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Christ Church exists to show everyone God loves them unconditionally.
We do that by EXPERIENCING, EMBRACING, AND EXTENDING
God's love.
There are several ways to give to the mission of Christ Church:
you can mail in your pledge, place in the Sunday offering,
give online, or text GIVE to (850) 403-6673.
We experience God's love (Worship)
Sunday 10:30 AM service streamed on Facebook Live or YouTube
Click here to listen to last week's sermon.
**An email is sent on Saturdays with links for Sunday worship and Christian Education.
In-Person services on Sunday at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM
In-Person service on Wednesday at 12:00 PM
We embrace God's love (Study/Formation)
Adult Christian Education Offering
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Sundays ~ 9:15-10:15 AM ~ Room 31, 2nd floor of Education Building
After Brother Lawrence’s death a short treatise was found in his room called “Spiritual Maxims.” He also had assembled what he thought were “Necessary Practices.” These documents offer what he thought were beliefs and actions which would lead one to experience the presence of God every moment of the day. These short documents are the subject for this class session.
We extend the love of God (Outreach/Parishioner Support)
Serving Lunch at Bright Bridge
Thursday, November 5 ~ 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us as we help serve lunch at Bright Bridge Ministries the first Thursday of the month (Richard’s Memorial – 2615 W. DeSoto St). To volunteer to help serve this month, please email Traci. Food prep starts at 8:30 AM. Food service is from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with cleanup until 12:30 PM.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Prime Timers Fall Event
Thursday, October 29
Trunk or Treat
Friday, October 30
Consecration Sunday
Sunday, November 1
Choral Eucharist
Sunday, November 1
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CONSECRATION SUNDAY ~ November 1
This day has two important elements: the people coming forward to lay their pledges on the Altar as a sacrificial act of gratitude and faithfulness, and a celebratory meal after the service. After both the 8:00 and 10:30 services, we will break bread together with a casual but delicious meal in the Parish Hall.
Following the 8:00 service, children may attend breakfast with their families. Following the 10:30 service, a special kid-friendly lunch will be provided. Please bring your child to the NEW library after the service before you go to the Parish Hall for lunch. The children will enjoy lunch upstairs together and will remain until a parent picks them up.
Nursery age children (ages 0-4) are welcome to remain in the nursery until after lunch. Please pack additional bottles and/or food for any child staying.
There are four ways to place your pledge on the Altar for the blessing on Consecration Sunday:
1. Attend the 8 AM or 10:30 AM service on Consecration Sunday (November 1).
2. Mail the card using the stamped envelope included in the letter sent out.
3. Drop off your card to the church office between 9 AM and 3 PM, Monday through Friday.
4. Complete a confidential online pledge card. The pledge card can be found at the link below or on the website (www.christ-church.net).
To submit your pledge card online, please click here.
Please RSVP for Consecration Sunday to help us with a head count for food.
Please fill out a card even if you will not be able to attend.
To RSVP for Consecration Sunday, please click here.
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PRIME TIMERS: A Fall Day of Remembrance
Thursday, October 29 ~ 11:15 AM
11:15 – Eucharist to Remember & Celebrate the Special Souls in our Life
Bring a picture of the person(s) to celebrate and place them on the altar.
12:00 – Luncheon & Fellowship in the Parish Hall
Lunch provided. Suggested donation: $10.00.
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TRUNK OR TREAT
Friday, October 30 ~ 6:00-7:30 PM ~ Back Parking Lot
Pizza, snacks, and drinks provided.
Click here to host a trunk or help with food, traffic monitoring, set up, or clean up!
Especially as our broader community recovers and neighborhoods have lingering debris on Halloween,
please know all are welcome to enjoy and/or participate in a safe, friendly environment.
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GET YOUR COSTUME ON!
~ Sunday, November 1 ~
We invite all children to wear their Halloween costume to church on Sunday, November 1!
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Music at Christ Church presents
CHORAL EUCHARIST
FOR THE FEAST OF ALL SOULS
featuring the Fauré Requiem with orchestra
Sunday, November 1 ~ 5:00 PM
On Sunday, November 1 at 5:00 PM, Christ Church will offer a Choral Eucharist in Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, the Feast of All Souls. The Christ Church choir will sing Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem as the service music for Eucharist, which will also include the reading of the Necrology, a list of those souls who in the past year have gone to their reward. The Requiem will be accompanied by organ and chamber orchestra comprising members of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and other talented musicians from the Gulf Coast region. Choral Eucharist will be followed by a festive reception.
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VETERANS DAY SERVICE
Sunday, November 8 ~ 9:30-10:15 AM ~ Church
Christ Church will conduct a special Veterans Day Service on Sunday, November 8 at 9:30 AM in the Church Nave. This year, our keynote speaker will be parishioner Col. Clay Stackhouse, USMC (Ret.).
