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FELLOWSHIP EVENTS - UPCOMING DATES

For you planners out there or if you would like to participate and/or volunteer, here are the upcoming Fellowship Events for 2012.  If you would like to help out with one or all of the events, please contact Debbie Flynn at debbieflynn@nc.rr.com or at 919 219 7460.  We would LOVE for everyone to have some fun with us!

The Third Annual Chili Cook-Off - Sunday, 2/26/12 (right after church in Shepherd's Hall)

The Mike Beard Memorial Pig Pickin' - Saturday, 4/28/12 (Fairgrounds)

Parish Picnic - Saturday, 9/8/12 (Lake Wheeler Park)

Oyster Roast & Shrimp Fest - Saturday, 11/10/12 (Fairgrounds)

CGS is going to the circus!

Join other CGS families to see the Ringling Brothers Circus at the RBC Center on February 11 at 3pm. Sign up to bring your family by contacting Michelle (831-2014), no later than January 29. Upper level group tickets are $11 each. If possible, please pay by January 29. 

EYC is going to Mellow Mushroom for our "Fifth Sunday Outing" on Sunday, January 29. Please meet at Mellow Mushroom at 5pm for dinner and time together and plan to go home around 7pm (please arrange to be picked up from Mellow Mushroom). If our dinner finishes up early, we'll walk across the street to Starbucks for dinner and more hang out time. 

If you would like to come, please RSVP to Michelle a.s.a.p. (preferably by Wednesday), so we can make a reservation.

A few parents and adult volunteers are needed to accompany us. Thanks! 

Pack the diaper bag and mark your calendars! The next Splash dinner and fellowship, for family of children ages 0-3, will take place on Sunday, January 29 at 5pm. You need not bring anything for the meal, but a cash donation toward the expense of the meal would be appreciated (but not required). Please RSVP to Michelle Bullock by January 25.

SUNDAY AM @CGS (9:15-10:15) 

SESSION ON THE 196TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA

JANUARY 29 -- Shepherd's Hall, 3rd fl., Duncan-Giersch Center

The Rt. Rev. Michael B. CurryO that it might be said of me, Surely thy speech betrayeth thee, Thou wast with Jesus of Galilee. --OId Scottish Church school poem

The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, building on the challenge of last year's convention theme, "Let us Go to Galilee" - in which he set forth the Biblical Galilee of Jesus' time, "a land of dramatic diversity, a land of profound religious pluralism, a land of cultural confusion...social and political unrest...economic instability and uncertainty..." as a metaphor for the setting, in our culture, society and the world, in which the contemporary Church finds itself - went deeper into "Galilee" in his Pastoral Address to this year's convention, "Welcome to Galilee," in which he challenges the congregations and members of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina to "take on a Galilean accent." Based on Matthew 26:69-73 (http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=194593596), the Bishop encouraged the Diocese to "...explore ways to draw nearer and go deeper with Jesus... as the community of Jesus, the body of Christ called to be The Episcopal Church...to encourage prayer among us... at time of reading and wrestling with Holy Scriptures... not only as individuals, but together in groups. And...to take our prayers and our reading and our wrestling beyond the doors of our congregations and out into the mission field that God has given us, out into our 21^st century Galilee."

This Sunday we will see, hear and discuss the Bishop's pastoral address in Shepherd's Hall. To watch a video of Bishop Curry's Pastoral Address to the 196^th Convention of the Diocese of NC, (or download a pdf of the Address) click here: http://www.episdionc.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/3151214

On Christmas Eve, the children brought forward their Advent Project Heifer boxes, filled with $60. With the money 3 flocks of chickens were purchased to help families somewhere in the world live a better life. Here's what Heifer International says about the gift of chickens:

Chicks: A Good Choice

A flock of chicks can help families from Cameroon to the Caribbean add nourishing, life-sustaining eggs to their inadequate diets.

The protein in just one egg is a nutritious gift for a hungry child. Protein-packed eggs from even a single chicken can make a life-saving difference.

Heifer helps many hungry families with a starter flock of 10 to 50 chicks. A good hen can lay up to 200 eggs a year - plenty to eat, share or sell. With Heifer recipients' commitment to pass on the offspring and training, the exponential impact of adding chickens to communities in poverty is truly a model that helps end hunger and poverty.

Because chickens require little space and can thrive on readily available food scraps, families can make money from the birds without spending much. And chickens help control insects and fertilize gardens. (https://secure1.heifer.org/gift-catalog/chicks.html)

Thank you for participating in our Advent Project. May your gifts share God's love and end suffering around the world.  

*To learn more about heifer or to purchase gifts in honor of someone, or just because, visit: http://www.heifer.org/give/give. 

A number of new items can now be found in the "tract rack" at the first floor front entrance to the Duncan/Giersch Parish Life Center. Some of these were produced by "Gospel Imprint," "...the fresh catholic voice in Anglicanism sharing free resources with all Christians who are seeking to learn, worship and witness to the generosity of the Kingdom of God." (http://www.gospelimprint.com/) The Gospel Imprint tracts are under the general headings: Christian Faith; Christian Life; and Christian Prayer; and cover such topics as, "Becoming Who I Am,"  "Who is Jesus," "The Blessed Virgin Mary," "How Can I Pray," "The Sign of the Cross," "Belief in the Eucharist," "Beyond Death and Dying," and others. There is also a brochure on "Episcopal Spirituality" and a booklet discussing various ceremonies and devotional practices in the Eucharist.

Nursery Deep Cleaning on January 22, following the 10:30am service

Please help us do a deep cleaning of the nursery (wash toys, etc.). Jimmy John's will be provided for those who stay to help. Contact Michelle Bullock with questions. 

If you seem to be missing something, the lost and found items are located in front of the reception desk.

Items that aren't collected by Sunday, January 22 will be donated to First Baptist's clothing ministry. 

SUNDAY AM @CGS (9:15-10:15) 

Father MatthewFATHER MATTHEW PRESENTS THE SACRAMENTS

JANUARY 22 

Room 403, 3rd fl., Duncan-Giersch Center

Rev. Matthew Moretz, an Episocpal priest serving the historic Christ's Church in Rye, NY, takes us on a light-hearted and educational video tour of the Sacraments.  Facilitated by Bill Bennett.

THE BIBLE CLASS:  A Study of Women in the Bible

JANUARY 22 & 29

Room 404, 3^rd floor, Duncan-Giersch Parish Life Center

"A Study of Women in the Bible"

The Rev. Miriam Saxon continues to lead this three-week study of women in the Bible. We are focusing on the women listed in the first chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew.