GLAD TIDINGS

No.8. Vol 10 October 2009 christchurchguilford.org

Christ EpiscopalChurch Community ThanksgivingDinner

Community Thanksgiving Dinner willbe served at Christ Episcopal Churchon Thanksgiving Day from 11:30 am to1:00 pm in the Parish Hall. To revitalize ourParish’s commitment to Christian Outreach

ministry, the dinner will be oered

WITHOUR COMPLIMENTS

to all who come andcelebrate God’s abundance in our lives and to givethanks on Thanksgiving Day.“How Can I Help?” A great way to help is to sign

up to be with us to set-up and serve Thanksgiving

Dinner to “our guests”. Of course, that isn’tpossible for some. Many of us travel to be withrelatives for Thanksgiving, or will be hosting theholiday dinner at home. There are many other ways to help make this a great success.Because we’ll be depending on having ALL FOODDONATED for the meal, parishioners can signup in advance and commit to providing fooditems listed on the

THANKSGIVING MENUNEEDS

charts posted in the parish hall. Pies and

frozen and canned food donations (i.e. vegetables,cranberry sauce, etc) can be dropped o early in

the week or brought by early on Thanksgiving morning, in time to have the necessary preparations made.Cooked turkeys,for instance, needto be dropped

o no earlier

than Wednesday afternoon and before10 a.m. on Thursday.

Won’t you open your heart and help make thisThanksgiving a special timeof sharing and celebration?

Stewardship Sunday Brunch Nov. 8

tewardship Sunday, 2009 is set forSunday, November 8

. There will bejust ONE celebration of Holy Eucharist

at 10:00 a.m. (no 8:00 service) Canon

Jack Spaeth, Canon for Administration forthe Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut willaddress us during the Eucharist and greet usat the Stewardship Brunch that will follow the service in the Parish Hall. Childcare willbe provided. Stewardship Chairman BobDonahue and his committee are preparing for a festive day to celebrate the blessing of being Christ’s stewards. Our 2009Stewardship Letter with a pledge card for theupcoming budget year will be sent in time forCommitment Sunday the following week onSunday November 15 when each of us will beasked to make our pledge of support for theministries and mission of Christ EpiscopalChurch. STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY ONNOV. 8

Stewardship Sunday, 2009 is set for Sunday,November 8

. There will be just ONEcelebration of Holy Eucharist at 10:00 a.m.

(no 8:00 service) Canon Jack Spaeth, Canon

for Administration for the Episcopal Dioceseof Connecticut will address us during theEucharist and greet us at the StewardshipBrunch that will follow the service in theParish Hall. Childcare will be provided.Stewardship Chairman Bob Donahue and hiscommittee are preparing for a festive day to celebrate the blessing of being Christ’sstewards. Our 2009 Stewardship Letter with a pledge cardfor the upcoming budget year willbe sent in time forCommitment Sunday the following weekon Sunday November15 when each of us will be asked to makeour pledge of supportfor the ministriesand mission of ChristEpiscopal Church.

Music Ministry beginsNew Year

he new academic yearbrings anticipation in a variety of ways in our livesStudents anticipate new challenges in school, parentsanticipate the beginning of new programs, and spiritually, webegin the season of Advent. TheMusic Ministry is in full swing this fall, with plans for specialanthems and organ music for All Saints Sunday, the end of ourliturgical year. The introspectiveseason of Advent, and thecelebration of the Nativity of OurLord is on the horizon. The Music Ministry wants youto be involved in the exciting happenings in the faith life of ourcommunity. We seek interestedparticipants in either theChoristers or the Adult Choir, with or without previous musicaltraining. Our work togethercreates community, friendship,plenty of laughs, and a deep senseof satisfaction knowing we areall serving our Lord while stillhaving fun!Concertato has two exciting events planned for the nextmonth, and I strongly encourage you to experience the wonderful gift of music Christ Churchprovides to our community. AHalloween "Howler" will bepresented on Saturday, October24th with scary music for youthand the young at heart. Theperformance is free and open to

the public. A freewill oering

will be received for the supportof our parish. Please note thespecial 6:30 starting time, andcome in your best costume! The next Concertato eventis an organ recital,featuring our fantastic

