Sunday 30th June 2019
Stewardship
Prayer for Stewardship
Loving Father
you have made us your people,
richly provided us with good gifts
and called us to live for you;
may gratitude be in our hearts;
may generosity be in our hands;
may justice and righteousness guide
our feet and may the life of your kingdom
and the joy of heaven be found among us.
Amen
Today
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Parish Communion
4.00pm Church at 4
Diary – Week Commencing 30th June
Monday 1st July
8.30am Morning Prayer – Church
10.00am Bible Study Group – 11 St John Road
Tuesday 2nd July
8.30am Morning Prayer – Church
Wednesday 3rd July
8.30am Morning Prayer – Church Hall
Thursday 4th July
The Parish Office is closed today
8.30am Morning Prayer – Church
7.30pm Choir Practice – Church
Filling Station – Neen & Chris
Friday 5th July
The Parish Office is closed today
8.45am Morning Prayer – Prospect Hospice
7.00pm Bellringers Practice – Church
7.00pm 115 Club – (1st & 3rd Friday of the month)
Saturday 6th July
10.00am Christening Preparation – Church
12.00pm Wroughton Carnival
Dates for your diary 2019
Wroughton Carnival
Saturday 6th July
Holiday Club 2019
This year’s Holiday Club will be Monday 12th
to Friday 16th August 2019
Parish Weekend at Home
Please keep the weekend of 12th and 13th October free.
Sunday 7th July 2019
Stewardship 2
8.00am Holy Communion
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Sidespeople: Jean Reens and Christine Wrixon
10.00am Parish Communion
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Intercessions: Carolyn Perry
Reading: 2 Corinthians 8. 1-9
Reader: Veronica Garside
Gospel: Matthew 10. 5-8
Servers: Jean Ford and Petrina Kingsley
Sidespeople: Colin & Jackie Ash
4.00pm Church at 4 – Church Hall
Leader: Tracy Mason
6.00pm Evensong (1st Sunday of the Month)
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessions: Dr John Godfree
1st Reading: Malachi 3. 8-12
Reader: Jean Ford
2nd Reading: Matthew 6. 25-33
Reader: Roger Moore
Sidespeople: Jean Ford
Gluten free wafers
If you require a gluten free wafer for holy communion please let a sidesperson know.
Floodlighting
The Church will be floodlit on Saturday 29th June by Mrs Hoyland in memory of her husband, John Walter Hoyland.
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Our Challenge
We want to continue to bring the good news of the Gospel to our community; to be good news for our community. This costs £2,334 each week. We are currently £241 per week short of this amount. If everyone in our church community were able to give an extra £2.20 each week then we would be secure financially and able to do all that we plan to do in the next 12 months.
Further information about our financial position is being sent to everyone on the electoral roll. Please look out for yours and take time to think and pray about your response.
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The Bible Course
We’re continuing to explore the bible the BIG story of God’s salvation plan for the world. Three groups are meeting:
Monday 10am at 11 St John Road
Wednesday 7:30pm at 12 Artis Ave
Thursday 2pm at The Vicarage
Don’t forget to do your daily bible readings!
IMPORTANT! ‘Praying in’ the Deanery School.
On Saturday July 20th the Deanery School are hosting a prayer day for members of the public, involving a tour of the school, a Prayer Walk and lunch! The day will start at 9:15 with a tour and finish at 1:30. This is our opportunity to show we care, to ask God to bless the new building and everyone who uses it and, of course, to satisfy our curiosity.
You do need to register, so please Google ‘prayer day for the Deanery CE Academy’ and follow the link in the first search result to ‘eventbrite’ where you can sign-up. See you there!
Spring Harvest 2020
We’re hoping that as many people as possible will join us at Spring Harvest next year (Minehead week 2: 13th to 17th April 2020). The theme for 2020 is ‘the Acts church today’. There are brochures at the back of church and also some available from Keith Bassett and Phill Harrison. There is a range of accommodation to suit various tastes and budgets and you can either go self-catering or fully catered. Because this is the first year that we’ve really promoted this as a church, it will be easier if people can book individually, rather than organising a group booking. Please book your own accommodation and be aware that booking is now open. Certain types of accommodation tend to go very quickly (single rooms in particular).
Martina’s Ration Challenge – update
Last week Martina Lewis ate the rations of a Syrian refugee to mark refugee week and show refugees that we stand with them, not against them. Please consider sponsoring Martina. All proceeds go the work of Concern UK.
Date for your diary!
This autumn we will be having a ‘Parish Weekend at home’. Please keep the weekend of 12th and 13th October free. We have a guest speaker booked and hope to include plenty of opportunities for fellowship and laughter as well as growing in our relationship with God.
Carnival 6th July
We are having a stall on the Weir Field for Carnival. If you would like to help in any way, chatting to folk, face painting or just relieving the regulars for a short while so that they can see the rest of the stalls, just turn up on the day. We are open for business from midday.
Holiday Club
Thank you for all your donations so far. I thinks we now have enough corner yogurt pots and nearly enough jars, but we will also need cardboard boxes for craft, any size cereal boxes would be fine.
Parish Office
The Office will be closed on Thursday 4th & Friday 5th July.
Any notices for the newsletter please let me have them by 9.30am on Wednesday 3rd July. Many thanks, Janet
CHURCH IN THE WIDER WORLD
Swindon Youth for Christ
For some years, SYFC has been developing “LUSH”, a course on sex and relationships which is used as part of schools’ personal, social and health education curriculum. Recently, in addition to the tried and tested material, they have added a new session looking at the effects of pornography. The programme recognises that young people need safe spaces to talk about these important life issues.
Please pray that more schools will invite SYFC to provide these courses for them, and that young people will be transformed for the better by this work.
Legge House Monthly Prayer Point
We have had several cancellations which has knocked things a little. So please pray that Legge will be well used for the rest of the year and guests receive God’s blessing while here.
This week please also pray for:-
- Swindon Youth for Christ
- Our Ministry Team
- For those organising the Wroughton Carnival and that the sun will shine!
- For the staff and patients at GWH
- For those who are organising this years Holiday Club
- We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have died recently especially Jane Dudley, Kay Bond and Edna Cripps. We pray for all who mourn the loss of loved ones.
