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The Chronicle APRIL 2021

APRIL 2021 - CHRONICLE Our 151st year—Steadfast and growing since 1870

Where we seek to glorify God, follow Jesus Christ, and serve all people through the power of the Holy Spirit.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Almighty God,

by the prayer and discipline of Lent

may we enter into the mystery of

Christ’s sufferings,

and by following in his Way

come to share in his glory;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Christ is risen! Alleluia

The Chronicle 2 APRIL 2021

From the Rector The Rev. Dr. Daniel D. London, Rector

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1 We Shall Be Changed: Questions for the Post-Pandemic Church, edited by Mark D. W. Edington (New York: Church Publishing,

2020).

More than any other event, it was the Easter event that ruptured the most significant change in human his-tory. The Venerable Bede understood the Easter event as so enormously consequential that he created an entire calendar that hinged upon the arrival of the One who overcame death. Bede essentially divided time into a pre-Christ era (“BC”) and a post-Christ era (“AD”); and it is because of him that we are now living in the year 2021 Anno Domini, which is Latin for the “Year of Our Lord.” Bede knew that once the Easter event had crashed into our world, there was no going back to a pre-Easter way of life. The early Christians saw that God was doing a new thing, ushering in a new way to be human through Christ; and they knew that it would be futile to keep clinging to the pre-Easter world, which was slowly crumbling. Now, even 2,000 years later, we are still processing the implications of the Easter event and learning to live according to its truth and power. Each year, the church devotes 40 days to prepare our hearts for the Easter Mystery in the season we call Lent. And then after the Feast of the Resurrection, we devote 50 days to process and contemplate the Easter Mystery together in the season we call Eastertide. After a powerful Holy Week, we have now entered into this 50-day-long season of Eastertide. During these 50 days, we will hear sermons from Bishop Megan (on April 11, the Second Sunday of Easter), Mother Lesley (on April 18, the Third Sunday of Easter), and Dr. Alexander John Shaia (on May 16, the Seventh Sunday of Easter), an interna-tionally sought-after author, speaker, ritualist and pilgrim mentor who will be zooming in from Spain and joining us for our second Rector’s Forum on May 16 at 3 PM. I’m confident that he will offer us helpful and inspiring wisdom as we begin to move out of this long season of pandemic. Although it is on a much smaller scale than the Easter event, the COVID-19 pandemic has also ruptured a change that will forever divide our history and our lives into a pre-COVID era and a post-COVID era. Leaders in the Episcopal Church agree that we will not simply be returning back to a pre-COVID church. In order to survive and thrive, the post-COVID church will need to be nimbler and more comfortable with digital and online forms of communication and worship. For some, this will sound exciting. For many oth-ers, this will sound discouraging and even terrifying. No matter where you are on the spectrum of reac-tions, please know that I am here, and I am with you. I want to remind you that we are still planning to regather in person on Pentecost Sunday (May 23)

for an 8 AM Holy Eucharist service in the Chapel of Our Merciful Saviour. We will continue

livestreaming our 10:30 AM Holy Eucharist services as we gradually bring more people into the main church, such as readers, acolytes, new ushers, and eventually, everyone! Not only has the Christ Church Eureka staff and leadership been working extra hard to keep our community on course in fulfilling our mission while adapting to the post-COVID world, we have also tried to remain in constant communication with you through phone calls, announcements, and weekly email updates. I know that sometimes our

weekly email updates go straight into your SPAM folders; so, if you haven’t been receiving our emails in

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?”

