'As each one has received a gift, we use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied Grace'      Peter 4:10

GoodNews The Shop@Christ Church

Store Hours
Sunday: 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 704-372-5906
Email: gns@christchurchcharlotte.org

The Good News Shop is a mission of the Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church. As a private, nonprofit organization, the Shop donates all of its sales proceeds toward grants to worthy nonprofit initiatives focused on the needs of women and children in the local community and abroad. The Good News Shop's main objective is to maximize profits in order to fund these initiatives. In its 34-year-old history, it has donated $500,000 to outreach programs. The Shop also serves as a ministry devoted to building community and fellowship and providing resources for programs at Christ Church.

Nestled inside Christ Church, The Good News Shop is adorned with ideal gifts for Christmas, birthdays and special events including Baptisms, Confirmation and graduations. We offer free gift wrapping, so this really is the place for your one-stop shopping! The most rewarding attribute about this shop is that 100% of proceeds go back into the community, which is so needed in today's economy. We proudly feature books, cards, candles, lotions, jewelry, handbags, hats, decorative pillows, baby and children gifts, tabletop accessories, men's accessories, crosses, paper products, linens, food items and kitchen accessories. Please remember us first when you shop for that next gift.

Thank you,
The Good News Shop

GoodNews the shop@Christ Church is pleased to present our new selection of glassware displaying the Christ Church emblem! With a variety of tumblers including 12oz, 16oz and 24oz glasses, and 17oz mugs, these items are the perfect gifts for long-standing and new members, teacher, staff appreciation mementos and more! We are also featuring a wonderful Bridge Table with everything from ACBS Bridge Series books, Bridge at a Glance Quick Reference Guides to beautifully designed (and easy to read) playing cards and score pads. Put these two together for a winning hand and support the local community at the same time!

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Graduation and Confirmation Graduation and Confirmation are right around the corner. GOODNEWS has a special section in the store designated for these wonderful occasions in your life. For graduation, we have Swell water bottles, inlaid pocket knives, luggage and carry-all bags in many sizes, books, frames, camo laundry bags, custom stationery, valet trays, monogrammed pillows and much more. For Confirmation, we have cross pottery trays, frames, necklaces and bracelets, earrings, books, Christ Church ties, bow ties, the list goes on and on. Let us help you choose the perfect gift as you help us raise more money for our local charities.

Volunteers Needed In The GoodNews Shop
Are you looking for an easy way to get involved at Christ Church? Look no further...Come to the GoodNews Shop and sign up for a once a month  two hour shift. It's  a fun way to be involved, meet new friends and have a little time for retail therapy. Please come and join our fun team. You can contact Peggy or Lynne at gns@christchurchcharlotte.org.

Spring Has Sprung
Spring is here at GOODNEWS! The UPS man has been busy delivering boxes to us daily. New items include handbags, decorations for your Easter table, bright colored jewelry, caftans for the beach and to wear over your white jeans, lanterns for your porch or patio... the list goes on and on!! 

GOODNEWS To Go
The GOODNEWS is that GOODNEWS TO GO is up and running again! Stop by the store and look in our freezer. We have Chili, Medora's Mess, Brunswick Stew, Chicken and White Bean Chili, Corn Bread and Pumpkin Bread. Perfect for a quick, easy dinner for yourself or for someone who is sick, moving or just had a baby. As with our other gift items, the ladies at GOODNEWS will be happy to wrap the food as a gift. Our menu changes each week, so be sure to drop in and see what's "cookin"! 

Follow GOODNEWS
GOODNEWS is taking advantage of social media websites Facebook and Twitter to try and promote our store and our story. Facebook and Twitter are free sites that enable us to reach a wide variety of people with a click of a button. If you use these sites, please "like" us on Facebook and "follow" us on Twitter and encourage your friends to do the same. Last year GOODNEWS, along with the ECW Bazaar, donated $72,235 to charities that work with women and children. This year our goal is $80,000. By shopping in the store and spreading the word to your friends we can accomplish this goal together!! 

