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Sunday Worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., with Church School for children, youth and adults at 9:30 a.m.
Morning Prayer is read Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel.
Lenten Soup Sale Concludes Sunday, April 2. Parish Hall following 10:30 a.m. worship
Lenten Series 2017 “Black Voices, Black Hearts”
Centennial Celebration Pop-Up Event Bridge Social
Centennial Celebration Pop-Up Event Roaring ‘20s Cocktail Party
Parish Hall “Speakeasy” Please sign up on Parish Hall Bulletin Board.
APRIL 2017
Volume 32 – Number 4
Holy Week and Easter at Christ church
PALM SUNDAY ~ SUNDAY, APRIL 9 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10:15 a.m. Blessing of the Palms in Highland Park and Bagpipe Procession to the Church
10:30 a.m. Reading of the Passion and Holy Eucharist
MONDAY& TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
APRIL 10 & 11 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
APRIL 12 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
followed by Guided Prayer Stations in the Nave 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Guided Prayer Stations in the Nave
MAUNDY THURSDAY ~ THURSDAY, APRIL 13
7:00 p.m. — The Rev. Canon Connor Gwin Footwashing, Holy Eucharist and
Stripping of the Altar
GOOD FRIDAY ~ FRIDAY, APRIL 14
12:00 Noon Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy — The Rev. Martin Jeffrey
What do we do while Jesus hangs on the cross? We watch and wait, we tell the story of his suffering and death, we pray for the church and for the world, and — always — we give thanks for the gift of his love.
EASTER EVE ~ SATURDAY, APRIL 15
8:00 p.m. Great Vigil of Easter — The Rev. Jan Fuller The Lighting of the New Fire, Readings and Prayers,
Baptism, and the First Eucharist of Easter (Please bring a bell to ring at the Easter Acclamation!)
EASTER DAY ~ SUNDAY, APRIL 16
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) 10:30 a.m. Festival Holy Eucharist
(Children are invited to bring flowers for the Flowering of the Cross)
This Holy Week we will have a service each day, but especially on Maundy
Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Those three (the Paschal Trid-
uum) are the most moving services of the year, and yet many Christians
stay away. Perhaps it’s because they don’t know. Let me place them in
context. (continued on page 3)
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LENTEN SOUP SALE ~
Concludes Sunday April 2nd
During Coffee Hour (after 10:30 a.m. worship)
Stop by and purchase a container of soup
with bread for $5. Proceeds help youth
pay for our summer mission trip.
Holy Week Prayer Stations
Join us on Wednesday, April 12th of Holy
week for an hour after the 12 noon Eucharist
and from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. for Holy Week
prayer stations. Prayer stations are a won-
derful opportunity to come and spend some
time in prayer and reflection - moving though
guided prayer stations at your own pace.
This is a personal journey with opportunity to
spend time in prayer, as we get ready for the
holy mystery of Easter. Activities, such as
praying for the world or reflecting on images
of Christ, are set up at each station to guide
your time. You may also spend your time
just sitting still in the nave.
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday
We do not have Church school or Children’s
Chapel on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday.
All young people are encouraged to join our
church family in our procession from
Highland Park to the church on Palm
Sunday.
Easter Sunday we invite children to bring
flowers for our tradition of flowering the
cross during our 10:30 a.m. worship time.
There will be extra activities set out with the
prayer pet bags for young people to use
during worship. Our Nursery will be open
both Sundays for children ages 5 and under.
Rescue Mission Children’s Worship Practice - April 2
nd
Our youth will practice on April 2nd during
Christ Church Children’s Chapel at 10:30
a.m. to prepare for leading Rescue Mission
Children’s Worship on Friday, April 7th.
Youth and children will be dismissed in time
to join their families for Eucharist.
Leading Rescue Mission Children’s Worship - April 7
th
We will meet at the church at 5:15 p.m. and
will return back to the church at 7:45 p.m.
