{"id":9835,"date":"2022-09-06T14:29:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=9835"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:30:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:30:59","slug":"a-year-at-christ-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/a-year-at-christ-church\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year at Christ Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_hover_color: #45ad5f;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1518.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4>A year at Christ Church<\/h4>\n<p>The population of our parish was about <b>15,000<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At our Annual Parochial Church Meeting, our electoral roll stood at <b>154<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our average weekly attendance for Christ Church with St Mary&#8217;s was <b>100<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our average Sunday attendance was <b>91 <\/b>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/this-weeks-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find out more<\/a><b>)<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, <b>319<\/b> people attended our services<\/p>\n<p>We baptised <b>22<\/b> babies and 4 adults (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/baptism-2\/\">find out more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We married<b> 5<\/b> couples (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/weddings\/\">find out more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We confirmed <b>7<\/b> people from our Partnership Parish churches<\/p>\n<p>Our clergy team took <b>55<\/b> funeral services (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/bereavement-memorial\/\">find out more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Our church building hosted <b>20<\/b> Concerts and events (f<a href=\"https:\/\/ccccswindon.co.uk\/\">ind out more)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Community Centre hosted <b>863<\/b> parties, events and leisure activities<\/p>\n<p>The Christ Church Community is involved in many areas of local life, always seeking to connect the community to Christ. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/join-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See how you can join in<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h4>Support our work<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4782\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/PlateUse-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t receive any grants or subsidies from the Anglican church or Government. All the funds needed to keep our church and its work going are provided by regular donations, legacies and fundraising. Our congregation, Friends and supporters provide vital funds each year to ensure that the Church is always available \u2013 whether it be for regular worship, weddings, funerals christenings, festivals, concerts or just quiet reflection. If you consider yourself part of our Community or value our contribution then please consider supporting us with either a regular donation,one-off gift or legacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft  wp-image-9636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PGS-QR-150x150.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PGS-QR-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27176%27%20height%3D%27176%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20176%20176%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27176%27%20height%3D%27176%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PGS-QR-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PGS-QR-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>Join the Parish Giving Scheme<\/strong> and support us with  <a style=\"font-size: 23px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parishgiving.org.uk\/donors\/find-your-parish\/swindon-christchurch-st-mary-swindon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">a regular donation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-9637 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff-150x150.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27182%27%20height%3D%27182%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20182%20182%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27182%27%20height%3D%27182%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/qrdoneoff.jpg 405w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/>Make a one-off gift<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.justgiving.com\/v1\/charity\/donate\/charityId\/189482?tipScheme=TipJar2.1&amp;exitUrl=https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/thanks\/&amp;reference=GD2022&amp;suggestedAmounts=5&amp;suggestedAmounts=10&amp;suggestedAmounts=20&amp;suggestedAmounts=30&amp;suggestedAmounts=50&amp;amount=20\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Give via Just Giving<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9835"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9856,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9835\/revisions\/9856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}