Christingle service for all the family

for 1 hour
Warley: Christ Church
Warley Hill, Warley Brentwood, CM13 3AA, United Kingdom
Join us this Christmas Eve for our special Christingle Service, a joyful celebration that brings families and communities together to share the light of Jesus and spread a message of hope. Children are most welcome, but please be mindful that Christingles are lit during the service.
Christingles are oranges wrapped in red tape, decorated with sweets, with a candle on the top. The orange represents the world, the red ribbon symbolises the love and blood of Christ, the sweets represent all of God’s creations and the lit candle represents Jesus’s light in the world, bringing hope to people living in darkness.

Warley: Christ Church

We are a group of ordinary people who believe that church should be a place to worship together and experience God, an opportunity to make friends, have fun and where lives are greatly transformed.

All are most welcome to our services, which start at 10am each Sunday. We also run a regular café each Thursday, 9am-1pm, which is open to all

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Revd Dawn Butcher [email protected] Gemma Butfield (Admin) [email protected]

Christ Church
Warley Hill
Warley
Brentwood
Essex

CM13 3AA

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Christingle service for all the family

for 1 hour
Warley: Christ Church
Warley Hill, Warley Brentwood, CM13 3AA, United Kingdom

Join us this Christmas Eve for our special Christingle Service, a joyful celebration that brings families and communities together to share the light of Jesus and spread a message of hope. Children are most welcome, but please be mindful that Christingles are lit during the service.
Christingles are oranges wrapped in red tape, decorated with sweets, with a candle on the top. The orange represents the world, the red ribbon symbolises the love and blood of Christ, the sweets represent all of God’s creations and the lit candle represents Jesus’s light in the world, bringing hope to people living in darkness.

Safeguarding

The Parish of Christ Church, Warley
SAFEGUARDING POLICY
PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH


In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committed to:

• Promoting a safer environment and culture.
• Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church.
• Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
• Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
• Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
• Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.

The Parish will:
• Create a safe and caring place for all.
• Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the PCC to implement policy and procedures.
• Safely recruit, train and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse.
• Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the parish.
• Display in church premises and on the Parish website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs.
• Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse.
• Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) and statutory agencies immediately.
• Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, when or where it occurred.
• Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties.
• Ensure that health and safety policy, procedures and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually.
• Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practices at least annually.

Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines stablished by this church.

If you have any concerns regarding safeguarding at Christ Church please contact Brendon Horrocks via the ‘Contact Us’ section on this website (please do not send confidential information via this link)