This Sunday February 4th we have our monthly parish luncheon. Join us for BBQ Chicken and bring a dish to share. We also are celebrating Camp Sunday. Wear camp swag, make a nametag and give thanks to God for our Diocese' camping ministries and facility. Valentine / Ash Wednesday we will have Ashes on the go from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14th. We love to have parishioners help with this. Sign up in the church entryway or call Fr. Paul to sign up. And please let others know about this. Our Wednesday Bible study group is underway and you can still join. It is a hybrid study. Come in person or online. Our study is designed to help us get to know each other, know more about our ancestors in the faith, learn from their successes and failures so that we can grow in our relationships with others and with God. For more info to to: https://www.christchurchlaredo.org/adult-bible-studies.html We will have Baptism’s this Easter. Each Sunday in Lent at 10 a.m. in the Mary Cook Room we will have a baptism preparation class. This is open to anyone, especially those who hope to be baptized or baptize a child on Easter Sunday. The first Session is Sunday, February 25th. Este domingo 4 de febrero tenemos nuestro almuerzo parroquial mensual. Únete a nosotros para Pollo BBQ y trae un plato para compartir. También estamos celebrando el domingo de campamento. Use artículos de campamento, haga una etiqueta con su nombre y dé gracias a Dios por los ministerios y las instalaciones de campamento de nuestra Diócesis. San Valentín/Miércoles de Ceniza tendremos Cenizas en marcha de 7 a.m. a 6 p.m. el miércoles 14 de febrero. Nos encantaría que los feligreses ayudaran con esto. Regístrese en la entrada de la iglesia o llame al P. Pablo para inscribirse. Y por favor, informe a otros sobre esto. Nuestro grupo de estudio bíblico de los miércoles está en marcha y aún puedes unirte. Es un estudio híbrido. Ven en persona o en línea. Nuestro estudio está diseñado para ayudarnos a conocernos unos a otros, saber más sobre nuestros antepasados en la fe, aprender de sus éxitos y fracasos para que podamos crecer en nuestras relaciones con los demás y con Dios. Para obtener más información, visite: https://www.christchurchlaredo.org/adult-bible-studies.html Tendremos bautismos esta Pascua. Cada domingo de Cuaresma a las 10 a.m. en el Mary Cook Room tendremos una clase de preparación para el bautismo. Esto está abierto a todos, especialmente a aquellos que esperan ser bautizados o bautizar a un niño el Domingo de Pascua. La primera sesión es el domingo 25 de febrero. |
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WHAT about my WHY? Comedian Michael Junior says knowing “Why” we do something is more important than knowing “What” we thing we should do. When ‘why’ is clear, the “what” becomes clearer. And when things are hard or challenging, knowing why can give you that extra boost to continue moving forward. Gratitude for God’s grace is the underlying “Why” in my life. I grew up in a Christian home, was required to go to church every Sunday, but somehow missed the part where you commit your life to Jesus Christ and put your faith in his Resurrection, Forgiveness, and Plan for your life. When I was helped by others to commit my life to Christ, and discovered his forgiveness, I was so grateful. And I continue to be grateful. And the Episcopal Church welcomed me just as I was, and has done so ever since. Again I am grateful to be in a faith community that welcomes people who are at different stages in life, offering the lifegiving love of Christ, a place to build friendships, and a place to use the gifts God has given us to give back to God and to others. As 2024 unfolds, my goal is to focus on “why”. I hope to work on areas where “what” I am doing does not match my “why". May God give us all grace to discover and recover our "why" as 2024 unfolds. Much love in Christ - Fr. Paul Frey COMING UP AT CHRIST CHURCH PARISH LUNCHEON This Sunday, January 7th we have our monthly Parish Luncheon. Joe Rubio and crew will be cooking chicken all morning. Bring a dish to share and join us for fun and fellowship after the 11 a.m. service. 30-30-30 RAFFLE Thanks to all of you who promoted, who bought tickets for, who sold tickets for the raffle and more. We sold 447 tickets and brought in @ $13,000 which will help support our New Leaven Food Program. We hope to do it again last year. We are open to prize ideas and suggestions. Send them to us. (Don't try the math. Every day after day one tickets dropped by a dollar and so later tickets sold for less than the original $30.) CHRISTMAS EVE Thanks to so many of you who helped with our Christmas Eve worship. The flowers, the music, the actors, readers, and all of you who came to worship made it a glorious gift of thanksgiving to God as we celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus, despite the technical difficulties we had with sound, etc. NEW LEAVEN Our New Leaven program can always use volunteers. If you would like to help by packing groceries, helping load items into cars, being friendly greeter and more, we can use your help. We can train you "on the job". Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30. We can use you even if you can only stay an hour or so. ASHES ON THE GO For the last several year, even before the pandemic, we started to have Ashes on the Go in addition to our 12 noon and evening service. A sign up sheet will be available in the church entry. If you can take an hour during the day on February 14th to help people receive ashes please sign up. For more info call or text Fr. Paul at 956-285-2753. |
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