sunday 25th January – 3rd Sunday of Epiphany
8am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong
This Week
The reading and serving rota request for February and March has been emailed out and there are copies at the back of church. Many thanks, once again, to all our volunteers.
Saturday 24th January – Parish Walk: A 4-mile walk in Hampstead Heath starting at 11 am from Gospel Oak station (Overground Mildmay Line) and ending at Hampstead station (Northern Line tube) via Parliament Hill and Kenwood House, with picnic/lunch break at the café at Kenwood House. Please register with Jackie (07504 715367) or Ronald (SMS text 07789 933544) if you wish to join as we may need to cancel for inclement weather.
Sunday 25th January 6.30 pm: Choral Evensong. The choir will be singing canticles in D by Dyson and the anthem, Greater love, by Ireland.
Sunday 25th January at 8.00pm: the CCA will hold their traditional Burns Night Supper in the reception room. The bar will open from 7:30 pm. Traditional fare of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties will be served with the Ode to a Haggis. Always a good night, there is no need to book although it is always useful to have an idea of likely numbers. There will be a nominal charge to cover the cost of food.
Tuesday 27th January at 7.30 pm: Bible Study We will study the concluding chapters of 1 Corinthians – 15 and 16. We will then have a wrap up session on 10th February looking at what we have learnt, exploring any further questions and considering what to study next. Bible study will then restart after Lent and Easter on 14th April meeting at the back of Church as usual on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Everybody is most welcome to join us – the group is friendly and informal. Just turn up or contact Jackie or Simon if you are interested.
Wednesday 28th January St Paul’s Cathedral at 10 am. A special service, which includes the legal ceremony, marking the date the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE becomes the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. This service is open to all, and seating will be on a first come first served basis, space permitting. Doors will open at 10am, with everyone seated by 10.45am. Please check with the Cathedral website for further details. The installation at Canterbury Cathedral is on 25th March 2026.
Thursday 29th January 12.30 pm: Said Eucharist
Friday 30th January from 10 am to 12 pm: Coffee and chat in church.
further ahead
Sunday 1st February: Breakfast after the 8 am Eucharist. All welcome.
Tuesday 3rd February at 7.00 pm: Said Eucharist with Anointing and Laying on of Hands for Healing. Please note the new start time.
Sunday 8th February at 3.30 pm: Ukrainian Songs with Stepan’s English translations. Free Sunday afternoon concert in church (just 45 minutes to an hour) Christ Church Choral Scholar Chrystyna Pasicznyk is joined by her father Stepan on the accordion to perform a selection of Ukrainian Songs
Sunday 15th February: Talk by Helen Shore from Swift Conservation after the 10 am service.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
