CCW News: Christ Church Woodford News Update
10 October 2024
Harvest Celebration: This Sunday (13th October) at 10.15am
Just a reminder that this coming Sunday is our Harvest Celebration – the Church will be beautifully decorated, and our choir will have a special role. Something to look forward to!
Decorating the Church for Harvest: from Jackie Rabone
We will be decorating the Church on Friday 11th Oct from 10am. If you have: Autumn foliage, berries, fruit/vegetables, seed heads, hydrangea flowers or flowers in orange, red or yellow, we would be very grateful of them.
allso, if you have any cooking apples you are not using, please could we have them (both for the decorating and also for the Church Lunch). Thank you!
Last Sunday (a reminder/reflection on Sunday’s sermon): Hebrews 10:1-18
As we’ve worked our way through Hebrews, we’re seen that the animal sacrificial system was central to the worship of God in the Old Testament. With it, the sins of the people, and God’s punishment of that sin, was symbolically passed onto the animals, which were then killed in the place of the people. And on the annual Day of Atonement, the blood of the sacrificial lamb was placed on the lid of the Ark of the Covenant. But this whole system was only ever symbolic – it never really dealt with sin, it only ever pointed forward to what would.
The real answer to the problem of humanity’s sin, and God’s punishment of it (and what the sacrificial system pointed to) was the Lord Jesus Christ coming into our world. As Hebrews 10 helps us see ‘a body’ was prepared for Jesus (10:5) and He then submitted Himself to His Father’s will (10:7) and gave His life in accordance with what was written about Him in the Old Testament (10:7).
The result of what He did is that, everyone who places their faith in Him, and what He did for us, receives ‘cleansing’ (10:14) and forgiveness (10:17-18). And we, in turn seek to live for Him, as His saved people (see 9:14).
Prayer: Thank you Lord Jesus for coming into the world in order to be the sacrifice that was needed to deal with my sin and punishment. Thank you that you have brought me cleansing and forgiveness. Please help me to live each day, for you, my Lord and Saviour. Amen
Church Lunches - future dates…
Our thanks to Vicky, Vicky and everyone involved in bringing our Church Lunches together. The dates for the next lunches (all at 12noon) are: 16th October (Harvest lunch), 27th November, and 18th December (Christmas lunch). The team are looking for people who may want to make a donation or contribution of some kind; soup, cake, crackers, cheese etc. More generally, if you are able to help with the team, please let Vicky Ackers know.
The Harvest Lunch: 16th October, 12noon in the Hall
Just to add, there is a signup list in the Hall for the Harvest Lunch so that Jackie and her team are able to arrange the catering for the event. Please do add your name if you are planning to come.
Annual Memorial Service: Sunday 20th October at 3pm
Our ‘Annual Memorial Service’ is an opportunity for everyone who has lost a loved one to come together in Church for a peaceful, reflective service where loved one’s names are read out and a candle is lit in their memory. Please do feel free to join us.
Dates: October 2024
Sun 13th Oct, 10.15: Harvest Celebration
Wed 16th Oct, 12noon: Church Lunch for Harvest
Wed 16th Oct, 7.30pm: Prayer Meeting on Zoom
Sun 20th Oct, 3pm: Annual Memorial Service
Tues 22nd Oct, 1.45pm: Funeral of Nena Mayers at Stockport Crematorium
Tues 22nd Oct, 7pm: PCC in Hall
Wed 23rd Oct, 7.30pm: Prayer Meeting on Zoom
Thurs 24th Oct, 1pm: Funeral of Pat Spiller (preceded by a service at the Crematorium)
Sat 26th Oct, 9-10am at Church: Church Prayer Meeting in Hall
Mon 28th Oct, 2.30pm: Good Book Group at the Vicarage: John 16
Wed 30th Oct, 7.30pm: Good Book Group at the Vicarage: John 16
Advance Notice: Remembrance Sunday Service: 10th Nov at 10.45am
CAMEO… we all feel a little bit fitter!
Our thanks to Ian & Clare for this month’s CAMEO, and to Penny Fletcher our local fitness instructor who helped us think about exercise routines for those seeking to ‘make the most of our later years.’ We all left feeling a little healthier, and happier!
Next month, 12th Nov, Graham & Carol Purkiss from Guardian Angels PC Support will be taking us through recent developments in computer security. And on 10th Dec, Margaret Holbrook will be speaking about ‘English Christmas Traditions.’ Please put the dates in your diary (7-9pm).
New once-a-month Prayer Meeting on Saturdays: 26th Oct and 30 Nov, 9am-10am
Many of you will be aware that I am deeply committed to us coming together specifically to pray – to pray for the life of our Church and our mission, and for our community and the world. Prayer Meetings are nothing to fear! They are just us coming together to pray. Some people will pray out loud ‘off the cuff,’ maybe some people will read out prayers they have prepared in advance, and many will pray quietly in their own heads and hearts. I’ve wanted to make it possible for people who aren’t able to make our monthly Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting to come on another day, so I’ve chosen Saturday 26th Oct and Sat 30 Nov from 9am-10am, and I’m planning for them to carry on on the last Saturday of the month (but not in December!). Hopefully that timing will leave plenty of room for our usual Saturday activities. I do hope you can join
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