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 

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

Click here to sign up (110 person max per 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.

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

The new quarterly Forward Day by Days have arrived. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please email Kelly Heindl 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.

We would like to celebrate the Class of 2021 and our Christ Church seniors! Please see the information needed to have your senior included under the Episcopal Youth Community News below & return to Britton by Sunday, April 25!

This coming Sunday we will return to a Godly Play story, the Circle of the Church Year. We will go around the church year focusing on the three great times in the circle – Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. We will fill in each Sunday in the circle and discuss its importance as we honor the story of God’s people. This lesson is an excellent lead into our next celebration – Pentecost, which we will celebrate on Sunday, May 23. We will begin making Mother’s Day gifts this Sunday so please make plans to be with us. 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 a story — these sessions begin at 9:30 AM. The meeting ID is 3205228708. Britton will let you in through the waiting room.

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

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!

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)

There are many people who think religious institutions have no relevance for modern living. Chapter three of Diana Butler Bass' book, Christianity After Religion, addresses reasons people think religious institutions have failed them. Discussion will center this week on the question "How might religious rituals and activities cause people to reject or join a faith community?" All are welcome to join the conversation through ZOOM at 9:00 AM on Sundays. The link will is provided in the Saturday email. Dick Hooper and David Starling facilitate the sessions. Please click here for more information.

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.

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. **Please note, after participants sign up on the Habitat website, Habitat will then reach out via email to schedule their build day (our information last week was incorrect!)

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: 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—Cheri Phillips, Gary Toth.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays 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.

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