The Message January 2011

january 4, 2011 • Volume 13, Number 1

Our Church Life, 3 Children’s Upcoming Events, 6-7 World Mission Opportunities, 11 Calendar of Events, 13

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In this issue: Our Church Life.................... 3 Children’s Ministry Annual Report....................4-5 Children’s Ministry Upcoming Events...............6-7 Pastoral Care Annual Report....................8-9 Life After Loss........................ 9 Music Ministry Annual Report.....................10 World Mission Opportunities 2011.............11 Communications Annual Report.....................12 Youth News..........................12 Calendar of Events.............13

Jesus’ Example this New Year the wondrous B oth the culture and our lazy liturgical discipline prolong the Christmas season at the wrong end. Knowing that “the Christmas spirit” opens our wallets, commercial interests encourage us to begin singing carols before we’ve digested the Thanksgiving turkey, and then stop the day after Christmas. Advent dies the death of the thousand neglects, and celebration of the real 12 days of Christmas is as rare as a partridge in a pear tree.

As I write this, the Christmas season is just drawing to a close. And I hope you’ve been given many fresh opportunities both to enjoy it and to share its blessings with many others.

Barbara and I have been abundantly blessed by the many Christmas greetings and remembrances we’ve received from our Christ Church family. You have truly blessed us, and our hearts have been warmed by your love.

Cover photo by Susanna Kitayama, Children’s Christmas Pageant, December 5, 2010.

I think if there’s anything we have to offer as we begin this new calendar year, it is the conviction that all Christ Episcopal Church 510 Belknap Place San Antonio, TX 78212

and beautiful stories about Jesus’ birth and his role in human history are Bishop Bill Frey Interim Rector in fact, true. plusbill@aol.com And that this reality invites us, challenges us, and enables us to live as witnesses to that truth. Jesus has come not to scold, but to offer a living example of what it looks like to live a life wholly conformed to the Father’s will. We can offer no less.

Blessings to you all, + Bill Frey

Sunday Service Times: 8:00 AM Spoken Communion Service 9:15 AM Adult/Youth/ Children Sunday school 10:15 AM Communion Service with music 6:00 PM Spoken Communion Service 210-736-3132 office 210-733-1423 fax www.cecsa.org

CHurCHlIFe Ladies’ Study of John’s Gospel to Resume after Holidays The ladies’ Bible study will resume on Thursday, January 13, focusing on John‘s Gospel, chapter seven.

The format will be the same: meet in discussion classes at 10:00 AM, and then move to the Parish Hall for Bishop Frey’s lecture. The study concludes promptly at 11:30, and childcare is always provided. If you did not participate in this study in the fall, it’s not too late to join! Call the church office and register with Cherelle, and we will gladly assign you to a discussion group.

This is also a great way to introduce others to Christ Church, so please bring a friend or neighbor. We look forward to seeing you on Thursdays.

Christ Church New Member’s Class A Christ Church New Member’s Class will be held Saturday, January 22, 2011, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This class is for adults old and new who are interested in exploring the meaning of faith in Jesus Christ and how they can grow at Christ Church. This day will also provide instruction for those wishing to be confirmed, received or reaffirmed when the bishop visits. If you are planning to come, contact Cherelle, 736-3132 or cherellel@cecsa.org, so that we can have materials for everyone. Childcare will be provided should you desire it.

Hanging of the Greens photo by Renee Sethness.

January 23, 2011, Annual Parish Meeting Our annual parish meeting will be held in the sanctuary immediately following the 10:15 AM service. There will be ministry and financial reports as well as an election of new vestry members. Nominee information is coming soon. Nursery will be provided from 8:45 AM to 12:30 PM. Children’s Chapel will be held at 10:15 AM. 3 year olds - 5th graders will have activities in the FMC, and 6th graders - 15 year olds will have activities in the Carriage House. All parishioners 16 years of age and older are encouraged to attend; we will elect 5 new vestry members and receive ministry and financial reports.

Fireproof Your Marriage and Reaffirm Your Wedding Vows (7-week Bible study) On Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, 2011, we will watch the film “Fireproof” at the church. This Christian film focuses on a marriage that is cooling and needs significant help. On the brink of divorce, the couple goes through an experiment called the Love Dare to try to restore their marriage. It’s a powerful film for sure. There will be six more Wednesday evenings for couples to study how to strengthen their marriage bonds and covenants, based upon the film and The Love Dare. (The class will culminate with a reaffirmation of wedding vows.) A Children’s Ministry program (as well as childcare) will be offered during the study. Look for more information on how to register for the class in the coming weeks!