Our youth will lead a fun worship service for
the children staying the night at the shelter
while their parents are in worship.
Moon Pie & RC Cola Coffee Hour Fun, March 26!
Youth Events
April 2nd
Practice
Lead Rescue Mission
Children’s Worship
10:30 a.m. during
Children’s Chapel
April 7th
Lead Rescue
Mission Children’s
Worship
5:15 - 7:45 p.m.
~ ~ ~
April 9th
Palm Sunday
No Church School
No Children’s Chapel
Join Procession from
Highland Park to the
church.
April 12th
Prayer Stations
Following 12:00 Noon
Eucharist
& 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
April 16th
Easter Sunday
No Church School
No Children’s Chapel
10:30 a.m. worship -
flowering of the cross
L KING AHEAD
Sunday, May 28th
Neighborhood Picnic
July 16th - 21st
Summer Mission
NOTICE: The Kroger Bucks website (www.kroger.com) has been fixed! For printed instructions
or assistance will signing up, please come to Parish Hall during coffee hour. We have a table set
up and will be happy to help you.
Patricia Cope-Levy
Coordinator of Christian Formation
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Holy Week at Christ Church (continued from page 1) During Holy Week: Mary, Martha, Peter, James, and John, Philip, Mary Magdalene, and many others are all
going to be sitting in our pews weeping, and praying. They will be remembering this man who wept with them at
the tomb of Lazarus, and who was handed over to a brutal and humiliating death.
When I ask you to come to Holy Week services, what I'm asking you to do is to come in here and hold their
hands. Mary will be weeping uncontrollably. Peter will not know how to tell you how bad he feels about denying
Jesus just before the rooster crowed. Martha will be sitting here in stunned silence, wondering why in the world
he couldn't save himself, like he saved Lazarus.
They are not asking for much, folks. They’re just asking you to come in here and weep with them, and pray with
them, and let them know that you love them. My guess is that if you are willing to spend that time with them, they
might tell you a thing or two about Jesus. They might whisper something in our ears that would deepen our love
for him.
But even if we don't feel any differently than we did before, at least we can hold their hands and remember their
grief. It's the least we can do.
And if we hold their hands, they will be holding ours, too.
Faithfully yours,
Christ Church Neighborhood Picnic - Sunday, May 28th
Highland Park, following 10:30 a.m. worship
Join us in saying “thank you” to our neighborhood for 100 wonderful
years in Old Southwest Roanoke. We, Christ Church, are hosting a
Neighborhood Picnic to enjoy time in fellowship with each other and to
reach out to our Old Southwest Neighbors.
To make this wonderful outreach event happen . .
WE’LL NEED LOTS OF HELP!!
We’ll need to borrow a few things. Do you have a grill we can borrow? A 5000 watt generator? Would you be willing
to help set up or to cook? Please take a look on the Parish Hall bulletin board for way you can help and sign up.
Most importantly, we need your help by saving the date and joining us for fun and fellowship. Bring along a
friend and a side dish or dessert to share. Be sure to check the bulletin board often for more information.
Questions ? – Patricia Cope-Levy, [email protected]
Claude Lauck, 540-798-3291 (phone or text) or [email protected]
Summer Mission Immersion week with Memphis Youth Missions
Youth in rising 7th-12th grades are welcome to join us Sunday, July 16 – Friday, July 21 for
a week of service, creativity, transformation, and fun. With Memphis Youth Mission, we will
be volunteering at 4 to 6 work sites and debriefing our work with Bible study, group
discussion and art projects as means of reflection. Toward the end of our time in Memphis,
we will visit the National Civil Rights Museum as a way of putting our experiences in Memphis into an historical
context and continue the ongoing national conversation in the Episcopal Church. We will stay in a church (indoor
camping style). Cost: $150 per person. However, scholarships are available to cover this cost, if needed.
Payment deadline is May 15.
If you know of a young person who would like to join us on our trip, please have them get in touch with Patricia
Cope-Levy at [email protected].
