What is happening at Christ Church and beyond
Home Communion: If you, or anyone you know is unable to attend church and would like to receive Home Communion, please contact Vikki Thomas (vicarspa@ccbedford.org) to arrange for someone to visit.
Craft Group: Thursdays 10am-Noon in Room 7. Spend time together chilling, chatting and creating crafts.
Church Walk: Meet at 2pm in the Hub on Sunday 19th April. Car share to Moggerhanger for a walk and then purchase refreshments at the café.
Go4Gold Soup and Social: Friday 24th April @ 12.45pm There will be a choice of soups, bread rolls, cheese, yoghurts and fruit for a suggested donation of £2pp. This will be followed by a social in the Hub from 2-3.15pm (suggested donation £1pp). No booking is needed, you are welcome, just turn up to one or both events.
Men’s Breakfast: Saturday 25th April. 9-10.30am at Christ Church. Numerous breakfast options available with perhaps the most popular being the egg and/or bacon and/or sausage bap plus tea/coffee etc. Also available are cereal, croissants, toast, jam, orange juice, etc. If you are vegetarian and would prefer a veggie option instead please let me know (mens.breakfast@ccbedford.org). All for the bargain price of £3 (free on first visit). No need to sign up, just turn up on the day as we would love to see you. We shall continue with looking at the book of James. This is a valuable time to build up friendships and develop support networks. We hope you can join us.

Wanted: 9”/ 23cm (or larger) plant pots, urgently needed to pot up plants for the plant sale at Christ Church on Saturday 9th May. Please bring to church or give to Margaret Cottenden.

Drawing Workshops: On Bank Holiday Monday 25th May we are blessed to welcome New York artist John Platt to Christ Church. He will run 2 drawing workshops: from 10.15-11.45 for children (£30) and from 2-5pm for adults (£50, includes cream tea) or join us at 4pm for a cream tea (£20) and to hear about John’s summer project How to Draw a Lion including his visits to the Home of Hope. All funds raised will buy much needed desks for classrooms at the Home of Hope. For more details contact Gillian Lindley.
Day trip to Ely: We are planning a day trip by coach on Tuesday 9th June. Leave Christ Church at 9am and return by 8pm. Cost £48pp to include: coach travel, guided tour of Cathedral, visit to Oliver Cromwell House or Ely Museum. Booking forms are available in the hub/here. Any questions contact Rachel Bennett

Bedford Street Angels: Firstly, a thank you to Christ Church for continuing to support Bedford Street Angels. There are four of us in the congregation who are part of the group: June Pedzeni, Rachel Day, Steve Davies and Carolynne Roberts. Secondly, Bedford Street Angels is a local Christian charity attached to a national one and as well as always looking for new active Street Angels, it is currently looking to replace retirees in the role of trustee. For Trustees we are particularly looking for people who would like to help manage the group and can attend several meetings a year (sometimes on zoom) and also for people who have the desire to get involved with organising and helping run a few things during the year, for example, stands at local events such as Bedford River Festival, Elstow May Fayre and street events and maybe representing Bedford Street Angels at meetings or giving talks to churches. In addition we would welcome any other ideas to move us forward, to continue to raise our profile and to help us support the vulnerable in town. If you are interested in learning more, please get in contact with one of the people named above; their photos are on the Mission notice board opposite the pigeon holes in the Hub.
Job Vacancy: HopeWorks (was King’s Arms Project) are seeking a full-time Finance Officer to support their Finance Manager. See https://hopeworksuk.org/vacancies/finance-officer/