To the People who are Christ Church, 

While the pandemic appears to be declining, as we approach Holy Week and Easter, we are staying steady in our goal to do important things in safe ways that protect the most vulnerable. Below you will find the schedules for in-person Easter and Holy Week (as two separate sections) with essential information for attending each type of service in-person. Finally, at the end, you will find information on how to join us online for worship for both Holy Week and Easter – including livestreamed in-person services and our choir’s offering of Passiontide.

Easter Essential Information
 
Easter Service Schedule: Sign-up
Saturday: 8pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 7am, 9am (Children and Family Service), 11am

1.     Sign-ups are mandatory. We are expanding our services to 100 people, but it is highly likely that many, if not all, of the services will fill to capacity. Therefore, you must sign up to attend. Except for the 9am service, sign-ups are by individual for all services, so if you are a family of 4 you would sign up for 4 spots. You can sign up here or call the church office (850) 432-5115. 
2.     Masks are still required to attend church. While many people in the church are now vaccinated, we are still following national guidelines. As a reminder, many people have not been vaccinated, and by wearing a mask, you make them feel more at peace in our church.
3.     Children and Families: The 9am service will be our family service, and it will be the only service with programming for children. The special Easter Children’s Chapel will be outside, behind EDS in Shelly’s Space, with an Easter Egg hunt and all sorts of fun activities. You must sign up your children to attend children’s chapel and sign up the rest of the family for the 9am service. Similar to the 4pm Christmas Eve service, you will sign up for the 9am service by family name. Each family signs up for one slot and can include up to 8 people (one pew). Please call the church office with any questions. Sign up for 9am service, children's chapel or nursery.
4.     Nursery will be available at the 9am and 11am servicesSign-ups are required
5.     Notice that the Easter Vigil has moved from Sunday morning to Saturday night, which is the normative practice for the Church through its history. This move allows us room to have one more Easter service. 
6.     When signing up for Easter services, please make the sacrifice of only signing up for one service (the Easter Vigil counts as an Easter Service), so that we allow for as many individuals to worship in-person at Easter as safely possible.

 
Holy Week Essential Information

Holy Week Schedule:

Palm Sunday (Mar 28): 8am and 10:30am – Sign-up     
Monday of Holy Week (Mar 29): 12pm Eucharist
Tuesday of Holy Week (Mar 30): 12pm Eucharist
Wednesday of Holy Week (Mar 31): 12pm Eucharist
Maundy Thursday (Apr 1): 6pm service with Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar – Sign-up
Good Friday (Apr 2): 12pm and 3pm Good Friday liturgy – Sign-up      

1.     Sign-ups are mandatory at the larger services, similar to our normal Sunday worship, with the exception of the noon service on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. 
2.     Masks are still required to attend church..
3.     The Maundy Thursday service will have Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar, but for self-evident reasons, we are unable to do the footwashing portion of the service.
4.     Holy Saturday service, normally held in the chapel, will be solely offered online.
5.     In the past, we have had open hours for individuals to come for the sacrament of reconciliation of a penitent or confession. This is still available, but please contact the church office (850) 432-5115 or one of the priests directly to set up a time.

Virtual Services

The following Holy Week and Easter services will be available online or livestreamed. Please join us.

Palm Sunday: 3/28 –10:30am (Youtube, Facebook)
Maundy Thursday: 4/1 – 6pm (Youtube, Facebook)
Good Friday: 4/2 – 12pm (Youtube, Facebook)
Good Friday Passiontide: 4/2 – 6pm (Youtube, Facebook)
Holy Saturday: 4/3 – 10am (Facebook Live) 
Easter Vigil: 4/3 – 8pm (Youtube, Facebook) 
Easter Sunday: 4/4 – 11 am (Youtube, Facebook)