CAP Christmas Hampers
Christmas is a time for celebration but for many of our CAP clients, Christmas is a time of stress and feeling guilty as finances are very tight. So to spread some joy this Christmas, we would like to give our clients a special treat in the form of a Christmas hamper.  As a church, we would love you to join us, if you are able, to help collect together some items that will bring a smile this Christmas. Some ideas of what you could contribute are on the leaflet at the back of Church
There will be a box at the back of church for you to leave any donations by 14th December.  Any questions or queries contact samantharich@capuk.org .  Thank you for your support and generosity in blessing our clients!

 
This Week

Mens Christmas Curry Night – Thursday 7th December 8pm
Come along to the Curry Night at the Neelakash.  £28.50 Includes Starter, Main, Rice, Naan, Kulfi and tip) drinks extra (Bursary fund available – contact John Hookway).   Please contact office to book
 
Christ Church School Christmas Market Friday, 8th December, 6pm - 8pm. Get your tickets now!  https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/christmasmarket20231
Help needed for Christ Church School Christmas Market! If you can spare some time during Friday afternoon, Friday evening and Saturday morning to help with set-up and pack-down, please contact psa@christchurch.herts.sch.uk.
 

Dates for the Diary
 
Additional Christmas Services
8th December 12:15pm – Service of the Word in Church (after the Friday Coffee Morning 10-12)
10th December 7pm –  Seven Carols by Firelight
19th December 8pm – Pub Carols at The Punch House Ware (more details to follow)
20th December 8pm – Comfort at Christmas – A Service for those who don’t find Christmas that easy
 

Join In Christmas Café and Craft- 2-4pm on Wednesday 20th December for children and their parents/carers. Come and enjoy a drink and yummy snacks whilst creating festive crafts and making a glittery mess in our halls rather than your home!
Team- We need people to help with serving refreshments (2 people), craft (4 people), welcome/door duty
(1 person).
Invite-  Please spread the word and invite friends along.
Pray!
 

Ware Christmas Together CHRISTMAS DAY Lunch.  A friendly, free Christmas Lunch, originally set up by Ware Churches Together and running for over 20 years. We provide delicious food, company, warmth, and a memorable Christmas Day for those who would otherwise be on their own.  To sign up as a guest or helper for the lunch people can email: christmastogetherware@gmail.com (see leaflets at back of Church)
 

Toddlers- Can you help? We really need to grow the team and have at least one more person to come and join the team on a Tuesday morning 9-11.15 (session runs from 9.30-11) If you are able to help every week, every other week or are willing to be put on a list so that we can contact you to help cover ad hoc, then please contact the office. If you would like to come along and see what a session looks like before signing up to be on team then you would be very welcome, just get in touch, we would love to hear from you.
 

Bereavement Journey:
We will be running the Bereavement Journey on Monday evenings from 5 February to 18 March 2024. If you would like to be involved with facilitating groups, refreshments etc, please contact rachelq@christchurchware.co.uk for more information. Thank you.
 

Prayer Space In the prayer area at the back of church there are cards for you to leave a; Testimony, Things to Pray for, as well as words for us as a Church.  The Staff team will then take time to pray during for them during the week.  Please place completed cards in the offertory box or give to a member of the clergy.
For 24/7 urgent (and confidential) prayer requests please send an email to prayer@christchurchware.co.uk.
 

Giving at Christ Church
All our ministries are generously supported by members of this church community. If you would like to join them in giving you can give via bank transfer:  Account name: Christ Church Ware PCC  Account Number: 00086783   Sort Code: 40 52 40  Click Here further details

 
DEC ECOTIP
Food waste has the greatest potential to reduce our household carbon output.
(https://drawdown.org/news/insights/the-powerful-role-of-household-actions-in-solving- climate-change).  
Have you looked at reducing your food waste yet? 


We will be putting a large Christmas Card from the Church to the Church for you to sign.  It is a small way that individuals can save on cards to one another.  This is part of our response to saving waste.

 
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