Simon's Weekly Video Update #51 - 3rd February 2025Simon's weekly video update about the life of our church and current affairs affecting us all.In this week's video, Simon talks about the presentation of Christ in the temple as this Epiphanytide closes, and we look forward to Lent.You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5hq-DOVOCI
Simon's Weekly Video Update #50 - 27th January 2025Simon's weekly video update about the life of our church and current affairs affecting us all.In this week's video, Simon talks about Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, which took place 80 years ago today on the 27th of January 1945.You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtmjGPgiZD0#christchurchswindon #weeklyupdate #news #fromthevicar
Our New Eco Hub Mini Website Has LaunchedWe’re excited to share the launch of our Eco Hub mini-website! You can explore it here:https://linktr.ee/christchurchswindonecohubThis is part of our ongoing efforts to care for creation, by reducing our environmental impact and enhancing biodiversity around the Christ Church site.The Eco Hub is designed to help church members find useful information about the Eco Group’s initiatives and discover ways to get involved.One key action we’re encouraging is for everyone to take the Personal Lifestyle Survey via CreationCare.org athttps://creationcare.org.uk/When you sign up, you can link your results to Christ Church Swindon, helping us track our progress as a community. Your results will be categorised as either: Registered, Bronze, Silver, or Gold, and no personal information will be shared. It’s also not a competition and no one will be judged; this is a tool we are using to help individual members and households care for creation.We also encourage members to use the Carbon Footprint Calculator to better understand the environmental impact of everyday activities, such as driving, shopping, and investments; at Climate Stewards.orghttps://www.climatestewards.org/offset/Again, this is for personal use only to help you understand how these things affect the environment, and no results from this will be shared with anyone.These initiatives are part of our journey towards achieving the A Rocha Eco Church Gold Award which we have undertaken to give us a framework for improving our commitment to look after creation. You can learn more about the awards programme and other resources on the Eco Hub. Let’s continue working together for a greener, more sustainable future.Many thanks from Christ Church Eco GroupExplore the Eco Hub here: https://linktr.ee/christchurchswindonecohub
Simon's weekly video update about the life of our church and current affairs affecting us all.In this week's video, Simon talks about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity happening this week.You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R8tEGc7ZwE
