sunday 4th January – epiphany
8am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
6.30pm Choral Festal Evensong
This Week
Until Sunday 4th January inclusive: The Weld Car Park opposite church will be closed. It will re-open on Monday 5th January 2026. The Parish Centre car park is available as usual for all services.
Sunday 4th January: Breakfast after the 8 am Communion. All welcome.
Monday 5th January at 11 am: Funeral of Simon Sturt in church.
Tuesday 6th January at 7.00 pm: Said Eucharist with Anointing and Laying on of Hands for Healing. Please note the new start time.
Thursday 8th January 12.30 pm: Said Eucharist
Friday 9th January from 10 am to 12 pm: Coffee and chat in church.
Friday 9th January 6 pm: The CCA bar will reopen with complimentary cheese and snacks.
further ahead
Sunday 11th January at 3.30 pm: Bowes String Quartet. Free Sunday afternoon concert in church (just 45 minutes to an hour) featuring Ann Cricuolo, Marcus Broome, Nikos Zarb and Sophie Rivlin. All welcome.
Tuesday 13th January at 7.30 pm: Bible Study will resume with 1 Corinthians 13, 14 being with the final two chapters being covered on 27th January. Everybody is most welcome to join us – the group is friendly and informal. We meet at the back of Church on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Just turn up or contact Jackie 07504 715367 if you are interested.
Sunday 18th January 6.30 pm: Epiphanytide Carol Service. Round off the Christmas season with a final retelling of the story with words, carols and lots of singing.
Tuesday 20th January at 8 pm: PCC meeting in church.
Wednesday 21st January. Copy due for the February/March edition of The Spire. Please email Freya or Imogen with your articles or any queries.
Friends of the Christ Church Garden spring gardening dates: Saturday 21st February and 21st March, 9am – 1pm weather permitting. Come and be part of the caring for creation team. If you would like to garden at any other time that’s fine too. Let me know. Sandra Anderson. 07947 027265.
Lights for Ukraine. Chrystyna Pasicznyk, one of our choral scholars, and her family have asked us to support the Rotary Club’s “Lights for Ukraine” campaign once again and collect candles which will provide vital light and heat for families in Ukraine during the winter power cuts. Both new and used candles are being collected as partly used ones will be melted down to make new ones, so please bring to church any spare candles you may have. Thank you.
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.
