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The Crucifer
For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro
throughout the earth that He may strongly
support those whose heart is completely His.
2 Chronicles 16.9
“Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaalllllllllll!!”
Much of the world is watching the World Cup.
The enthusiasm of soccer fans from Europe to
South America is infectious. Many millions of
people are gathering at stadiums and fields
and restaurants from Brazilia to Zagreb to
watch their teams play in Moscow – crying
with joy at victory and sorrow in defeat.
I do not usually picture God as especially emo-
tive. But perhaps I should. The Scripture tells
us that God made us in His image and loves us.
God became a human to teach us and to sacri-
fice Himself for us.
Is God passionate about people? Absolutely!
Like soccer fans during the World Cup, God is
enthusiastic about His people. Teaching,
coaching, watching, responding, correcting,
and loving us every second of every minute for
the whole of our lives.
When you are courageous and faithful and
kind and compassionate, God enthusiastically
says “Yes!” When you are rebellious and vain,
prideful and faithless, God says, “No!” The
Lord is always watching, always present. The
Lord is always there, strongly supporting those
whose hearts are completely His.
Give God much for which to cheer.
Faithfully in Christ Jesus,
V o l . X I X , N o . 1 3
J u l y 1 7 , 2 0 1 8
Inside this issue:
The vision of Christ Church is to be recognized as a joyful,
spirit-filled community of apostles reaching out and
transforming lives for Christ.
From the Rector:
The Newsletter of Christ Church Episcopal Tyler, Texas www.christchurchtyler.org
Associate Rector 2
Vestry Treasurer 2
Music Ministry 3
Parish Administrator 3
Calendar 4
Fellowship 5
Children/ECC 6
Clergy, Staff, Vestry 7
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Associate Rector for Christian Formation
At the request of the Church of England Assembly in 1954 Geoffrey Fisher and Cyril Garbett, archbishops respectively of Canter-
bury and York, produced:
A Short Guide to the Duties of Church Membership
All baptized and confirmed members of the Church must play their full part in its life and witness. That you may fulfil this
duty we call upon you:
To follow the example of Christ in home and daily life, and to bear personal witness to Him.
To be regular in private prayer day by day.
To read the Bible carefully.
To come to Church every Sunday.
To receive the Holy Communion faithfully and regularly.
To give personal service to Church, neighbours, and community.
To give money for the work of parish and diocese and for the work of the Church at home and overseas.
To uphold the standard of marriage entrusted by Christ to His Church.
To care that children are brought up to love and serve the Lord.
Geoffrey Cantuar
Cyril Ebor
Published by the Church Information Board and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. S.P.C.K., London.
Even though the above was written 64 years ago, I believe that it is still relevant. Here we are in the middle of summer, and for
many, it is vacation time. For some, summer also includes a vacation from church. An old priest once told me that there are only
two reasons to miss church – travel and serious illness, so only if you are on the road or in the air or ill or all of the above, you are
excused. Most vacation spots have an Episcopal Church within a reasonable distance. Visiting a church while on vacation can be a
wonderful experience, not only in receiving the Body and Blood of our Lord, but also in meeting some brothers and sisters in
Christ. I am wishing you a happy and faithful summer.
Your brother in Christ,
Ted+
Happy Summer! As your Treasurer, there are a few things we all need to keep in mind. While Church income is seasonal (with
donations being their best around Holy Days and when school is in session) our ongoing expenses are recurring. With that in
mind, before you escape Tyler for vacations, could you check your pledge to make sure that it is current? If you haven’t made a
pledge, can you support the Mission of Christ Church to bring people to Christ?
We have a wonderful Church, and this is really due to each of you. Being away for 3 years, Dorinda and I had a void in our l ives,
our great friends-most of whom worship in the pews next to us.
So please join us as we financially support Christ Church, and blessings to each,
Peter M. Boyd
Letter from our Vestry Treasurer
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Music Ministry
PEROT MUSEUM
Parish Administrator
Summertime at Christ Church is a busy time, especially for our
ministries! Vacation Bible School has now been a successful
outreach at both campuses for two separate weeks reaching
147 children. The youth just left for Galveston for a week of
mission work and they also labored in the Tyler area back in
June for Mission Week serving those in need. Men’s Depth
Group, College Ministry Bible Study, Men’s Bible Study and the
Prayer Shawl Ministry continue to meet throughout the sum-
mer. On Sunday mornings, worship and Christian education
are offered for both adults and children at Christ Church South
and Downtown. Independence Day celebration on the Christ
Church South lawn, as one of our parish wide gatherings was
fun and the food was delicious— there was shade and a
breeze! The pews in the Nave are now more comfortable with
new cushions and summer housecleaning is underway. Hungry
folks still depend on Loaves and Fishes volunteers to fill their
bellies week after week. Sunday Gatherings and Hunger for
Love also use our downtown undercroft to serve those who are
hungry for food and faith.
