2014/15

Let us be among the first to say, welcome to London! And welcome to the best days of your life. I know that’s what they said about school, but let’s face it – now you’re a student there are no registers, detentions or uniforms! Instead you’ve got more time than you’ll probably ever have to explore life in one of the greatest cities on the planet. There are new people to meet, new ideas to wrestle with, and new cultures to discover.

At Christ Church Mayfair (CCM), we hope you will make the most of your student years by getting serious about Jesus. It would be a huge shame to graduate as a degree-level designer, historian, computer scientist or violinist but a primary-school-level Christian. For a start, “all things were created by him and for him”(Colossians 1:16). All things! That means neutrino stars and neuter nouns, Tchaikovsky symphonies and tectonic plates: you’ll never grasp your subject fully unless you see it in relation to Jesus. But even more importantly, he offers life “to the full” now and forever (John 10:10). No degree qualification promises that!

So whether you want to find out about Jesus for the first time or you’re already ready to join a church that will help you live for and witness to him throughout your time as a student then this leaflet is all you need to know about what goes on at CCM and how you can get involved.

We look forward to meeting you!

Matt Banks (minister for students)and the CCM student team

SundaysAs students, it can be very easy to get stuck in a ‘bubble’ and never see anyone younger than 18 or older than 22. Sundays are our chance to all come together as a church and enjoy the broader range of the church family.

Most students come at 7pm. Here the feeling is really relaxed: our aim is to create a space to enjoy God as we praise him, pray to him and above all as we encounter him through relevant and engaging bible teaching. Others prefer the 5pm which is still nice and relaxed and has more people who have been in work for a few years. 10:15am is our family service with lots of kids and young families. You’d be really welcome at any service!

Welcome!

6pm doors open for refreshments, catching up and messing around, 6.30pm start

Join us in the church building on Tuesdays for SKG (Student Knowing God) – most weeks there’s a talk, a cooked meal and then we study and discuss a Bible passage in small groups. We love to pray for each other too – but no pressure, especially if you’ve never prayed out loud before. There’s also an international group for those who prefer to join with other internationals living in London.

No question is too easy, too hard, or too offensive! We love to do our best to help, going as deep into the Bible’s answers as we can.

And don’t get caught out: on the first week of each month we meet on Wednesday instead, for pizza and prayer in the apprentice flat (21B Down Street, opposite the church building) and then join the whole church prayer meeting.

Tuesday evenings - SKG

07 Oct Welcome to SKG

14 Oct Bible 1 John 1:1-18

21 Oct Bible 2 John 1:19-51

28 Oct Creation 1 John 2

04 Nov Pizza & Prayer - 21B Down St

11 Nov Creation 2 John 3

18 Nov Sin John 4

25 Nov Cross 1 John 5

02 Dec Pizza & Prayer - 21B Down St

09 Dec Cross 2 John 6

AUTUMN TERM

13 Jan Making the most of mission week John 7

20 Jan Evangelism @ Uni John 8

27 Jan Church 1 John 9

03 Feb Pizza & Prayer - 21B Down St

10 Feb Church 2 John 10

17 Feb Church 3 John 11

24 Feb Relationships John 12

03 Mar Pizza & Prayer - 21B Down St

10 Mar Porn John 13:1-14:4

17 Mar Serving over the summer/prayer John 14

24 Mar Invitation Event Acts 15:1-35

SPRING TERM

28 Apr Stress John 15:1-16:4

05 May Pizza & Prayer - 21B Down St

12 May Entertainment John 16

19 May Union with Christ 1 John 17

26 May Union with Christ 2 John 18:1-19:16

02 Jun Pizza & Prayer - 21B Down St

09 Jun God the loving Father John 19:17-42

16 Jun Long and lonely summer? John 20 & 21

23 Jun SKG BBQ

SUMMER TERM

OTHER EVENTS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO PUT IN THE DIARY…UCCF London Mission week launch event – 16 OctCCM carol service – 17 DecUCCF London Mission week – 26-29 Jan

At the start of each term, we enjoy a day together to catch up after time away, hear from God’s word, fix our eyes on Jesus, have some fun together and pray for what’s coming up during the term. Plan to be back so you don’t miss them!

Dates this year:

Saturday 4th October – Jesus our Prophet

Saturday 10th January – Jesus our Priest

Saturday 25th April – Jesus our King

Join your CU!

We love university Christian Unions. If you want to know why,find out what they’re all about at uccf.org.uk/cu-people/

Look out for yours on campus and get involved. Or if there’s nothing going on, talk to us. We’d love to help you get something started.

Refresh Days

Your CU weekend awayThese are often in the autumn term and there’s no opportunity like them to get to know people in the CU and make friends for life. But there’s far more than that as CUs often use this time away to plan together for the year round mission of helping other students on campus hear about Jesus.

CCM Houseparty 27th February – 1st MarchAs a church we believe that we are one big family and so once a year as a church we spend a weekend out of the big city in a fancy conference centre (students get unbelievable prices!) in order to get to know each other better. We enjoy great food, solid teaching and a chance to have fun in the spacious grounds.

Word Alive 28th March – 2nd AprilDuring the Easter Holidays – a bunch of the students head off to Wales to enjoy a week of great teaching by the sea with thousands of other students from across the UK! Includes international student track to study the Bible in your home language and think through how it applies in a home context.

Revive 26th-28th JuneAfter exams are over, what better way to celebrate than a weekend of sun in the beautiful city of Canterbury?! Our church family joins up with other churches in our little network for a weekend of catching up with old friends, making new ones and hearing from God.

4 Unmissable Trips

GIVE to the workAs a student we know that money can be tight and at Christ Church we try our hardest to subsidise events for students so you don’t miss out. But giving money to the church family is an important biblical principle – so we encourage students to give confidentially as much or as little as they feel able.

If you choose to make CCM your home (and we hope you do!), you’ll want to know how you can get involved and become part of the family. Obviously that starts with being around on a Sunday and at SKG, but beyond that there are loads of opportunities to…

LOVE the churchThrough volunteering with kids work, music on a Sunday, helping with powerpoint or the sound desk, serving coffee, welcoming, and much more.

SERVE the worldWe believe that it’s important not just to serve the church by volunteering on a Sunday but also to serve the world. Various members of our church family are involved in an anti-trafficking group, crisis pregnancy counselling, links to overseas mission partners and helping to run summer camps for teenagers.

Loving, Serving, Giving

To find out more, visit christchurchmayfair.org (020 7629 5885) or email Matt (student

worker) or Richard (international student worker) at students@christchurchmayfair.org.

Or just pop in on a Sunday!