Christ Church Episcopal

Sunday Services

7:30 AM English Service without music
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Education Hour
10:00 AM English Service with music

1:00 PM Spanish Service

Wednesday Service

12:00 Noon Healing in English

Welcome Message

The Emissary - June 28, 2009

Adult Bible Study

Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Youth Center.

Immigration Workshop

Join us this Sunday, June 28, at 11:00 AM in the Youth Building for Immigration 101, presented by Rebecca Salmon, an immigration attorney with Catholic Charities. We hope that this will be the beginning of a group which will work with those members of our Hispanic congregation, who are undocumented, and need assistance working their way through the intricacies of our immigration system. We will work through Catholic Charities Immigration Office.

NCM - Annual School Supply Collection Campaign!

Last year 700 book bags were given out, about 80 to our Hispanic Congregation.
Help a child start the school year off right.
Bring in school supplies on Sunday during June and July.
We need: hard cover composition notebooks, 3-ring binders, wide-ruled or college-ruled notebook paper, pencils and pens, colored pencils, spiral notebooks, crayons, graph paper…

Sewing Guild

We will meet every Wednesday during "An Evening of Creative Endeavors."
Several people said that they could not meet during the day, so show up on Wednesday evenings. We have new projects to start. If you have any questions, ask Nicki DeVillier.

Missionaries of the Poor present
ISAIAH: A Caribbean Musical

Saturday June 27th 2:00 & 7 PM
Sunday June 28th 2 & 6:30 PM
At the Gwinnett Center
Adults $30 & Children/Students $20

Summer Schedule

All Children and Youth are invited to join together on Sunday mornings during the Summer for an exciting exploration of some of the Miracles of Jesus Christ. We will gather in Modular 2 in Room 406 at 9:00 on Sunday mornings. This is an Intergenerational program for all children with youth helpers. If you are interested in helping (Adult or Youth), please call Gretchen at the church office (770-447-1166) to volunteer.

Vacation Bible School

Date: July 20-24, 2009
Time: 9:00am-12:00noon
Cost: $25.00 and $10.00 per sibling
Theme: “Wizards and Wonders”
(biblically-based on the Harry Potter series)

Call Gretchen at the church office for details. 770-447-1166

Volunteers are needed -- Please Gretchen at the office to volunteer!!

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Sundays at Christ Church are simply a wonderful place to be!

You will find God’s joyful, living presence in a parish large enough to offer you an array of services yet small enough to know your name.

We offer a variety of programs for spiritual development for adults and children. We encourage fellowship and provide social gatherings to nurture families and friendships.

In our last few years, our church members have begun a greater focus on service work for the homeless and the hungry in our area. We have an annual mission project in Mexico, and we are now considering other international missions.

Christ Church offers spiritual direction and pastoral counseling. We have church members who are Stephen Ministers available for lay caring ministry, and we have a women’s group, the Daughters of the King, who participate in prayer, bible study and service.

We have a 7:30 am service with no music and a 10:00 am service with choir on Sunday. We also have a healing service at noon every Wednesday.

We are an accepting and diverse group. Please feel free to come as you are, whether you are wearing a suit or jeans!

Newcomers Guide

We are always delighted to have visitors at Christ Church. Let us know how we can help you be comfortable here.

How We Worship

Our visitors often have diverse denominational backgrounds. Some visitors are familiar with our services, and some are not. Please do not worry if you do not do something at the right time! Follow along with what your neighbors are doing, and you will be fine.

As Episcopalians, we use the Book of Common Prayer for our liturgy, a word that means a body of rites used for public worship. To follow the service, our ushers provide everyone with a booklet that outlines the service and lists the hymns. A copy of the hymnal and the Book of Common Prayer are in the shelves in each pew.

Generally, we stand to sing, to read the Nicene Creed (in the Book of Common Prayer) and to hear the Gospel reading. We kneel for our confession and absolution, and we sit for the Bible readings and sermon.

We celebrate Holy Communion almost every Sunday. All baptized Christians are invited to receive the bread and wine. Please don’t worry about the process. Just go to the rail with the others in your pew and do more or less what they do. If you do not want to receive Communion, there is no pressure to do so. You may stay in your seat for prayer. If you have taken your children to the nursery, you may want to go get them during the Announcements so they can receive Communion or a blessing. The choice is yours.

Making New Friends

Christ Church provides us with a great opportunity to greet our old friends and meet our new ones. We have a coffee break after the first service and before Sunday school. We serve coffee and pastries in our parish hall. Linger and enjoy coffee and fellowship or try one of our Sunday school classes. And feel free to ask us questions!

We do not embarrass our guests. We want you to respect your privacy and yet welcome you into the community that is Christ Church.

Feel free to call our church office or contact our vestry members for more information about the church.

Our Parish Family

Christ Church has an attendance of about 150-180 people every Sunday. Our membership includes families, senior citizens, and some singles. We are a small but diverse group.

Christ Church began over twenty five years ago in Norcross. Reverend Joel Hudson, now retired, started with a small group of church members and led the church to its current location on Holcomb Bridge Road. Currently our members live in Gwinnett and even border counties such as Fulton and DeKalb.

The church provides facilities for the Regina Caeli Academy which is a hy-bred home-school of about 140 students from kindergarten to High School. We have spacious grounds, a playground, and a separate building for many of our youth classes. We also provide facilities for Rainbow Village, a nonprofit group that supports families in crisis. The Rev. Nancy Yancey, serves as the director of this group.

We have other groups that meet at our church, including the Boy Scouts, AA, NA, and others.