p. 2 Announcements

p. 3 Stewardship

p. 4 Parish Events

p. 7 Worship

p. 8 Introducing

p. 10 From the Rector

p. 12 WCCA

p. 13 Tour of Homes

p. 14 Global Missions

p. 16 Music Ministry News

p. 17 Finance

p. 18 Parish Life Calendar

Baptisms

Elizabeth Sloane Lynch, daughter of Stephanie and

Kris Lynch, on January 10, 2016.

Georgia-Harden Louise Welch, daughter of Meg and

Chip Welch, on January 10, 2016.

Congratulations to:

Page and Miller Hamrick on the birth of their

daughter, Nora Lebey Hamrick, on January 12, 2016.

Nora is the granddaughter of Nancy and David Solana.

Sympathy extended to:

Paul and Debbie Webb on the death of his mother,

Charmian Webb, on December 14, 2015.

The family of Bill Sprague, Jr. on his death on

December 30, 2015.

Come hear what the Lord is doing at our Annual

Parish Meeting on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at

9:10 AM in the Nave. We will approve a new section

to the church’s Bylaws and elect three new Vestry

members. Reports will be short and sweet (or handed

out) with time for questions.

There will be no Adult Sunday School that day.

This familiar verse, inspired by the Holy Spirit and

written by Paul, says so much to us today. God wants

all of us, always remembering that “Every good gift

and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the

Father…” (James 1:17a). A mission partner in Tanzania

once said that a tithe (ten percent of what we have)

belongs to God and should be given back to Him. This

is the traditional understanding from the Old Testament

teachings, but it does not acknowledge God as the

source of all blessings as spoken by James or the

challenge to give of ourselves as spoken by Paul. All

that we are and all that we own belongs to God.

A tithe is only mentioned three times in the New

Testament, each time by Jesus as a rebuke to Pharisees.

One example is when He said, “Woe to you, scribes and

Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and

cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the

law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought

to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind

guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!”

(Matthew 23:23-24). Jesus is condemning the Pharisees

for taking pride in tithing their herb gardens while

ignoring the commandment to love their neighbors.

Their legalistic interpretation of what they had to give

in keeping with Old Testament teaching didn’t fulfill

their call to give as they were able based on how God

had blessed them.

As a church, we have been led by God to a neigh-

borhood, a city and a world that cries out for love and

compassion. Yet our giving of money and time leaves

our lay and clergy leadership struggling to allocate

resources to support staff, operations and buildings at

CCA while still saving just ten percent to give outside

our own walls. We are called and able to do so much

more.

Are you answering this call? Turning in a Faith &

Response card for 2016 with your pledge of support to

CCA is the best way to start – it’s not too late. Ten

percent is not a magic number. Being obedient to the

Lord’s call to share is what is important. Are you giving

out of convenience or obedience? That is a question that

can only be answered by prayer. For those who have

made a pledge in 2016, thank you! Would you prayer-

fully consider whether you are called to increase your

pledge? The office will cheerfully accept a revised

response card.

I think the British missionary to Burundi, Simon

Guillebaud, says it best in his book, More Than

Conquerors, A Call to Radical Discipleship, when

he wrote, “Instead of asking, ‘How much should I

give?’ shouldn’t we rather be asking, ‘How much

should I keep?’”

Clark Smith, Stewardship Committee

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,

acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1

In October 2015, the Isle of Hope Community

Group began to explore ways we could serve children

during the Christmas season. We considered options in

Savannah, as well as opportunities around the world.

However, after speaking with Heather Ford about the

needs of children at the West Broad YMCA, and Steve

Dantin about the needs of children at Savannah Classi-

cal Academy, it immediately became clear that the Lord

was calling us to serve children right here in our own

neighborhood. We knew that the number of children

involved was greater than our Community Group could

address alone. We needed the help of the entire parish.

And so was birthed the Thomas Square Christmas

Child Project.

The Isle of

Hope Community

Group organized the

logistics for this

parish wide service

opportunity. Names

and ages of children

from both schools

were written on tags

that were placed on the

Jesse Tree in Hebron

Hall.

At the First Sunday

Breakfast on

December 6th,

parishioners were

invited to take a

name tag and a list

of suggested gift

items and to buy

gifts for that child

that would fit in a

shoebox. All the

name tags were

chosen within a very

short period of time,

an indication of the

enthusiastic response from the entire parish to make the

Christmas season a little brighter for those children!

While all the shopping was going on, the Isle of

Hope Community Group started baking. With the help

of their children, the members decorated, baked and

packed 50 dozen cookies in beautifully decorated bags!

On Thursday, December 17th, Bryan Kerr, Samantha

Haley, Tamara Hansen and Fr. Layne arrived at the West

Broad YMCA, delivering 44 Christmas gifts for children

in the Pre-K and Day Care Programs. They arrived just

as children were waking up from their afternoon nap.

Each sleepy child was

so surprised and delighted to

receive such a beautifully

wrapped shoebox tied with a

gorgeous ribbon! On top of

each gift was a card with the

child’s name and the words of

John 3:16, reminding us all of

God’s supreme gift on the very

first Christmas. In addition to

the shoebox, each child

received a decorated bag

filled with delicious homemade

Christmas cookies.

