Christ Church United Reformed Church, Petts Wood

Coffee Stop
2024-10-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-10-18 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-15 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-30 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-12-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-12-13 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Join us between 10.30am and noon every Friday for a a cup of tea or coffee and a delicious slice of cake, more importantly, meet up for a chat and friendship. Held in the Lounge, access from the Willett Way car park. All very welcome.

Petts Wood Churches Together Share & Social
2024-10-12 14:00 - 16:00
Come learn about our Christian Heritage, URC, Catholic, Methodist and Church of England representatives will be present. Saturday 12th October from 2pm at Christ Church, URC on the corner of Willett Way and Tudor Way. Bring your own picnic. Refreshments will be provided, as will activities for children. Contact your local church representative to register and for more information or email welcome@ccpw.org.uk

Harvest lunch
2024-10-13 12:15 - 14:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Join us for Harvest lunch after the service on Sunday 13th October. Please let us know if you are joining us, there is a cost of £7.50 to cover ingredients, however if you cannot afford this please just talk discreetly to your Elder. Please email welcome@ccpw.org.uk or see one of the Hospitality Team nearer to the event when tickets are advertised as being available.

Sunday family worship
2024-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online from 10.30am on Sunday 20th October for the service led by Mrs Katherine Copley. Do also join us for refreshments after the service and children are welcome to join in the fun craft activities in our Church of Youth.
The theme of this service is ‘encouraging one another’:
Welcome & Call to Worship
Hymn: R&S 371: Take my life and let it be
Prayers of Thanksgiving & Confession
All Age Talk
Hymn R&S 531: Lord of all hopefulness
Notices
Offertory
Children leave for COY
Hymn R&S 522: From Heaven you came
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.9-13 & 1 Thessalonians 5: 11
Reflection
Song: SOF 3010 : Holy Overshadowing
Prayers of Intercession
Hymn: SOF 1346: In Christ Alone
Blessing
Grace

Coffee Stop
2024-10-25 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-08 10:30 - 12:00

Sunday Family Worship
2024-10-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth.
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood
ORDER OF SERVICE FOR 27TH October at Christ Church, Tudor Way, Petts Wood BR5 1LH
Theme: The work of The Leprosy Mission
Worship Leader: Hilary Miles
Visiting speaker: Wendy Piccinini
Welcome and opening words
Call to worship
Hymn: Sof F 40 Be still for the presence of the Lord
Opening prayers including confession and assurance of pardon
The Lord’s Prayer
Short introduction
Notices (Church Secretary)
Offertory and prayer
Hymn R&S 573 God is working his purpose out
Children leave for Church of Youth activities
Scripture Reading: Romans 12: 1-8
Isaiah 43: 1-7
Presentation/sermon: Wendy
Prayer Hilary
Hymn R&S 483 We are your people (Tune Fifehead)
Prayers of intercession: Hilary
Hymn Sisters and brothers this we all can do (Tune R&S 740 Woodlands 6 verses: Words John Campbell)
Blessing and The Grace said to one another

Farewell to Nadene
2024-11-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us to say farewell to Nadene as she joins her new pastorate in Yorkshire and leaves Petts Wood and Camberwell behind. Saturday 2nd November from 3pm and her last service on Sunday 3rd November at 10.30am

Sunday worship with Holy Communion
2024-11-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us for Nadene’s last service as our Minister on Sunday 3rd November from 10.30am. The service will also be livestreamed to YouTube
Order of service
Call to worship
Welcome
Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn R&S 549 One more step along the world I go
Reading Ecclesiastes 3: 1-14
Reading Matthew 13: 31-32
All age Address
Offering
Notices
Hymn R&S 583 The Church is wherever God’s people are praising
Sermon
Music by Alice and Jane
Hymn R&S 531 Lord of all hopefulness
Communion
Prayer of Intercession
Hymn R&S 603 Lord for the years
Blessing
Grace

Fireworks night
2024-11-03 17:30 - 19:00
Please see Contact & Care and church notices for further details or email welcome@ccpw.org.uk. These are taking place at the house of one of our members from 5.30pm. £5 to cover costs.