Isaiah 43:19


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your inbox, please check your SPAM folder and mark all emails from Christ Church Eureka as “NOT SPAM.” Also, please know that every email update is posted on the Christ Church website (https://christchurcheureka.org/) under the NEWS tab, as well as on the Christ Church Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ChristChurchEureka). I want to thank you for taking the time to read the email updates, which we try to make engaging and informative. This will be one crucially important way for us to keep thriv-ing in a post-COVID world as a community of post-Easter people, driven and inspired by the eternal hope and promise of the Resurrection. Through these online communications, you will be kept up to date on our regathering plans. For example, we are also regathering in person at Deacon Anne’s home every Saturday during Eastertide for Sacred Saunter

Outdoor Eucharists. At Sacred Saunter, we will be celebrating the feasts of post-Reformation mystic William Law (April 10), Native American saint Kateri Tekakwitha (April 17), and female mystics Hadewijch of Bra-bant (April 24), Catherine of Siena (May 1), and my personal favorite Julian of Norwich (May 8). You can reserve a spot online for Sacred Saunter here: https://bookwhen.com/sacredsaunter#focus=ev-s347-20210410110000 or by calling Christ Church at 707-442-1797 or emailing at [email protected]. I hope you consider taking advantage of these opportunities to regather and I look forward to worshipping with you in person on Pentecost, which this year will mark the 1,988th birthday of the church which came into being as a result of the worldwide, watershed event known as Easter.

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The Rev. David Shewmaker, Associate Priest

WERE NOT OUR HEARTS BURNING…!

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There are numerous examples in the Bible of humans being quite ob-tuse regarding understanding the desires of God. There are many more of just sheer stubbornness, insistence on foisting human under-standing upon the words of God. Perhaps my favorite is Exodus 32:9: “The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are.” (NRSV.) Furthermore, look at the encounter on the road to Emmaus:

Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now near-ly over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:25-31, NRSV.)

In favor of these two disciples is the fact that they listened to Jesus! Further, they responded to His in-terpreting the scripture for them. “Were not our hearts burning within us.…?” Listening and responding seem to be what are required of stiff necked, stubborn, often obtuse humans. If I can just allow the calm of the Spirit of God to come within me, then I will hear the words of our Lord, my eyes will be opened, and my heart will burn within me. One must recall that it is virtually impossible to listen while one is talking. There is certainly a lot of talk-ing going on in our world. Within each of us, there is a nearly constant awareness of this chatter, mixed with an anxiety-inducing feeling of the need to respond to the babble. It is nearly claustrophobic, and,

yet, we often let it go on because of the FEAR of missing something important. How are we to quiet the babble safely so that we may listen to Jesus? Notice that the two disciples’ eyes were opened after Jesus blessed the bread, broke it, and gave it to them. First he explained the basics of faith to them, then he prayed, then he had communion with them. Do you imagine that this is an example that we can follow today? Listen, pray, commune? Of course it is and an excellent one at that. But how often do we actually take the time out of our “busy” (read, “noisy”) day to slow down enough to hear the word of God, to pray, to commune with God, or, at least, with his creation? If I focus on the desires of my creator, my redeemer, my sustainer, will not my heart burn with-in me? However, that seems to be an extremely difficult endeavor for many, maybe for most, people. Suggesting this to most folks will produce a look that says, “You must be nuts! You have no idea how busy I am! How can I possibly take time out for this God-stuff when I have to get on in this world?” Well, prayer is the answer to those concerns as well as to all other human problems. That is, one must learn to ask God

for guidance to find the time to intentionally be with Him. That involves FAITH, TRUST.


Were Not our Hearts Burning…! — The Rev. David Shewmaker

Continued from page 5

So, let go of the distress, the anxiety, the worry, and let God into your life, just a little bit at a time. If you do this daily, you will be astonished at how much time you really do have for the most important thing in the universe, being at one with your creator. Listen to Jesus, Pray with Him, break bread with Him, and all these other things will be added unto you. Remember what He said:

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will

drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if

God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, say-ing, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ (Matthew 6:25

-37, NRSV.)


