The area that our new bishop, Felix Orji, oversees has been dubbed “CANA West.’ We now have a newsletter for our area to help us get to know one another. CTR will have a spotlight on either a particular ministry or another aspect of our church in each bi-monthly issue. We will usually be towards the end of the newsletter. Please take a few minutes to check it out.  If you have any questions or comments please contact Deacon Sheri.

http://www.rowlettanglicans.org/files/CANAWEST_Jan2012.doc

That video above is a great video detailing how youth are growing with the Anglicans in the United States.  Additionally, there is a story detailing all of this; you are encouraged to read it!   You can do so here.

Don’t forget to mark your calendar with the date of our Annual Parish meeting (Feb 12th). We will have one worship service at 9:30am, followed by our parish meeting and lunch. Three new vestry members will also be selected by lot. Three of the following six will be selected by lot to serve on the vestry:

• Keith Crow
• Keith Hughes
• Tim Lew
• Jackie McDonald
• Teddy Okonkwo
• Karen Powell

The annual CANA Council meeting will be held in Plano this year at Christ Church on March 5-6. The registration fee is $50 which includes most meals. Everyone (not just clergy or delegates) in the CANA & ACNA family is welcome. You can register online on the CANA website. There is no childcare offered. Please consider taking advantage of the Council meeting being held so close to home and come see what it’s all about.

• Sun Jan 29, 2012: RAD Soup Sale
• Sun Feb 12, 2012: Annual Parish Meeting after 9:30 Service
• Tue Feb 21, 2012: Pancake Supper – 5:30 – 7:30 PM
• Wed Feb 22: Ash Wednesday Services at 7AM & 7PM.

On Sunday, January 29, the Youth will once again be selling their homemade soups to raise funds for Summer Camp in July. There will be three different soups available, including the favorite Tomato-Basil using the La Madeline recipe.

The Memory Makers group is planning to compile a book of the favorite recipes of Christ The Redeemer families. Please submit your recipe either type-written or by email.  They need to be submitted to Joyce Stewart or Barbara Breeding. Please accompany your recipe with your name and your favorite scripture. Our goal is to sell the books to support Memory Makers’ projects for the church.

Memory Makers will have their monthly meeting at CTR on Monday, Jan. 23rd at 10:30am. Please bring a salad to share. If you have any questions please contact Paulette Richards.

The 3rd annual Church Planting Summit will be held March 6-8, 2012 in Plano, TX. Anglican 1000 hosts an annual Church Planting Summit, which is an opportunity for everyone who is part of this exciting movement to gather for equipping, worship, encouragement, networking, prayer, and reports from the mission field. Featured 2012 speakers include Scot McKnight, Mike Breen, and David Taylor. They will also be featuring Anglican leaders from across North America during the field reports and breakout sessions. Registration is $200—if you are also registered for the CANA Council you receive a 15% discount on Anglican 1000 if you register before January 31st.

After the service on Sundays, there are intercessors available to pray for you. If you have praises or thanksgivings, if you have a sickness or are in need of healing; if you have a loved one who needs prayer, or for any other prayer needs you may have, they will be lifted up by these prayer teams – you have only to ask. If you would like prayer please come to the altar rail after the service and the intercessors will meet you there.