High School Senior Recognition
Sunday, May 12
Youth Sunday
Sunday, May 19
Vacation Bible School
June 17-20
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW...
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HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR RECOGNITION
Sunday, May 12 ~ 10:30 service
Join us at the principal service on Sunday, May 12 as we recognize our graduating seniors of the class of 2019!
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Join us for Youth Sunday on May 19
when our children & youth will lead us in worship!
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ATTENTION PARENTS!
Sunday, May 19
(Youth Sunday)
ALL children
will be singing
during the
10:30 service on May 19
as we celebrate the youth of Christ Church.
PLEASE mark your calendars
and plan on attending
the 10:30 service that day so your child can participate!
Thank you!
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EYC MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER OPPORTUNITY ~ Sunday, May 19
Help support the High School and Middle School EYC programs, as well as the Mission Trip, by joining in our fundraising efforts before and after each service on May 19th for Youth Sunday!!
$5 donation = You get a high five from a student!
$10 donation = An EYC student tells you his/her best "dad joke."
$20 = One of the students does a cartwheel!
$50 = One of the students does their best Father Michael impression for you.
$100 = All of the students & youth minister, Britton, sing "I’m a Little Teapot” OR your favorite school’s fight song together with hand motions.
$250 = 1 student gets to put a pie in Britton’s face then post it to the EYC Facebook Page.
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VBS 2019:
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Monday, June 17 - Thursday, June 20
9:00 AM - 12 Noon ~ Rising K - 5th graders
Registration forms available in the church office and online
here
.
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MONTCLAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers needed this month for donating supplies for end of year testing and in May to assist with End of School Year parties. For more information and to volunteer, please contact the Rev. Katie Gillett
(
kathryn@christ-church.net
).
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SECOND SATURDAY
Saturday, May 11 ~ 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, May 11 ~ 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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Fill up your Blue Box!
UNITED THANK OFFERING SUNDAY
Sunday, May 12
For more than 125 years the UTO has encouraged an attitude of gratitude, collecting blessings in the form of coins and bills. The next time you’re noting thanks for a great parking spot in your gratitude journal or sending up a prayer of thanksgiving for a teenager who did the dishes without being asked, drop some coins or bills of thanks into your Blue Box. Pass those blessings on to others! UTO boxes are available on the information table in the Parish Office. Don’t just count your blessings, share them!
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ECW CHAPTER MEETINGS
St. Simon: Monday, May 13, 10:00 AM, in the Parlor.
St. Luke: Tuesday, May 14, 12:00 PM — lunch at the home of Bonnie Benz, 4350 Gusty Terrace, 32503.
St. Andrew: Tuesday, May 21, 10:30 AM, in the Parlor.
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THE BRIDGE GROUP
will meet on Monday, May 13, at 12:30 PM in the Parlor. For questions, please contact Elspeth Lloyd at 432-0195.
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Attention all EfM participants and Graduates!
EfM GRADUATION & ALL-YEARS POTLUCK
Tuesday, May 14 ~ 5:00 PM ~ Parish Hall
Education for Ministry will hold a graduation and potluck Tuesday night, May 14th, at 5:00 in the Parish Hall. Christ Church EfM graduations are lively events, and we would like for this one to be one of the best ever. We invite all EfM graduates to join us. We invite all who have curiosity about EfM, or an interest in giving this four-year program a try, or would like to complete the program you once started and had to give up temporarily, to join us. Significant others are, of course, welcome to attend. Even if you cannot attend, if you are an EfM graduate, we want to know who you are. We would like to keep an EfM roster of all years; we share a very special bond. Please contact Patricia McGraw, whether or not you can attend, and let us know you are an EfM grad:
patrmcgraw@aol.com
or 850-320-0805 (leave message if no answer and she will return your call).
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CIRCLE OF CARE MEETING
Wednesday, May 15 ~ 2:00 PM ~ Parlor
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Thursday, May 16 ~ 9:30 AM ~ Parlor
Newcomers always welcome; instructions provided for those who wish to learn!
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
Saturday, May 18
8:00 AM ~ Parish Hall
Fr. Michael Hoffman
"Christ Church in the Civil Rights Era"
All invited! Please sign up for breakfast reservations
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PENSACOLA BAY CONCERT BAND CONCERT
"At the Movies with a Touch of Symphony"
Monday, May 20 ~ 7:30 PM
(open seating at 7:15)
Mainstage Theatre
at the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, UWF
82 Service Road (Building 82)
Please join our "Ensemble in Residence", The Pensacola Bay Concert Band, for their upcoming concert! We will perform selections such as: "The Wizard of Oz", "Mary Poppins", and "The Sound of Music", to name a few. We are also featuring Christ Church Parish member and Principal Oboe for the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Matt Fossa, on a selected piece! The concert is
free
but please bring non perishable food items which will be donated to the Manna Food Pantry. General admission.
This concert is partially funded by a grant from the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival.
