Flowering of the Cross, Easter 2016

What a springtime! The weather was wild at times. We

enjoyed Lenten soup suppers and programs, as well as Stations
of the Cross and devotional music each Friday. Holy Week was
intense, with the deepening shadows of Tenebrae, the Maundy
Thursday dinner, Good Friday, the great Vigil, all culminating
in glorious Easter services. We heard the stirring sounds of the
trumpet, and the beautiful singing of the choir. The cross brought
forth beautiful flowers, with a background of children hunting
for eggs. The Easter brunch offered wonderful foods.
Whew! So many of us contributed so much. I hope we can enjoy some quiet days. We
need time to consider what Jesuss resurrection means to each of us, and for this we have
Eastertide, the Great Fifty Days, the oldest part of the Church year. Portions of The Acts of the
Apostles, with its description of the early Christian community, are read every Sunday. We will
celebrate the Lords Ascension on the fortieth day after the Resurrection, Thursday, April 5,
and will observe the day of Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit to the church, on Sunday,
May 15.
St. Augustine preached to the newly baptized at his cathedral at Easter, saying, You are
the Body of Christ. In you and through you the work of the Incarnation must go forward.
May Christs blessings rain down upon you this Eastertide.

Mother Susan

Why has Easter resisted the commercialism of Christmas?

In the March 26 27, 2016 edition of The Wall Street
Journal, Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, writes a compelling
article The Challenge of Easter, and questions how Easter has
maintained its relative religious purity. Mainly, he says it is
because of its subversive religious message: Christ is risen.
That is quite a statement. And its one that non-Christians
can readily grasp, even if they dont believe it. Jesus of Nazareth
died an agonizing death in Jerusalem. Then, as his followers
believe . . . after three days in the tomb, he rose from the dead.
If you dont believe in the Resurrection, you can go on living your life while perhaps
admiring Jesus the man, appreciating his example and even putting into practice some of his
teachings. At the same time, you can set aside those teachings that you disagree with . . . because he
is just another teacher. A great one, to be sure, but just one of many.
However, if you believe that Jesus rose from the dead, everything changes and you cannot
set aside any of his teachings. Because a person who rises from the grave, who demonstrates his
power over death and who has definitively proven his divine authority needs to be listened to. What
that person says demands a response . . . the Resurrection makes a claim on you.
When we listen to Jesus we are listening not only to a God who cares for the poor but a human being who knew the poor and who was poor himself. What difference does Easter made in the
life of the Christian? Easter means that nothing is impossible with God. Moreover, that life triumphs over death. Love triumphs over hatred. Hope triumphs over despair. And that suffering is
not the last word.
Easter says, above all, that Jesus Christ is Lord. . . And if he is Lord, and if youre a Christian, then what he says has a claim on you. His teachings are invitations, to be sure, but they are also commands: Love your neighbors. Forgive. Care for the poor and the marginalized. Live a simple life. Put the needs of others before your own.
The Resurrection says not only that Christ has the power of life over death, but something
more subversive. The Resurrection says, Listen.

Lyn Klay, Senior Warden

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As baptized Christians, we are all called to ministry. A wonderful way for

followers of Jesus to go deeper into Christian formation and discipleship is
through Education for Ministry (EfM), a four-year small group seminar distance
certificate program from The University of the South School of Theology
(Sewanee, TN). As a graduate of EfM myself (2007), I went on to co-mentor
EfM with Emily Arents of St. Albans for the last group that graduated six years
ago in 2010. Since then, it has been my interest to start up EfM again in Semper
Virens deanery, and the timing for Fall 2016 seems right!
The program is especially designed for lay ministers, but as in my case,
EfM can lead to ordained ministry as well! The program culminates with graduation and Holy Eucharist with the Bishop at Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento with others around the diocese (usually in
June) and a lovely certificate. The goal of the program, however, is not a piece of paper at the end,
but the journey itself through small group formation and the transformation of disciples into more
devoted followers of Christ.
Each year has 36 sessions over the school year, a commitment of one group meeting a week
for a little over 2 hours, and reading assignments (several hours a week). The Old and New Testaments are studied the first and second years respectively; church history the third year; and theology,
ethics, and interfaith encounters the fourth. The heart of the program is theological reflection on topics designed to deepen ones relationship with the living God. Group disciples take turns providing
opening/closing worship and snacks for the break time. No tests or papers to write! We also have
two Saturday retreats with Eucharist. Meeting day/time and place will depend on the schedules of
group disciples and where they reside in the deanery. The tuition is $460 per year, which includes all
materials. Partial scholarships may be available depending on need.
EfM changed my life, and I am passionate about its potential to transform Christian disciples
in a diverse and trusting small group community. For more information, go to the EfM website:
http://efm.sewanee.edu/ And if you are interested, please contact me by email
nancy.s.streufert@att.net or phone 442-1212.
In Christ,
Mother Nancy

