Sunday Worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., with Church School for children, youth and adults at 9:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer is read Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel.

Lenten Soup Sale Concludes Sunday, April 2. Parish Hall following 10:30 a.m. worship

Lenten Series 2017 “Black Voices, Black Hearts”

Centennial Celebration Pop-Up Event Bridge Social

Centennial Celebration Pop-Up Event Roaring ‘20s Cocktail Party

Parish Hall “Speakeasy” Please sign up on Parish Hall Bulletin Board.

APRIL 2017

Volume 32 – Number 4

Holy Week and Easter at Christ church

PALM SUNDAY ~ SUNDAY, APRIL 9 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

10:15 a.m. Blessing of the Palms in Highland Park and Bagpipe Procession to the Church

10:30 a.m. Reading of the Passion and Holy Eucharist

MONDAY& TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

APRIL 10 & 11 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist in the Chapel

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

APRIL 12 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist in the Chapel

followed by Guided Prayer Stations in the Nave 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Guided Prayer Stations in the Nave

MAUNDY THURSDAY ~ THURSDAY, APRIL 13

7:00 p.m. — The Rev. Canon Connor Gwin Footwashing, Holy Eucharist and

Stripping of the Altar

GOOD FRIDAY ~ FRIDAY, APRIL 14

12:00 Noon Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy — The Rev. Martin Jeffrey

What do we do while Jesus hangs on the cross? We watch and wait, we tell the story of his suffering and death, we pray for the church and for the world, and — always — we give thanks for the gift of his love.

EASTER EVE ~ SATURDAY, APRIL 15

8:00 p.m. Great Vigil of Easter — The Rev. Jan Fuller The Lighting of the New Fire, Readings and Prayers,

Baptism, and the First Eucharist of Easter (Please bring a bell to ring at the Easter Acclamation!)

EASTER DAY ~ SUNDAY, APRIL 16

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) 10:30 a.m. Festival Holy Eucharist

(Children are invited to bring flowers for the Flowering of the Cross)

This Holy Week we will have a service each day, but especially on Maundy

Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Those three (the Paschal Trid-

uum) are the most moving services of the year, and yet many Christians

stay away. Perhaps it’s because they don’t know. Let me place them in

context. (continued on page 3)

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LENTEN SOUP SALE ~

Concludes Sunday April 2nd

During Coffee Hour (after 10:30 a.m. worship)

Stop by and purchase a container of soup

with bread for $5. Proceeds help youth

pay for our summer mission trip.

Holy Week Prayer Stations

Join us on Wednesday, April 12th of Holy

week for an hour after the 12 noon Eucharist

and from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. for Holy Week

prayer stations. Prayer stations are a won-

derful opportunity to come and spend some

time in prayer and reflection - moving though

guided prayer stations at your own pace.

This is a personal journey with opportunity to

spend time in prayer, as we get ready for the

holy mystery of Easter. Activities, such as

praying for the world or reflecting on images

of Christ, are set up at each station to guide

your time. You may also spend your time

just sitting still in the nave.

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday

We do not have Church school or Children’s

Chapel on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday.

All young people are encouraged to join our

church family in our procession from

Highland Park to the church on Palm

Sunday.

Easter Sunday we invite children to bring

flowers for our tradition of flowering the

cross during our 10:30 a.m. worship time.

There will be extra activities set out with the

prayer pet bags for young people to use

during worship. Our Nursery will be open

both Sundays for children ages 5 and under.

Rescue Mission Children’s Worship Practice - April 2

nd

Our youth will practice on April 2nd during

Christ Church Children’s Chapel at 10:30

a.m. to prepare for leading Rescue Mission

Children’s Worship on Friday, April 7th.

Youth and children will be dismissed in time

to join their families for Eucharist.

Leading Rescue Mission Children’s Worship - April 7

th

We will meet at the church at 5:15 p.m. and

will return back to the church at 7:45 p.m.

Our youth will lead a fun worship service for

the children staying the night at the shelter

while their parents are in worship.

