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Our Easter Services ..

Our Easter Services at Christ Church and St Mary'sMaundy Thursday - 28th MarchOld Town Partnership of Churches Maundy Thursday Agape Meal and Holy Communion at Immanuel Church at 7:30pm for 1 hour.Good Friday - 29th MarchReflect at the Cross - a Good Friday Meditation - 12 noon to 3pm* in Christ ChurchLed by Karen Campbell, Secretary for Global & Intercu ..

Passiontide Organ Recital ..

Passiontide Organ RecitalPassiontide Organ Recital by Tim Eyles, Director of Music at Christ Church.Wednesday 27th March, at 1pm in Christ Church for one hour.Free Entry with retiring collection.Hot drinks and refreshments will be available from 12:30pm.Music of a sombre nature, though not always soft, by composers such as JS Bach (Sei gegrüsset variations) ..

The Friends of Christ Church AGM and Annual Lectur ..

The Friends of Christ Church AGM and Annual LectureThe Friends of Christ Church next AGM is to be held on Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 2pm in Christ Church.The AGM will be followed by our Annual Lecture at 3pm. This year’s lecture theme is: Resurrection Art from Around the World by the Revd. Robert Jordan.Entry is Free but a donation is appreciated for the ..

Lent Reflection day ..

Our Recent Lent Reflection Day Talks We recently held a Lent Reflection day at St Mary's Church led by Revd Moira Slack. The theme of the day was ‘Take up Your Cross’. The event offered the opportunity for quiet reflection, teaching and friendship. If you were unable to attend the reflection day, or attended and want to revisit the talks, you can down ..

Christ Church 11th Annual Beer Festival Tickets on ..

Christ Church 11th Annual Beer Festival Tickets on Sale Friday 1st MarchTICKETS ARE ON SALE FRIDAY 1ST MARCH!The 11th Old Town Beer Festival is on it’s way!The Beer Festival is 11 years old and it’s going to be a big one!Join us from Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th May for our four-day festival of beer, cider, comedy, and live music to help raise funds for ..

Moonrakers Concert ..

Moonrakers Folk Concert in Christ Church Next MonthMoonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK.The fact that the band "just OOZES quality" (Living Tradition) is down to the careful arra ..

Out of the Ashes – Chasing Away The winter B ..

Out of the Ashes - Chasing Away The winter Blues Concert Coming Soon to the Community Centre @ Christ Church The hotly anticipated return of Out of the Ashes following an appearance at the Old Town beer festival in 2022. Out of the Ashes, jazz and blues band with gospel roots is the creation of a pioneering husband and wife team from Gloucestershire in the ..

Divorced, Beheaded, Died - An Audience with King H ..

Divorced, Beheaded, Died - An Audience with King Henry VIII DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD! - TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! Divorced, Behead, Died : An Audience with King Henry VIII ‘The year is 1544 and King Henry, the Eighth of that name, is engaged upon Royal Progress about his Realm; and has halted here to afford his Loyal Subjects the opportunity t ..

Swindon Humanitarian Aid Project (SHAP) Update and ..

Swindon Humanitarian Aid Project (SHAP) Update and Upcoming Concert The volunteers at The Swindon Humanitarian Aid Partnership continue to find new ways to support Ukraine and Ukrainians living in and around Swindon. We were delighted and proud to unveil our Children’s Story Bus to local dignitaries and the media. BBC TV and radio were presen ..

What is Choral Evensong? ..

The service of Evensong is unique to the Anglican church and is derived from the older Roman Catholic service of Vespers (or evening prayer). Its structure and wording are contained in the Book of Common Prayer, which dates from 1662.The standard Evensong service involves the whole congregation in the singing of psalms and canticles (The Magnificat and Nunc ..









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