For office and program staff, summertime is business as usual,
publishing, organizing events, and paying the bills while the
clergy continue to prepare sermons, visit our people, and min-
ister to those in need.
In the summer as families travel and have weekends filled with
other activities the offering plates tend to be a little lighter on
Sunday mornings. If you can’t come to church and place your
offering in the plate, please consider setting up your contribu-
tions to be made automatically through your checking account,
by credit card through our Christ Church app or on the Christ
Church website, or just remember to mail in a check if you are
away. The ministries at Christ Church are blessed by your sup-
port.
Mid-year statements have been mailed to all pledgors. If you
did not receive yours, have questions or would like more infor-
mation regarding gifts by credit card or automatic draft please
contact
Diana Keesey, Parish Administrator 903.597.9854
JULY 22, 2018 3:00 P.M.
“THREE TRUMPETS, ONE FRENCH HORN AND THE ORGAN IN THE NAVE”
Three Trumpets
Don Burks, Principal Trumpet, Christ the King Catholic Church
Jeremy McBain, Trumpet Professor, UT Tyler
James Sims, Principal ETSO
One French Horn, Katherine McBain, Horn Instructor, UT Tyler
Organ, Christina Harmon, Assistant Organist, Christ Church, Episcopal
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall hosted by the Chancel Choir and
the Board of the Choir School of East Texas.
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:00 AM DT/10:00 AM CCS
Children and Youth
Infants and children to age 3 in the Nursery
Children in Kindergarten – 4th grade, Whirl curriculum DT
Children ages 3-4, Godly Play curriculum CCS
Children Kindergarten – 4th grade, Whirl curriculum CCS
Youth ages 5th – 12th grades, DT, CCS, The Untouchables
curriculum. Jesus did and said some pretty controversial
things during His ministry, like the way he chose to spend
time with the kind of people other people usually avoided.
Whether it was sick people, different people, poor people,
or unlikeable people, Jesus surrounded Himself with people
others wouldn’t touch. In this 4-week series, you’ll chal-
lenge students to see, serve, embrace, and love others the
way Jesus saw, served, embraced, and loved them.
Adult Sunday School DT, CCS
The Word of the Lord: Reading the Bible in a Year – Con-
tinued. **Bring your Bibles to class. We will continue in
the New Testament with the 21 Epistles and the Book of
Revelation. The study will be valuable for both experienced
biblical scholars and beginners. The class is led by Christ
Church clergy and some gifted lay teachers. Please join us at
9:00 am Downtown in the Ascension Room and at 10:00 am
at Christ Church South in the Great Hall.
WEEKDAY CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Youth Ministries, David Beadle, 903-597-9854 or
[email protected] and Melanie Edwards,
College Ministry Ian Hyde, [email protected],
903-530-2638 and Tiffany Gilliam, 903-747-2002. Summer
Book Club, Mondays at 6:30 pm.
Men’s Wednesday Morning Bible Study, every Wednesday
morning at 7:15 am, Undercroft DT. Lectionary based, lay
Christian Formation Weekly Calendar
Tuesday, July 17
Jr. High Mission Trip through
Thursday, July 20, Galveston
Thursday, July 19
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
7:00 am OC
Sunday, July 22
Organ & Trumpets in the nave
3:00 pm
Tuesday, July 24
Prayer Shawl Ministry
11:00 am
Monday, August 6
Choir School Camp through
Friday, August 10 10:00 am
Wednesday, August 8
CSET Board Meeting 5:00 pm
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KIDS CORNER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
7/19 Allen Hansen,
7/26 Maryn Davis,
Jonathan Luckenbach,
7/27 Jackson Hudgins,
7/28 Joss Hennigan,
7/29 Cline Cavender,
8/5 Julia Hudgins,
8/6 Cullen Walker,
8/9 Deverre Borah,
Annie Comte,
8/16 Austin Green,
8/17 Charlotte Mercer.
Upcoming Events
DT: Downtown
CCS: Christ Church South
OC: Off Campus
Summer Schedule
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:00 am Sunday School
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:00 am Sunday School CCS
11:05 am Holy Eucharist Rite II CCS
4:00 pm Downtown Gathering
5:30 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mondays
8:30 am Morning Prayer
8:50 am Staff Meeting
6:30 pm ECC Book Club OC
Wednesdays
7:15 am Men’s Bible Study
5:30 pm Men’s Summer Depth
Group CCS
6:30 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursdays
12:00 pm Holy Communion
1928 Prayer Book service
6:00 pm Loaves & Fishes
Crucifer Newsletter
Deadlines
Monday, July 23 for delivery
Tuesday, August 14.
