sunday 15th February – Sunday next before lent
8am Said Eucharist
10.00am Congregational Sung Eucharist
6.30pm Said Evensong
This Week
Palm Crosses for Ash. Please could we have last year’s Palm Crosses back to be turned into ash for Ash Wednesday. The deadline is Sunday 15th February.
Saturday 14th February 11 am: Funeral of Phyllis Rowley. All welcome.
Sunday 15th February: Talk by Helen Shore from Swift Conservation after the 10 am service.
Tuesday 17th February at 7.00 pm: Said Eucharist with Anointing and Laying on of Hands for Healing. Please note the new start time.
Wednesday 18th February at 8 pm: Choral Eucharist for the Imposition of Ashes. The choir will be singing Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices including Allegri’s Miserere mei, Deus.
Thursday 19th February at 12.30 pm: Said Eucharist.
Friday 20th February from 10 am to 12 pm: Coffee and chat in church.
Friday 20th February at 1 pm: Funeral of Peter Godfrey. All welcome.
further ahead
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.
World Book Day. Almond Hill school in Stevenage, are asking if we have any books in good condition, suitable for juniors aged 8-11 to be awarded as prizes for costumes and competitions on World Book Day. Please leave donations by our book collection by 22nd February. Many thanks Hilary Meur.
Tuesday 24th February at 7.30 pm: Lent Course 2026: “Treasures of Darkness – discipleship in times of mystery and unknowing”. The zoom course will run for 5 weeks on Tuesday evenings. The first session will be led by Bishop Emma with guest speaker, John Beauchamp. There is no need to sign up as this has been done on behalf of the church and there is no course booklet to buy, as there will be weekly handouts.
Books of Remembrance: The Book of Remembrance for those whose ashes are interred in our churchyard has now been updated. The other, with the names of those connected with our church but whose remains are elsewhere, will also be updated by a professional calligrapher. If you would like a name added to this book, please contact Caroline in the office, no later than Friday 27th February, ideally by email office@christchurch-southgate.org. She will require the person’s first name, surname and date of death. We do not include titles or suffixes and the charge is £25 per entry.
Friday 27th February at 8 pm: CCA Friday Foodie with Chinese snacks to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse (a small charge will be made for the food provided).
Sunday 1st March at 8 pm: Illustrated presentation by Ian Cameron Black on his visit to the Holy Land in the CCA Bar.
Wednesday 18th March: Church will be closed all day for ABRSM music exams to take place.
The February/March edition of The Spire has been sent out and is available at the back of church or online by clicking on the image in the weekly newsletter. Copy for the April/May edition will be required by Wednesday 18th March. Please email Freya or Imogen with your articles or any queries.
Passion Sequence – Palm Sunday, 29th March 6.30pm The Choir of Christ Church Southgate 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. Free to attend. All welcome.
Choir tour to Rome and Florence – 24th to 26th May 2026 The Choir are excited to be going on tour to Rome and Florence in May 2026. Arrangements are still being finalised but 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 day trip to Florence (26/5 – tbc) to sing at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence where many significant Italian cultural figures are buried (Michaelangelo, Galileo). If you happen to be in need of a holiday in May, we’d love to see some friendly faces in the audience!
Swift Boxes Fundraising appeal: A new and exciting project to install swift boxes on Church House is planned for the Spring. We are hoping to raise £150 to cover the cost of buying the boxes and a possible sound system to play swift calls in order to attract them to the nesting boxes. Please contact Graham or Sandra if you would like to donate money to get the project underway.
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.
