April 9, 2023

Christ Church exists to show everyone God loves them unconditionally.

We do that by EXPERIENCING, EMBRACING, AND EXTENDING

God's love.

There are three ways to give to the mission of Christ Church:

you can mail in your pledge, give online, or text GIVE to (850) 403-6673.

We experience God's love (Worship)

Sunday 10:30 AM service streamed on Facebook Live or YouTube 

Click here to listen to last week's sermon.

**An email is sent on Saturdays with links for Sunday worship and Christian Education.

In-Person services on Sunday at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM

In-Person service on Wednesday at 12:00 PM



We embrace God's love (Study/Formation)

NEW ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING:

Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus

beginning Sunday, April 16 ~ 9:15 AM

Rm. 31 of Education Bldg. or by Zoom link here

Meeting ID: 878 4884 3240 Password: 510649

In the introduction to this study by Amy Jill Levine, she writes of the people who lived at the time of Jesus – "Pretty much everyone agreed that miracles occurred; the question was what they signified." For those early Christians the miracle stories were significant, enough that they were passed from one group to another until finally being passed down and used in the gospels. What significance might they have for Christians in the twenty first century? That is the major question Professor Levine addresses for this eight-part study. For more information, contact Dick Hooper or David Starling.

"Pouring into Our Parents" (POP)

Sundays ~ 9:30 AM ~ 2nd floor of the Christian Education Bldg.

Children & Family Ministries offers a parenting class on Sunday mornings and welcomes parents with newborn babies to high schoolers. This class, Pouring into Our Parents (POP), meets at 9:30 AM in the Library on the second floor of the Christian Education building. The class will begin with a series on what a gospel-centered parent looks like. Discussions and readings hit on family codes, discipline, trust, times of suffering, hope, and grace.

We extend the love of God (Outreach/Parishioner Support)

Bridging the Gap

Our neighbors without homes are in great need of new or used clothes (especially men’s), socks, washcloths, and toiletries – including bars of soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, hand sanitizer, 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.

HAPPENINGS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Holy Week Services

April 2 - 9

Parish Picnic

Sunday, April 16

Youth Sunday

Sunday, April 23

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday in Holy Week, April 3

Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM

Tuesday in Holy Week, April 4

Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM

Wednesday in Holy Week, April 5

 Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM

Maundy Thursday, April 6

Holy Eucharist - 12:00 PM

Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing & Stripping of the Altar - 6:00 PM*+

Good Friday, April 7

Stations of the Cross - 10:30 AM (starting at Old Christ Church) 

The Good Friday Liturgy - 12:00 PM

Children’s Stations of the Cross - 5:00 PM

The Good Friday Liturgy with Choir - 7:00 PM*+

Holy Saturday, April 8

The Great Vigil with Holy Eucharist - 8:00 PM*+

Easter Day, April 9

Holy Eucharist - 7:00 AM

Holy Eucharist - 9:00 AM*

Children's Easter Egg Hunt - 10:30 AM 

Holy Eucharist - 11:00 AM*+

Note: Services with an asterisk indicate nursery care is available.

Bolded services are highly encouraged.

Services with a cross will be livestreamed.

Rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent is available to all by appointment.

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, April 10 & Tuesday, April 11.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PARKING

FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON GOOD FRIDAY

A shuttle will be picking up people from new Christ Church to take them to Old Christ Church for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. The service starts at 10:30 AM, so the bus will start making trips at 9:30 AM and leave for the final trip at 10:30 AM. Meet the shuttle in the back parking lot (Belmont St.). The stations will conclude at new Christ Church around noon, so you will be back at your car.

CHILDREN'S STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Friday, April 7 ~ 5:00 PM

On Friday, April 7 at 5:00 PM, Christ Church EYC and CFM are teaming up and offering a special Stations of the Cross geared towards families. (Stations of the Cross is an action prayer as you walk with Jesus through his condemnation to being laid in the tomb.) There are places for children to be included in the prayers, readings, and activities at each of the stations. The stations last about an hour with dinner offered after. Questions? Contact Tess or Victoria for more information.

