2015/16

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 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, violinist or whatever 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, Jesus 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 keen to join a church that will help you live for him throughout your time as a student then this leaflet is all you need to know about what goes on at Christ Church Mayfair 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 6pm. 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 10:15 - this is our family service with lots of kids and young families. You’d be really welcome at either service!

Welcome!

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

Join us in the church building Tuesdays for SKG (Student Knowing God) – each week 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.

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 Ponder over Pizza in Loz’s flat (21B Down Street, opposite the church building). We discuss an article on a topical ethical, cultural or moral issue and then join with the whole church for the prayer meeting

Welcome! Tuesday evenings - SKG

15 Sep SKG Lite

22 Sep SKG Lite

29 Sep SKG Lite

06 Oct Welcome Romans Intro

13-Oct Bible 1:1-17

20 Oct Every blessing in Christ + Regeneration 1:18-32

27 Oct Propitiation 2:1-29

04 Nov Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

10-Nov Justification 3:1-20

17-Nov Adoption 3:21-26

24 Nov Glorification 3:27-4:25

01 Dec Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

08 Dec UCCF carols

15 Dec SKG Lite

AUTUMN TERM

26 Apr Being Human & Stress 8:17-30

04 May Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

10 May Being Human & Depression 8:28-39

17 May The sovereignty of God 9:1-29

24 May Election and Predestination 9:30-10:21

01 Jun Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

07 Jun Suffering 11:1-36

14 Jun Guidance 12:1-21

21 Jun Long and lonely summer Recap

28 Jun Making the Jump

SUMMER TERM

12 Jan Why do we tell people about Jesus? 5:1-11

19 Jan Making the most of mission week 5:12-21

26 Jan Recap Realm talk

02 Feb Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

09 Feb Recap Realm talk

16 Feb What is a world view? 6:1-14

23 Feb Analysing a world view 6:15-7:6

02 Mar Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

08 Mar Grill a Christian

15 Mar Being Human & Gender 7:5-25

22 Mar Being Human & Service 8:1-17

29 Mar SKG Lite

06 Apr Ponder over Pizza - 21B Down St

12 Apr SKG Lite

19 Apr SKG Lite

SPRING TERM

At the start of each term, we enjoy a day together to catch up after time away, and get trained up in some of the fundamentals of the Christian life. Plan to be back so you don’t miss them!

Dates this year:

Saturday 3 October – How to pray to the Father

Saturday 9 January – How to speak about Jesus

Saturday 23 April – How to study the Bible

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.

Some dates for your diary:UCCF London Mission Week launch event – 15 Oct

UCCF Carol Service – 8 Dec

UCCF London Mission Week – 25-28 Jan

Training 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 26 – 28 February As 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 2-7 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. Check out what a great time we had last year…

Revive 24-26 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 Christ Church Mayfair 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 worldVarious 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.

4 Unmissable Trips Loving, Serving, Giving

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

worker) students@christchurchmayfair.org. Or just pop in on a Sunday!