Welcome
Come and meet our church family, you'll find a friendly welcome. Our church is a great place for families and children and we are people who care for each other in the ups and downs of life.
At Christ Church you can ask questions and grow, whether you are already a Christian or someone who wants to find out why we believe in God and what our faith means to us.
Sandra Faccini, Vicar
Thirsty Thursday
Thursday 22nd April 8pm-8.40pm
Please join us for ‘Thirsty Thursdays' - worship with wine, water or whatever takes your fancy!
Try out a new online and informal way of worshipping. Sit down and relax with Christ Church Ottershaw’s mid-week worship. Suitable for adults of all ages and children who are not tucked up in bed.
An opportunity to celebrate, explore or deepen faith with worship songs, short readings, prayers, and reflections.
We will be trying this out on Thursday 22nd April, from 8pm and will last between 30 and 40 minutes.
Please do join us, cameras on or cameras off, we really do not mind.
Please email Chloe, our administrator for the Zoom link, [email protected]
It would be lovely if you would like to join us!
Monica & Rachel
Easter Trail
Thank you to everyone who visited and took part in our Easter trail. The answers are now available to download at https://www.dropbox.com/s/zig27o8x8qz99w3/Easter%20trail%20answers.pdf?dl=0
Here To Help
Community Support
If you are in isolation and need support please get in touch and we will do what we can to help.
Email Chloe at [email protected] or Sandra at [email protected]
Sandra's number is 01932 873160
Ottershaw COVID_19 Community Support Group information here
Your Wellbeing
We have put together a document which helps to locate different organisations that may be of use to people & families during this crisis.
Lunchtime Prayer
Tuesday 4th May at 12 noon
The Prayer Ministry Team will be meeting on Tuesday 4th May at 12 noon for half an hour in the churchyard to pray for our church, nation and world, and members of our church family. We would like to invite anyone to join us who would like to - you would be most welcome! Please bring your own chair if required.
Competition Winners
The winners of the Easter photography competition are now on the website.
Click on the link here to find out who won and see all the entries.
Church Closure
There will be a service of Holy Communion at 9am each Sunday.
We will continue with the live Zoom service each Sunday morning at 10:30am.
If you would like an invite emailed to you, please contact [email protected]. We would love for you to join us!
Parish Magazine
We are delighted to announce the publication of the April/May Parish Magazine. Printed copies will be distributed, and the online version can be downloaded from the "Notices and Magazine" tab above.
Covid Champion
As a way of providing local support and information on Covid, we are sharing the Runnymede Covid Champion update each week. You can download them from this link.
Calendar
ONLINE SERVICES
(email Chloe for an invite)
Morning Worship
Every Sunday at 10.30am
IN CHURCH
Holy Communion
Every Sunday at 9.00am
Please note
The church is not open for private prayer
Official Notices
GDPR Notice
The PCC of Christ Church, Ottershaw complies with its obligations under the GDPR by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
You can download the GDPR Notice from this link.
Safeguarding
Christ Church is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulneable adults, as an integral part of its life and ministry. Geralyn Logan is our Safeguarding Officer and can be contacted on 01932 560362 and by email [email protected].
You can download the Safeguarding Policy from this link.
Diocese of Guildford Review of Safeguarding Concerns
Are you a survivor or victim of church related abuse? Could you help the Diocese of Guildford to learn from the past and protect the future?
The Diocese of Guildford is currently reviewing all its records, across all 162 parishes, to ensure that all safeguarding concerns and allegations have been identified, reported, and appropriately actioned. Critical to this are the voices of survivors and victims. The Diocese of Guildford wants to listen to and to learn from your experiences and ensure that your voices are heard throughout this review process.
You can download the Safeguarding Review from this link.
