh Bach Soloists is a fully professional vocal ensemble whose members have completed multiple degrees in music and specialize
in singing music of the oratorio repertoire. Their members have performed with notable baroque and choral ensembles around the country
including the Chicago Bach Ensemble, Boston Baroque, Apollo’s Fire, Tenet, the Finzi and the choir of Trinity Wall Street. Founded in the
spring of 2016, The Raleigh Bach Soloists have already performed nine of Bach’s many cantatas and three and three of the six motets and
next year will give a complete performance of The Christmas Oratorio in period.
Easter Memorials
Memorial Lilies for Easter
Christ Church is offering the opportunity to help decorate the church for Easter Day. To make a dedication for flowers given in memory or
thanksgiving, please print the full Christian name (no Mr. and Mrs.), on a piece of paper accompanying your check. Please bring or mail
your check ($15 per plant) to the church office to the attention of Sarah Johnson, and write “Easter Lily” on the memo line of your check.
To have names included in the bulletin, information must be received by Tuesday, April 11.
Easter Music Memorials
Music memorials and tributes help with the expenses of additional musicians for Easter services. Please include the name that you would
like to have included in the Easter bulletin on a piece of paper accompanying your check and send to the church office to the attention of
Sarah Johnson. MAKING A DONATION OF $25 OR MORE MAKES OUR EASTER MUSIC POSSIBLE. To have names included in the bulletin,
information must be received by Tuesday, April 11.
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Serve
Christ Church to Mentor Syrian Refugee Family
This past week, the refugee resettlement team at Christ Church met the family whom we are going to mentor. A pressing need for this family of five
that arrived from Syria one month ago is to teach the adults English. We are in search of a female, an experienced ESL teacher, to work with the
mother in their home. We also need to provide childcare for the children (2, 4, and 8) during that time. For more information, please contact Mary
Tucker at [email protected].
Children’s Ministry
Holy Week To Go
Please join us April 2, during Children’s Sunday school class as we assemble special boxes to use “on the go” during Holy Week. Each item in
the box is a symbol, representing a piece of the gospel narrative: from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, through the Last Supper, betrayal,
burial and finally the empty tomb on Easter morning.
Palm Sunday - April 9
Instead of Sunday school on this special day, please join us in the Christ Church Commons to learn how to tie Palm Crosses. Youth volunteers
will be on hand to assist in learning this important life skill.
Maundy Thursday Program - April 13 - 6:30 p.m.
The Rev. Jim Adams and The Rev. Callie Swanlund will lead a program for children and families about the Last Supper, the significance of the
bread and wine and the meaning of Maundy Thursday. After this 20-minute program, the children will make Communion bread in the kitchen
for the 7 p.m. service. They will present the bread at the offertory and join their parents for Communion and the Stripping of the Altar. This
program is especially appropriate for elementary-age children. Childcare will be available.
Easter Egg Hunt
Please join us for the Easter morning Easter Egg Hunt. We’ll meet in the South Courtyard between the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. servies. Don’t forget
to bring your own basket.
Flowering the Cross on Easter Morning
This year at Easter, we hope to begin a new tradition of Flowering the Cross. All households are asked to bring fresh-cut flowers to the service,
so they can take turns placing them on the cross, which will be located in the South Courtyard during the Sunrise Service and the North
Courtyard for other services on this day. Symbolic flowering crosses can be found in Christian artwork as early as the sixth century, and we hope
for this activity to bring meaningful reflection for your family as well as others who see the cross outside of our church. Extra flowers will be
available so that all who wish to participate may do so.
Children’s Lenten Offering for Global H2O
The 2017 children’s Lenten offering will go to Global H2O. Mite boxes and information sheets are available in Sunday school each week. We
hope you will encourage your children to help those in need around the world by saving their coins during Lent. Your children may bring
their mite boxes to church on Easter Sunday (or before if you will not be here on Easter). Children will present their offering during the 9
a.m. and 11 a.m. Easter services.
Also, an event to benefit Global H2O called A Walk for Water, will be hosted by Broughton High School on April 29. The walk will raise
awareness and funds to build a well in Uganda. Our donations will help with this mission. Information and details for registration are
included in the Lenten Offering information sheets. Global H2O is a world water organization founded in 2009 by James Wilde, a graduate
of Broughton High School and supported by many members of Christ Church.
Children’s Ministry wants YOU...
