Christ Church

We are delighted to welcome Moreen Torpy as Rev. Marie's Administrative Assistant. Moreen is a professional organizer and author and has been a parishioner at Christ Church for several years. She has lots of experience in Administrative positions and is looking forward to this new challenge. She will be in the church office from 9:30 to 12 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings during our "busy season" and on a reduced schedule during the quieter winter months. We know that you will find her warm manner and dependable efficiency a real asset.

Welcome, Moreen!

The youth group raised $3041 for World Vision by participating in the 30 hour famine. ?Thanks to the supporters for their generosity and the leaders and youth for their commitment.

June 1^st, 2013

9:00 a.m. registration and coffee
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.workshop

Parish of the?Good Shepherd
2190 Hwy 592 Emsdale, Ontario

What is Godly Play?

Godly Play is a creative and imaginative approach to faith formation that has its roots in the work of Maria Montessori.? It was created by Jerome Berryman, an Anglican priest, about 30 years ago and has been used and developed over time by people around the world as a way of both teaching and being with children.? Godly Play uses symbols, beautifully crafted materials, rituals, and silence as well as stories to convey biblical traditions and practices of the Christian church.

Godly Play recognizes that children already know and experience God but may not have the language or opportunity to talk about and explore their experiences, thoughts, questions, and feelings.? Godly Play provides children an occasion not just to learn about God?s love, but to discover God?s love in the midst of a supportive community and environment.? It helps children learn Bible stories and religious language and to use them to make meaning.

What will happen at the workshop?

• You will experience Godly Play stories and wondering questions.
• You will learn about the values inherent in Godly Play.
• You will discover how Godly Play is used with children.
• You will have the opportunity to work with the story materials and practice storytelling.

 

Who is leading the workshop?

Amy Crawford is accredited as a teacher and trainer of Godly Play.? She has been using Godly Play in church settings for 15 years.? Amy lives in Toronto and works as the Program Minister for Children, Young Teens, and Youth at the General Council Office of The United Church of Canada.

How do I register?

Contact: Rev. Jeffery Hooper (705) 636-7038 or jeffery.hooper@utoronto.ca

Cost:? $10 (or as you are able). ? Lunch provided

Dr. Jay will be with us this Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 7 pm to help us finally! wrap up our Assessment process. We are looking forward to his visit!
Please pass this on to everyone else!

The Youth Group has set a lofty goal of raising $5000 to feed 5000 people. In support of World Vision and the 30 Hour Famine they will be holding a car wash/refundable bottle drive in the Church parking lot, 890 Vimy St., on Saturday, April 20th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..

Please come out and support these young people as they work to support a very worthy cause.

Click the Listen Link above to access the archive of recorded sermons. You can click and listen on the site or right-click and save the link to your portable media player. We are blessed to have a preacher as good as Rev'd Marie and the guests that are featured.

I was intrigued by this image. At first I saw the man face on. I couldn't quite make the transition to seeing him in profile until I wrapped my mind around that idea.

I wonder how often that happens in our lives as individuals and as a congregation. We have always seen things "face on" but then someone else, who has always seen things in profile, challenges us to look at things another way. And we challenge them to see things from our perspective as well. Are we willing to do the work to look at things another way?

I suspect that is largely what happened with Jesus and the people with whom he interacted, Their expectation of God, of a Messiah, was set from one perspective. It was threatening when all they had "known" was seen from a different vantage point. Some responded with love and devotion, although not without difficulty in doing that! Some responded with fear and others with hate.

Some still do.

Today, thanks to David Lose's wonderful daily reflection . . ."In the Meantime", I discovered Eric Whitacre's Virtual choir. If you want to be amazed - check out Lose's site at
http://www.davidlose.net/2013/03/eric-whitacres-virtual-choirs/

or you can try Virtual Choir on YouTube
Whitacre, a composer and conductor, has written several scores which he had 185 people - and then 2,000 people!- sing and record and send to him. These were then compiled to form a choir. At Lose's site you can see a TED talk where he explains how this all came about. ...continue reading "Virtual Choir and their Conductor/Composer as a Metaphor for Christ and the Church"

What happens when you celebrate Palm Sunday on Thursday? Come on over to Christ church at 4:45 on Thursday ( or whenever you get there after that) and find out! You will find lots of young folks having a ball doing crafts and family activities with the adults they bring with them, some games and singing, great food ( yes a whole supper!!), some learning about one of the most important days in our Christian year and a short time of worship. Bring your friends and family - we love to see new folks.
That is 4:45 to 7:00 pm on Thursday - see you there!

Hello
Easter is approaching very quickly - and what better way to prepare than to spend a Quiet Day?

Our friends at St. John's have invited us to spend some time together, led by Peggy Morrison and we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to connect with our Lord in a meaningful way.
And of course, we also encourage you to follow up with that by spending some time in Meditations in our Holy Week "Watch with Jesus for One Hour" experience in Holy Week.

Lots of ways to deepen your faith!

Please let Peggy know at pmorrison6@cogeco.ca if you are attending
See you there!
Rev. Marie