Two years in the planning, 450 people of all ages, loads of smiles, laughter and delight. It felt good to be the URC.
View: Synod Big Day Out Report, Pictures & Quotes View: Pictures from Eastern Synod Family Day 13th June 2015
The Wickford Carnival is one of well known and much cherished events in Essex. It's becoming a yearly event in which Christ Church is very active. This year, the event was organised on Saturday 8th September from 10.00 a m to 5.00 p m. Two main aspects dominated the event: View: Report and Pictures
All welcome at Leaside
Leaside Church and Community Centre in Ware recently marked the completion of its £800,000 building project with a weekend of celebrations. People came from near and far to admire the improvements which have transformed the existing buildings, creating the opportunity for Leaside to extend its outreach through more activities for children, the elderly and other community organisations. Leaside Under Fives Kindergarten, Dance Jam Academy, the Listening Place, Herts Welcomes Syrian Families, and Leaside’s art, craft and exercise classes all set up displays in the Hall to publicise their activities.
A crowd gathered to watch Mark Prisk MP officially open the Centre on the Saturday afternoon. In declaring the Centre open, Mr Prisk said “This is a brilliant link between Church and Community for everyone in Ware.”
Download: Leaside Church and Community Centre Report and Pictures
This year the Wickford Carnival was held on 9th September. Christ Church was once again at the centre of the activities.There was a good number of walkers from the members of Christ Church alongside other organisations.We woke up early to blow balloons; we packed them in a car and added some squeezes. All items were printed Christ Church Wickford, God loves you. The main banner read: ‘Jesus says: love one another.’ More words giving information about the Church’s location, and time of its activities were also printed on all items.
Other than walking and distributing literature and other items, Christ Church had two tents (stalls) in the Leisure Park of Nevendon, where the walk ended. There were various games in the tents and prizes for children. The walk started 1.00 pm at Church end Park; it ended around 3.00 pm. No one, however, felt tired; it was very well enjoyed by all who participated and all who came to met us on the way from the park of departure to the other. We are thankful to God for giving us opportunities to share our blessings with the community around us.
Download: News from Christ Church Wickford Report and Pictures
At Wrentham Chapel we have a labyrinth mown into the front lawn with a suitable explanation fixed onto an adjacent wall. This piece of lawnmower art in the grounds of Wrentham Chapel, Suffolk is ecologically sound, spiritually enlightening and fun!
View Youtube link for a short film of the labyrinth which includes a poem written about it by Suffolk Quaker, Kaaren Whitney.
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