Its Spring! Lots of rain making all the plants healthier and the
weeds bigger. Gardening time is here. Elizabeth has gotten plants for
Easter that can go into our garden. We look forward to seeing them as
reminders of this joyous time.
The big news is that the construction on the main floor restrooms
has started. The work is to take about four weeks. Hopefully the existing
restroom will be available for use, but if not, we have one restroom
upstairs and the "boys" and "girls" rooms down stairs. If the stairs are not
manageable, a person at back of the church with a key will accompany you to the office restroom.
Please call Barry at the office or Beth at 442-4471 for the availability of the main floor restroom if
the above causes a problem.
I think this is a very exciting time for all of us. This project has been discussed for a long, long
time. We will have two restrooms. One room will house the old restroom and the second one will
have a new ADA compliant restroom. We can all look forward to an early completion.
Another project in the works is being done on the Chapel. Holes have been drilled and pest
control fluid has been pumped in around the surrounding building. We had a pest problem. When it
stops raining and the building dries out, work will start to repair dry rot and other aging problems.
When the construction work has been completed we will need help to prime and paint the
improvements. Please help us this summer.
Other projects are on going. Please help if can help around the garden or priming and
painting.
Happy Spring, Beth

Alleluia! Alleluia!
Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen
indeed.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

As we celebrated our Easter Day services at Christ Episcopal Church, the photo above, taken
by Gil Cline, was sent around the world. By the end of the 10:30 service there were numerous
likes. As many of you said after church on Sunday, nothing says Easter like glorious trumpet
music! And for that, we give Gil Cline many, many thanks for joining us for Easter Day.
I would also like to step back into Lent, and say a word of thanks to all of the musicians who
participated in our Lenten music program on Fridays at noon: Doug Moorehead, Nancy Streufert,
Gary Klemp, Helen Hui, Paul Gossard, and Helen Winfrey. Each program was unique and lovely
and provided a wonderful opportunity for personal Lenten reflection.
And now we embark on the season of Eastertide! Our change in service music provides more
jubilant settings of the Gloria, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. Written by Welsh composer William Mathias
(1934-1992), the Gloria and Sanctus have been sung before at Christ Church and will be welcome,
familiar music. For this season of Eastertide, we will be returning to the use of simplified Anglican
chant for the singing of the Psalms. This type of chant, created for congregational singing, involves
only one chord change in the middle and one at the end; it is extremely easy to learn and sing. The
Psalm is pointed in your bulletin, that is each word or syllable that is underlined indicates a change
of the music note. The Psalm, as indicated in the bulletin, will be sung alternating between a cantor
or the choir (two verses) and the congregation (two verses). Members of the congregation may
choose to sing in unison or in four-part harmony.

Christ Church Concert Series

presents
Pipe Organ & Percussion Duo Organized Rhythm
Sunday, April 24, at 4:00p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church

A concert by the pipe organ and percussion duo, Organized Rhythm, will be held at Christ
Episcopal Church on Sunday, April 24, at 4:00 p.m.
Since the fall of 2004, concert audiences across the United States have been brought to their
feet by a pairing of musical personalities as improbable and winning as Organized Rhythms
combination of the pipe organ and percussion. British organist Clive Driskill-Smith, trained at Eton
and Oxford, is wry and reserveduntil he lets loose an astonishing battery of effects at the pipe
organs multiple keyboards. He is complemented in Organized Rhythm by the athletic movement of
Joseph Gramley, a physically towering Oregon native whose own crowd-pleasing solo concerts and
work with Yo-Yo Mas Silk Road Ensemble have made him one of the leading multi-percussionists
performing today. This powerful and harmonious duo presents what has been described as an
exciting musical adventure, [offering] startling clear insight into what makes a live performance
good, and why good live performances are important for us....passion, technical mastery, and
precision...two young musicians doing what they clearly love--making music, not just for
themselves, but for us as well. (The Granite State News, Wolfeboro NH)