Whether you are a newlywed or have been married for many years, all are invited and please invite friends! For questions, contact Amy and Chad Case at 723-4350, amygcase@ gmail.com or Laura Nell and Trace Burton at 219-1930, lnburton@att.net.

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Children’s Ministry Annual Report the stories of A s I am writing this report, we have just held our annual Children’s Christmas Pageant. What a joy and encouragement it was with so many children, especially preschoolers, participating.

This is such a positive sign of new growth in this beloved old church. This year’s pageant was special—a new one added to our repertoire, “Santa’s Favorite Story – The Story of the First Christmas.”

The inspiration for it was the children’s book of the same title and the fact that the best person possible to play the role of St. Nicholas was right there with us on staff, our Interim Rector Bishop Bill Frey. The fifth graders were our stars, playing the main nativity characters. This has been a meaningful rite of passage at Christ Church for these oldest children for the last 22 years. The pageant was a blessing to all involved.

Thank you to all the children, parents, and grandparents who participated.

We concluded our Children’s Ministry year with the SAMM Shelter Christmas Party, which our older children and parents hosted for families in the SAMM Transitional Housing Program who have made the difficult leap from homelessness to independent living. We learned from

Rally Day photo by Susanna Kitayama.

these courageous families, prayed for them, and brought Christmas gifts for them.

Highlights include Vacation Bible School and Rally Day. “Egypt – Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace” was this summer’s VBS theme. Brooke Peacock, Amy Case, and our friend from St. Mark’s, Jennifer Allison, did a great job of transforming Christ Church into ancient Egypt as the setting for the epic story of Joseph from Genesis. Over 120 children were ministered to and approximately 50 adults and teens served as guides for the children. St. Mark’s Church was excited to cosponsor last summer’s VBS with us and provided many children and volunteers in this cooperative effort.

We are looking forward to this coming summer’s VBS “Hometown Nazareth – Where Jesus Was A Kid,” June 20 – 24, directed by Amy Case.

“Good Ship Christ Church” was this fall’s Rally Day theme as we celebrated the church as a symbol of God’s protection through life’s smooth and stormy seas, guided by the Light of Christ. Bishop Frey served as our captain, and Sunday school shepherds as our ship’s mates who signed up big and little sailors to come on board for a new Sunday school year. Children donned personally decorated sailor hats and had great fun playing on our beautiful new playground.

Construction was completed on our long-awaited playground, dedicated in March thanks to the generosity of our parish and commitment of our Playground Com-

mittee members: Jennifer Shemwell, Renee Sethness, and Amy Case. The children have been enjoying the playground often and are happy to share it with children of the neighborhood and Respite Care.

Our Children’s Communion Class and Celebration were held in the spring and gifted us with a beautiful new banner designed by the parents with an All Saints theme.

Please come to Children’s Chapel to see our six latest Communion banners on display thanks to the work of dad Randy Holmes. The Easter Egg Hunt and Liturgy of Light service seem to grow larger each year, where the light of Christ is shared by all.

Thanks go to all our faithful Sunday school shepherds who guide our children each Sunday: Rebecca Facile, Lily Fenton, and Tyler Holmes (preschool); Carmen Lewenthal, Jennifer Rose and Cynthia Franklin (1st and 2nd grade); Mary Ellen and Stephen Archer, Mary Carter, Jennifer Harper, and Catherine and Matt Markette (3rd – 5th grade). Also to be thanked are our team of Children’s Chapel leaders: Ida and Scotty Scott, John Boyce, Charissa Fenton, and Amy Case, who share responsibilVBS photo by Susanna Kitayama.

ity of leading our children in worship each Sunday.

I am grateful to share leadership and friendship with a very supportive Children’s Ministry Leadership Team made up of: Jennifer Rose (Chair), Mary Ellen Archer, Cynthia Franklin, Gretchen Duggan, Caroline Schupbach, Amy Case, Renee Sethness, Dennis Eberhardt, Susanna Kitayama, Barbara Frey, Jean King, and Beth Kissling. They are a creative group who share the same passion for reaching our children for Christ in His church.

