Sunday 23rd November 2025

Dear Friends, This Sunday we continue our series on Hope Reawakened -God's Love for His People Isaiah 54 : 1-10   Join us at 9 am or 10.30 am in church.  You can also join us as usual every Sunday at 10.30 am on our Live Stream: https://www.christchurchware.co.uk/live-stream.htm

SEVEN Service -  The week is the Seven Service 23rd November in Church Centre – This terms theme is:  Encounter, Community and Equipping.   Seven Service is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of every month at 7pm


Christmas Explored- 24th-27th November (set up on 23rd)
For more details please speak with the staff team or Email [email protected]
Item of the week - Pray

Want to visit Christmas Explored? 
Children's Guided Tour Wednesday 4:30pm
Adults Wednesday 7:30pm


Christmas Choir. We're getting ready for our Carol Service on Sunday 21st December, and we'd love for you to be part of it!
Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings, from 7:30 to 9:15 pm in the Memorial Hall. Everyone is welcome — no auditions, no need to read music, just come along and join the fun.
And… there will be cake!
 

Oasis (early) Christmas celebration
Oasis is our group for those who are mainly parenting alone and their children.
We are holding a Christmas event in the church centre on Saturday 22nd November 4-7 pm.   Christmas dinner, games, craft.  Please come and feel free to invite others to this free celebration.
Please contact the church office if you're coming or would like to know more or just come along on the day 


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 8th December.  Any questions or queries contact [email protected] .  Thank you for your support and generosity in blessing our clients! 

Christmas Services
7th December, 4pm - Family Carols 
14th December, 4pm - Carols by Firelight 
17th December, 8pm - Comfort at Christmas
21st December, 6:30pm - Carols by Candlelight
​     (Followed by refreshments including Mulled Wine and Mince Pies) 
24th December at 4pm - Children’s Christmas Eve Service
24th December at 11pm - Christmas Eve Communion 
25th December at 10am - Christmas Day ​Family Celebration with Communion 

Pub Carols at The Punch House 18th December 8pm
Carol Singing in the pub with live music


EcoChurch
Please pray for the World Leaders meeting in Brazil, for COP30.  They will discuss climate change, actions, adaptations, finance and accountability. Their decisions will affect all our lives.  Your prayers are important.  Please pray for this meeting, for commitment to action, for genuine progress and for justice.
Dark Skies – How protecting the night sky can support our wildlife and community – Join us for free talk with Simon Thorp Dark Sky International Delegate – 27th November 7:30pm Memorial Hall https://darksky.org/


Prayer Space In the prayer area at the back of church there are cards for you to leave; Testimony, Prayer requests, or words and pictures for the church- please post these in the prayer box.  The Staff team will then pray for them.  For 24/7 urgent (and confidential) prayer requests please send an email to [email protected].  Please let us know if you would like to be part of a prayer group or prayer triplet.


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, Click Here for further details www.christchurchware.co.uk/giving