As reported in the February 2021 Chronicle, the main church and the Heritage room carpet and walls have been professionally cleaned by Restif Cleaning Services who removed the powder mold. But now the furnishings and books need to be wiped down and/or dusted be-fore moving back into the Heritage Room. We will have two days set aside this coming week for wiping down all the books; Thursday, April 15 between 9 am and 12 noon and Saturday, April 17, between 9 am and 12 noon. Be-cause of social-distancing, each work session will be limited to 4 individuals so everyone can maintain a safe distance of 6 feet. Weather permitting, we will have the windows and doors open so lots of fresh air will be circulating! Dress in layers. Masks will need to be worn. If you have a couple of hours and would like to help, please contact the church office by email: [email protected] or telephone 707 442-1797, and let us know what day you are available.

Spring Cleaning Project at Christ Church

The MAY JUNE JULY 2021 issue of Forward Day by Day has arrived!

Forward Day by Day is a booklet of daily inspirational

meditations reflecting on a specific Bible passage,

chosen from the daily lectionary readings as listed in

the Revised Common Lectionary or the Daily Office

from the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer.

The meditations are rich in substance and offer a wide range of

witness and experiences. Each month’s meditation is written by a

different author.

We will be happy drop the current edition into the mail for you.

Please email the church office at: [email protected]

and put Forward Day by Day in the subject line

or call 442-1797 and leave message.

About the cover of the current issue: Burning Bush, painted by Anne Cameron Cutri with oil on can-

vas, offers her interpretation of Exodus 3 where Moses hears God in the burning bush who says “I AM

WHO I AM.” An artist for more than thirty years, Cutri seeks to listen, hear, and see the Holy Spirit

through scripture and interpret its essence. She is the founder of Art for Wellbeing Everywhere, an arts

ministry in Erie, Pennsylvania. Visit anne-cutri.artistwebsites.com and artforwellbeingeverywhere.com.




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HAPPY EASTER

Merry Phillips, Music Coordinator

Please join me in shouting, “Happy Easter! Alleluia! He is Risen!” There has been much mention of the exemplary teamwork exhibited over the past few months at Christ Church as we journeyed through Lent and prepared for Easter. This makes me want to also shout out “Go Team!” Because Christ Episcopal Church is indeed a team of teams, seeking “to glorify God, follow Jesus Christ, and serve all people through the power of the Holy Spirit.” I have been thinking a lot about teams recently and my thoughts have taken me back in time (over 20 years ago) to one of the most fulfilling experiences of my professional career – serving on a task force to re-structure a traditional (e.g., hierarchical) academic library organization into a team-based or-ganization. In the beginning it felt like a Sisyphean task, and there was little immediate reward as many of our colleagues were not supportive of our efforts. It took two years, a lot of team training and team building for ourselves and the rest of the organization and massive amounts of communication and work before we came up with a plan. That plan itself took a good three years to implement and for the culture of the organi-zation to shift and embrace the new structure. What I learned in the process has benefited my work as well as my personal interactions ever since. The main ‘take away’ for me, from all the work on the task force, was that forming and learning how to work in teams is not a basic human instinct. We are not born knowing how to be ‘team players.’ Our culture fa-vors the individual over the group. But teams are so much more than a group of people doing a task together. It is impossible to work and function as a successful team without a shared vision and shared core values. At Christ Church we have our vision and our mission – both repeated often to remind us of the “why” of our coming together, the “why” of our corporate worship, the “whys” of our planning and decision-making. We strive to accomplish our mission “to glorify God, follow Jesus Christ, and serve all people through the power of the Holy Spirit” by upholding our core values of worship, discipleship, fellowship, outreach, and hospitali-ty. One of the books I read during the task force work mentioned above was Robert Greenleaf’s Servant Leader-ship. It was transformative. I had never thought of myself as a leader and was somewhat reluctant to step into that role. However, learning that each of us is called upon to be a leader at times, just as each of us is called upon to be a follower at times, made it less daunting. Part of successful teamwork is shared leader-ship, passing the ‘torch’ back and forth. The relationship between leader and follower is symbiotic – you cannot have one without the other. And I would go as far to say as you cannot be one without being the oth-er. Perhaps the Lord whom we have just declared Risen from the dead is the perfect example of that! A wonderful example of teamwork and leadership is our choir and I want to offer a huge thanks to David and the Virtual Choir members for all the music they learned, sang, and recorded for our Holy Week and Easter services. And special thanks for the many hours spent by Paul and Francis on the technical end – recording, editing the audio, and creating the videos. This ‘behind-the-scenes’ work was essential. Also, a huge thank you to the members of the Worship Team and especially Fr. Daniel. The healthy and in-vigorating collaborations between clergy, musicians, lay ministers make our services the best they can be for