Moon Pie & RC Cola Coffee Hour Fun, March 26!

Youth Events

April 2nd

Practice

Lead Rescue Mission

Children’s Worship

10:30 a.m. during

Children’s Chapel

April 7th

Lead Rescue

Mission Children’s

Worship

5:15 - 7:45 p.m.

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April 9th

Palm Sunday

No Church School

No Children’s Chapel

Join Procession from

Highland Park to the

church.

April 12th

Prayer Stations

Following 12:00 Noon

Eucharist

& 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

April 16th

Easter Sunday

No Church School

No Children’s Chapel

10:30 a.m. worship -

flowering of the cross

L KING AHEAD

Sunday, May 28th

Neighborhood Picnic

July 16th - 21st

Summer Mission

NOTICE: The Kroger Bucks website (www.kroger.com) has been fixed! For printed instructions

or assistance will signing up, please come to Parish Hall during coffee hour. We have a table set

up and will be happy to help you.

Patricia Cope-Levy

Coordinator of Christian Formation

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Holy Week at Christ Church (continued from page 1) During Holy Week: Mary, Martha, Peter, James, and John, Philip, Mary Magdalene, and many others are all

going to be sitting in our pews weeping, and praying. They will be remembering this man who wept with them at

the tomb of Lazarus, and who was handed over to a brutal and humiliating death.

When I ask you to come to Holy Week services, what I'm asking you to do is to come in here and hold their

hands. Mary will be weeping uncontrollably. Peter will not know how to tell you how bad he feels about denying

Jesus just before the rooster crowed. Martha will be sitting here in stunned silence, wondering why in the world

he couldn't save himself, like he saved Lazarus.

They are not asking for much, folks. They’re just asking you to come in here and weep with them, and pray with

them, and let them know that you love them. My guess is that if you are willing to spend that time with them, they

might tell you a thing or two about Jesus. They might whisper something in our ears that would deepen our love

for him.

But even if we don't feel any differently than we did before, at least we can hold their hands and remember their

grief. It's the least we can do.

And if we hold their hands, they will be holding ours, too.

Faithfully yours,

Christ Church Neighborhood Picnic - Sunday, May 28th

Highland Park, following 10:30 a.m. worship

Join us in saying “thank you” to our neighborhood for 100 wonderful

years in Old Southwest Roanoke. We, Christ Church, are hosting a

Neighborhood Picnic to enjoy time in fellowship with each other and to

reach out to our Old Southwest Neighbors.

To make this wonderful outreach event happen . .

WE’LL NEED LOTS OF HELP!!

We’ll need to borrow a few things. Do you have a grill we can borrow? A 5000 watt generator? Would you be willing

to help set up or to cook? Please take a look on the Parish Hall bulletin board for way you can help and sign up.

Most importantly, we need your help by saving the date and joining us for fun and fellowship. Bring along a

friend and a side dish or dessert to share. Be sure to check the bulletin board often for more information.

Questions ? – Patricia Cope-Levy, pcope@christroanoke.org

Claude Lauck, 540-798-3291 (phone or text) or lauckcm@gmail.com

Summer Mission Immersion week with Memphis Youth Missions

Youth in rising 7th-12th grades are welcome to join us Sunday, July 16 – Friday, July 21 for

a week of service, creativity, transformation, and fun. With Memphis Youth Mission, we will

be volunteering at 4 to 6 work sites and debriefing our work with Bible study, group

discussion and art projects as means of reflection. Toward the end of our time in Memphis,

we will visit the National Civil Rights Museum as a way of putting our experiences in Memphis into an historical

context and continue the ongoing national conversation in the Episcopal Church. We will stay in a church (indoor

camping style). Cost: $150 per person. However, scholarships are available to cover this cost, if needed.

Payment deadline is May 15.

If you know of a young person who would like to join us on our trip, please have them get in touch with Patricia

Cope-Levy at pcope@christroanoke.org.

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Offered for sale beginning Easter Day, April 16.