Book Club - The remains of the day
2024-11-04 08:00 - 17:00
Join us from 8pm on Monday 4th November to discuss The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro.
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .A beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love.
For future books please check out https://christchurchpettswood.org.uk/christ-church-book-club/

Remembrance Sunday
2024-11-10 09:55 - 10:50 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
The service on Sunday 10th November is being led by Rev Bill Bowman and is earlier than usual and starts at 9.55am, please turn up in good time as we will be joined by the Royal British Legion.
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed (this Sunday it is audio only with slides for hymns for you to sing along to for safeguarding reasons) via https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood
Order of service:
Call to Worship – Psalm 46:9-10
Hymn: 679 R&S “The Lord’s my Shepherd” (Crimond)
(During the singing of this hymn, the Standard and Wreath Bearers will enter the Church and take up their allotted seats)
Prayers: Revd Bill Bowman
Reading: Psalm 124:1-8 Read by Councillor? Representing His Worship the Mayor of Bromley.
Address: Revd Bill Bowman
Hymn: 603 R&S “Lord, for the Years”
Prayers: Led by Revd Bill Bowman
Assisted by Members of our Local Youth Groups & President, Petts Wood Branch The Royal British Legion
The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn – 72 R&S “Now thank we all our God”
Lighting of the Peace Candle
Hymn: 705 R&S “O God, our help in ages past”
Blessing: Revd Bill Bowman
Recessional Music: (The congregation is requested to remain standing until the Standards, Wreath Bearers, Senior Officers and Guests have left the church)
Reading – Mark 12:38-44
Sermon
Hymn – 518 R&S “Father I place into your hands”
Prayers of Intercession
Act of Remembrance
Hymn – 94 R&S “Give to our God immortal praise”
Blessing

Sunday family worship & legacy service
2024-11-17 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth. The first Sunday of the month includes Holy Communion.
More information including the order of service will be included nearer the time. The service on Sunday 17th November is being led by Mrs Kerry Fosten
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood

Sunday Family Worship
2024-11-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth. This service will be online from shortly before 10.30am at https://youtube.com/live/NXzJrHqljK0
The service on Sunday 24th November is being led by Rev Dr Elaine Colechin with the theme ‘Christ the King – A service of The Word’.
Order of service:
Welcome and notices – Church Secretary
GREETING AND CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN R&S 135 Joy to the World Antioch
PRAYER
THEME INTRODUCTION
PRAYERS including the Lord’s prayer
HYMN SofF 379 Majesty
OFFERTORY
OFFERTORY PRAYER
PRAYER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE as they go to their activities
READINGS
2 Samuel 23:1-7
John 18:33-37
SERMON
HYMN R&S 489 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Slane
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN R&S 657 Rejoice, the Lord is King Gospal
BLESSING followed by the Grace shared together
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood

Messy Advent
2024-11-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us for a fun filled Messy Church getting ready for Christmas as Messy Advent themed. There will be plenty of Christmas themed crafts, a short act of worship and then a party-style tea. All ages welcome. 4pm to 6pm.

First Sunday in Advent
2024-12-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth. The first Sunday of the month includes Holy Communion.

The service on Sunday 1st December is being led by Rev Bill Bowman and we are delighted to be Inducting & Ordaining new Elders and sharing together in communion.
Order of service:
Notices
Lighting of Advent Candle
Call to worship – Choir to Sing – 126 R&S “O come, O come, Immanuel” (verse 1 and refrain)
Hymn – 135 R&S “Joy to the World” (tune “Antioch”)
Prayer
All-age talk
Hymn – “When He Cometh” (words on screen)
Offering and Dedication
Church of Youth leave for their own activities
The Nature, Faith and Order of the United Reformed Church (Read responsively – 761 R&S)
Ordination and Induction of Elders
Hymn – 532 R&S “Lord of creation, to you be all praise” (tune “Slane” R&S 531)
Reading – Jeremiah 33:10-16 (NIV translation)
Sermon
Choir to sing 126 R&S verse 6 and refrain
Prayers of Intercession
Communion Hymn – 453 R&S “Let us talents and tongues employ”
Sacrament of Holy Communion (with The Lord’s Prayer)
Hymn – 192 R&S “Thou didst leave thy Throne and thy Kingly Crown”
Choir to sing 126 R&S verse 7 and refrain
Blessing

Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood

Spirit of Christmas
2024-12-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Yearly at Christ Church URC we anticipate our celebration of Christmas with family and friends, an event which marks the entrance of Jesus Christ into our world over two thousand years ago, by counting advent Sundays.
Wrapped within the experience of the gift of Christmas are centre points that Jesus is calling us to, children and adults, individuals and families, friends and visitors, all are welcome to respond to and celebrate the virtues of love, grace, humility, and selflessness that Christ is calling us into.
So, join us on 1st December from 3pm in the Marlborough Hall as we re-enter the Christmas Experience.

Book Club - The Shepherd
2024-12-02 20:00 - 21:30
Join us to discuss
The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth
It’s Christmas Eve 1957, and a young RAF pilot is on his way home from West Germany, back to ‘Blighty’ and a reunion with his family. Bad weather results in prayers which are answered…
For future books please check out https://christchurchpettswood.org.uk/christ-church-book-club/

Sunday gift service
2024-12-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth.
The service on Sunday 8th December is being led by Mr Martin Leonard and is a gift service raising money for Alternatives East London and bringing gifts for the Salvation Army to be able to distribute to those in need.

Call to Worship

Welcome

Lighting the Advent Candle

Choir Anthem ‘Hark the glad sound the saviour comes’

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

All Age Talk

Offering

Notices

Hymn R&S 477 Let the be love shared amongst us (sung twice)

Readings Isaiah 11:1-10
Matthew 2:1-12

Hymn R&S 522 From heaven you came (Servant King)

Sermon

Hymn R&S 373 Lord Jesus Christ

Prayers of Intercession

Hymn R&S 740 Tell out my soul

Blessing

The Grace
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood

Nativity service
2024-12-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth.
The service on Sunday 15th December includes our Church of Youth Nativity Service.
Call to Worship and Welcome (Sally C.)
Lighting the Advent Candle (?)
Children Play Musical Instrument
Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer by young people
Hymn R&S 146 Away in a Manger
Short Talk about the flow of the service (Maurice)
Reading: Isaiah 7:14
Video Clip – Station 1: The announcement of a coming King (Luke 1:26-38 & Matt. 1:18-25)
Reading: Isaiah 9:6
Video Clip – Station 2: A baby is born
Hymn R&S 126 O come, O come, Immanuel (Rachel to announce)
Offering (Maurice)
Notices
Reading: Isaiah 9:2
Video Clip – Station 3: Poor Shepherds Visit Jesus
Reading: Daniel 2:44
Video Clip – Station 4: The Magi bring gifts to Jesus
Hymn R&S 159 Hark the Herald Angels sing (Rachel to announce)
Christmas Poem
Prayer of Intercession (Sally C.)
Hymn R&S Joy to the world, the Lord is come. (Rachel to announce)
Blessing (Maurice)
Grace (Maurice)
Children Play Musical instruments
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood

Christmas praise concert
2024-12-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Everyone is very welcome to our Christmas concert on Sunday 15th December at 3pm! This is a free concert with a collection for St Christopher’s Hospice and lots of Christmas music from our own Church orchestra, soloists and choirs! We are really looking forward to welcoming everyone to this family friendly event which includes hot chocolate!

Coffee Stop
2024-12-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Join us between 10.30am and noon every Friday for a a cup of tea or coffee and a delicious slice of cake, more importantly, meet up for a chat and friendship. Held in the Lounge, access from the Willett Way car park. All very welcome.
Note that Coffee stop is NOT meeting on Friday 27th of December, we look forward to catching up with your Christmas and New Year news on Friday 3rd January.

Sunday Family worship
2024-12-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Church Petts Wood, Tudor Way, Orpington, BR5 1LH, United Kingdom
Please join us in person and online every Sunday from 10.30am, refreshments will be served after the service and there are activities every Sunday for our Church of Youth. More information including the order of service will be included nearer the time. The service on Sunday 22nd December is the 4th Sunday in advent led by Mr Maurice Omorojie.
Our YouTube Channel where the service is streamed to is at https://www.youtube.com/christchurchpettswood
