Christ Church

A welcoming Anglican church in the heart of Bolton, Ontario

Welcome to Christ Church — We’re Always Here for You!

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has kept us at home, we at Christ Church continue to serve you! The Church is not simply a building, it is the people, the Body of Christ. We invite you to join in our daily live-stream worship services, broadcasted daily on our Facebook Live page (you need not be a member of Facebook to view). To watch, visit this link. Moreover, you are not alone during this time. If you need to talk with someone, email us and we will give you a call. Finally, if you need a little help with delivery of food and supplies, please let us know. You are important to us and we remain committed to serving you and the community of Bolton. God Bless!

Creating Sacred Space

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In a couple of days we will share with thousands of Christians world-wide in preparing for Pentecost. To help you and your family, our pastor put together a short video to help you learn how to create sacred space within your home and he offers some ideas to help you pray. Watch the video on our YouTube Page.

Sunday Reflection: May 24

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Indeed, the mission of every Christian is to glorify God in all we do. In glorifying God, we witness to the saving grace of God at work in all of creation. Our discipleship of Jesus, our following in his way and entering into communion with God, is not simply a practice by which we admire the good things God has done for us in Christ, but rather our discipleship is lived out in our every day-to-day life. Everything we do ought to glorify God and invite others to share in the new life we have found in Christ.

Read our pastor’s message for this week.

Christ Church Community Garden

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We’re excited to announce a new ministry! With the support and help of parishioners John and Heike, Christ Church will now have a community garden to grow fresh produce for our friends at the Exchange Food Bank.

We need your help to launch this garden! Read our email announcement and learn how you can support this initiative.

To See More Clearly

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As we look at this photo, we notice the sunbeam pouring in from the left. Sunbeams are often invisible, they are all around us even on cloudy days, but we take it for granted. We don’t focus on the sun, because it is just there, and we enjoy it. However, when the conditions are just right, sometimes we see more visibly what has been there all along, like this sunbeam.

So it is with God. We know that God is with us always, but sometimes we don’t exactly know how or what grace God is pouring into our lives on a daily basis. Spiritual Direction is a practice where through intentional prayer and contemplation, we seek to create sacred space, so that the unseen hand of God can become more visible in our lives, once we start to take notice. We trust God, and taking the time to prayerfully contemplate and adopt a listening stance, we desire to draw nearer to God in relationship. Just like the sunbeam becomes visible, the ways that God is guiding our lives becomes more visible to seekers.

Submitted by Wilma Clarke B.A. MTS. CSD. Wilma is a Spiritual Director, and a Christ Church Bolton parishioner. She is offering one hour listening sessions for anyone who is interested in contemplative listening. For further information, please click on this link to email her.