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

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**No sign up required for 8:00 AM service any longer; still required for 10:30 service!**

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In-Person service on Wednesday at 12:00 PM (no sign up required)

Acts and the Early Church ~ Sundays ~ 9:30 AM: Zoom

If you are interested in reading or serving as a greeter for either the 8:00 AM or 10:30 AM in-person services, please click here.

Our neighbors without homes are in great need of toiletries, including bars of soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, disposable razors, hand sanitizer, wash clothes, socks, and hand cream. Please click here for more information on how to help.

EPIC Book Club (via Zoom)

If you have a pastoral emergency, please call our pastoral care emergency line to speak directly with one of the priests: (850) 462-5137.

Since we had our lesson on the Lord’s Prayer when most of the children were on Spring Break, we are going to have an expanded lesson on prayer this coming Sunday. We will discuss the different types of prayers – prayers giving thanks, prayers asking for help, prayers saying we are sorry.  Or, as noted author Anne Lamott says: “There are three types of prayer: thanks, help, wow!” As part of the class, we will make prayer beads and prayer boxes. We have had lots of activities each Sunday and for those who have not made Mother’s Day cards, we will have a station set-up for that activity. Please sign children up here (max 20 children). Parents: Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 23 for our Pentecost celebration!

For those who are with us on Zoom, Britton Lynn and Rudy will be with you to tell a story — these sessions begin at 9:30 AM. The meeting ID is 3205228708. Britton will let you in through the waiting room.

Co-chaired by Father Michael, Christ Church is an active participant in the local J.U.S.T. Pensacola (Justice United Seeking Transformation in Pensacola) organization. As in 2020, Christ Church members, along with those from 23 other congregations, will attend a Nehemiah Action meeting via Zoom on Monday, May 3 to share with local leaders our concerns and to offer suggestions for improvement. There is power in numbers! Leaders do listen!  

The process started with a number of small group meetings to determine the most critical issues on which to work this year, followed by committees researching solutions. The Nehemiah Action Assembly is the culmination of the annual process to present strategies and make requests to community leaders. This year J.U.S.T Pensacola members have been focusing on the large number of arrests and incarceration of teens and the lack of affordable housing. There are over 30 J.U.S.T. Pensacola Network Members of Christ Church who will be inviting parishioners to join this Zoom event. You don’t need to wait for a call; if you are interested in attending, please contact Honey Harris.

Wednesday, May 5 ~ 3:00 PM (via Zoom)

The Epic Book Club is meeting via Zoom until we can meet again in person. Please click here to be added to the email list for updates and a link to the Zoom meeting, and/or join our Facebook group (EPIC Bookclub of Christ Episcopal Church). We meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:00 PM. The May book discussion will be Toward That Which Is Beautiful by Marian O'Shea Wernicke.

Azalea Trace services will resume beginning Wednesday, May 12. Services will be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 4:00 PM.

Each year, faith-based communities from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties come together during a week in May to build a home for a local family. All are welcome to join us in putting God’s love into action. Together, we can demonstrate the love of God and be advocates for affordable housing. Everyone can help, small or large groups, along with any religion or denomination, by contributing their time and resources. Build Dates: Saturday May 8, and Tuesday, May 11 through Saturday, May 15, 2021 (You select a day to serve.) To sign up go to faithbuild.pensacolahabitat.org and click the ‘Join Faith Build’ button. After participants sign up on the Habitat website, Habitat will then reach out via email to schedule their build day.

We are collecting nourishing non-perishable food items for Manna Food Pantries. Please drop off your contributions at the church by Sunday, May 16. Due to COVID-19, we are not distributing decorated grocery bags as in years past. Thank you for your contributions!

The Robinson Scholarship is a perpetual scholarship fund established at Christ Church in loving memory of Judge Grover C. Robinson, Jr., and his granddaughter, Miss Lowrey E. Robinson. This fund was established to financially assist those students who have been active in the EYC and/or the Acolyte Corps in obtaining post-secondary education. The application is available here and should be returned to Kelly Heindl in the Parish Office by Monday, June 21.

led by Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie ~ Sundays ~ 9:30 AM: Zoom

ADULT CHRISTIAN ED OFFERING ~ Faith For Our Times Sundays ~ 9:00 AM (via Zoom)

In the third chapter of Diana Butler Bass' book, Christianity After Religion, she writes that faith is an action and experience of trust rather than belief in particular doctrines. How does one learn to trust in God when events and/or our thoughts bring anxiety and discomfort? All are welcome to join the conversation through ZOOM at 9:00 AM on Sundays. The link is provided in the Saturday email. Dick Hooper and David Starling facilitate the sessions. Please click here for more information.

Each week our worship service is enhanced with beautiful fresh flowers. 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.

Christ Church is here for you. There are many ministries to love and support the people who are the church. We continue to support one another, especially during this pandemic. 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 right now, 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.

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: George Andrews, Riggs Edge, Nancy Stafford, Bruce & Meg Melvin, Laura Wolfersperger, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Rob Wilmer, Kelly, Trisha Bothwell, Nicole Keating. 

II. For Those in the Armed Forces, especially—Erik Barton, Stewart Bova, Jared Burgess, 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, Christopher Patterson, 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—Jan Wyatt.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Pam Carr—and anniversaries—Brandi & Mark Lane.

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.

We celebrate the marriage of

and Alena Grace White, 24 April 2021.