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*Christ Church Preaching Plan
This shows details of our services and who will be leading them in Winter and Spring2012.
*Church Charity Project 2012
On 20th October it was agreed the charity project for 2012 will be
Tools for Self Reliance.
Pancakes are being served from 5:30 pm on the evening of Shrove Tuesday, 21st February, before
the Woodley shrove Tuesday service, which starts at 8:00 pm.
Countdown is coming to Reading! On Easter Saturday, 7th April, there will be the Countdown in Reading
competition at Christ Church. For details se CO:REA 12.
Starting on Sunday 8th May 2011, Christ Church is running its own Messy Church alongside
that held at St James Church Centre. It starts at 4:00 pm and is being held every second Sunday
in each month, except August. The December meeting was our Christingle. The next Messy Church is on 14th February.
Woodley Food Store
Starting from our Harvest Festival on 25th September, we are collecting food and drink for the
new Woodley Food Store based at Woodley Baptist Church. Parcels will be available to
support members of the local community in urgent need. They now have a store in Coronation Hall.
Also drivers are needed to help deliver the occasional package.
Food Store Requirements
Christmas Collections 2011
At our Christmas services we collected £818.37 for
Childline.
Church Charity Project 2011
The charity project we were supporting in 2011 was the REinspired who provide RE lessons in local
schools. We were raising money to help buy books and resources to help with the lessons.
The first event was the Pancake Evening on Tuesday 8th March which raised £132.
The annual Church Spring Fair was on Saturday 14th May and it raised nearly £1000.
We also had a Scrabble afternoon, a Beetle Drive and a Christmas Concert by the Lower Earley
Salvation Army (which alone raised over £200). The total raised was £2500, the balance of
which was presented to Linda Galpin at our morning service on 29th January; in return Linda explained
some of the work going on in Woodley schools.
Congregational Meetings
Congregational Meetings will be on
Wednesday 25th April 2012, Thursday 19th July 2012, all
at 7:30pm at the Church.
Action for Children
On the afternoon of Saturday 9th July 2011 a cream tea was held at the home of Nigel
and Ina Hodgson in Shinfield. Entertainment in the form of song, music and poetry was
given by High Spirits. The afternoon raised £177.50 for the charity. The quiz at Trinity
on 15th October 2011 raised £400.
Just Around the Corner (JAC)
At our morning service on 21st August we were visited by this local Christian outreach group.
They updated us on their work with young people in the local area and their plans for a new
office and stables building. They also explained who their grants had been cut and that
they needed extra money. To find out how to support them, visit
their website
or by texting JATC11 and £2/£5/£10 to 70070.
East Africa Emergency Appeal
In July we raised money for Christian Aid's emergency East African appeal.
At the Sounds of Salvation service on 17th July we raised £26.50 from the sale
of tuck and £6.22 from the retiring collection. Retiring collections from the
morning services will be added to these amounts, to make a total of £548.31.
In 2011 the club started on Monday 8th August.
It was called "Mission Rescue", on a secret agent theme, looking
at the story of Moses and its relevance to life today. Over 50 children joined in the fun.
Our 2010 club was set in a fish and chip cafe called "Rocky's Plaice". Overall 90 children took
part with 80 most days. It featured daily puppet shows, dvds, jokes, craft, games, cookery and so on.
Our 2009 club was "ShowStoppers" with a theatre theme. Less children than normal took part this year,
but those who did come had a great time learning about God's Great Plan.
In 2008 the club had a sporting theme: "Champion's Challenge";
90 children attended the first session, with over 100 children taking part in all.
In 2007 the club ran with a green theme and the title "Waste Watchers".
101 children (about 80 per day) came. Especially enjoyed were the club song "What a Load of Rubbish",
the visit each day by a Wimble (the Woodley equivalent of a Womble) and the cooking of bottle-shaped biscuits.
We have been supporting a village in Malawi with mosquito nets and help trying to build a well.
Read the report for more details.
Each May the church supports Christian Aid Week.
In 2011 our collectors raised £1425.50.
The Woodley total of £7123.94 was just £409 down on last year.
Church members raised over £700 on the sponsored walk.
During the 2010 week we collected £1743 through the house to house collection.
In 2009 our church members raised £1557.30.
In 2008 we raised £700 through the walk and £1626 through
the collections (part of the Woodley total of £7817.75).
This was the subject of this year's Pastoral Evening at 7:30 pm on Monday 11th July at the church.
The leader was Joanna Collicut who is an Oxford Diocesan Advisor. All were welcome to attend.
Church Constitution
On 5th April 2011 Christ Church adopted a new constitution as a prerequisite to registering with
the Charity Commissioners. The Church Leadership Team members were appointed as the initial trustees.
Church Meetings are known as Congregational Meetings and the Trustees replace the Church Council, however
day to day management of the church is unchanged.
Primary School Work
Through the efforts our lay worker, Nancy Quinnell, and others, the church is involved with various of
the local primary schools. Through RE:Inspired 13 lessons have been given to 600 unchurched children, recently
on the subjects of Easter and life and death. Two mock weddings with discussions have been held and the
church was visited by a local school for children with disabilities. Beechwood School now have a Power Club
focusing on the parables. All year 6 pupils in Woodley are receiving "It's Your Move" booklet thanks to
Churches Together in Woodley. In connection with the Airfield Church, Nancy has continues to work
at the CofE School with Junior Bible Club, story telling and Rainbow Time counselling, and also she is
part of the local puppet ministry. The youth counselling service ARC, which Nancy chairs,
has won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
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Our new 25th Anniversary Banner was dedicated at a special Dedication Service
on the afternoon of 11th May 2008.
Each of the 24 church groups that had contributed a square talked about their group and what the
design of their square signifies. You can also see our other banners.
Church Anniversary
The minister during the creation of Christ Church, Revd Bernard Arnold,
lead our 25th Anniversary celebrations on 4th November 2007.
Our history weekend was on 29th September 2007. Our new banner was
dedicated at a service at 15:00 on Sunday 11th May 2008. The 26th Anniversary service featured
Revd Pam Richardson on 16th November 2008, the 27th Anniversary featured Revd Audrey Simpson
on 15th November 2009 and the 28th on 21st November 2010 featured Revd Nina Mead.
Revd Valerie Fisher led our service on 20th November 2011.
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