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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)
**Please note there will be no Christian Education offered
on Sunday, December 28 and Sunday, January 4;
classes will resume on Sunday, January 11.**
NEW ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING
Four Epiphanies
Sundays, January 11 & 18 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parish Hall
Join Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie for a Bible Study on the four Gospel Epiphany accounts.
We extend the love of God (Outreach/Parishioner Support)
Serving Lunch at Bright Bridge
Thursday, January 8 ~ 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
Christmas Eve Services
Wednesday, December 24
Parish Office Closed
December 25 - January 2
Evening Prayer for Epiphany
Tuesday, January 6
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Please note that the Chronicle will not be published
the week of December 29 —
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
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CHRISTMAS SERVICE SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve ~ Wednesday, December 24
4:00 PM Children & Families Service ~ Nursery care available
6:00 PM Candlelight Service ~ Nursery care available
9:00 PM Festive Service
**Please note we will not offer a noon service on Wednesday, December 24
or a Christmas Day service.
In addition, we will not offer a noon service on Wednesday, December 31.**
The Parish Office will be closed
Thursday, December 25 through Friday, January 2.
Please note there will be no Christian Education or Parish Breakfast offered
on Sunday, December 28 and Sunday, January 4;
both will resume on Sunday, January 11.
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EVENING PRAYER
Tuesday, January 6 ~ 5:00 PM
We will have an Evening Prayer service for the Feast of the Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6 at 5:00 PM.
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HOLY BAPTISM AT CHRIST CHURCH
Upcoming Dates for the Sacrament of New Birth
Sunday, January 11, 2026 — The Baptism of Our Lord
Please contact Kelly at the Parish Office to make preparations.
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MAKE YOUR GIFT TO THE CHRIST CHURCH ENDOWMENT TRUST
If you have an IRA and must take a Required Minimum Distribution ("RMD"), consider the tax advantages of gifting your RMD directly to Christ Church's Endowment Trust. By doing so, you can make a direct transfer from your IRA to the Endowment Trust and thereby avoid paying tax on the RMD as well as avoid the expense of liquidating appreciated investments, and your gift to the Endowment Trust will give Christ Church's Endowment Trust the opportunity for continuous growth. You could also make an RMD to Christ Church in order to satisfy your church pledge. Contact Tim Heindl at 850-432-5115 for further information.
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YACC (YOUNG ADULTS OF CHRIST CHURCH)
Tuesdays ~ 6:30-8:00 PM ~ Odd Colony
**resumes on January 6th**
Come weekly for fellowship and conversation as your schedule allows! We gather in the back room at Odd Colony. December 23rd and 30th: YACC will be taking a two-week break. Join us again on January 6th! Please contact Rev. Katie with any questions and follow us on Instagram: @yaccpensacola.
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CIRCLE OF CARE
Wednesday, January 7 ~ 11:00 AM ~ New Library
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EPIC BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, January 7 ~ 3:00 PM ~ Old Library
The Epic Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:00 PM in the Old Library on the second floor of the Christian Education building. The January book discussion will be An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Upcoming reads: February – The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea; March – The Short Novels of John Steinbeck. 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, January 8 ~ 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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WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Thursdays ~ 10:00 AM ~ New Library
**resumes on January 8th**
We meet every Thursday morning at 10:00 AM in the New Library. We will resume on Thursday, January 8 with the study of John, Chapter 6. Come and join us and bring your Bible!
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MOM'S BIBLE STUDY
Fridays ~ 8:30 AM ~ New Library
**resumes on January 9th**
Come weekly for fellowship, conversation, and Bible Study, as your schedule allows! We will take a two-week break and resume January 9th. Please contact Rev. Katie with any questions.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
Saturday, January 10 ~ 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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NEW ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING
Four Epiphanies
Sundays, January 11 & 18 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parish Hall
Join Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie for a Bible Study on the four Gospel Epiphany accounts.
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ST. LUKE’S CHAPTER MEETING
Monday, January 12 ~ 10:00 AM
at the home of Bonnie Benz
Join us at Bonnie Benz’s home on Monday, January 12, at 10:00 AM for our monthly meeting. Please bring light, healthy snacks as we begin our new year! Please RSVP to Marcia Sevold.
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SUNDAY CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
**Please note there will be no Sunday School offered
on Sunday, December 28 and Sunday, January 4;
classes will resume on Sunday, January 11.**
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.
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 Sarah to be added to the list!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL EYC
Mondays ~ 6-7:30 PM ~ Undercroft
HIGH SCHOOL EYC
Wednesdays ~ 6-8 PM ~ Undercroft
For the current EYC newsletter, click 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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CARE IN COMMUNITY
Christ Church is here for you. It is easy to feel alone or disconnected, so reach out to one of the priests or someone at the church to say hello. There are many ministries to love and support the people who are the church. Contact Rev. Katie or call her at the Parish Office (850-432-5115) if you or anyone you know has any needs.
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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: Sarah Ballew, Brian Thomas, Kay Mitchell, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Regina Noonan, Jefferey Fearson, Allan Goldsmith, Brodie Lewis, Kelly Currin, 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, Benjamin Jensen, Joshua Justin, Michael Kukenberger, Hillary Leonard, Ben Mathis, Kathryn Martin, Sean McAbee, Mac McArthur, Tony Miller, Riley Nofziger, Austin Ordway, Gavin Harris Patterson, 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.
IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays and anniversaries.
To submit a prayer request, email prayer-request@christ-church.net or fill out the prayer request form on our website (found on the Pastoral Care page under “Ministries”). 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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