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Worship

Every week our church offers the chance to worship, but in different ways and sometimes different places.
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We normally have a fairly traditional form of worship that lasts about an hour on Sunday mornings at 10:30. This is followed by refreshments. Everyone is welcome to come and join us.
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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.
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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.
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Also on the third Sunday of the month we run a Kids’ church from 10 am to 11.15 am for children aged 6 -10 years (school years 2-6). More information on the Kids’ church page.
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On the fifth Sunday of the month we do something special with one of our sister churches.
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We have extra worship around special events around Easter, Christmas and other times.
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And sometimes we worship in different ways such as the special jazz service we held in June
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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.
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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 November, December and January:
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Sunday 1 November - Christ Church URC - Rev Chris Parker (Communion)
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Sunday 8 November - no service at Christ Church URC - Marlow Remembrance
Service at The Causeway -
Sunday 15 November - ZOOM, no service at Christ Church URC
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Sunday 22 November - Christ Church URC - Hilary Hunt
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Sunday 29 November - Christ Church URC, joint service with Maidenhead URC -
Alan Yates. -
Sunday 6 December - Christ Church URC - Rev Chris Parker
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Sunday 13 December - Christ Church URC - Bob Robertson (Communion)
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Sunday 20 December - no service at Christ Church URC – joint carols and readings service at Maidenhead URC, joined by Ukrainian Spivochi Choir
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Thursday 24 December - Christ Church URC, joint service with Maidenhead URC
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Friday 25 December - no service at Christ Church URC, joint service at
Maidenhead URC – Irene Pullin -
Sunday 3 January – Christ Church URC – Pauline Wyllie
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Sunday 10 January –Christ Church URC –Valerie Brownridge (communion)
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Sunday 17 January – ZOOM, no service at Christ Church URC
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Sunday 24 January – Christ Church URC – Rev Chris Parker (Church meeting)
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Sunday 31 January – Christ Church URC, Pastorate service – URC Moderator, Rev Neil Thorogood
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 secretary.christchurchurcmarlow@gmail.com
Chat with our Minister
Our Minister, the Rev Chris Parker, can be found at the Ark Café on the first and third Tuesdays of the month between 9.30am and 12 noon. If you would like to have a chat with him, please do drop in at the Ark and join him. You will easily recognise him – he will be the person wearing the dog
collar!
Prayer Group
Our Minister, Rev Chris Parker, has started a new Pastorate Prayer Group which meets twice a week every two months, on zoom at 7.30 pm on Tuesday evenings and in person at 10 am on Wednesday mornings, rotating round the four churches in the Pastorate. The next meeting of the prayer group will be at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 24 November on zoom and at 10am on Wednesday 25 November at Christ Church URC, Marlow. Please e-mail the Church Secretary if you would like the zoom link:
secretary.christchurchurcmarlow@gmail.com
Pastorate Advent Group
Our Minister, Rev Chris Parker, will be leading an Advent Group for all four churches in the Pastorate. It will meet at 7.30pm on zoom on Tuesdays 1, 8 and 15 December and at 10.30 am in person at Maidenhead URC on Wednesdays 2, 9 and 16 December. Please e-mail the Church Secretary if you
would like the zoom link: secretary.christchurchurcmarlow@gmail.com
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!
Christ Church URC is delighted to be working with Jam Theatre on an
exciting new venture – Kids’ church. See our new Kids’ Church page for all
the details.
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
Weekly Vigil for Ukraine
Since the start of the war in Ukraine we have been holding a weekly vigil
for Ukraine in the church garden every Sunday afternoon at 4pm to show our
solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Monthly vigil for peace, hope and justice
In response to the helplessness many of us feel when we see what is going on in the world (eg in Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan) and in our own country where there seems to be rising feelings of mistrust and misunderstanding between communities, we and River Church are now holding a monthly candlelit vigil for peace, hope and justice in the garden at 5pm on the first Sunday of month. Please join us.

Christian Aid Week
10-16 May 2026
Christian Aid week 10 -16 May 2026
Christ Church has long supported this annual activity, working alongside other churches in Marlow, and did so again in 2026. This year, Christian Aid highlighted its work in Nairobi, Kenya, with its partner organisation Beacon of Hope. They are creating economic opportunities and strengthening communities in Nairobi’s informal settlements, supporting families to build sustainable livelihoods with urban farming skills. With training, tools and seeds, parents are helped to fight food insecurity, grow fresh vegetables in small spaces and earn an income to support their families.
But Christian Aid does so much more than this. It’s working in nearly 30 countries, for example peace building in South Sudan, Myanmar and Colombia, defending people’s rights in Isreal and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and providing humanitarian assistance to refugees in Lebanon.
We are grateful to Gillian Dibden and the Taplow Youth Choirs for putting on a wonderful concert at Christ Church URC on 10 May 2026 to raise funds for Christian Aid’s work. We raised a magnificent £570. Thanks to all who supported this event.
The total collected this year through the combined efforts of the churches in Marlow, including Gift Aid, was £4,801. You can still can donate online at https://caw.christianaid.org.uk/envelope-2026/marlow-christian-aid-group
Thanks to all those who continue to support Christian Aid week.