Southeld Organ,

played by internationalperforming artist

(and recent Yale Alum) Ahreum Han

with Director of Music Adam Pajan. The performancefeatures a fruitful new academic year, withall its challenges andrewards. Adam Pajan, Directorof Music and Organist

Delegates Gather for the 225

Annual Convention

Clergy and Lay delegates gather on Oct. 23 and24 at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford.Bishop Andrew D. Smith will deliver his lastBishop’s Address prior to his retirement in theSpring of 2010. Balloting for the 15

DiocesanBishop of Connecticut will begin in theCathedral on Saturday following the celebrationof Holy Eucharist. Candidates for DiocesanBishop presented by the Diocesan Nominating Committee are: The Rt. Rev’d James Curry,

61, Bishop Suragan of Connecticut; the Rev’d

Mark Delcuze, 51, Rector of St. Stephen’s

Church, Ridgeeld, CT; the Rev’d Dr. Ian

Douglas, Professor at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA and the Rev’d BethFain, 57, Rector of St. Mary’s EpiscopalChurch, Cypress, TX. There were no petition

candidates. The new Bishop-elect will be

consecrated and/or installed in the Spring.

GLAD TIDINGS

Festival Days FairSaturday, November 7, 2009

Please remember to come on

Friday, November 6

, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

to pick up your pre-ordered, pre-paid Dinners To Go.

The following is a lists tables. oerings, and events planned for the fair.

In the Rectory

:Granny’s Attic: Everything from a gilded bird cage to lovely crystal isavailable.Children’s Cupcake Decorating: Young folks will have an opportunity to

decorate and eat their very own decorated cupcakes. Cost per cupcake $ 1.00.

In the Parish Hall

Children’s gently used books available for re-sale.Re-Gift: Those gift items, although well meant and appreciated by the recipient, were just never used andare ready to nd a new home.

Garden to Garage: Newly planted house plants, a wreath or two, extra tools and even garden rakes will

be oered.Raels/Silent Auction: A hand-painted pastoral scene will be an auction item along with a completeservice for 12 of old dishes, matching glasses, and linens will be an auction item along with smaller raes.Cheese Shoppe: Slices of a wheel of Vermont Cabot aged cheddar cheese will be oered along with wonderful Hungarian cheese spread. There will be some delightful Vermont-made cheese cutting

boards donated to complete the table.

Boutique: All types of wonderful hand-made items donated: knitted mittens, hats and scarves, a beautiful boiled wool handbag, eece blankets, a nautical cross-stiched tray, placemats, doll clothes and

bed, beautifully photographed note paper and more.

Bake Shoppe: Delicious home-made breads, pies, cakes and....Stop-for-A-Bite: You can sit and enjoy a meat-ball grinder made by Fr. Tony, along with an additionalpasta oering as well.Come - bring your friends, and enjoy! See you on November 7.

SearchCommitteeUpdate

October included learning sessionsfor the committee to prepare forinterviewing candidates. Namesof candidates screened and relayedto the committee are expected inNovember. There are several levelsof interviewing to be conducted withthe list of potentials diminishing ateach phase. These include initialphone conversations, videos of thecandidates preaching, visits here by candidates and “road trips” by small groups of committee members tothe candidates parishes. A small set

of nalists will be presented to theVestry for the nal selection of who

to call. At a meeting of the Senior Warden,the Search Committee chair, The Rev. Erik Larsen Cannonof Transition Ministry and JackSpaeth Cannon for Finance andStewardship, the wide range of potential directions forward forour church were discussed in lightof the tight budget and the lack of any unrestricted endowment. It was agreed that calling a part timeRector was not in the best long term interests of the Parish. The

Diocese rearmed that Fr. Tony

would not be transitioned to a Priestin Charge, nor would the search bedelayed. There was agreement thatthe Search Committee should moveforward towards calling the next fulltime Rector, as quickly and diligently as possible. The committee will be doing exactly that through the Advent andChristmas Seasons.