The children

and families were

overjoyed by such

thoughtful and

beautiful gifts. The

staff of the center

was also extremely

grateful for our

church! This may

have been the only

Christmas gifts

some of these chil-

dren received.

Thank you to the

Isle of Hope

Community Group

for organizing this event and to each parishioner who

participated. You have no idea how significant this was

in the life of each child. Parents continue to thank

Heather Ford for these gifts from CCA. How dear the

items that they found inside. How memorable and

poignant to them! We are so very thankful to everyone

who made a shoebox and made a child’s Christmas

a little brighter! Thank you for showing God’s love

this Christmas!

The Whitefield Center was able to make Christmas a

little merrier for 15 deserving Thomas Square students

who attend the Savannah Classical Academy…all made

possible by the attentive and generous donations of the

Christ Church

Anglican family!

Through a

recommendation

from Savannah

Classical Acade-

my Director Mr.

Benjamin Payne,

the Whitefield

Center coordinat-

ed this endeavor

with Performance

Initiatives, a non-

profit, Christian after-school

youth fitness program that

serves these students. CCA

members selected a name of

one of these students from

the Jesse Tree, purchased

and wrapped the gifts and

delivered them to the church.

Steve Dantin collected the

gifts and delivered them on

December 18th to the delight

of the recipients! Many,

many thanks to all who

participated so generously!

Beginning January 24th we launched a new 8-week

sermon series. Please join us as we explore the dark side

of what it means to be human, as well as the possibility

of redeeming our true, intended nature.

January 24 Introduction (+Pizza Dinner at 6!)

January 31 Pride (with Dinner at 6:15 PM!)

February 7 Envy

February 14 Anger

February 21 Greed

February 28 Sloth

March 6 Gluttony

March 13 Lust

Please join us at the corner of 37th and Bull as we embark

upon this meaningful series. All are welcome!

Common Worship

“A Service of the

Word for Savannah”

Sundays at 5 p.m.

In the past year of making 2020 our new home, our

Flower Guild has done outstanding work lovingly prepar-

ing arrangements for our altar each Sunday. Led by Ann

Hallock, Katherine Reeves, Donna Adamson and Nancy

Solana, teams of two meet each week (usually on Friday

or Saturday) to do their work, honoring the lives of those

in whose names memorials have been given and for

whom thanksgivings have been offered.

There are many dates available throughout this

coming year (see below) when you could make a donation

of $75 and have your loved one acknowledged and prayed

for during the Sunday worship service. To do so, please

contact Nancy Solana (home: 912-691-0197; cell 912-308

-2400; or nanart27@gmail.com).

February 28 August 28

March 20 September 4, 18

April 3, 24 October 9, 30

June 12, 26 November 27

July 10, 31

It was

so easy to

interview

Anissa

Manzo

Goeken

once we

found time

to get

together.

She is a fast

thinker, a

fast talker

and has

such an open spirit that all I had to do was listen hard,

write fast and hang on for a fascinating journey.

Anissa was born and raised in New York City, the

oldest of five children of a Polish Italian Jewish Catholic

father and a Scotch Irish Presbyterian mother—a “true

New York mutt,” as she describes herself. She attributes

her Presbyterian maternal grandparents with introducing

her and her siblings to Sunday School, and specifically

remembers her grandfather, who was a Gideon, sitting

her and her sister down and sharing the gospel with

them. Anissa became a Pioneer Girl in the Presbyterian

Church and was born again at the age of eight, the only

Christian in her nuclear family at the time, thus making

her somewhat of a lonely child in what must have been a

noisy and busy group. She came to think of her church

family as her true family. When she went to Kenyon

College in Ohio, initially planning to be a vet, she again

enjoyed fellowship with other Christians. And although

she loved God, Anissa struggled with loving others. She

could see herself living a monastic life—just she and

God going it alone. When she was a junior in college,

however, she says she was convicted that the Lord want-

ed her to love others as He did, that He came to die for

them also.

While at Kenyon, Anissa studied in Aberdeen,

Scotland, which introduced her to the joy of living

abroad; here she felt the first hints of a call to mission

work. When she graduated, she decided to stay in Ohio,

much to her father’s dismay. But she loved her non-

denominational, charismatic church there and she spent

the next five years working various jobs: she drove an

ice cream truck, she was an insurance agent, she worked

in landscaping, she was a French teacher, and most

importantly for her future, she became a baker in a café

and worked in catering. Then the mission field called

and Anissa headed for the Ivory Coast in West Africa for

three months, then to London to evangelize to an Indian

population in the city for a while. Then she found herself

back in Ohio as a journalist, thinking maybe she should

go back to school.

In 1996, Anissa drove through Savannah and was

delighted with the city. It reminded her of Europe and

she started thinking of ways she could move here. She

discovered SCAD and started out to get a graduate de-

gree in interior design before switching to graphic de-

sign. Her first church here was IPC and for many years

she was involved in Reformed University Fellowship

(RUF). She also attended Savannah Christian Church

for a while but in 2001, when she opened her own Café

Mocha at Abercorn and Broughton Streets, she thought it

would be more convenient to attend a church downtown.