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Look What’s Coming . . .

Christ Church Neighborhood Picnic

When: Sunday May 28th

Where: Highland Park

Join us following worship on May 28 as we say “thank

you” to our neighborhood for 100 wonderful years in

Old Southwest Roanoke.

As part of our Centennial Celebration Christ Church is

hosting a Neighborhood Picnic to enjoy a time of

fellowship and fun with one another and with our Old

Southwest Neighbors.

Great picnic foods

Classic relay games

A bouncy house

All-age game of kick ball

& LOTS MORE FUN

See page 3 for details of how

YOU can help make this event

a BIG Success!

Centennial Celebration . . . Come Celebrate with Us! Our celebration began on Sunday, February 26 with the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary

of the Groundbreaking of the Christ Church building. Following a very special morning worship

service, the Centennial committee hosted a Festive Birthday Party in the Parish Hall.

In March we continued the celebration with a very memorable Moon Pie & RC Cola Coffee Hour.

Who knew we had such talented musicians, vocalists, and hula hoopers! At Christ Church we

have just begun. Please plan to join us for more events in the months ahead.

Save the Dates for

Christ Episcopal Church

Roanoke, VA

June 4, 2017

Choral Evensong—5pm

125th Anniversary of Founding of

Christ Church (Mt. Olivet Parish)

July 30, 2017

Cornerstone Laying Anniversary

Homecoming Luncheon

April 1, 2018 (Easter)

Centennial Celebration of the

First Service in Christ Episcopal Church

CENTENNIAL MOMENT presented by Terry Winborne

1910 – 1919 decade events in no particular order

Immigration into the US hits an all time peak with 8.8

million immigrants over 10 years from 1901-1910.

Congress passes a new Immigration Act, which required a

literacy test for immigrants and barred Asiatic laborers,

except for those from countries with special treaties or

agreements with the United States, such as the

Philippines.

Founded: Boys Town *Boy Scouts of America *Girl Scouts

of America

The Discovery of Manchu Picchu in the Andes *Puccini's

opera 'Madame Butterfly' had its world premiere at La

Scala in Milan, Italy. *First Indianapolis 500 *First Auto

Electric Start– previously, all cars needed to be started by

cranking a starting handle

Ford Introduces Assembly Line *Henry Ford raises

minimum daily pay from $2.34 to $5 for qualifying workers

*First Stainless Steel *The Panama Canal Opens, took 34

years to build from and cost over 27,000 workers their

lives

Maritime disasters: *The Empress of Ireland Sinks, causing

the deaths of 1,073 passengers and crew *Sinking of the

Titanic – 1,503 people died *Lusitania Sunk By Torpedo

killing nearly 1,200 people. *Influenza Epidemic would

eventually kill more than 1/2 million Americans and more

than 20 million people worldwide.

World War I *World War I Christmas Truce *The soldiers of

Germany, Russia, France, and Britain call a Christmas truce

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Sponsor a Centennial Event?

Interested in helping with one of the events? Please let us know.

Centennial Committee

Dan Dowdy, co-chair; Nancy Ford, co-chair

Sally Adams, Patricia Cope-Levy, Sally Ewart, Bob Lee, Kerry McCarty

Pansie Murray, Carol O’Keefe, Alexander MacPhail

2017—2018 Centennial Calendar *All events are held at Christ Church unless otherwise noted

Sunday, April 2 ~ Bridge ~ 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Friday, April 21 ~ Roaring ‘20s Cocktail Party ~ 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 7 ~ Depression Era Soup Kitchen Coffee Hour

following 10:30 a.m. worship

Sunday, May 28 ~ Neighborhood Picnic ~ Highland Park

following 10:30 a.m. worship

Sunday, June 4 ~ Choral Evensong ~ 5:00 p.m.

