sunday 29th March – Palm Sunday
8am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
6.30pm Passiontide Sequence
The Choir will be joined by solo string players from the Bach Sinfonia to perform Membra Jesu nostri, a beautiful set of devotional cantatas by 17th century composer Dieterich Buxtehude which meditate on the crucifixion of Jesus, interspersed with readings of scripture and poetry and Passiontide hymns.
SERVICES in holy week
Holy Monday 30th March at 7.30 pm: Stations of the Cross
Holy Tuesday 31st March at 7.30 pm: Stations of the Cross
Holy Wednesday 1st April at 7.30 pm: Stations of the Cross
Maundy Thursday 2nd April at 8 pm: Choral Eucharist with Foot Washing followed by the Watch until midnight.
Good Friday 3rd April at 2 pm: The Solemn Liturgy.
Holy Saturday 4th April at 8 pm: New Fire and First Eucharist of Easter.
Easter Sunday 5th April:
8 am Said Eucharist
10 am Family Friendly Choral Eucharist with Egg Hunt
6.30 pm Festal Choral Evensong
This Week
Saturday 28th March Parish Walk. We will leave from Bounds Green station at 10 a.m. The route takes us to Alexandra Palace, the Grove and Highgate woods before turning back to Bounds Green Station. The walk is approximately 7 miles. For those who do not wish to walk the whole route there are buses back from Muswell Hill/ Highgate which return either to Bounds Green or Southgate. Please contact Jackie to register your interest.
Easter Eco card: In the interests of not wasting resources and instead of sending individual cards to each other in church there is a large communal Easter card at the back of church for you all to sign. There will still be cards for sale in church for us to send to our other friends and family. Thank you all. Sandra Anderson.
Thursday 2nd April there will be NO Said Eucharist at 12.30 pm.
Maundy Thursday Foot Washing: In modern times we might offer a visitor a cup of tea, but in the Old Testament, foot washing was the equivalent act of hospitality. It was often performed by a servant or the wife of the host. The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus washed the feet of the disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus urged the disciples to follow his example – they should wash one another’s feet. So, as we remember the Last Supper at the Maundy Thursday Eucharist, Hazel and I will offer foot washing. We really don’t mind what your foot looks like, we simply want to live Jesus’ command to love one another as he loves us. It is a quiet but powerful sign of hospitality, humility, and Christ’s love.
Friday 3rd April: There will be no coffee and chat in church and the office will be closed.
Friday 3rd April: CCA bar will be closed.
Sunday 5th April: the usual monthly breakfast after the 8am service has been moved to 12th April
Sunday 5th April: CCA Bar will be open as usual.
The rota for April and May has been emailed to volunteers and there are copies at the back of church. Thank you so much to everyone who has volunteered.
The April/May edition of the Spire has been sent out to subscribers and copies are available at the back of church and on the website.
Friends of the Christ Church Garden. A huge thank you to all those who helped garden and clean on Saturday morning. There is always a great sense of companionship and purpose. To be recommended. Future gardening dates: Saturday’s 18th April, 16th May, 13th June, 11th July, 15th August from 9am. Everyone welcome. No experience needed. Come and help care for God’s creation (and have fun). Sandra Anderson. 07947027265.
further ahead
Tuesday 7th April at 7 pm: Said Eucharist with Anointing and Laying on of Hands for Healing.
Wednesday 8th April: The office and church will be closed all day.
Tuesday 14th April at 7.30 pm: Our church Bible Study returns after the break for the Lent series. We will be studying the book of Micah. The prophet Micah foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, but there is much more! Everyone is welcome to join us. We meet at the back of the church. For more information, contact Simon Walkden on 07799 132656.
Sunday 26th April at 3.30 pm: Southgate Sessions. The next concert in our recital series will be given by Susannah Farrell (soprano) and Matt Warbis (piano). Free to attend. All welcome.
Revision of Church Electoral Roll Notice is hereby given that the Church Electoral Roll of Christ Church Southgate will be revised by the Parochial Church Council, beginning on Sunday the 19th day of April 2026 and ending on Sunday the 3rd day of May 2026. Names can be corrected, added, or removed. If you would like to be added to the Roll, application forms are available to download here (If you cannot do this, please speak to an Officer at the back of church.) After revision, the newly revised Roll will be available on request from Sunday 10th day of May 2026 for a period of two weeks for further scrutiny, until and including Sunday 24th day of May 2026. No new additions can be made during this period but errors can be corrected. For both the initial revision and subsequent scrutiny of any changes, copies of the Roll will be available at the back of church on request.
2026 Elections to Deanery Synods. Elections of lay representatives to deanery synods will take place at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 31st May. We currently have 2 vacancies. If anyone is interested in volunteering please see Graham, Ronald or Sandra, our current members, for more information or visit the link here.
Choir tour to Rome and Florence – 24th to 26th May 2026 The Choir are excited to be going on tour to Rome in May 2026. Arrangements are almost finalised. We will be singing:
for Eucharist (24/5) at St Paul’s Within the Walls, the first non-Catholic church to be built within the city walls with mosaics by Burne-Jones;
an afternoon concert (24/5) at the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, the burial site of Paul the Apostle and the second-largest church in Rome;
an evening concert (25/5) at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, which was consecrated in c.325 AD to house various relics of the Crucifixion;
and a lunchtime concert (26/5) at Santa Maria dell’Orto a beautiful and intimate church dating back to 1492 linked to an ancient garden where a miraculous healing took place in 1488.
If you happen to be in need of a holiday in May, we’d love to see some friendly faces in the audience!
The Weld Car Park. The Trustees of Walker Ground have advised us that the car park will remain closed for the foreseeable due to the problem of anti-social behaviour and until they can decide a way forward. The Parish Centre car park is still available as usual for all services.
Pastoral Care Group. The pastoral care group meets the needs and serves those who would benefit from additional support. Contact: Jackie Anderson or Hilary Meur.
Enfield Food Bank Collection A reminder that we are always happy to collect non-perishable food and other items for the foodbank in Enfield. The collection point is just inside the door at the back of church to the left. The collection point is just inside the door at the back of church to the left. At present they are in need of: long life milk/juice; coffee/hot chocolate; tinned meat/fruit/veg/pasta sauce/ soup/rice pudding/ custard; toiletries; nappies size 5 & 6.
Giving to Christ Church: Thank you! We would like to thank everyone who responded positively to the stewardship campaign, it really is much appreciated. If you give regularly, or you are planning to start giving regularly, please can we encourage you to sign up to The Parish Giving Scheme.
On paper – use a form available at the back of church; by phone – call 0333 002 1271 and quote our parish code 230623352; online – use the following link https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/southgate-christ-church-london/ or scan the QR code below on your smartphone or tablet.
