EASTER 6
TODAY
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10am MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 16th May 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Thursday 18th May 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Friday 19th May 4.00pm Wedding Service for Kurt Peters and Megan Ranger
Saturday 20th May 10.00am Servers training in Church
Sunday 21st May
Easter 7
8am MORNING PRAYER in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Sidesperson: Alan & Christine Wrixon
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: Dr John Godfree
Reading: Acts 1. 6-14
Reader: Tiffany Weighell
Sidespersons: Lillian Wicks and Ross Fralley
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.
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.
Update on Martina
As you know, Martina Lewis has been studying for ordination at Sarum College for the last two years and we had hoped that she would be ordained in July this year, before leaving us to begin her curacy in September/October. Due to unforeseen family challenges and personal health concerns, her ordination has been postponed and will not go ahead this summer. This is clearly a very difficult time for Martina, who is also unable to drive at the moment. Please pray for her healing and for the serenity to accept those things that are beyond her control. Revd. Phill
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.
Gospel Choir – Sunday 14th May
The Renewal Gospel Choir concert taking place from 6pm on Sunday 14th May at Christ Church, Old Town. Tickets are now on sale www.ccccswindon.co.uk
Renewal Choir is a community gospel choir based in Bristol founded by Kim and Vernon Samuels in 2005. There are over 70 choir members ranging from the young to the young at heart. These members represent a multitude of church traditions and non-church backgrounds who love to engage in various civic, festival, community and social events in and around the South West.
The choir has performed at events such as the BBC National Music Day, the Leona Lewis UK Tour in Bristol and Cardiff, on BBC Points West and at the High Sheriff of Bristol’s concert in June 2019. RenewalChoir took part in a collaborative virtual production of ‘O Holy Night’ with the Welsh National Opera Community Chorus in 2020 and toured with the Welsh National Opera in 2022 in Wales and England in a brand new opera – Migrations – in 2022.
Cream Teas for the Hospice
Cream Teas & Table Top Sale, featuring the Wroughton Silver Band will take place on Saturday 10th June, 2.45pm at St Joseph’s Church in aid of the Prospect Hospice. If you have any table top, raffle prices or tombola gifts you could donate please leave with Janet at the Parish Office, Priors Hill. If you are able to help on the day or can make some scones please ring Anne Moss, 813318.
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
- 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.
- 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).
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
| The Parish Office, Priors Hill, Wroughton, SN4 0RT Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 1.30pm
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