Some fellow RUFers attended Christ Church on Johnson

Square so Anissa tried it out, even though she was leery

of the Episcopal denomination in general.

Upon her visit, she sensed the Holy Spirit and, to her

surprise, found that the Word was being taught but also

remembers thinking, “Oh these poor people need books

to pray!” Without a former exposure to liturgy, she

doubts she would have been receptive to book praying.

Given all her different church experiences, she found

Christ Church to have a good balance and she quickly

fell in love with the people. She joined (and still sings

with) both the Parish and the Compline choirs.

Now you might think that was the end of the story—

that Anissa has been living here and worshipping with us

since 2000—but did I mention the fast pace of her life?

(continued on next page)

In 2005, Anissa sold her café and started working

for an exclusive travel agency. Then a friend called her

about working as a Christian travel guide for high school

groups. This meant brief stints in Latin America, then

Paris, then landing a job in Dallas. But she missed

Savannah and moved back and met a new friend, a

SCAD student, Russ Goeken. Then she accepted a job in

South Korea teaching English, allowing her a chance to

travel all over Asia. She reconnected with Russ in

Hawaii on some of her travels and they soon married at

the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. In 2010 they decided to try

America again for a year and both returned to Savannah,

celebrated the blessing of their marriage at Ashby and

John Angell’s home and launched Urban Poppy, a

wedding and event planning service, which worked

nicely with Russ’ interest and training in photography

and Anissa’s talent as a floral designer. Their venture is

in its 6th year and for the last eighteen months, they’ve

operated a retail shop at Abercorn and 40th Streets.

On top of two demanding businesses, two-year-

old Sebastian has blessed Anissa’s and Russ’ lives.

Anissa has a lot in common with the busy “wife of noble

character” in Proverbs 31, another favorite scripture of

hers. She seeks balance; she found time to join the recent

CRC mission trip to Haiti and she is “excited about what

the Lord is doing in our body.” Now her mission heart is

focused on Savannah.

The scripture from Isaiah is a favorite because it

not only reveals Christ’s mission to the world but guides

Anissa as to her own calling. She especially likes that

the Lord loves beauty (as in a “crown of beauty”) just

as she does.

— Dottie Courington

Who will be in

our next issue?

This photo should

give you a hint!

From February 10—March 20, our city will join

with hundreds of other cities for 40 Days for Life, a life-

saving campaign made up of three components: Prayer &

Fasting, Community Outreach and Peaceful Vigil.

40 Days for Life is a peaceful pro-life effort … and

675,000 volunteers in 607 cities across 32 nations have

taken part. With God’s help, 40 Days for Life has seen

11,165 babies saved from abortion, 127 abortion worker

conversions, and 64 closed abortion centers. Pray and get

involved, and you can help save lives!

Savannah 40 Days for Life:

Vigil location: Savannah Medical Center,

120 East 34th Street.

Vigil hours: 7 a.m.—7 p.m. every day

Local contact: Paula Kinard (561-603-8960 or

kinardpaula@gmail.com)

Learn more and get involved:

40daysforlife.com/savannah

Editor’s Note: This column appears in each issue and is

intended to help explain various Anglican traditions to the

newcomer and may serve as a “refresher course” for the

“oldcomer.” If you have a question for this column, please

submit it to the church office or email jmalley@ccasav.org.

What is the season of Lent?

Lent is the season that begins with Ash Wednesday

and ends the eve of Easter (Holy Saturday), reflecting our

Lord’s forty days of fasting at the beginning of His public

ministry. In Lent, Christians are invited to engage in self-

examination and fasting in preparation for the Feast of

the Resurrection. This observance has a long history,

going all the way back to Iraneaus (died 203 AD) who

noted a season of fasting prior to Easter. The actual

length of Lent was not established until the Council of

Nicaea (325 AD), which noted one of the provincial

synods of the Church should take place “before the forty

days of Lent.”

What takes place during Lent?

We begin Lent with Ash Wednesday, when we

somberly reflect on our mortality that we are dust, and

to dust we shall return (Genesis 3:19). Throughout the

season of Lent we examine in Holy Scripture our sinful

nature and the fallenness of the world in which we live.

We do not say “alleluia” during Lent, and normally

weddings are not performed during this season. Music,

sermons, prayers, and other aspects of our worship reflect

this focus. It is a time for us as the people of God to

remember our desperate need for grace, and to value

grace all the more as we reflect upon our brokenness.

Are Sundays a part of Lent?

Technically, no. Sundays are always a celebration of

the resurrection and are not counted in the forty days of

fasting (look at the calendar and you will see the forty

days do not include Sundays). Nevertheless, when the

people of God gather during Lent, we continue to focus

on the theme of fasting and repentance.

How should we fast during Lent?

That is up to you. In broad terms there are two ways

of fasting, apophatic and kataphatic. Apophatic fasting is

the discipline of emptying, of doing without, of denying

ourselves something so that we might draw closer to

God. This might be food (like fasting once a week or

giving up sugar or coffee), an activity (like watching TV)

or some other behavior that can be a distraction to our

faith. Kataphatic fasting is the discipline of filling, of

taking something on, of adding to our lives. Just like St.