Monday, August 13
for delivery Tuesday, August 28.
What is the 1928 Prayer Book service?
Join us Thursdays at noon in the nave downtown for a moving 30 mi-
nute service of prayer with celebration of the Holy Eucharist. After-
wards a service of healing may be held.
The 1928 Book of Common Prayer served the Episcopal Church for fifty
years, from 1928 until 1978. The 1928 revision was very extensive - per-
haps the most radical U. S. prayer book revision until that of 1979.
From http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/1928/BCP_1928.htm
Fellowship and Announcements
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Please consider including the Prayer List in your daily devotions.
Jennifer, Lisa, D’Anna, Lynda, Alan, Nancy, Kelly, Chesley W., Terry F., Joyce & Jack,
Diedre, George B., Bob, Betsey, Cindy, David, V.S., F.F., Sarah, Ben, Rudy, Scott, Justin,
Samuel, Lauren, Virginia G., Clark, Mia, Amanda, Austin, Nancy, Shirley & Fred, Evans
S., Bill F., S.C., Jack, Evon, George, Chad, Joanna, Karen, Mandy, Patrick, Natalie, Bill,
Page, Laura.
The Anglican Communion, Dioceses of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
(Canada).
The Episcopal Church, Dioceses of Central Ecuador, and Central Florida.
Diocese of Texas, Christ the King, and Good Shepherd, Humble.
Prayer List. Please contact The Rev. Stephen Stine at 903-530-8168 or Melissa Phil-
lips, [email protected], or 903-597-9854, for changes or additions.
In Our Prayers
In Memoriam
Our sympathies to the
family and friends of
Michael Willms, son of
Wilda and Richard Willms.
May the souls of the departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace
Independence Day Picnic
Congratulations to Linda Witzky on her graduation from Education for
Ministry. EfM is a four year program in theological education based
upon small-group study and practice, mentored by Clyde Beaty.
http://efm.sewanee.edu/.
Terra Sancta Guild Gift Shop News
Great Hostess Gift Idea! Buy 3 dip mixes ($2.50 each) and get a FREE
Christ Church Blessings Cookbook!
Hour by Hour, from Forward Movement (publishers of Day by Day), is
in the Gift Shop. This book contains brief excerpts from the Book of
Common Prayer and helps each of us to pray and meditate 4 times a
day, 7 days a week, morning, noon, evening, and compline. Summer
Gift Shop Hours Downtown: Sunday 8:45-11:30, Thursday, 11:00-
1:30, and every 3rd Sunday at Christ Church South.
The Nave Cushions and Kneelers Are Here!
The cushions in the pews and the renovated
kneelers are given to the glory of God and in loving
memory of Thomas Rowland Swann by his family.
Design and coordination by Dee Dee Bufe,
Diana Keesey, Dot Thrower, Cecil Ward,
and Caroline Wylie.
Many thanks to the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew, Tony Patterson, Roy Maynard, Christ
Church South Hospitality team, Diana Keesey,
and Tina McGee.
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Children’s Ministries
If you are a mom with children ages 4 and younger, you are not alone! We have a growing number of ladies in this
category and they would like to connect and have play dates. If you have not already received emails about this PLEASE
contact Tina McGee - [email protected].
VBS was great! Here are some highlights! Thank you to all the adult and youth
volunteers that helped to make it happen!
Episcopal College Community
ECC is a gospel-centered and sacramentally focused college ministry that spans across three campuses in the East Texas area. We
are committed to fostering, discipling, and empowering students in and through the resurrected Christ. The life of the typical col-
lege student is extremely hectic, so we offer various avenues of participation, service, and formation. Women and men who attend
Tyler Junior College, UT Tyler, and Texas College are invited and encouraged to attend!
During the school year, Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies are offered, along with Morning Prayer, and Coffee & Connect, weekly.
Book Club is held semi-monthly and Service Saturday is held the first Saturday of every month.
MEALS REQUESTED
Volunteers are needed to cook for the ECC gatherings on Tuesday evenings beginning August 28!
Bring a meal (marked ECC) for 15 students, to the Christ Church Downtown parish hall by noon on
Tuesdays.
Interested? Please contact Lou Ann Berman, [email protected], 903-521-4807, or Ian Hyde.
Ian Hyde, Director of University Ministries, [email protected], 903-530-2638.
