CHRIST CHURCH NEWS - WEEK of July 20, 2008

WELCOME ALEXANDRA LOUTSION, OUR SOLOIST THIS MORNING. This is Alexandra's third summer studying at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Alexandra received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.

THANK YOU to Bob and Liz Hamill and Keith Gardner, who have agreed to represent Christ Church as delegates to the Annual Diocesan Convention, which will be held in Longmont, Oct. 3-4.  Warren Klug will serve as alternate. Convention delegates must be appointed 90 days in advance of the meeting.

THE FIRST SUNDAY IN AUGUST IS LOAVES AND FISHES SUNDAY.  August 3rd is our annual ingathering of food to help restock the food pantry of Feed My Sheep Ministries, the homeless shelter in Glenwood. This is our church's way of participating in the state-wide Loaves and Fishes Sunday sponsored by our Diocese.  Grocery bags with attached shopping lists will be available in the foyer.  Since we are visitors at Aspen Community Church, we must respect their space.  Therefore, it is very important that you bring your food donations to church only on Sunday morning, 8/3.  If for some reason you won’t be attending services on 8/3, you can make a contribution by check.  Please make your checks payable to Christ Church, noting “Feed My Sheep” in the memo line.  Thank you!

LOOK FOR OUTREACH NAME TAGS AND LOGOS  Love Thy Neighbor Outreach Team wants everyone to know more about what our church is doing to carry out our mission of  helping those in need in our community and beyond.  Starting at today’s services, members of our parish who are involved in the projects and organizations we support with money and volunteers will be wearing tags with logos representing these activities.  At coffee hour, First Breakfasts, or "chat times" before and after services, look for the tags and ask the wearer what they represent, and how our church is participating in providing help to the organization.  Outreach is everyone's mission at Christ Church, whether it is through the funds budgeted to it by the Vestry, by special fundraisers, or with volunteer involvement.   The Outreach Team hopes you'll be interested in knowing more about this aspect of your church life.     

IF YOU HAVEN’T YET DONE SO, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR ROUND-UP SUNDAY.  On the Sunday after Labor Day, September 7th, we will have our 5th annual Round-up Sunday Outdoor Service and Barbeque Picnic at Bob and Cynthia Chapman’s Coldstream Trout Lodge. You won’t want to miss this special time of worship and fellowship.  Be on the lookout for more details in the next Christ Church Chronicle newsletter.

FR. BRUCE’S SUNDAY MORNING ADULT ED CLASS, “WORSHIP AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF WORSHIP,” CONTINUES TODAY between the services with the topic “Worship in the Middle Ages”. Topics for future classes are: July 27: “The Reformation and the Book of Common Prayer”; and August 10:  “Where We Are Now, and Where it Seems we’re Going”. Classes meet in the new conference room at the Red Brick Center for the Arts at 9:30 a.m.

KATHY KLUG WILL REPORT ON HER CAMBODIA MISSION.  On Sunday, August 17, at the 9:30 Adult Ed. hour, Kathy Klug will make a presentation about her fourth visit to Cambodia as a member of the organization, Teachers across Borders.  The presentation will be in the new conference room of the Red Brick Center for the Arts.   Everyone is welcome.

WEDNESDAY MORNING MEN’S BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER GROUP.  The Wednesday Morning Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group meets 7:30 on Wednesday mornings in the dining room of The Mountain Chalet Hotel, 333 E. Durant Street.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY CONTINUES THIS WEEK. The Women’s Bible Study group continues to meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 am at the home of Sara Dobbs, 700 Moore Drive. This summer’s program is a study of the texts from the Gospel according to Matthew which will be read during our services each Sunday. Questions?  Call Deacon Joan at 925-5156.

ALTAR FLOWERS AND SPECIAL MUSIC.  If you would like to make an offering for altar flowers or special music, either as a memorial or in thanksgiving, you can mark the chart that is on the table in the Fellowship Hall, or call Kelly in the parish office at 925-3278.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY  Claude Conner (7/20), Missy Klug (7/20), Harriet Tschappat (7/22), Warren Klug (7/24), Kathy Klug (7/25)