Alleluia! He is Risen!


Happy Easter! Alleluia! He is Risen! — Merry Phillips, Music Coordinator


our parish. This is a team dedicated to meeting weekly and making important decisions on how to make our corporate worship in a virtual environment the transformative experience that maintains our vital parish life.

Happy Easter! So, what lies ahead? Some changes in our liturgy, of course!

We will be singing the Paschal Troparion in place of the Gloria during Eastertide. This Troparion is from Mu-sic for Liturgy, from Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, in San Francisco. A Paschal troparion is a characteristic hymn for the celebration of Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is a brief stanza, often sung three times. Here is the version online (choreographed) in case you would like a ‘head start’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MNUDYtmBOs. The words are:

Christ is risen from the dead trampling down death by death,

and on those in the tombs bestowing life!

St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church—Troparion

We will have a rendition by the Virtual Choir ready in a couple of weeks to help lead us in this glorious tro-parion. Another change will occur with our Psalm-singing. I have written quite a bit about Psalms and we have used a variety of musical settings in our liturgy, including Anglican chant, Simplified Anglican chant, plainsong, etc. During Eastertide we will be using A New Metrical Psalter, by Christopher L. Webber. The metrical method fits the psalms to simple and, in most cases, familiar melodies (hymn tunes). Webber has compiled this new psalter “to meet the liturgical needs of the contemporary congregation.” In creating these metrical versions of the Psalms, he follows some basic principles:

1. Prayer Book language takes precedence so that the words of the Bible be heard as clearly as possible; the paraphrase should not leave the original too ‘far behind’

2. Psalm portions are provided in accordance with the Lectionary, 3. All psalms have been provided in standard meters – “to keep the music simple and unobtrusive, the

standard meters called ‘Short Meter,’ ‘Common Meter,’ and ‘Long Meter,’ have been used for all psalms.

4. Suggested tunes are not meant to limit selection since the great value of a metrical psalter is its flexi-bility.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MNUDYtmBOs


Happy Easter! Alleluia! He is Risen! — Merry Phillips, Music Coordinator


How do we use the Psalter? Each week a hymn tune will be chosen to sing the metrical version of the Psalm to. For example, the appointed Psalm for April 11 is Psalm 133. A New Metrical Psalter indicates the text is in S.M. (Short Meter) and suggests two tunes: Franconia and St. Ethewald to use for singing the psalm. I have chosen the 2nd tune, as it is the tune of the Easter hymn, “Awake and sing the song of Moses and the Lamb.” David will lead us in the singing of the Psalms, and I hope that you are able and willing to join in singing them at home. I would love your feedback on singing these metrical psalms. Finally – I have heard so many people express how ‘rusty’ their voices have become as we have not been able to gather and sing or gather and talk with each other. If you find yourself in this situation, I encourage you to look for an opportunity to exercise your voice – there are many available to choose from online. I am current-ly participating in one of the courses offered by “The Self-Isolation Choir” (https://www.theselfisolationchoir.com/). The Choir aims “to provide comfort and support to people feeling disconnected from family, friends and society” by bringing us all together to sing glorious choral works and you can see the wide variety of courses they offer on their website. I am taking a course called “All Things Bright and Virtual” and it involves learning (yes, learning!) to sing eight glorious hymns, accompanied by or-ganists in eight different cathedrals. We have the option of recording our voices to submit to the choir for a concert performance on Thursday, April 29. (You can go to the website to find a link for the concert premi-ere). Nancy Streufert will also be one of the choir members singing in the concert. I have relished this oppor-tunity to learn about the hymns, as well as to sing along with some great cathedral organists. A side benefit was discovering “Ben at Ten” – the young Self-Isolation Choir’s weekly 30-minute-long programs. Singing along to Old McDonald’s Farm (very weird) was a great warm-up for the hymn classes! Here is an example if you want to treat your inner child! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTtn4nE2Ho There is so much to choose from – so, I hope you will try to find something to sing along with and exercise your voice so you are in full form when we regather at church!

