Posts by Anita Dobson

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One Church One Day

A movement to cover Bristol in prayer 24/7 365 days a year Imagine a wave of prayer gliding across the city and its outskirts day after day, night after night. The city’s people: the wealthy and the down on their luck; the successful and the despairing; those in health and those in sickness; those taking […]

We are learning to retreat!

It seems that God has blessed us at Christ Church with a growing hunger to retreat. More and more of us are discovering the joy of getting away and setting time apart for meeting God in quiet. It’s easier than it looks! Many people say, “Oh I could never go on a retreat.” Try it. […]

At Home in Lent

What do YOU do to mark the season of Lent? Give stuff up? Take stuff on? Lent gives us a chance to strip things back to the bare branches, to see ourselves and God more clearly. What helps you to do this? Some find the act of doing without certain things helps to focus their […]

Can’t sit still?

Seeking peace in mind and body So many of us find it hard to sit still. We are on the move constantly, scrolling, glancing, wandering, muttering! While that restless activity may sometimes produce creativity and action, often it just makes us feel both exhausted and unproductive. Where is God when I need Him? God does […]

Are you up for The Challenge?

We are piloting a World Vision Challenge at the end of the month Jesus gave all his followers a challenge in Matthew 25 when he said, “I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink..” The charity World Vision which works with some of the poorest people on […]

Whole Church Whole Life Disciples?

As most of you will be aware, we have been following on the Whole Life Discipleship journey for some time now, and we’ve been encouraging other churches in the Diocese of Bristol to join in. LICC have helped the Diocese to run a second Learning Hub in 2017/18 along the lines of the one we […]

Where there’s Mess there’s Life

How Messy Church is reaching out to the community- and how you can be part of it. I’ll admit it, I quite like statistics. Sometimes they help you take stock. We can take part in some aspect of church life for years and never really stop to think, is this working? Are we spreading God’s […]

Forest Day 2019

Family Forest Day – Saturday 15 June 2019 Come and join us on our annual day out to Phil & Kathy’s farm in the Brecon Beacons. We take as many families as we can, and bring along anyone else who wants a day out, and we spend a lovely relaxed day getting to know other […]

What is Christingle?

Christingles are models made from oranges, ribbons, sweets and candles. Each part has a special meaning. The orange represents the world, and the sweets represent the good gifts God has given us. The candle symbolises Jesus coming into our world. He said, “I am the light of the world.” The red ribbon around the orange […]

It’s all about LIFE

Belonging to a Life Group at Christ Church is all about life: being transformed into the person God created you to be, alongside those who will get to know you well, encourage you, challenge you and inspire you. Along the way you will feel you truly belong. Our aim is that as many people as […]