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Latest NewsAutumn Programme
Summer Service TimesBetween Sunday 25th July and 29th August there is one morning service at 10.00am. These will be 'All Age' services with children participating until the sermon when they will have their own activity. The sermon series 'A Few Good Men' explores some of the hero's of the faith. The evening services at 6.30pm will be informal and Cafe-style with a series of talks on leadership by international speakers (on video) who spoke at the 2009 Willow Creek Leadership Summit.
 A comprehensive 10-day half-term pilgrimage based in Jerusalem and the Galilee in Half Term, October 2011. In the Middle East, the reality on the ground is often far removed from what we see and read in the news. Places of pilgrimage are open and welcoming visitors. We have planned our programme for late October during the half-term holidays, which is considered to be a lovely time to visit the Holy Land. We will have the opportunity to worship with the local Christian community in Jerusalem on the Sunday morning and on our journey through the Holy Land to seek them out and to offer our support and encouragement. Visits will include Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea and Qumran, as well as allowing free time for relaxation and private exploration. We will walk along the Via Dolorosa, sail on the Sea of Galilee, float on the Dead Sea and ascend the Mount of Masada by cable car. The Holy Land is unique in offering so many highlights and contrasts in such a compact area. Each day of our pilgrimage will be very different from the previous one. The pilgrimage will include opportunities to meet with the Living Stones, the indignous Christians of the Holy Land, as well as Jewish and Muslim peacemakers. We hope to meet with ICAHD (Israel Committee Against House Demolitions) or World Vision. We will also encounter the Separation Wall and possibly a Jewish settlement, a Palestinian refugee camp and staff of the Bethlehem Arab Rehabilitation Centre in Beit Jala. We stay in two family owned and managed hotels. In Jerusalem, the three star Golden Walls Hotel overlooks the Old City walls and is walking distance of the Holy Sepulchre. In Tiberias, we stay at the four star Ron Beach Hotel in a wonderful situation right on the lakeside. The tour is on a half-board basis with buffet breakfast and table d’hote evening meal included daily. Touring is in air-conditioned coaches and we will be accompanied by a local guide who will share leadership responsibilities and look after the formalities of hotel check-ins etc. All entrance fees are included. Flights are with EL AL Israel Airlines between Luton Airport and Tel Aviv and returning from Tel Aviv into London Heathrow. For more information download the brochure from here Children in ServicesChrist Church Council has agreed that children will participate briefly in every Sunday morning service before joining their age related clubs. Adults attending Sunday morning services were asked whether they agreed with the proposal “It is in the best interests of children to be with their parents in church weekly for child friendly opening worship (for up to ten minutes) before participating in their age-related Sunday Club activities” 85% of those who responded agreed. All parents voting agreed. The new pattern will therefore be introduced in September. Christ Church: A Heavenly Perspective Scary? You bet - but check out the photos here and the video here. Christian JihadStephen was recently in Toronto attending an Evangelical-Muslim dialogue conference. He was giving a paper on the Christian Jihad. Read more about the conference here. The Right Revd Ikechi Nwachukwu Nwosu on the Cost of DiscipleshipClick here to view The Right Revd Ikechi Nwosu preaching The Right Revd Ikechi Nwachukwu Nwosu, Bishop of Umuahia, Nigeria was the guest preacher at Christ Church, Virginia Water, Surrey on Sunday 11th October. He preached on the cost of discipleship from Matthew 16:21-28. Bishop Ikechi is a member of the Theological Resource Group of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. They were meeting at Sunningdale Park over the weekend. Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans
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