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The Parish Office will be closed Wednesday, November 11
in observance of Veterans Day.
**Please note there will be NO noon service that day.**
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YACC (YOUNG ADULTS OF CHRIST CHURCH)
Tuesdays ~ 6:30-8:00 PM
Odd Colony
Come weekly for fellowship and conversation as your schedule allows! We gather in the back room at Odd Colony. Please contact the Parish Office with any questions and follow us on Instagram: @yaccpensacola.
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CHAIR YOGA CLASS
Thursdays ~ 2:30 PM
2nd Floor of the Christian Education Building
Class is held on Thursdays at 2:30 PM on the second floor of the Christian Education building. The class includes stretching and flowing poses, mostly done on a chair — no yoga mat needed. Class lasts 50-60 minutes and is led by Lindsey Windrow, Registered Yoga Teacher. All are welcome. Cost: $5.00 per class.
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MOM'S BIBLE STUDY
Fridays ~ 8:30 AM ~ Library
Come weekly for fellowship, conversation, and Bible Study, as your schedule allows! Please contact the Parish Office with any questions.
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EPIC BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, November 4 ~ 3:00 PM ~ Parlor
The Epic Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:00 PM in the Parlor. The November book discussion will be Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Mid-Century by Drew Gilpin Faust. Upcoming reads: December – Land by Maggie O'Farrell; January – Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. Please click here to be added to the email list for updates, and/or join our Facebook group (EPIC Bookclub of Christ Episcopal Church).
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SERVING LUNCH AT BRIGHT BRIDGE
Thursday, November 5 ~ 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us as we help serve lunch at Bright Bridge Ministries the first Thursday of the month (Richard’s Memorial – 2615 W. DeSoto St). To volunteer to help serve this month, please email Traci. Food prep starts at 8:30 AM. Food service is from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with cleanup until 12:30 PM.
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FOOD FOR THE BODY, FOOD FOR THE SOUL
Tuesday, November 10 ~ 11:30 AM-12:30 PM ~ Parish Hall
Every second Tuesday of the month, we will gather in the Parish Hall to inwardly digest our lunch while we inwardly digest the Word. Each month will provide an overview of a book of the Bible that leads into resources for further study throughout the month. Come for food for both the body and soul! Suggested lunch donation: $10.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
Saturday, November 14 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parlor
We meet at 9:30 AM on the second Saturday of each month in the Parlor. Anyone interested in learning more about DOK can attend a meeting or contact Monica Barnard.
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EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) REGISTRATION
FOR NEW YEAR
The Outline of Faith in our Book of Common Prayer asks the question “Through whom does the Church carry out its mission?” Our answer is “The church carries out its mission through the ministry of all its members.” EfM will enrich your spiritual life and support you as you discover and live out your ministry. How can you best use your gifts and talents? EfM is designed for lay people with big questions and a hunger to better understand our faith. In a revised EfM: Classic curriculum, we join together weekly to study Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, Christian Ethics and Spirituality in a four-year program but you only commit to one academic year at a time. In addition to Classic, there is a new voice “EfM: Wide Angle.” Wide Angle is a one-year taste of Classic’s four years. It takes a narrative approach and introduces participants to Classic by touching on elements of all four years of the classic program in one year. Anyone can take Wide Angle at any time. Our group will consist of both Classic and Wide Angle participants.
If it has been a while since you took EfM or are new to EfM, now may be the time to join a group. The seminar builds fellowship, understanding and a sense of how God is working in your life. Registration for our new year ends December 11, 2026. We meet on Tuesday evenings at Christ Church, 5-7:30 PM beginning January 5, 2027. For additional information contact Pam Tanner with questions.
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ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING
The Practice of the Presence of God
Sundays ~ 9:15-10:15 AM ~ Room 31, Education Building
After Brother Lawrence’s death a short treatise was found in his room called “Spiritual Maxims.” He also had assembled what he thought were “Necessary Practices.” These documents offer what he thought were beliefs and actions which would lead one to experience the presence of God every moment of the day. These short documents are the subject for this class session.
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SUNDAY CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
8:00 AM – Worship with Nursery available. The Nursery is available for children ages infant through 4 years old. Special books, age-appropriate activities, and a snack are offered.
9:30 AM – Sunday School is available for children and youth. The Nursery is available for children ages infant through 4 years old.
**Please note that there will be NO Sunday School
on Sunday, November 1 due to Consecration Sunday.**
10:30 AM – Worship with Nursery available. The Nursery is available for children ages infant through 4 years old. This service also includes Children's Chapel during the sermon, designed especially for children ages 5 years old and up. Children are invited to follow the cross down the main aisle during the sequence hymn and will return during the peace, just in time to have communion with their families.
