Families, Fellowship & Formation
Thursday, October 4
Young Adults: Conversation & Compline
w/ Fr. Michael
Thursday, October 18
Consecration Sunday
Sunday, October 21
Trunk or Treat
Sunday, October 28
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW...
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FAMILIES, FELLOWSHIP & FORMATION
Thursday, October 4 ~ 5:30–7:00 PM
Topic: Introduction to Godly Play
Menu: Lasagna and salad ($2/person, $10 max per family)
Join us for Christ Church’s newest CFM program as we explore Godly Play! Godly Play is the unique Christian education curriculum used in Christ Church’s PreK – 2nd grade Sunday School classrooms. The purpose of Godly Play is to help the children explore their faith through wonder and play. Director of Children and Family Ministries, Jen Leahey, will provide a brief introduction to this curriculum, then tell the Godly Play story
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
. Following the story, families will have the opportunity to create their own “parable box” to take and retell the parable at home. We welcome you to pause for a moment during your busy week to spend time as a family in fun, fellowship, and Christian formation!
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CONSECRATION SUNDAY ~ OCTOBER 21
For two Sundays,
October 7 and 14, you will have the opportunity to make a reservation for a catered meal after one of the October 21 services
(brunch in the Parish Hall after the early service, or a full Sunday lunch in the Currin Center after the main service). This is the church's gift to us, and a time for us all to break bread together in a total Parish meal.
A
blue RSVP card
will be passed out during the services on these dates. If you cannot attend either of the services on these dates, but want to come to Consecration Sunday and one of the planned meals, please call the church at 850-432-5115 to RSVP.
The Reverend Barbara Crafton, a very well-regarded and dynamic speaker in the Episcopal church, will be our guest speaker at both services on October 21, when we will bring our individual planned gifts for the church — for the 2019 calendar year — to the altar in thanksgiving for the life and work of Christ Church. I hope you can come!
Bradley Proctor
Chairperson for Consecration Sunday
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TRUNK OR TREAT!
Sunday, October 28 ~ 4 PM
Come in costume & meet in the sanctuary!
(Hot dogs & hamburgers to follow in the Parish Hall)
Volunteers are also needed to decorate vehicles and pass out candy – anyone interested, please contact Jen Leahey (
jen@christ-church.net
).
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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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“WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE?”
~ PENSACOLA AREA SCRIPTURE STUDY
Thursday, October 4 ~ 6-8:30 PM ~ Bethel AME Church
Christ Church along with 40 congregations from 13 different traditions will be meeting to explore the biblical mandate of Micah 6:8 to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.” Join us on Thursday, October 4 from 6-8:30 PM at Bethel AME Church (511 Woodland Dr.) where we will participate in a Scripture study and learn strategies for living out our faith in justice ministry. Bring a Bible, pen, and paper. Contact the Rev. Katie Gillett (
kathryn@christ-church.net
) for more information.
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ECW CHAPTER MEETINGS
St. Simon:
Monday, October 8, 10:00 AM, in the Parlor.
St. Luke:
Tuesday, October 9, 10:30 AM, in the Parlor. Our guest speaker will be David Leahey, Director of Music.
**Please note time change**
St. Andrew:
Tuesday, October 16, 10:30 AM, at the home of Helen Ihns, 8898 Scenic Hill Dr. Planning of Montclair Elementary teacher & student projects. For questions, please contact Jane Christian, 850-418-7656.
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THE BRIDGE GROUP
will meet on Monday, October 8, at 12:30 PM in the Parlor. For questions, please contact Elspeth Lloyd at 432-0195.
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SECOND SATURDAY
Saturday, October 13 ~ 5:00 AM ~ Waterfront Rescue Mission
Join us on the 2nd Saturday of every month when we’ll be cooking breakfast for the men of Waterfront Rescue Mission. Arrive promptly at 5:00 AM (380 Herman Street) and we’ll begin serving at 5:45 AM. If you’d like to help Lisa Williams with food prep the day prior, please e-mail her at
lisaw257@mchsi.com
.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
Saturday, October 13 ~ 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, 587-6026, or Susan Martin, 542-7730.
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CIRCLE OF CARE MEETING
Wednesday, October 17 ~ 2:00 PM ~ Parlor
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Thursday, October 18 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parlor
Newcomers always welcome; instructions provided for those who wish to learn!
***Attention, knitters! Please bring hats & scarves to the October meeting so we can inventory!
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YOUNG ADULTS:
CONVERSATION & COMPLINE WITH FATHER MICHAEL
Thursday, October 18 ~ 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.
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HOLY BAPTISM AT CHRIST CHURCH
Upcoming Dates for the Sacrament of New Birth
November 4, 2018 — The Twenty-fourth Sunday of Pentecost
January 13, 2019 — The Baptism of Our Lord
Please contact Kelly Heindl at the Parish Office,
christchurchpns@aol.com
, to make preparations.
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EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS
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~ Sunday, October 7 ~
Join us for Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School at 9:30 after breakfast in the Undercroft!
Junior High: 5:00 PM (Undercroft)
Combined Meal: 5:45 PM (Parish Hall)
Senior High: 6:15 PM (Undercroft)
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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:
The story we Christians title “The Good Samaritan” is very likely the best known parable of Jesus. Those of us who have grown up attending church have heard it read and used as a text for sermons on numerous occasions. Yet, a good story no matter how often it is heard always reveals something new. Amy-Jill Levine in her book
Short Stories by Jesus
challenges us to hear this story anew and find gems of truth from Jesus we may not have considered. The chapter on “The Good Samaritan” covers pages 77-115. However, reading this text is not required in order to join in our discussion. For more information you may contact David Starling by text or phone (850) 712-0977 or by email at
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
XX Pentecost
October 7, 2018
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ACOLYTES: 8:00 - Sandy Phillips, John Phillips III, John Hendrix
10:30 -
as assigned
CHALICE BEARERS: 8:00 - Greg Reese, John Kendall
10:30 - Steve Fluegge, Eric Stevenson, John Hunt, Grace Sims
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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 wish Godspeed to
Joseph Kendall Arganbright & Shawn Everette Simpkins-Arganbright
who have transferred to Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, SC.
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