"Restoring relationships with God and one another."
Welcome to our Blog and Facebook
sites. Go to the Blog to find a reading from Christian teachers, from
Gregory of Nazianzen, to CS Lewis, to Richard Rhohr, which you can
discuss and practice with us. The Facebook site offers other venues for
spiritual practice and discussion. We hope this will be an aid for
spiritual growth for those who participate. This is a new experience
for us, so please leave your feedback on how to continue to develop and
improve these sites.
Janie Lopez Lila Vaughan Margaret Poarch Stella Cook Eileen Benton Luebirty Williams
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Welcome to Our Website Welcome to our website. We are an Episcopal congregation that has been serving Corpus Christi for twenty years. This year we are in a leadership transition and are in a process of re-discerning our identity and purpose. The direction we believe God is calling us in this community is to focus on restoring relationships with God and one another.
In a world that is increasingly and painfully estranged and fractured, we envision relationships with one another, with the environment, and with God that are compassionate, life giving, mutually enriching, and respectful of the sacred that is present in all people and things.
Welcome to the Life and Work of Reconciliation Through prayer and reflection, we have discerned that our calling as a congregation in Corpus Christi is to restore relationships with God and one another. The scope and focus of our calling continue to reveal themselves to us as we move in this direction. This year, we feel called to focus on three or four opportunities.
OUR NEIGHBORS (in the Country Club Estates area) Our goal is to bring neighbors together with one another, to invite them to help us serve our other target groups, to partner with them in serving any target groups that they wish to serve, and to be ready to support them in developing their relationship with God.
THE HOMELESS (at the St Teresa Shelter) Our goal is to distribute clothes to them quarterly and also to befriend them (restoring relationships with some of our marginalized population), and to be ready to support them in developing their relationship with God.
CLIFF MAUSS VILLAGE (low income housing community) Our goal is to partner with the Episcopal Church in providing safe and affordable housing for low income families, to develop personal, caring relationships with the residents through on-site activities and events, and to be ready to support them in developing their relationship with God.
WOMEN'S SHELTER Our goal is to explore this opportunity more and to confirm our calling to get involved with one of the women's shelters in Corpus Christi with which we got involved last Christmas.
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NEW GROUPS OPEN for Winter and Spring For Members, Neighbors, Friends
Christian Spirituality | Bible Study | Book Study | Spiritual Direction Group
Sundays | Biblical Foundations of Christian Spirituality 9:15 am - 10:15 am, Church of Reconciliation Buried beneath conventional religion, Christianity has a rich heritage of spiritual teachings and practices. This class is for anyone who is interested in learning and practicing Christian spirituality.
Mondays | "Drop In" Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark 2:00 pm, Mirador Retirement Center 7201 S Staples The weekly Gospel Readings for all churches that follow the Common Lectionary come from the Gospel of Mark this year. This Bible study will explore those weekly readings.
Tuesdays | Spiritual Direction Group 6:00 pm, New York Pizza Restaurant 5702 S Staples Group spiritual direction is for those who are to be part of a group process of presenting, listening, and responding to others about their search or experience of God in their life.
Fridays | Bible Study 10:15 am, Church of Reconciliation Similar to the Monday Bible study, this group follows the readings provided in the Common Lectionary which many churches use on Sundays. It explores the original and the personal meanings of these weekly readings. Monthly | Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Home group study of the book "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" by Marcus Borg. This group will meet on the first Fridays of each month in homes. More details to come. Statistical Report on Consecration Sunday The Statistical Report on Consecration Sunday is being read at all our services and is being emailed to everyone this month. It can also be found on the following webpage CONSECRATION SUNDAY.
Knowing Our Neighbors ~ "Feast of Friends" "Feast
of Friends" is a "meet your neighbor" activity in the local Country Club Estates park. Over the past few months, the monthly Feast of Friends events have been bringing the neighborhood, including Church of Reconciliation, together for Blessing of Animals, a celebration of Dia De La Muertos, the story of the real St Nicholas, the unveiling of the BORN LEARNING TRAIL (a park improvement installed by Reconciliation), hamburgers, hot dogs, kickball, and other family games and activities.
Spring 2012 | Next Feast of Friends
The neighborhood leaders have recommended that we take a break in January and plan a Spring Fling as soon as the weather is a little nicer and the days are a little longer. In the meantime, we will discuss an events calendar with the Neighborhood Association that includes Feast of Friends, Block Parties, Garage or Rummage Sales, and Pastoral Care Days to respond to pastoral needs in the neighborhood. Watch for details to come in the spring.
Coming Up January 15 | Distribution of clothes to homeless Sunday, January 15 is the next date for distribution of clothes to the homeless. Meet at the church at 10:00 am to load vehicles and organize the distribution. Chairs Left For Sale About fifty upholstered arm chairs are left for sale from private donor. See picture and descriptions here. » CHAIRS
CHOIR Wendy Molina Jim Leech T. J. Molina Apache Molina Jeri Morey
LAY READERS
Read Scripture and
Prayers in Public
Eileen Benton Richard Blackler, Coordinator Lynne Blackler Cathy Clark Lucie Harris Pam Hilliard Wendy Molina Jeri Morey Alice Nixon Steve Norman Johnnie Marie Norman Kathryn Perley Kevin Persels Christine Skinner Wiley Williams
