Dear Friends, This Sunday we are continuing in our new series, Living in Jesus, where this week we get to explore ‘Finding Direction’. The reading will be Romans 8: 14-17 and Galatians 5:25. Why not have a read of the passages before the service? 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 Baptism and Confirmation Service last Sunday Many thanks to everyone who make cakes, served refreshments, provided music, helped with all the details and set-up behind the scenes, and in every way supported what was a very special occasion. Please do continue to keep praying for all those who were baptised and confirmed, and if you have any words or pictures for them, do let John know. 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 on 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. Prayer for Join In Family Fun 7.30 am Coffee Prayer and Pastries on Wednesday 27 October in Church, please do join in prayer for this great event. 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. We need your help! Can you offer to help with:
Toddler Group We plan to run an additional Toddler Group session on Tuesday mornings, starting 2nd November. If you would like to be part of the team 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, further details to follow. 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:
Oasis Oasis is Christ Church’s ministry to those who are parenting alone and their children. Prior to lockdown, we held a monthly group in the church centre on Saturday afternoon/evening. We plan to re-launch meeting from November. If you have an interest in helping in this ministry, know of a single parent who would benefit from coming along or would like to find out more please contact the office. Next issue of Church Magazine The deadline for items for our next magazine is 5 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 Looking after yourself with Pilates Thanks you to those who have expressed interest in the attending - we have enough to start the course. The course will start on Tuesday 19th October at 9.30 am in church at a cost of £8 per person. You need to bring an exercise mat, towel and bottle of water. God bless John and the Christ Church Team. Dear Friends, This Sunday we are continuing in our new series, Living in Jesus, where this week we get to explore finding peace Psalm 62: 1-8. Why not have a read of the passage before the service? 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 Baptism and Confirmation Sunday 10th October 2021 This Sunday evening at 6.30 pm we will be holding our Baptism and Confirmation service. Please do be praying for the candidates and join us for what will be a very special service, this will also be on our live stream. Sunday evening 7 Service’s We are looking to redevelop the 7.00pm service from the 28th of Nov, and we are having a planning meeting on Thursday the 21st of October at 8pm. If you would like to be part of the team looking at its redevelopment please contact Mark Hallett, via the Church Office. 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:
Half-Term 'Join In' Family Fun We would love to run a half-term family fun session on Thursday 28th October 10-12 and 1-3 with games, craft, games and bible storytelling for 0-11s. We need your help! Can you offer to help with:
Oasis Oasis is Christ Church’s ministry to those who are parenting alone and their children. Prior to lockdown, we held a monthly group in the church centre on Saturday afternoon/evening. We plan to re-launch meeting from November. If you have an interest in helping in this ministry, know of a single parent who would benefit from coming along or would like to find out more please contact the office. Next issue of Church Magazine The deadline for items for our next magazine is 5 November. Please contact the team with any ideas or suggestions: [email protected] Ware’s the Film Christ Church is delighted to be a venue for the inaugural Ware film festival from 10th to 16th October. Christ Church is showing Hidden Figures on Tuesday 12th October- doors open at 6.30 for 7.00 start. Tickets to all films and venues are free and can be booked at https://waretowncouncil.gov.uk/film Looking after yourself with Pilates Thanks you to those who have expressed interest in the attending - we have enough to start the course. The course will start on Tuesday 19th October at 9.30 am in church at a cost of £8 per person. You need to bring an exercise mat, towel and bottle of water. Christians Against Poverty CAP We run a Christians Against Poverty UK debt centre at Christ Church, providing a free debt counselling service to the local community, and supporters are an important part of that service. Supporters accompany the debt centre manager when visiting clients, mainly to be another friendly face and encouraging presence. We are having a social and training event for anyone who already is, or who might like to be, a CAP Client Supporter on Thursday 14th October, 9:30 am in the Church centre. If you would like to come along, do book a place via this link: https://bit.ly/3a06n0y God bless John and the Christ Church Team. Dear Friends, This Sunday we are continuing in our new series, Living in Jesus, where this week we get to explore how God’s Love helps us deal with worry: Luke 10: 38-42. Why not have a read of the passage before the service either in person or online? 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’. There is no need to book and all the other changes can be found HERE. 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 We are sorry there will be no refreshments after either service this week as we are still trying to recruit enough volunteers to serve in this way. If you wish to help with refreshments please contact the office 01920 487267 or email [email protected] Harvest Sunday 3rd Oct
Please find attached a Harvest Shopping list of items for Hertford and District Food Bank that they particular need at this time. If you would like to contribute please do bring them to church on the morning of the 3rd or take donations directly to the food bank or place in the trollies in the local supermarkets. Prayer Opportunities - Sunday 3rd October 8pm: Whatever your journey with God through the pandemic has been like, God longs to meet with you, to bring you healing, peace and refreshment. Join us in church for prayer and space to spend time with God - reflective space to listen, to be still, come before God or receive prayer and healing. Sit on your own or gather as a group.
