This service follows the modern Common Worship service pattern with two Bible readings, traditional hymns and a sermon. All Christians are welcome to receive communion which is currently given in the form of a wafer dipped in a cup of wine. For those who require a gluten free wafer, there is a separate cup. If you prefer the wafer only, let a member of the clergy know as you approach the chancel.

Coffee will be available between 10:00 and 10:35 am. This is a great opportunity for those who attend the 9:00 am service to stay for a chat with each other and with those who are attending the 10:45 am gathering. If you're new to Christ Church, this is also a great opportunity to introduce yourself and get to know the friendly church family.

Note: Our July 30 service will be in the Ministry Centre. Join our lively, all age gathering to worship and learn more about how we can follow Jesus. Music is led by our talented worship band, with song lyrics projected onto two screens at the front.

Part-way through our gathering, children and youth go to their respective groups.

Holy Communion is held on the last Sunday of each month. All Christians are welcome to receive communion in the form of a wafer dipped in a cup of wine. For those who require a gluten free wafer, there will be a separate cup. If you prefer just to have the wafer, please let a member of the clergy know as you approach the chancel.

Note: If you'd like to receive specific details about the focus of our gathering each week, join our email distribution list by sending an email to [email protected] and requesting our office to add you to our Weekly Notices distribution list.

Our gatherings are recorded and live-streamed. None of the cameras are facing the congregation so you will not appear online.

Plan to come early because coffee will be available between 10:00 and 10:35 am. This is a great opportunity for those who attend the 9:00 am service to stay for a chat with each other and with those who are attending the 10:45 am gathering. If you're new to Christ Church, this is also a great opportunity to introduce yourself and get to know the friendly church family.

A short service of Morning Prayer, Monday to Thursday, at 9.15 am. Participants meet in the Upper Room at the Ministry Centre on Mondays and Wednesdays, and on Facebook and Zoom Monday - Thursday. A recording of Morning Prayer is also available to watch on Facebook after each service.

A group for pregnant ladies, and parents with babies under 9 months of age. A chance to meet and chat over a cuppa - sharing stories and supporting one another. Cost is £2 per family.

To learn more about what’s offered, watch this video interview with Tricia Slater, the group’s coordinator, and Olivia, a mother who attends the group with her twin boys. https://youtu.be/ao8oq2UcKnw

For more information, contact the Christ Church Aughton office : 01695 424530

Meetings take place during term time only

We invite you to join us to pray for the life and ministry of the church. There are two opportunities ... first, from 12 noon -1pm, and second from 7-8pm. Both times we will be in the Ministry Centre. The focus of our prayer meetings will be 'Fit for Mission', a Liverpool Diocese plan which aims to support every deanery in the Diocese of Liverpool to create their own future. You can read more about Fit for Mission in the 'News and notices'.

Our Toddler Group is run by volunteers to support the local community. Our aim is to provide a safe, relaxed, friendly and inviting space for all pre-school aged children (0-3 years) and their carers ... whether that's Dad, Mum, Grandparent or carer. There's plenty of space for the more energetic little person and quiet spaces for the smaller or more static ones. Plenty of toys, and we provide refreshments for all ages!

Due to the popularity of this Group, we operate a waiting list.

Cost is £4 per family.

For more information, contact the Christ Church Aughton office : 01695 424530

The café is located upstairs in the Ministry Centre and is open to everyone who enjoys hot drinks, cake, scones, toast and light lunches. Open Tues - Fri 10.30 am - 3 pm. It is recommended to book a table through the church office ahead of your visit.

Due to the high demand for this class on Wednesdays, a second session is now available on Tuesdays from 1.30 - 2.30 pm in the Ministry Centre.

Exercising to uplifting music, the classes are a fun way for older adults to stay active, healthy and connected. Everyone is welcome as exercises can be done seated or standing.

Watch this video https://youtu.be/VSWYGUWvwo to see a class in action at the Ministry Centre and learn how the classes are positively impacting the physical and mental health of participants.

Booking is essential. Contact Margaret Wilkinson on 07769 644290 to book your FREE taster session or email: [email protected]

For more information visit:
https://moveitorloseitwithmargaret.co.uk

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What's the best future you could ever imagine? There are fewer emotions more powerful than hope. But these days, hope often feels hard to come by. Where can we find a hope that wont disappoint us? 'Hope Explored' is our new course for people wanting to explore Christianity by looking at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in Luke's gospel. This three session series shows that Christianity is about real hope; a joyful expectation for the future, based on true events in the past, which changes everything about our present.

For more information contact Geoff Fallows on 01695 424530 and join us on October 3 to learn more!

Move it or Lose it exercise classes are held in the Ministry Centre every Wednesday from 10.30 – 11.30 am.

Exercising to uplifting music, the classes are a fun way for older adults to stay active, healthy and connected. Everyone is welcome as exercises can be done seated or standing.

Watch this video https://youtu.be/VSWYGUWvwo to see a class in action at the Ministry Centre and learn how the classes are positively impacting the physical and mental health of participants.

