Christ Church United Reformed Church, Rayleigh
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Children & Family News and Chat 17th January 2021

18 January 2021 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat January 17th 2021

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Christ Church joins Inclusive Church

15 January 2021 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Christ Church has formally become part of the Inclusive Church Network: Inclusive Church is a network of churches, groups and individuals uniting together around a shared vision: “We believe in inclusive Church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate. We will continue to challenge the church where it continues […]

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News and Chat, 14 January 2021

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News and Chat, 14 January 2021

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News and Chat 7 January 2021

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News and Chat 7 January 2021

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Children & Family News & Chat 10th January 2021

6 January 2021 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat January 10th 2021

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Children & family Christmas News & Chat

24 December 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 40

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Advent Calendar – the whole thing!

24 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments
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24th December Advent Calendar

24 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

And so the final day of our church Advent Calendar! A nativity scene of course (courtesy of Traidcraft), which also featured in the Rayleigh Posadas. MERRY CHRISTMAS! A montage of the whole calendar will appear soon!

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News and Chat, 23 December

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News and Chat, 23 December 2020 There will be no News & Chat Next week.

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23rd December

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22nd December

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21st December

21 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Another stellar window from one of our younger members!

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20th December Advent Calendar

20 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Another angel for the 4th Sunday in Advent (all the Sundays have been angels)

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19th December

19 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

THE HOLLY and the IVY Our connection with holly and ivy goes back before the carol we sing at Christmas, which was written in the1700’s, to our pagan/celtic origins before Christianity arrived on our shores. Not only is it used as greenery to decorate our houses but is a good source of nectar and food […]

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Children & Family News & Chat week 39

18 December 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 39

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9 Lessons and Carols

18 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

The Rayleigh Ecumenical service of 9 Lessons and Carols is available to view from 6pm on Saturday 19th December.  This is a collaboration between various churches in Rayleigh and features a children’s slot by our very own Children’s Worker Sandy, and the Minister reading one of the readings. And our Music Group provides the going […]

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18th December

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News and Chat 17 December 2020

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News and Chat 17 December 2020

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17th December

17 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Amazing how Dexter, the minister’s dog gets everywhere!!

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16th December

16 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Merry Christmas from one of our younger members

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15th December

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14th December

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13th December

13 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Angels for the 3rd Sunday of Advent

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Children & family news & Chat week 38

12 December 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 38

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Children & family news & chat for week 37

12 December 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 37

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12th December

12 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

On our descent after a wild weather walk (scary at times) over Whernside, one of Yorkshire’s three peaks, the weather started to clear and looking northwards a glow appeared until this magical light lit the landscape. It was such a joyful sight after the storm cloud we had been in, it was the crowning glory […]

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11th December

11 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Today is Christmas Jumper Day! Sandy is wearing a Christmas Jumper to raise money for Save the Children. Please support her if you can.

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News and Chat 10 December 2020

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News and Chat 10 December 2020

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Christmas Appeal

10 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Our Christmas Appeal has raised £2,838 so far, shared equally between Hopeworx and Home-Start. This is amazing, especially in these challenging times when most people have not been able to go to the church building. There is still time to donate if you would like to – please contact the Church Treasurer.

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10th December

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9th December

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children & family news and chat week 37

8 December 2020 / Sandy Brown / Uncategorised / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 37

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Posadas Rayleigh – the film

8 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News, News & Chat / No Comments

On Sunday, Mary and Joseph visited the homes of several church member looking for a place to stay. Because of COVID-19, no one let them in. They weren’t even given any food, though one kind person gave them some money to buy a coffee and a sandwich. They ended up at the church, which was […]

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8th December

8 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

From one of our younger members!

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Minister’s first baptism – socially distanced!

7 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / From the minister, News / No Comments

On Sunday 6th December, our Minister conducted her first baptism during our first All Age Worship service in the church since February! I have to say it was a bit strange, not being able to hold baby Ivy, and having to pour water over her head at arm’s length! Ivy (and her parents Charlotte and […]

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7th December

7 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Illumination Street Week, is declared a ‘National Calendar Campaign’ to help combat those shorter days and cloudy skies.  This is a celebration to help build relationships and create memories with neighbours and communities to cherish for years to come.  From Christmas wreaths on your front door to flamboyant bold ideas, we are calling for the […]

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6th December

6 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

An angel for Sunday, Advent II

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5th December

5 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

International Soil Day! Bit random, I know, but we are an Eco-Church!

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4th December

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News and Chat 3 December 2020

3 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News & Chat / No Comments

News & Chat 3 December 2020

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3rd December

3 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Today is another ‘international’ day! And the Christmas trees are up at the church – hurrah!

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2nd December

2 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Today’s Advent window.

