Weekly Update 7 November 2025

Reflection

Shirley Barrett

“Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God” (2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17)

Shirley Barrett

What an appropriate  message for this time!  Who do we trust? Who and what do we put out faith in? How do we know what is the right path?  (Politically, socially, religiously) ...questions  I don’t  have the answers to…only hints and signs and that inner gut belief, which I  pray to the Spirit is His/Her/Their wisdom  coming through.  Wisdom gleaned from the Word, written, spoken, and/or reflected upon. Wisdom from  witnessing and  lived through actions that are those taught by Jesus and handed down through his disciples throughout the ages. And the wisdom  of listening, truly listening for Our God’s, the only God’s, Truth.

I believe we discern these questions at different levels and in different situations along our journey to become confident disciples of Christ.  By working towards developing and living  the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience,  kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control as we give ourselves to our Father, I trust we will indeed be on the right track. We will be led by the Spirit to recognize and follow what  and who God  has given us as Trustworthy.

Sunday Services

Sunday, 9 November 2025
The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 27
Year C

Chandler’s Square Holy Eucharist
9:15 am
Chandler’s Square Retirement Community
1300 “O” Avenue, Anacortes
Presider: The Rev. Keith Axberg

Christ Church Holy Eucharist

10:30 am
Christ Church Sanctuary
1216 Seventh Street, Anacortes
The service is also available on YouTube.

Servers
Presider: The Rev. Keith Axberg
Deacon & Homilist: The Rev. Eric Johnson
Eucharistic Minister: John Okerman
Altar Guild: June Cook, Kris Whitely
Bread Ministry: Jerlyn Caba
Readers: Shirley Barrett, MJ Barrett
Ushers: Shirley Barrett, MJ Barrett
Organist: Lynne Berg
Eucharistic Visitor: Maggie Collinge
Coffee Hour Hosts: Diane & John Guinn

Readings
Job 19:23-27a
Psalm 17:1-9
2 Thessalonians 2”1-5, 13-17
Luke 20:27-38
Readings may be found in the Episcopal Lectionary.

Hymns
H 470 - There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
H 341 - For the Bread Which You Have Broken
LEVAS 184 - Blessed Assurance
H 574 - Before Thy Throne, O God, We Kneel
H 625 - Ye Holy Angels Bright

Bulletin Link: 9 November 2025
YouTube Sunday Service Link

Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour follows the service.
All are welcome.

Adult Faith Formation
Zimzum Discipleship
12:15 pm
Parish Hall Conference Room
All are welcome.
Zimzum discipleship focuses on intentionally making space to live as a faithful apprentice of Jesus.

Announcements

A Joyful Noise November 2025

Find all the November news at A Joyful Noise November 2025.

Church Office

The church office will be closed the week of November 10.
If you need assistance, please contact June Cook at 360-333-9311, juneco47@gmail.com

Carleton Manning Memorial Service

Memorial Service for Carleton Manning will be held on Wednesday, November 12 at 1:00 pm.  The service will be held at Christ Church and the committal will take place at Fernhill Cemetery in Anacortes. A reception will be held at the Parish Hall Gathering Room, following the committal.

All are welcome.

Red Door Thrift Shop Expansion Project

Diane Guinn

We’re excited to say that the Red Door Expansion project is very close to being finished.  Now we are looking at how we are going to best utilize our new space.  We are in need of a few shelving units for display and/or storage.  If you have anything you think might work for us, please contact Diane Guinn.  You can text a copy of what you have to 360 982-3614. We can arrange pickup.
Thank you,
Diane Guinn
Red Door Thrift Shop Committee

Weekly Prayer Services

No Centering or Evening Prayer this week.

The Rev. Eric
Johnson

Men’s Group

The Men’s Group meets weekly on Fridays.
9:00 – 10:00 am
Parish Hall Gathering Room
Questions? Please contact The Rev. Eric Johnson.
All are welcome.

The Red Door Thrift Shop

Dawn Jex

Dawn Jex, Red Door Manager

Hello All and Happy November!

The Holiday Elves have been in the shop making everything look festive and bright! We have several lovely Christmas displays and a large Thanksgiving display for our shoppers. And even MORE Christmas will be coming out tomorrow and over the  coming weeks! I am NOT playing holiday music yet though. LOL. 

I also wanted to share a couple of stories with you this morning:
A couple of weeks ago we had a young gentleman stop by the shop. His clothes were hanging on his extremely thin frame. He was missing a few teeth and he seemed jittery and nervous. He came in asking for warm shoes. He said he was cold. He was carrying all of his possessions in a large worn backpack. I helped him find some shoes that fit and then offered him a warm sleeping bag as we had a few up on the shelf. He was overcome with gratitude and told me "thank you" and "God bless you" several times. 

As a mother of a son who has been on the streets due to drug addiction it is my honor and privilege to help young folks in this position. I know first hand what types of things conspire to put our children in such a state. We are blessed to be able to help folks like we do.  

I also stopped by The Red Door this last Saturday. I had family visiting for the weekend and they wanted to see our new addition and maybe shop a bit while they were in town. As I approached the shop I noticed the lights were on and upon entering found one of our board members helping a young mom and her son to do some shopping for warm weather clothes. This mom lives in a van with her son. They were able to find a few things that would help but are still in need of boys clothing in size 5 or 6 and some warm shoes for mom size 7 or 7.5. If you have some of these items to donate (or could afford to provide some) please let me know.

Shifts Available At The Shop This Week: 
Cashier for Thursday afternoon 11/6 - 12:30 - 3pm. 

We have received multiple applications for the Red Door Grants and are now in the process of deciding where to allocate funds. Eric Johnson will be leading this meeting and YOU are welcome to attend. The meeting will be held at the church fellowship hall on 11/7 at 11 a.m. The address is 1216 7th Street.  If you have never attended one of these meetings, you might really enjoy seeing the process and what all of our hard work is for!

One quick note: For anyone doing pricing of Linen items. Please include the date, measurements and what the item is: table runner, shower curtain etc. Thank you!

Holiday love to all, 
Dawn

Christ Church’s Red Door Thrift Shop is located at 1019 Seventh Street in Anacortes.
Red Door Thrift Shop
360.202.9966

Red Door Shopping Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 10am – 3pm

Red Door Donation Hours:
Monday & Wednesday: 10am – 1pm
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 10am – 3pm

Profits generated at the Red Door Thrift Shop fund Christ Church’s Community Support program.
Shoppers, Volunteers, & Donations are always welcome!

Day by Day

Day by Day daily devotions may be accessed at the following link:
Day by Day Daily Devotion.

Prayer List

Creamy & family
Jim, father of Stephanie
Gaylene
Veronica
Shelley
Mary
Diane
Rev. Rilla & family
Linda, sister-in-law of Lynne
Myrna
Arra, aunt of Carol
Sandy
Dale
Zoanne
Linda
Tom
Karen
Leslie
Diana
Val
John
Foundation for Academic Endeavors
Cedar, Pete & Charlene, and Brendan, family & friends of Mary