Christ Church United Reformed Church, Petts Wood

Lunch club
2020-05-27 12:30 - 13:00, 2020-05-20 12:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Thank you everyone who is making lunch club happen during the lockdown. To the cooks and the delivery people. Thank you!

Sunday worship
2020-05-24 10:30 - 11:30
During the service you will hear:

Readings: 68: 4-10 and John 17:1-11; Acts 1: 6-14
Hymn: Love Divine
Sermon on the theme of Glorifying God with our lives

This service will be delivered via YouTube, we invite you all to watch at 10.30. We have a dial-in service for those without the technological means to use youtube, please get in touch if you need any help or know someone who needs help accessing our services at this time.

Coffee stop - 22 May
2020-05-22 10:30 - 12:00
Join us from 10.30am each Friday morning for Coffee Stop. Whilst we are not able to meet physically we will be meeting via Zoom. The link will be shared by email. If you know someone who does not have access to Zoom do let them know they can now dial in, please contact us for more details

Sunday Worship - love one another
2020-05-17 10:30 - 11:15
Join us for Sunday Worship on the theme of Loving Jesus means loving others.
The link will be sent via email & if you would like to be sent the link please send us a message so that we can add you to the distribution list. We also have a telephone number that people can dial in if you do not have access to Zoom or YouTube.
The service will later be available on your YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46AiOiiBFmThwhOLVeow6A

Coffee Stop - virtual Big Brekkie
2020-05-15 10:30 - 12:00
Coffee Stop will become a Virtual Big Brekkie via Zoom this coming Friday (15th May) to raise money for Christian Aid! The link will be sent via email & if you would like to be sent the link please send us a message so that we can add you to the distribution list. If you would like to donate please visit our Just giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ccpw

Christian aid week service (online)
2020-05-10 10:30 - 11:30
Our Christian aid service will be available on our YouTube channel on Sunday morning, we invite you to watch along at the same time so we call feel connected. Those who cannot access YouTube should have dial-in instructions for the service.

Coffee Stop via Zoom
2020-05-08 10:30 - 12:00

May book club (via Zoom)
2020-05-04 20:00 - 21:00
This month we are discussing Conversations with God book one by Neale Donald Walsch. Join us from 8pm on Monday 4th May via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85112111872

Family service with Holy Communion (via Zoom)
2020-05-03 10:30 - 11:30
We will be holding our service this Sunday, 3rd of May via Zoom.

Please message us for a link if you are not on our usual mailing list.

Join from 10am onwards (to allow for any technical difficulties and to catch-up with everyone) with the service due to start at 10.30.

Please have with you some bread and wine (or equivalents) if you would like to take part in the Communion element of the service.

We will hopefully be streaming the service live on YouTube as well. We will also record the service so that we can make it into a clip for YouTube. If you do not want to be ‘filmed’ but do want to participate then you can join the service using audio only and not video. This will enable you can hear and see everyone but we won’t be able to see you.

During the service we have the ability to mute everyone, which we will do for the service. This means you will not have to worry about normal house noises or the children chatting. We have the ability to unmute individuals who will be involved in the service. So please do not worry about home noises during the service, this will be no problem.

Sunday rainbow service
2020-04-26 10:00 - 11:30
We would like to invite you to Christ Church URC’s,
Rainbow Themed Church Service

on Sunday the 26th April at 10.30am on ZOOM
We are having a family service that will focus on rainbows a very topical subject at the moment with people and churches putting rainbows in their windows as ‘signs of hope’ and thanks to the NHS.
The service will include a scavenger hunt, making a rainbow craft, singing a rainbow song, rainbow prayers and a children’s rainbow talk.
The service will be on ZOOM and if you follow the link below you should be able to join. We suggest you start joining from 10am onwards which allows us a little time to set up and get everyone organised.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82187657987?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 821 8765 7987
Privacy
We will hopefully be streaming the service live on YouTube as well. We will also record the service so that we can make it into a clip for YouTube. If you do not want to be ‘filmed’ but do want to participate then you can join the service using audio only and not video. This will enable you can hear and see everyone but we won’t be able to see you.
Muting
During the service we have the ability to mute everyone, which we will do for the service. This means you will not have to worry about normal house noises or the children chatting. We have the ability to unmute individuals who will be involved in the service. So please do not be concerned to keep your family quiet during the service, this will be no problem.
CRAFT to do BEFORE the service
We would like every family to decorate the rainbow template below or create their own rainbow for the service. During the service we will invite every household to put their rainbows up to fill all the screens with signs of hope.
Rainbow to colour in
CRAFT during the service, what will you need?
1. A white paper plate or a piece of paper cut in a circle the size of a plate
2. Some crayons or felt tips in the colours of the rainbow red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink
3. And a pair of scissors
We would absolutely love you to join us on Sunday and trust that it will be a family friendly service for all.

