This week’s e-news is written by Jen Shang. Jen recently completed a nearly year-long apprenticeship at Christ Church with a focus on homelessness and we are eager to hear from her regarding her work with us. Dear Christ Church, Since this past September until this month, I had the privilege of apprenticing at Christ Church in […]
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We are called to be a changed people, once wounded humans who have received the healing power of Jesus and his restorative presence in our lives. One way we do this is through our Living Waters ministry. The Living Waters ministry provides the opportunity for our brokenness to become a source of healing. This week’s E-News
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Dear Christ Church, This weekend will be a milestone in the spiritual journey of nearly 30 Christ Church parishioners as they experience the powerful grace of confirmation and reception. What is confirmation? Confirmation is a sacramental rite. It’s a ceremonial moment in the church where older teens or adults who have completed a discipleship course
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Dear Christ Church, Two years ago, I left a non-profit board and accepted the Vestry’s invitation to be Christ Church’s Treasurer. I made this decision because I love Christ Church and am intimately aware of the role money plays in all of our lives through the work I’m called to do. Throughout my tenure as
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Dear Christ Church, This past weekend at the Men’s Retreat, nearly 100 men spent an hour in solitude and silence. I hiked a nearby peak and for most of the hour paid attention to God through the songs and colors of the mountain. For much of that time I also watched a single black
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Dear Christ Church, Every May I am surprised at the pace of Austin. The city expends its collective energy, wrapping up the school year, hosting graduation events for people of all ages, concluding work projects as employers prepare for summer vacations. Everyone seems to move with frenetic energy to complete projects, tasks, and deadlines, before
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