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1st December

1 December 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Welcome to our church Advent Calendar. Each day we will post a calendar ‘window’ created by a church member, and put a picture in the church windows. Some of the days in December are ‘international’ days. Today is one of them – World Aids Day, so today’s window reflects that.1st

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Church Advent Calendar

29 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

From Tuesday 1 December look here each day for the new Advent Calendar day. And in the church windows and front door. Some of the days in December are ‘international’ days and these will be reflected in the calendar. The rest is just ‘fun’ traditional Advent Calendar style. All created by members of the church.

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Novel out in time for Christmas

27 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / From the minister / No Comments

My novel If It Falls has been re-leased in a brand-new edition in time for Christmas (it was first published in 2008). If you would like a copy, please go to TSL books. Happy to sign them once we can get within 2m of each other again!

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Christ Church mentioned in Reform again

26 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Christ Church has been mentioned in the Dec/Jan issue of Reform the national magazine of the URC (again!). Extra points if you can find it! No prize, just a nice warm glow of satisfaction!

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News & Chat 26 November 2020

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News & Chat 26 November 2020

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Children and family news and chat week 36

26 November 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 36

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News & Chat 19 November 2020

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News & Chat 19 November 2020

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Children & family news & chat week 35

18 November 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 35

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News & Chat, 12 November 2020

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News & Chat 12 November

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Children & Family News & Chat week 34

12 November 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 34

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We will remember them

6 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Join us live via our Facebook page at 10.45am this Sunday for the Remembrance Sunday Service including the two minute silence and the Last Post.

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Children & Family News & Chat week 33

5 November 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 33

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News & Chat, 5 November 2020

4 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News & Chat / No Comments

News & Chat 5 November 2020

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Amazing Photo of the church

4 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

This wonderful photo was taken last night by Roger Farrow who lives near Christ Church.

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Ordination & Induction Anniversary

3 November 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / From the minister, News / No Comments

Wow, I can’t believe it has been a year since I was Ordained and Inducted as your Minister! And what a year it has been – most of it in ‘lockdown’ or some sort of restrictions preventing normal worship and activities, and now we are on the cusp of another month-long (at least) lockdown. Sadly, […]

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Children and family news and chat week 32

29 October 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 32

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News & Chat 29 October 2020

28 October 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News & Chat / No Comments

News & Chat, 29 October 2020

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The BIG Christmas Appeal launched

26 October 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / News / No Comments

Because 2020 has been such a strange and awful year for people and many more people will have slipped from just coping to really struggling, we have an extra appeal to help local people with food and gifts at Christmas. Please send donations (BACS or cheques) to the Treasurer, marked ‘Christmas Appeal’ If you prefer […]

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News & Chat October 22nd

25 October 2020 / Sandy Brown / News & Chat, Uncategorised / No Comments

News-Chat- Thursday-22-October 2020

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Children and family news and chat week 31

24 October 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children and family news and chat week 31

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Children & family News & Chat

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Children and family news and chat week 31

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Children and family news and chat week 30

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Children and family news and chat week 30

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News & Chat 15th Oct. 2020

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News-Chat- Thursday-15-October 2020

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Thought for 3 tier week! (extracted from News & Chat)

13 October 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / From the minister / No Comments

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a […]

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Minister’s 1st wedding – same-sex!

13 October 2020 / Naomi Young-Rodas / From the minister, News / No Comments

On Saturday 3 October, our minister, Naomi Young-Rodas, conducted her first wedding (she was only ordained in November 2019). We are very happy to say that it was a same-sex marriage. We are the only church in Rayleigh that can conduct same-sex marriages. The Rayleigh couple, Pam and Dianne, have been together 23 years and […]

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Children & family news and chat week 29

8 October 2020 / Sandy Brown / Children and Youth, Uncategorised / No Comments

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News and Chat 8th October 2020

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News-Chat- Thursday-8-October 2020

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Children and family news and chat week 27

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Children and family news and chat week 27

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Children and family news and chat week 26

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Children and family news and chat week 26

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Children and family news and chat week 26

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Children and family news and chat week 26

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Children and family news and chat week 27

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Children and family news and chat week 27

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News and chat week 27

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Children and family news and chat week 27

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C+Y News & Chat 25

14 September 2020 / ichurch / Children and Youth / No Comments

Children & Family news and chat issue 25

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Welcome Naomi!

14 September 2020 / ichurch / From the minister / No Comments

The statement made by our minister, Rev Naomi Young-Rodas, at her Ordination and Induction service on Saturday 2nd November 2019  is available here. It gives some background to Naomi’s life in the church. There is also a video of the Ordination and Induction service which is available on YouTube. You can view this video by clicking here.  Additionally, […]

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News & Chat 10th September

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C+Y News & Chat 24

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News & Chat 3rd September

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News & Chat 27th August

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News & Chat 20th August

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C+Y News & Chat Issues 21-23

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Bumper pack this week! Click here to view News & Chat for the next 3 weeks.

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News & Chat 13th August

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C+Y News & Chat Issue 20

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News & Chat 6th August

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