Sunday 9th March 2025

Dear Friends, 
This Sunday Service -   We continue our series on Exodus for Today – Consecration , Exodus 13:1-10, 14-16 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.html

SEVEN  This Sunday is the Seven Service - This term we are looking at Micah.  Seven Service is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of every month at 7pm. 


Supporting Leadership  On Monday 10th March (from 8.00pm till 9.45pm in the church) we will be holding the 2nd sessions looking at how we grow and support each other as Christian leaders.  These sessions are open to anyone, whether you have a role in leadership at work or the church,  or wanting to think about leadership. If you would like to come please let us know by e mailing the office,  contacting John Hookway or just turn up.


Ignite!  Our new after school group for children aged 8-11 years old (school year 4-6) was a great success . We had great fun playing games, doing craft, making s'mores and hearing a bible story
The next two clubs are 19th March & 14th May! 
We would love to make this a weekly club and need more team to make this happen.   If you would like to hear more about how you could be involved then please speak to Lizzie [email protected] or contact the office.


Gentlemen of Men Active During the Day of Christ Church, Ware,
It is MADD in March.   The MADD meeting this month is on Thursday 20th March, 2025 at 11.30am in Christ Church.  Our guest is the Revd Andy Gardner.  Tea and coffee will be served from 11am onwards.  All men are very, very welcome!  


Passover Explained
Wednesday 26th March 7.30pm – in Church
Open to Everyone, Lifegroup Youth…
Come taste, experience, and understand a bit more about the Passover. Looking into Exodus 12v1-30


Easter Oasis - Saturday 29th March 4pm till 7pm If you're parenting alone, or know someone who is, you/they are very welcome to the church centre with or without children for an afternoon of craft, games, Easter egg hunt and roast dinner.  Please contact the office for further information.


Cake needed please! About 26 young people from our youth group are going on a weekend away on the 21st-23rd March. There will be times of worship, Bible teaching, discussion groups, creative activities and lots of running around in the woods. We need lots of cake to help fuel us! If you can offer to make cake please contact Jess by Monday 17th.  Thank you.


Eco Church
We all know that we should try to reduce our use of plastics, avoid single-use plastics and buy unpackaged items where possible.  If you do have soft plastics, like bags, you probably know that the large supermarkets all have a hopper to collect them for recycling. It's usually near the entrance, or checkouts.  I've only just realised that as well as any plastic bag and film, they also take crisp and snack packets, the nets citrus fruit comes in and, food and pet pouches. Every little helps.


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 [email protected].
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Advanced notice of:
FULL ELECTORAL ROLL REVISION 2025

​Every year before the Annual Parochial General Meeting a revision of the Electoral Roll takes place. This year the APCM is on 21st May 2025 at 7:45pm
This year, 2025, a completely new Electoral Roll is being compiled. Every person who wishes to have their name entered onto the role, whether entered on the present roll or not, must apply for enrolment.
Being on the Electoral Roll is more than just a formality; it empowers you to actively engage in and shape the life of your church community. Being on the electoral roll does not make you a 'member' of Christ Church; simply thinking of our church as your spiritual home does that. Indeed, even before joining the Electoral Roll, you should already consider our church as your spiritual home.
For those not familiar with the Electoral Roll the following describes the process.
What is the Electoral Roll?
The Electoral Roll is a list of individuals who can vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Being on the roll allows members to:

• Vote, elect or stand as a member of the Parochial Church Council (PCC), which influences the church's direction and decisions.

• Ask questions about the church's finances, the state of the church building, and other parish concerns, holding the PCC accountable.

Eligibility
Meeting the eligibility criteria ensures that all on the roll have a genuine connection to the church, enhancing the integrity of the electoral process.
Full conditions of eligibility will be on the application form.

Submission
Forms should be completed and submitted by MONDAY 21/04/2025 to The Electoral Roll Officer in the following ways:

• Via the 'Go to Form' button on the email you will receive soon from ChurchSuite
• Physical paper copies which will be available in the Church lobby or via the office. Completed forms can be left in the church entrance lobby Electoral Form box, Church Office, Church Centre post box, or sent via post.

The new roll will be published by the PCC at least 14 days before the APCM, and a copy will be available for inspection upon request.

If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!   
Richard Shepherd Operations Manager (Electoral Roll Officer)