UPCOMING EVENTS
Worship Schedule
Sunday, 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM
**In-person services have resumed; schedule & sign-up links below.
Walking & Worship
Wednesday, August 12
Food Distribution Days
Fridays, August 14 & 28
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW... |
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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE RECTOR**
The office is closed to foot traffic and much of the staff is working from home to limit in person contact. The best way to contact the office is to email a staff member or leave a message at (850) 432-5115.
~ OFFERING ~
If you are in a position to continue giving to God through Christ Church, please do so. You can mail in your pledge, Give Online, or text GIVE to (850) 403-6673.
~ WORSHIP SCHEDULE ~
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***In-person services have resumed.
Schedule and sign-up links below.
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**Pay attention for an email on Saturdays
with links for Sunday worship and Christian Education.
Primary Service Online ~ Sunday at 10:30 AM
In-Person Communion Services (masks required)
Sunday at 8:00 AM
Sunday at 5:00 PM
Online ~ Wednesday at 12:00 PM
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ONLINE LAY READERS NEEDED
To sign up to record the readings for the 10:30 AM online service, please email Honey Harris. Children, youth and adults are invited to record a reading.
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~ ONLINE CONNECTIONS ~
Social Hour Check-in with Rev. Katie
Please join us to check in, converse, and pray together.
A Class on C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters with Rev. Katie
Thursday mornings at 9:00 AM: Zoom
Meeting ID: 770 0494 3271; Password: 7KufGJ
~ CARE IN COMMUNITY ~
Christ Church is here for you. If you are interested in checking in with fellow Christ Church families, email Honey Harris. Email Fr. Walt if you or anyone you know has any needs. 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.
~ 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.
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INTERIM DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY
ANNOUNCED
Christ Church is pleased to announce that Paul Miller will serve as our interim Director of Music Ministry while we conclude our search process. Paul has been an integral part of our music ministry for the past three years and is a blessing to our congregation.
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CONVERSATIONS OF FAITH & RACE
Book Study – Wednesdays at 7 PM
with White Fragility
Meeting ID: 856 9805 3322; Password: 096580
Christ Church will be holding a series of book studies to continue the work of learning and growing in our ability to do the work of racial healing and dismantling racism. Reading the book is not required, rather it is encouraged for the discussion questions at the end of the teaching. Wednesday, August 12 - Session Two: White Fragility — Join Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie as we explore DiAngelo’s understanding of “white fragility” and the way in which people respond to issues of race.
If you want to read along, consider purchasing White Fragility here and support Cultured Books, a pop-up children’s bookstore in Florida with the mission of fostering love of self by showing positive images and sharing great stories about people of color.
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Volunteers Needed!!
FOOD DISTRIBUTION DAY ~ Friday, August 14
Our next food distribution day for the Mobile Food Pantry will be Friday, August 14. Please email Honey Harris if you are interested in volunteering. See below for more details and a list of other opportunities to serve.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EYC
PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD WINNERS!
We are proud to share that 14 of our EYC students have been nominated and received the 2020 Presidential Volunteer Service Award. The Presidential Volunteer Service award is a very prestigious award (https://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/about) that has existed for 17 years and is well-recognized especially among universities.
Requirements for the award:
* Middle School - 50 community service hours completed at ONE nonprofit - Christ Church - in a 12 month period
* High School - 100 community service hours completed at ONE nonprofit - Christ Church - in a 12 month period
Although I wish we could have nominated all of our awesome EYC students who participated in community service activities, there were only a few students who met the Presidential Volunteer Service Award requirements by having all of their 50 community hours (middle school) or 100 community hours (high school) done with us here at Christ Church.
Stay tuned for the details of the date for the ceremony (which will possibly be virtual)…in the meantime, if you see any of these students tell them CoNgRaTs! — Britton Lynn, Director of Youth Ministry
2020 Christ Church Presidential Volunteer Service Award Recipients
Cannon Boyles
Grace Bradshaw - received the HS Award 100 hours
Maddie Bright
Barron Cagle
Crawford Callahan
Gaines Drey
Virginia Hart
Wyatt Hart
Garrett Hoffman
Amelia Myers - received the HS Award 100 hours
Dylan Rothe - received the HS Award 100 hours
Gordon Sherrill - received the HS Award 100 hours
Ellie Speck
Lucy Adams Stevenson
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NEW FORWARD DAY BY DAYS HAVE ARRIVED!
The new quarterly Forward Day by Days have arrived. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please email Kelly Heindl at christchurchpns@aol.com and specify if you would like a regular size or large print edition. Forward Day by Day can also be found on the web here.
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OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
During this time, there are ways to effectively and safely extend our hands in love to our neighbors in need. Each week, the Chronicle will provide upcoming opportunities. If you are looking for ways to be involved, please email Rev. Katie, call the Parish Office, 850-432-5115, or consider these immediate needs of our community:
Mobile Food Pantry Food Distribution – Allen Chapel AME Church
Fridays, August 14 & 28
We have been serving around 200 families each food distribution. Our next food distribution will be Friday, August 14. We will be partnering with Allen Chapel AME Church and will be distributing food at Allen Chapel (500 N. Guillemard St.). We need volunteers on August 14 and 28 to work a shift in the morning to either sort or distribute food. Volunteer duties range from directing traffic and filling out forms for families, to more labor-involved duties of sorting and distributing food. While it is outdoors and we take precautions like masks, please do not volunteer if you are at a high risk of infection or if you are not feeling well. Please email Honey Harris to volunteer.
Masks Needed – At home, anytime
The VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System is in great need of cloth face masks. If you are able to make masks (Mask Instructions), please call or email Rev. Katie.
Additional Opportunities:
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For more information and/or to register, please click here.
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JONATHAN MYRICK DANIELS PILGRIMAGE
Saturday, August 15
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM online
For 21 years the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama has co-sponsored, with our diocese, an annual pilgrimage to Hayneville, Alabama, to commemorate the life and work of Jonathan Myrick Daniels, a martyr of the Episcopal Church, along with other martyrs of the civil rights movement. This year’s pilgrimage will mark the first time it will be held online. This event is not only a momentous time in this country’s history for discussions about race but also an opportunity to spread widely this story to those who are unable to physically participate and to those who have yet to hear the account of this remarkable man and others killed during the civil rights movement. The keynote speaker will be Dean Kelly Brown Douglas. Bishop Russell will be introducing the Roll Call of the Martyrs and the Prayers of the People, and offering a brief reflection. For full details, click here.
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EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!
Our weekly Africa 🇺🇬 EYC Book Club starts August 16th on ZOOM
Every Sunday ~ 7:00-8:00 PM
Surprise special guests from Uganda ministries will join us as we read about a teen who moved from Nashville, TN to Uganda in faith — and the challenges to trust God while in Africa. This book club is for guys and girls of all ages. It is a New York Times Bestseller – and one of Britton's personal favorites! You do not need to RSVP to come to the book club and there is no "homework" or reading to participate in this book club! Purchasing a book is not necessary. We will be screen-sharing an e-book, but if you would like to purchase a book it is Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis.
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PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISH FAMILY
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: Hannah Smith, Laura Wolfersperger, Phyllis Kreiner, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: David Tuohy, Kelly, Trisha Bothwell, Nicole Keating, Pam Moreno.
II. For Those in the Armed Forces, especially—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.
IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Ken Woolf—and anniversaries.
To submit a prayer request, email PrayerRequest@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.
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