Christ Church.
Faithful to god. Sharing with those in need. Caring for one another.
Church of England
 

Notices

Please download the latest bulletin to keep up to date with what is going on at Christ Church. Click here for the Church Diary and Rotas.  If you want to know who’s leading the services, our Ministry Team Rotas are on Holy Trinity’s site.

Special Events This Christmas

 

8th Dec 3.30–6.00 p.m. Candlelit Christmas Market

A craft market with refreshments and entertainment for all the family.

 

9th Dec 5.30 p.m. Community Carol Service

Please bring an unwrapped gift for a child for Merton Women’s Refuge.

 

16th Dec 11.15 a.m. Christmas Meal

Come and join us for a Christmas meal: starting after the 11.15 a.m. service. Please

contact the Vicar* so that we know you are coming.

 

24th Dec Christmas Eve

4.30 p.m. Crib Service – an informal service for children and the young at heart!

11.30 p.m. Midnight Mass – a traditional candle-lit service (approx. one hour) to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

 

25th Dec 10.30 a.m. Christmas Day Festival Eucharist

A joyful service suitable for everyone.

 

30th Dec 10.30 a.m. All-age Eucharist

Come and join us as we worship together and look forward to the New Year.

Followed by refreshments in the Vicarage!

 

*Our Vicar is Revd Alison Judge (0208 616 5794 or 07506 718940; email: revalisonjudge@gmail.com)

 

Download the Christ Church Christmas flyer.

Merton Citizens

Merton Priory – including Christ Church – is a founder member of the newly-launched Merton Citizens organisation, affiliated to Citizens UK.  Merton Citizens will be campaigning for

  • affordable housing in Merton,
  • a welcome for refugees,
  • better mental health support for young people
  • cleaner streets

At the launch events, on 19 April, Merton councillors from all major parties pledged to support these goals.

Free  training

Next Citizens training course Friday 19-Saturday 20 October, probably at Holy Trinity. FREE course, no reason not to come! More information to follow.

Mission Action Plan

The Merton Priory Team Ministry has a Mission Action Plan, including Objectives for each Church and for the Parish as a whole.

For Christ Church, the summary is:

Christ Church is Open:

  • To open up Christ Church as a centre of welcome and hospitality for our community.
  • To provide a safe place for prayer, reflection and Christian practice.

For more details, download the full Mission Action Plan.

Fund Raising For Kerala Floods

 

On Saturday 29th September a number of people from Christ Church joined members of the congregations from St Joseph and St Boniface Catholic Churches as well as people from other faith traditions to raise funds for an Orphanage in Kerala, India. Discover more.