A Church Full of Ordinary People...
Christ Church is a church where people believe God can and does change lives because he loves each of us very much. Through our worship, our serving and our friendship we try to share this hope with all who meet us.
Jesus called us to live his way in the midst of everyday life seven days a week. We have found that his way has changed our lives for the better. That gives us the confidence to get more involved in the community around us so that we can see the world around us change for the better too.
There is a warm welcome for everyone here....
Christ Church is a church where people believe God can and does change lives because he loves each of us very much. Through our worship, our serving and our friendship we try to share this hope with all who meet us.
Jesus called us to live his way in the midst of everyday life seven days a week. We have found that his way has changed our lives for the better. That gives us the confidence to get more involved in the community around us so that we can see the world around us change for the better too.
There is a warm welcome for everyone here....
Christ Church to Reopen August 2nd 10.45
It’s been a long time but we now feel we can open the church for pulic worship safely, though you will find (like in many public places) restrictions on numbers and how we operate.
There will be one morning prayer service. Due to social distancing our capacity will be 24-31 people depending on whether people come as individuals or as part of a household (which we are defining as between 2-5 people). We are not going to start with a booking system and will try to accommodate every one who turns up. If we can’t, sadly we may have to send some people home. We will be looking at how many services we can realistically do on a Sunday in the future but at the moment we want to concentrate on getting our initial opening right.
You can expect on arrival to find:
Hand sanitiser to be applied on entry.
2m social distancing throughout the building
The toilet will be closed except for emergency use
We will need to register that you attended in case the NHS Track and Trace service needs your details (not mandatory but encouraged).
No after service refreshments or gathering
No singing
We will require everyone who attends to wear a face mask (unless they are exempt for reasons detailed by gov’t advice) including clergy. We recognise this will create potential problems with audibility and relating to each other but we want to do all we can to ensure that we can to prevent passing on the virus to others.
The service will be live-streamed on Youtube (see link below) and recordings will be available later that day on the Youtube channel and on Facebook. We will be introducing communion to our pattern of worship later in the month if morning prayer goes to plan. Our Sunday morning Zoom services will not continue in their present form.
I also want to encourage you, even after we reopen, to remain shielding yourself if you are in one of the vulnerable categories and to not rush back to church or large groups until it is safe for you to do so. No one should feel under pressure to attend nor should they underestimate the risk of attending in making their decision. If you have any Covid 19 symptoms or have been in the presence of people who have symptoms, you should not attend.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLP2kAY2Mmncv9Eay4fBa1A/
It’s been a long time but we now feel we can open the church for pulic worship safely, though you will find (like in many public places) restrictions on numbers and how we operate.
There will be one morning prayer service. Due to social distancing our capacity will be 24-31 people depending on whether people come as individuals or as part of a household (which we are defining as between 2-5 people). We are not going to start with a booking system and will try to accommodate every one who turns up. If we can’t, sadly we may have to send some people home. We will be looking at how many services we can realistically do on a Sunday in the future but at the moment we want to concentrate on getting our initial opening right.
You can expect on arrival to find:
Hand sanitiser to be applied on entry.
2m social distancing throughout the building
The toilet will be closed except for emergency use
We will need to register that you attended in case the NHS Track and Trace service needs your details (not mandatory but encouraged).
No after service refreshments or gathering
No singing
We will require everyone who attends to wear a face mask (unless they are exempt for reasons detailed by gov’t advice) including clergy. We recognise this will create potential problems with audibility and relating to each other but we want to do all we can to ensure that we can to prevent passing on the virus to others.
The service will be live-streamed on Youtube (see link below) and recordings will be available later that day on the Youtube channel and on Facebook. We will be introducing communion to our pattern of worship later in the month if morning prayer goes to plan. Our Sunday morning Zoom services will not continue in their present form.
I also want to encourage you, even after we reopen, to remain shielding yourself if you are in one of the vulnerable categories and to not rush back to church or large groups until it is safe for you to do so. No one should feel under pressure to attend nor should they underestimate the risk of attending in making their decision. If you have any Covid 19 symptoms or have been in the presence of people who have symptoms, you should not attend.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLP2kAY2Mmncv9Eay4fBa1A/
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