Christ Church 320 Pollock Street New Bern, North Carolina www.christchurchnewbern.com Facebook.com/christchurchnewbern (252) 633-2109

Apr 29—May 6 2018

ECW Dinner & Annual Meeting When: Tuesday, May 8 Where: Harrison Center Time: 5:15 p.m. Refreshments Dinner: 6:00 p.m. What : Buffet Dinner (chicken/fish) This event is open to all women and their spouses. Our speaker will be Cliff Badgley, our new organist, who will speak to us about his life, his lifelong passion for music. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and hear this engaging man. Please give/ mail a check for $20.00 to Patti Williams in the church office. Make the check out to Christ Episcopal Church with ECW Din-ner written on the Memo line. Come and be a part of this happy event on May 8. We look for-ward to seeing you!

Join us this afternoon at 4:oopm at

Centenary United Methodist

(corner of New and Middle Sts.

Downtown). The Christ Church

Choir is second on the program!

United Thank Offering

The annual ingathering of the United Thank

Offering (UTO) will be next Sunday, May

6th. The money given to the UTO has built

churches, provided transportation, clothed

the poor, fed the hungry, and housed the

homeless, just to name a few things.

The Episcopal Church Women around the

country invite you to ponder those things for

which you are thankful. Family. Friends.

Food. A good parking place. An unexpected

phone call or email. Take a box home with

you today, and drop a coin or a bill in every

time you are thankful for something . You’ll

see how quickly those things add up. At

Christ Church, we practice an attitude of

gratitude. How can your gratitude make a

positive impact on others?

To learn more about the domestic and inter-

national projects supported by the UTO, visit

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/

united-thank-offering.

Got a graduate?

On Sunday, May 20th, we will be honoring our

high school seniors as well as all those who are

graduating or completing programs this spring.

If you or your family member would like to be

included, please send name, school, degree/

program (if applicable) to communica-

tions@christchurchnewbern.com. May 16th

is the deadline.

The flowers behind the altar are given to the Glory of God by Carol Athing in loving memory of her husband Frederick on their anniversary and by Margo and David Skaggs in memory of her mother Lorraine Tipton.

In peace we pray to you, Lord God

For our ill and recovering parishioners: Art Vance, Muriel Latham, Barbara Willis, Dottie Parker, Gary Derck, Janet Stevens, Jackie Barney, Linda Lore, Mike Pridgen, Sue Hartley, Jim, Mary Hasell, Catherine Bender, Betty Jane Bonapartian, Bob and Joan Burnett, Audrey St. John, Champ Mitchell, Janet Anderson, Margi, Bradley, Joe Freemon, Ray Stark, Bob Kohn, David Hancock, Nicholas Pridgen, Betty Paramore, Susan Rivenbark, Mary Kay Farnham, Warren Meadows, Rex Willis III, John Reichenbach, Hal Cameron, Anne Lutton, Charlie Mitchell, Robert Lane, Evelyn Hunter, LaVonne Reamer, Gloria Simpson, Dave Watrous, Deborah Cook, Larry Whitney, Harry Gormley, Jane Kramer, Joe Mansfield For our families and friends: Natalie, Natalie, Richard, Nancy, Connor, Miles, Andrew, Everett, Michael, Edward, Jay, Roy, Gracie, Colt, Ken, Monty, Charles, Brett, Deanna, Cindy, Don, LaBinda, Barry, Rusty, Owen, Bobby, Anne, Brenda & Family, Liesel, Tate, Audra, Sally, Ruth, Kathy, Nancy, Denise, Tony, Barbara, Charlie, Ann, Mathias, Katherine, Alex, Linda, Ginny, Dennis, Mary Dunn, Jim, Teresa, Robert, Michael, Dorothy, Julia, Ian, Lee, Jessica, Michael, Dan, Steve, Andy, Matthew, Heath, Glen, Betty J, Walter, Anne, Cameron, Andy, Scott, Leo, Laura, Rick , Jackson, Andrea, Bo, Frances, Guy, Stephen, Martha, Deb, Imma Jean, Drew, Cortney, Karen For our deployed military: Capt. Jason White, Cpl. Jason Church, Sgt. Bill Jarvis, LCPL Ross Drury, Capt. Delbert R. Patton, CW02 Justin Harshner, Army Spec. Devin Clarke, Capt. John Jones, Lt Col Matt Wernersbach For our parishioners in boarding school and college: Amanda Buffa, Ashley Buffa, Anna Louise Flanagan, Campbell Huddle, Jack Huddle, William Little, Alex Norwood, Carlee Peele, Htoo Soe, Kiaishia Squires, John Thomas, Zack Thuringer. For all refugee families especially: Leonardo, Viviana and Mariann Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Francis Goldsboro and St. Augustine’s, Kinston

Calendar

Sunday, April 29

Easter 5

7:30 am Eucharist I

8:45 am Eucharist II

10:00 am Combined Sunday School

11:00 am Eucharist II

4:00 pm “Faith Through Song” a service for RCS

@ Centenary UMC

5:30 pm EYC at West New Bern Presbyterian

Monday, April 30

12:00 pm Centering Prayer Class (Pelletier)