The duos concert on April 24 will include Aaron Coplands stirring Fanfare for the Common
Man, J.S. Bachs popular Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring, Morton Goulds American Salute, and the
duos own transcription of Gustav Holsts The Planets, with the music being performed on the
churchs 2,500-pipe Charles Kegg organ and a large battery of drums, marimba, and unique
percussion instruments from around the world. Both musicians will be in full view of the audience.
A gala reception will follow the concert. For more information about this musical event or
Christ Episcopal Church, contact Merry Phillips at 707-442-1797 or merry@merryphillips.com
Additional information about Organized Rhythm can be found at www.concertartists.com/OR.html
or at www.organizedrhythm.com.

Jane Bermudez
John Hammond
Jill Stover

April 11
Heather Erickson

April 24

Helen Hui

April 26

April 22
April 23

Vestry Highlights from the March 20 Meeting

The 2016 application for $500 scholarships from the Christ Church Scholarship Fund was approved and will be publicized in the Chronicle and at church. Applications are due by April 30. For
more information, contact Helen Taylor.
The magnolia tree in the courtyard has been cut back because of branches overhanging three
buildings and its relationship to the ant and termite infestation and eradication in the Chapel area. An
arborist is providing an estimate for some corrective work and removal of ivy from the courtyard
tree and for providing a sling for a weak branch on the parking lot tree.
Although Canon Andrea has not yet met in person with the Vestry, she has provided information about the Parish Status letter that is to be sent to Bishop Beisner. This should be completed
before he starts his sabbatical at the beginning of May. Helen Taylor will chair the Parish Profile
committee. A one-page questionnaire will be submitted to parishioners immediately after Easter and
results will be shared in a meeting with parishioners.
After the Profile has been approved by the Vestry and the Office of the Bishop, Canon Andrea
will move forward with posting the position at Christ Church, receiving applications, and obtaining
background checks before providing a list of potential applicants for the Christ Church Applicant
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Review Committee to consider. A lay person will serve as chaplain to both the Profile Committee
and Applicant Review Committee to meet with them throughout the search or discernment process.
The Vestry approved a contract with McMurray and Sons to replace the roof on the front porch of
Smullin House due its poor condition and liability issues.
Work on the ADA-compliant restroom will begin soon after Easter. Please check the bulletin board,
Sunday bulletin announcements for information about the availability of a restroom on the main floor
adjacent to the Heritage Room, if this is a concern. Every effort will be made to have access on Sundays. The office will also have information.
Please contact a Vestry member if you would like further information.

Lay Ministries
Spring has sprung! In this time of natures renewal and new beginnings, why not start your own new
contribution to Christ Church activities. Consider any one or more of the following - training is provided.
Ushers and Greeters
Eucharistic Visitors
Nursery and Sunday School
Coffee Hour Hosts
Contribution Counters
Acolytes and Eucharistic Ministers
Announcers
For more details about each ministry in which youre interested, contact:
Marty Vega
Anne Pierson
Sanford Pyron
Susan Whaley
Elizabeth Harper-Lawson
Vickie Patton
Lynne Bean
Bob Hines

Lectors and Intercessors

Acolytes and Eucharistic Ministers
Announcers
Ushers and Greeters
Eucharistic Visitors
Nursery and Sunday School
Coffee Hour
Contribution Counters

Thank you, Marty Vega

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443-9782
442-2025
444-0968
445-2924
445-1726
443-1825
822-6086
445-8974

2016 CHRIST CHURCH PARISH PROFILE

Dear Friends, By now you have all received a copy of our Self Study. Please fill it out and leave
it in the box at the rear of the Church or bring it to the office. The Self Study must be tabulated
before we can complete the new Profile.
1. What do you value most about worship services and programs at Christ
Church ? _______________________________________________________________________
2. Where do you hope for change or something additional ?___________________
3.

What is your vision for Christ Church 5 years from now ?___________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
4.

What qualities or talents do you consider most important in a new rector?

