Parish Lunch and Annual Meeting on Pentecost – This will be a very special day for Christ Church as we celebrate this great feast of the Church, as well as our parish life over the past 12 months. A ‘Bring & Share’ lunch will follow Mass – please let’s all contribute to ensure a hearty feast! There is a sign-up sheet at the back of church to aim for a good spread of food; donations are also optimistically sought to cover the cost of drinks. There is then the opportunity to hear about all that’s been happening at Christ Church over the year at the APCM.
 

Tom Ashcroft RIP - Tom will be brought into St Michael and All Angels Church, Croydon CR0 1UA on Tuesday 7th May at 4 pm followed by Evening Prayer of the Departed. The Funeral Mass will be there on Wednesday 8th May 12 noon
followed by lunch. We will offer a Requiem Mass for Tom at Christ Church on Wednesday 8th at 1030am for those who are unable to attend the service in Croydon.
 

Opening Church Doors – The notices on the church doors which ask for them both to be left open to ensure disabled access are not simply decorative. Please do not bolt either of them shut during the day. A closed door is always unwelcoming, but bolted doors make it entirely impossible for those in a wheelchair to access the
church.
 

Greater familiarity with the Holy Scriptures should be the goal of all Christians: they offer an encounter with the Word and are an inexhaustible source of grace, truth and wisdom! As an aid to this, we are seeking to establish a Scripture & Discussion Group that meets monthly on Saturdays: please speak to Fr Thomas if you’d be interested in joining.
 

The readings for Sundays, Solemnities & Major Feasts until Advent are also now published at the back of church and will be available on the website. This should ensure easier preparation before Mass, and allow those who wish to bring their bibles to read along to do so in church. Please speak to Fr Thomas if you’d like any advice on which
Bibles or Bible apps to use.