To be part of the Baker WIng team. We are recruiting for next year. No experience is needed and all ages are welcome. We are looking for
teachers for ages 2 through 5th grade and the curriculum is provided. We also need volunteers for substitute teachers, snack subs and a craft
team. Contact Sloane Brooks at [email protected] if you are interested.
Vacation Bible School 2017 Begins June 19
Vacation Bible School 2017—Holy Moses! will be a week not to miss. Rising 4-year-olds through 5th graders are invited to be part of this funfilled, educational week.
VBS will take place this year from June 19-23, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The children will present what they learned about Moses in church
on Sunday, June 25. Online registration is now open at http://bit.ly/CCVBS17. Also, please note, rising 6th graders and older are invited to
volunteer. Sign up on the Youth Ministry page on the Christ Church website.
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Youth Ministry
Youth News
• EYC this Sunday, April 2.
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)
EYC supplements the Sunday School program by providing fellowship and outreach activities
to create a peer-based community, featuring open dialogue about faith and spirituality and
opportunities for ministry in the church, as well as the broader Raleigh community. EYC takes
place on Sunday nights and allows different grades to join together.
Jr. EYC (Grds. 6 - 8) – 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner (All Grades) – 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Sr. EYC (Grds. 9 - 12) – 7 - 8 p.m.
Spring EYC Sundays at Church
April 2, 23, 30
High School Bible Study
HS Bible Study, grades 9-12, views movie segments each week followed by discussion using a verse or quote to learn about the Word by
discovering the depth of how God is revealed to us through daily life. We rotate from students’ houses to church basement every Wed., 7:30
p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Very casual - all you need to bring is yourself! Movie information as well as locations is sent weekly through our youth
emails. Contact Liz Stroff, [email protected].
Glory Ridge Weekend
This spring, grades 8-12 are eligible to serve at Glory Ridge, May 12-14. Glory Ridge is a multi-denominational Christian camp founded in
1973. The camp is located in Madison County, N.C., on 28 acres overlooking the French Broad River. Students work with the Madison County
Housing Coalition providing services such as painting, roof repair and/or plumbing. Glory Ridge provides us with a staff member who serves
as our daily site manager. We travel by vans to Glory Ridge and all meals will be made onsite by our kitchen crew. The trip cost $125 and
includes most meals, travel and building materials. Registration - http://bit.ly/ridge17.
Youth Confirmation Focus Classes (5 required for confirmation)
In addition to accumulating points for our youth confirmation process, students will need to attend five confirmation focus classes. The classes
will be spread throughout the spring semester and will rotate between Wednesdays (6:30-7:30 p.m.) and Sundays (7-8:00 p.m.), there are
no make-up classes. Focus classes are led by clergy or guests on various topics including Eucharist, prayer postures, church history, liturgical
living and more. The classes are 10 points each for the five required and 15 points for any additional classes attended.
• Sunday, April 2 - Fr. Josh Thomas, Kids4Peace, www.k4p.org
• Wednesday, April 19 - The Rev. Meg Hunn
• Sunday, April 23 - The Rev. Jenny Brown
PYE-Provincial Youth Event (current grades 6-12) - July 25-28
Registration Deadline - May 1 | Registration Link - http://bit.ly/pye2017
Humble yourself under God’s mighty hand, that God may lift you up in due time. -1 Peter 5:6
Province IV has a great history and tradition of assisting its own when disaster strikes. This year we will assist with the continued clean up
and aftermath from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C. During our three days together we’ll immerse ourselves in the rich culture of the
Lumbee Indians who call Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland and Scotland counties home. Our work will consist of repair to homes and communities
that were flooded during Hurricane Matthew. The group will stay at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Lumberton. Event cost of $150 covers meals
during the event, lodging, activities and supplies. Registration is through the Diocese of N.C. Please let us know when you have registered.
Vacation Bible School Youth Volunteers (current grades 6-12) | Registration - http://bit.ly/vbsvol17
During the week of Vacation Bible School we encourage youth (grades 6-12) to sign up to serve as volunteers with this important ministry.
Students will work in classrooms with children or at particular stations helping with the daily activities. You may sign up to volunteer 8:30
a.m. until 12:15 p.m. for the entire week or any combination of days. VBS 2017 will be held the week of June 19-23. All student volunteers
must have a 2016-2017 youth medical release form on file prior to the beginning of VBS.