2:30 pm GIG (YAM)

6:00 pm EfM (Chapel/Parish House)

6:00 pm Song Lover’s Class (Music Center)

7:00 pm Stephan Ministry Training ( Library)

Tuesday, May 1

8:00 am Holy Eucharist (Chapel)

10:00 am Women’s Book Study (2nd Floor)

2:00 pm Order of St. Luke (Library)

2:30 pm GIG (YAM)

4:00 pm Pastoral Care Meeting (Library)

5:00 pm “Heart and Soul” Choir (YAM)

6:30 pm Small Wonders NA (2nd Fl Living Rm)

7:00 pm Hand Bell Choir (YAM)

Wednesday, May 2

10:00am Holy Eucharist & Healing Rite

11:00am Rector’s Bible Study (Library)

2:30 pm GIG (YAM)

4:30 pm Music & Movement/Children’s Choir (YAM)

6:15 pm AA meeting - open (Pelletier Rm)

7:00 pm Parish Choir (YAM)

Thursday, May 3

12:30 pm Compassionate Listening (Library)

2:00pm St. Francis ECW (Parrish Hall)

2:30 pm GIG (YAM)

6:30pm NA Meeting (Pelletier)

Friday, May 4

Saturday, May 5

5:00 pm Young Adults Derby Party

Aira and Graham Underhill residence

302 Wexford Place

Sunday, May 6

Easter 6

UTO Sunday

7:30 am Eucharist I

8:45 am Eucharist II

10:00 am Sunday School

11:00 am Eucharist II

5:00 PM EYC

Communications To submit items for the website, the Messenger, the Crown, the Mid-Week Messenger, and the

bulletin, please email communications@christchurchnewbern.com. Wednesday at noon is the deadline each week.

Welcome to Shelia, Brian & Susan! Sheila Morin: Sheila Morin lived in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, before moving to New Bern. She grew up in the Catholic Church, but wants to become a member here at Christ Church. Sheila also resided in Lynchburg, Virginia nine years ago and previous to that she lived in California. She worked for most of her life as a school teacher, worked in law offices, and was a dog and cat sitter. She enjoys bridge and reading. Sheila has two grown children living in Massachusetts.

Brian and Susan Lee: Brian and Susan Lee moved to New Bern from Indiana after Brian accepted a position at Moen. Susan is a therapist at Cherry Point and has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for more than 20 years. Brian grew up in Ohio and Susan’s roots are in Illinois. Before joining Christ Church they attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Havelock. They both enjoy working out, walking their “fur babies”, going to the beach, and attending local festivals and entertainment events. Susan enjoys singing and has an interest in the choir here at Christ Church.

Scenes from EYC last Sunday In honor of Earth Day, the group picked up trash around Union Point Park. They logged the trash the collected using an app called

Litterati. This app keeps tracks of trash collection on a local and global scale.

For and by Children & Youth

Raffle Tickets & Board of Giving Items Still Available! Our "Glory Ridge Board of Giving" still has a variety of items that will support us in our ministry of home repair in Marshall, NC. We also still have raffle tickets available for two homemade benches made by our young people. The winners of the benches will be drawn on Senior Recogni-tion Sunday, May 20th.

T-Ball Sunday — NEXT WEEK May 6th at the 8:45 service We will recognize players and coaches for both teams! On May 15th, come and support the both our teams as they play against one another. More information on time and location closer to the event.

Last Call for our Young Photographers During the Summer, the Art Guild would like to give children and their families a disposable camera to take photos of where we find God. The photos will then be used as a part of an Art Display in the Parish House in the Fall. If your family is interested in being a part of this, sign up at tinyurl.com/cccyart.

Vacation Bible School — June 18-22 Thank you for the paper towel rolls and water bottles. We have plenty and do not need more! What we do need is more people to assist. To see what you can do, visit www.tinyurl.com/vbsmin and sign up.

To register VBS, please visit https://tinyurl.com/ccvbs18. All are welcome!

Contact Ashley Simpson for more information ashleysimpson@christchurchnewbern.com or 252.633.2109

MERCI Clinic office supplies Every dollar saved on office supplies is a dollar they can put toward patient care. These items are needed and can be dropped off in the Reception Area: *mailing labels Avery 5160 & 5162 *box granola bars *paper towel roll *book - forever stamps *box computer paper....multiuse-bright white (98) - 22 lb. To learn more about MERCI Clinic, visit www.merciclinic.org.

Sunday School for all ages — Today at 10:00am

Children— Pre-K, Grades K & 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 4th & 5th meet in classrooms in the Education

Building

Youth (6th-12) — Meets at Bebop’s Café on Middle Street

For Adults

Kingdom Community in A Time of Disaster and Discord — How early Christians grew in faith as the

church expanded. Led by the Rev. Ed Holm, meets in the Pelletier Room.

Gospel Conversations — Guided conversation on each week’s scripture lessons with various facilita-

tors each week, meets in the Second Floor Living Room.

Synthesis — Bringing aspects of the lectionary into focus, led by CB Evans, meets in the Library.