Weekly HigHligHts of ParisH life January 20 - 27, 2019

This Week AT ChrisT ChurCh

All Children are Welcome! Children gather at the Children’s Cross for the Collect of the Day and Dismissal to Children’s Chapel to hear the story of Jesus and engage in a meaningful reflection of the lessons for that Sunday, before returning to join in our Prayers and to share in the Peace and Holy Communion.

Church School for children follows (from 10:10 am to 11:00 am) the service in the education wing as follows: pre-K to 1st – Godly Play (Room B216), 2nd Grade Communion Enrichment (Room B217), and 3rd to 5th Grade Class (Room B213). We look forward to learning with your saint!

Rector’s ForumSundays in the Undercroft, 10:10 –11 am

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 - King and his Legacy for TodayThis January we began a study of Breaking White Supremacy by Gary Dorrien. Today, the Rt. Rev’d Robert Wright, Bishop of Atlanta and a leading King scholar in The Episcopal Church, joins us as Guest Preacher and Celebrant at the 9am service. Following the service, Bp. Wright and Fr. Drew will discuss Dr. King and his legacy for us today.

WeLCOMeW elcome to all! We come together on today to worship God and to discover what it means to

be a person of faith in this world. We encourage you to participate fully in this service of Word and Sacrament. If you are new to Christ Church, please know that you have a place among us. If you are looking for a spiritual home, we hope that you will consider making Christ Church that home. We are better together and hope you will join us on our common journey to the heart of Christ.

Annual Meeting

and Vestry Election

Sunday, January 27(following the 9 am Service in the Nave)

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held for the election of Vestry Members, the

presentation of the Parish Annual Report, financial statements, and additional church business. Please enjoy a lunch following the

meeting in the Undercroft.

SUNDAY, JAN. 20 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:10 am Rector's Forum (U)** 10:10 am Sunday School (Ed. Wing)** 3 pm Congregational Evensong (N)** 5 pm Family Game Night (U)

MONDAY, JAN. 21 Offices Closed

TUESDAY, JAN. 22 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 9:30 am Staff Meeting (B217) 4 pm Holy Eucharist @ The Rivers (Offsite) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Daughters of the King (FR) 6:30 pm DA (MH)

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist (SMC)** 6 pm Community Dinner (U)** 6:30 pm Catechumenate (BL)** 6:30 pm Emmaus (U)** 6:30 pm 1st through 5th Gr. (B213)** 6:30 pm Confirmation (B023)** 7:30 pm Chorale (N) 8:30 pm AA (LL)

THURSDAY, JAN. 24 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 10:30 am High School Pizza Lunch (LL) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC) 7 pm Ecumenical Service (Offsite)

FRIDAY, JAN. 25 – The Conversion of St. Paul 8:30 am Morning Prayer (SMC) 5 pm Evening Prayer (SMC)

SATURDAY, JAN. 26 Offices Closed 9 am Worship Ministries Training (U) 8:30 pm AA (LL)

SUNDAY, JAN. 27 8 am Holy Eucharist (N) 9 am Holy Eucharist (N)** 10:30 am Annual Meeting (N)** 3 pm Evensong (N)**

**Childcare is provided in B113/Nursery

Location Abbreviations: BL - Bicknell Library CC - Children’s ChapelEdW - 2nd fl. Ed. Wing FL - Front LawnFR - Family Room LL - Lower Level MH - Miller Hall N - Nave RG - Rose Garden SMC - ChapelU - Undercroft

61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313-885-4841 • christchurchgp.org

Parish & Community Events

Today, Sunday, January 20, 9 amThe Right Rev’d Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta visits Christ Church today in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Bishop Wright will preach at 9 am and speak at the Rector’s Forum. Please join us!

The Right Rev’d Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta

Wednesdays at Christ Church, January 23Living lives of faith together5:30 pm - Holy Eucharist6:00 pm - Community Dinner (Suggested donation $20/family)6:30 pm - The Catechumenate: Session 2 Begins - The Emmaus Journey: Session 2 Begins - CCKids (Room B-213) - Confirmation (Room B-217)

(Nursery care available 5:30-8:30 pm)

For more information contact Fr. Brownridge at wbrownridge@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 116.

Sunday, January 20, 5-7 pm in the UndercroftGrab a board game or two and join us for our Family Game Night! We’ll provide the refreshments; you bring the family!

For more information contact Susanna Muzzin at 313-885-4841 x 104 or smuzzin@christchurchgp.org.

Worship Ministries Training

Saturday, January 26, 12 - 2:30 pm Meet in the Undercroft, Lunch ProvidedWe will be hosting worship ministries training for Eucharistic Ministers, Lay Readers, Usher/Greeters and Acolytes.

9 - 10:30 am – Usher/Greeters & Lay Readers10:30 am -12 noon – Eucharistic Ministers & AcolytesYouth in 3rd grade and above are welcome to Acolyte.Continental Breakfast provided throughout the morning.

Parents are also invited from 12 - 12:15 pm to have a conversation about the acolyte ministry.

Please RSVP with your attendance to Joseph Daniel at rectorsoffice@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext 107.

