An illustrated history of Old Swindon by Andy Binks The Swindon Society
Tickets £5 on the door
(to include a glass of wine or soft drink)
At the newly refurbished Christ Church,
Cricklade Street, Old Town Swindon SN1 3HB
Licensed bar and raffle
All proceeds towards further improvements to the church building.
For some years Christ Church has been planning a renovation project which aims to make the building more accessible, warmer, lighter and more flexible for use by both its congregation and the local community. This involves the installation of new heating and lighting systems, a new wooden floor giving level access across the church, improved audio and visual facilities as well as the removal of the side aisle pews and a new storage area in the North transept. The central pews will be retained as now although the 3 smaller pews at the rear of the church will also be removed to enable new radiator positions and to provide more space in the welcome area.
You can also download the key information from the links below:
Drawing of the existing church layout
More details of the proposals themselves
Work has now begun to refurbish Christ Church – you can find out what we are doing here.
As Vicar and Church Wardens we are asking you today to pray that we will make the most of this window of opportunity and will grow as a congregation as we work together seeking God’s guidance and presence each step of the way. We are enormously grateful to our P.C.C. Buildings Committee for their professionalism, wisdom and commitment in getting us to this point.
After a series of meetings this week, the plan is that all of our Sunday worship will take place in the Community Centre for the next 8 weeks.
In one important sense it will be business as usual but in another sense there will be some differences with the change of ambiance and we will be warmer!! We trust that you will do all you can to encourage one another and lend a hand practically where you are able. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact us at any time. Please pray for all the preparations. We look forward to confirming these arrangements next weekend.
Thank you for all your support and understanding.
Every blessing
Simon, Daniel and Mike (Vicar and Church Wardens)
You can find out more detail about our plans here. Overview
Our Bristol Diocesan vision Lent course leads participants to consider what it means to be a disciple connected to God, each other and our communities. It is our prayer that as we meet together in small groups across Swindon and whole diocese that we spend time exploring God’s word through this Diocesan resource. We would discover afresh what it means to be a follower of Christ, bearing witness to his name.
It comes highly recommended from the Staff team. Please remember all the preparations in your prayers. If you would like to find out more here is the link to the material (http://www.bristol.anglican.org/2016/creating-connections-lent-course/) There will be day time and evening groups running in March and April including new groups beginning on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening. Please let Ailsa Palmer, Lynda Fisher or Simon Stevenette know if you would like to be involved or if you would like to host one of the courses yourself using the material provided.
You are warmly invited to join us for a five-week journey
exploring faith through real life stories of changed lives,
with a chance to ask questions, and share your views.
All welcome!
At 6 Belmont Crescent, Old Town Swindon, SN1 4EY
Starting on Tuesday 28th February at 7.30pm
For more information please contact: Christ Church Parish Office on 522832 or email: celia.deepfields@tiscali.co.uk
Come to our Songs of Praise event at Christ Church Community Centre on Saturday 11th February 2.30. Enjoy a good sing with G&T (that’s Geoff and Tim, sadly no gin involved). Although there will be tea & cakes too. All are welcome. Donations for the Partnership Foyer Project.
Our first Christmas Day event couldn’t have gone any better! We opened the Community Centre @ Christ Church from 12-3pm in order to host a 3 course meal
including Christmas singing and ending with the Queens speech. Quite aptly the Queen spoke about Community spirit which we had managed to capture within our
building that day too. There was fun, laughter and food provided for 40 people who would have otherwise been on their own on Christmas Day. Not to mention the 25 volunteers who were also fed.
There was an amazing buzz around the Centre that day and I felt particularly humbled by the whole day and by the amount of kindness from everyone in the
room. It is amazing how generous people can be when you try to do something nice for others at a time of year that should really be held in a family friendly environment.Volunteers gave up their time on the day itself and before, others gave financial backing to the cause whilst others donated particular items. It was amazing to see
the whole community come together. We have received so much positive feedback after the event from both volunteers and attendees alike and will be looking to make this an annual event.
If you would like to volunteer at next year’s event please do get in contact with me.
Chris Smith – Email: chris.smith@ccccswindon.co.uk or Tel: 01793 617237
We are pleased to announce that Christ Church has been awarded a faculty to proceed with its renewal works. This follows a lengthy consultation process during which various interested parties have been given the opportunity to comment and provide advice on the work.
It is difficult to find suitable times to complete such a complex and extensive set of works but we have identified an opportunity during the 8 weeks commencing 6th February 2017 and 6th April. In order to ensure that the work has the best chance of completion prior to a wedding booked on the 8th April and the Easter celebration the following week, it has been decided to close the church completely. This will allow the various trades the maximum flexibility to carry out the work on the new heating system, li
ghting, new wooden floor, storage area and audio visual improvements.
During the closure of the church arrangements for worship will be as follows:
We hope that the result of this investment will be a renewed, refreshed and revitalised church building – fit to meet the challenges and expectations of those who use it both for regular worship, occasional service and for recreation and entertainment now and in the future.
Lessons and carols
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This year, as always, there are lots of family friendly services. A full list of all services including midnight mass and our Lessons & Carols Service is here. Here is a list of our main Family Sunday services during December.
Sunday 18th December 10.00 am Christingle Celebration -We each receive a candle reminding us that Jesus is the Light of the World, shining into the darkness. We also receive an orange decorated with fruits, symbolising the fruits of the Earth and tied with a red ribbon, to remind us that Jesus died on the cross shedding his blood for us all.
Sunday 24th December 4.00pm -Traditional Crib Service – An opportunity for the whole family to enjoy the Christmas Story together and to sing well-known and much-loved carols and songs just before THE BIG DAY!
Sunday 25th December 10.00am – Family Christmas Day Service
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