Paul’s “laying aside the old man” is apophatic, “putting

on the new man” is kataphatic (see Ephesians 4:22-24).

Kataphatic fasting might include serving weekly in a

soup kitchen, or adding an extra hour of prayer each

week, or adding time in our busy schedules to visit the

sick or shut in.

The best fast is to do one of each. Take something

away, and add something new. This engages both sides of

fasting and makes the overall experience of fasting much

richer and deeper. Whatever you decide to do when it

comes to fasting, the primary reason is to deepen your

faith and draw nearer to Christ. (If you happen to lose a

few pounds in the process, that’s a side benefit.)

May we all keep a holy Lent, and as such discover

not only that we are great sinners, but also that Christ is

a greater Savior!

— Fr. Marc

When I was a younger man, I remember Evil Knievel

trying to fly across the Snake River Canyon on his

“Skycycle X2,” a steam-powered rocket. There was a lot

of hype, but when all was said and done, it didn’t happen.

When it comes to Christian worship, there is another

canyon that is impossible to traverse: it’s the canyon of

Holy Week.

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, the triumphal

entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem. On that Sunday

millions of Christians throughout the world hear the

“reading of the Passion,” often done by various voices

within the congregation in dramatic fashion, a Christian

experience going back many centuries. The Passion

normally ends with Jesus being laid in the tomb, but with

little or no reflection on the events that took place leading

up to his crucifixion.

As a result, if one worships on Palm Sunday and returns

for worship on Easter Sunday, the richness of Easter is often lost. In other words, the “canyon” is not jumped, and our

experience of the Risen Christ is minimized.

Enter the Holy Triduum.

(continued on next page)

The Holy Triduum consists of three days that walk the

Christian through our Lord’s last days. As a result, the

Christian disciple has a fuller and more faithful experience

of the resurrection celebrated on Easter Sunday. It begins

with Maundy Thursday, which comes from the Latin

mandatum, meaning “commandment.” It points us to the

new commandment our Lord gave His followers at the Last

Supper to love one another. As a result, Maundy Thursday

often centers around foot-washing or the Eucharist. Our pat-

tern at Christ Church Anglican is to alternate years between

foot-washing and an Instructed Eucharist (which will be this

year’s offering). In addition, the stripping of the altar takes

place at this time, commemorating our Lord being stripped

and beaten prior to His crucifixion. For many worshippers,

experiencing the stripping of the altar is a profound and so-

ber experience of our Lord’s sacrifice.

Good Friday is the solemn day where Christians

throughout the world observe the crucifixion of our Lord.

Many different traditions orbit around this day, from the

Stations of the Cross to observing the three hours when

Christ hung upon the cross to His seven last words before

He died. Anglicans have never historically specified one

observance, but plans are being made to offer two services

on this day: one at mid-day and one in the early evening.

Holy Saturday is the observance of the Easter Vigil.

The Easter Vigil is the oldest known liturgical service of

worship in existence. Historically, the Vigil began in the

very early hours of the morning, ending just as the Easter

morning sun rose in the East. It is also a time in the Early

Church when Christian “catechumens” (believers preparing

for baptism) were baptized so they could receive the sacra-

ment on Easter Sunday. Being a vigil, the service is rather

long. Historically, the Easter Vigil would last anywhere

from four to six hours. We have compressed the service in

hope that more people will experience this amazing and

moving service, where we begin in the darkness of Lent but

halfway through our worship we explode into the light of

Easter. Hallelujah!!

Having experienced the Holy Triduum, the Christian

disciple now enters Easter morning with a deeper apprecia-

tion of our Lord’s love and sacrifice. The hymns are a bit

brighter, the prayers a touch more hopeful, and the sermon a

deeper confirmation of faith.

Make a commitment now to be present for the Holy

Triduum. You will be a better disciple for it.

— Fr. Marc

Catechism: a summary of the principles of Christian

religion in the form of questions and answers, used for

the instruction of Christians.

Why a Catechism Class?

Catechism is an ancient and true way of learning the

Christian Faith, both in community and individually.

What is the Catechism we will study?

It is the Anglican Church in North America’s Catechism,

To Be a Christian, which has taken the Anglican Com-

munion by storm, with publication figures beyond expec-

tations and plans underway to translate To Be a Christian

into various languages for use world-wide. It consists of

345 questions addressing the following topics: (1) Begin-

ning with Christ (2) Believing in Christ (3) Being Christ’s

(4) Behaving Christianly.

When and where will the classes meet?

The classes will begin on February 17th from 7–8 p.m. in

the Rector’s office and will continue every first and third

Wednesday through the month of May.

What is the purpose of the Catechism?

First, it re-affirms the Christian Faith. Second, it gives an

opportunity for people to learn how to live out the Chris-

tian Faith in the context of the Anglican tradition. Third,

it provides a community of learning where honest an-

swers are welcomed and unhurried discussion can take

place.

What is the goal of these classes?

