A place of friendship and community.
A welcome and inclusivity for all.
A safe, protected space to be creative and play.
A place where God’s love is shared through service and care. 

The group will restart on Monday 7th June 2021.
Booking by phone only, from 9am on Wednesdays, for the following Monday's session.
Booking opens on Wednesday 2nd June at 9am.

Our small group sessions are open to any parent and child aged from walking (rising 1) to 3 years old. We have a maximum number limit of 15 adults at a session and a maximum of two children per adult. Admission is by appointment, to book your place please call the Church Office on 01920 487267.
​Download an information sheet HERE.

Each session will have a time for play and a story time. Please can you leave your prams, buggies or other large items outside under the canopy provided for safety reasons. There is a baby change station on the ground floor in the disabled toilet. Your child’s safety and wellbeing are your responsibility during sessions. Our leaders and helpers follow a safeguarding policy. You can access a copy of our safeguarding policy on our website. We will provide toys. Outdoor garden open in dry weather. Covid safe measures will be in place and group numbers will be limited in order to allow for social distancing. All attendees and volunteers will be required to wear a face covering at all times. Feel free to pick a takeaway coffee on the way as we are currently not serving refreshments due to Covid. £1.50 per family (if able)

​Dear Friends,
Here we are, in the season of Lent, a time people think of ‘giving something up’. But haven’t we already given up so much over the last year?  The pandemic has said ‘NO’ to us all in many ways – lockdown, illness, hardship, bereavement. Perhaps like the psalmists, we lament...
But as we prepare for Good Friday, a dark day when all seems lost, don’t get stuck with ‘NO’. Jesus, made good his ‘YES’ to the purpose of his becoming human.  He gave up his life in order to give us life in all its fullness, to know our sins forgiven, to know a way to be in God’s presence. We just have to say ‘YES!’ and go on saying it in all circumstances.

Invitation to everyone to take part

We want to invite all of us to come together as the body of Christ to encourage each other by making a response to 2 Corinthians 1:20: For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘YES’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.   Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the YES of Jesus.  God affirms us, putting his YES within us.
How have we experienced God’s YES?  Many of us find a glimpse, an affirmation of God’s goodness in the beauty of his creation: the bulbs pushing up, the colours of the summer flowers, the autumn leaves, the sunsets and the snow! God’s YES in creation. We’ve also discovered the importance of community, small acts of kindness given and received: saying YES to Christ in us and in our neighbours.

What you can do
So we would like to invite everyone, young and old, whether you think you are creative or not, to send in pictures that show or represent your experiences of God’s YES and our Amen, which we hope to use in an Easter video. Send your pictures in to digital@christchurchware.co.uk in the coming weeks, and ideally before 30th March.
Here are some ideas to help get your started:

• Jess is preparing a Creation walk for the children to do, so you might want to capture elements of that as a family to make your ‘YES’ image by taking photos, collecting things along the way, or drawing something
• You could cut up magazines to make a collage that represents things that speak to you of God’s YES and send a photo of that
• You might take pictures of your flowers as they grow day by day to create a time lapse collection of images
• You might make a collage of letters making the words YES and Amen
• You might write out the verse graphically and highlight the YES and Amen
• You could create a digital graphic that represents your thoughts about God’s Promises being ‘YES’ in Jesus
• You might use household objects, your recycling, your garden, your street....
• Or you could come up with your own ideas!

May God fill you with his creative Spirit!  
John and the CCW Team.

Dear Friends,
As we enter this new time of national lockdown, I am aware that it is full of different emotions and messages. Our approach as a church, is one of calmness in the storm, hopeful and secure in our God. As the situation moves forward, we are always endeavouring to adapt and change, to the needs and guidance that there is. We are a living, praying community.
So with lots of different information flying around, let me just clarify how we are moving forward at this time.
While we are grateful that the government has allowed places of worship to open, after careful consideration and prayer, with the increase in the ‘R’ rate being significant in the areas around us, and pressure on our NHS, in line with the guidance from our Bishop, and other guidance, the PCC have decided to hold a live stream service only at this time and not ‘in person’. We feel that this is the safest thing to do for our community and to play our part at this time.
Sundays at 10.30, there will be our live stream service and we encourage you to join in with us from home. I am excited about our new series from the book of Philippians, and I encourage you to take a chance to have a read through it.

• Youth and Children’s ministry will be online.
• Friday Prayers at 10.00am start again this week.
• The Bible course is starting in Life Groups or if you would like to join the course, do contact the office.
• The Alpha Course starts Monday 25th January
• The Bereavement Journey starts 2nd of February
• For those who find it harder to connect online: Daily Hope is available on 0800 804 8044, a selection of readings, hymns and prayers.
• Our next 24-hour day of prayer and fasting is on Wednesday 13th January
• CAP is available on 0800 328006

While not everything is the same as March, we are aware that some may be finding themselves in need or just need a friendly voice on the phone to pray with them. We are here and please do contact us via the church office (e-mail or phone).
It is great to hear stories of where you are reaching out to each other at this time, and can I encourage you to keep continuing to do so.
Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 13: these three remain, faith, hope and love. Let us continue to love each other, our neighbour and to be rooted and steadfast in prayer, sharing the hope that we have.

Please continue to check out our website, e-mail and Facebook for the latest updates and subscribe to our YouTube Channel ‘Christ Church Ware’ to receive all the latest videos.
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With my prayers for you all,
John.