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.

Click here to sign up (70 person max per service)

Click here for guidelines for protocols during COVID-19 (masks, etc.)

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

The Minor Sacraments ~ Sundays, 9:30 AM: Zoom

The next mobile food distribution is Thursday, February 25. For full details or to sign up, please click here.

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.

Due to Hurricane Sally and the flooding of the Washburn Center, 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. Also, with cold weather here we are collecting blankets. Please click here for more information on how to help.

Wednesday, February 24 (via Zoom)

Wednesday, March 3 (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.

We had an amazing initial response to stewardship on Consecration Sunday. If you have not completed your pledge, you can do so here to submit your pledge online, or you may return your card by mail.

Our Lenten devotional booklet may be found here; it is also available via the Christ Church website.

Wednesdays during Lent ~ 7:00 PM, via Zoom

We have been serving around 200 families each food distribution. Our next food distribution day will be Thursday, February 25, partnering with Allen Chapel AME Church and distributing food at 500 N. Guillemard St. We need volunteers 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.

Christ Church is starting the search for our new Director of Children and Family Ministries. The part-time position (20 hours) is salaried and includes retirement and other benefits. The start time is flexible, but we hope is to hire someone this spring or summer. Help us spread the word. You can see the job description here. Resumes with cover letters should be sent to traci@christ-church.net. Questions can be directed to Father Michael at michael@christ-church.net

We will be having an outdoor Eucharist service, hosted by Mia & Warren Jerrems, for our families across the bridge in Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach on Sunday, January 17 at 5:00 PM with a conversation to follow. Please contact Rev. Katie for questions or more information.

The annual Christ Church game in support of Episcopal Relief & Development has its first “player” on the court: "Greatest Of All Time"! Although G.O.A.T. is alone, the Cows are expected to arrive very soon; it is still very early in the game so suit up and join the fun!

There are three easy ways to donate an animal for $80 (or any portion of an animal) — if you attend in-person church, you may use the pink “March Madness” envelope and form found in the pews; you may purchase online here (select "outreach" from the drop down menu on the giving page); or simply mail your check to Christ Church, 18 West Wright St., Pensacola, FL 32501. Please make your check out to Christ Church and be sure to indicate which animal (Cow or Goat) and its name.

Remember, purchasing an animal gives you naming rights. The cleverest, funniest names will be acknowledged by Father Michael at the end of the campaign, and the donors will receive prizes! Please email Honey Harris with your choice of animal and name given in order to be included in the naming competition!

In the past we have raised over $8,000 for Episcopal Relief and Development, providing animals and training to families in poverty so that they can be economically sustainable.  This year 30% of the funds we raise will also go to E.R.D.’s COVID-19 Relief Kits. If you have a question you may contact Honey Harris.

This past Sunday we learned about the season of Lent…a time that helps us get ready for Easter. The discussion centered on the meaning of fasting. The children gave insightful answers to how they could fast from being unkind to others, screen time, and some even agreed to fast from junk food! For the second Sunday in Lent, we will return to the stories about Jesus and hear the story “The Captain and the Storm” – Jesus calming the sea. Reminder to parents: mark your calendars for Sunday, March 14 when we will honor the memory of St. Patrick. Please sign children up here (max 20 children).

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

GULF COAST KID'S HOUSE “KNOW Child Abuse” TRAINING

The Epic Book Club has begun Zoom book club meetings 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 February book discussion will be Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.

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

Ever wonder why there are so many mountains mentioned in the Bible? Mountains are common in the deserts of the Middle East and the mountaintop experiences of meetings with God excite and feed our faith. We will be learning about the physical and symbolic importance of mountains in this third week of our Lent study. Dick Hooper and David Starling facilitate this study at 9:00 AM on Sunday mornings through ZOOM. Join the class through the link available in the Saturday announcements. Please click here for more information.

ONLINE COMPLINE 

Settle in where you are at this moment and make yourself quiet, light a candle if you like...and breathe. Compline can be done right where you are — it is typically done right before going to sleep. It can be done in your home, backyard, favorite outdoor space or church. You can be by yourself or with others. The Order of Compline we are using is found in the Book of Common Prayer on page 127. Deacon Rachel Iversen invites you to join her to find rest in this nightly service of Compline. The YouTube link can be found here.

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: Danny Deaton, Jr., Deana Jones, Tim & Dondy Buckley, Bruce & Meg Melvin, Laura Wolfersperger, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Tricia Spencer, Chris Sturgis, Shannon, 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.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Pierce Cannington—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.

We welcome into God's family through the Sacrament of Baptism

We welcome to Christ Church

and Robert Alexander Stacy, Jamie Stacy, James Hampton Stacy, and Robert Edwin Stacy