Episcopal Church of the Creator

Creator Episcopal Seeking New Church Secretary

Steve Mullen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:34:08 +0000

Employment Opportunity:

Our small but energetic parish seeks a part-time church secretary to start immediately.

Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pay Rate: $10.00 per hour.

Main duties include general office work including answering phones and maintaining church records, directories, reports, and calendars. The secretary reports to and works closely with the parish priest.

Please click here to download a complete job description, or call the church office at 746-8765 to speak with Fr. Bill Burk. Resumes and cover letters may be mailed to the office at 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA, 23111 or emailed to creatorcontact@comcast.net. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Greening of the Church 2011

Steve Mullen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:39:20 +0000

Our elves were hard at work on the evening of Wednesday, December 21 to get the church green for Christmas weekend! Click on the image to see a larger version.

2011 Christmas Season Schedule

Steve Mullen — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:42:15 +0000

Here’s a look at the schedule for the Christmas season 2011:

Sat, Dec. 24th (Christmas Eve) 5:00 pm – Holy Eucharist and Christmas Pageant
Sat, Dec.24th (Christmas Eve) 10:15 pm – 10:30 pm Choral Prelude
Sat, Dec. 24th (Christmas Eve) 10:30 pm – Festal Eucharist
Sun, Dec. 25th (Christmas Day) 10:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fri, Jan. 6th (Epiphany) 6:30 – 7:00 pm – De-greening
Fri, Jan. 6th (Epiphany) 7:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fri, Jan. 6th (Epiphany) 8:00 pm – Burning of the Greens

New Online Creator Calendar

Steve Mullen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:46:13 +0000

Just a quick heads up about a new feature on creatorfamily.net. We’ve installed a new online calendar, to keep you up-to-date on church events. You can check it out at this link. We will, of course, continue to highlight events on the front page as well.

New 2012 Vestry Members

Steve Mullen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:24:32 +0000

Our congregation recently voted in new members to our vestry! Please welcome the following new vestry members, who will take office on January 1:

Lee Barron
Sheila Hall
Steve Read

We’d also like to recognize Patti Jackson, John Messere and Eric Knopf, whose terms as vestry members are ending. Thank you for your service to Episcopal Church of the Creator!

2011 Christmas Pageant Information

Steve Mullen — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:00:30 +0000

Creator Christmas Pageant 2010

The 2011 Christmas Pageant will take place on Christmas Eve at the early service, and all children are welcome to participate.

Children in 3rd grade and younger will be the followers following the lead Angel, lead Sheppard, lead Townsperson and, of course, filling the role of the animals in the pageant.

Children in 4th through 6th grade will be cast as the lead Angel, lead Sheppard, lead Townsperson, Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph and Mary.

Narrators will be cast from some of the teenagers in the church.

Schedule:

Sunday December 11 and Sunday December 18: Children’s Choir practice immediately following the 10:30 service. Lunch will be served for all children downstairs after the 10:30 church service. Pageant Practice will start around 1 pm and end around 2:30pm.

Please contact Bonnie Hoffman for more information.

Back to Fall Hours!

Steve Mullen — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:50:55 +0000

If you haven’t been to service for a couple of weeks, note that we have moved back to fall hours! Our services are now at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. This Sunday (September 25) we will only have ONE service, held at 10:30 a.m., due to the visit from Bishop Johnston.

Summer hours start June 5

Steve Mullen — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:47:22 +0000

Just a reminder, our summer service hours begin on June 5! This means that our normal 10:30 a.m. service will slide to 10:00 a.m. This summer, our 8 a.m. service will remain the same.

UPDATED: Holy Saturday 2011 Pictures

Steve Mullen — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:43:24 +0000

As always, the children and adults all had a great time on Holy Saturday. The children were first treated to a lesson from Father Bill, with fantastic assistance from the Youth Group. Then, they visited a model of Jerusalem. Then, after what surely to them seemed like an eternity, there was of course the Easter Egg Hunt. The festivities were wrapped up by a fabulous lunch. If you haven’t attended Holy Saturday before, be sure you don’t miss it next year! Below are a few pictures from the day.

If you have pictures from the day that you’d be willing to share, please email them to creatorcontact@comcast.net and they’ll be added to this slideshow!

UPDATE: Thanks to John Messere for sending some of his fantastic pictures. They have been added to the slideshow.

2011 Easter Lily Dedications

Steve Mullen — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:36:27 +0000

The flowers on the altar at Easter this year were given to the glory of God in thanksgiving and loving memory of loved ones by:

Lynne & Steve Read in memory of Mary Jane Hillis

Katherine Earls in memory of Katherine G. Davidson and John J. Mayo, Jr.

Steve Stuckey in memory of Francis Stuckey

Nancy Meador in honor of my children: Terry Barsalou and Steve Meador

Ed & Sheila Hall in memory of Maude Hall and Judy Miller

Catherine Cross in memory of Douglas Cross Sr. and Douglas Cross Jr.

Judy & John Quilter in memory of their son, Jake Quilter

Sally Handorf in memory of Howard Handorf

Anne Lynn & Clarence Stone in memory of our parents and brothers, Anne, Wesley and Wayne Snelson, Courtney Alphus and Bobby Stone

Pat Stuckey in honor of Amanda, Robert and Philip for the joy they give

Jenny & Bill Burk in memory of Eleanor Dakin Campbell, Richard and Eleanor Bacon

Patti Jackson, Richard, Jessi & Katy Groover in memory of Jean and Jack Jackson; Maude and Bitsy Groover

*There were some names inadvertently deleted off of the Easter Lily Flower dedication page. Please accept our deepest apologies for the oversight.