EASTER 5
TODAY
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Join us to celebrate the Coronation of the King with fizz and cake after the Service
6pm EVENSONG in Church
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 9th May 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Thursday 11th May 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Sunday 14th May
Easter 6
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Sally Hunter
Sidesperson: Pat Lewis and Dee Vincent
10am MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube
Reading: Acts 17. 22-31
Sidespersons: Colin & Jackie Ash
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
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.
Church Bells
The bells will ring from 9.30am on Saturday 6th May to celebrate the King’s Coronation.
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.
Altar Servers Training
Training will take place in Church on Saturday 20th May from 10 am. If you feel that you are called to join the team please come along or ask Jean Ford for more information.
A big thank you to all of our church cleaners!
If you are part of the team that keeps the church and church toilet clean then you are amazing! Thank you. In recognition of our army of unsung cleaning heroes we will be having a cream tea, just for you, at 2pm on Saturday 20th May. Revd. Phill
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. Sunday (30th April) was our last session. 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
May – In the utility room
1. When using a washing machine ensure there is a full load and turn down the temperature. Heating the water to higher temperatures uses more energy.
2. Electric tumble dryers use energy. If it’s a nice day dry your clothes outside. In the winter most drying is done by the wind, so check the forecast for wind days and nights as you can hang washing overnight (as there is no dew in the winter).
Congratulations
Contratulations to Richard & Carolyn Perry who celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on
Friday 12th May.
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, Kenneth Matthews,
Sylvia Morse and Betty Tarrant. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
Annual Leave
Just to let you know that I will be on annual leave from Wednesday 17th May and will return on Wednesday 31st May. Please let me have anything you have for the notices next week. Janet Burchell, Parish Office
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