125th Anniversary of Parish Founding

Sunday, July 30 ~ Homecoming Luncheon

following 10:30 a.m. worship

Saturday, August 26 ~ Parish Outing ~ 4:00 p.m. ~ Home of Nancy Ford

September TBA ~ Ice Cream Social

following 10:30 a.m. worship

Saturday, October 14 ~ Oktoberfest Picnic ~ 4:00 p.m. ~ Home of John & Gay Eure

Sunday, February 25, 2018 ~ Remember, Renew, Rejoice! Look Toward the Future

following 10:30 a.m. worship

Sunday, April 1, 2018 ~ Easter ~ Festive Reception

Anniversary of First Service

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PEOPLE Condolences ●

To Bob & Bonny Lee on the death of their neighbor,

Diane Hyatt.

To Joyce Inge on the death of her friend, Calvin

Neighbors.

To family and friends of Terry Loeschen, a former

parishioner, who died March 21.

To Don & Boo Pack on the death of their friend, Jim

Fox.

To Ed & Valarie Robinson (Centering Prayer

Member) on the death of their son-in-law, Michael

Ailstock. Ed plays bagpipes during our Palm

Sunday procession.

Welcome ●

Gerry & Pauline Donovan who transferred from St.

Edmund the Martyr Episcopal Church, Arcadia FL

William (Bill) & Mary Newell who transferred from

Kingston Episcopal Parish, Mathews, VA.

Anne Hutchins who joins us from Holy Trinity

Episcopal Parish, Clemson, SC.

Saundra & Larry Butcher who transferred from

Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk, VA.

Congratulations ●

Don & Boo Pack on the birth of their grandson,

Charlie Collings Pack. Parents, Jacob & Jessica

Pack and big sister, Carter Elizabeth Pack.

Joe & Laura Harden on the birth of their grandson,

Miles Reid Harden. Great-grandparents: Howard

& Betty Patillo; Aunt Emily Harden.

Feed the Hungry ● April Offering Recipient

VA-Haiti Collaborative

After a major earthquake in Haiti, Father Walin

DeCamps, a Haitian priest, was invited to preach at

Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton. Moved by his

preaching, members of the local churches and

community formed the Virginia Haiti Collaborative,

partnering with St Marc's Primary School in Cerca-La

-Source to improve education in Haiti. In the summer

of 2010, seven members of the collaborative, an ar-

chitect, and a member from another collaborative

travelled to Haiti to begin the relationship. In October

2011 the new school opened its doors to over 100

students. Today the school has expanded to serve

over 800 students. Because many of the students

are unable to pay tuition, the school continues to

need financial support from the collaborative. $800

will supply a daily hot meal to the students and staff

for a month. Our April Feed the Hungry will go to

serving meals to the Cerca-La-Source students and

staff. Let's try to sponsor a month or more! Contribu-

tions by check may be made payable to Christ Epis-

copal Church and earmarked “Feed The Hungry,” or

you may place your donation in one of the yellow

envelopes in the pew racks.

with soldiers crossing the area of no mans land, calling out

"Merry Christmas" in their enemies' native tongues.

US Airmail Service *The American Legion *League of

Nations formed *Emma Goldman Jailed for Advocating

Birth Control *Suffrage Movement, As part of the women's

suffrage movement 25,000 women march up Fifth Avenue

in New York City demanding the right to vote.

Puerto Rico Citizens given US Citizenship *Royal Air Force is

founded *Federal Trade Commission *U.S. Coast Guard,

Congress established the U.S. Coast Guard Service *The

Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill is signed into law by

California Governor Hiram W. Johnson, which bars

Japanese Nationals from owning land in California

First US Income Tax, mandating the first tax on incomes

over $3,000.

The 17th Amendment goes into effect, changing US

Senators being chosen by the Legislature to elections

involving ordinary voters. *18th Amendment – Prohibition

*19th Amendment ratified guaranteeing women the right

to vote

In our diocese the following churches were founded: St

Paul’s Salem, All Saint’s Norton, Christ Church Pearisburg,

St. Mary’s Graham *There were a number of deaconesses

who were running schools in far southwest Virginia

Miscellaneous items during this decade:

Pulitzer Prizes Started ~ Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise

created ~ First Cross Word Puzzle ~ Rotary Dial Telephones

Invented ~ First Transcontinental Telephone Call ~ First Pop

Up Toaster ~ Grand Canyon National Park

And appropriately - The US Congress approved daylight-

saving time.