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HOLY BAPTISM AT CHRIST CHURCH
Upcoming Dates for the Sacrament of New Birth
June 9, 2019 — The Day of Pentecost
November 3, 2019 — The Twenty-first Sunday of Pentecost
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EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS
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Join us on Sunday mornings for Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School at 9:30 in the Undercroft!
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~ Sunday, May 12 ~
NO EYC - Mother's Day!!! Go hangout with your mom!!!
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END OF YEAR BEACH PARTY ~ Sunday, May 19
at the Litvak’s beach house
This is a middle school and high school combined EYC event. We NEED parent chaperones and parents to bring food/drinks — PARENTS, please sign up
here
for either!!
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SKYZONE EYC SPIRIT NIGHT ~ Wednesday, May 29 ~ 4-8 PM
All students and children of all ages are invited to join us! SkyZone will be donating 20% of the admission proceeds from the night to EYC's Mission Trips!
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***Bible Study Opportunities***
Wednesdays
- Middle School Boys' Bible Study ~ 6:45-7:45 AM ~ Undercroft
Last meeting for spring semester is Wednesday, May 22!
Meet in the Undercroft for honey butter biscuits, cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk & Bible study!
Thursdays
~ High School Bible Study ~ 6:45 AM ~ Bagelhead's
Last meeting for spring semester is Thursday, May 9!
Meet at Bagelhead's to talk about what the Bible says about current events in our world
and discuss tough questions. Any high schoolers are welcome!
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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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SUMMER CHRISTIAN ED OPPORTUNITY: Summer Study of Job
No one has or will be able to live free of pain, disappointment and heartbreak. As a human being the question is not, “ Will I suffer loss and pain in my life?”; the question is, “When will I be confronted by suffering and loss?” We can learn from the experiences of others how to respond, survive and have hope when bad things happen to us. This is the subject of the book,
The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person by Rabbi Harold Kushner. The class will be facilitated by Dick Hooper and David Starling. The class will be offered on Sunday mornings and more information will be in future issues of the
Chronicle. If you would like to have a book ordered for you or have questions, contact David Starling by text or phone (850) 712-0977 or email
dastarling@cox.net.
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CHRISTIAN FORMATION
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ 9:30 AM
Lectionary Class —
Easter is the capstone of the Christian year, a time of joy and celebration. Come and experience these resurrection times in the Lectionary Class. As disciples, we have discovered in Advent, Epiphany and Lent what Jesus’ life and death mean in our own times. Now let us learn about his resurrection so that we can discern more about our own lives in Christ.
This class is held in the Parlor. Led by Dick Hooper.
Christian Education Round Table —
We are nearing the end of our study of Marcus Borg’s book
Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary.
Our study for May 5th and 12th will be about Jesus’ execution by humans and his vindication by God. This is the tenth chapter of the book and covers pages 260-292. Almost everyone has heard the story of his death and resurrection and have thoughts about their meaning. So, you may attend the class and share your understanding of the events and how they have affected your life. For more information contact David Starling by phone or text 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
IV Easter
May 12, 2019
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ACOLYTES: 8:00 - J.O. Zachow, Derek Nelson, John Phillips III
10:30 - Abigail Efird, Parker Fell, Robert Harrison, Ryan Harrison, Garrett Hoffman, Claire Jimenez, Laurel Maher, McColl Mitchem, Cole Stevenson, Lucy Adams Stevenson
CHALICE BEARERS: 8:00 - Tres Phillips, Ben Townes
10:30 - Pam Carr, Craig Dosher, Bob Yearty, Al Marretta
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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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HEARING LOOP
Christ Church has a hearing loop system f
or hearing-impaired individuals who wear hearing aids with activated telecoils (or T-coils)
. Users should turn their hearing aid to the setting marked "T". This will allow your hearing aid to act like a speaker directly connected to the church’s sound system. After the service has ended, you should turn off the "T" setting. Background: A telecoil (or T-coil) is a small coil of wire inside a hearing aid that is designed to pick up a magnetic signal. When using the telecoil setting on your hearing aid it turns off the microphone so that it will only pick up the electromagnetic signal and convert it to sound. This allows you to hear only the magnetic signal from the hearing loop system. Ask your audiologist or hearing health care provider about telecoils and if it is right for you.
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TRANSITIONS
We welcome into God's family
through the Sacrament of Confirmation/Reception/Reaffirmation
Clyde Frederick Baver
Bette Boddy
Grace August Bradshaw
Caroline Louise Callahan
Albert Barbot Clarke, III
Alexandra Kate Foland
Traci Taylor Hart
Anna Donovan Johnson
Tara Baker Jones
David Morgan Kane
Erin Morgan Kane
Alison Rae Kitchin
Sam McElwain Laggan
Elizabeth Elebash Litvak
Caitlyn Prichard Miller
Douglas Grayson Miller
Jennifer Ann Moghadam
Susan Chapman Norton
William Wesley Payne
Dylan Gram Rothe
Sarah Grace Stafford, 5 May, 2019.
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