Christ Church Episcopal

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Jubilee Ministry Mandate
To be a “ministry of joint discipleship in Christ with poor and oppressed people, wherever they are found, to meet basic human needs and to build a just society.” This is at the heart of the mission of the church.

Jubilee Ministry Functions
1. To challenge and confront Episcopalians and others to understand the facts of poverty and injustice, encouraging them to take an active role in meeting the needs of the poor and in the struggles against the causes of such suffering.
2. To locate and affirm as Jubilee Centers those congregations or ecumenical clusters directly engaged in mission and ministry among and with poor people.
3. To train clergy and lay volunteers, including poor and oppressed people, in the work of Jubilee Ministry.
4. To identify persons with gifts and skills helpful in Jubilee Ministry.
5. To select particular Jubilee Ministries as models, and communicate their work and methods to the whole church.
6. To report on issues that affect the poor, and on public policies and church policies related to those issues.
7. To cooperate with other organizations to develop an active network to respond quickly and significantly on public issues of peace and justice.
8. To promote evangelism, especially in the formation of minority-led congregations.
9. To issue grants as a concrete expression of the church’s commitment to this ministry.
Source: General Convention Resolution 1982-A080 (Enabling legislation that created
Jubilee Ministries)
Criteria for Jubilee Ministry Recognition
1. Must be an Episcopal Congregation, Episcopal cluster or an ecumenical cluster with Episcopal presence, and/or an agency with connections to the Episcopal Church.
2. Must be involved in mission and ministry among and with poor and oppressed people wherever they are located.
3. The mission and ministry must be rooted in worship.
4. The mission and ministry must include several programs, including at least one human rights advocacy program and one human services program.

Once designated a Jubilee Center, the ministry must be willing to:
a) Demonstrate the operation of its programs to others as models
b) Maintain “how to” files
c) Act as a resource center and funnel for information
d) Be subject to annual review.

Sundays at Christ Church  are simply a wonderful place to be!

You will find God’s joyful, living presence in a parish  large enough to offer you an array of services yet small enough to know your  name. 

We offer a variety of programs for spiritual development for  adults and children.  We encourage  fellowship and provide social gatherings to nurture families and friendships.  

In our last few years, our church members have begun a  greater focus on service work for the homeless and the hungry in our area.  We have an annual mission project in Haiti.

Christ Church  offers spiritual direction and pastoral counseling.  We have church members who are Stephen  Ministers available for lay caring ministry, and we have a women’s group, the Daughters  of the King, who participate in prayer, bible study and service.

We have an 8:00 am service with no music and a 10:30 am service with choir on Sunday. We also have a healing service at noon every Wednesday.

We are an accepting and diverse group.  Please feel free to come as you are, whether  you are wearing a suit or jeans!

Newcomers Guide

We are always delighted to have visitors at Christ Church.  Let us know how we can help you be  comfortable here.

How We Worship     

Our visitors often have diverse denominational  backgrounds.  Some visitors are familiar  with our services, and some are not.   Please do not worry if you do not do something at the right time!  Follow along with what your neighbors are  doing, and you will be fine. 

As Episcopalians, we use the Book of Common Prayer for our  liturgy, a word that means a body of rites used for public worship.  To follow the service, our ushers provide  everyone with a booklet that outlines the service and lists the hymns.  A copy of the hymnal and the Book of Common  Prayer are in the shelves in each pew.

Generally, we stand to sing, to read the Nicene Creed (in  the Book of Common Prayer) and to hear the Gospel reading.  We kneel for our confession and absolution,  and we sit for the Bible readings and sermon.  

We celebrate Holy Communion almost every Sunday.  All baptized Christians are invited to receive  the bread and wine.  Please don’t worry  about the process.  Just go to the rail  with the others in your pew and do more or less what they do.  If you do not want to receive Communion,  there is no pressure to do so.  You may  stay in your seat for prayer. If you have taken your children to the nursery,  you may want to go get them during the Announcements so they can receive  Communion or a blessing.  The choice is  yours.

Making New Friends

Christ Church  provides us with a great opportunity to greet our old friends and meet our new  ones.  We have a coffee break after the  first service and before Sunday school.   We serve coffee and pastries in our parish hall.  Linger and enjoy coffee and fellowship or try  one of our Sunday school classes.  And  feel free to ask us questions!  

We do not embarrass our guests.  We want you to respect your privacy and yet  welcome you into the community that is Christ   Church.

Feel free to call our church office or contact our vestry  members for more information about the church.

Our Parish Family

Christ Church  has an attendance of about 150-180 people every Sunday.  Our membership includes families, senior  citizens, and some singles.  We are a  small but diverse group. 

Christ Church  began over twenty five years ago in Norcross.   Reverend Joel Hudson, now retired, started with a small group of church  members and led the church to its current location on Holcomb    Bridge Road.   Currently our members live in Gwinnett and even border counties such as Fulton  and DeKalb. 

The church provides facilities for the Regina Caeli Academy which is a hy-bred home-school of about 140 students from kindergarten to High School. We  have spacious grounds, a playground,  and a separate building for many of our youth classes.

We have other groups that meet at our church, including the  Boy Scouts,  AA,  NA, and others.  

Sermons

February 12, 2012 (Rev. Ceci Duke)

January 29, 2012 (Rev. Ceci Duke)

January 22, 2012 (Rev. Ceci Duke)

January 15, 2012 (Rev. Jeff Cave)

November 13, 2011

October 16, 2011

October 2, 2011

September 18, 2011 

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