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Stewardship Update – Changing Lives!

We have wonderful news to share about our stewardship drive. Thank you very much for your financial

support of Christ Episcopal Church. You see it and you can feel it. Christ Church is changing lives! That

makes it such a pleasure for the stewardship committee to report the following results from our 2017

campaign:

We have nine new families who are pledging.

Total pledges are up 10.1% to $396,508.

The average pledge increased by 10% to $3,572.

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the groundbreaking for this parish,

we should draw upon the unflinching courage that our forebears showed. Recently, Alexander shared the

story of how in 1917, while facing the First World War, Christ Church parishioners pushed ahead and

started to build our beautiful home. They built the foundation for us – literally and figuratively. They were

brave and bold, and we should be too.

With that foundation, we should stand with confidence and vision. What else can we do? How do we

reach more people and share with them the beauty of our Church and the power of Jesus Christ? Think

big! Dream! Believe! Together, we can, and we will do more.

Alexander has shared his testimony of proportional giving on the bulletin board at church.

If you have never considered proportional giving before now—which is deciding your giving based on a

percentage of your income—you might want to join the MacPhails, our family, and many others who do.

If you have not made a 2017 pledge, we need and welcome your financial commitment. If you have

pledged, we ask you to prayerfully consider what you will be able to do in the future. Thank you very

much for your support. We look forward to a wonderful, celebratory year.

Again, thank you for your generosity!

Duke Baldridge

Stewardship Chair

Property Report

Three big items for April. First, the good news is that we have just submitted an application

for a $31,000 grant from the Patterson Foundation to fund repairs to our church tower. One

of the “Objectives" of the Patterson Foundation is “the restoration, preservation, conserva-

tion, and renovation of…Episcopal Churches in Virginia that are more than one-hundred years old.” Our repairs are

major and much needed; for example, a sizable chunk or two of the window masonry have already broken off

and fallen, and parts of the stonework are bulging. The less good news is that there is no guarantee that our

application will be picked, and we won’t know until August or September. A copy of the application is available for

your review in the parish library.

Second, we are on schedule to complete in April the upgrade of nave lighting with new and more energy efficient

bulbs and with some fixture repairs and replacements.

Having already addressed the nave leaks, we will complete in April all the cosmetic repairs - plastering, painting,

trim - of the previous damage to the front wall of the nave.

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Little Did We Know Tim Shepherd

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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,

for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9

VESTRY OFFICERS - 2017

Claude Lauck, Senior Warden

Sharon Burnham Mott, Junior Warden

Gay Eure, Treasurer

Dorry McCorkle, Assistant Treasurer

Jim Cromwell and Ben Bazak, Co-Receiving Treasurers

Lynn Bastian, Clerk

STAFF

The Revd Alexander D. MacPhail

Rector

The Revd Canon Connor Gwin

Honorary Priest Associate

Mr. H. Thomas Baugh, III

Director of Music (tbaugh@christroanoke.org)

Ms. Patricia Cope-Levy

Coordinator of Christian Formation

(pcope@christroanoke.org)

Ms. Lynn Bastian

Parish Administrator (office@christroanoke.org)

Mrs. Ashleigh Fisher

Nursery Coordinator (ashjofitch@me.com)

Mr. John Smarz

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DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT EDITION OF PARISH HOME COMPANION IS MONDAY, APRIL 24.

VESTRY MEMBERS

Mary Atwell

Mary Catherine Baldridge

Alex Barge

Jane Baugh

Suzanne Bazak

Stephen Claytor

Dan Dowdy

Laura Harden

Claude Lauck

Sharon Burnham Mott

Bill Poe

Mike Urbanski