	Phone: 704-372-5906 Email: gns@christchurchcharlotte.org

Christ Church Gallery
The idea for All Saints' Gallery began in the early 1990's when Jo Rankin saw an art exhibit at Coventry Cathedral in England. At a later date, she presented the idea to Henry Parsley who said without hesitation "let's start the gallery!" Over the years, the gallery has grown and improved (Jo still remembers struggling to hang the art on chains attached to the cinder block walls). Today, with Margaret Salisbury and Murray Parker at the helm, a new group of local artists arrive each month with their work. The medium used is varied and can range from pencil, pastel, watercolor, oil to even collage. The paintings are sold through GOODNEWS with 30% of the sale price going to Mission Funding. Last year the gallery and the GOODNEWS "Artist of the Month" program contributed almost $9,000 to Mission Funding. The next time you are considering a painting, remember that any purchase will be a benefit to you and also to GOODNEWS.

Shop Cooler
Go from farmers market to fridge, with hours to spare in between. Keep your fresh produce cool with the assistance of the Shop Cooler. The non toxic PVC-and lead-free bag that you store in your freezer until you're ready to stroll. The "mini fridge" cools on all sides of the bag: no more melting ice packs or fear of food spoiling. Great to take on week-end trips. As featured in the Charlotte Observer and available at GOODNEWS for $26.95.

GOODNEWS TO GO
GOODNEWS TO GO is a new food program that was started this year. Each Monday and Tuesday volunteers meet in the church kitchen to assemble casseroles, soups and desserts to sell in GOODNEWS. Every recipe has been created and tested by church members with several of them based on recipes from our Christ Church Cookbook. Met with overwhelming success, the GOODNEWS Freezer has become our top selling category several months in a row. The freezer will be stocked through May of this year and then it will be empty for the summer. Starting in September, we would love to continue cooking and stocking the freezer...we just need some more volunteers! This commitment can be as little as once a month for two hours or as much time as you have to give. If you like to prep, cook or assemble we have a place for you that offers a wonderful opportunity for fellowship! Interested in helping? Contact Patty Lambert 704-756-5864 or pglambert@carolina.rr.com.

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The 2011 net proceeds from The Good News Shop and the ECW Bazaar were joyfully donated to the following agencies:

A Child's Place, Augustine Project For Literacy, Baby bundles, Bethlehem Center of Charlotte, Charlotte Family Housing, Charlotte Rescue Mission, Communities In Schools, Crisis Assistance Ministry, Elida Children's Home, Family Support Network, The Fistula Foundation, Friendship Trays, Harvest Center, Hope Haven, Inc., Hospitality House of Charlotte, Inreach, Jacob's Ladder Job Center, Jubilee House Community, KinderMourn, Love In the Name Of Christ, Our Little Roses, Pat's Place Child Advocacy Center, Salvation Army, Shelter Health Services, Southminister Foundation, The Center for Community Transitions, The Learning Collaborative, The Relatives Inc., Thompson Child and Family Focus, UMAR, United Family Services, Urban Ministry Center.

Visit the Art Gallery

Each month The Good News Shop will be featuring new Artists! All of the art in the Gallery during the month of June is by the Guild of Charlotte Artists. For each piece of art sold, 30% comes back to GOODNEWS for mission funding. This month we have over 80 pieces of art in our gallery. Stop by today!

Look for these upcoming artists of the month:

APRIL: Barbara Jamison,  Amy Sullivan, Shug Lockett, Libby Smart, Fonda Doerre, Margaret Salisbury, Judy Stead, A.Redmond

MAY: Booty Moran, Karen Alley, Cinthia Griffin, Bobbie Underhill

JUNE: Art Guild (Pat ONeill)

AUG/SEPT: Meaghan Keeley, Sharon Hockfield, Teri Otten, Nancy Holmes

OCTOBER: A.Chambers, Marlise Newman and sister, Rebecca Denmark

NOVEMBER: Carol Pighin, M. Rivera, Pirrie Bingham, Sudie Dressler