I look forward to an exciting new year of growth for Christ Church and Children’s Ministry—deep growth rooted in the love of Christ and His church. We begin each year in Children’s Ministry with the children’s Epiphany Celebration in January. There they are given the opportunity to give their heart to Jesus and choose a star symbolizing the Light and Truth

of Christ which will always guide them. Our intent and prayer is that every time we are with our children, there will be the opportunity for them to receive Christ in their heart and be encouraged to shine His Light out into the world. The long time mission statement of Christ Church is “To know Christ and make Him known.” This simple, but profound statement is also adopted as the mission of Children’s Ministry where the early seeds of faith are planted in the fertile ground of children’s hearts.

Love In Christ, Halleta

Children’s Ministry continued...

Upcoming Children’s Events Children’s Epiphany Celebration Sunday, January 9 Children’s Chapel, 10:15 AM

E piphany means “revela-

tion.” God reveals himself through Jesus Christ as Savior for all the world. In Children’s Chapel we follow the star and the wise kings as they search for the Christ child. We each carry a heart as a symbol of our love and devotion to Christ during this journey to Jerusalem, King Herod’s Palace, and Bethlehem, where we find baby Jesus and give Him our hearts. We receive a star as a symbol of God’s truth and light in Christ before we travel to our final destination, the world, as we bear the light of Christ.

We carry on this beloved ritual every year at Epiphany

in order to allow the children to experience in a concrete manner the receiving of Christ and the acceptance of his commission to take Him out into the world – “To know Christ and make Him known” as our Christ Church mission statement so simply states. After the journey, we will all gather in the Tomlin Room for King’s Cake and a prize for those who find a tiny Baby Jesus in their piece of cake. This is a meaningful and evangelical celebration that concludes the Christmas season. Make sure your kids don’t miss and have them invite friends.

Children’s Communion Class Our Children’s Communion class will begin Sunday, February 13, and conclude with a Communion Celebration Service on Sunday, May 1. First and second graders will be included in this year’s class as well as any older children who want to participate.

A Parent Orientation for the class will take place Sunday, February 6 at 9:00 AM

Christmas Pageant photos by Susanna Kitayama.

in Children’s Chapel on the second floor of the Family Ministry Center. This class is designed Halleta Heinrich to enrich the Director of children’s Children’s understanding Ministry halletah@ and experience cecsa.org of Holy Communion. It is not a requirement for the receiving of Communion.

Basic questions of our faith such as: Who is Jesus; What is Holy Communion; Why Do We Celebrate Communion; How Do We Celebrate Holy Communion; How Do We Prepare to Receive Communion; and What Is Christian Community, will be discussed in our class. The children will delve into the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer to determine answers to these questions.

Parents will be involved as teaching helpers on a rotating basis in class. They will also be involved in special projects such as the class banner and the Communion retreat, which will be held at the church Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM as preparation for the Communion Celebration on May 1.

Please contact Halleta at the church at halletah@cecsa.org or 736-3132 with any questions. The Communion class is a great community builder for children and parents alike, so all are encouraged to participate.

VBS Summer 2011: “Hometown Nazareth – Where Jesus Was A Kid” Please save the dates June 20 – 24 for VBS “Hometown Nazareth – Where Jesus Was A Kid.” Amy Case is this year’s VBS Director and is excited about beginning plans in February. If you would like to help in initial planning, please contact Amy Case or Halleta at the church. This looks to be an exciting VBS in which our children can really identify with Jesus as a kid like them in many ways.

The children will visit Mary, Jesus’ Mom, in her Nazareth home in order to find out more about her son Jesus and be part of the Marketplace in the village of Nazareth where Jesus grew up.

Many children and teen and adult helpers will be needed to help the childhood of Jesus come to life here at Christ Church. VBS registration will begin in April, so spread the word to your friends.

Children’s Nursery: Family Ministry Center (FMC) from 8:45 - 11:45 AM Infants-12 months: 104 & 105 Toddlers & Two’s: 106 Children’s Ministry Sunday Schedule: 10:15 - 10:45 AM: Children’s Chapel and Preschool Cherub Choir for three year olds through kindergarten, rm 205 Elementary Chapel for 1st - 5th graders, second floor Children’s Chapel Chapel Children will be brought into the church service to join parents for Communion at announcement time. *Age and grade levels for classes and chapel as of Sept. 1, 2010.

Sunday School Locations: 9:00 - 10:10 AM Good Shepherd Sunday School Preschool 3 year olds - graduating kindergarteners: rooms 201 and 204, Level I Atruim 1st and 2nd graders: room 208, Level II Atrium Village of God’s Children 3rd, 4th, 5th graders gathering: room 302; small groups: rooms 301, 302, 303 Questions? Contact Halleta Heinrich at halletah@cecsa.org, 736-3132.

