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Services on Sunday 22nd December

Join us this Sunday for one (or all!) of our services.

At 9:30am we have our usual Children's Carol Service, where everyone is invited to come in costume. Stephen Kuhrt, Anna Larkin and Rob Shrimpton will lead an interactive retelling of the Christmas story.

Children's Carol Service, Sunday 22nd December at 9:30am

At our 11'oclock service we will be continuing our series of talks for Advent on What to look out for this Christmas. This week, David Taylor will be speaking on 'What John wants us to look out for this Christmas'.

What John wants us to look out for this Christmas

Then, at 6:30pm, we have our annual Carols by Candlelight service. This is a blend of joyful praise and quiet reflection, weaving together choral and congregational singing with readings from the Bible. Nathan Larkin will be speaking on How carols point us to Jesus, as the first in our new series How Christmas points to Jesus.

Carols by Candlelight is a blend of joyful praise and quiet reflection, weaving together choral and congregational singing with readings from the Bible. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served in the lounge at the end of the service. Sunday 22nd December at 6:30pm.

Mulled wine and mince pies will be served in the lounge at the end of the service.

Our regular children's groups will meet again in January.

You can catch up with the latest sermon video recordings on our Sermon Videos page.

CCNM Groups

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	Half Shares Tea will be on Saturday 21 December. Join us from 3pm to 5pm in the Lounge.
	Family Cinema Club has its next screening on Tuesday 24 December. Join us from 2pm to 4:30pm in the Lounge. (The film starts at 2:15.) Join us on Christmas Eve for a magical matinee that captures the joy and wonder of the season!
	Half Shares meets again on Tuesday 7 January. Join us from 1pm to 3pm in the Lounge.
	Classic Film Club has its next screening on Wednesday 8 January. Join us from 2pm to 4pm in the Lounge. Refreshments will be available from 1:45pm.
	Toddlers In Tow next meets on Thursday 9 January. Join us from 9:30am to 11am in the Explorer's Hall.
	Christ Church Cinema Club shows its next film on Friday 10 January. Join us from 7:45pm to 10:30pm in the Lounge.
	Men Behaving Dadly next meets on Saturday 11 January. Join us from 9:30am to 11am in the Lounge.
	Sunday School for Grown-Ups next meets on Sunday 12 January. Join us from 6pm to 8pm in the Lounge. (Refreshments from 6pm, session starts at 6:30pm.) This session of our course 'Making Sense of the History Books' (repeated on Monday 20th) covers 1 Kings.
	The Hive next meets on Monday 13 January. Join us from 3pm to 5pm in the Lounge.
	Bumps and Babies next meets on Tuesday 14 January. Join us from 9am to 11am in the Explorer's Hall. This will be the final session of the term.
	Connections meets again on Wednesday 15 January. Join us from 9:30am to 11:30am in the Lounge.
	Sunday Screen meets again on Sunday 19 January. Join us from 6pm to 8pm in the Lounge. Food is available from 6pm with the showing from 6.30pm.

St John's Praise & Worship

Thanksgiving Service for Jo Henson

On Monday 14th October, we lost our longest attending member, Jo Henson, who died at the age of 86. She first started coming to Christ Church in the 1940s, and was a faithful and constantly good natured member of the church. She was a core member of Women's Own, and a tireless advocate of mission to those affected by leprosy. Jo formed a wonderful partnership with her husband John, who died last May, and their daughter Ruth, who continues to be a cherished part of our church family.

Ruth Henson would like to thank everyone for their prayers, love and support in the weeks since Jo passed away. She also thanks everyone who contributed to and attended Jo’s thanksgiving service on Thursday (28th November), which was a joy-filled celebration of her life. If you were unable to attend, you can watch a recording of the service below.

Gifts in Jo’s memory may be given to the Leprosy Mission, of which she was a faithful supporter and advocate for many years. Donations (with the option to Gift Aid) are welcome via their website.

Mission Without Borders

Mission without Borders: Operation Christmas Love 2024

This Christmas will be the darkest yet for families living in poverty in Eastern Europe. In Ukraine, families continue to be separated and lives torn apart, with many children still spending hours sheltering in the basements of homes. Families are living under great stress and fear and face a miserable Christmas with a lack of food, freezing temperatures, and an unknown future.

You can help desperately poor families share a Christmas meal together – something many of us take for granted. £30 can give a family a Christmas to remember, filled with joy rather than sorrow.

Visit the Mission Without Borders website for more information, or make a donation online.

Sunday Services

Attending our Sunday Services

There are a number of people in our congregation with health conditions which make them especially vulnerable. If you have any symptoms associated with coronavirus, please stay home from church. Let's continue to do all we can to help keep each other safe.

Let's continue to do all we can to help keep each other safe.

We are grateful for guidance from the Church of England (updated July 2022), please click here to view the full details.