Ecumenical Prayer Service

Join us for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019 Thursday, January 24, 7 pm Grosse Pointe Memorial Church 16 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe FarmsPlan to join with members of Christ Church Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Memorial Church and St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church for this special service. A reception follows. Free and open to the public.

Daughters of the King

Tuesday, January 22, 5:30 pm in The Family Room

Welcome to all women of the parish! During Tuesday’s meeting, we will be continuing our discussion of women from The Book of Exodus. Our focus will be on the words of Zipporah, found in Chapter Four of “Bible Women: Their Words and Why They Matter.”

Contact Karen Davenport at kmd.63@comcast.net for more infoAnnual Meeting and Election of the Vestry

Sunday, January 27, 2019 Immediately Following the ServiceThe Annual Parish Meeting will be held for the election of Vestry Members, the presentation of the Parish Annual Report, financial statements, and additional church business. Please enjoy a lunch following the meeting in the Undercroft.

Cooperative Nursery at Christ Church

Open Enrollment for 2019-20

We are now taking applications for the Bluebird & Redbird classrooms for the 2018-19 school year! Please go to christchurchgp.org/cncc for more information or email cnccpreschool@gmail.com for the application, membership information or to set up a tour!

61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313-885-4841 • christchurchgp.org

We Pray together:Please leave your written prayer request at our Reception Desk or contact Fr. Drew at dvanculin@christchurchgp.org. In order to keep all our prayers for healing meaningful and current, we will keep names on the Prayer List for two weeks.

Assisting at Services:

NEXT SERVICE DAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019

YOU’VE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE!!

We will be preparing and serving lunch at Crossroads of Michigan. There are two time slots available to volunteer: 8:30 -11:30 am to prepare,

and 11:30 am - 3:00 pm to serve. Crossroads Ask of the Month: Bring in MEN’S WINTER GLOVES for

collection in the Church lobby by January 27.

TO SIGN UP GO TO WWW.CHRISTCHURCHGP.ORG/CROSSROADS

For more information contact the Rector’s Office at rectorsoffice@christchurchgp.org or 313-885-4841, ext. 107.

A Candlemas procession followed by a Solemn Holy Eucharist celebrating the Eve of the

Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple.

Feast of the Presentation

Friday, February 1 • 7 pm

Combined Choirs. Free and open to the public.

In the Diocese of Michigan Cycle of Prayer: Trinity Church, Farmington

Hills; Saint Katherine’s Church, Williamston; and Church of the Messiah,

Detroit.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for: The United Church of

Bangladesh; The Most Rev’d Paul Shishir Sarker.

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for: Mark and Susan

Lorenger; Adonis Lorenzana, and children Eva and Ivan; Jan and Beverly

Lovell; Kate Lucander; Eric Lucander; Terry and Laura Lynch, and son Kevin.

We pray for those in active military service for our country: Nathan

Gaggin, Winston Hughes, Ryan Worrell, George H. Zinn IV.

We offer prayers for: Ann, Anne, Constance, Dana, Dean, Donald, Doris,

Elizabeth, Emily, Friday, George, Herb, Jane, Joyce, Kate, Otto, Rob, Shiloh,

Tom.

In celebration for the birthdays and anniversaries of: Kelly Darlington;

Rick Walker; Eleanor Walsh; Mary Herring; Lowry Scotten; Bruce Renaud;

Charles Shreve; Cathy Walker; Mark Lorenger; Jennifer Mitchell.

Altar Guild: 8 am Lisa Baruah, Nancy Nicholson 9 am Susan Mills, Cathy Dawson

Eucharistic Ministers: 8 am Ed White 9 am Miranda Ferrara, Heather Jones, Susan Mills

Lectors: 9 am Brendan Walsh 3 pm John Snyder

Prayers: 9 am John Snyder

Verger: 9 am David Gerdis

Acolytes: 9 am Laine Johnson, Miranda Ostrowski, Jane Van Osdol,

Sevi Vogt, Alex Nealssohn, Vivi Ostrowski

Ushers: 9 am Kit Tennyson, Hank Darlington, Steve Fehniger, Marshall Irby 3 pm John Snyder

Flowers: Susan Mills, Alfredo Silvestre, Mary Trost

Christ Church Grosse Pointe61 Grosse Pointe Boulevard • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 • 313.885.4841 • christchurchgp.org

The Rev’d Andrew Van Culin, Rector • The Rev’d Canon Ron Spann, Director, Spirituality Center The Rev’d Walter Brownridge, Associate for Parish Life and Christian Formation • Scott Hanoian, Director of Music and Organist

Dexter Kennedy, Assistant Organist • Susanna Muzzin, Director of Children and Family MinistriesDiane Ward, Associate for Finance and Administration

LessOns fOr The seCOnd sundAy AfTer The epiphAny

Isaiah 62:1-5

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

Psalm 36:5-10

5 Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, *and your faithfulness to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the strong mountains, your justice like the great deep; *

you save both man and beast, O Lord.

7 How priceless is your love, O God! *your people take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

8 They feast upon the abundance of your house; *you give them drink from the river of your delights.

9 For with you is the well of life, *and in your light we see light.

10 Continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, *and your favor to those who are true of heart.

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.

John 2:1-11

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

Lessons for next week: The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31aLuke 4:14-21