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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)
We extend the love of God (Outreach/Parishioner Support)
Host Ministry Recruitment
We are looking for more people to join Christ Church's Host Ministry and welcome visitors and parishioners to Christ Church on Sunday mornings in the Foyer before the 8 AM service and 10:30 AM service. Hosts provide directions to various locations to aid in navigating our church campus, creating a welcoming experience. Contact Krista if you are interested in this ministry. There will be two brief training sessions for new hosts: Tuesday, April 22 at 7:30 PM after EfM in the Foyer and Sunday, April 27, after the 10:30 AM service in the Foyer.
Outreach Opportunity
Family Promise is a local nonprofit that works with individuals, organizations, and businesses in our community to provide shelter and necessities. In Pensacola, local churches provide space and accommodation as families progress through the program to sustainable housing. Family Promise helps homeless families get back on their feet and supports them through classes and case management to achieve sustainable independence. First Presbyterian Church is hosting two families the week of May 18-May 24. If you are interested in learning more about this organization or helping with volunteer support that week, please contact Rev. Katie.
Ministry Opportunities & Ways to Serve
What does it mean to be the Church? The Church is not a building, but a community of people and there are many opportunities where you can share your gifts within our community. How is God leading YOU to serve in new and exciting ways at Christ Church? For a full list of ministry descriptions, please click here; for ministry survey, click here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20
Confirmation Sunday
Sunday, April 27
Annual Parish Picnic
Sunday, May 4
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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday in Holy Week, April 14
Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM
Tuesday in Holy Week, April 15
Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM
Wednesday in Holy Week, April 16
Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM
Maundy Thursday, April 17
Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM
Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing & Stripping of the Altar - 6:00 PM*+
Good Friday, April 18
Stations of the Cross - 10:30 AM (starting at Old Christ Church)
The Good Friday Liturgy with Choir - 12:00 PM+
Children’s Stations of the Cross - 5:30 PM
The Good Friday Liturgy - 7:00 PM*
Holy Saturday, April 19
Holy Saturday Service at Old Christ Church - 10:00 AM
The Great Vigil with Holy Eucharist - 8:00 PM+
Easter Day, April 20
Holy Eucharist - 7:00 AM
Holy Eucharist - 9:00 AM*+
Children's Easter Egg Hunt - 10:30 AM
Holy Eucharist - 11:00 AM*
Note: Services with an asterisk indicate nursery care is available.
Bolded services are highly encouraged.
Services with a cross will be livestreamed.
Rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent is available to all by appointment.
The Parish Office will be closed Monday, April 21 & Tuesday, April 22.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PARKING
FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON GOOD FRIDAY
A shuttle will be picking up people from new Christ Church to take them to Old Christ Church for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. The service starts at 10:30 AM, so the bus will start making trips at 9:30 AM and leave for the final trip at 10:30 AM. Meet the shuttle in the back parking lot (Belmont St.). The stations will conclude at new Christ Church around noon, so you will be back at your car.
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THE FLOWERING OF THE CROSS ON EASTER SUNDAY
The flowering of the cross is a beautiful way to symbolize the new life that emerges from Jesus’s death. For forty days we have witnessed the starkly bare cross. The living flower cross of Easter Sunday visually represents the new life that we are celebrating and this year, as you come to Easter Sunday service, we invite you to pause by the cross in the courtyard and add some flowers to it. You can bring flowers from your garden, or you can place flowers from the bucket provided.
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NEW CHRIST CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY
COMING SOON!
We are thrilled to announce the creation of a new pictorial directory for Christ Church! This directory will help us strengthen our connections, match names with faces, and celebrate our shared community in Christ. For more information about updating your contact information and submitting photos, please click here.
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HOST MINISTRY RECRUITMENT
We are looking for more people to join Christ Church's Host Ministry and welcome visitors and parishioners to Christ Church on Sunday mornings in the Foyer before the 8 AM service and 10:30 AM service. Hosts provide directions to various locations to aid in navigating our church campus, creating a welcoming experience. Contact Krista if you are interested in this ministry. There will be two brief training sessions for new hosts: Tuesday, April 22 at 7:30 PM after EfM in the Foyer and Sunday, April 27, after the 10:30 AM service in the Foyer.
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YACC (YOUNG ADULTS OF CHRIST CHURCH)
Tuesdays ~ 6:30-8:00 PM ~ Odd Colony
We gather in the back room at Odd Colony. Please contact Rev. Katie with any questions.