THE FLOWERING OF THE CROSS ON EASTER SUNDAY

The flowering of the cross is a beautiful way to symbolize the new life that emerges from Jesus’s death. For 40 days we have witnessed the starkly bare cross. The living flower cross of Easter Sunday visually represents the new life that we are celebrating and this year, as you come to Easter Sunday service, we invite you to pause by the cross in the courtyard and add some flowers to it. You can bring flowers from your garden, or you can place flowers from the bucket provided.

EASTER EGG HUNT DONATIONS

Easter Sunday has a special event between the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM services — an Easter Egg Hunt! — and we could use your help with things to fill the eggs! As you are at the store getting ready for Easter, could you grab an extra bag of candy treats, small toys, etc., that we could stuff our eggs with? A basket to turn in donations is next to the back pew in the church. Thank you!

JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC & GUEST SUNDAY!

Sunday, April 16 ~ following the 10:30 service

Great Food ~ Children’s Activities ~ Live Music

The Parish Picnic & Guest Sunday will be held on Sunday, April 16 following the 10:30 service. Bring a friend! Please wear your casual clothes for services. The menu will include fried chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, and drinks. Our special musical guest will be Joseph Knight, son of the Rev. David and Jennifer Knight. **Please note there is no Parish Breakfast that day**

ATTENTION PARENTS OF GRADUATES!

If you have a senior who is graduating from high school this spring,

please contact Tess by Sunday, April 16 so that we may recognize them on Youth Sunday.

Save the date — Youth Sunday is Sunday, April 23!

MARCH MADNESS UPDATE:

Final Minutes of the Game!

This week the Bicycle Team gained eight new players such as “The Reverend Doctor Bikeal Hoffman”, “Chain Reaction”, “Chariot of Fire”, “Rally” and “Two Tired”. Some last-minute Beehive players including  “Praise Bee To Thee”, “What’s the buz - tell me how we are helping them” from Christ Church Superstar, ”Honey Bee-Have”, ”JellyBEEns, and “Waxmore Abbey” kept them in the lead. At press time the score is Beehives 48½ to Bicycles 35!  It is not too late to play, and the Bicycles still have a chance to tie or win this!  Envelopes with forms are on the information table in the Parish Office. Just be sure your gift is in before Easter!

THANK YOU FROM THE ECW!

Thank you to everyone who purchased baked goods at the ECW Spring Bake Sale and thank you to everyone who donated cakes, cookies, and pies. It was a great success thanks to the generosity of Christ Church Parish!

EPIC BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, April 5 ~ 3:00 PM ~ Parish Hall

The Epic Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:00 PM. The April book discussion will be Small Things Like These and Foster (two short stories) by Claire Keegan. Please click here to be added to the email list for updates, and/or join our Facebook group (EPIC Bookclub of Christ Episcopal Church).

CIRCLE OF CARE MEETING

Wednesday, April 12 ~ 11:00 AM ~ Parlor

BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

Saturday, April 22

**Please note date change!**

8:00 AM ~ Parish Hall

"The Disciples after Easter"

led by our own Paul White

Pilgrimage at 8:00 AM in the Nave

with breakfast to follow.

All invited! ~ Please make reservations here.

MOM'S BOOK/BIBLE STUDY

IS STARTING A NEW SERIES!

Join moms from Christ Church, EDS, MDO, and the rest of Pensacola on Friday mornings at 8:15 AM at Polonza for a Mom’s Book/Bible Study. This weekly group is open to EVERYONE! We are starting a new Bible series on Colossians and Philemon. Don't know much about them? That's OK! Neither do we...yet! (Books are available at the Bible Study and no prep work is needed to attend.) Again, moms of infants to high schoolers are welcome! Interested in joining? Contact Victoria.

Attention 6th—12th graders!!

JOIN AN ACOLYTE TEAM!

Acolytes are “ones who help” and are important individuals that make worship possible on Sunday mornings. From serving as a torch bearer that shines the light of Christ to being a server who helps prepare the Lord’s Table, there are many ways to be part of the team. Any 6th-12th grade youth can become an acolyte, serving roughly one Sunday a month. Contact Kelly Heindl to learn more or join an acolyte team.