The goals can be varied. For the newcomer to Anglican-

ism, it gives a clear presentation of what it means to be an

Anglican in today’s world. For the long-time Anglican, it

helps re-affirm the biblical basis of our tradition and en-

courages us to live out our faith in a practical, day-to-day

fashion.

Who may attend?

Anyone! But especially those new to Anglicanism and

those seeking to be confirmed by the Bishop the first Sun-

day in June.

What is confirmation?

Come to catechism class and find out!!

(By the way, this article is in catechism form!)

— Fr. Marc

Women of CCA News

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Praying everyone had a wonderful Christmas and

Happy New Year! Unfortunately, our meeting scheduled

for November 21st on tips for Situational Awareness

with Chip Grefski had to be canceled. However, our

months ahead are looking to be a rejuvenating and

enlightening time together. Please read the article about

our upcoming Women’s Retreat, “All Things New,” on

February 26th and 27th! Thank you to God for His

provisions and all the women who saw a need for the

women to have this upcoming retreat!

Can you believe the 2016 Tour of Homes will be

here shortly after our retreat? Please continue to pray for

our Tour Director Mollie White and our 2016 Chair

Debbie Webb as well as every person who takes part in

making this a successful Tour and one that aids many

local and global missions!

TOH Sunday was celebrated on January 24th. Many

representatives of local and global missions who

received 2015 grant money were prayed for and were

present during Hospitality to share information with the

congregation. Please see a complete list of the 2015 grant

recipients below.

— Heather Ford, President of WCCA

The WCCA is

planning a retreat

for women of all

ages from Febru-

ary 26—28, 2016.

Joining us all the

way from Ireland

are Bible teacher

Maureen Ross

Jones and three of

her friends, all of

whom are steeped in God’s Word and prayer ministry.

We will focus on Romans 12:1-2, exploring aspects of

being made new as a daughter of God. Worship times

during the retreat will be led by the Rev. Samuel

Kennedy and his sister, Susanna, children of Tom and

Lori Kennedy.

We believe this is going to be a pivotal weekend in

the hearts and minds of CCA women. Would you please

consider joining us? More information and registration

forms are available on Sundays in Hebron Hall after both

the 8 a.m. and the 10:30 a.m. services.

Here is the detailed information about the retreat:

When: February 26—28, 2016 (retreat begins with

dinner at 5:30 p.m. on the 26th and concludes

about 8 p.m. on the 27th for those not spending

the night or after breakfast on the 28th for

those staying onsite)

Where: Wesley Gardens on Burnside Island

Cost: $75 per person (includes two nights at Wesley

Gardens, meals and all sessions) OR

$50/person (includes all meals and sessions,

but you get to sleep in your own bed!)

Other: Plans are being made to assist with transporta-

tion so that everyone who wishes may attend.

If you have a special need, please let us know

and we will try to assist.

For questions, please contact Vicky Posey (912-665-

1746 or kvposey@bellsouth.net) or Claudia Thomas

(912-667-6795 or cathomas45@bellsouth.net). Other

Retreat Committee members include Louise Mehl,

Heather Ford, Lori Kennedy, Wray Williamson, Diane

Saturday, and Abbie Sprunger.

The following ministries

received grants from the

2015 Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens:

The Barnabas Center

Bread of Life

The Children’s School of Savannah, Inc.

E412 Ministries: Clark & Carol Rogers Smith

Fresh Air Home

His Love Ministries, Inc.

HUGS (Heads-Up Guidance Service

Kairos Prison Ministry

The Living Vine

Savannah Baptist Center

SAMS Missionaries: Brian & Mary Jane Dennison

The Whitefield Center

Young Life

Tour of Homes

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The 81st Annual Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens will be held March 31—April 3, 2016. The Tour provides

a perfect opportunity for all members of Christ Church Anglican to serve our community and the world with the love

of Jesus. Not only are we welcoming thousands of visitors to our beautiful city, but we are touching lives through the

numerous outreach ministries supported by the Tour’s proceeds. Through the Tour, we are able to help offer pregnant

girls hope and shelter.....provide summer camps to serve God’s children..... bring the good news of Jesus Christ to

middle and high school students.....offer educational programs for the undereducated in our community.....provide

basic needs of food and shelter to those who can’t provide for themselves.....give spiritual and therapeutic counseling

to those without the means to pay.....show the love of Jesus to the poor, the imprisoned and the unreached, here and

abroad. This is what we are all called to do and I invite each and every one of you to get involved. The Tour of Homes

is a year long effort. It takes a tremendous amount of planning and volunteer hours to make it successful. It could not

happen without your help! Please consider offering your time and talents to the 2016 Tour of Homes, or consider

becoming a Friend of the Tour for $50. We especially ask for prayers for the Tour, the leadership, the volunteers, and

for the many people whose lives it will touch.

For more information on the Tour, Friends of the Tour and volunteer opportunities, please call TOH Headquarters

at 912-234-8054 or email Mollie White, our Tour Director, at director@savannahtourofhomes.org.

— Debbie Webb, 2016 Tour of Homes Chair

The Savannah Tour of Homes & Gardens is a long-

standing mission of the Women of Christ Church Anglican.