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Thursday, April 17 ~ 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! Please contact Rev. Katie with any questions.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
Saturday, April 19 ~ 9:30 AM
Holy Saturday Service
at Old Christ Church
All invited! We will meet at 9:30 in the "new" Christ Church parking lot
and carpool to Old Christ Church for the Holy Saturday service at 10:00.
(No breakfast this month!)
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PRIME TIMERS KENTUCKY DERBY WATCH PARTY
Saturday, May 3 ~ 4:30-6:30 PM
850 Fusion Bar & Grill ~ 7250 Plantation Rd.
Prime Timers are off to the races! Please join us at our Kentucky Derby Watch Party as we view the 151st Run for the Roses. Will this year see another Triple Crown colt?! (Hint: Journalism and Rodriguez look good!) Starting line is at 850 Fusion Bar & Grill, 4:30-6:30ish. Race start time is 5:57 Central Time, so join us for games and prizes before the starting bell rings. Food and beverages are what you want it to be (self-funded for this event). We are a demographic-free zone, so please don your best derby wear and join us! Please RSVP here or via reservation card available on the information table in the Foyer.
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J.U.S.T. PENSACOLA’S NEHEMIAH ACTION ASSEMBLY
(Justice United Seeking Transformation)
Tuesday, May 6 ~ 6-8 PM
First Baptist Church of Warrington, 18 S. Merritt St.
Please join others from Christ Church at the Nehemiah Action Assembly on Tuesday, May 6. Clergy and members of 17 Pensacola/Escambia county congregations (including Christ Church) founded J.U.S.T. Pensacola in 2019. Through J.U.S.T. we research, propose, and advocate for just, fair, and effective solutions to justice issues that affect the most vulnerable in our community. The Nehemiah Action Assembly needs YOU on May 6th. Your presence matters. Numbers are our strength. Our church goal is to bring at least 80 family, friends, and Christ Church members to this year’s Action Assembly. For more information about the assembly agenda, click here; no tickets necessary, to register for the event, click here.
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OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY
Family Promise is a local nonprofit that works with individuals, organizations, and businesses in our community to provide shelter and necessities. In Pensacola, local churches provide space and accommodation as families progress through the program to sustainable housing. Family Promise helps homeless families get back on their feet and supports them through classes and case management to achieve sustainable independence. First Presbyterian Church is hosting two families the week of May 18-May 24. If you are interested in learning more about this organization or helping with volunteer support that week, please contact Rev. Katie.
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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. Would you like to be added? Email Victoria to be added to the list!
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NEW BOOK FROM RUSSELL LEVENSON
"In God's Grip: What God Can Teach Us About the Gospel"
Available from Amazon, Books A Million, Barnes & Noble, Target & Walmart.
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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. There are many ministries to love and support the people who are the church. If you are interested in assisting with staying connected to our church family, please email Rev. Katie or call her at the Parish Office, 850-432-5115. It is easy to feel alone or disconnected, so reach out to one of the priests or someone at the church to say hello. Contact Rev. Katie if you or anyone you know has any needs. If you have a pastoral emergency, please call our pastoral care emergency line to speak directly with one of the priests: (850) 462-5137.
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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: Auby Smith, Bette Weir, Allison Mitchell, Rex Wyers, Joan White, Danny Deaton, Kay Mitchell, Gail LeRoy, Connie Miller, Madeleine Orbik, Kathi Wright, Mary Stitt, The Rev. Jandy Watkins, Marian Hughes, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Lucy Greene, Keith, Brooklyn Kraft, Susan Pyle, Pat Eyer, Regina Noonan, Virginia Wolfe, Chris Bridwell, Albert Elebash, Hal Major, Scott, 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, Art Lantigua, Hillary Leonard, Ben Mathis, Kathryn Martin, Sean McAbee, Tony Miller, Riley Nofziger, Austin Ordway, Gavin Harris Patterson, Kyle Roberson, Peter Shelton, Evan Valdyke, Wesley Valdyke, 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—Ellis Jones, Judy Thompson—and anniversaries.
To submit a prayer request, email prayer-request@christ-church.net and let us know if this is for the public prayer list or for our confidential intercessory prayer list. You may also fill out the prayer request form online at our website (found on the Pastoral Care page under “Ministries”). All published prayer requests on this list also go on the confidential intercessory prayer list. Please note that names remain on the prayer list for 4 weeks and on our confidential intercessory prayer list until you ask to be removed. Please resubmit your request if you or a loved one needs to remain on the list. This helps keep our prayers current. Names in bold print indicate new additions to the prayer list.
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