HOLY BAPTISM AT CHRIST CHURCH

Upcoming Dates for the Sacrament of New Birth

May 28, 2023 — The Day of Pentecost

Please contact Kelly at the Parish Office to make preparations.

NEW ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING:

Signs and Wonders:

A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus

beginning Sunday, April 16 ~ 9:15 AM

Rm. 31 of Education Bldg. or by Zoom link here

In the introduction to this study by Amy Jill Levine, she writes of the people who lived at the time of Jesus – "Pretty much everyone agreed that miracles occurred; the question was what they signified." For those early Christians the miracle stories were significant, enough that they were passed from one group to another until finally being passed down and used in the gospels. What significance might they have for Christians in the twenty first century? That is the major question Professor Levine addresses for this eight-part study. For more information, contact Dick Hooper or David Starling.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES

~ Easter Sunday ~ 

Easter Services ~ 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 AM

Families are invited to join us at any of our Easter morning services at 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, or 11:00 AM. During the sermon at 9:00 and 11:00 AM, a special Children's Chapel will be held in the Parish Hall with a lesson, treats & more. (Children will process from "big church" to Children's Chapel during the service). The Nursery will be available for children ages infant through 3 years old at the 9:00 and 11:00 AM services.

Egg Hunt ~ 10:30 AM

At 10:30 AM, between the 9:00 and 11:00 AM services, children and their families are invited to join us for an Easter Egg Hunt at the green space at Episcopal Day School. There are two spaces — one for littles and one for our bigger kiddos. Bring your baskets and get ready for a morning to remember!

STAY CONNECTED WITH

CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRY!

Children and Family Ministry (CFM) has two 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 & 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!

EPISCOPAL YOUTH COMMUNITY NEWS

HOLY WEEK

Youth are encouraged to attend Holy week services starting on Maundy Thursday, April 6. For each service they attend, their name will be entered into a drawing to win a special Easter basket! Youth must find Tess at each service and say hi to be entered. Winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 12. **Maundy Thursday** — Youth should sit on the Chapel side transcept to be part of the youth only foot washing station!

PARISH PICNIC ~ April 16

Youth are encouraged to bring a friend to church as part of our evangelism focus.

YOUTH SUNDAY ~ April 23

Contact Tess if you have a senior graduating from high school who would like to write and read a reflection of their faith journey during the services. We will also need youth to read and acolyte. Please let Tess know ASAP if they want to participate! 

Check out our EYC newsletter for more information here.

ALTAR FLOWER DEDICATIONS

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.

CARE IN COMMUNITY

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.

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: Chad Eyer, Chuck Riley, Jean Karadin, Joan & Paul White, Kathi Wright, George Andrews, John & Gail LeRoy, Leonora Edwards, Susan Martin, Nancy Stafford, Laura Wolfersperger, Dee Whisenhunt Family & Friends: Richard & Diane Hahner, Sarah, Kenneth & Trace Manning, Scott Harbison, Mark Sprayberry, Andy Steczo, Brantley, Mike Perry, Joan Wojciehowski, Kate, the Trommelen family, Judy Holmes, Hal Major, Debbie Turner, Kelly Currin, Dylan Sims, Rob Wilmer. 

II. For Those in the Armed Forces, especially—Erik Barton, Stewart Bova, Danica Roark Domokos, Sam Gaston, Robert Geiger, Sterling Gilliam III, Mitchell Harless, William Harper, Harry B. Harris, Benjamin Jensen, Joshua Justin, Art Lantigua, Hillary Leonard, Ben Mathis, Kathryn Martin, Sean McAbee, Austin Ordway, Gavin Harris Patterson, Kyle Roberson, Peter Shelton, Evan Valdyke, Wesley Valdyke, Jake Willstatter; 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—George Hahner.

IV. In Thanksgiving. For those in our parish celebrating birthdays—Lola Jones, Matthew Wolf—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.

STAY CONNECTED