If you are over 16 and would still like to be confirmed but you may have missed the parish confirmation preparation sessions earlier this year then please do come to the following extra parish confirmation preparation sessions: Thursday 3rd October Thursday 10th October Thursday 17th October all at 7.30pm in Christ Church vestry. There will be a short service in preparation for the confirmation service at 3pm in St. Mary's, Wanstead on 27th October while the Confirmation service itself will…

New for this autumn, we are introducing a really informal and accessible regular short Eucharistic service on Sunday evenings at 530pm once a month every fourth Sunday. All ages are very welcome, but it’s ideal for year 5 upwards (aged 10+). We will offer short themed discussions on subjects chosen by our Youth Council and will use music (from pop to rap) and film. Afterwards there will be refreshments and a chance to catch up with your friends. All are very welcome…

Tonight (Christ Church 7pm) we hold an All Souls Requiem mass. All Souls’ is the Mass offered for the holy souls in purgatory – it is offered as a prayer in their behalf, for the remission of the temporal punishment they bear for their sins. The choir will be singing a beautiful requiem and traditional usus antiquior black vestments will be worn, a somewhat rare occurance. If you’d like to hear the names of your dearly departed read out and prayed…

Join us for a special service to remember our bereaved by name and candles lit in their memory. If you would like to hear your loved one’s name read out, contact Canon Ann Clarke.

This Adult Confirmation service will be with Bishop Peter of Barking, on Sunday 3rd November 2019 at 6.30 pm at St. John, Stratford. If you are interested in getting confirmed (or baptised!) please do contact Canon Ann or the parish office or any member of the ministry team before Thursday 19th September, 2019 at noon.

Combined Remembrance service followed later by the Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial. See poster for full details.

Our Advent book for 2019 is Rowan Williams’ ‘Meeting God in Paul’. Starting on 28th November, we will be holding sessions on Thursday at midday and 8pm in the Christ Church vestry. See poster for other dates.