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Pastoral Care Annual Report The Pastoral Care desk is W e have been so blessed by the wonderful love that is expressed and shared by our dedicated people here at Christ Church. Whether it be in pleasure or joy or illness or death, our faithful flock is ready to accept the challenge to serve those in need. Let us explore the array of ministries we have ready to reach out in love to support and help others.

We began our year by offering another six-week “Life After Loss” program designed by the American Cancer Society for those who are grieving. We finished 2010 with our “Coping With Grief During the Holidays” in November sponsored by this department and Porter Loring Family Care Services.

The Intercessory Prayer Team meets every Monday at noon to pray for the many concerns presented through the Sunday information cards, phone, and personal contacts. They are joined by the daily intercessions of the Daughters of the King Prayer Warriors. The Emergency Prayer Chain stands ready at the direction of the clergy for critical situations that demand immediate, active intercession. Lois Shockley is our contact person.

Clair Levingsresponsible for calling all pa- ton and others rishioners on their birthday. through the This is another fun thing Daughters of we do that always brings the King Guild. so much joy to those havWe received ing birthdays. We just say, many calls carol miller Pastoral Care “Happy Day, we are thinking expressing the Administrator of you.” gratitude of carolm@cecsa.org those receiving The Hospital Visitors check the flowers. If you have a rein with the Pastoral Care quest to honor or remember Desk and make visits to someone, just call me and all the hospitals in the San let’s share with others your Antonio area if our parishio- memories by placing flowners are registered there. The ers on the altar at a specific Home Eucharistic Ministers time. After the service these take communion monthly to flowers are taken to our papeople in nursing home and rishioners unable to attend the home-bound. The clergy church, so they may share also visit and lead regular their beauty. services at the Forum, with lay ministers leading serWe continued our Circle of vices at the Chandler Center, Care meetings for Lay Chapboth touching the lives of lains who have completed so many. This year we have their Community of Hope taken communion out to training. With Ferne Burney approximately 82 parishioand Renee Sethness as our ners that are home-bound or co-chairmen, we met once unable to attend church. This a month for dinner, wordoes not count the services shipped, had a program, and that we held at our two nurs- debriefed with others about ing homes. Thank you Frank our ministries. We will be and Mary Moorhead for offering another Community your continued love of this of Hope class beginning on ministry. We also express January 13, 2011 at 6:30 PM. our thanks to Dan and Jean Come join this new class and Goetz for their service to learn to listen with the ears Chandler Center. of your heart.

Our beautiful altar flowers are delivered each Sunday morning after our service by

In February we sponsored our West Texas Region COH Retreat at Mustang Island.

Our speaker was the Rev. Dr. Les Fairfield, retired church history professor. We already have our next retreat set for March 5-6, 2011 with another excellent speaker. These are fun with lots of information shared. Thank you, Rev. Eric Fenton for setting this retreat into action, finding excellent speakers, and supporting all of our West Texas Region COH classes.

many parishioners. You are needed to pray, visit, call, and just reach out to those in need. Bless each of you for your wonderful support and love of Christ Church. I am privileged to serve as Pastoral Care Administrator with the support of Rev. Scott Kitayama.

“Life After Loss” A Six Weeks Program for Those Who Are Grieving

Carol Miller

Assess where you are in this process,

Christ Episcopal Church& Porter Loring Family Care Services Invite you to join us & understand the process of grief,

The Funeral Reception ministry has been able to provide the gift of hospitality and food to grieving families where they can gather in the Parish Hall with friends after the funeral services here in the church. Marjie Davis and Diane DeLong coordinate these receptions with many volunteers.

Discover how your loss can transform you into becoming a better person,

We are now developing a welcoming committee for Sunday mornings. What a good time we have greeting all! We watch for new families that need a smiling face to say, “I’m glad to see you. Please tell me your name.” If you would like to be part of this committee just call me at 736-3132. It’s only 30 minutes each Sunday morning.

Christ Episcopal Church Conference Room 510 Belknap Tuesdays, January 18 February 22, 2011 12:30-2:00 P.M

Plan for how you will continue to heal and live a good life.

Facilitator: Celeste Miller Bereavement Associate with Porter Loring

You do not need to register for this program. If you would like more information please call Carol Miller, 7363132.

