Notices - 21 Feb 2010 (Click here for previous notices)

Women’s World Day of Prayer Fri 5th March - The Morning Service will be at St Marys Church, High Street, Ware 10:30am Speaker : Rev. Tim Swindell
The Evening Service will be at St. Margaret's Church, Stanstead Abbotts 7:30pm. Everyone welcome to join the Churches Together in Ware as we celebrate this service which begins as dawn breaks over the islands of Tonga in the Pacific and continues across each continent until the last services of this special day are held back in the Pacific, on the islands of Samoa, circling the world in prayer for 36 hours. Wendy Tucker.

Newsletter - Owing to technical difficulties the newsletter will not be fully printed until next week. We are very sorry for the delay!

Fairtrade Fortnight Events

21 Feb	-	Big Swap - exchange your tea or coffee for Fair Trade Tea or coffee – St Mary’s 11:00am
26 Feb	-	Big Swap Sacred Heart School, FOSH (Friends of Sacred Heart) also swapping from to serving FT tea and coffee
28 Feb	-	Ware’s Got Talent– Chauncey School 6:30pm. Interval display of fair-trade products and purpose of Fairtrade
6 Mar	-	Tesco Car park Stall 10:00am – 12:00 noon
6-7 Mar	-	"Big Brew Event" and Fairtrade Cake Sale at all masses - Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Joseph
6 Mar	-	Fairtrade Tea Party and Brass-rubbing – Christ Church 2:30 - 4:30pm
7 Mar	-	Fairtrade Swap-it event Christ Church 10:30am onwards
22 Feb - 8 Mar	-	Window Display, Ware High Street

Welcome Conference 27th March - This is being run by the diocese and is a half day conference on making people welcome. More information and registration forms are availabe on the Welcome Desk or visit www.stalbans.anglican.org/Mission/Welcome. If any one is interested in atending please contact June Jarvest to arrange transport.

2nd Chance! - If you missed the church meeting on the 24th of January on the proposed changes in the organisation of the church then there is another opportunity to meet to discuss and contribute to the wisdom and insight God has given us as his body here at Christ Church and to further shape those developments. On Sunday 7th March at 3:00pm in the Centre, we will repeat the exercise and in the following week publish the feedback we have had. We will use both the back of church and the church website to share the information that has come from the two meetings. David.

Christ Church Football Latest Results - Results:
23.01.10: Hazlemere (High Wycombe) 3-7 Christ Church (National Cup)
6. 02.10: Cornerstone 1-2 Christ Church (League Cup)
Fixtures:
27.02.10: Christ Church vs Croxley (National Cup Quarter Final)
Training: Every Tuesday, 8:00-9:00pm, Haileybury. £3. All welcome
Contact: Ian Henry

Do you like children, meeting people and giving something back? - The crèche/Tweenies team on Sunday mornings is looking for more helpers. If you are interested in joining or want to find out more please contact Jane Dudley. We would particularly like a man or two!

LW:LW Ware’s Got TalentSunday 28th Feb 6:30pm at Chauncy School - If you have a talent that you would like the opportunity to share, auditions will be on Sat the 27th Feb at Tower School. You can download a registration form here or collect one from the office. On the 28th we will need volunteers to man the fair trade refreshment stall and to act as stewards. If you would like to help let the office know. Thanks, Alison Jackson.

PCC Members - please remember that the next PCC meeting is to be held on 22nd February, 2010.

Two study opportunities in the near future - To study a complete module in a week, or to join an online course as preparation for a mission trip
1. Development studies: 15th-19th Feb 2010 Price: £360 residential, £300 non-residential.
Sessions will include the following topics:
Development Theory: What is poverty, the cause and the Christian Perspective
Development Practice: Key concepts, capacity building, susutainability, empowerment and dependency
The Project Cycle and Basic Tools: Assessment tools, appreciative enquiry, planning tools and biblical perspective
Major Sectors: Emergency relief, health, education, trade and food security
The module is taught by Simon Batchelor PhD Engineering/Renewable Energy Bookings: please contact Ann Dawson, a.dawson@allnations.ac.uk, tel: 01920 443526
2. en route express online Feb 22nd - Mar 19th Cost online: £150
The course is designed for those preparing for a short term mission trip and have little or no training or experience. The online course is 20 hours and delivered through lessons, discussion forum and a downloadable workbook.
en route express is also delivered as a short residential,each vacation, the next one will be April 13 - 17th.
For more details please see the attached information, or contact
Andrea Thomas, a.thomas@allnations.ac.uk, tel: 01920 4435210
This could be helpful to an individual or to a group leader planning a church mission trip.
More info at the back of church.

Welcome Supper - The next Welcome Supper is on Saturday 20th March. This is open to all newcomers to Christ Church or who have joined us during the past year. Invites and more details are available from the Welcome Desk or June Jarvest.

Sunday Night Prayer Meetings - The next prayer meeting will take place on the 28th of February and 14th of March from 7:00-8:00pm in the Church Centre.

Children with special needs - All children are welcomed in Children's Church and we want to actively encourage those with special needs to join in with activities. Wherever possible, we will make any adjustments necessary to ensure that every child gets the most out of Children's Church. If your child has special needs or a disability, please contact Claire Hallett. All information will be kept confidential.

What's happening in Children's Church? -

This week - Sun 21 Feb	-	Activity onsite Movie week - Wall.E
Next week - Sun 28 Feb	-	Club 3 Careless Whispers - Gen 3:1-8

Sunday 28 February

Notices deadline - Thu 25 Feb, 10:30am
Please leave messages on the answer phone 01920-487267, email office@christchurchware.co.uk, or write to the church office.