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Look What’s Coming . . .
Christ Church Neighborhood Picnic
When: Sunday May 28th
Where: Highland Park
Join us following worship on May 28 as we say “thank
you” to our neighborhood for 100 wonderful years in
Old Southwest Roanoke.
As part of our Centennial Celebration Christ Church is
hosting a Neighborhood Picnic to enjoy a time of
fellowship and fun with one another and with our Old
Southwest Neighbors.
Great picnic foods
Classic relay games
A bouncy house
All-age game of kick ball
& LOTS MORE FUN
See page 3 for details of how
YOU can help make this event
a BIG Success!
Centennial Celebration . . . Come Celebrate with Us! Our celebration began on Sunday, February 26 with the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary
of the Groundbreaking of the Christ Church building. Following a very special morning worship
service, the Centennial committee hosted a Festive Birthday Party in the Parish Hall.
In March we continued the celebration with a very memorable Moon Pie & RC Cola Coffee Hour.
Who knew we had such talented musicians, vocalists, and hula hoopers! At Christ Church we
have just begun. Please plan to join us for more events in the months ahead.
Save the Dates for
Christ Episcopal Church
Roanoke, VA
June 4, 2017
Choral Evensong—5pm
125th Anniversary of Founding of
Christ Church (Mt. Olivet Parish)
July 30, 2017
Cornerstone Laying Anniversary
Homecoming Luncheon
April 1, 2018 (Easter)
Centennial Celebration of the
First Service in Christ Episcopal Church
CENTENNIAL MOMENT presented by Terry Winborne
1910 – 1919 decade events in no particular order
Immigration into the US hits an all time peak with 8.8
million immigrants over 10 years from 1901-1910.
Congress passes a new Immigration Act, which required a
literacy test for immigrants and barred Asiatic laborers,
except for those from countries with special treaties or
agreements with the United States, such as the
Philippines.
Founded: Boys Town *Boy Scouts of America *Girl Scouts
of America
The Discovery of Manchu Picchu in the Andes *Puccini's
opera 'Madame Butterfly' had its world premiere at La
Scala in Milan, Italy. *First Indianapolis 500 *First Auto
Electric Start– previously, all cars needed to be started by
cranking a starting handle
Ford Introduces Assembly Line *Henry Ford raises
minimum daily pay from $2.34 to $5 for qualifying workers
*First Stainless Steel *The Panama Canal Opens, took 34
years to build from and cost over 27,000 workers their
lives
Maritime disasters: *The Empress of Ireland Sinks, causing
the deaths of 1,073 passengers and crew *Sinking of the
Titanic – 1,503 people died *Lusitania Sunk By Torpedo
killing nearly 1,200 people. *Influenza Epidemic would
eventually kill more than 1/2 million Americans and more
than 20 million people worldwide.
World War I *World War I Christmas Truce *The soldiers of
Germany, Russia, France, and Britain call a Christmas truce
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Sponsor a Centennial Event?
Interested in helping with one of the events? Please let us know.
Centennial Committee
Dan Dowdy, co-chair; Nancy Ford, co-chair
Sally Adams, Patricia Cope-Levy, Sally Ewart, Bob Lee, Kerry McCarty
Pansie Murray, Carol O’Keefe, Alexander MacPhail
2017—2018 Centennial Calendar *All events are held at Christ Church unless otherwise noted
Sunday, April 2 ~ Bridge ~ 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, April 21 ~ Roaring ‘20s Cocktail Party ~ 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 7 ~ Depression Era Soup Kitchen Coffee Hour
following 10:30 a.m. worship
Sunday, May 28 ~ Neighborhood Picnic ~ Highland Park
following 10:30 a.m. worship
Sunday, June 4 ~ Choral Evensong ~ 5:00 p.m.