As you can see, The Pastoral Care Ministry involves all of you. Each time someone enters the hospital it involves

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Annual Report from Our Music Ministry N o one can doubt that 2010 Reducing the Sunday schedwas a challenging year for Christ Church. However, strong worship continued as job one for the music department. Maintaining an energetic and spirit-filled service on Sundays was considered a high priority for the sake of church-wide morale and attracting new members.

Our spring Charity Messiah performance saw a full house and the proceeds of the concert, $2,000, were donated to charities for the homeless in San Antonio.

An Advent Evensong service with Bill Frey, John Barrett, and Scott Kitayama, the Chapel Boychoir, and members of our Chancel Choir was enjoyed by our own as well a number of visitors from outside the parish, as was our annual Lessons and Carols service.

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ule to two services helped save money during the financial crunch as well as did making the following professional music personnel reductions: Cherub Choir director Annalisa Mendiola and percussionist/guitarist Darren Kuper. Bassist Brandon Rivas resigned and was not replaced. Lessons and Carols and Christmas Eve brass was removed from the budget and subsequently funded through donations to Friends of Music. Our November Friends of Music letter sent to current members brought in significant funds helping us finish the year.

Special thanks go to our organist Josh Benninger for his beautiful playing and for his help in supporting and developing our choir musically and spiritually. Our children’s choir department director Ruth Berg donated a significant amount of her time and talent for the benefit of our children. And our primary wedding and funeral organist Madolyn Fallis continues to be valued and recognized as among the best musicians in the city. Kudos as well go to the music committee led by Fred Shockley as they provided significant guidance and leadership within the ministry.

A January choir retreat at the diocesan center on Mustang Island offered a valuable skills, spirit, and felowen duggan lowship boost Minister of Music to our adult owend@cecsa.org choir. It may not be well known that choir volunteers donate approximately 4-5 hours a week of their time amounting to well over josh benninger Organist 200 hours a joshb@cecsa.org year to the parish.

We give great thanks to our God and for the provision of his Word which forms the foundation of our worship.

And we give thanks for the gift of our talents and for the privilege of offering these gifts back to Him as we proclaim the Gospel of Christ in music to church and community.

Sincerely yours in Christ, Owen Duggan, D.M.A., minister of music

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2011 Mission Opportunities There will be H ere at Christ Church we are blessed with worldly goods and pleasures galore.

Yes, we are saved, but perhaps we are a little self-centered. We want the good life and as Americans we have it. But the question is do we have a “me or thee-first faith.” More than ever shortterm missions are within our grasp. Our world has become smaller and shrinking daily because of our cars, buses, airplanes, and our precious passport. Almost every corner of the world is available and we can spread the Good News. With our fingertips we can communicate, but Christ Church offers us possibilities this year to get our bodies out of the box.

Honduras Water Well Ministry: A team goes down from the diocese several times a year to drill wells and minister to adults and children.

Good health routines are discussed with the villagers.

Proficiency in Spanish is not required. Several trips are planned for the year.

Kampala, Uganda, East Africa: A group from Christ Church will be going in late June or July to work at the Mustard Seed Orphanage and the girls’ school in Hoima, Uganda. This will primarily be a trip with parents and youth.

arts and crafts and other programs with the children.

Several moms and kids have already expressed an interest. Call Frances or John Harrison 822-0575 St. Petersburg, Russia: Early July a group from local churches normally goes for two weeks to help with the children’s summer camp. A portion of the campers will be orphans. We will sing, dance, play games, teach English, hang out, and tell about Jesus. Please contact Greg Sethness at goseth@ earthlink.net or 822-4160.

In July another missions/ youth trip is planned for the Hogar Infantil children’s home in Chiapas, Mexico, in June or July. A group of 20 adults and children went last summer, and many want to go again. This is a one-week trip and is meaningful and rewarding. Please contact John Harrison at 822-0575.

Mission trip to Chiapas, Mexico, 2010, photo by Megan Gensch.

In all of these locations we have friends and reliable contacts. Safety and good hygiene are always at the top of our priority list. You will receive more than you give.

Just ask any one who has been. Please indicate your desires early so plans can be finalized.

Any questions may be directed to John Harrison at 822-0575.

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A New Day in Communications day. Our website is updated T he communications de-

Laura shaver (Former) Dir. of Communications

Youth News The newly formed Youth Ministry Committee has hired Clark Niles as our new Youth Ministry Consultant. Come meet Clark and hear from the Youth Ministry Committee more about getting a new start, Tuesday, January 11th at 7:00 PM in the Carriage House.