https://www.theselfisolationchoir.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTtn4nE2Ho


From the Senior Warden

Royal McCarthy

From the Junior Warden

John Patton

It is hard to believe that spring is here already, bringing a welcome change in the weather. No sooner had the regathering task force met and developed an updated plan for getting back together, than we received revised guidelines for regather-ing from the State of California for Places of Worship. With the availability of the vaccine and the current COVID stats, we are looking forward to beginning in-person services on Pentecost, May 23, with a service in the Chapel at 8 AM fol-lowed by an online service at 10:30 AM. Exciting times! We are also continuing to develop our long-term online presence. In order to ac-complish this, we are working with our consultant to place a more capable camera in the back of the Nave that will have pan / tilt / zoom capability and the plan is to incorporate our existing sound system into the mix. Electrical power is being brought into the “piano barn” which is where the “control room” for the online ser-vices will be located. Exciting changes! I hope that all had a chance to join us for all the Holy Week services live and virtual. I want to thank all who made the services available. It is difficult to fathom the amount of work that is required to have the services available to us online. I look forward to being able to participate in the Sacred Saunters during Easter season. I encourage all who are able and would like to participate to do so. You can register online or just call the office and let Thomas know that you would like to participate. Thank you to Deacon Anne for letting us use her property for the Sacred Saunter. It is a wonderful location. I hope that you all are taking advantage of the vaccinations as you become eligible based on your age group. I have received both shots and had only a slightly sore arm and no other side effects. Hopefully as more of the congregation is vaccinated, it will accelerate a return to a semblance of normalcy. Thank you all for your sup-port and as always if you think of anything that needs attention, please let me or the office know. Peace and God Bless, Royal McCarthy, Senior Warden

Happy Easter,

Happy Spring,

Happy Happy Everything!

See page 6 of the Chronicle for an opportunity to help with a Spring Cleaning Project!


From Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018

Liturgical Calendar — April 2021

Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018

A collection of proper collects, lessons, and psalms for the eucharist on each of the weekdays of Lent, weekdays of Easter season, and each of the lesser feasts of the church year. It also includes a biographical or historical sketch for the lesser feasts and fixed holy days.

The Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist — April 25

A mosaic beneath the dome of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, DC

A disciple of Jesus, named Mark, appears in several places in the New Testament. If all references to Mark can be accepted as referring to the same person, we learn that he was the son of a woman who owned a house in Jerusalem. Mark may have been the young man who fled naked when Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. In his letter to the Colossians, Paul refers to “Mark the cousin of Barnabas,” who was with him in his imprisonment. Mark set out with Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey, but he turned back for reasons which failed to satisfy Paul (Acts 15:36– 40). When another journey was planned, Paul refused to have Mark with him. Instead, Mark went with Barnabas to Cyprus. The breach between Paul and Mark was later healed, and Mark became one of Paul’s companions in Rome, as well as a close friend of Peter’s.

An early tradition recorded by Papias, Bishop of Hieropolis in Asia Minor at the beginning of the second cen-tury, names Mark as the author of the Gospel bearing his name. This tradition, which holds that Mark drew his information from the teaching of Peter, is generally accepted. In his First Letter, Peter refers to “my son Mark,” which shows a close relationship between the two men (1 Peter 5:13).

