Christ Church,
For the month of May, we will send an email on Tuesday morning with opportunities to be the Church outside of the building, the Chronicle on Thursdays with more in-depth information, and a special email on Saturday with all the links needed for Sunday worship and formation.
We will continue to stream services even after we resume public worship. Our continued hope is to resume drastically modified forms of in-person worship on Pentecost Sunday (May 31), but this date is dependent upon on continuing updates from national, state, and local authorities. The vestry has formed a committee that has begun to work on a plan, so please look for updates in future emails.
Online Worship:
Sunday Morning: 10:30am Liturgy of the Word
Thank you again for your patience as we learn and experiment with technology.
See Sunday morning email for links for worship and Christian formation.
(Next Great Cloud of Witnesses Class on Sunday: Augustine of Canterbury and Thomas Beckett).
Feast of the Ascension: Thursday: 5:00pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday: 12:00pm Noonday Prayer
Wednesday: 7:00pm Compline
Join us for Compline.
Prayer Requests
: We still do prayer requests for Sunday’s in two ways: 1) Email Rev. Katie (
kathryn@christ-church.net
) by noon, Wednesday and they will be included in the recording. 2) During the live-stream, add your prayer requests in the comments section and Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie will pray for them in the church and throughout the week.
Offering:
And again, if you are in a position to continue your pledge, you can mail it in or give online (
Give Online
).
Online Connections:
Thursday
Coffee Check in with Rev. Katie
– We will not be meeting this week and will be changing formats as we move into the summer. We will continue to check in, converse, and pray together and we will also reflect on a few letters from C.S. Lewis’
The Screwtape Letters
each week. If you are interested in being part of the group, please email Rev. Katie (
kathryn@christ-church.net
). You are still welcome to join in for check in and prayer, even if you do not want to follow along in the book. New day and time coming soon!
Rector’s Bible Study
– Father Michael will lead a study on one of his favorite passages.
Youth
Youth Bible Study with Britton
– Join our middle school Bible studies this week: Girls on Tuesday’s at 5:30pm on ZOOM and Boys on Thursday’s at 5:30pm on ZOOM! High School bible study on Monday’s at 5:30pm on ZOOM. We’ll catch up on life, have prayer time, and study the Bible together! Email
Britton
for the Zoom link.
If you are a leader of a group/ministry at Christ Church and would like help setting up a Zoom meeting, please email
Honey
.
Care in Community:
Christ Church is here for you.
If you are interested in participating in checking in with fellow Christ Church families, please email Honey Harris at
honey@christ-church.net
. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you or anyone you know has needs (physical, emotional, spiritual, etc.) by emailing Fr. Walt at
walt@christ-church.net
. Also, it is easy to feel alone or disconnected right now, so reach out to a friend, a neighbor, or one of the priests to say hello.
Pastoral Emergencies – If you have a pastoral emergency, please call our pastoral care emergency line to speak directly with one of the priests: 850-462-5137.
Outreach:
The Mobile Food Pantry on Friday served over 200 families. Our hope is to host a few more distributions this summer, as the community need continues. Our next distributions are
June 5
and
June 19
. Please email
Honey
if you are interested in volunteering.
See Thursday Chronicle for more details and a list of other opportunities to serve.
EDS Graduation:
The Episcopal Day School has moved its graduation service online. We will share a link to participate this afternoon.