Started in 1935, we are thrilled to be celebrating our 81st

anniversary this spring!

A few years ago, we introduced a “Friends of the Tour”

giving level to offer individuals and dear friends a way to

support the Tour with a financial gift. Please join in this cele-

bration! Your Friends of the Tour donation will help assure

that we are able to deliver another successful Tour, as our

goal is to increase your donations exponentially by sharing

our city and our homes with guests from near and far.

Gifts may be made in the name of an individual, a family,

a company, and new this year is the ability to make your

donation “in honor of” or “in memory of” a loved one.

You may go online to https://savannahtourofhomes.org/

friends-of-the-tour/ and make a secure donation of $50 to

be included as Friends of the Tour for 2016. For more

information, please contact Mollie White at 912-234-8054 or

director@savannahtourofhomes.org. Thank you!

Global Missions

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Come join several CCA members and a thousand more people from around the world to hear speakers teach,

inspire, and challenge us to think about the bigger picture of the Great Commission at home and abroad. Plan

to go to Ridgecrest, NC, from April 7-10, 2016, for the New Wineskins for Global Mission Conference.

Participants from 34 states in the U.S., several prov-

inces in Canada, and 53 other countries have attended

previous New Wineskins conferences that occur only

every three years. The many speakers in 2016 include:

Bishop Ken Clarke (who visited us last February

for our World Missions Sunday and Founders’ Day)

will lead the daily Bible Study

Guy and Summer Benton (whom we support in

Cambodia) are keynote speakers on God’s Heart for

the Young and for Justice.

The Rev. Fouad Masri will speak on Reaching

Muslims in North America

Bp. Grant and Dr. Wendy LeMarquand will give

a keynote presentation on God’s Heart for the Poor,

the Persecuted and the Powerless.

In addition to the large group gatherings and pre-

sentations, there are opportunities to attend at least four

different workshops from over 25 choices presented by

many dynamic and experienced Anglican leaders. The

Rev. Dr. John Macdonald (Trinity) encourages us with

a workshop on “Making the Great Commission a Reality

in the Local Parish” and Peter Lebhar, the son of our

Bishop Neil Lebhar, will teach on “Bible Study with Non

-Believers: Leading the Lost to Meet Jesus.” Other work-

shops will be led by people known well to our congrega-

tion including Bishop John Guernsey and our own

Clark and Carol Rogers Smith.

A children’s and middle school program and nursery

will be offered on a first-registered/first served basis, for

a fee of $85 per child with a maximum charge of $170

per family.

On Sunday, April 3, CCA will be hosting Dean

Lewis Lew from Singapore who is Dean of Nepal. He

will visit with us at the First Sunday Breakfast and will

preach that Sunday, giving us a foretaste of the types of

leaders who will be presenting at the Conference. It is a

wonderful place and a great time for worship, fellowship,

receiving teaching in large groups as well as smaller

workshops on topics of interest. If you are interested in

more details, go to the conference website at

http://www.newwineskins.org.

For more information about this incredible oppor-

tunity, please speak with Claudia Thomas, Susan White,

Clark and Carol Rogers Smith, Marc Robertson, Layne

Hansen, John Novikoff, Frank and Melly McNeal, Jon

Maire, Brian and Mary Jane Dennison, Tom Kennedy,

Grey Hansen or Cindy Jones, who have attended one or

more conferences. Come and have your heart touched for

missions both here and abroad at New Wineskins.

— Claudia Thomas for the Global Missions Team

Global Missions

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It has been a joy for us to be home with Christ

Church Anglican but we are preparing to head back out

on mission. We will be in Uganda and Tanzania to offer

conferences in four different dioceses.

Two dioceses will be receiving Rooted in

Jesus discipleship training, a unique ministry for East

Africa. Based on the scriptures “Go, and make disci-

ples ... who will teach others also” (Matthew 28:19 & 2

Timothy 2:2), Rooted in Jesus, or RiJ is a group

course in Christian discipleship, using oral learning. It

is the only material of its kind written especially for use

by African Christians, rather than translated from West-

ern material.

RiJ was originally

created at the request of

Stanley Hotay, then

diocesan missioner and

now the bishop, as part

of the link relationship

between Holy Trinity,

Leicester Diocese, UK

and the Diocese of Mt.

Kilimanjaro in

Tanzania. Written

by a Leicester team

experienced in Africa,

RiJ is directed by The

Rev. Dr. Alison Morgan.

It is introduced at the

invitation of a bishop or denominational leader, by a

multi-national team of Westerners and Africans. Prior

to training, the diocese must translate the materials into

their local vernacular. Piloted in 2002, it is currently in

use in 75 dioceses or denominations in 16 African

countries. RiJ has been translated into 37 languages

and up to 100,000 people are participating in RiJ at

this time.

RiJ

groups of

10-15

participants

are led by

pastors,

evangelists

or lay lead-

ers. Groups

have seen

people

becoming

Christians, experiencing answered prayer, and living

changed lives. There is a companion Rooted in Jesus

Junior course for use in Sunday Schools. RiJ is a

practical and interactive course. Emphasis is on active

participation through the empowering presence of the

Holy Spirit, so that together all participants may be built

up into the body of Christ and equipped for ministry.