The Church of Alexandria in Egypt claimed Mark as its first bishop and most illustrious martyr, and the great Church of St. Mark in Venice commemorates the disciple who progressed from turning back while on a mis-sionary journey with Paul and Barnabas to proclaiming in his Gospel Jesus of Nazareth as Son of God, and bearing witness to that faith in his later life as friend and companion to the apostles Peter and Paul.

Almighty God, by the hand of Mark the evangelist you have given to your Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God: We thank you for this witness, and pray that we may be firmly grounded in its truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


LAY MINISTRIES By Marty Vega

We’re beginning to experience the return of in-person worship. We have some lectors reading in the nave, depending on our Covid risk tier. On May 23 we will have our first re-

gathering worship service at 8AM in the Chapel of our Merciful Savior. Our Regathering Task Force wants to hear from all who previously served as ush-ers as well as anyone who wants to become an Usher. This ministry will be changed a bit and training will be given for checking people in, ensuring social dis-tance, etc. If you want to continue in the role of usher or wish to become an usher, email the church office at [email protected].

Communion Wafers Easter Season to Pentecost Sunday

Available from the Church Office Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

April 18 Third Sunday of Easter

April 25 Fourth Sunday of Easter May 2 Fifth Sunday of Easter May 9 Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 16 Seventh Sunday of Easter May 23 Day of Pentecost—Whitsunday



Two car trunks full of socks and

toiletries went to Betty Chinn,

TFI, and the Eureka Rescue Mis-

sion on Good Friday, thanks to

your generosity!

The Lenten Socks and Hat Project for 2021 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your

good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16

Betty Kwan Chinn Center, TFI and Eureka Rescue Mission share donations

The Betty Kwan Chinn Center, TFI and Eureka Rescue Mission shared in the bounty of generous donations from Christ Church parishioners. The bounty filled two car trunks with the follow-ing:

Betty Kwan Chinn Center

31 individual toiletry baggies 1 bag w/asst. toiletry items

6 deodorants 7 large shampoos

2 blankets 5 knit caps

5 thermal underwear 2 flannel shirts

1 bag women's underwear 141 pairs adult socks

TFI 173 pairs socks

for children & youth

Eureka Rescue Mission Men's Shelter

19 razors 9 cans shaving cream


Parishioner Jimmie Nord featured on PBS Show on KEET

Parishioner Jimmie Nord is featured, along with Glass artist George Bucquet, in

the first episode of KEET’s Studio Space series which aired on April 2, 2021.

Jimmie is a mixed media artist who constructs sculptures from metal and wood.

Jimmie pulls his ideas from past work experiences such as construction and work-

ing with the U.S. Forest Service. Jimmie is a lecturer at Humboldt State University

teaching 3D and 2D Foundations, Ceramics and Special Topics in Sculpture.

If you missed seeing the episode, you can still view it at:

https://video.keet.org/video/studio-space-101-meticulists-ln9nuu/

The video will be available for viewing for 3 weeks!


Did we miss your special day? The staff apologies for our time

perception disorder with any omissions of birthdays and

anniversaries. Send your special day information to:

[email protected]

We want to acknowledge and celebrate your special day next year!

April Birthday Wishes

Watch over your child, O Lord, as their days increase; bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strength-en them when they stand; comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall; and in their heart may your peace which passes understanding abide all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, you have so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and his Church. Send therefore your blessing upon these your servants, that they may so love, honor, and cherish each other in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessing and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Hollyn Frey 04/02

Robert Rex 04/05

Gabe Bennett 04/11

Jane Bermudez 04/11

Byrd Lochtie 04/11

John Clagett 04/19

John Hammond 04/22

Heather Erickson 04/24

Helen Hui 04/26


Every Sunday, the Diocesan Transition Committee requests that we pray for our bishop.