PLEASE CHECK FIVE ( 5 ) YOU FEEL ARE MOST IMPORTANT

___________1. Administrative Leader

___________ 9. Music

___________ 2. Alternate Worship

____________ 10. Outreach

________

____________ 11. Pastoral Care

3. Attracting younger members

__________ 4. Christian Formation Education

_____________ 12. Sermons

__________ 5. Communicative

_____________ 13. Social Issues

__________ 6. Finances

_____________14. Spiritual Development

__________ 7. Growth

____________ 15. Stewardship

__________ 8. Liturgy

____________16. Worship

__________________________________________________________________ 17. Others

Thank you for your help. The Vestry
For now we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them
Ephesians 2:10
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Dear Church Friends:

This is a message from the Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir. We usually have an annual Prayer Breakfast on a Sunday but this year we are having a Spring Concert on a Saturday night so we thought
some of your members might like to attend the concert.
Please add this to your monthly newsletter or email list for April and/or May:
Sing Praises to the Lord with the Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir at the Spring Concert, Saturday,
May 7 at 7 p.m. at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts in Eureka. Besides the Youth and Adult
choirs, the Oakland Interfaith Community Choir, directed by Terrance Kelly, will be featured. Tickets
are $15 at Wildberries and The Works with a special discount for groups of 10 at $12 when purchased directly from Choir members. Contact 822-4444 for more information.

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The Ministry of Prayer

Prayer is part of our ministry as Christians and an important gift we can offer others. It has been the
practice of the church, including Christ Church in the past, to pray each Sunday for those congregations and clergy listed on the Diocesan and Anglican cycles of prayer. Rather than increase the length
of the intercessory prayers in our services each week, we are offering a list of those to whom prayers
are requested each Sunday in our Chronicle.
Every Sunday, our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Barry L. Beisner, requests we pray for:
The Diocese of Jerusalem, The Most Rev. Suheil Dawani, Bishop and for peace in the Holy
Land
Specific Sunday Prayers:
April 10th Pray for:
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
Grace Church, Wheatland
Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Church of Ireland
The Most Rev. Dr. Richard Lionel Clarke Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All
Ireland and Metropolitan
April 17th Pray for:
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
St. Nicholas, Tahoe City, and Jenni Liem, their Vicar
Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in Japan)
The Most Rev. Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu Primate of The Nippon Sei Ko Kai & Bishop
of Hokkaido
April 24th Pray for:
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
Holy Spirit, Lake Almanor
Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East
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The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis Archbishop, Jerusalem & the Middle East &
Bishop in Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
May 1st Pray for:
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
Holy Trinity, Nevada City, and Christopher Seal, their Rector
Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Anglican Church of Kenya
The Most Rev. Dr. Eliud Wabukala Primate and Archbishop of All Kenya
If you wish to offer prayers daily for the church in the world, our Anglican Cycle of Prayer has a daily list of diocese and clergy who would benefit from your prayer ministry. This list can be obtained
via this website:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspx
If this does not bring up the full prayer list for the year, tap on View on the line ACP 2016 Full
version View under Anglican Cycle of Prayer (January 2016-December 2016 and you will access the
daily Anglican Cycle of Prayer. If you do not have a computer, I would be glad to make a copy of the
2016 Anglican Cycle of Prayer for you.
Anne Pierson

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Prayers of the People

Have you participated in the Prayers of the People that we offer each week and wondered Why
arent we praying about or for __________ or ___________ ? Now is your opportunity to join me in
writing Prayers of the People for Christ Church. I have been writing the Prayers of the People each
week since Epiphany but I am one voice. The prayers are to be the Prayers of the People, not the
prayers of one person! If you are interested in participating in this new ministry, let me know and we
will start a group dedicated to having our prayers actually be Prayers of the People. I look forward to
working with you in this new ministry.
Anne Pierson