Wake Relief Youth Summer Service | Registration - http://bit.ly/wakerelief17
Wake Relief is a food pantry that provides a week’s worth of groceries to families in need. Some of the volunteer help that’s needed includes
stocking shelves with canned food items, carrying groceries to client’s cars, unloading deliveries from the Inter Faith Food Shuttle, taking out
trash and recycling, and light cleaning. A waiver will be on site for each participant to sign. Two youth can sign up for each date. Work will
take place at Saint Saviour’s Center - 616 Tucker Street.
Diaper Train Youth Summer Service (rising 7th grade and older)
Sign up here - http://bit.ly/diaper17
The Diaper Train provides diapers to low-income families in Wake County, improving the lives of babies and toddlers. The program is run by
volunteers and serves 1,000 children each month. Duties may include wrapping, stocking and carrying diapers for clients. This takes place
at Saint Saviour’s Center - 616 Tucker Street.
Youth Ministry
HUGS Camp
Registration - http://bit.ly/hugscamp17
HUGS is a unique camp for unique people that brings together young people of diverse abilities. It is run by The Episcopal Diocese of North
Carolina at The Summit in Haw River State Park. Each camper with special needs has a helper camper who makes sure they have a safe, fun,
God-filled week of summer camp. Helper campers (age 14+) take part in a day of training with counselors and nurses to learn how to care
for the campers. Staff positions are available for those 18 and older. Our very own Rev. Meg Buerkel Hunn is the camp chaplain and will be
there all week! If you have any questions feel free to reach out to her - [email protected].
Run for Young 2018 Kickoff Meeting
We will meet Monday, April 3, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. to discuss the 2018 Run for Young event. Armadillo will be served for dinner (please
bring $5). This meeting is for current 8-12th graders who are interested in serving on the 2018 committee. We invite current 8th graders to
join us at 6 p.m. for a short interest meeting and to stay through the first meeting for the 2018 race. Please contact Martha Cox - mcox@
ccral.org - if you have any questions.
Easter Offering
Water is the most necessary component for life. As of March 2016, approximately 630,000,000 people around the world did not have clean
water available to them. According to UN-Water, an investment of $1 in water yields an $8 increase in productivity in the local economy. This
year, Christ Church would like to dedicate the Easter offering to the improvement of the lives of others through clean water.
The three organizations to receive these donations and their water-related goals are listed below:
Global H20
Global H2O, a 100% volunteer non-profit, was founded in 2009 by Christ Church member Dave Simons, James Wilde (Carolyn Simons’ son)
and Christopher Wooten. The goal of Global H2O is to provide clean water to rural, non-electrified communities by deep drilling wells. They
cooperate with the UN and local governments to identify localities of greatest need. Once there, Global H2O works with the villagers on
hygiene and well/pump maintenance. Upon completion of a well, it becomes the property of the local village. Global H2O’s region of focus
thus far has been northern Uganda, near the Sudan border.
Holy Cross Anglican School
This school, founded in 2006 and located in the San Pedro, Ambergris Caye in Belize, helps children in this area to receive a quality
education. The school educates students from preschool to Standard 6 (8th grade). The families who live in this community presently do
not have access to safe drinking water since the water pipes entering the community are at risk of contamination due to dirty groundwater.
Purchasing safe drinking water for students and staff of the school costs $300 per month.
Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger, previously known as Stop Hunger Now, is partnering with Hearts and Hands for Haiti to implement an agricultural
development program in Haiti. This nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has a population of 10.5 million and imports 60% of the
food it needs. The establishment of a demonstration farm, which would involve drilling two wells and installing drip irrigation, would result
in increased food production in future years and help to lower the extent of food insecurity over time.
It would be almost impossible in a short space, to describe all the references to water in the Bible. Water is central to Christian Theology
and essential for life. We hope the Christ Church Easter offering will help provide water to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Sincerely,
Outreach Ministries Committee
Rick Benton, Chair
Emmett Haywood Lisa Gwyn
The Rev. Jim Adams, Rector
Geoff Griffin
Lisa Ives
Allene Adams
Ginny McKay
Liz Stroff
Andy Givens
Gloria Becker
Mark Finkelstein
Caroline Campbell
Howard Brooks
Martha Sewell
Carolyn Simmons
Molly Brice
Jack Ford, Co-Chair Grants Committee
Chad Griffith
Jane Forde
Ray Mains, Co-Chair Grants Committee
David Homes, Vice Chair
Kim Barbour
Stewart Marlowe
Will McElroy
John Martin
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