We will serve pizza so come hungry!

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partment at Christ Episcopal Church continues to deliver news of events and announcements to our parishioners. We saw a challenging year in 2010, but grace abounds, and I welcome you to 2011.

In 2010 we implemented online viewing of our newsletter, The Message. With online viewing, each issue shines in full color, and we have the ability to embed links to get you to our website and to other sites we mention. When we first went “online,” we placed each issue in a view setting powered by Z-mags. The annual cost was close to the annual cost of printing and mailing The Message, but we felt we were moving forward in the ever-changing landscape of communication and technology. Toward the end of the year, we, fortunately, learned about Issuu.com. We switched our viewing platform, which simplified the details to navigate the issues, and reduced our cost for online viewing by 94%. Wow. We continue to deliver a weekly email newsletter every Wednesday morning, containing news and events for the upcoming week and the Gospel reading for Sun-

daily and serves as a tremendous resource not only for parishioners but also for potential visitors and new members. Please visit sometime and tell us what you think: www.cecsa.org.

Each Sunday you receive our weekly “wrapper” which covers the service bulletin, containing all the announcements of what’s going on at Christ Church.

We continue to put together various projects for each ministry, and we take pride in being able to serve each area of Christ Church.

2011 brings you a new Director of Communications, Bianca Leonard. Please welcome her with open arms. I (Laura Shaver) am now serving as the Communications Officer at the Diocese of West Texas. While I am excited for this opportunity, I will miss all of you and the love and support you have provided over the past three and onehalf years. I know Bianca is in good hands! She will bless you with her talents and skills as I know you will bless her with your gentle hospitality. Here’s to a blessed year for Christ Church.

bianca leonard Director of Communications biancal@cecsa.org

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January 9: Children’s Epiphany Celebration, Children’s Chapel at 10:15 AM January 11: Youth Gathering, 7:00 PM, Carriage House January 13: Women’s Bible study resumes, 10:00 AM January 13: Community of Hope Training begins, 6:30 PM January 18: Life After Loss begins, 12:30 PM, conference room January 18: Vestry meeting, 5:00 PM January 22: New Member’s Class, 10:00 AM January 23: Annual Parish Meeting, immediately following the 10:15 AM service in the sanctuary February 6: Parent Orientation for Children’s Communion Class, 9:00 AM in Children’s Chapel February 9: “Fireproof” Bible study begins, Parish Hall February 13: Children’s Communion Class begins February 15: Vestry meeting, 5:00 PM March 5-6: Community of Hope West Texas Retreat at the Mustang Island Conference Center Visit our Church Life Page at www.cecsa.org for more info.

Christ Church Ministry Staff: The Rt. Rev. Bill Frey, Interim Rector plusbill@aol.com The Rev. John Barrett, Asst. Rector johnb@cecsa.org The Rev. Scott Kitayama, Asst. Priest, scottk@cecsa.org Carol Miller, Pastoral Care, carolm@cecsa.org Halleta Heinrich, Director of Children’s Ministry, halletah@cecsa.org Dr. Owen Duggan, Music Minister, owend@cecsa.org Joshua Benninger, Organist, joshb@cecsa.org Ruth Berg, Director of Children’s Music, ruthaberg@gmail.com

Christ Church Support Staff: Norm Hils, Parish Administrator, normh@cecsa.org Cherelle Liddle, Executive Asst. to the Rector, cherellel@cecsa.org Darla Nelson, Office Mananger, darlan@cecsa.org Donna Shreve, Financial Manager, donnas@cecsa.org Bianca Leonard, Director of Communications, biancal@cecsa.org Anna Jewell, Receptionist, annaj@cecsa.org Pat Wilson, Administrative Asst., patw@cecsa.org Elizabeth Martinez, Kitchen Manager, elizabethm@cecsa.org Robert Vallejo, Facilities Manager, robertv@cecsa.org Rudy Segovia, Hospitality Manager, rudys@cecsa.org Joe Garcia, Sexton, joeg@cecsa.org

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Send submissions for The Message, website, email newsletter, and Sunday announcements to Bianca Leonard, phone: 210.736.3132, fax 210.733.1423, email: biancal@cecsa.org.

Material is published according to timeliness and relevance to the vision of the church. Deadlines for submissions are as follows: March 1: February 15 deadline Ministry info: March 12 - May 13 The Message is published bi-monthly by Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place, San Antonio, TX 78212.

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