Ways to keep in touch
churchadmin2021-02-16T18:57:49+00:00Find out how you can join our weekly Newsheet email list and the other ways you can connect with us
Help us spread the Word
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Do you love communicating through film? We would like to film and share more of our worship and ministry, but we need more volunteers behind the camera and people to edit.
If we can, we would also like to purchase equipment enabling us to live stream services in Christ Church for those who cannot join us in church. The cost of this will be around £4,200. If you can help us with a donation or would like to know more about volunteering, please contact Simon Stevenette, tel 529166 or Stephen Grosvenor tel, 341034. (stephen@christchurchswindon.co.uk)
Simon
Donate to our Mission Partners
churchadmin2020-11-27T18:41:18+00:00WaterAid
With our local partners, we work with communities to build low-cost, sustainable solutions that
meet their needs. We also work with local and national government in the countries where we
operate, developing solutions to help them provide water, toilets and hygiene to everyone. And
we work on an even bigger scale, too. WaterAid campaigns worldwide, showing governments
and key decision-makers that investing in these basic services will have incredible positive
impacts.
Online donations can be made here: https://www.wateraid.org/uk/donate
or WaterAid Current Account
Barclays Bank PLC
Sort code: 20-65-82
Account number: 20422746
Other ways to give/support:
If you’re sending in a cheque, please make it payable to WaterAid and send it to:
WaterAid, 6th floor, 20 Canada Square, London, E14 5NN
Swindon Mind
We provide a range of services across Swindon and Gloucestershire to support
those experiencing a mental health concern to improve their overall wellbeing. We strive to
raise awareness, reduce stigma and ensure anyone experiencing a mental health concern has
somewhere to turn.
Donations via: https://www.justgiving.com/swindon-gloucestershiremind
Shoebox Appeal – 2020
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Although we are unlikely to be able to pack shoeboxes with the children this year due to covid, we are still able to collect items for the shoebox appeal. As with last year, we are supporting Link to Hope, who donate the shoeboxes to families and to the elderly. We will be collecting, toiletries, stationery items, playing cards, sweets, as well as gloves, hats and scarves for the boxes. There will be a box for donations at the back of the church in the coming weeks.
Any questions, please contact me, a box will be provided for your gifts at the back of the church in the coming weeks. If you would like to know more contact Sue Clack at the Sunday service or telephone the parish office. Although Sunday Club is not running at present, it would be great to include drawings from the children in the shoeboxes.
Sue Clack
Remembrance Service for the Departed
churchadmin2020-11-09T23:26:17+00:00A service of Evensong and Remembrance led by Rev Simon Stevenette and Anne Macmillan
Remembrance Day
churchadmin2020-11-27T18:53:06+00:00This week marks 102 years since the end of the Great War.
Old Town Partnership Magazine
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Did you know that the Partnership of Churches in Old Town publish a regular magazine full of local interest and spiritual insights If you would like to receive a copy then contact Mr. George Kennedy our distribution manager:
(more…)Annual Parochial Church Meeting 25th October
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It has been a strange year this year. Our A.P.C.M. (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) was deferred due to the restrictions and so we were unable to close off our usual formal review of the past year and plans for the coming year. We are now able to hold our A.P.C.M. which will be held in the Church immediately following this Sunday’s (25th October) service. Social distancing measures will be enforced.
New Text Giving scheme
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ys, Christ Church rarely has a plate collection for donations during services, although there is always an Offertory plate at the rear of the church before and during services.
If you find yourself without change though but have your mobile phone handy you can donate to the work of Christ Church via a simple text.
All you need to do is send a text with the code CCSWINDON £5 ( or however much you wish to give us) to 70450.
The acknowledgement of your text has a link allowing you to agree to add Gift aid to your gift (worth an extra 25% to us at no extra cost to you) if you are a UK taxpayer.
There are a number of ways to give to support the church and its work.You can find out details of how to give to our work in the community here.
Thank you
Ways to continue your financial support for Christ Church
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During the coronavirus emergency, our church, like many organisations today, is suffering severely from a lack of funds.
Our finance team is working hard to implement cost savings whilst still allowing us to maintain a clear and effective presence in the community. We are especially grateful to our many regular givers, either as members of the Parish Giving Scheme or as donors via regular standing order for their continued support.
Like everyone, we are exploring new ways to connect with our congregation and friends. These include a new Pastoral contact scheme called Keep in Touch (K.i.T.). This will be administered by volunteers from our Community and is aimed at ensuring that everyone is regularly contacted and, if required, practical help or reassurance can be provided. We are recording our Sunday services and these can be found on our website. You can find out more about both these on www.christchurchswindon.co.uk.
Inevitably though, income from plate collections, the community centre, church events, weddings and funerals has dried up, leaving us in an increasingly difficult financial position. Fortunately, we do have some contingency reserves and our cost savings and government cost mitigation schemes will help. Unfortunately, this will not last for very long.
How can you help?
By Regular Planned Giving
Regular giving enables us to plan our work and helps reduce administration time and effort as well as improving our cashflow.
- Our preferred option to give to Christ Church – If you have not yet joined our Parish Giving scheme, this is an efficient way to regularly support our church and its community. Contact our gift aid secretary- Stephen@christchurchswindon.co.uk or ring 07885 217077 for more information.
- You can also donate safely via our Just giving site: https://www.justgiving.com/christchurchswindon/donate or click the button below
By direct transfer or regular standing order to Christ Church
Black History month
churchadmin2020-11-27T18:53:45+00:00Please join us in praying for change and transformation in our country and especially in our own hearts and minds as we confront the reality of the past, the challenges of the present and work towards God’s vision of racial harmony with hope for the future. We thank God for the gift of sisters and brothers from around the world who bring so much to us at Christ Church. May God help us to become more fully the rainbow people of God. Do pass your ideas on about how this might become more fully a reality.
Thank you gratefully
Simon
We are publishing a series of pen pictures each day celebrating the lives of people of colour on our Facebook pages. To follow them, why not subscribe to our page