2015 – Annual Report and Accounts published

2016-07-07T20:09:29+01:00

churchAt our APCM last year our electoral role stood at 284. This year’s meeting is on the 17th April at 11.30 in the community centre.

Our worshipping community is 304 children and adults.

Our usual sunday attendance is 169. Over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day  870 attended services. 45 babies and children were baptized, 21 couples were married and 4 people from our Partnership were confirmed. The staff team took 45 funerals.

You can find out more about the past year’s work at Christ Church in our Annual Report and Accounts.

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Easter Ramble – Fyfield Downs

2016-04-10T01:21:52+01:00
Sarsen Stones 009Our Easter Eve Ramble is on Saturday 26 March.   7 miles, Avebury to Marlborough via Fyfield Down.  
Details:
Outward journey – 10.55 meet outside Prospect shop in Old Town in time to catch 11.04 bus to Avebury.   Please bring packed lunch, wear strong shoes/trainers, and bring spare clothes and waterproofs.
Return bus (15.35 or 16.45 or later) from Marlborough back to Swindon, or option of early evening supper at 6 pm in Marlborough (numbers for supper will need to be confirmed in advance).  If you are interested in either the walk, the supper or both, please contact Daniel Pitt, 521732, mob 07834 704350.
 
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Evensong from Christ Church

2016-02-21T11:00:12+00:00

A service of traditional evensong from Christ Church in Swindon. Led by director of music Tim Eyles, organist Richard Sutcliffe and the choir and friends of Christ Church. Music by Charles Wood, Edward Elgar.

Listen again here. http://ipad.io/fJchurchRR

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Keeping the flags flying

2016-02-13T20:32:55+00:00

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Anyone passing Christ church the other day might have been surprised to note that we had 3 different flags flying within the space of 24 hours.

The serial sequence was as follows, with a brief explanation:

  • Australia  (last night to midday 26th January) celebrating Australia Day, marking the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip.
  • India (mid day to this evening) celebrating Republic Day when they became self governing and published their constitution
  • Shetland  (this evening) in celebration of Lerwick Up Helly Aa , a Viking fire festival, reinvented in the 1880’s.

We are proud to celebrate the diversity of our church family and visitors to our community – our use of flags reflects this. All are welcome at Christ Church

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Safety First at Christ Church

2016-04-10T01:42:46+01:00

Thanks to the hard work of Rob our sexton and Daniel our Church Warden, we have some new signs in and around the church and community centre. Our roadways are shared with pedestrians and those using the church, burial ground and community centre so it is essential that all vehicle users using them keep their speed right down and are alert to people exiting the church. We often host very small people from our local schools so please obey the limits and use the roadways considerately.

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Our 2016 Bible Verse

2016-04-26T13:24:16+01:00

The steadfast love of the Lord nchurchever ceases

His mercies never come to an end.

They are new every morning

Great is your faithfulness.

 

Lamentations 3.22 & 23

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Another Successful Christmas Charity Market

2016-01-21T20:48:50+00:00

P1030212 P1030215The Friends of Christ Church Trustees thank everyone who  helped make the Christmas Charity market on 21 November such a success. Everyone who came enjoyed it; all the  participating charities and community organisations made a profit (there were 36) and over £4,300 was raised including  £800 for church charities.  All would like to return if we plan an event in November 2016.

The Friends welcome new members – annual membership is £5 for singles and £10 for families; life membership is £75 –  forms are at the back of the church or on the website.  Members are also eligible to join the winning organising  team of Trustees – Caroline Hallatt (chair), Peter Ford (secretary), Julia Kablak (treasurer), Caroline Pitt, (membership secretary), Margaret Williams, Pam Bridgeman and Christine Senior. (Simon, Mike and Daniel are also Trustees because of their offices.)

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Another Successful Christmas Charity Market2016-01-21T20:48:50+00:00

Congratulations Simon

2016-01-21T20:49:33+00:00

Dear Friends

Thank you so much for all your encouragement with the Football Fans in Training course I have been participating in at Swindon Town run by our Football in the Community team over the last 3 months; quite simply one of the best things I have been involved with in my life! It has felt like a 12 week retreat in so many ways.
Tonight was a wonderful celebration. The group of 30 of us have lost together 43.8 stones! Each of us were set a target to lose between 5-10% of our body weight.
​I was very honoured to win the prize for the highest percentage of body weight lost, 18.4% ​and for the most centimetres lost around the chest 18.5 cms. Overall I have lost over 21/2 stone and now weigh 11 stone 9 lbs! The challenge obviously is maintaining this weight. Many moving conversations and I was thrilled to hear virtually the whole group will be coming with their families to the Swindon Town Carol service next Thursday 6.30pm to celebrate! There will be a lot of publicity locally.

We will be playing the Manchester City football fans in training at the Etihad in February/March. Also we have been invited to help mentor the next course which begins at the end of January

Very specially I travelled tonight to the gym with Gary and Jo, I married them at Christ Church in August 2001, they are having a marriage thanksgiving at the same time in 2017.

As I said in my speech tonight I couldn’t have done this without the support of the 30 guys and the excellent leadership of Shane, Jon and Louise who have taught us all a great deal. Thank you each of you for all of your support to Nicola and I . Nicola jokes that I am now less weight than before I first knew her 33 years ago!!! Anyone like to join me for a run tomorrow and my first Pilates class at our Christ church Community centre?

 

Simon

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