CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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Weve come a long way! And weve seen a lot!
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Your parents perhaps or maybe you!!
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They didnt start every time.
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Soup Line - 1935
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"One of South Dakota's Black Blizzards" 1934
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Anyone remember doing this??
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In 1940, we watched movies like this!
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How we played What, no Gameboy,
Playstation, Gamecube, DVDs, Computers...?
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Recruiting for the Army in WWII
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The Navys way !!!
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Rosy the Riveter WWII
The start of the womens lib movement
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Graffiti of the 1940s
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VE Day May 8, 1945
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Remember this?? VJ Day August 14, 1945
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Your children probably did this And they called
it fun! And you worried!!
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And you danced like this
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Your kids wanted to look like thisor maybe you
did
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Your kids wanted to look like this and if you
did, you wouldnt admit it!
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Your Sons??
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And maybe they/you did this
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And this But you gotta love the car!
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Whats this?
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A lot has happened in the last forty years! You
saw it all!!
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Now were beginning to feel like this!!!
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Or this
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Maybe they/you still havent found what theyre
looking for And I assure you theyre not
listening to U2
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But maybe what we need is closer than we
think And maybe thats why were here
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• The vehicles change, but the vision is the same.

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Our Mission

• To reconcile
• the world to Christ
• .so that they may be one, as we are one.
• John 1822

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Our Ministry

• To Grow a Loving ? Serving
• Community Centered in Christ
• Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
  baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
  of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching
  them to obey everything that I have commanded
  you.
• Matthew 2819-20

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Over the next ten years, more than 6 million
dollars will be available for mission and
ministry.

• What can we do with this?
• What legacy does God want us to leave?

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To love to tell the story
...to tell the old, old story...
of Jesus and his love.
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To weave, weave, weave folks together
into one great family.
Weave us together in unity and love.
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What legacy does God want us to leave?
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So, whats the plan? How do we get there?
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• Tithe the standard to work
  towards
• By incremental steps
• Try 1 percent a year

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A thought...
Since we worship here, we want the best for our
church.
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Four requests

• 1)    Pray for the mission and ministry at Christ
  Church.
• 2) Pledge.
• 3) Already pledging? Raise your pledge.
• 4) If you can, pledge to the building fund.

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The reality of who we are
(Someone asked me who the pig was????)
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What were called to domake sense of the world!
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Stay afloat in the world Support others
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While venturing into the unknown
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Because God holds our future
in His hands.
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Questions?
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