Christ Church Downend is seeking to appoint an Assistant Parish Administrator to support the mission of the church in the local community. Hours would start from 6 hours per week – Monday and Friday mornings, rising to 10 hours per week over 3 mornings from April 2022, and be based in the Christ Church Parish […]
Instead of having one joint light party in Downend, we are hoping there will be lots of smaller light parties in our individual homes and neighbourhoods. A few years ago, Charlie Walker & Anita Dobson put together some useful ideas on how to do your own “light party”: Here they are again for you! HOST […]
New teaching series for the autumn As we gradually emerge from lockdown and look to open up our church and our homes further, what needs rebuilding? Not just routines and activities but also perhaps the confidence that underpins them. Many talk of having lost the confidence to go out, to be in a crowd, to […]
What is Messy Church? Messy Church is a different way of doing church, where families can explore faith together. We make stuff, enjoy fun activities, learn how to pray and praise God and find out what God is like. We have not been able to include food during the pandemic but we hope to soon. […]
Monty Mouse has tried Zoom, Facebook Live and hanging out in the park with under 5’s over the last year or so But he will be really glad to get back to the Parish Hall on Fridays at 9.45 am from September 10th 2021 Monty Mouse is a puppet who sing little songs to well […]
Get those rubber gloves on, we’re going serving! Each summer we try to engage with the local community by showing God’s love in action. This year we are heading over to Page Park to do some cleaning and tidying. There should be jobs suitable for all ages and abilities. We will start off together at […]
If your children are of an age where they ask questions ALL the time, here is your chance to get revenge… Family meals might be a bit more relaxed over the summer, or you might have long car journeys to fill. Why not use some of the questions on this handout to spark interesting discussions. […]
Here is a link to a video update from Ben and Katie Ray, our CMS mission partners at Neema Crafts in Iringa, Tanzania. There are lots of blessings to be thankful for in these difficult times. They have included prayer requests at the end of the video. You can see the video here. They have also […]
Our children and families are very special to us and the PCC have agreed that now is the time to seek a new Head of Children’s ministry. We hope to be in a position to advertise for a part time paid role. In order to help fund this post, we are asking that you consider […]
To begin our One Church One Day 24 hours of prayer, join us on Zoom for the first hour at 7pm on Friday 2nd October. To get the link to join in this church family time of praying together, please email Diane Paddon at diane.paddon@christchurchdownend.com “Keep the fires burning” To sign up for an hour […]