Eureka Rescue Mission - NEEDS LIST

From mid-April until Sunday, May 8, donations for the Rescue Mission programs
will be welcomed in the Heritage Room.
Items suggested by the Rescue Mission:
Hygiene & Personal Items:
Deodorant, Q-Tips, Shower gel, Shampoo, Conditioner, Razors, Shaving cream, Toothbrushes &
Toothpaste, Hair brushes, Combs, Feminine hygiene supplies
Bedding & Linens:
Twin size sheets and blankets
Wash cloths, Towels
Laundry:
Laundry soap, Bleach
Infant Needs:
Diapers and Pull Ups (sizes 5&6), Baby wipes, Baby bath wash
Household Items:
Paper towels, Trash bags and garbage bags (assorted sizes), Dust cloths, Cleaning rags, Sponges,
Pinesol, Empty spray bottles, Rubber gloves
Paper napkins, plastic silverware, coffee, coffee filters
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Eureka Rescue Mission is to proclaim
the gospel of salvation to those in need of spiritual rebirth.
The Mission accomplishes this by holding chapel services each day,
feeding the hungry, giving clothing and showers
to those in need.
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Ferndale Community Choir Concert, April 2, 2016

Easter Egg Hunt

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A Special Easter Message from the Bishop

Dear Friends in Christ,
A few months ago, we were gathered to celebrate
Christmas. In that Season, the prayer of the Church
was one of profound thanks that God, who
wonderfully created the dignity of human nature in
the beginning, has even more wonderfully restored
that dignity in the Incarnation of God in Jesus
Christ. We were not celebrating some theological
abstraction, a mere change of metaphysical status.
We were rejoicing in the reality of our renewed
capacity to participate in the divine life, to have true
life, and have it more abundantly. We were
celebrating our experience of that life as something
immediate and real.
In the Epiphany weeks that followed, we have rejoiced further to see Christ's true nature, and our
own, gloriously revealed. With that revelation, we have recognized that our life's true work is our
partnership with Jesus to carry out God's mission. Lately, in Lent, the Church has focused us on our
need to deal with anything and everything that gets in the way of our living fully into the reality of
our true self, our true work. This has helped us to understand that we need God's help, and that of one
another, to make progress on this path.
Now, we come again to Holy Week and Easter, and to the celebration of the Paschal Mystery of the
suffering, death and resurrection of Christ. Once again, we see that Christ has won a victory over sin
and death, which makes it truly possible for us to live victorious lives also. God was in Christ,
reconciling the world to God, and we have been given the work of continuing to make that
reconciliation known, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Christ is risen; we are risen; and the world is
being transformed by him through us. Easter tells us that the most powerful force in the universe is
the love of God, and that the most real and important thing about each of us is that God loves uscompletely, constantly, unconditionally. In that power, Christ is risen, we are risen, and the world is
being made new.
God help us to embrace and live that good news more fully this Easter. God bless you this holy
Season.
Yours in Easter Joy,

+Barry
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Maundy Thursday Agape Supper

Easter Sunday Fresh Produce

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Food for People

I just want to thank all of your for continually donating to the Food For People basket. I consider it
my privilege to be able to do this each week. I had no idea that I had taken so much to the bank. I'm
referring to the letter from Laura at the Food Bank that I had taken that much this was in your February newsletter. This is great. I hope that we can continue to do this much this year if not
more. Again, my thanks. Bev Olson

Maundy Thursday Service in Lewis Hall

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Mission Statement of Christ Church

To the glory of God, the mission of Christ Church Parish is to serve Jesus Christ and all the people of God; to encourage and facilitate spiritual development for people of all ages; to grow as Christians in a loving and forgiving
fellowship, thereby confirming, witnessing, and leading others to the faith by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Rt. Rev. Barry L. Beisner

Bishop, Diocese of Northern California
Staff
The Rev. Dr. Susan J. Armstrong
Priest in Charge
The Rev. Lesley McCloghrie
Resident Associate Priest
The Rev. Nancy Streufert
Associate Priest
The Rev. Sister Diana Doncaster
Associate Priest
Merry Phillips
Organist and Music Director
Dr. Douglas Moorehead, Organist Emeritus
John Hammond, Sexton
Barry Ross, Administrative Assistant
Vestry
Lyn Klay, Senior Warden
Beth Powell, Junior Warden
Bob Rex, Julie Cairns, Irene Hannaford, Lin Chase,
Helen Taylor, Elizabeth Harper-Lawson, Belinda Zander,
Rex White, Heidi Erickson, Gail Freeman
Bob Hines, Treasurer, Peg Gardner, Clerk
625 15th Street
P.O. Box 861
Eureka, California 95502
Phone (707) 442-1797
Fax (707) 442-5647

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