Dear Friends, This Sunday our guest speaker is John Dunnett General Director of CPAS, at both the 9am and 10.30am services and on the live stream. He will be continuing with our series from Thessalonians exploring how our life tells a story. 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-12. Christ Church has had a partnership with CPAS for over 150 years, they are also our patrons. To find out more about all their current ministries in leadership, evangelism and young people please see: www.cpas.org.uk Friday Coffee mornings in Church - We are pleased to announce two more coffee mornings in church, 9.30am – 11.30am: Tomorrow, Friday 5th November and Friday 3rd December. Free, but donations welcome. Just drop in for a cuppa and a chat, you will be most welcome. Our next day of prayer and fasting is Wednesday 10th November 2021 - If you would like to commit to an hour of prayer please sign up via the following link. Please do take some time this day to be listening to God and to be praying for our ministries and evangelistic opportunities leading up to Christmas. https://www.24-7prayer.com/signup/255b36 Volunteers ‘Thank you’ evening A date for your diaries, Thursday 18th of November in church. Christ Church volunteers, thank you for serving! Join us in the church for soft drinks, wine, beer and nibbles as we say a huge ‘thank you’. Doors open at 8pm, please arrive by 9pm, for prayer time, games, chat. Celebrating volunteers who regularly support our church activities, Come if you are new to serving, have been serving for a long time, or have stepped down from long-term serving over the last couple of years, Please let us know if you volunteer but are unable to attend, email [email protected] Christ Church Men Active During the Day MADD - The November MADD meeting will be on Thursday 18th November 2021, 11.30 am at the Old Bull’s Head, Baldock Street, Ware. Job Vacancy Elaine, our Parish Administrator, plans to retire in the New Year, so we are recruiting to fill this post with effect from January 2022. The role part time, Monday to Friday mornings (19.5 hours per week) is very varied, busy, interesting and rewarding. If you would like more information or know somebody who may be interested please click here to see the job description and application form. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the office- 01920 487267. Toddler Group – news! - Toddler sessions will now be held on Mondays and Tuesdays, revised times are 9.15am until 10.45am. Open to any parent with babies and toddlers. £2 per family. If you would like to be part of the team of helpers please do talk to Jess. Youth Ministry- We are delighted to let you know that we restarting our youth mentoring programme. Please do get in touch with Jess if you are interested in being a mentor or if you would like to know more about what this is all about. Contact Jess - [email protected] This Sunday we pray particularly for COP26 Creator God, giver of life, You sustain the earth and direct the nations. In this time of climate crisis grant us clarity to hear the groaning of creation and the cries of the poor; challenge us to change our lifestyles; guide our leaders to take courageous action; enable your church to be a beacon of hope; and foster within us a renewed vision of your purposes for your world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, by and for whom all things were made. Amen Sunday Services We look forward to welcoming you to our Sunday 9am and 10.30am services in church. You can also join us as usual every Sunday at 10.30am on our live stream HERE. If you have missed any of our services or want to watch them again do subscribe to our You Tube channel for all the latest updates and past video’s www.youtube.com/ChristChurchWare Christ Church School We have the real privilege of a great partnership with Christ Church School that we founded. There are many ways that we continue to support the school and one is that we appoint Foundation Governors to the school. Currently there are two vacancies for governors. If you, or someone you know, are interested in serving in this way or just finding out more, please do speak to myself, Roger Tiffen of Yelena Wells if you would like more information. Opportunities to help at Christ Church We currently need help in various ways to support the life and ministry of the church. If any of these areas of ministry are of interest to you please do not hesitate to contact the office, chat to one of the church wardens, Jess or the Operations Manager. We need to expand the teams as follows:
Lost property There are a few items of lost property at the back of church. Kindly claim your items and note that if unclaimed they will be disposed on 14th November. God bless, John and the Christ Church Team. Dear Friends, On Sunday we continue with our series Insights from Thessalonians – this week we will explore how the Thessalonians modelled discipleship, from 1 Thessalonians 1: 4-10. 1 Thessalonians is an amazing letter that Paul wrote. Why not take a moment to imagine receiving the letter and see what themes emerge for you? Sunday Services Don’t forget! Clocks go back this weekend. We look forward to welcoming you to our Sunday 9am and 10.30am services in church. You can also join us as usual every Sunday at 10.30am on our live stream HERE. If you have missed any of our services or want to watch them again do subscribe to our You Tube channel for all the latest updates and past video’s www.youtube.com/ChristChurchWare Sunday evening SEVEN service We are looking to redevelop the 7.00pm ‘SEVEN’ service from the 28th of November; if you would like to be part of the team looking at its redevelopment please contact Mark Hallett, via the Church Office. Prayer and Fasting Our next day of prayer and fasting is Wednesday 10th November 2021 If you would like to commit to an hour of prayer please sign up via the following link. Please do take some time this day to be listening to God and to be praying for our ministries and evangelistic opportunities leading up to Christmas. https://www.24-7prayer.com/signup/255b36 Friday Coffee mornings in Church We are pleased to announce two more coffee mornings in Church, 9.30 am – 11.30 am: Friday 5th November and Friday 3rd December. Free, but donations welcome. Just drop in for a cuppa and a chat, you will be most welcome. Youth Ministry We are delighted to let you know that we restarting our youth mentoring programme. Please do get in touch with Jess if you are interested in being a mentor or if you would like to know more about what this is all about. Contact for Jess [email protected]
