Weekly Update

Dear Friends,
Do we ever feel like running away rather than facing what is ahead of us? Find out in todays video how God sticks with Jonah, and shows him patience and grace, leading him through fear, and confusion to trust HERE.
 
Sunday  Services
We look forward to welcoming you to our Sunday 9am and 10.30am services in church, as we start our new series on ‘Promises of God to live by’. There is no need to book and all the other changes can be found HERE or on the e mail sent yesterday.

You can also join us as usual every Sunday at 10.30am on our live stream HERE. 
 
If you have missed any of our services or want to watch them again do subscribe to our You Tube channel for all the latest updates and past video’s www.youtube.com/ChristChurchWare

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United Breaks Out. New Wine 
29 July – Tuesday 3 August 2021
The full programme and links for luminosity (youth) and children's work can be found here:
https://breaksout.new-wine.org/
Do come and gather together to connect with God and each other as we get a feel of New Wine this summer. We're watching and joining in with 2 of the evening celebrations at church.
Doors open at 6.45pm (do bring a drink and snacks if you wish) for a 7.00pm start
Fri 30th July featuring Amy Orr-Ewing
Sun 1st Aug featuring Sebatian Stakest

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​Christ Church Summer Magazine, hard copies will be available at church in the next couple of weeks, but if you want to enjoy some holiday reading, hear some encouragement of what God has been doing and ideas to pray about, an advance copy is HERE. 

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Children’s Church   
Children’s’ Sunday activities are continuing throughout the summer with the exception of our Youth. We are looking for some volunteers to help with Children’s work on a Sunday to enable our regular team to have a well-deserved break. If you could help on one of the Sundays please do contact Jess.

We are very excited to be able to share that tickets are available for our children’s summer activities. Summer Blast! will run on Tuesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th August. Get in quick to avoid disappointment! For tickets e-mail Jess at: children@christchurchware.co.uk
Please do be praying for all involved in the event.
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Jess is holding various drop in’s over the summer for youth and the youth weekend away is over the August bank holiday weekend, do check your e mails or contact the office.
New Wine kid’s is available here: https://www.new-wine.org/ubo-kids/
Luminosity (new wine youth) is available here: https://www.weareluminosity.org/
 
Details of our  Assistant youth pastor vacancy can be found HERE.

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CAP
Our Christians Against Poverty Debt centre is still up and running, if you know of anybody who needs their help do contact 0800 328 0006
Our CAP café is on Thursday mornings at 11am – do encourage CAP clients both past and present to drop in for a coffee.

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Verger Team
We are looking to expand our Verger team for weddings and funerals.  It is a straight- forward role, for which there is a payment for your time, and those who do it will say it is a blessing to be on duty at these significant life events, supporting the families involved. Full training will be given and if you would like to know more about the role please do not hesitate to contact the office.

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A memorial service for Basil Smith will be held at Christ Church on Wednesday
4th August at 10 am – all are welcome to attend if you wish to do so.
 

Do you have or know somebody who has a triple ladder. We would like to borrow one to inspect the church roofs during first part of September. If you can help please contact the church office.
 

I hope that you are able to enjoy some rest and relaxation over the summer months.
God bless
John and the Christ Church Team