Christ Church Chronicle 9-27-26

September 27, 2026

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OUR PARISH MISSION

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

What would the experience of God be like for one who has completed a self-examination and approaches God with the results of that evaluation? Lawrence’s fourth, fifth and sixth letters share his experiences of and thoughts about God after a full examination of his personal character. You might find these letters enjoyable, intriguing, and encouraging to read.

We extend the love of God (Outreach/Parishioner Support)

Serving Lunch at Bright Bridge

Thursday, October 1 ~ 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.

HAPPENINGS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ten Commandments Class

September 23 - October 14

The Blessing of Animals

Saturday, October 3

Parish Office Closed

Monday, October 12

Consecration Sunday

Sunday, October 25

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: An Interfaith Exploration

Wednesdays, September 23 – October 14 ~ 5:30-7:00 PM

Rabbi Joel Fleekop and Father Michael will be leading a four week class on the Ten Commandments looking at it from both a Jewish and a Christian perspective. The class will be held on Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:00 PM and will rotate between Christ Church and Temple Beth-El. The classes held at Christ Church will be in the church sanctuary.

THE BLESSING OF ANIMALS

Saturday, October 3 ~ 9:00 AM ~ Front Courtyard

Each year on the weekend closest to St. Francis Day we have the Blessing of Animals. Any animal you can bring is welcome — along with a donation of canned or packaged pet food for our local animal shelter!

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, October 12

in observance of Columbus Day.

Save the date!!

CONSECRATION SUNDAY ~ October 25

CHRIST CHURCH GIVES MONTCLAIR A GOOD START!

Thank you, good people of Christ Church, for your generous outpouring of time and supplies for the Navigator’s Closet. Underpants! Deodorant! Dental care! Uniforms! A variety of thoughtful and healthy snacks and small meals to give the Montclair students a good start to their days! And thank you for your generous donations of funds to help with emergency and urgent situations we don’t even know are going to happen. It’s a daily thing at Montclair. Thank you, too, for the volunteers who have signed up to do God’s work in the schools, mentoring, encouraging teachers and staff, and showing up to help when needed. Montclair is so grateful to Christ Church for this outpouring of loving kindness!

Save the date!

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

12:00 – Luncheon & Fellowship in the Parish Hall

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 are doing the Fall study, The Parable of the Sower. We gather in the back room at Odd Colony. Please contact the Parish Office with any questions and follow us on Instagram: @yaccpensacola.

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.

MOM'S BIBLE STUDY

Fridays ~ 8:30 AM ~ Library

Come weekly for fellowship, conversation, and Bible Study, as your schedule allows! We are doing the Fall study, The Parable of the Sower. Please contact the Parish Office with any questions.

EfM COMMUNITY GATHERING

Tuesdays, September 29 & October 6 ~ 5:00-7:30 PM Library

Have you ever wondered what Education for Ministry (EfM) is about? Now is your chance to experience the program in a two-week exploration of Sue Monk Kidd’s book God’s Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved. This invitation to a “community gathering” is a time for current EfM participants, EfM graduates, and potential EfM participants to come together and focus on the same material—a common lesson. Purchase your book and join us on Tuesdays, September 29 and October 6, in the Library from 5-7:30 PM. On September 29, we will discuss the Introduction and Chapters 1-8. On October 6, we will discuss Chapters 9-16 and the Epilogue. The seminar builds fellowship, understanding and a sense of how God is working in your life. For additional information or to let us know you will be joining us, click here. We hope to see you there!

SERVING LUNCH AT BRIGHT BRIDGE

Thursday, October 1 ~ 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

EPIC BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, October 7 ~ 3:00 PM ~ Parlor

The Epic Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:00 PM in the Parlor. The October book discussion will be The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout. Upcoming reads: November – Necessary – Troubles: Growing Up at Mid-Century by Drew Gilpin Faust; December – Land by Maggie O'Farrell. Please click here to be added to the email list for updates, and/or join our Facebook group (EPIC Bookclub of Christ Episcopal Church).

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

Saturday, October 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.

NEW ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING

The Practice of the Presence of God

Sundays ~ 9:15-10:15 AM ~ Room 31, Education Building

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.

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!

EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS

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.

UPCOMING DIOCESAN EVENTS

For BayLights at Beckwith details, tickets, and registration, click here.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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: 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, Brian Thomas, Kay Mitchell, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Lisa Gengler, Madison, Jaime Gutierrez, Joan & Walt Wojciehowski, 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, 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.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Benjamin Early III, Sarah Hembree, Donald McShan—and anniversaries—AG & Scout Buffy.

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.