He Is Risen, He is Risen indeed – Hallelujah! What a lovely all-age Easter service we had on Sunday, led by Mr. Robert Dart. It was good to see old friends and new gather to celebrate our risen Lord Jesus. He is Risen indeed! The Easter celebrations continue on Friday 14th April with our Easter […]
Harmonie Christmas Concert
The annual Harmonie Christmas Concert will be at 3pm on Sunday 11th December. Go to the Harmonie Christmas page for booking details. Only two weeks to go!
Church opens Warm Space
Thursday 24th November sees the start of our Warm Space as part of the national Warm Welcome scheme and in collaboration with other Rayleigh churches. Alongside our usual Thursday morning activities, the church will be open from 10am to 1pm, for anyone to come for a hot drink, a chat, charge your phone, use our […]
Dexter visits Memory Worship
The Assistant Minister, Dexter, visited Memory Worship at Wesley Methodist, Leigh on Sea, for research for the new Memory Worship in Rayleigh, which started in October. Our next Memory Worship will be in two weeks, at 2pm on Tuesday 6 December at Rayleigh Methodist Church, Eastwood Road. It will have an Advent and Christmas theme. […]
Book reading & Book Sale
This Thursday, 20 October, at 7pm, at the church, the minister, Naomi Young-Rodas, will read from her recently published novel Detroit Debris – a crime novel set in Detroit, USA. She will also answer questions. There will be an opportunity to buy/order copies of the book and get them signed, along with copies of her […]
Christ Church celebrates the URC 50th anniversary
On 5 October 1972 the United Reformed Church came into being. Yesterday, along with Harvest Festival we celebrated the URC’s birthday in its jubilee year.
News and Chat ends
News and Chat started at the beginning of the pandemic when we were in lockdown as a way of sharing news and fellowship while we could not meet at church. The need for this no longer exists. News and Chat was suspended in August 2022 and at the September Church Meeting it was agreed to […]
Memory Worship starts on Tuesday 6 Sept. 2pm
Memory Worship – a specially designed, short worship service followed by craft activities for people living with dementia and their carers and friends, starts at 2pm on Tuesday 6 September at Rayleigh Methodist Church. This is a joint venture between Christ Church and the Methodist Church, and will then happen every first Tuesday of the […]
Christ Church featured in Vision Magazine
Christ Church is featured briefly in the August edition of Vision Magazine on page 23. It mentions two of our latest activities to try to combat loneliness as we come out of the pandemic – our Wednesday coffee morning, and our monthly Art Club (1st Saturday of the month 10am-12pm). Both activities are free (donations […]
News and Chat, 28 July
PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL BE NO NEWS & CHAT DURING AUGUST. Church members will receive a weekly ‘what’s on’ list of activities. Please check the Calendar for activities during August. There will be no drop-in ‘cafe’ on Wednesday 3 August due to Holiday Club, and no Art Club on 6 August. Thank you. News & […]