Tiffany Gilliam, Assistant Director of University Ministries, 903-747-2002.
Clergy and Staff The Rt. Rev. Andrew Doyle Bishop of the Diocese of Texas
The Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher Bishop Suffragan
The Rt. Rev. Dena Harrison Bishop Suffragan
The Rt. Rev. Hèctor Monterroso Bishop Assistant
The Rev. David Luckenbach Rector
The Rev. Matt Boulter (on sabbatical) Associate Rector
The Rev. Ted Welty Associate Rector
The Rev. Stephen Stine Deacon
The Rev. Kevin Wittmayer Chaplain, All Saints, Assisting Priest
Mrs. Diana Keesey Parish Administrator
Mr. Jeffrey Ford Organist/Choirmaster
Mrs. Christina Harmon Assistant Organist
Mr. David Beadle Director of Student Ministries
Mrs. Melanie Edwards Asst. Director of Student Ministries
Mrs. Tina McGee Director of Children’s Ministries
Mr. Ian Hyde Director of University Ministries
Mrs. Tiffany Gilliam Asst. Director of University Ministries
Ms. Melissa Phillips Parish Secretary
Mrs. Lee Hensarling Communications/Membership
Mr. Robert Finney Music Leader, Christ Church South
Mr. Ledell Reed Sexton
Mr. Kendric Milton Assistant Sexton
Ms. Jennifer Ducote Office Assistant & Housekeeper
Mr. Anthony Moore Sexton, Christ Church South
Ms. Jacqueline Salas, Ms. Yessenia Salas, Ms. Yazmin Salas,
Ms. Laurel Maynard, Ms. Tamarian Britton, Ms. Shelby Mallard
Nursery
Mrs. Janine Phillips, Sr. Warden, Class of 2019
Mr. Francis Kay, Jr. Warden Downtown, Class of 2020
Mr. Tony Patterson, Jr. Warden Christ Church S., Class of 2019
Mr. Tom Ridley, Clerk
Mr. Peter Boyd Treasurer
Mr. Bill Clawater Asst. Treasurer
Mrs. Barbara Bain Class of 2018
Mr. David Buhrkuhl Class of 2018
Dr. Peyton Luckett Class of 2018
Ms. Holly Marsh Class of 2018
Mr. Hunter Rush Class of 2018
Mrs. Faye Comte Class of 2019
Mr. Jerry Head Class of 2019
Mr. John McKinley Class of 2019
Mrs. Karen Barrett Class of 2020
Mr. Tommy Davis Class of 2020
Mrs. Sherry Dunn Class of 2020
Mr. James Wynne Class of 2020
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In the event of a pastoral emergency, you may reach The Rev.
David Luckenbach, Rector, at 903-279-8777, The Rev. Ted
Welty, 903-714-7052 or The Rev. Stephen Stine at 903-530-
8168. You may also call the church office, 903-597-9854, dur-
ing normal business hours.
Pastoral Emergency Contacts
Sunday, July 22, 9 Pentecost, Proper 11
First Reading: Isaiah 57:14b-21; Psalm: 22:22-30
Second Reading: Ephesians 2:11-22; Gospel: Mark 6:30-44
Sunday, July 29, 10 Pentecost, Proper 12
First Reading: 2 Kings 2:1-15; Psalm: 114
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16; Gospel: Mark 6:45-52
Sunday, August 5, 11 Pentecost, Proper 13
First Reading: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
Psalm: 78:1-25 or 78:14-20, 23-25
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:17-25; Gospel: John 6:24-35
Sunday, August 12, 12 Pentecost, Proper 14
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:1-10; Psalm: 34: or 34:1-8
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:(25-29)30-5:2; Gospel: John 6:37-51
Scripture Readings for Sunday ~ Year B p. 908, BCP
The Vestry
Sunday 7:30 am The Holy Eucharist Rite I / CCD
9:00 am Sunday School / CCD
10:00 am The Holy Eucharist Rite I / CCD
10:00 am Sunday School / CCS
11:05 am The Holy Eucharist Rite II / CCS
5:30 pm The Holy Eucharist Rite I / CCD
Monday 8:30 am Morning Prayer Rite II / CCD
Thursday 12:00 pm Holy Communion from 1928 Prayer Book / CCD
Please Note: The Crucifer is published twice monthly
(except July and December).
CCD: Christ Church Downtown, 118 S. Bois d’ Arc, Tyler, TX 75702 (office address)
CCS: Christ Church South, 15747 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703
If you have something you would like to see published in The Crucifer, please
contact Lee Hensarling at 903-597-9854, [email protected].
Summer Worship Schedule
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