Young Adults: Conversation & Compline
with Fr. Michael
Thursday, September 20
Brotherhood BBQ
Friday, September 28
Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, September 29
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW...
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PARISH DIRECTORIES
will be available on Sunday in the Parish Hall after both services and during the week in the Parish Office.
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BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
Saturday, September 29 ~ 10:00 AM
Each year on the weekend closest to St. Francis Day we have the Blessing of Animals. This year it will be on Saturday, September 29 at 10:00 AM in the front courtyard. Any animal you can bring is welcome — along with a donation of canned or packaged pet food for our local animal shelter!
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(HOLY) GHOST WRITERS BIBLE STUDY ~ Tuesdays, 2 PM ~ Parlor
There is a new Bible Study at Christ Church. The priest who is preaching the upcoming week will lead a discussion on the Bible readings for that Sunday. They will blatantly steal all good ideas without giving credit (hence the ghost writers), so join them in the Parlor on Tuesdays at 2 PM.
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CIRCLE OF CARE MEETING
Wednesday, September 19 ~ 2:00 PM ~ Parlor
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Thursday, September 20 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parlor
Newcomers always welcome; instructions provided for those who wish to learn!
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YOUNG ADULTS:
CONVERSATION & COMPLINE WITH FATHER MICHAEL
Thursday, September 20 ~ 5:30-7:00 PM
We will meet for a beer and some laid back Godly discussion at 5:30 PM at Pensacola Bay Brewery and then walk over to Old Christ Church for compline at 6:30 PM.
**This event is for anyone in their 20’s, 30’s, or early 40’s*
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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
(New Member Class)
Sunday, September 23 ~ 9:30-10:15 AM ~ Library
Father Michael will be leading a class for new members and anyone who wants to learn more about our church. The class will be in the library (upstairs in the Christian Ed building) on Sunday, September 23 during Sunday School (9:30-10:15 AM). Childcare is provided.
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NEEDLEPOINT GROUP ~ Tuesday, September 25 ~ 10:30 AM
We will meet upstairs in the Christian Education Building.
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MONTCLAIR MENTOR MAKE-UP TRAINING
Wednesday, September 26 ~ 4:00 PM ~ The Hall Center
If you were unable to make the mentoring training session held at Christ Church, do not already have a badge through the Escambia county mentoring program, and are still interested in mentoring, there is another opportunity to take the mentor training. The training will be held at the Hall Center at 30 E. Texar Dr., Pensacola, FL 32503 on Wednesday, September 26 at 4:00 PM. Please contact the Rev. Katie Gillett (
kathryn@christ-church.net
) to register or if you have any questions.
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Tickets available in the Parish Hall on Sundays after both services.
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ECW OCTOBER LUNCHEON
Tuesday, October 2 ~ 11:30 AM ~ Parish Hall
Speaker: Beth Partington ~ Iconography
The Episcopal Church Women will hold their monthly luncheon on Tuesday, October 2. The meeting will begin at 11:30 AM in the Parish Hall with Eucharist led by one of our clergy followed by a salad bar lunch and dessert. Cost: $5.00.
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EPIC CHALLENGE BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, October 3
3:00 PM ~ Parlor
Come join us in a lively discussion of an unexpectedly compelling book,
The Soul of an Octopus,
by Sy Montgomery. Did you know Octopi have personalities? Did you know those who study them come to admire their intelligence and strategic thinking? This book will open your eyes to new ways of thinking, and might even make you cry.
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EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS
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~ Sunday, September 23 ~
Join us for Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School at 9:30 after breakfast in the Undercroft!
Then, after the 10:30 service, Sr. High is "Stepping Out for Lunch."
Meet Fr. Michael in the Parlor for a quick game — the winners choose the place you will go eat!
We are asking youth to bring $5 to help with lunch.
Some adults are needed to help with walking the kids to the restaurant of their choice.
**THERE WILL NOT BE ANY YOUTH PROGRAMS SUNDAY EVENING**
Jr. High will not meet this week.
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ANNUAL REGISTRATION
Each year we ask every family to complete an annual EYC Registration form, which covers all of our day trips and on campus EYC events for the year. Please
click here
to get started.
