Saturday 21st October
11am in Christ Church
‘The Bible in an Hour’
– a dramatic presentation by the Revd. Richard Cresswell, Vicar of Bradley Stoke
Come along and join us on the day or watch online.
A programme for the weekend is available at the back of church and St Mary’s.
Please collect one and fill in the response form and return it as soon as possible.
Saturday morning 21st. Join us in Christ Church at 11am ; Revd Rich Cresswell presentation; The Bible in one hour (watch a live stream on our YOUTUBE channel.)
Bring and share lunch
Afternoon craft activities and ramble options
Fish and Chip supper and fun and games in the evening – please sign up in advance by contacting the parish office 01793 522832)
Sunday 22nd Join us for 10am Holy Communion with Bishop Viv, Bishop of Bristol
Please remember the final preparations for this in your prayers.
You can view Simon’s personal invite to the weekend at the following link:
You can view photographs and video of Simon’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Service here…
The official photographs of Simon’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations, taken by the Revd Canon Chris Dobson from the Diocese of Bristol Ministry Team, have now been released and can be viewed by clicking on the link below:
If you missed the service, you can watch it back again on our YouTube channel by clicking the image below:
Simon & Nicola at the heart of Old Town Community LifeYou are warmly invited to join us to celebrate the Revd.Canon Simon Stevenette’s 25 years as vicar of Christ Church with St Mary’s in Swindon on the weekend of Friday 6th to Sunday 8th October 2023.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Simon’s installation as our vicar, followed by a cheese, wine and soft drinks reception in the Community Centre.
Music will be led by the Partnership Choir and Toast music group.
Click to Download the order of service
Sermon theme: ‘Lunch with Levi’
Bible Readings: Philippians 3: 4b-14, Luke 5: 27-32
Reader: Jane Humphreys
Prayers: John Humphreys
Please join us this weekend for these special celebrations or join us on our YOUTUBE Channel- All welcome!
The Community Centre is turning 10 years old this year.
Why not come along to our fun anniversary quiz night in partnership with the Old Town Residents Association on Friday 1st December 2023.
Doors open at 7pm, games begin at 7.30pm.
There will be some questions specific to Old Town and Christ Church plus some other fun rounds.
Teams of 2-6 people.
Only £6 each.
Food included (half a pizza per person) as part of your ticket price.
Pay bar available.
What are you waiting for? Book tickets now before it’s too late at:
https://ccccswindon.co.uk/page/tickets
Dates/Times
19:00-23:00 Friday 1st December 2023
Venue
Community Centre @ Christ Church
Swindon
SN1 3HB
Tickets
Adult ticket: £6.00 + £0.30 booking fee
If you have a question about this event, please contact:
Chris Smith
07582305760
chris@christchurchswindon.co.uk
Messy Church returns this weekend, Sunday 1st October
Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride 2023 Update
The Ride & Stride 2023 took place last Saturday in aid of Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust and Christ Church.
THANK YOU to our Christ Church Riders and Striders – Caroline and Daniel, Chris, Steve and Carol and to those who have already supported them.
Some stats for you:
Caroline caught 7 buses and visited 15 churches. Carol walked over 18 miles in the blistering (literally!) heat and visited 23 churches. Daniel cycled solo and visited 11 churches. Steve and Chris cycled mostly together; Chris rode over 42 miles and visited 38 churches, Steve cycled 51 miles and visited 41 churches.
The record for Christ Church is still with Janet French who achieved 42 churches some years ago on her trusty cycle!
Between them, our team has so far raised in excess of £500 for the Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust, of which almost half will come back to Christ Church.
You can watch a brief slide-show of the adventure below:
There is still time to recognise their achievements and sponsor them here:
https://www.justgiving.com/team/christchurchswindon
Thank you for all of your support!
Our 2023 Stewardship Campaign – Living Generously launches this Sunday, 17th September.
If you are on the Church Electoral Roll you will find an envelope with your name on at the back of the church. If there is no envelope for you please just take an unnamed one.
In the pack you will find all the information you need about this year’s campaign.
Our Treasurer, Paul, will make a presentation in church on Sunday at the 10am service so do come along to find out more.
You can also download and read this year’s stewardship leaflet by clicking the link below:
Stewardship Campaign 2023 Booklet Final
”Thank you for all your support and encouragement” The Revd. Canon Simon Stevenette
Christ Church is at the heart of it’s community, serving the needs of local people and acting as a central meeting place for a whole variety of community activities. Our mission is to proclaim Christ through teaching and example. Welcome and serve all, through hospitality. We encourage people to find God through worship, faith and prayer by providing a spiritual home and resources for the local community.
We rely on the gifts, goodwill and legacies of our friends in the community to continue this mission. If you are able, we value regular donations, although of course, gifts of any kind are greatfully received. Our preferred method for regular giving is the Parish Giving Scheme.
The PGS is administered by the Church of England, at no cost to us, and provides a secure method for members to make regular donations to a Church of their choice.
The PGS dramatically improves our cashflow and reduces our administration, enabling us to receive your donations and any gift aid claimable on them within the first week or so of each month.It also offers peace of mind that the Direct Debit Guarantee Scheme protects your gifts.
There are 2 easy ways to donate to Christ Church through the PGS; you can set up your Direct Debit online or by telephone. If you would like more information or help applying then please contact Stephen Grosvenor Gift Aid Secretary on stephen@christchurchswindon.co.uk or 07885 217077
Click this link to go to our dedicated Parish Giving page https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/swindon-christchurch-st-mary-swindon/
Alternatively, you can set up your regular gift by phoning the PGS team on 0333 002 1271, Monday to Friday, 9-5. They will ask for our Parish Giving code which is Christ Church’s parish code is 050605176
If you’d like to know more, please get in touch with Stephen Grosvenor our Gift Aid Secretary stephen@Christchurchswindon.co.uk 01793 341034
If you are a UK taxpayer, during the sign up process you will be asked if about Gift Aid. It adds a valuable additional 25% to your giving at no cost to you.
As a PGS member, you will receive a log in which will enable you to track your giving and make changes whenever you need to. You can make one-off additional donations at any time. The telephone service will help those without access to online services.
Of course, contact Stephen Grosvenor your Gift Aid Secretary in confidence, and he will be glad to help. Stephen@christchurchswindon.co.uk 07885 217077
This year we are running the Church Development Survey in this church. It’s a quick, anonymous survey that we’re inviting everyone in the church to complete, to help us understand ourselves as a church and help us shape our prayers and our planning for the year ahead.
Scroll down to find out how to submit your thoughts.
The survey will help us answer three questions:
Your answers will help us decide about what we could be doing more of or less of as a church.
Your answers will help us spot our strengths and how we could grow in our faith journey together.
The survey will also ask you for some demographic information, such as your age group and ethnicity. We ask these questions so that we can check how far the makeup of our church mirrors the makeup of the local community. This will help us check what groups we’re reaching already and where there are opportunities to improve.
What we find out will help us see where we’re doing well and help us discern areas where God might be calling us to do something new or different.
It’s important that as many people as possible in the church answer the survey, so that we get an accurate picture.
There are separate surveys for Early Years (0-5 years), Juniors (6-13 years) and adults (14+).
A large print version of the adult survey is also available.
We need you to complete the survey by midnight on Sunday 17th September please.
After that time your response will not be included in our report.
There are 2 ways to complete the survey:
For Christ Church click here
For St Mary’s click here
Ask the Parish office for a paper copy, which should be returned in the envelope provided by 17th September.
Thank you!
The Community Centre has a team taking part this year and request you kindly support them with their fundraising at: