All Age Service- this week

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SUNDAY FOR EVERYONE!
On Sunday (3rd March) the 10am service will be for people of all-ages!
The theme is Psalm 23  The Lord’s my Shepherd
And in case you feel you might be too busy, here’s a revised version for 21st Century living!
 
Psalm 23 for Busy People

The Lord is my Pace Setter, I shall not rush,
He makes me stop and rest for quiet intervals,
He provides me with images of stillness,
Which restore my serenity.
He leads me in ways of efficiency,
through calmness of mind; and his guidance is peace.
Even though I have a great many things to accomplish each day,
I will not fret, for his presence is here.
His timelessness, his all-importance will keep me in balance.
He prepares refreshment and renewal in the midst of my activity,
by anointing my head with his oils of tranquility,
My cup of joyous energy overflows.
Surely harmony and effectiveness shall be the fruit of my hours,
For I shall walk in the pace of my Lord,
and dwell in his house for ever. Toki Miyashina

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Church Electoral Roll

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Every 6 years, church law requires us to recompile our Church electoral roll. This is our year. This ensures that we have up to date details for everyone

Being on the roll is an important way of confirming your commitment to Christ Church with St Mary’s and to our vision of community. We always welcome all those who visit us and feel part of our church and joining the roll is not compulsory. However, if you wish to:
Stand for election to the PCC or other synodical council (such as the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synod) or attend and vote at our Annual Parochial Council Meeting you must be on the role.

Its easy to do. Simply print and fill in the form below or collect one from the back of the church. Hand the completed form to any member of the clergy or put it in the box at the rear of the church or hand it into the Parish office.

If you have any queries about the process please talk to me or any member of the staff team.

Download an Electoral Roll application form

Simon

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Children and Young Families Missioner

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Is God calling you to work with children and families?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about developing families within the church and the wider community alongside the ministers and team. This is a new post building on a foundation of previous successful lay work. Active links with local schools are in place. As a church we are excited about this new opportunity. If you share this excitement we’d love to hear from you.

Download the application pack

0.5 part time post (18 hours)

Salary: up to £22,672 pro rata

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Our Worship Review

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We are looking to find out what our congregation and supporters like or don’t like about our services. Please complete a form and let us know what you think.

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Floodlighting Saturday November 3rd-10th

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Festival of Commemoration 1914- 1918 – Floodlighting the Church

On each night between the 3rd November and the 10th November, Christ Church will be floodlit to commemorate those men who gave their lives in the Great War and who are remembered on our War Memorial.

Each day you will be able to see the names and details of each man on our special Remembrance Page https://www.christchurchswindon.co.uk/remembrance.php

The floodlighting will end on 10th November with a dramatic, blood red lighting scene provided by our Lighting company, Enlightened. This will herald our Festival of Commemoration event – a celebration of the role of Swindon people in the First World War. Do join us for a night to remember

Buy your ticket for the Festival of Commemoration
Who is being RememberedDownload
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Festival of Commemoration

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This year marked one hundred years since the end of the First World War. We staged a major event to commemorate and celebrate the rarely told story of the people of Swindon; the sacrifice, service, community spirit and contribution that ordinary people made in extraordinary times.

It told stories of those who served at home and abroad using letters, accounts, poems and songs of the period.

We were joined by The Aldbourne Band, students from Commonweal school and readers and musicians from our local community. Thanks to the generosity of our Sponsors, Charles Harding, Deacons, Arkells, Hilliers and Book Online as well as the support of those who attended, we are able to donate £400 to the Royal British Legion.

Take a look at our new History & family research pages at

www.christchurchswindon.co.uk/tour.php

Janet French & Stephen Grosvenor


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Find about our Parish Giving Scheme

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Recently we heard about our new recommended giving policy from Brian Harris, Chair of our Finance Committee. Having trialled membership of the Parish Giving Scheme (P.G.S) with members of our staff team and PCC taking the lead, we are now ready to roll it out to the wider congregation.

The PGS is sponsored by the Diocese and is free to use. It allows us to dramatically reduce the administrative effort required to collect Gift Aid on the regular gifts from our friends and congregation as well as greatly improve our cashflow.

Watch a video that explains how it works here

If you currently support the church with regular giving or wish to start and have not yet heard about the scheme, please do take a moment to listen again to Brian’s presentation given at each of our recent Sunday services. It explains very clearly what is involved and why we want to introduce PGS. You can also read about it on the link below.

Remember this is not a request for you to increase your giving (although that is always welcome)but rather to change the way that you do give.

If you would like to see the letter that I wrote explaining the scheme and why we propose to adopt it read it here PGS letter

If you would like to recieve a PGS application form to support the work of Christ Church then email us here parishoffice@christchurchswindon.co.uk with your contact details or ring 01793 522832 or contact our Gift Aid Secretary Stephen Grosvenor (in confidence) at s.grosvenor@gmail.com

Thank you for your support

Simon

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Christ Church with St Mary’s Home Groups

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Home Groups are a great way of learning about our faith, but also supporting and encouraging one another on our journey. We have social activities; try to look outwards to our community and generally have fun.

At present we have a variety of groups which meet at different times, and in different locations.

If you are interested in joining one of these groups please contact either Lynda or Ailsa at: lyndaefisher@hotmail.co.uk or ailsapalmer03@gmail.com

Tuesday evening – Old Town

Tuesday evening – Lawn area

Wednesday afternoon – Old Town

Wednesday evening – Old Town

Wednesday evening – Old Town for those under 18 years

Thursday evening – Old Town

Thursday evening – Old Town

Once a month at the weekend – Marlborough Road

First Saturday in the month Men’s breakfast in CC@CC

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