125th Anniversary of Parish Founding
Sunday, July 30 ~ Homecoming Luncheon
following 10:30 a.m. worship
Saturday, August 26 ~ Parish Outing ~ 4:00 p.m. ~ Home of Nancy Ford
September TBA ~ Ice Cream Social
following 10:30 a.m. worship
Saturday, October 14 ~ Oktoberfest Picnic ~ 4:00 p.m. ~ Home of John & Gay Eure
Sunday, February 25, 2018 ~ Remember, Renew, Rejoice! Look Toward the Future
following 10:30 a.m. worship
Sunday, April 1, 2018 ~ Easter ~ Festive Reception
Anniversary of First Service
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PEOPLE Condolences ●
To Bob & Bonny Lee on the death of their neighbor,
Diane Hyatt.
To Joyce Inge on the death of her friend, Calvin
Neighbors.
To family and friends of Terry Loeschen, a former
parishioner, who died March 21.
To Don & Boo Pack on the death of their friend, Jim
Fox.
To Ed & Valarie Robinson (Centering Prayer
Member) on the death of their son-in-law, Michael
Ailstock. Ed plays bagpipes during our Palm
Sunday procession.
Welcome ●
Gerry & Pauline Donovan who transferred from St.
Edmund the Martyr Episcopal Church, Arcadia FL
William (Bill) & Mary Newell who transferred from
Kingston Episcopal Parish, Mathews, VA.
Anne Hutchins who joins us from Holy Trinity
Episcopal Parish, Clemson, SC.
Saundra & Larry Butcher who transferred from
Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk, VA.
Congratulations ●
Don & Boo Pack on the birth of their grandson,
Charlie Collings Pack. Parents, Jacob & Jessica
Pack and big sister, Carter Elizabeth Pack.
Joe & Laura Harden on the birth of their grandson,
Miles Reid Harden. Great-grandparents: Howard
& Betty Patillo; Aunt Emily Harden.
Feed the Hungry ● April Offering Recipient
VA-Haiti Collaborative
After a major earthquake in Haiti, Father Walin
DeCamps, a Haitian priest, was invited to preach at
Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton. Moved by his
preaching, members of the local churches and
community formed the Virginia Haiti Collaborative,
partnering with St Marc's Primary School in Cerca-La
-Source to improve education in Haiti. In the summer
of 2010, seven members of the collaborative, an ar-
chitect, and a member from another collaborative
travelled to Haiti to begin the relationship. In October
2011 the new school opened its doors to over 100
students. Today the school has expanded to serve
over 800 students. Because many of the students
are unable to pay tuition, the school continues to
need financial support from the collaborative. $800
will supply a daily hot meal to the students and staff
for a month. Our April Feed the Hungry will go to
serving meals to the Cerca-La-Source students and
staff. Let's try to sponsor a month or more! Contribu-
tions by check may be made payable to Christ Epis-
copal Church and earmarked “Feed The Hungry,” or
you may place your donation in one of the yellow
envelopes in the pew racks.
with soldiers crossing the area of no mans land, calling out
"Merry Christmas" in their enemies' native tongues.
US Airmail Service *The American Legion *League of
Nations formed *Emma Goldman Jailed for Advocating
Birth Control *Suffrage Movement, As part of the women's
suffrage movement 25,000 women march up Fifth Avenue
in New York City demanding the right to vote.
Puerto Rico Citizens given US Citizenship *Royal Air Force is
founded *Federal Trade Commission *U.S. Coast Guard,
Congress established the U.S. Coast Guard Service *The
Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill is signed into law by
California Governor Hiram W. Johnson, which bars
Japanese Nationals from owning land in California
First US Income Tax, mandating the first tax on incomes
over $3,000.
