News 

Harvest Festival (with an eco-Church twist) THIS Sunday 26^th September 9.45am Holy Communion service with hymns, 11am Contemporary Service.

For our Harvest Festival we are collecting cans:
Canned soup (not packets),
Canned food - vegetables, meat and fish,
Canned fruit and Canned milk.

These will be donated to Nightwatch who act as first line of contact for homeless people and sign-post them to other agencies and the Croydon Refugee Day Centre who provide support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Croydon area.
There will be a table in church where you can place you harvest gifts in a Covid safe way.

You are all invited to re-connect with the Christ Church family in September and October.
Focused on Jesus and who he said “I AM..” we will be gathering and worshipping together to share stories and rebuild the whole body of Christ here in Purley.
The services are for everyone with the intention of leaving no one out or left behind.
Help us make that a reality from 12^th September
“The teacher is here and is asking for you” (John 11:29)

 
Going Deeper – Word
This will now be on Sunday 19^th September at 7pm in church when Jude Barber will be focussing on praise.








 

 

PRAYING FOR AFGHANISTAN: 
Do you want to pray for Afghanistan but don’t quite know what to pray? Here are three resources to help you:  
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/prayer-centre/a-prayer-for-afghanistan 
https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/afghanistan-prayer/ 
https://www.9marks.org/article/afghan-pastors-ask-for-prayer/


SUMMER SERVICES AT CHRIST CHURCH

SUNDAY MORNINGS

Every Sunday in August: THREE options for SUNDAY MORNING services…your choice:
9.45am Holy Communion service
11am Morning Worship (also on Zoom which will be recorded) (Live Streamed talk from New Wine – United Breaks Out on 1^st August)
Craft activities for children available.

MONDAY morning – In Addition the Sunday Worship service recording will be uploaded to website and YouTube
What’s different?

• No pre-recorded services
• No Kids services online or in-person
• Online recording of service uploaded on the following Monday

SUNDAY EVENINGS:
Three evening services:
8^th August             Going Deeper – Word 7pm      (in church and on Zoom) 
22^nd August          Going Deeper – Worship         (online) (Worship Night)
29^th August           Going Deeper – Ministry 7pm (in church and on Zoom) (Wholeness and Healing)


MIDWEEK
Morning Prayer – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each week at 10am in church (a psalm, two readings, discussion, prayer and just a few laughs along the way….)

Holy Communion Thursday 12^th August 12.30 pm – all welcome, including those attending Holiday @ Home in the afternoon.
What’s different for the summer?

• No broadcast of Morning Prayer on Facebook or Zoom
• No Wednesday Holy Communion
• No Bible Studies on Zoom on Mondays and Fridays
• No Daily Devotionals to your inbox

When will things start up again?

• Bible Studies and Daily Devotionals will start up again from 6^th September

We will review other midweek services over the summer; look out for Newslink for 3^rd September for details


UNITED BREAKS OUT   

New Wine teaching and worship without the camping!
We are hosting United Breaks Out (UBO) at Christ Church 29^th July to 3^rd August. With morning and evening sessions from great teachers and leaders everyone can get a chance to have the New Wine Summer Conference experience with no queues for the showers, no mud, sleeping in your own bed but all the same access to great teaching and Spirit filled worship.
Click image for more information.

  

Thursday 22 April is Stephen Lawrence Day.
To commemorate it, we have this prayer poster with a prayer written by The Very Revd Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark.

 

OPENING UP CHRIST CHURCH FOR SERVICES

PCC met on Monday 12^th April for an Extraordinary meeting.
It was agreed that we will open up for services again as follows:
 
With mitigations in place – face masks must be worn, one way system, book in advance, maximum capacity 20 for main services, music will be included but not yet live singing, no congregational singing in any case, leave promptly after the service.
 
When? – Wednesday Morning Prayer at 10am from 21^st April and Morning Worship in conjunction with Zoom Church at 11am on Sundays from 2^nd May.

Join Christ Church Purley Online services for Holy week and Easter 2021

 

New Podcast series now available
The 2019 sermon series Five Marks of Mission.
7 sermons covering: Introduction, Evangelism, Nurturing Disciples, Loving service, Justice, Creation and Developing a vision.



Palm Sunday Sunday 28^th March at 11am - Join the All Age Palm Sunday Zoom Church 
A service of worship, word, ministry for Palm Sunday 

Contact office@christchurchpurley.org.uk for further information

 

Join the All age Mothering Sunday Zoom Church on Sunday 14^th March at 11am.

A service of worship, word, ministry for Mothering Sunday
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Daily devotionals or a sermon on the go?

Now you can! Find our podcasts on CHRIST CHURCH PURLEY PODCAST on Spotify, Apple and Google.

 

 

CCF Transform Croydon 2021 prayer booklet.  

This year, because of lockdown restrictions and the difficulties of distribution, the decision was taken to present the work electronically, rather than by printing as usual.  
As you read, it is the hope that you will be encouraged to see how the Croydon church has responded to the pandemic and has adapted to difficult conditions with great resilience and fortitude. 
Click link below for booklet

Prayer booklet
 

LIVE ZOOM SERVICES:

 

 

 

 

11am Zoom Church – worship, word, ministry followed by Zoom coffee at 12 noon…zoom details in Worship Weekly and in My events on ChurchSuite.

Contact office@christchurchpurley.org.uk for further information.