Harvest Thanksgiving, Trinity 15
TODAY
8am MORNING PRAYER in Church
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube.
4pm CHURCH AT 4 MEETING in the Church Hall
All ages welcome.
NEXT WEEK
Monday 26th September 10.00an Bible Study Group – 22 Kellsborough Avenue
11.00am Funeral Service for the late Jack Mapstone – Church
Tuesday 27th September 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
7.30pm Pray and Bless Wroughton & Wichelstowe – Church Hall
Thursday 29th September 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
6.00pm Revd Chris Hunter’s Ordination – Bristol Cathedral
SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2022
TRINITY 16
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Chris Hunter
Sidesperson: Ron & Joan Reader
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube.
Preacher: Revd Chris Hunter
Intercessor: Janet Henderson
Reading: 1 Kings 19. 8-18
Reader: Alan Gregory
Sidespersons: Jean Ford & Lyn Hezlett
4pm CHURCH AT 4 MEETING IN THE CHURCH HALL All ages welcome.
6pm EVENSONG in Church and on YouTube.
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: Dr John Godfree
Reading: Nehemiah 5. 1-13
Reader: John Henderson
Sidespersons: Tony & Julia Edmonds
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 | Mondays 10am-11.30
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Lillian Wicks
Louise Bessent |
| 12 Artis Avenue | Tuesdays at 7.30pm | Carolyn Kirk |
| Church Hall | Alternate Tuesday evenings | Nick Orman |
| The Vicarage | Wednesday evenings during term time. | 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.
Real Living Wage
As part of its mission the PCC seeks to transform unjust structures of society and has for many years paid its employees at or more than the Real Living Wage set by the Living Wage Foundation. However this has little impact if we do not publicise it. We have therefore recently registered with the Living Wage Foundation and we now a Living Wage Employer.
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.
Harvest Collection in aid of The Filling Station
We will be celebrating harvest on Sunday 25th September and as usual we will be collecting some of our harvest bounty to share with people who are facing hardship. Our church has a long connection with The Filling Station, which is a mobile kitchen that sets up in a car park in central Swindon every Thursday evening. The team supports 50 homeless people or those at risk of homelessness each week. They serve soup, hot and cold drinks, hotdogs, sandwiches and a variety of cakes and biscuits, while building relationships and just talking to the people who come along. They also hand out a ‘care package’ which contains a variety of basic essentials ranging from toothbrushes to blankets.
This year, the Filling Station are asking for donations of tinned food, preferably with a ring pull opening:
- Rice Pudding
- Any ‘nutritious’ soup
- Baked Beans
- Beans and Sausages
- Hot Dog Sausages (these are heated up and served on the nights they go out)
- Toilet Rolls
- Razors
- Deodorant
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Soap/shower gel/shampoo
Church at 4 – open meeting
For a number of years Church at 4 has offered a more contemporary style Sunday service at 4pm in the Church Hall. This has attracted a younger congregation and so it has also been the primary place where we have engaged with families with children. Unfortunately a combination of circumstances has seen attendance fall from an average of around 30 people in 2018 to just 10 in 2022. We have lost the ‘critical mass’ that makes children’s work feasible and consequently we no longer attract people with children. Many of the people who come to this service have already been to church at 10am.
As a wider church community, we need to reflect on two key questions:
What is the purpose of Church at 4? (Is it simply an opportunity for church members to enjoy a different style of worship?)
What is our approach to engaging with and discipling younger generations of Christians?
There will be an opportunity to discuss these questions and share ideas at 11:45 on Sunday 23rd October. This meeting will be held IN CHURCH after the 10am service and it is hoped that as many people as possible will contribute. Please come and share your thoughts, whether or not you have ever been to Church at 4 yourself.
Pray and Bless Wroughton & Wichelstowe
This Tuesday 27 September- evening prayer meeting, to come together and pray specifically for our local community, 7.30pm Church Hall for about an hour. Do come and join us.
A plea from those who wear hearing aids:
Several people with hearing aids have mentioned some difficulty in hearing lessons etc. even with the loop system. Would those using the lectern and pulpit mikes please stand directly in front of them and adjust the height.
Traidcraft
I am hoping to sell Traidcraft on Sunday October 2nd at Church. If you think you may want to order please look at the website as I haven’t been able to get catalogues this year. Thank you, Sally Parker
Art Workshop
We will be holding another art workshop entitled ‘A brush with the Divine, which is a repeat of the one’s held in the summer. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please contact Chris Offord (delniart@gmail.com) or collect a leaflet from the back of church.
Songs from the Heart 2 – In aid of Prospect Hospice
Sunday 9th Octobert at The Deanery CE Academy, 2.30pm and 6.30pm
The family-friendly, feel-good, song and dance extravaganza, featuring our ‘Special Moment.
Full, fabulous, line-up and Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk
Tickets only £5.00 plus booking fee.
Bar: Alcohol free. Raffle: fab prizes Refreshments: Ice cream, tea & coffee
London Marathon
On 2nd October our daughter Rebecca will be running in the London Marathon in aid of Scope, a charity which helps to support disabled people and ensure equality.
As you will know Bridget has suffered with reduced mobility in recent months and is now more reliant on walking aids and a wheel chair.
If you would like to sponsor Rebecca in support of Scope, we know she would greatly appreciate your support.
https://givepenny.com/rebeccaawre_scope_london_marathon_2022
Mike and Bridget Awre
Eco Top Tips – practical ways to take better care of God’s creation
September – At the shops
- Buy local and in season produce and look forward to seasonal changes. For example a punnet of strawberries flown in or grown locally in a hothouse in winter has a 1.8kg CO2e emissions cost. Whereas locally grown in the UK in summer its only 0.15kg a punnet.
- Do you really need a new computer, laptop or phone? Manufacturing new goods has a high environmental cost. A new laptop has a carbon footprint of 200kg and a high end desk top 800kg CO2e.
- Think ahead to Christmas! How can you show love in your gift giving without costing the earth? Discuss having a Secret Santa or a price limit with family members, choose small thoughtful presents, or hand make gifts.
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have, died recently Frederick Hanratty, Jack Mapstone, Peter Wylie, Susan White and Monica Matthews. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
Floodlighting
The Church will be floodlit on Monday 26th September by Angela Little in memory of her husband, Robin Little so sadly missed always in my heart, Angela;
On Wednesday 28th September by Maria Strange & family in memory of Rosemary Ann Strange.
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