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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 we 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

Here is a brief overview for March and April:

Sunday 9 March - Christ Church URC, Marlow
Sunday 16 March - ZOOM, no service at Christ Church URC
Sunday 23 March - Christ Church URC, Marlow
Sunday 30 March – Maidenhead URC, no service at Christ Church, URC
Sunday 6 April - Christ Church, Marlow (Communion)
Sunday 13 April - Christ Church URC, Marlow
Sunday 20 April - 9am in Marlow Church garden, 10.30 at Maidenhead URC (Communion)
Sunday 27 April – Christ Church, Marlow
Sunday 4 May – Christ Church URC, Marlow (Communion)
Sunday 11 May – Christ Church URC, Marlow

There will be occasional Sundays when we will be worshipping at one of the other churches in our
Pastorate (ie Bracknell, Maidenhead or Windsor URC) so please do check the worship diary in our Magazine.

Midweek events

We have some regular events:

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.

Starting on Tuesday 11 March and carrying on throughout Lent, House Group will meet weekly and will follow a Lent study guide produced by Embrace the Middle East entitled “Hope in Hard Places”. The study will last 6 weeks and comprises scripture readings, reflections, prayers, examples of work being done by Embrace partners and suggestions for action. If you would like to join this lent study group, please e-mail the church secretary: secretary@christchurch-marlow.org.uk

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 active 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, Marlow Regatta, Carnival, Harvest Thanksgiving, Remembrance, and so much more!

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. From time to time, we meet here to worship or to hold a prayer meeting

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

We will be doing so again at 9am this Easter Sunday, 20 April. Please come and join us.

We also hold a weekly vigil for Ukraine in the garden at 4pm every Sunday

Christian Aid Week
11-17 May 2025

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

Christian Aid week 11-17 May, 2025.

To start the week, there will be a fundraising concert on the evening of Sunday 11th May at Christ Church URC, Marlow, when once again Gillian Dibden will bring young people from the Taplow Youth Choirs to entertain us. Please put the date in your diary and tell your friends! Tickets cost £14 (18s and under £7) and can be bought in advance from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-summer-serenade-tickets-1308399912359?aff=oddtdtcreator.

We'll be doing the usual "envelope drop" in Marlow during the week to raise funds for Christian Aid's work relieving poverty, responding to emergencies and disasters (eg the Middle Eastern Humanitarian Appeal, Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal) and helping the world's poorest people to find independence and dignity by supporting long term projects. This year the Christian Aid Week appeal is focusing on the work of Christian Aid’s partners in Guatemala. Guatemala is among the ten countries in the world most vulnerable to disasters and climate emergencies. Over the past three years, extended dry seasons have severely damaged the livelihoods of subsistence farmers, who rely upon rain for their crops. Nearer the time we will set up fund-raising page for those who wish to donate online.

Thanks to all those who continue to support Christian Aid week.