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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.

This class has concluded. Please click here for a link to last week's class or here for the entire series.

Join the Tender Loving Care group in preparing small gifts for our seniors and others that are homebound as we share the spirit of Christmas! A sign-up sheet for assembly and/or delivery is available on the information table in the Parish Office.

This year, Christ Church is partnering with Montclair Elementary to support students in great need with gifts for Christmas. There will also be the opportunity to adopt teachers to provide them with a needed classroom item and a gift of appreciation for the work they do. Angels will be available soon on the Angel Tree in the Parish Hall. Too busy or prefer not to shop? No problem! Donations are greatly appreciated via a check made out to Christ Church, clearly marked for the Angel Tree or online (please choose the outreach fund). We will also need volunteers to help sort and transport gifts. To sign up for adopting, volunteering, or donating, please click here, or contact Honey Harris with any questions!

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.

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS (New Member Class)

This year, Christ Church is partnering with Montclair Elementary to support students in great need with gifts for Christmas. There will also be the opportunity to adopt teachers to provide them with a needed classroom item and a gift of appreciation for the work they do. Angels will be available soon on the Angel Tree in the Parish Hall. Too busy or prefer not to shop? No problem! Donations are greatly appreciated via a check made out to Christ Church, clearly marked for the Angel Tree or online (please choose the outreach fund). We will also need volunteers to help sort and transport gifts. To sign up for adopting, volunteering, or donating, please click here, or contact Honey Harris with any questions!

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.

Join the Tender Loving Care group in preparing small gifts for our seniors and others that are homebound as we share the spirit of Christmas! A sign-up sheet for assembly and/or delivery is available 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 December book discussion will be Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy. Please click here to be added to the email list for updates, and/or join our Facebook group (EPIC Bookclub of Christ Episcopal Church).

Sign up early to make sure you have a seat! We will have a traditional Christmas lunch with homemade desserts; cost of lunch will be $10. Please sign up by Thursday, December 2, 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.

One thing the pandemic has taught me is that I shouldn’t put off my dreams or engaging in activities because there may never be a "perfect" time. Our EfM workbook tells us that “From time to time on our journey we need waystations to challenge, refresh, clarify, and support us on our journey. The EfM Seminar serves as a weekly waystation that helps focus the journey with God. Like Canterbury Pilgrims, EfM participants share stories and learn from one another as they deepen their understanding of the riches of the Christian tradition.” Marcia Edwards says: “I began the EfM Program four years ago not knowing what to expect and whether I would finish the program. Here I am a month away from completion! It has been a wonderful journey through my religious growth, at times with family sadness. Through the support of my wonderful friends, I have weathered several storms along the way! I am so thankful for the reawakening of my beliefs in God and the journey of life! Thank you my EfM friends for such a spiritual experience to add to my life’s journey…” We join together weekly to in a four year program but you only commit to one academic year at a time. Registration for our new year begins in December. Tuition includes all course materials including books. For additional information contact Pam Tanner with questions.

The Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon is once again partnering with Wreaths Across America to provide and place live wreaths on as many of the graves at Barrancas National Cemetery as possible. Last year over 19,500 wreaths were purchased, the largest number ever, but still far short of covering the 40-50,000 graves in the cemetery. To purchase wreaths, please visit www.barrancaswreaths.com. Deadline to purchase is Monday, November 29.

"In the beginning, the Spirit brooded over the face of the waters and God spoke and there was Light.  Likewise, in the fullness of time, an angel announced to Mary and the same creative Spirit visited her and she conceived the Son of God. This Advent, our Advent, is equally a time of creation. God’s same Spirit abides in us—brooding over our waters—shaping and forming us, being formed and shaped by us."  (Caryll Houselander)

All are welcome! In the silence of this Advent morning, we will share two twenty-minute Centering Prayer periods, music, and Advent devotions. Register at centeringprayerpensacola.com to reserve your space. 

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.On the First Sunday of Advent, we will light one candle and remember the Prophets who pointed the way to Bethlehem. These are the people of God who came close to God and God came close to them. **If children are with their parents for Advent Wreath making in the Parish Hall, we will walk with them to the Christian Ed building for the first lesson of Advent.

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 new 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 and 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 –

The fourth practice identified in "The Way of Love", as envisioned in this effort of the Episcopal Church, is WORSHIP. The purpose, effects, inspiration, and means of worship will be the focus of the conversation for this session. Sharing of experiences when worship has been most meaningful will be a part this time. And, ideas which might help enhance your worship experience may be heard. Join in person at 9:15 AM in Room 31 upstairs in the Christian Education building or through the Zoom connection.  

It’s time to see if we can stump Father Michael and Rev. Katie. We will have lunch together after church Sunday December 5 and have great conversation while we try to see if we can stump our two favorite priests. If you have your question(s) ahead of time, please send them to Sarah.

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: Barbara, Raider Byrd, Scott, Dylan Corley, Joyce Kaufman, Amanda Riley, 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.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Henry Marcille—and anniversaries—Becca & Dave Schmidt (39 yrs).

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.