Examen is a daily exercise initiated by St. Ignatius some 600 years ago to help people to see and serve God through reflection. It has five simple steps and takes about 15 minutes to complete. 1. Stillness Relax. Allow the tensions of the day to dissipate, and recognise that you are in God’s presence. 2. […]
Reduce your household’s and church’s carbon footprint by 40% during Lent this year. The result? Better stewardship, enhanced worship and witness, and new disciplines for the future. In response to globally recognised ecological concerns, dioceses across the South West are challenging a destructive culture of ease and wastefulness. The national output of carbon dioxide (CO2 […]
How can we engage with Lent with our children or grandchildren? Why would we, anyway? Lent is a time when we can get serious with God: who are you really? What do you actually want me to be? What do I actually believe about you? If God is really God then what does he want […]
Margaret always felt that God was leading her to the “cute little church” but she never had the courage to step inside. She shares her continuing journey of faith. My husband David and I arrived in Bristol in December 2012 from Melbourne Australia to be closer to David’s daughter, Grandchildren and Great-Granddaughter. Great plans were […]
A regular feature of our services at Christ Church is a ‘This Time Tomorrow’ (TTT) slot, where we find out about the life and faith of a church member. Recently we heard from Angie Moller, a community nurse at St Peter’s Hospice. Tell us a little about yourself and what you’ll be doing this time […]
Following on from the successful Real Easter Egg campaign, you can now buy Real Advent Calendars: fair trade chocolate, and the real meaning of Christmas on the calendar itself and an accompanying 24 page story book. Tesco have agreed to sell them, so I am going to place an order so that they can see […]
In an attempt to reduce paper consumption, we would like to send more of our communications by email where possible. If you are happy for us to do this, please complete a form available in the Church Foyer (even if you have already completed a database form) and pop it into the box. Thank you.
Our vision at Christ Church is to become a vibrant community that is learning to live life in Christ, wherever God has placed us. Our primary focus therefore is on prayerfully supporting and practically equipping one another to be authentic Christ followers in the whole of our lives. But how do we do that? Homegroups […]
Today we sailed into the “C”of call. We learnt about calling for help. The children were encouraged to call on their leaders for assistance with the quiz answers (thankfully Laura and I passed the test!) They were reminded that that “Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” They heard how […]
We have sailed 2 of our 5 “C”‘s … Today was the “C” of courage. We found out how much courage the woman displayed when she washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and poured perfume on him. She didn’t care what everyone else thought of her, she just wanted to show Jesus what she thought […]