The material is learned orally. Only the group leader

needs to be able to read and write. Each lesson is

summarized by a memory verse. Four books cover two

years. Please pray for the RiJ teams and the folks who

will be receiving us.

We plan to depart for Uganda in mid-February

and return in time to celebrate Easter with you, our

church family. Thank you so much for supporting us

in mission.

— Clark and Carol Rogers Smith, E412 Ministries

In the Fall of 2015, I was on the lookout for a major

choral work to augment the fine collection of major

works our Parish Choir has offered annually with

orchestra. Traditionally offered during Advent, Lent, or

Eastertide at the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist as the Liturgy of

the Word, these major choral works have included:

Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” (early Baroque work)

Handel’ “Messiah”: Part I/Advent

(High Baroque work)

Handel’s “Messiah”: Part III/Lent

(High Baroque work)

Franz Schubert’s “Mass in G” (Classical work)

Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” (Romantic work)

What was quickly apparent was that no Contempo-

rary major work was included in the repertoire for the

Parish Choir and so I began surveying several well-

known choral works published since the 1950’s. After

extensive listening, none of them seemed to really

satisfy on their own and there were so many apparent

fine movements within the many contemporary works

available from which to choose, I decided to create a

compilation Mass for the season of Easter from several

of the available modern works. After extensive research

and sorting, this “compilation” Easter Mass finally came

together as this:

Introit: “Sing God a Simple Song” (Solo from

Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass”)

Kyrie (Chorus from John Rutter’s “Requiem”)

Gloria (Chorus and Soprano/Baritone duet from

John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children”)

Sanctus (Chorus from

John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children”)

Hosanna (Tenor solo and Chorus from

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Requiem”)

Pie Jesu (Soprano duet and Chorus from

Lloyd Webber’s “Requiem”)

Exultate Justi (“Easter Alleluias” by John Williams)

A title was decided, A Contemporary Mass for

Eastertide, and I arranged an orchestra accompaniment

from the available full orchestra scores for string quintet

augmented with flute, oboe, trumpet, and percussion.

I can hardly express how excited I am over how

well this all came together. The work includes some of

the finest and most exhilarating liturgical music written

in the past 50 years. Personally, I am excited to conduct

it, to teach it, and to lead our fine singers in offering it

in proclamation of the risen Christ. I hope to see you

all in worship on Sunday, April 17th. It’s going to be

powerful!

— Mark Williams, Parish Musician

A CONTEMPORARY

MASS

FOR EASTERTIDE

Presented by the

Parish Choir with Orchestra

Sunday, April 17, 2016

at 10:30 a.m. Worship

Movements by

Leonard Bernstein

John Rutter

Andrew Lloyd Webber

John Williams

In my role as Executive Administrator, a

good deal of my time is spent overseeing many of our

financial transactions. I am blessed to have the help of

Janet Stevenson in writing checks, processing payroll

and preparing the weekly offering and other miscella-

neous deposits.

At the end of 2015 we introduced “EGiving”

to the parish which allows us to accept donations elec-

tronically through our website or via our “Christ

Church Anglican” mobile phone app. A good number

of parishioners managed to squeak into the 2015 fiscal

year (thereby meeting IRS regulations) by making

donations using this service! Others were able to call

their broker and arrange for a stock donation by

December 31st.

We are still very happy to receive checks (or

cash!) in the offering plate, sent directly from your

bank or through the mail. In fact, that is the least cost-

ly way for the church to receive donations. While the

church welcomes your donations and pledge payments

via EGiving and gifts of securities, it is important to

remember that there are substantial fees involved with

stock donations and electronic giving.

The smallest fees for paying online are when

you do so via ACH, an automatic deduction from your

bank account (anywhere from 0.5 – 1.0%). The largest

fees are generated by using credit cards with generous

reward points (the better the rewards, the higher the

fees paid by those accepting payment); this is espe-

cially true of American Express cards which charge a

4% fee.

This was particularly evident at the end of last

year. We received almost $8,000 electronically in

December. The fees for those transactions came in

at about $285 in addition to the $200 monthly fee

for offering the EGiving service.

Likewise, about $62,000 in stock donations were

given at the end of the year. The amount we actually

received was reduced by just over $1,000 once fees

and commissions were deducted.

May I be so bold as to suggest that if you choose

either of these routes that you add “a little more” to

help cover those fees? Consider contributing another

share of stock or a few more dollars to offset the pro-

cessing costs and this will help your donations to our

mission and building fund go a bit further .

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to

contact me! Thank you for your continued generous

giving to CCA, regardless of the method you choose.

