Easter 4
TODAY
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
2pm to 4pm WARM SPACE ON SUNDAYS in the Church Hall
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 2nd May 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Thursday 4th May 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Sunday 7th May
Easter 5
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Chris Hunter
Sidesperson: Jean Reens and Christine Wrixon
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Barbara Abrey
Intercessor: Peter Ferguson
Reading: Acts 7. 55-end
Reader: Carol Gibbon
Sidespersons: Sally Parker and June Bradley
6pm EVENSONG in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: Marion Colton
Reading: Zechariah 4. 1-10
Reader: Janet Henderson
Sidespersons: Carol Brown and Trish Green
Small Groups
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/@WroughtonWichelstoweParChurch (or search for Wroughton and Wichelstowe Parish church) and press the ‘subscribe’ button.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and Meeting to Elect Churchwardens– these meetings will be held in church on Sunday 21 May starting at 11.15am in church. There will be vacancies on the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and also on Swindon Deanery Synod so please pray about whether you might be called to volunteer for either of these roles. If you have been on the Electoral Roll for at least six months and would like to stand for election, nomination forms are available from either the Parish Office or Helen Toomer (htoomer@outlook.com) or at the back of church. If you are interested or would like more information please speak to any of the current PCC members or to the Vicar.
Deanery CE Academy update
Sadly Pete Scutt decided to leave his post as Headteacher at Easter. Pete had been an integral part of the school since the beginning of its journey in 2019, most recently in the role of Headteacher. Pete had always been driven by a passion to enable all young people to flourish; through their learning, the way in which they overcome challenges and their wider exploration of the world. He will be missed. Please hold him in your prayers as he moves on to the next step of his career.
Dan Neal, who has been working with the school in recent months, has agreed to undertake the position of interim Headteacher until September 2024. Dan is highly experienced in action led school improvement, having been a Principal and Executive Principal within three Secondary Academies and one all-through Academy as well as the Regional Lead for School Improvement. Please pray for Dan and the whole school community during this time change and challenge: Come Holy Spirit, fill the school with the light and love of your presence. Amen.
Legacy gift thank you
We are grateful to the late Stella Ellis for the legacy gift that she left us in her will.
Parish weekend date reminder
We are planning joint parish weekend with Discovery Church this year. We have been able to book a really inspiring speaker for the Saturday and are busy planning our programme for the rest of the weekend. Please save the date and keep the weekend of 24th and 25th of June free in your diary if you can!
Discovery church celebration!
As you may know, Wroughton Discovery Church are now fully installed in their new home at the Gospel Hall on Markham Road. This is a new chapter for them, having not had a permanent base for many years. They have worked really hard to renovate the Gospel Hall and are hoping that it will be well used in the service of Christian mission in Wroughton. They would like to invite (all of) us to their belated opening celebration on 21st May from 5:45pm. Revd. Phill be going and it would be great to see a group from our church there to show our support for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Warm Space
Since January we have been hosting a weekly ‘Warm Space’ between 2pm and 4pm in the Church Hall. The weather is now much improved (thankfully!) and a warm space is no longer needed in the same way. This Sunday (30th April) will therefore be our last session – do come along. Whilst there is now less need for physical warmth, we recognise that these sessions were meeting other needs by providing a place for people to have longer conversations, to enjoy each other’s company and feel connected to the church community. The Church Hall has the advantage of being accessible for those who use mobility scooters, as well as a more flexible and welcoming venue for less formal gatherings. Following a PCC discussion, we have therefore decided to evolve Warm Space into a monthly ‘Gathering Space’ on the last Sunday of the month, beginning on Sunday 28th May. See you there.
Carnival Saturday 8th July
This year Community Engagement and Open the Book have decided to combine to enter a walking float in the Carnival Procession. The theme is ‘gardening and growing’ so we have decided that we will represent the ‘Garden of Eden’ We will have plants and animals (snake) but no Adam and Eve. If you are available and able to walk the route, or able to help to make plants etc. please contact Barbara.
Thanks from Mission to Seafarers
I received this email from Mission to Seafarers thanking us for hats and scarves.
‘Just to let you know we have safely received your parcel of 35 hats and 3 scarves.
Could you forward our many thanks to the Knitters of Wroughton and Wichelstowe church for their beautiful donations.’
My thanks also. Please keep knitting those hats, scarves and squares. We’re very close to assembling two more blankets for GWH. Janet Henderson.
Eco Top Tips – practical ways to take better care of God’s creation
April – In the bathroom
- If your toilet cistern holds more than 6 litres of water (likely if it was installed before 2001) put a Hippo Water Saving device (or a brick) in it to save water each time you flush (eg http://www.hippo-the-watersaver.co.uk/)
- Fit a water efficient shower head (if you’ve got a shower that takes hot water straight from your boiler or hot water tank). This will reduce your hot water usage while retaining the sensation of a powerful shower.
- Switch to eco cleaning products which biodegrade in the sewerage system and don’t damage aquatic life in our rivers and seas. They also contain less harmful chemical for us too.
Floodlighting
We are having problems with the floodlighting due to a electrical fault, we need new fuse boards. We are unable to take any floodlighting requests until this has been rectified. We will let you know when this has been sorted.
Photo’s for the Notices
Don’t forget to email your photo’s perhaps a snap from outing / holiday and we can guess where you are and I will reveal it the following week.
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have, died recently, Nicolas Mula, Sylvia Morse and
Betty Tarrant. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
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You are invited to join Discovery Church Wroughton to Celebrate our New Church Home on Sunday 21st May at 6:30pm Refreshments from 5:45pm @ The Gospel Hall, Markham Road, Wroughton, SN4 9JT Parking available at the nearby Infants School If you hope to come please email discoverychurchwroughton@gmail.com
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Rain gardens &
Rain planter
Managing water in the garden
To improve our environment
Open afternoon, displays and information
Saturday 29th April
2pm to 4pm
Church Hall, Priors Hill, Wroughton
Refreshments available
