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Worship

Every week our church offers the chance to worship, but in different ways and sometimes different places.

We normally have a fairly traditional form of worship that lasts just under an hour on Sunday mornings at 10:30. This is followed by refreshments. Everyone is welcome to come and join us.
Please note that you won’t be expected to do anything you’d rather not do, there is no money offering in the service (although donations can be taken), and simple guidelines such as ‘Please be seated’ (for example) are given throughout the service.
On the third Sunday of the month offer a Zoom service to help those housebound, away on holiday, or just simply for those who prefer it. Feel free to e-mail the church secretary for the Zoom link.
On the fifth Sunday of the month we do something special with one of our sister churches. If no update is showing here, please check our Facebook page.
We have extra worship around special events around Easter, Christmas and other times.

For more details of visiting preachers and information about worship on specific dates, please see our church magazine – click here

Midweek events

We have some regular events:

Warm Welcoming Space

Our winter warm hub at the church has now closed.

House Group

We have a fortnightly house group that meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

This small group often works through a booklet to guide some discussion, but it also works as a great social gathering. For more information please e-mail the church secretary.

Special Events

We are thrilled to work closely with our sister church in Maidenhead on the Ukraine support work we do, and we are part of the great Churches Together in Marlow (CTM) group. We often do things with other churches. Each year we generally take part in special events for: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Good Friday, Christian Aid week, Regatta, Carnival, Harvest, Remembrance, and so much more!

Christian Aid Week
12-18 May 2024

Christ Church has long supported this annual activity, working alongside other churches in Marlow

Christian Aid week 12-18 May, 2024.
As usual in Marlow there was an "envelope drop" to raise funds for Christian Aid's work relieving poverty, responding to disasters - Christian Aid is often among the first on the scene during a disaster or an emergency - and helping the world's poorest people to find independence and dignity by supporting long term projects like helping farmers find practical routes out of poverty in Malawi or providing training and support to women in Burundi to enable them to kick start small rural businesses and generate an income to feed, clothe and house their families. Our loyal team of distributors dropped off envelopes through letterboxes. We also set up fund-raising page for those who wish to donate online. Thanks to all those who have supported Christian Aid week in the past.

Once again Gillian Dibden MBE brought talented young people from the Taplow Youth choirs to perform for us in the annual Christian Aid concert at Christ Church URC on the evening of Sunday 12 May. It was a wonderful evening at which we raised over £500 for Christian Aid

Thanks to all those who continue to support Christian Aid week. It still possible to make a donation at : https://fundraise.christianaid.org.uk/envelope-2024/Marlow

Thank you for your support.

Donations can be made at

https://fundraise.christianaid.org.uk/envelope-2024/Marlow

Christianaid.org.uk

The Garden

Our garden has really become an extension of the church in the past couple of years. With the inauguration of the Walk of Life we have created a community facility for local people and visitors, but our minister has also delivered video prayers from the garden and you can see some of those by clicking here.

And on Easter Sundays, we now hold a short service in the garden at 9am when we decorate the empty cross with flowers.