This Sunday our Connected children’s groups will be studying the story of when Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness. You can read it here : Matthew 4: 1-11 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:1-11&version=NIV and listen to my reading of a Bob Hartman version of the story here: https://youtu.be/TIqu0mpV-_I If the children could have a dark colour […]
We are delighted to be able to share with you a new resource for Holy Week written by Shahne Vickery. Monday – Saturday next week, here on our Christ Church Downend website, we will share each day a new painting and some reflections and crafts and we invite you to draw on these reflections as […]
There’s been a craze for grown ups doing colouring over the last couple of years. I have found that colouring a Bible verse and doodling around it is a great way to meditate on what that verse means, and it holds my mind and emotions in a way that just reading can’t achieve for me. […]
Join in our Sunday worship via our YouTube Channel on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpAhv8KLTek Hear a message from Rev. Aidan Watson, music led by Susie and Anita Dobson, and intercessions led by Iona Clark. Every Sunday there will be a new worship service published at 10am on our YouTube channel for everyone to join in with. […]
Hello everyone ! I expect lots of you are missing being with your friends. This Sunday we will have 4 children’s groups running and 1 youth group running, all meeting via zoom. I have emailed out to families the links to join each virtual Sunday Group, if you haven’t received the email please message me, […]
Dear friends, We’re very aware that not everyone has access to the internet, so wanted to ensure that everyone associated with the Christ Church Family was kept up to date with news. Whether you’re reading this on-line or in paper format, please be assured of our prayers and desire to stay connected during this uniquely […]
Dear Christ Church family, During these challenging times, we’re very keen to ensure that we continue to support CAP clients with food parcels. Bryan Ashton who usually co-ordinates our foodbank is having to self isolate, so for the next few weeks Paul Peterson will be working with Leyla to ensure food is delivered to those […]
It is with great sadness that we have had to take the decision not to open Christ Church Downend to the public in view of the rapidly growing spread of the Coronavirus. We do not believe it would be responsible to do this now or in the foreseeable future. You will find many resources for […]
Join in our Sunday worship via our YouTube Channel on this link https://youtu.be/PfxO3jHOvb4 Hear a message from Jo Vickery & sung worship from Anita and Susie Dobson. Every Sunday there will be a new worship service published at 10am on our YouTube channel for everyone to join in with. And every other day of the […]
Children’s Resources for this Sunday: Here are some ideas for a family worship time together from Helen Buick our Children’s leader: There is a Youtube film of Helen https://youtu.be/PKqXhFKr0pk with an invitation to join in worship together on the YouTube channel. You can follow the written instructions from this post or watch Helen talking you through […]