Booking is essential. Contact Margaret Wilkinson on 07769 644290 to book your FREE taster session or email: [email protected]

For more information visit:
https://moveitorloseitwithmargaret.co.uk

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Seniors are invited to Join us in the Ministry Centre for a three-course meal with tea/coffee, accompanied by some light piano entertainment. Cost is £5 per person. Pre-booking is essential, so please call the Church Office at 01695 424530 to reserve your spot!

We welcome all ages to join us for refreshments, board games and good conversation! And if you're up for some physical activity, play a game of table football or pool. A great place to meet up with friends, and to make new ones. We meet in the main hall in the Ministry Centre every Friday at 10:00 am.

If you're living or feeling alone and seeking companionship, join our Friday Friendship Group on Fridays at 11:00 am in Café Vista for a complimentary cup of tea /coffee and biscuits in a warm, inviting and supportive setting.

Youth group for school years 5 and 6 (9 - 11 years old) meet in the Ministry Centre each Friday from 3:30 - 4:30 pm to play and spend time with friends, and to learn a new verse in the Bible to take into the week ahead.

Save the date! More details to come.

Join us for a delicious cooked breakfast at Café Vista in the Ministry Centre. A full breakfast menu with lots of choices is available for you to select from and enjoy! Note: No need to pre-book, however keep in mind that last orders are taken at 11:45 am.

We are thrilled that our fabulous young people are once again hosting our Tearfund Big Quiz Night on October 7 starting at 7 pm in the Ministry Centre. This fundraising event will help communities and churches worldwide end extreme poverty and injustice. Please come to stretch your brains and support the work of Tearfund, answering questions suitable for all ages. Donations are gratefully accepted during the evening, or donate directly to Tear Fund at https://www.tearfund.org/

Tickets are £5 each or £10 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children of secondary school age) from the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-liberator-presented-by-the-saltmine-theatre-company-tickets-670655808577?aff=oddtdtcreator

This exciting event marks the launch of St. Bede’s’ Mission Week working in partnership with Ormskirk Street Pastors.

Bring along your knitting needles and wool to Café Vista, where you can meet up with our Knit and Natter group for morning coffee and conversation. If you have any wool you'd like to donate, the Knit and Natter group would be very grateful! The cost is £5 in aid of local charities. All are welcome!

Meeting in August will be on the 14th instead of the 28th.

An opportunity to drop-in for free refreshments and a chat with professionals about how families can be supported through the care services provided by Home Instead. The group meets every second Wednesday of the month from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. Please join us on September 13 for a talk facilitated by the Alzheimer’s Society.

For more information, call 01695 589071 or visit the Ormskirk office at 34 Heskin Lane, l39 1LR

Meeting takes place on the second Wednesday of each month

A special evening shared with special friends from Uganda and from much closer to home. Joining the choir on stage will be: Mundo Africa Children's Choir from Formby High School, and fabulous vocalist Kim Helm.
Please contact Jim Briscoe via email at [email protected]
Admission is 6.00 per person.

Night LYFE is an evening service in the Ministry Centre that's run by young people for young people (and those young at heart!) Doors open at 7:15 pm for some snacks before the service starts at 7:30 pm. The evening starts with a game, followed by a time of worship led by the youth band. A talk and prayer time complete the evening. To find out more, follow Christ Church Youth on Instagram by searching 'ccaymomentum'.

A short service of Holy Communion - open to everyone - at 11.50 am in the Ministry Centre. All Christians are welcome to receive communion in the form of a wafer dipped in a cup of wine. For those who require a gluten free wafer, there will be a separate cup. If you prefer just to have the wafer, please let a member of the clergy know.

The remarkable story of Petr Jasek, sentenced to life imprisonment in Sudan, and put in a cell with ISIS fighters. One had taken part in the murder of Egyptian Christians on a Libyan beach. Another had been a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. Petr would be behind bars for 445 days before being released thanks to God and the prayers of thousands of Christians worldwide. Tickets sold via Eventbrite (see web link below).

Girlie Night-In is held once per month. Join us at our next get together on October 20. More details to come. Bring your friends! All are welcome.

Following our 10:45 am service, church members will connect through hospitality by being a host or guest at each other’s home to get to know each other, better. If you would like to participate as a host or a guest, please reach out to Helen Fallows via email [email protected]. Please include “Connect Sunday” in the subject line, and indicate whether you’d like to be a host (and how many people you can host). If you’d like to be a guest, indicate any dietary requirements. For those who live faraway and are unable to physically get together, we will set up a Zoom meeting so you can join others for a chat and a simple snack. !f you don’t have access to email, contact the church office.We will match up hosts and guests ahead of Connect Sunday.

Join us for fun, games and crafts. Bring your own pumpkin and join us for a lantern walk. All are welcome. See attachment for more details.

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Travel with us to Ulverston in the Lake District, for one of the best Christmas markets in the country. The festival is a great opportunity to enjoy a traditional market town in the Dickensian era. As well as Ulverston's fantastic specialist shops, great pubs and cafes, cobbled street and wonderful atmosphere, the market will also offer a variety of FREE entertainment and events including costume competitions, balloon modelling, horse drawn carriages, music and dancing. Plus, a traditional fairground, complete with a helter skelter! More details to come regarding signing-up.

A traditional carol service by candlelight, featuring the St. Helens Youth Brass Band. A time to sing your favourite carols and reflect on the real meaning of Christmas.