Look graciously on your Church and our bishop, The Rt. Rev Megan Traquair, as she so graciously and ably

serves as a caring, faithful pastor for your people, guiding and supporting us in our ministries during this time

of Covid-19.

Every Sunday, The Very Rev. Sara Potter, Dean of our Semper Virens Deanery, has asked us to pray for:

St. Francis, Fortuna.

Intercessor We pray for the congregations of our deanery, this month for the people of St. Francis, Fortuna. Grant them grace to experience, with awe and wonder, the Resurrection of our Lord and his presence with them daily, even as they continue to worship on-line during this time of physical distancing.

People Hear our prayer.

The April 2021

Cycle of Prayers for our Diocese and the Anglican Communion

Please pray for the diocese, congregations, and clergy listed

below on the Diocesan and Anglican cycles of prayer as well

as those prayers requested by our Bishop, Dean and Dioce-

san Search & Transition Committees.


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: https://www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspx. If you do not have a computer, I would be glad to make a copy of the 2021 Anglican Cycle of Prayer for you.

Anne Pierson, Deacon

April 11

DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

Grace Episcopal Church, Wheatland The Rev. George Foxworth, Supply Priest The Rev. Rick Laughman, Supply Priest

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean The Most Rev. James Richard Won Yin Song Archbishop, Province of the Indian Ocean and

Bishop of the Seychelles

April 18


St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church, Tahoe City


The Church of Ireland The Most Rev. John Mc Dowell

Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland

April 25


Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Lake Almanor The Rev. Matt Warren, Priest (Seasonal)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Kenwood The Rev. Doyle Dietz Allen, Rector

The Rev. Karen King, Associate Priest The Rev. Ed Howell, Associate Priest


The Nippon Sei Ko Kai The Most Rev. Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu Primate of the Anglican Church in Japan

and Bishop of Hokkaido

April 4—Easter


Grace Episcopal Church, St. Helena The Rev. Amy Denney Zuniga, Rector The Rev. Anne Clarke, Associate Priest


Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

May 2


Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Nevada City Father Brad Helmuth, Rector

The Very Rev. Canon Mary Hauck, Associate Priest The Rev. Canon Christopher Seal, Rector Emeritus


The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East The Most Rev. Michael Lewis, Archbishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church

in Jerusalem and the Middle East and Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf


Centering Prayer Series

With Fr. David Shewmaker

Mondays at 6:30 pm

Please email the church office to receive the Zoom link for series.

Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contempla-tive prayer, prayer in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relation-ship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship.

Please join Deacon Anne on Tuesdays at 7 pm

for a Compline Service with prayers for healing.

Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me

will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 8:12

A Season of Healing, a time to heal and be healed.

Healing Compline


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https://www.youtube.com/user/ChristChurchEureka









The Right Reverend Megan M. Traquair Bishop

THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CLERGY AND STAFF

The Rev. Dr. Daniel D. London - Rector The Rev. David Shewmaker - Associate Priest

The Rev. K Lesley McCloghrie - Associate Priest The Venerable Pam Gossard - Archdeacon

The Rev. Anne Pierson - Deacon

Merry Phillips - Music Coordinator and Organist David B. Powell - Choir Director

Dr. Douglas Moorehead - Organist Emeritus

Thomas Swanger – Parish Administrator

THE VESTRY

Royal McCarthy, Senior Warden; John Patton, Junior Warden; Peg Gardner, Clerk; Dr. Robert (Bob) Hines, Treasurer; The Venerable Pam Gossard; Jim Hendry, Sharon Kalberer,

Bev Olson, Steven Preston, Laura Rose, Nellie Thompson, Jannetje Vrieze, Belinda Zander

Church Office • 625 15th Street • P.O. Box 861 • Eureka, California 95502-0861 Office Hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday—9 am to 1 pm

Phone • (707) 442-1797 Email • [email protected]


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