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Christ Anglican Church: Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00-3:00 Closed on Friday Church office phone: 828-743-1701 Pastor Jim Murphy's cell: (252) 671-4011 Email: frmurf@msn.com Pastor Murphy's e-dress: frmurf@msn.com
Schedule - The Week of March 7th, 2010 Sunday March 7th: *Worship @ 9AM @ Whiteside; Fellowship & Adult Forum @ 10:45 @ Buck's Coffee in Cashiers Monday, March 8th: 6:00 PM - Bible Study (Zechariah, led by Col. Charlie Hammond) @ the Giddens' home, call 828-526-3742 for directions. A light supper will be served following the study. Wednesday March 10th: 8:30a Men's Bible Study @ 1st Baptist Church, Highlands. 10:30a Women's study & Prayer group. Friday March 12th: 11a Senior's Bible Study @ Chestnut Hill. Sunday, March 14th: 9:00 AM Worship Service at Whiteside PCA Church facilities in Cashiers. Fellowship to follow the service @ Buck's Coffee in Cashiers. *Recurring events, on a weekly basis. Looking Ahead... Monday March 15th: 6pm Bible Study @ TBA, a light supper to follow the study. All are welcome. Sunday March 21st: 9:00 AM Worship Service at Whiteside PCA Church facilities in Cashiers. Adult Christian Education & Fellowship to follow the service @ Buck's Coffee in Cashiers. Sunday March 28th: Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. 9:00 AM Worship Service at Whiteside PCA Church facilities in Cashiers. Adult Christian Education & Fellowship to follow the service @ Buck's Coffee in Cashiers. Thursday April 1st: 5:00p Maundy Thursday, observance of the occasion of the Last Supper & the New Commandment, w/ the opportunity to participate in Foot-Washing and Communion. Friday April 2nd: 5:00p Good Friday, observance of the occasion of our Lord's crucifixion and passion. Sunday April 4th: 9:00a Easter Sunday, festal Communion & worship service. No Adult Christian Education this morning.
A Note on Tithing... A local pastor made the following statement: "If you're not tithing to the church, then you're not free from the grip that money has in your life and in our society. You are imprisoned. Furthermore, if you're not titihing, you cannot fully worship." He is absolutely right! Tithing, freedom in Christ, and worship go hand-in-hand. I would add that God doesn't need you to tithe to His storehouse, He has everything He needs. However, we need to tithe so as to free ourselves to worship and to live the life that Jesus intends for us--abundant and free to serve, worship and love. I invite you to tithe, as in 10%, to the church. Test God, as He himself invites us to test Him, and see if the experience of freedom, worship, service and love is not heightened. Test Jesus to see if you can out-give Him, you'll be blessed in doing so. The church's storehouse is in need of your faithfulness, what are you waiting for? pax, jim+
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Church Service Worship Location: @ Whiteside PCA Church Facilities 621 US Hwy 64 (W), Cashiers, NC 28717
Sunday 9:00 AM: Worship & Communion; 10:45 Fellowship & Study @ Buck's Coffee, Cashiers crossroads.
Mail to: Christ Anglican Church, P. O. Box 128, Highlands, NC 28741-0128
Christ Anglican Church Has Moved! Please note: Starting with the first Sunday of 2010, January 3rd, we moved our worship location and changed our service hour/time. Our new worship and office location will be in Cashiers, sharing the facilities of Whiteside Presbyterian Church. The Church address is 621 Highway 64 West, Cashiers 28717. Our worship time will begin at 9:00a. Our Christian Education & after service fellowship location has changed too. We currently meet @ Buck's Coffee in Cashiers @ approximately 10:45a.
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How and Who to contact at Christ Anglican Church Christ Anglican Church
A member of the Anglican Province of America Family of Churches The Most Reverend Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop The Reverend Jim Murphy, Rector & Pastor Jack Lewis, Organist Office Phone: 828-743-1701 Pastor's cell: (252)-671-4011, Pastor's e-dress: frmurf@msn.com
Vestry Members
John Capron - Rector's/Senior Warden, 828-526-9022
Barbara DeHaven – Church/Junior Warden 828-526-0657 Nina Bugg; Jane Dickson; Helen Holmes; Bill Rethorst; Bob Shoup, members Paul DeHaven - Treasurer
Office Location: In the facilities of Whiteside PCA Church
621 US Hwy 64 West (Cashiers)
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717 Please note: NEW Mailing Address: Christ Anglican Church P. O. Box 128, Highlands, NC 28741-0128
Office Phone: 828-743-1701
Archbishop Makes Profound Statement Back before the turn of the century, the late Archbishop of Cantebury, Dr. Michael Ramsey, made a bold assertion. He said, "The Christian Church is the only organization on earth that exists soley for the purpose of those who are not yet members of it." Let that sink in. The implications are far reaching. If the Archbishop is right, and I think that he is, then for the church to be anything other than ourward focused would be wrong. If the Church does not exist simply for its members, then the call for all Christians is to focus beyond ourselves and past our doors. Indeed, Dr. Ramsey echoes Jesus' own sentiment. In what has become known as "The Great Commission," (Matthew 28) Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (vv. 18-20, ESV) When Christians of any stripe come to church to have their particular itches scratched (length of sermon/teaching, music, time, liturgy, instrumentation, various and sundry acouterments, etc.) then we're missing the point. Instead, we should be asking how we can meet the needs and desires of others who are not there. It's not "what's in it for me," but "what's in it for them?" In the authority of the Father in heaven, Jesus has exercised that very authority by passing it on to us, calling on us to go, to baptize, to teach, to make disciples, and to observe all that he has commanded us to do. When we do, his presence remains strong within us. When we don't, we're nothing short of miserable, disobedient and sinful children of Abba. That's not to say that the Church has no role in building up her members. She does! However that is only for the express purpose of reaching beyond our membership with the Gospel of God in Christ. During his inaugural address in 1960, president John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." As the members of the Bride of Christ (the Church) adopt that attitude for ourselves, then we will be well along the way to fulfilling our call, arising from the Great Commission. "Ask not what your church can do for you, ask what you can do for your church." Which begs the question, "How can we, the Church, gain the favorable attenion of those who do not belong?" Pax, jim+
Who We Are & What We Believe Christ Anglican Church may be characterized as "traditional" and "orthodox" in our expression of Anglican Christianity. Beyond a doubt we are, as our name implies, Christ-centered. As such, we are bound by and guided through the Holy Scriptures, as the ultimate rule of faith. The Tradition of historic catholic and Anglican Christianity, along with Reason keep us on course. Our doctrine (teaching) is “mere Christianity” as stated in the Nicene, Apostles’, and Athanasian creeds and undergirded by the classic Articles of Religion of the Anglican Communion. Our services emphasize both word and sacrament, utilizing the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. We believe that the beautiful, mystic and reverent language of the classic Book of Common Prayer helps direct our souls in the worship of Almighty God and strengthens us in our daily life of prayer. This ancient and lovely liturgy is an offering of our best to God, and expresses our hearts’ desire to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Our mission is to serve the Highlands/Cashiers area by bringing the riches of Apostolic Christianity along with the beauty and resources of traditional Anglican worship to all who are open to or searching for bonafide spiritual growth. We strive to build up (biblically edify) our members in Christ, and to reach out to others, inviting them to share the blessings of this fellowship. At the same time, we recognize that love for God is unreal unless it is manifested in love for neighbor. Therefore, we are a Church of service to others, ever mindful that we are the hands and feet of our Lord Jesus upon earth.
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