— Joan Malley, Executive Administrator

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In concert with World Mission Sunday and Founders’ Day

(February 7th), please join us for a Prayer Walk through our part of the

city on Saturday, February 6th from 10:00 a.m. until Noon. Join us in

the Nave of the church for opening prayers. Afterward, small groups

led by a team captain will spread out north, east, south and west of our

location to pray for specific areas in the Thomas Square Area. After-

ward, the groups will re-gather at Christ Church Anglican to share what

God revealed to them as they walked and prayed through this part of

the city where God has called us to serve.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us,

too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim

the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Colossians 4:2-3

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Parish Life Calendar

4 6 p.m. Parish Council Meeting

Hebron Hall

5 4 p.m. Winter Youth Retreat begins

Ocmulgee State Park

6 10 a.m. Prayer Walk

begins in Nave

7 10:30 a.m. World Mission Sunday

Nave

12:30 p.m. Founders’ Day Celebration

Whitefield Center

4 p.m. Winter Youth Retreat ends

10 12 Noon Ash Wednesday Eucharist

6 p.m. Ash Wednesday Eucharist

Nave

11 4 p.m. WCCA Executive Meeting

Hebron Hall

15 Parish Office closed for Presidents’ Day

17 5:45 p.m. Parish Supper

Hebron Hall

7 p.m. Catechism Class begins

Rector’s Office

18 4 p.m. TOH Board Meeting

6 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting

Hebron Hall

21 9:10 a.m. CCA Annual Meeting

Nave

26-27 WCCA Women’s Retreat

Wesley Gardens

28 12:30 p.m. LEARN

Whitefield Center

2 7 p.m. Catechism Class

Rector’s Office

4 & 5 Parish Council/Vestry Retreat

Location TBD

6 9 a.m. First Sunday Breakfast

Hebron Hall

11 6 p.m. Parents’ Nite Out

Location TBD

13 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time begins

15 6 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting

Hebron Hall

16 5:45 p.m. Parish Supper

Hebron Hall

7 p.m. Catechism Class

Rector’s Office

20 Palm Sunday

22 6 p.m. Vestry Meeting

Hebron Hall

24 6 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service

Nave

25 12 Noon Good Friday Service

6 p.m. Good Friday Service

Nave

26 8 p.m. Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil

Nave

27 Easter Sunday

28 Parish Office Closed

31 81st Annual Savannah Tour of

Homes and Gardens begins

The Holy Triduum consists of three days

that walk the Christian through our Lord’s last

days. Services offered during the Holy Triduum

include:

Maundy Thursday, March 24, 6 p.m.

Good Friday, March 25, 12 Noon and 6 p.m.

Holy Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.

(Easter Vigil with baptisms)

1-3 81st Annual Savannah Tour of

Homes and Gardens continues

6 7 p.m. Catechism Class

Rector’s Office

7-10 New Wineskins Conference

Ridgecrest, NC

9 10 a.m. Special Parish Choir Rehearsal

Tucker Choir Room

11 5 p.m. Pentecost Newsletter deadline

Parish Office

14 6 p.m. Parish Council Meeting

Hebron Hall

16 10 a.m. Parish Choir Dress Rehearsal

Nave

2—5 p.m. College Presentation

Location TBD

17 10:30 a.m. “A Contemporary Mass”

Nave

20 5:45 p.m. Parish Supper

Hebron Hall

7 p.m. Catechism Class

Rector’s Office

21 4 p.m. TOH Board Meeting

6 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting

Hebron Hall

24 12:30 p.m. CONNECT

Whitefield Center

28 6 p.m. Vestry Meeting

Hebron Hall

February 7, 12:30 p.m.: Founders’ Day Oyster Roast,

Whitefield Center

February 17, 5:45 p.m.: Parish Supper, Hebron Hall

March 6, 9 a.m.: First Sunday Breakfast, Hebron Hall

March 16, 5:45 p.m.: Parish Supper, Hebron Hall

March 31—April 3:

81st Annual Savannah Tour of Homes

and Gardens

April 20, 5:45 p.m.: Parish Supper, Hebron Hall

Parents’ Nite Out

(for parents of infants through 5th graders)

Friday, March 11th

6—8 p.m.

Child Care Provided

Watch for your invitation!

Lynn Tootle, Vestry Warden Jim Gardner, Chancellor

Richard James, Council Warden Janet Stevenson, Clerk

Jim Stevenson, Treasurer

Katie Beaumont Harry Moore

Dottie Courington Craig Shoemaker

Murray Marshall

Richard James, Council Warden

Layne Hansen, Assistant Rector

Joan Malley, Executive Administrator

Mark Williams, Parish Musician

Donnette Ansah Kris Lynch

Kelly Bringman Gay Park

Steve Dantin Kacey Ratterree

Toni Dunham Claudia Thomas

Heather Ford Chip Welch

Frank McNeal

The Right Reverend Neil G. Lebhar, Bishop

The Reverend Marcus B. Robertson, Rector

The Reverend Layne C. Hansen, Assistant Rector

The Reverend Gregory J. Malley, Deacon

The Reverend Sally Lufburrow, Deacon

The Reverend Stephen Dantin, Deacon

The Reverend Kirk Duffy, Deacon

The Reverend Bob LeFavi, Mission Priest

Mark K. Williams, Parish Musician

Cindy Marshall, Assistant Parish Musician

Joan Malley, Parish Administrator

Becky Hughes, Secretary

Janet Stevenson, Administrative Assistant

Bryan Kerr, Manager