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Christchurch—Mini Directory Clergy Rev Dr Russell Herbert Rev Clive Jennings Clergy P A Tina Clarke Wardens Christine Stebbing Matthew Fowler Director of Music Andy Davis Director of Finance Les Turner Chair of Regen Team Hugh Stebbing Prayer Co-ordinator Jean Balcombe Prayer Ministry Co-ordinator Gill Robinson Pastoral Care Co-ordinator Sonia Eggleston Transport Co-ordinator Briony Hyde Alpha Co-ordinator Heather Faulkner Small Groups Co-ordinator Carolyn Waite Welcome Co-ordinator Kim Anderson ECC Secretary Julie Harris Safeguarding Joy Clark Hugh Stebbing Children & Family Co-ordinator 872580 872134 [email protected] [email protected] 871483 [email protected] 872683 341479 (leave a message) [email protected] [email protected] 342239 [email protected] 872414 [email protected] 872683 [email protected] 269741 [email protected] 877657 [email protected] 794108 [email protected] Welcome to Christchurch Clevedon If this is your first time with us, or if you are visiting us today, then a very special welcome to you. We hope you have a great time with us. If you would like to find out more about Christchurch then please talk to one of our welcome team. Sunday 1st February 2015 10.00am Families at Christchurch Together 07807067847 or 870008 [email protected] 07739368531 [email protected] 340689 [email protected] 341134 [email protected] 07769743266 [email protected] 01934 708075 872683 [email protected] [email protected] Kate Dommett 871483 [email protected] United Benefice Office 872982 [email protected] Christchurch Hall Booking 07516062393 [email protected] www.christchurch-clevedon.org.uk or find us on Facebook 11.15am Morning Worship with Prayers for Healing Led by Clive Jennings and Russell Herbert Our Reading ~ Luke 5: 17-26 Parents and Carers Please remember that, once the service ends, the doors are open, and it doesn’t take long for a child to get onto a busy road from here. If you do need a helping hand with the children, so that you can have a coffee, please ask. Our Church bell recordings are provided by St Michael’s Church at Angersleigh, Somerset Christchurch is a member of the United Benefice of Clevedon of the Church of England And the Gordano Valley Circuit of the Methodist Church 1st Feb The Week ahead Tuesday 3rd February 10am Coffee and chat at St Peter’s 2pm Something To Do Wednesday 4th February 9am Morning Prayer ~ in Room 2 Thursday 5th February 10am Toddlers Friday 6th February 10am Toddlers 3pm Tea & Chat Sunday 8th Feburary 10.30am Morning Worship 8pm Thirsty? 6.30pm Evening Service at Kenn Road Methodist Church The office at Christchurch will be closed on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd February. PRAYER 4 CLEVEDON If you believe that prayer can result in real change for the better, come and be a difference-maker by seeking God’s heart for others in prayer. Join Christians from across the Clevedon church spectrum in praying blessing on all who live or work in the town. Saturday14th February, 8.30-10.00am @ Council Offices, 44 Old Street. (Bacon rolls, Tea / Coffee provided) For more information, see www.prayer4clevedon.net, or call 872618. (Next Date of Monday 9th March 7.30-9.15pm 2 What’s coming up New Wine 2015 If you fancy a week’s holiday in glorious Somerset… Join us on 2nd—8th August for a week of great teaching, relaxation, amazing worship and friendship. There is lots for children to do and space for parents to have time too. At the moment there are 20 of us going from Christchurch. For more information speak to Matthew Fowler or Clive. Book online at www.new-wine.org and make sure you include that you are with Christchurch Clevedon so that we are all camping together. The 11 Churches Together in Clevedon have an awful lot of things going on in the next few months! The Diary of events, "WHAT'S ON IN CTIC CLEVEDON?” from Jan -May is now available. Why not pick up some copies,not only to inform yourself, but also to share with friends and neighbours? Available from Tina on 871483 or [email protected]. AQUILA, an associate of CTIC are organising a workshop on UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN to be held at Living Waters Church, The Hub, Paramount House, Concorde Drive, Clevedon BS21 6UH on Sat 7th Feb from 10am-12.30pm. This is an opportunity to learn more about the issues surrounding relationship breakdown. Tickets are £5. For more details or to book a place, please call 07807058479 or email [email protected] Tea and Chat 3pm this Friday 6th February at Christchurch Politics and Christians: - an excellent short video, under 3 min’s With the upcoming elections this video has been recommended to us. It is the first part of the launch of “Christians in Politics”. http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/ 7 News….. Mothers’ Union—Christian Care for Families “Getting a Grip” A Visionary Day Led by Marian Pope from Mary Summer House Fun, Food and Friends Monday 23rd February 10.30am—3pm (Tea and Coffee at 10am) with a Ploughman’s Lunch. Donations in aid of Mothers’ Union Projects. Mark Village Hall, Vole Road, Mark, TA9 4NY All Welcome—for more information see Kathy Fowler (341479) New Small Group Tuesdays 10.30 - 12 noon 39 Butterfield Park (50 yards from bus stop on Southern Way) We will follow he teaching series and aim to encourage each other on our journey of faith, whatever age or stage we are at right now. Interested? Contact - Jean Balcombe 269741 [email protected] Spring Harvest 2015 Conference at Butlins, Minehead during the Easter Holidays. A unique break for all the family where you will find Bible Teaching and God’s presence through Spirit-led worship. Top Bible scholars to help us better understand God’s word and gifted lead worshippers to help us honour and draw near to God. Holiday in France Also