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STAY CONNECTED WITH
CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRY!
Children and Family Ministry (CFM) has two ways to keep our families connected with Christ Church during the week. CFM is on Instagram, @cckidspensacola, and shares what is happening on Sunday mornings & ideas for how to keep faithful conversations happening during the week. CFM also has a bite-sized weekly email with the "5 Things" our families need to know for the week – Sunday reminders, save the dates, and more. Email Rachel to be added to the list!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL EYC
Mondays ~ 6-8 PM ~ The Upper Room
HIGH SCHOOL EYC
Wednesdays ~ 6-8 PM ~ The Upper Room
For the current EYC newsletter, click here.
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USHER MINISTRY AT CHRIST CHURCH
Our ushers welcome those who attend service, provide bulletins, assist with seating, and help maintain a safe environment. If you are interested in being an usher, please sign up here.
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CHRIST CHURCH POPs
Join Christ Church for POPping sermons and conversations! Here we will share the Preaching Of the Parish as well as conversations with People Of the Parish and Partners Of the Parish. Each week we will alternate between past sermons and interviews.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-church-pops/id1727616547
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CHRIST CHURCH NAMETAGS
To request yours, please sign up online here. Nametags may be picked up from the information table in the Foyer the Sunday after your request is submitted.
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ALTAR FLOWER DEDICATIONS
Each week our worship service is enhanced with beautiful fresh flowers. After the Sunday services, the altar flower arrangements are reworked into smaller arrangements. These arrangements are delivered to members of our parish family that are unable to attend a Sunday service. The altar flowers are a memorial, a thanksgiving for an anniversary, a birthday, a new birth, or a thanksgiving for God's blessings. The donation is listed in the weekly bulletin. Forms to participate in this ministry are available here and on the information table in the Foyer.
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CHURCH PRAYER SHAWLS
A few prayer shawls have been placed on a stand just inside the front doors of the church that may be used during services. If you are a bit chilly or just want something to hold, pick up a prayer shawl to use. It is the hope of the Prayer Shawl Ministry that these items, prayerfully made, will offer comfort and a sense of well-being to the borrowers and they will feel God’s love and peace.
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BIRTHDAYS & WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
FOR THE PARISH FAMILY
We would like to give thanks for these special days and to add your name to the published prayer list in the Chronicle. Please print your name on the calendar on the information table in the Foyer. The calendar is checked weekly before the prayer list goes to print.
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PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISH FAMILY
I. For Those in Need. Including the poor, the unemployed, the lonely, the hungry, the homeless, the abused, the sick and dying, and those who grieve. For those suffering in body, mind, or spirit—including Members: Genie McCoy, Tom Linke, Sydney Doggrell, Nancy Matthews, Billy Lovelace, Joe Taylor, Lucy Rentz, Debbie Stewart, Teresa Rogers, Gail LeRoy, Joann Bjorensen, Susan Norton, JoAnn Shrine, Sarah Ballew, Kay Mitchell, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Mary Jane Soule, Pam & Gary Jones, Nikki Voltz, Lavon Brown, Darrin, Susan Pyle, Sonja Crawford, Regina Noonan, Rob Wilmer.
II. For Those in the Armed Forces, especially—Erik Barton, Stewart Bova, Blake Busse, Morgan Cochran, Danica Roark Domokos, Pierce Fiveash, Sam Gaston, Robert Geiger, Sterling Gilliam III, Mitchell Harless, Harley Jennings, Benjamin Jensen, Joshua Justin, Michael Kukenberger, Hillary Leonard, David Mainer, Ben Mathis, Kathryn Martin, James Mayfield, Nathanael Mayfield, Sean McAbee, Mac McArthur, Tony Miller, Riley Nofziger, Austin Ordway, Gavin Harris Patterson, Gavin Peterson, Kyle Roberson, Matthew Hewett Sale, Peter Shelton, Evan Valdyke, Wesley Valdyke, Harrison Williams, Jake Willstatter; and all those who serve this nation in harm’s way.
III. For All who have Died. May their souls and the souls of all the departed rest in peace—Tammy Bohannon.
IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Gorham Partington—and anniversaries.
To submit a prayer request, fill out the prayer request form on our website (found on the Pastoral Care page under “Ministries” here). Please let us know if this is for the confidential prayer list only or for the published public prayer list as well. Please note that all names remain on the prayer list for 4 weeks. Please resubmit your request with an update if you or a loved one would like to stay on the list for another four weeks. This helps keep our prayers current. Names in bold print indicate new additions to the prayer list.
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