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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
Handel's Messiah - A Bible Study led by Fr. Michael & Rev. Katie
Sunday, December 21 ~ 9:30 AM ~ New Library
Join Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie for this Advent series as we explore the texts of Handel’s Messiah.
Adult Christian Education Offering
Voices of Advent: The Bible’s Insights for a Season of Hope
Sundays ~ 9:30-10:15 AM ~ Rm. 31 of Education Bldg.
The Gospels say that John the Baptist fulfilled the prophesy to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah. He understood this assignment to include calling people to a new way of living (repent) and to baptism as the sign for beginning this new life. As Christians wait and look for the intervention of Christ in the world we ask, “What role do I play to ‘prepare the way for the Lord?’”
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 Pageant
Sunday, December 21
Christmas Eve Services
Wednesday, December 24
Parish Office Closed
December 25 - January 1
Evening Prayer for Epiphany
Tuesday, January 6
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LAST SUNDAY'S SERMON
Due to technical difficulties, the Sunday service livestream began during the middle of the sermon. To listen to the sermon from Sunday's service in its entirety, please visit our podcast here.
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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SERVICE SCHEDULE
Children's Christmas Pageant
Sunday, December 21 ~ during the 10:30 service
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 Thursday, January 1.
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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CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
~ Sunday, December 21 ~
during the 10:30 service
We need all of your little donkeys, cows, sheep, and doves present by 10:15 AM in the Parish Hall to prepare for our Christmas Pageant, which will be presented at the end of the 10:30 Eucharist service. Contact Sarah with questions.
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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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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
Come weekly for fellowship and conversation as your schedule allows! We gather in the back room at Odd Colony. Tonight: the conclusion of our Advent Study as we prepare for Christ. Dec 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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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Thursday, December 18 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parlor
Newcomers always welcome;
instructions provided for those who wish to learn!
For more information about the Prayer Shawl Ministry, please click here.
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MOM'S BIBLE STUDY
Fridays ~ 8:30 AM ~ New Library
Come weekly for fellowship, conversation, and Bible Study, as your schedule allows! December 19: the conclusion of our Advent Study as we prepare for Christ. We will then take a two-week break and resume January 9th. Please contact Rev. Katie with any questions.
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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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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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ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING
Voices of Advent:
The Bible’s Insights for a Season of Hope
Sundays ~ 9:30-10:15 AM ~ Rm. 31 of Education Bldg.
The Gospels say that John the Baptist fulfilled the prophesy to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah. He understood this assignment to include calling people to a new way of living (repent) and to baptism as the sign for beginning this new life. As Christians wait and look for the intervention of Christ in the world we ask, “What role do I play to ‘prepare the way for the Lord?’” For more information talk with Dick Hooper or David Starling.
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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.
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: Brian Thomas, Kay Mitchell, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Regina Noonan, Jefferey Fearson, Allan Goldsmith, Brodie Lewis, Elizabeth & Matt, 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—Tim Finch.
IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Lucy Belk, Ruth Harris, Adelene Lovelace, Barret Morrow, Tres Phillips—and anniversaries—Betsy & Pat Hart, Clayton Gambel & Patrick Israel.
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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