4th September 2022

Trinity 12

TODAY

8am                     HOLY COMMUNION in Church

10am                   HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube.

4pm                     CHURCH AT 4 MEETING in the Church Hall

All ages welcome.

6pm                     EVENSONG in Church

Dear all,

During September we are celebrating the Season of Creation. This is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1st September to 4th October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. Originally an Eastern Orthodox initiative, Creationtide has now spread widely among Anglican, Roman Catholic and Protestant congregations, bringing Christians together to pray and work for the protection of the environment. Many churches choose to use this time of year to hold special services and events to give thanks for God’s gift of creation, and to renew their commitment to caring for our one planet home. We live in a time when we are only distantly connected to the patterns of the agricultural year; Harvest Festival and Rogation Days have lost much of their significance. Creationtide is an opportunity to reconnect and remind ourselves of the importance of the natural world, not just for our sustenance, but also for its own sake; because God created it and ‘saw that it was good’ (Gen 1:31).   Revd Phill

NEXT WEEK 

Monday 5th September                 10.00an     Bible Study Group – 22 Kellsborough Avenue

Tuesday 6th September                 9.00am     Morning Prayer in Church

Thursday 8th September               9.00am     Morning Prayer in Church

SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2022   

TRINITY 13

8am                     HOLY COMMUNION in Church

Preacher:            Revd Chris Hunter

Sidesperson:       Jean Reens and Christine Wrixon

10am                   MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube.

Preacher:            Helena Thomas

                             Sidespersons:     Lillian Wicks and Ross Fralley

4pm                     CHURCH AT 4 MEETING IN THE CHURCH HALL All ages welcome.

If you would like to join a small group, please contact the leaders of the groups below and find out where there is space. We would love to have everyone involved in a small group.

22 Kellsborough Avenue Monday’s, 10am-11.30

 

Lillian Wicks

Louise Bessent

12 Artis Avenue Tuesday’s at 7.30pm Carolyn Kirk
Church Hall Alternate Tuesday evenings Nick Orman
The Vicarage Alternate Wednesday evenings Karen & Phill Harrison
Church Hall Saturday men’s breakfast Mike Mason

 

Live streaming the 10am service

The 10am service will be live streamed on You Tube. Please visit our YouTube Channel on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc6wnuTqXBYTixq-NpQgeLQ (or search for Wroughton and Wichelstowe Parish church) and press the ‘subscribe’ button.

Mask wearing in church

The current PCC policy requesting that masks continue to be worn in church has been updated to recognise individual choice so that mask wearing will now be advisory only, providing that the president and chalice assistants will continue to wear masks during the distribution of Holy Communion. As Covid 19 has not disappeared, the situation will be kept under review.

Chris Hunter’s ordination

Chris will be ordained priest in Bristol Cathedral at 6pm on Thursday 29th September 😊

We know that 6pm in Bristol on a Thursday might be challenge for some, particularly those with work/family commitments (also clashes with choir practice!), but it would be wonderful if we could show our support for Chris by getting as many people together as we can. Booking a coach is unlikely to be economical this time, but several cars will be going and all currently have spaces.  Please can you let Janet in the office know if you are either able to offer a lift or would like one (office@wroughon.com).

Harvest Thanksgiving.

For harvest this year on Sunday 25th September we will be collecting gifts for homeless people served by The Filling Station.  Please bring your gifts on the day.

Bible Study Group

The Monday morning bible study group at 22 Kellsborough Avenue, 10am to 11.30am will recommence on Monday 5th September.  Louise & Lillian

A BRUSH WITH THE DIVINE – post workshop update

Hopefully most people will be aware of the art workshops run in church by Chris and Sue Offord over the last few months. These were an opportunity to engage with the local community, to introduce a new skill in the way of art and to purposefully introduce some basic elements of the Gospel message. The workshops engaged 17 people from the community with no links to our church, as well as 8 people from within the church congregation. The age group was between 20 and 70 years. Thank you to Chris and Sue for encouraging us by sharing their God-given gifts in this way.

What else could we do to engage with the local community? What kind of event would inspire you to give an invitation to someone you know?

Drainage works at the Church Hall

You’ll see that we have now made a start on the planned drainage works at the Church Hall, which means that the car park there will be out of action for a while. It might seem difficult to get excited about drainage, but the improvements will be worth the wait! Not only will we stop sewage from backing up and flooding the car park, we will also end up with an environmentally sustainable system for dealing with rainwater run-off from the roof. Instead of flowing into the sewer, where it will need to be processed, rainwater will flow into a new rain garden and will be naturally cleaned and filtered before being discharged into the stream.

Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride for Churches

‘This year’s Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride for Churches event takes place on Saturday 10th September. The event raises funds for the Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust, a charity involved in giving grants for the maintenance of our historic places of worship in the County.

The event takes place between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm on the Saturday and participants visit as many of the local participating Wiltshire Churches as they choose, either by cycling, walking or even on horseback! The event is sponsored, with the participant typically raising more, with the more Churches visited. The participating churches provide a wonderful range of rural and urban churches, in many architectural styles and fashions to admire. This year the event is for the second year running having a special launch by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, this time by a video which will be published on Instagram and which can be circulated to all Parish participants who come forward.  If you would like to take part, please contact your parish organiser for the event, Mike Mason. Mike can be contacted via the office email: office@wroughton.com . Mike can provide further details and a sponsorship form. There is also a JustGiving option available too.’

Eco Top Tips – practical ways to take better care of God’s creation

September – At the shops

  1. Think before you buy: gold does not always glitter brightly. A new £500 gold necklace has a carbon emissions tag of 400kg CO2e, the mining process damages landscapes, ecosystems and contaminates water, and can be associated with human rights violations.
  2. Think before you buy: the manufacture of a new car uses a lot of energy and resources which generate 6 tonnes CO2e for a small vehicle (more than half your total year’s carbon budget), 17 tonnes for an estate car and up to 35 tonnes for a top of the range Discovery Land Rover.

Funerals

We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have, died recently Susan White.  We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.

 

 

Help is needed to make our ‘Green Festival’ a success…….

  • Donations of good quality books, jigsaws and board games – for the ‘swap’. There is a box near the font for donations (or contact Helena on 07909 882150 for collection).  All books, games and jigsaws left over after the event will be sent to the charity ‘Books 4 Africa’
  • Donations of cakes, baked biscuits, scones etc for our refreshments (bring to church hall on the day or contact Carolyn Kirk for delivery/collection beforehand)
  • We need clean plastic bottles (large and small), and kitchen roll/toilet roll tubes for the children’s activities – please put them in the box near the font
  • Help on the day! If you can offer a few hours to help with refreshments or the children’s activities – please let one of the Eco Church team know.
  • Come and visit and support us on the day ……

 

Thank You!