Confirmation and Baptism - We are delighted to let you know that we have been able to rearrange the service of Baptism and Confirmation (that was postponed due to the pandemic) for Sunday evening 10th October at 6.30pm at Christ Church. Please do be praying for the candidates. If you would be willing to help with refreshments please let the office know. Youth - The youth programme has restarted. See your e mail for further details or contact the office. This term we are exploring the challenges of Climate Change encompassing many aspects of this vast topic from the biblical perspective, poverty, personal and corporate engagement. We are seeking individuals who have a passion or expertise in any area of this vast topic be it global warming, alternative energies, recycling, poverty relief, disaster response, aide, ethical fashion, food production and so on. If you are involved in this or know someone who would be willing to give up a couple of hours on a Wednesday evening please do talk to Jess Cole - [email protected] or 07776 596561 Children's Church - Activities as usual in the Church Centre. We look forward to seeing you. Baby Group - Please note that the Baby group will not be running during the rest of September due to holidays. The group will resume on Friday 8th October but in a new format. It will be aimed at very new mums and focus on the post-natal stage – offering coffee, tea, chat, support. The group will be for mums with new born babies up until the age of 6 months. 1.30 pm on Fridays. £2 per family if able. Midweek - All women are warmly invited to Midweek in person at the church centre. Coffee from 9.30 am. We are starting our new series on women of the bible. We are an informal, friendly group and all newcomers will be made very welcome. Come along! Oasis - Christ Church’s ministry to those who are parenting alone and their children. Prior to lockdown, we held a monthly group called “Oasis” in the church centre on Saturday afternoon/evening. We would like to explore the possibility of a re-launch – both from the perspective of lone parents and their children and from volunteers within the church family. If you have an interest and would like to find out more, please join us for tea and cake on Saturday 25th September between 4 and 5.00 p.m. in the church centre. For more information please contact the office. CAP - Our Christians Against Poverty Debt centre is running, if you know of anybody who needs their help do contact 0800 3280006. We are very pleased to say that recently three CAP clients became debt free. Please continue to remember CAP, the team and clients in your prayers. Missions - The mission work that Mel Lynch, one of our mission partners, is involved in has changed. Why not use the link to see the latest news. www.christchurchware.co.uk/lynchs Looking after yourself – would you be interested in joining a new Pilates class on Tuesdays at 9.30am in church at a cost of £8 per person – all levels of experience catered for. If interested please contact Caroline Tiffen on 07770 406885 to see if we have enough people to make a group viable. And finally – Christmas! - Each year Christ Church retells the Christmas Story in a creative way for the children and local schools, at the Christmas Eve Childrens' Service. The service is always popular with families, including grandparents. Last year it was entirely online (see: https://youtu.be/m_25W-Q99CA), but we are planning to return to an in-person/hybrid service this year, and are therefore looking to cast actors as wise-men, shepherds, angels, Bethlehem townsfolk, sheep, camels, an evil Herod, and Mary and Joseph. If you'd like to be part of sharing the Good News (with a fresh twist) please let the office know. Commitment would be the service, on the afternoon of 24th December, with a handful of evening rehearsals in the week beforehand. Some parts will be filmed further in advance, whilst most will be live. It's great fun! God bless John and the Christ Church Team. |
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