Volunteers ‘Thank you’ evening Advance date for your diaries, Thursday 18th of November in the church. Please do reserve the date if you volunteer in any ministry at Christ Church. CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL
We have the real privilege of a great partnership with Christ Church school that we founded. There are many ways that we continue to support the school and one is that we appoint Foundation Governors to the school. Currently there are two vacancies for governors. If you, or someone you know, are interested in serving in this way or just finding out more, please do speak to myself, Roger Tiffen of Yelena Wells if you would like more information. Opportunities to help at Christ Church We currently need help in various ways to support the life and ministry of the church. If any of these areas of ministry are of interest to you please do not hesitate to contact the office, chat to one of the church wardens, Jess or the Operations Manager. For our Sunday services we need to expand the teams in the following ministries:
Next issue of Church Magazine The deadline for items for our next magazine is 5th November. Please contact the team with any ideas or suggestions: [email protected] Looking after yourself with Pilates Pilates is on Tuesday mornings, 9.30 am in church at a cost of £8 per person. You need to bring an exercise mat, towel and bottle of water. Care of God’s acre The UK is hosting the COP26 Climate Conference at the beginning of November. Please do be praying for this internationally important event. If you would like to know how to get involved please visit: https://www.tearfund.org/campaigns/cop26 God bless John and the Christ Church Team. Dear Friends, This Sunday we are starting our new series Insights from Thessalonians – this week we will consider Thanks, Hope and Endurance from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3 1 Thessalonians is an amazing letter that Paul wrote. Why not take a moment to imagine receiving the letter and see what themes emerge for you as you read it through before the series starts? Sunday Services We look forward to welcoming you to our Sunday 9am and 10.30am services in church, as we continue our new series on ‘Living in Jesus’. You can also join us as usual every Sunday at 10.30am on our Livestream. If you have missed any of our services or want to watch them again do subscribe to our YouTube channel for all the latest updates and past video’s www.youtube.com/ChristChurchWare Sunday evening SEVEN service We are looking to redevelop the 7.00pm ‘SEVEN’ service from the 28th of November, and we are having a planning meeting Tonight Thursday 21st of October at 8.00 pm. If you would like to be part of the team looking at its redevelopment please contact Mark Hallett, via the Church Office. Friday Coffee mornings in Church We are pleased to announce two more coffee mornings in Church, 9.30am – 11.30am: Friday 5th November and Friday 3rd December. Free, but donations welcome. Just drop in for a cuppa and a chat, you will be most welcome. Prayer for Join in Family Fun 7.30am Coffee, Prayer and Pastries on Wednesday 27th October in Church, please do join in prayer for this great event – see below. Half-Term Join In Family Fun We are running a half-term family fun session on Thursday 28th October 10-12 and 1-3 with games, craft, inflatables, games and bible storytelling for 0-11s. Full details are on the website of how to join in!!! If you are able to support the team in any of the following ways please do speak to Jess.
Youth Ministry We are delighted to let you know that we restarting our youth mentoring programme. Please do get in touch with Jess if you are interested in being a mentor or if you would like to know more about what this is all about. Contact for Jess as above. Toddler Group An additional Toddler Group session on Tuesday mornings is starting 2nd November. If you would like to be part of the team of helpers please do talk to Jess. Volunteers ‘Thank you’ evening Advance date for your diaries, Thursday 18th of November in the church. Please do reserve the date if you volunteer in any ministry at Christ Church: Christ Church School We have the real privilege of a great partnership with Christ Church school that we founded. There are many ways that we continue to support the school and one is that we appoint Foundation Governors to the school. Currently there are two vacancies for governors. If you, or someone you know, are interested in serving in this way or just finding out more, please do speak to myself, Roger Tiffen of Yelena Wells if you would like more information. Opportunities to help at Christ Church We currently need help in various ways to support the life and ministry of the church. If any of these areas of ministry are of interest to you please do not hesitate to contact the office, chat to one of the church wardens, Jess or the Operations Manager. For our Sunday services we need to expand the teams in the following ministries:
Next issue of Church Magazine The deadline for items for our next magazine is 5th November. Please contact the team with any ideas or suggestions: [email protected] Care of God’s acre The UK is hosting the COP26 Climate Conference at the beginning of November. Please do be praying for this internationally important event. If you would like to know how to get involved please visit: https://www.tearfund.org/campaigns/cop26 God bless John and the Christ Church Team. |
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