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CHRISTIAN FORMATION
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ 9:30 AM
The Heresies — Knowing Who We Are By What We Are Not: Fr. Michael & Rev. Katie are co-teaching a class on the ancient heresies, the Church’s response, and modern applications.
This class is held in the Parish Hall.
Lectionary Class: Dick Hooper leads a class that uses “Living the Good News” which looks at the readings used in church that Sunday. It is green or “ordinary” time in the church calendar, but the class will again discover that the parables are as fresh today as they were 2000 years ago. Come and see!
This class is held in the Parlor.
Sunday Adult Education Round Table:
A good story can be a very effective teaching tool. Good stories cause us to identify with the plight of one or more of the characters and we can feel comfortable. However, a story used as a lesson must also challenge the hearer to see in a new way. If the story does not do this, then it is not an effective lesson. Amy-Jill Levine in the introduction to her book,
Short Stories by Jesus,
writes, “Therefore, if we hear a parable and think, ‘I really like that’ or, worse, fail to take any challenge, we are not listening well enough.” Our study of Jesus’ parables is intended to read them with fresh eyes and listen for new insights which challenge us to live as Christ taught. This Sunday we will be discussing the introduction, “How We Domesticate Jesus’s Provocative Stories” which covers pages 1-26 in the book. If you have questions you may text or call David Starling at (850) 712-0977 or email
dastarling@cox.net
.
This class meets upstairs in Rm. 32 of the Christian Education Building.
Led by David Starling.
Sunday Centering Prayer Group —
Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, in which we experience God's presence within us. We begin by taking a few minutes to go over the basic guidelines of the practice for anyone who is new. We then sit together in the 20-minute prayer period, followed by a brief time for sharing and intercessory prayer. All are welcome — newcomers and experienced practitioners.
This class meets in the Centering Prayer room on the administrative hallway.
The facilitator is Joan White.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR YOUTH ~ 9:30 ~ 2nd floor Christian Ed Bldg.
Godly Play — PreK & K, Rm. 36; 1st & 2nd Grades, Rm. 37
For our youngest worshippers, we utilize the Godly Play curriculum to help the children explore their faith through wonder and play. Each week, a Bible story is told to the children using the Godly Play method, after which children utilize their "work time" to create something in response to the story.
Feasting on the Word — 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades, Rm. 39
In our "transition class," children begin the bridge to middle school Sunday School through the use of the Feasting on the Word curriculum. Feasting on the Word provides a solid scriptural and theological base, inviting leaders and learners with the opportunity for a deeper understanding of common Bible passages. This program utilizes a mixture of scripture readings, discussion, visual art, and multimedia resources to create an engaging educational setting for our learners.
JR. & SR. HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ 9:30 ~ in the Undercroft
NURSERY ~ 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Infants - 2 yrs. old — Nursery, first floor of the Christian Ed Bldg.
Infants — Rm. 24, first floor of the Christian Ed. Bldg.
Preschool Toddlers — Ages 2 & 3 — Rm. 21, first floor of the Christian Ed. Bldg.
Bible lessons are provided each week during the 10:30 service.
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SUNDAY
WORSHIP LEADERS
XVIII Pentecost
September 23, 2018
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ACOLYTES: 8:00 - J.O. Zachow, Derek Nelson, John Phillips III
10:30 - as assigned
CHALICE BEARERS: 8:00 - Tres Phillips, Ben Townes
10:30 - Pam Carr, Craig Dosher, Bob Yearty, Dick Grayson
ALTAR GUILD: 8:00 - Mary Beth Marcille, Greg Marcille
10:30
- Sonja Nelson, Linda Crawford
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IMPORTANT PASTORAL CARE INFORMATION
Have an emergency and need a priest?
Call the Parish Office, 850-432-5115.
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ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIALS
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 on the information table in the Parish Office.
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TRANSITIONS
We welcome
James & Marti Hearn who visited with us on 16 September, 2018.
We welcome to Christ Church
Sam S. McAbee & Mary McAbee
who have transferred to us from Galilee, Virginia Beach, VA.
The sympathy of the parish is extended to the family of
George L. Carr who died on 6 September, 2018.
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