Let Chan or Annette Kirklin know if you wish to have a donation for the Silent Auction. 

We have two more Arts and Crafts workshops:  this Saturday and next Saturday at church.   Please attend them and bring anything else you are making to work on afterwards.

We also need people to sign up to help with the Silent Auction AND the Arts and Crafts Festival by setting up, working the days of the events, and tearing down the following week.  There will be a sign-up poster in the Parish Hall and at the Lake Bruin Fun Day this Sunday. 

We will be pre-selling tickets to the barbecue/soup lunch offered during the Arts and Crafts Festival.  This will be a form of advertising and a convenience.  Margo, Ike and I will have envelopes of 10 tickets to give to CEC members.  We also will have flyers to distribute.  Please, please try to sell them, put up flyers, and talk up both events at work and about town. 

Praise report:  On Wednesday, September 26, I received this information concerning Katie Koestler, for whom prayer was requested earlier this week.  After the test this past Tuesday, the doctors have determined that the AVM (mass of blood vessels – some were leaking) is no longer there.  The doctors believe it may have deteriorated on its own - there is really no explanation.  One of the doctors said he was 99.9% sure it is not a tumor.  Katie is truly blessed because in most cases this would have caused her to be paralyzed.  The recommended course of action is for her to come home Wednesday (9/26), take it easy and return in two weeks for another test.  She won't be able to drive or participate in sports, but she can go back to school on Monday.  Katie and her mother Carla want everyone to know how much they appreciate our thoughts and prayers.  The power of prayer is truly amazing!

Cursillo #114 is schedule for October 18-24 at Gray Center in Canton, MS.  For more information and to download forms, visit http://www.chapelofthecrossms.org/Cursillo/CursilloHome.html.  Contact me if you would like to attend.

The CEC finance committee asks for those who can to please pay their monthly tithes at the beginning of the month. Why?  Because that is when most of the church bills come due.  It makes better cash flow sense. Also, recently one of our members came into an unexpected financial blessing and gave 10% of it to the church.  What a wonderful example of faithful stewardship!

Jennifer Melton invites all CEC children and grandchildren to come to a pizza and Christmas ornament-making party on Saturday, Nov. 4th, from 4:30 to 8:00ish at her house.

The weather held up for the wedding of Megan Sabol and Patrick Martinez this past Saturday in our church memorial garden.  Those that attended said the wedding and reception were beautiful.  Take a look at the new steps and handicap walk leading to the garden that the Sabols/McHans help build for the wedding  It is so attractive and so needed.  Thank you, Sabols and McHans!

Deacon Bobby Weatherly invites us to pray for Kairos #17 at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility from Thursday, Sept. 27, 7 P.M. – Sunday, Sept. 30, 5 P.M.   Bobby is on staff.  Go to www.kairos-mississippi.org. for more information.

Here is a link to one of many articles concerning the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops meeting which concluded on September 26 in New Orleans:  http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_top15sep25,0,1615684.story?coll=scn-newsnation-headlines   Google “Episcopal House of Bishops New Orleans” to view more articles.

Remember this Sunday's (9/30) 10:00 service will be at Miss Ike's Lake Bruin home at 10:30 A.M.  Afterwards we will picnic and play in water or on land.  Meet at 9:00 A.M. Sunday morning at Christ Church to caravan over to Ike’s home.  Bring a picnic side dish if you come.
Prayer Request:
Continue to pray for Suzie Channell, who is getting very close to her due date.
Mary Benson and I ask for your prayers for Cursillo #114 (Oct. 18-21) – we are on staff.
Pray for the success of the Harvest Gala and CEC Arts and Crafts Festival
The group from Holy Trinity who is working on the Katrina rebuilding effort in Bay St. Louis this weekend
Glenda LaGarde, friend of CEC members, is in ICU of a Jackson hospital recovering from brain surgery to repair an aneurism.

Weekly Activities  (Please come!)
Tuesday,6:00 P.M.:  Fall Bible study lead by Nancy Curtis on the book, That You May Believe: the Gospel of John (SS building)
Wednesday, 10:00 A.M.:  Coffee and Bible Study on the book, The Gift of the Jews (SS building)
Wednesday, 12:15 P.M.:  Healing Service (sanctuary)
Wednesday, 7:00 P.M.:  Choir Practice (sanctuary)
Thursday, 5:30 P.M.:  Centering Prayer (sanctuary)

Those serving this Sunday:
Altar Guild: George Downing, Mary Leist, Elizabeth Sandifer

8:00 Chalice/Lector: Buddy Boren

(AT LAKE BRUIN - 10:30 ) Lector: Julia Blake

Prayers of the People: Mary Fagerburg, Chalice: Jane Calhoun 

Crucifer: Jarryd Smith, Torch Bearers: Michael Dollar, Charlene Eichelberger,

Vestry Representative:  Inez Ehrgott

Upcoming events:

September 29

Altar Guild meeting at 9:00 A.M.

Craft day starting at 10:00 A.M. - bring what you are working on!

Brenda Benway will lead a workshop at 10:00 on making cards; these are exceptional. 

Bring card stock paper if you have any.

This Sunday, Sept. 30, Eucharist/Church Picnic at Miss Ike’s Lake Bruin home

The 8:00 A.M. Eucharist will still be at church on that day.  Instead of the 10:00 am service, we will caravan to Lake Bruin from the church at 9:00 A.M. to begin with a Eucharist at 10:30 or so.  Afterwards, fun and food!

October 6

9:30 A.M. Rescheduled jewelry workshop with Cydney Wilkerson in Sunday school building AND

Mary and Tim Fagerburg will be leading a workshop on stepping stones in rectory driveway.  Bring stones, marbles, broken tiles, or small tiles, rocks, beads, etc.

Also on October 6

Civil War Symposium for the National Park Service all day at our church

 - breaks in the parish hall and lectures in the main Sanctuary.

Week of October 7

Setting up for Arts and Crafts/Silent Auction in parish hall

Thursday, October 11

6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M., Harvest Gala Silent Auction at the George Washington Ball House, admission is $15/Single and $25/Couple

Friday & Saturday, October 12 &13

Arts and Crafts Festival from 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M., Lunch of Barbeque Sandwich and Soup served from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. ($5.00 for Lunch, $1.00 each for drink and dessert)

Please spread the word about this event and the silent auction on Thursday evening!

NEW!  October 14

            We will be blessed to have at our 8:00 service a group of 20 adults from St. Michael's            

             Episcopal Church, St. Charles, LA

October 28

            cookout behind SS Building

NEW!  November 4

            A pizza and Christmas ornament-making party from 4:30 P.M. to 8:00ish at Jennifer Melton's             house for all Christ Episcopal Church children and grandchildren 

As always, please let me know any CEC prayer requests or information important to our CEC family.

See Sunday if not before!

Peace,

Betsy

P.S.  Sorry this is so lengthy and please forgive typos!