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. To find who is leading the services,  please download the our team ministry rotas from Holy Trinity’s site.

 

Note: On Palm Sunday, 14th Apr, we gather at Christ Church at 10:15 am and we will have a procession from Christ Church to St. John the Divine, High Path.  The Sunday service us at St John the Divine starts at 10:45 am. There is no 11:15 am service at Christ Church on 14th Apr.

 

Lent

 

Explore our services during the Holy Week from our Lent Leaflet.

Easter 2019

 

We invite you to join our services for Mothering Sunday, Holy Week and Easter. Please download our Easter Card.


31 March 11.15am All-age Parish Eucharist for Mothering Sunday at Christ Church

14 April 10.15am Palm Sunday: Procession from Christ Church to St John’s, High Path, for 10.45am

15 April 12.15pm Eucharist at Christ Church 7.30pm ‘Cleansing the Temple’ at Holy Trinity, The Broadway

16 April 12.15pm Eucharist at Holy Trinity

16 April  7.30pm ‘A death foretold’ at St John’s

17 April 9.45am Eucharist at St John’s

17 April 7.30pm ‘God betrayed’ at Christ Church

18 April 7.30pm Maundy Thursday: Sung Eucharist at Christ Church followed by the watch until midnight

19 April 10.30am Good Friday: Children’s Service at Holy Trinity

19 April 12 noon Walk of Witness leaving Christ Church

19 April 1.30pm Liturgy of the Passion at St John’s

20 April 11.00am Messy Easter activities for children at St John’s

20 April 9.00pm Easter Vigil at Holy Trinity

21 April 11.15am Easter Day: All-age Eucharist at Christ Church

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.

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.