The 17th Amendment goes into effect, changing US
Senators being chosen by the Legislature to elections
involving ordinary voters. *18th Amendment – Prohibition
*19th Amendment ratified guaranteeing women the right
to vote
In our diocese the following churches were founded: St
Paul’s Salem, All Saint’s Norton, Christ Church Pearisburg,
St. Mary’s Graham *There were a number of deaconesses
who were running schools in far southwest Virginia
Miscellaneous items during this decade:
Pulitzer Prizes Started ~ Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise
created ~ First Cross Word Puzzle ~ Rotary Dial Telephones
Invented ~ First Transcontinental Telephone Call ~ First Pop
Up Toaster ~ Grand Canyon National Park
And appropriately - The US Congress approved daylight-
saving time.
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Stewardship Update – Changing Lives!
We have wonderful news to share about our stewardship drive. Thank you very much for your financial
support of Christ Episcopal Church. You see it and you can feel it. Christ Church is changing lives! That
makes it such a pleasure for the stewardship committee to report the following results from our 2017
campaign:
We have nine new families who are pledging.
Total pledges are up 10.1% to $396,508.
The average pledge increased by 10% to $3,572.
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the groundbreaking for this parish,
we should draw upon the unflinching courage that our forebears showed. Recently, Alexander shared the
story of how in 1917, while facing the First World War, Christ Church parishioners pushed ahead and
started to build our beautiful home. They built the foundation for us – literally and figuratively. They were
brave and bold, and we should be too.
With that foundation, we should stand with confidence and vision. What else can we do? How do we
reach more people and share with them the beauty of our Church and the power of Jesus Christ? Think
big! Dream! Believe! Together, we can, and we will do more.
Alexander has shared his testimony of proportional giving on the bulletin board at church.
If you have never considered proportional giving before now—which is deciding your giving based on a
percentage of your income—you might want to join the MacPhails, our family, and many others who do.
If you have not made a 2017 pledge, we need and welcome your financial commitment. If you have
pledged, we ask you to prayerfully consider what you will be able to do in the future. Thank you very
much for your support. We look forward to a wonderful, celebratory year.
Again, thank you for your generosity!
Duke Baldridge
Stewardship Chair
Property Report
Three big items for April. First, the good news is that we have just submitted an application
for a $31,000 grant from the Patterson Foundation to fund repairs to our church tower. One
of the “Objectives" of the Patterson Foundation is “the restoration, preservation, conserva-
tion, and renovation of…Episcopal Churches in Virginia that are more than one-hundred years old.” Our repairs are
major and much needed; for example, a sizable chunk or two of the window masonry have already broken off
and fallen, and parts of the stonework are bulging. The less good news is that there is no guarantee that our
application will be picked, and we won’t know until August or September. A copy of the application is available for
your review in the parish library.
Second, we are on schedule to complete in April the upgrade of nave lighting with new and more energy efficient
bulbs and with some fixture repairs and replacements.
Having already addressed the nave leaks, we will complete in April all the cosmetic repairs - plastering, painting,
trim - of the previous damage to the front wall of the nave.
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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9
VESTRY OFFICERS - 2017
Claude Lauck, Senior Warden
Sharon Burnham Mott, Junior Warden
Gay Eure, Treasurer
Dorry McCorkle, Assistant Treasurer
Jim Cromwell and Ben Bazak, Co-Receiving Treasurers
Lynn Bastian, Clerk
STAFF
The Revd Alexander D. MacPhail
Rector
The Revd Canon Connor Gwin
Honorary Priest Associate
Mr. H. Thomas Baugh, III
Director of Music ([email protected])
Ms. Patricia Cope-Levy
Coordinator of Christian Formation
Ms. Lynn Bastian
Parish Administrator ([email protected])
Mrs. Ashleigh Fisher
Nursery Coordinator ([email protected])
Mr. John Smarz
Sexton
DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT EDITION OF PARISH HOME COMPANION IS MONDAY, APRIL 24.
VESTRY MEMBERS
Mary Atwell
Mary Catherine Baldridge
Alex Barge
Jane Baugh
Suzanne Bazak
Stephen Claytor
Dan Dowdy
Laura Harden
Claude Lauck
Sharon Burnham Mott
Bill Poe
Mike Urbanski