Spring Harvest runs a beautiful four-star holiday park (Le Pas Opton) in Western France where you can enjoy all the fun, tranquillity, refreshment and relaxation that you need in a holiday - and feed on spiritual food with daily optional Bible study and worship. There are also optional kids clubs available. We would encourage you all to consider one or both of the above options for your holiday break this year. For more information, brochures and to borrow the promotional DVD please contact Izzy & Tony Parker (Tel 876978 or [email protected])" 4 Information….. A message for everyone who likes to cook. Kate Bragg will be hosting a Pampered Chef evening being held at Christchurch on Thursday 19th March Arrive at 7 pm for a start at 7:30 this is to help raise money to support the church fund. There will also be a raffle for Uganda at this event.If you would like to come along or if you cannot make this date but would like to see a brochure could you please telephone or text Val Jones on 07813780345 Clevedon Family Church has organised an evening concert with Lou Fellingham, to be hosted at Princes Hall at 7.30 pm on 6th February. Lou is one of the UK’s most popular Christian Singer Song-writers, producing well known favourites. Tickets from www.clevedonfamilychurch.org Clevedon YMCA is looking to recruit a proactive caretaker/cleaner/ handyman for their building. Responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of the building and be prepared to be a key holder. Able to work without supervision and be proactive in approach to maintenance. 15 hours per week Mon-Friday. For more information please contact 01275 878405 or [email protected] This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (which the employer will pay for) and registration with the DBS Update Service. Closing Date: 16 February Midnight lnterview Date: week commencing 23rd February 2015 Clevedon YMCA is committed to Equal Opportunities Clevedon YMCA is committed to the protection of children Thursday toddlers will take a break for half term so not meeting on 19th February but Friday toddlers will still meet on 20th February. 5 Information... Are you aged 60 years or older, and would you like to rent a single bedroom bungalow (if you are on your own) or double bedroom bungalow (if there are two people? The Trustees have a no smoking and a no pet policy. Wills and Stickland Homes is a Christian Charity which looks after a group of bungalows in Clevedon. These bungalows were endowed by the late Dame Violet Wills and the late Mrs Matilda Stickland in 1960. If you would like further details and an application form, please contact: Sonia Eggleston 794108 or [email protected] Wills and Stickland Homes, Churchill Avenue, Clevedon Registered Charity No. 205485 We will be holding a confirmation service here at Christchurch on Sunday 19th April. If you would like to discuss the possibility of being confirmed please chat to Russ or Clive. Events The Glastonbury Festival will once more take place at Worthy Farm, Pilton in Somerset in June this year. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. It is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people. The Church has a long association with the festival and currently the biggest Christian group with a presence is the Church Tent or Sanctuary. The organisation of this comes under the umbrella of Somerset churches together and a committee of people from many denominations meet all through the year to plan for each festival. Seventy volunteers are needed each doing a minimum of three shifts to staff the tent which is open day and night from the Wednesday lunchtime to the following Monday lunchtime. Applications are invited from people in the South West who have a church connection, if you are interested in being part of our team of varied and committed Christians please ask Tina for an application form and further details. Mothers’ Union is alive and kicking in Clevedon! Coming to Bristol in June….Give yourself the night off – join popular TV and radio presenter Diane Louise Jordan and inspirational speaker and author Cathy Madavan at Care for the Family’s Mum’s the Word event for a fun and insightful evening designed especially for mums. Mothers are so often unsung heroes, and this special evening is about recognising and affirming their role in society. But that’s not all. We also hope to bring encouragement, support and fresh inspiration to mums with children of all ages. If you are interested in coming along to this on 18th June please email Tina on [email protected] and we’ll see if we can make a group booking at a discounted price. Membership Roll Please contact Pauline Meyrick on [email protected] if you would like to join our membership roll at Christchurch. If you have any questions about being a Member, chat to Russ or Clive. 6 You are invited to come along to 20 Yeolands Drive on 11th Feb at 8pm for cake and to hear all about it from our youngest member and one of our long standing members. Please let Frances (876309) or Helen (218710) know if you are coming so that we get the amount of cake right ! Our February meeting is now on Thursday 19th - 10.30am in St. Andrews Centre the Theme 'LOVE' - please bring with you something that means that to you! Also there will be a chance to hear a little about our exciting new plans for the year ahead, beginning in April, with new Worldwide prayer partners, which is especially appropriate, as this year's theme is United in Prayer. ALL WELCOME We are thrilled that we have been able to donate over £500 to the Children’s Society from the collections at the two Christingle Services. This is half of the total collected with the Balance going towards the funding of the Youth and Children’s Worker Role here at Christchurch. 3
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