Hello everyone, Welcome to the latest issue of our church newsletter. Our newsletter is sent out regularly to share reflections from services, Bible readings and church news to our church family. You can find previous issues on our church website here.
‘Look-In’ – 24 February 2023
Hello everyone, Welcome to the latest issue of our church newsletter. Our newsletter is sent out regularly to share reflections from services, Bible readings and church news to our church family. You can find previous issues on our church website here.
‘Look-In’ – 3 December 2021
Hello everyone, Welcome to the latest issue of our church newsletter. I hope you are all keeping well. Our church is open for Sunday services but we will continue to live-stream our services and send out our newsletter regularly for
Holy Week reflection #6 – Hope
Where do we see ourselves spiritually at this point in the pandemic in relation to the Easter story? Are we – in pandemic terms – Joseph mourning Jesus’ death and ensuring that he is buried appropriately; or the angel watching
Holy Week reflection #5 – Anguish
We think about sacrifice, sitting with the heartache and suffering of Good Friday before the relief and rejoicing of resurrection on Easter Sunday. Can we appreciate the hills without the valleys? Could Jesus have related to humankind unless he endured
Holy Week reflection #4 – Living with tension
In this scene, Pilate washes his hands of the responsibility for Jesus’ fate, and leaves a decision up to the crowd. In this pandemic, we have experienced being under government regulations and guidelines, and also been trusted to use our
Holy Week reflection #3 – Isolation
Each of us have had extended times of being away from those we love because of the pandemic. We reflect on the experience of Jesus feeling isolated and alone in the garden of Gethsemane, and we explore what it means
Holy Week reflection #2 – Provision
Some people responded to the pandemic by excessive panic buying, perhaps revealing a desperation to find security in surrounding ourselves with things. By contrast, there are many people facing financial difficulty and the need to rely on providence from others.
Holy Week reflection #1 – Healing presence
We are sometimes guilty of focusing so much on the immediate needs around us (particularly in the crisis of pandemic), that we forget to be still and be present with Jesus. We consider the importance of finding a healthy balance
WW1 – stories of the fallen
During our Remembrance Sunday service in 2014, marking the centenary of the start of WW1, we remembered the men who served in the war, and who came from the churches that later joined together to eventually become Christ Church. Ken