Our Director of Youth Ministry, Aubrey Smith, will bid us farewell this Sunday as she returns to graduate school in Columbia, MO.

We will hold a farewell party for Aubrey this Sunday, August 1, at 9 a.m. in the garden area at Christ Church. We encourage you and your family to come and say goodbye to Aubrey and wish her well in her endeavors. Food and refreshments will be available.

The Outreach Committee will sponsor a to-go dinner on Thursday, August 19 at 5 p.m. We will have a summer theme picnic with grilled hamburgers, baked beans, chips, fresh summer corn relish, and fresh-baked brownies and cookies. The dinner will be prepared to-go and delivered to our waiting guests outside the parish hall doors. Since the start of the pandemic, we have not served any meals inside. However, we still want to help our hungry neighbors in need.

I hope to enlist our senior youth in serving the food. I will also be in contact with people from our parish who may want to volunteer in the kitchen. If you would like to donate seasonal clothing, please drop your donations off at the church office. We will also accept donations of cash and checks as we have done for previous community dinners. If you want to contribute money towards the dinner, please place your donation in an envelope and mail it in or leave it in the church office with “community dinner” on the memo line. If you have questions or would like to volunteer at the dinner, please email hmbfoster@att.net or call 573-718-9937.

We invite our Christ Church families to come and celebrate a Celtic-themed retirement party for Father Ken. The celebration will be held for children and families on Wednesday, August 25, at 6 p.m. in the parish hall. We will be providing bangers & mash and chicken pot pie. Lemon cake will be served for dessert. RSVP’s are a must! Please RSVP to this event by contacting the church office at 417-866-5133 or send an email to cec@christepiscopalchurch.com.

The second Celtic Retirement party for Father Ken, planned for adults, will be held on Sunday, August 29. This event will begin with a special worship service, in the nave, at 5 p.m. The Right Rev. Martin S. Field will celebrate and preach. After the service, we will meet in the parish hall for the party. Shepherd’s pie will be provided, along with gluten-free and vegan options. Lemon meringue pie will be served for dessert. RSVPs are a must for this event. To RSVP, please contact the church office at 417-866-5133 or email cec@christepiscopalchurch.com.