CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Mike Waller, Senior Warden

Judith Peele, Junior Warden

Sybil Atkinson, Parish Administrator

Office Hours:  9 AM to Noon, Monday through Friday

Phone:  540-980-2413

www.christpulaski.org              christ24301@gmail.com

April  2025

Easter is always a joyous time in our Christian lives…the Resurrection of Jesus, who died on the cross that WE might have eternal life.  This wonderful event, that we celebrate every year, shows God’s indisputable love for us…”He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

In the midst of our Christian life we sometimes question our Christianity, both at church and at home.  Last month we might have worried that we had too few people in the pews…Last week we might have worried that the service was too long…A few weeks ago we might have decided to “skip church, just because!”…We might have questioned our own faith as we dealt with an uncomfortable situation at home or work…And you can fill in your own list.

But “whenever two or three area gathered together…” OR when we are alone, we ALL believe in the Risen Lord, and can celebrate, and remember that our Heavenly Father understands EACH one of us and our own concerns, and He ALWAYS fills us with His unconditional love and goodness as we celebrate Easter…Every Day Of Our Lives.

May we never forget:

His Birth

His Resurrection

HIS LOVE!

HAPPY EASTER!

Sybil Atkinson

                SERVICE SCHEDULE

April    6 – Fifth Sunday in Lent  Morning Prayer

April   13 – PALM SUNDAY    Holy Communion with The Rev. Terrie Sternberg

April   17 – MAUNDY THURSDAY at 7:00 p.m.  Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar with The Rev. Terrie Sternberg

April  20 – EASTER – 11:00 a.m. NOTE DIFFERENT TIME

Holy Communion with The Rev. Terrie Sternberg and The Rev. Jon Greene, Deacon

April   27 – Second Sunday of Easter  Holy Communion with The Rev. Terrie Sternberg

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WELCOME

On Sunday, March 16, at Christ Church, Blacksburg, Charleen Jordan and her husband, Ed Weyer, were Confirmed and Received by Bishop Bourlakas.

And on Sunday, March 30, we Officially welcomed them into our church family with a reception following our service.

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EASTER SERVICE

11:00 A.M.      

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LITERATI

Our next Literati group will be:

Monday, April 21 6:30 p.m.

Chasing the Squirrel

by Ron Peterson

Chasing The Squirrel is the true story of notorious drug smuggler Wally Thrasher, whose investigation led to the biggest drug bust in Mid-Atlantic United States history in 1986.  Nicknamed, ‘The Squirrel’ for his elusiveness, Thrasher was a daredevil pilot who made millions flying marijuana and cocaine from South America into the US in the 70s and 80s.  With his beautiful Portuguese-born wife, Olga, he lived in a mountain estate near Virginia’s New River Valley. He owned oceanfront homes and yachts in Florida, spent weekends in the Caribbean and laundered money in Las Vegas, where he partied with Frank Sinatra’s entourage.  The Feds were hot on his tail in 1984 when word came that he had died in a plane crash in Belize, his body burnt to ashes. But investigators soon learned the crash was staged and the death certificate fake. Meanwhile, Olga became a federal informant assisting the DEA in an audacious undercover sting to infiltrate the highest levels of his smuggling ring. Thirteen international traffickers were indicted, including Bolivian drug lord Roberto Suarez-Gomez, known as the world’s ‘King of Cocaine’.  But Wally Thrasher was never caught. Authorities believe he has spent the past four decades living in some faraway tropical land. He was recently profiled on “America’s Most Wanted” as US Marshals chased leads around the globe in his pursuit.

Community Worship Services

Sponsored by the Pulaski County Ministerial Association

   Wednesday, April 2, at Noon, Christ Church will host a mid-week worship service followed by a simple soup lunch.

   Friday, April 18, at Noon, Mountain View United Methodist Church (6648 Wilderness Road, Dublin) will host a Good Friday service.

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SHROVE TUESDAY 

PANCAKE SUPPER

   Charlotte reported that the total collected for our Pancake Supper was $520.00!  As always this amount will be split between the Covington Boys’ Home and Jackson-Field Behavioral Health Services.

   It was so wonderful for everyone to enjoy our annual Pancake Supper!

"The joy of Easter, 

the joy of faith, 

is not just a spiritual joy; 

it is the joy of 

the whole person,     

body and soul, 

and it is a cosmic joy."

                            --Louis Bouyer

EXCITING NEWS!!

   Our new Flex-Step and Ramp are FINALLY a reality!  Christ Church, Pulaski is handicap accessible!

   Thanks to the leadership of our Vestry and especially former Junior Warden, Ron Hall, the Ramp and Flex-Step have changed our back door into a wonderful entrance for EVERYONE!

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SPRINGTIME PRAYER

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

For flowers that bloom about our feet,

For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet,

For song of bird, and hum of bee,

For all things fair we hear or see,

Father in Heaven, we thank Thee!

For blue of stream and blue of sky,

For pleasant shade of branches high,

For fragrant air and cooling breeze, 

For beauty of the blooming trees,

Father in Heaven, we thank Thee!