News Sheet

CHRIST CHURCH
STANTONBURY ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP

Meeting God, Following Jesus, Serving People

Sunday 24th November– All Age Worship Service with Communion and virtual Communion.

You are invited to come to Christ Church on Sunday 24th November at 10.30 am when our service with Communion and virtual communion will be led by Rev Chi Okpala.

The Readings are from Psalm 93, Revelation 1:4b-8 and John 18:33-37.

If you would like to partake in the Virtual Communion, we invite you to have bread and wine ready, so that we may eat and drink together as we share in communion.

This service will also be streamed to our Facebook page, using the link below. You don’t need to belong to Facebook in order to follow the service.

We will start streaming from 10.25am
https://www.facebook.com/christchurchmk/
We look forward to sharing our services with you.

Here are the advance details of the services in December.
Sunday 1st December 10.30am Morning Worship John Boxwell.
Sunday 8th December 10.30am Morning Worship led by Helen Rouse
Sunday 15th December 10,30am Carol Service led by Phil Dunning
Sunday 22nd December 10.30am Morning Worship led by Stephanie Hibbard.
Tuesday 24th December 9.00pm Christmas Eve service- Midnight in Bethlehem Led by Maggie Prisk.
Wednesday 25th December 10.30am Christmas day family worship Led by Phil Dunning.
Sunday 29th December There will be no service held at Christ Church as we will be joining the SEP partnership for a joint service with Communion at Cross and Stables church Downs Barn at 11am. This service will be live streamed details to follow.

Christ Church House groups

Our housegroups meet weekly.

If you would like to find out more about our Housegroups
please email us on christchurchmk.contact@gmail.com

Dates for your diary!

The Wednesday morning Drop-in 27th November
The Wednesday drop-in meets at church between 10.00 and 11.30 am. Refreshments will be available.

The drop-in is also available online via our Facebook group for those who wish to meet remotely.

Under 5s - 28th November
Under 5s, meet from 10:00 to 11:30 am in the church hall. (Term time only.)

Coffee and Cake at Christ Church
Our next coffee and cake morning will be on 14th December. Come along for a pleasant morning and a chat over a cup of coffee and some cake, between 9.30 and 11.30 am.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello (David)

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We currently meet on Facebook (COVID PLAN) for our Sunday Service starting at 10.30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ready yourself for making the most of your time before the service begins.

Plan your journey:

Open Google Maps

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the main foyer.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10.30am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 2 or 3 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the Bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.

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