Coffee stop via Zoom
2020-04-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-04-17 10:30 - 12:00
Coffee stop will be taking place via Zoom, a link will be emailed at 10.15 each Friday morning. Please get in touch with us if you don’t usually get Church emails and we will add you to the list to get notification.

Sunday worship - via YouTube
2020-04-19 10:30 - 11:00
Join us as we watch together the YouTube video of our service which will be published on the Christ Church YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46AiOiiBFmThwhOLVeow6A
We invite you to watch it at 10.30am so that we can still be connected despite not being able to meet in person.
Some of our members who do not have the facilities to watch a YouTube video are dialling in to hear the service, if you know of anyone who needs this service please get in touch so we can share this facility with them.

Easter Sunday service online
2020-04-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Come along and celebrate Easter with us on Easter Sunday from 10.30am – watch out for updates about how this will be delivered, via YouTube or Zoom.

It is a happy service of celebration of the empty tomb and the Risen Christ

Maundy Thursday service from 8pm via Zoom
2020-04-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Find out more about our live service via Zoom here: https://christchurchpettswood.org.uk/maundy-thursday-service-9th-april-8pm/

Daytime book club
2020-04-02 14:00 - 15:30
Thursday 2nd April from 2pm, join us to discuss Somebody I used to know by Wendy Mitchell, to be held at the home of one of our members as advertised in Notes & News, or message us here to get more details.

Evening Book Club (online)
2020-03-30 20:00 - 21:30 | 13 Fieldway, BR5 1JP
Due to Easter holidays the book club usually held first Monday in April will be held Monday 30th March. Join us to discuss Somebody I used to know by Wendy Mitchell, to be held via Zoom, just us: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/477730687

Sunday worship (online)
2020-03-29 10:30 - 11:00
Whilst we cannot all be together physically we are joining together digitally, members will be emailed a link shortly before 10.30am on Sunday, we ask that you try and watch it at the same time and then have a cup of tea or coffee after and feel the connection. We are also sharing a call in number to those without the capability of watching a service online.
To view past services please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46AiOiiBFmThwhOLVeow6A

Mothering Sunday Worship
2020-03-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Join us for worship, led by our Minister, Revd Nadene Snyman as we celebrate and give thanks for all the mother figures in our lives. All ages welcome. Refreshments will be served after the service.

Coffee Stop
2020-03-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please drop in for a cup of tea or coffee and homemade cake from 10.30 am until noon. An opportunity to chat and relax. If you are looking to make friends, this is the place to come. Taking place in the Lounge, the entrance to the Lounge is from the Willett Way car park.

Taizé Service
2020-03-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 5pm for a quiet reflective Taizé Service alternating between Christ Church (URC) & St Francis Petts Wood. Refreshments will be served after the service. The March service will be held at Christ Church. More information on our website here: https://christchurchpettswood.org.uk/taize-services-at-christ-church-urc-and-st-francis/

Sunday Family Worship and Parade Service
2020-03-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
In this Third Sunday in Lent, join us for worship, all are welcome. This service is led by the Girls’ Brigade and we welcome them and their families.

Spruce-up day
2020-03-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Come on along on 8th of March and help us make the most of our lovely church premises and give it a bit of a spring tidy. More about the event on this page: https://christchurchpettswood.org.uk/church-spruce-day-on-the-8-march-at-12-00pm/

Fairtrade Sunday and International Women's Day
2020-03-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Come along to Sunday Worship on this Second Sunday in Lent and learn about the work God is doing through these incredible women farmers

Daytime book club
2020-03-05 14:00 - 15:30
Join us for a discussion on The Lost Message of Paul by Steve Chalke. Venue will be posted in Notes & News or messsge us here for further details

Evening Book Club
2020-03-02 20:00 - 21:30

Bereavement Help Point
2020-02-24 10:00 - 12:00
Churches Together In Petts Wood are contributing volunteers for the Bereavement Help Point. These volunteers have attended training and will be there to support the difficult experience of bereavement. If you have lost someone and need someone to talk to please drop into the Petts Wood Methodist Church (on Queensway) any Monday between 10am and noon.

Messy Hidden Treasure
2020-02-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
As we enter our 2nd decade of Messy Church on Sunday 23rd February from 4-6pm our Messy Church is on the theme of ‘Hidden Treasure’ – we look forward to welcoming you all! If you think a friend would like to join in please share this invite with them.
Kat & Kerry

French-themed lunch
2020-02-23 12:30 - 14:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Join us for a French themed lunch after the service – more details to follow…
