you can mail in your pledge, give online, or text GIVE to (850) 403-6673.

Sunday 10:30 AM service streamed on Facebook Live or YouTube 

Click here to listen to last week's sermon.

In-Person services on Sunday at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM (masks welcome)

In-Person service on Wednesday at 12:00 PM (masks welcome)

Throughout the fall, we will use the Bible Project to lead us as we dig deeper into God’s Word. Each week, we will read a book of the New Testament. Click here for the readings and links.

Our neighbors without homes are in great need of new or used fall & winter clothes (especially men’s), toiletries including bars of soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, hand sanitizer, wash cloths, socks, and hand cream. Donations can be left in the boxes labeled 'Bridging the Gap' in the back hallway of the church offices. Please click here for more information on how to help.

Sunday, December 19 ~ 5:00 PM ~ Nursery care available

4:00 PM Holy Eucharist for Children & Families ~ Nursery care available

6:00 PM Holy Eucharist ~ Nursery care available

10:00 PM  Christmas Prelude Concert with the Parish Choir

10:30 PM The Midnight Mass of Christmas

10:30 AM  Holy Eucharist with carols & organ music

Sunday morning, December 19, the children of Christ Church begin the Christmas season with a very special pageant telling the story of Jesus' birth as only they can. There is room for every child to participate (and for every adult to help)! To ensure that we have costumes for every dove, sheep, shepherd, cow, and more, please sign up here letting us know the name and age of your child. We look forward to starting the Christmas season with you, our church family. If you would like to help or have any questions, please contact Victoria Wright, Director of Children and Family Ministry.

The ECW Bake sale was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who purchased baked goods and many thanks to all the women of Christ Church who donated their special treats. The next bake sale will be in the spring. Please be sure to pick up your baking containers from the kitchen as soon as possible! **Please note there is no bake sale on Sunday, December 19.** 

Please contact Kelly Heindl at the Parish Office to make preparations.

Click here to sign up for 10:30 services. More information? Call Jean Karadin at 850-982-3186.

All young adults (20's & 30's) are invited to join us Tuesday, December 14, at Odd Colony Brewing Company (260 N. Palafox) at 5:30 PM. We will hang out and have a casual conversation about faith/God. Spread the word!

Newcomers always welcome; instructions provided for those who wish to learn!

Guest Speaker: Honey Harris, Director of Outreach & Connections

Sign up early to make sure you have a seat! Cost of lunch is $10. Please sign up by Thursday, December 30, by contacting Kelly Heindl at the Parish Office, 432-5115, or by email here. There is also a sign up sheet on the information table in the Parish Office.

The Epic Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:00 PM in the Parlor. The January book discussion will be The Dead are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne. Please click here to be added to the email list for updates, and/or join our Facebook group (EPIC Bookclub of Christ Episcopal Church).

Parents: Please walk your children to the Christian Education Building. Enter by the church courtyard and go through the green door marked for your entry. You will follow the footsteps along the hallways to the Christian Education Building. The nursery is on the first floor and Sunday School rooms are upstairs on the second floor. You can pick your children up from their classrooms or nursery following the 10:30 service.

8:00 AM – The Nursery is available for children ages infant through 3-years-old.

9:30 AM – At this time, the Sunday School program is paused. Please join us during the 10:30 AM service for Godly Play for younger children and Journey Through the Bible for our older children.

10:30 AM – During the 10:30 AM service, the Nursery is available for children ages infant through 3 years old, located on the first floor of the Christian Education building.

Godly Play is offered for children in Pre-K 4 through 3rd grade. Children learn the stories of our faith while playing, crafting, and exploring. A snack is offered.

Journey Through the Bible is a new curriculum for our 4th and 5th graders. They will journey through the entire Bible the two years of this class, starting with the New Testament this year.

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!

"The Way of Love –

Resting is not usually thought about as a part of Christian discipleship. Yet, there are stories in the gospels about times when Jesus separated himself from the crowds and his disciples for prayer and being alone. The last emphasis of this "practical guide to following Jesus" is Rest. Love is nurtured by rest in order for it to deepen and expand just as organisms rest to nurture life and abundant growth. The last session for discussion about becoming a loving disciple is this Sunday at 9:15 AM in Room 31 upstairs in the Christian Education building or through the Zoom connection.  

SPEAKER SERIES: "Truthtelling: The Lives of Enslaved People"

For more information, please click here.

This class welcomes those who are interested in establishing or deepening Centering Prayer as part of their spiritual journey.  Explore the theology, psychology, and spirituality of Centering Prayer and Christian contemplation through the writings and videos of Fr. Thomas Keating and other master teachers in this tradition. Program Highlights include: 12 weekly 90-minute sessions; Centering Prayer periods; facilitated discussions; readings, videos, and reflections; soul-friending. Class Facilitators: Dr. Storne Shively (Christ Church); Minta McDavid. Register at centeringprayerpensacola.com. 

We will make gingerbread houses and ornaments, play White Elephant, and enjoy some fun Christmas movies playing in the background. $10 limit for White Elephant gift. We’ll have some great snacks. If you have any questions, please let Sarah know.

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 Parish Office.

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.

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 Parish Office foyer. The calendar is checked weekly before the prayer list goes to print.

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: Joel Maddox, Dick Pace, Nancy Stafford, Bruce & Meg Melvin, Laura Wolfersperger, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Christie Moore, Kendall Skitt, Rob Wilmer, Trisha Bothwell, Nicole Keating. 

II. For Those in the Armed Forces, especially—Erik Barton, Stewart Bova, Danica Roark Domokos, Sam Gaston, Robert Geiger, William Harper, Harry B. Harris, Benjamin Jensen, Joshua Justin, Art Lantigua, Hillary Leonard, Ben Mathis, Kathryn Martin, Sean McAbee, Julie McGill, Kyle Roberson, Peter Shelton, Evan Valdyke, Wesley Valdyke; 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—Sandy Early.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Christopher Hodnette, Sr.—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.