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Christ Church

is located at
809 Bishop Meade Rd
Millwood, Virginia

(Rt. 255)
Across from Project Hope
 

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Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday

8:30 AM -12 Noon

Telephone:
540-837-1112

Fax:
540-837-1157

Mailing Address:
PO Box 153
Millwood, Virginia 22646

 

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LENTEN SERIES
The information below is available in your current newsletter.

 

This year’s Lenten Series focuses upon healing as an experience we should expect and for which we should pray.  The Wednesday night series will have a familiar format:  a covered dish dinner at 6:15 p.m. in the rectory and program from 7:30—8:30 p.m. in the church.  The dates, topics, and speakers are outlined below.

 

February 24, Healing in the Christian and Anglican Tradition; speaker: The Right Reverend David Colin Jones, Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. Bishop Jones will introduce our Lenten Series by presenting Christian healing as a natural part of Christian living.  He will also speak of the healing of memories.

 

March 3, Healing of the Body; speakers:  Dr. Jeff Harris, M.D., Internist and immediate past President of the American College of Physicians, and Janell Hoffman, R.N., C.C.R.N. at Inova Loudoun Hospital Center, Intensive Care Unit.  They have crafted the following statement about their presentation. 

“How the body heals, is a highly individual perception among patients and patient’s family members during illness.  Spiritual beliefs may assume greater importance at a time of illness than at any other time in a person’s life.  We will tackle this subject with case studies from our past experiences dealing with patients and their family members during illness, recovery, or even death.”

 

March 10, Healing of the Mind and Spirit; speaker:  Dr. Bob Goshen, M.D., Psychiatrist.  When asked to describe how he will explore this topic, he offered this comment.

  “For a long time the mental health movement has held itself aloof from the teachings and practice of popular religion.  Freud seemed to reject religion entirely, while others, such as Jung, had an interest in people’s spiritual lives but remained skeptical of organized religion.  The pharmaceutical industry makes no mention of it.  Recent research, however, suggests many possible links between psyche and spirit.”

 

March 17, Liturgies for Healing; speaker:  Jacque Womble, lay minister in healing, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Richmond.   Jacque Womble has had years of experience in the healing ministry with her husband, The Rev. Rufus Womble, Episcopal priest.  He was the President of the Interenational Order of St. Luke and spent most of his ministry focusing upon healing.  Jacque was very much a part of his ministry of prayer and healing.  She will travel from Richmond to be with us that evening.

Jacque Womble describes her segment of the Lenten Series in this way.  “God has given us one of His greatest gifts, the ministry and mystery of healing.   He invites us to explore the many avenues available to us through prayer as well as the necessity of our being clear vessels through which His power can flow.  Forgiveness will be stressed using the Prayer Book. We will close with a traditional Healing Service.”
 


Since this is St. Patrick’s Day,
we will have a mild Irish celebration before the program. 
Can you bring a favorite
Irish dish to our covered dish supper?


 

March 24, Evening Prayer, including reflections on healing and prayers for healing.  No dinner; service at 7:30 p.m. in the church.

 

This Lenten Series promises to be a wonderful exploration
of the topic of healing.  
Mark your calendars and
plan to be present for inspiration and provocative thought. 

 

Holy Week Services

The information below is available in your current newsletter.

 

Palm Sunday
March 28, 2010

8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

 

This year when we gather outdoors for the Blessing of Palms, we hope that we will not still be mired in snow or mud. If the snow melts and the winds of March dry out the ground, we will know that spring has arrived.

On Palm Sunday we experience in liturgical pageantry a wide range of emotions: triumph and sorrow, exhilaration and anguish. These emotions mirror the somber events of Holy Week. When we gather outdoors in the church yard to bless palms and process, we liturgically re-enact our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. After we enter the church, we hear the Passion read in parts and celebrate our Lord’s abiding presence in the Eucharist. We then enter Holy Week with grateful hearts.

Do be present on Sunday, March 28, to experience this poignant liturgy.
  

 

Seder and Eucharist

 On Maundy Thursday
April 1 ~ 6:30 p.m.


The Seder is the Jewish meal commemorating the Jews’ Exodus from Egypt. One of God’s plagues upon the Egyptians, who refused to let his people go, was the killing of all of their first born. The Hebrew people avoided this plague by placing blood on the lintel of their doorway. In this way the Angel of Death knew to pass over the Hebrew people.

The Seder meal relives liturgically this drama through ritual food and wine. Lamb is the traditional meat, with greens, apples, and bitter herbs. All of the customary foods will be included when the parish gathers at the home of Lisa and Bob Goshen to enjoy the Seder and celebrate the Eucharist at the conclusion of the meal. This is the point at which Christians celebrate the fact that “Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.”

Jesus’ final meal with his disciples was during the time of the Passover celebration. We therefore keep the feast with joy and the solemnity which Holy Week requires.

Since Cunningham Chapel Parish does not have a parish hall, the Seder and Eucharist must be in a private home. Space is limited. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate more than twenty-five people, and you will need a reservation. Telephone the church office at 837-1112 to let us know how many will be in your party.

 

Good Friday Services
April 2, 2010


Christ Church offers two opportunities for worship on Good Friday. Stations of the Cross will be observed at Noon at Berryville Presbyterian Church.. This is an ecumenical service sponsored by the Clarke County Ministerial Association. Your Rector will be participating. For those who do not like to drive at night or simply prefer a service in the day, this service may be appealing.

The evening service is at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church. This is the Episcopal liturgy for Good Friday, which is a series of solemn collects followed by prayer. By tradition, the Eucharist is not celebrated on Good Friday.

Since Christ Church is open at all times, you may wish to enter the church for individual prayer on this day.


 

 

Outreach  Projects for the

Year 2010

Christ Church Food Pantry

February CCC Recap:  Thanks to your generosity, as the snow began to fall on Friday February 5th, Christ Church Cares distributed food to 16 needy families (18 adults and 24 children) who live in Millwood and Boyce.   

March CCC Recap:  On Saturday, March 6, the Outreach Committee distributed food to 20 local households, feeding 42 of our Christ Church neighbors. Thank you for your continuing generosity for this important outreach effort.  In addition to parish support, we received produce from Food Lion in Berryville and baked goods from CCAP and Panera Bread in Winchester.  The Panera baked goods were especially spectacular!

Our next open pantry is the Saturday before Easter, April 3, and we hope to be able to provide Easter hams.


As always,
thank you for your continuing generosity.

Questions? 


Call Wendy 837-2128  or  Maisie 955-0151

 

 

 

 

 

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