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Coffee and chat

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11 am-12 Wednesday 12th May

We all hope to be able to catch up in person very soon but if you would like to have a coffee and a chat sooner, join us online next Wednesday. All are welcome. If you don’t have a computer or do have one, but don’t know how to use it – just try the telephone dial-in option to get started.

Why not try and get some of your friends to join too? There will be plenty of familiar friendly faces/voices.

Join online

If you are confident online then simply click the link below anytime between 11 -12 on Wednesday 12th May to join in.

Click here to join the meeting

If it’s all a bit new, follow these steps;

Click the blue link above.
Click to cancel the little box that may appear.
Choose the option “Continue on this browser“
Fill in your name and press “Join now“.
As soon as the chat has started you will be admitted.

Join by landline telephone (freephone)

Anytime between 11am – 12 on Wednesday 12th May

Tel: 0800 260 5903 – you will be asked to tap in this Conference I.D. on your phone: it is 655541981#

Say your name when prompted. You will then join the chat. To leave at any time just hang-up.

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Partnership Confirmation 2021

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It is always a great joy to hear about those who have become Christians and those growing in their faith. Each year we have the opportunity to make a public declaration of our Christian faith, either by being confirmed or, renewing our Confirmation promises. This year our confirmation is on Sunday 30^th May 10am at Christ Church. We are looking forward to welcoming Bishop Viv, our Bristol Diocesan Bishop along with Mark and Robert as our confirming ministers. Preparation will begin at the end of the month. Please contact Simon or a member of our staff team if you are interested..

Due to Covid safety meaures, our seating capacity is restricted, if you wish to attend the service – places will be limited so reservation is needed. If you attend our Sunday morning services then you can reserve a place with our welcomers or you can telephone the parish office on 01793 522832 to reserve your places.

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New website layout

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We are experimenting with a new layout for our website. This is slightly untried territory so please bear with us as we try to keep everyone up to date with what we are about.

If you have any thoughts on how we might use the web to connect with our community or you have any experience of website design then we would love to hear from you.

Contact Stephen@christchurchswindon.co.uk

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Job Vacancy

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PA/Secretary to The Bishop of Swindon

Job Share 17.5 hours – Salary £11,283 p.a.

To support, equip and free up the Bishop to carry out his leadership and management. Working with the existing PA to provide a confidential administrative service for the Bishop of Swindon.

Closing date for applications us Monday 10th May

Application and more details

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Swindon Literature Festival

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This year’s festival launches on Monday 3^rd May. There is a full programme on line available via You Tube. This year the festival is mostly free with donations welcome. More details are available on the website: www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

We particularly recommend three events: Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury speaking about his latest book On Looking East in Winter at 12 midday on Friday 7^th May. Simon will be involved in this event. This is followed at 2pm by The Bruderhof on Another Life is Possible about a Christian community where everyone pools their possessions, talents, and energy. Also do try and catch Catherine Okoronkwo on Wednesday 5^th at 6pm. Here is a new collection from a brilliant new voice in poetry. Blood and Water ọbara na mmiri travels across continents and cultures. It is a book of self discovery and bold departures which examines the pull of the Western world.
Catherine Okoronkwo, PhD, is of Nigerian heritage, grew up in the Middle East, and studied in the USA and UK. She was recently appointed as Bishop’s Advisor on Racial Justice and is Vicar of All Saints and St Barnabas, Swindon.

There are many other exciting events so do take a look at the programme.

https://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk/2021events

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The Five Marks of Mission

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The five marks of mission have been developed by the Anglican Consultative Council since 1984. Since then, they have been widely adopted as an understanding of what contemporary mission is about.
The marks were adopted by the General Synod of the Church of England in 1996 and many dioceses and other denominations used them as the basis of action plans and creative mission ideas.

Some churches abbreviate the five marks to five words: TELL – TEACH – TEND – TRANSFORM – TREASURE.

In 2012, the ACC added wording to the fourth mark, to include the
need for Christians to challenge violence and work for peace.

To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society,
to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation.
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/mission/fivemarks.cfm

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Alpha Course

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This year, our Confirmation preparation will include the opportunity of joining, with the Pattern Church, in the online Alpha course they are running on Wednesday nights from 7.30 – 9pm for eleven weeks from 5 May.

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith. Alpha has a short video, with a chat at the end where you can share your thoughts and questions. If, at any point, you decide it isn’t for you, there is no pressure, no follow up and no charge.You can watch a short video and sign up here

If you are interested please notify Simon

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Keep in touch

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There are many different ways to keep in touch with what goes on at Christ Church and its community. See below for some links that can help you keep in touch.

Subscribe to keep in touch

Sign up to our weekly email newssheet which includes all the news from our community and this newsletter.

Read the news on our Website

Follow our Christ Church Facebook page

Follow us on Twitter

Subscribe to our You Tube channel and never miss a recorded service

Submit a prayer request to our online prayer board.

Read this month’s prayer diary

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Christ Church K.I.T. Scheme

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At Christ Church we are remaining positive about the current situation and are excited to be able to launch our new ‘Keeping in Touch’ (KIT) scheme.

What is KIT? It might just be a regular phone call to check in on how our friends are. It could be offering help with practical things like shopping, IT support or other needs. We are a community of friends who are intent on finding hope in these difficult times by connecting with and supporting each other.

Loneliness can be disabling, our clergy team can also offer prayer, pastoral support or just a listening ear.

Our Parish Contact list has more than 80 members – some of whom have asked for support and some who want to help others. The KIT scheme builds on this list to create a picture of those in our community who need the support of their neighbours and friends.

We are initially targeting people in our Old Town, Swindon Parish/ Community, however we will still be happy to support others not in this specific area if needed.

Don’t suffer in silence, please get in touch with us.

If you know of someone who would benefit from this service, then, with their permission, we would also like you to refer them to us. They can phone us on 01793 522832 or use the link below to join the KIT scheme.

If you would like to offer support to others, click the link below. We will be in touch.

https://bit.ly/KITscheme

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Church of England Strategic Priorities

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The Church of England’s calling is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.

The work to develop the new Vision and Strategy is underway but the foundations are already clear: The Church of England must adapt and put its trust in God to become a simpler, humbler, bolder Church that is Jesus Christ centred and Jesus Christ shaped.

A simpler Church, both in governance and structure and in the way we live and share the gospel
A humbler Church, recognising our failings and working with others to serve the common good
A bolder Church energised and enthused by the good news of what God has done in Jesus Christ and sharing that with everyone.

Our strategic priorities are:

To be a church that is younger and more diverse
To be a church where mixed ecology is the norm – where every person in England has access to an enriching and compelling community of faith by adding new churches and new forms of Church to our parishes, schools and chaplaincies
To become a church of missionary disciples where all God’s people are released to live the Christian life

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