Trinity 1
TODAY
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10am MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 13th June 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Thursday 15th June 9.00am Morning Prayer in Church
Saturday 17th June 9.00am Upper Churchyard Working Party (Please see separate notice)
SUNDAY 18th JUNE 2023
TRINITY 2
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Sidesperson: Pat Lewis and Dee Vincent
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube.
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: Dr John Godfree
Reading: Exodus 19: 2-8a
Reader: Bryan Jones
Sidespersons: Tony & Julia Edmonds
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.
Mike Durston and Eric Barrett
We were sad to hear of the death of Mike Durston and Eric Barrett this week. Mike as many of you know was our Sexton for many years and kept our Churchyard tidy he was also Church Warden when Eric Woods was our Vicar. Eric Barrett was a long term member of the village. Our prayers are with both families at this time.
Upper Churchyard Working Party
Thank you to those who’ve already volunteered to help with maintenance of the upper churchyard. There will be a Working Party on the morning of Saturday 17th June, from 9am. Everyone is welcome, even if you do not wish to help on a regular basis. The more hands the better! Homemade cake and tea/coffee will be provided. Please bring tools and wear suitable clothing and footwear. Many thanks. Helena Thomas
Church Weekend at Home – 24th to 25th June
Please remember to pick up a Church Weekend at Home booking form from the back of the Church if you wish to attend and let Janet (Parish Office) or Phill have it.
Choral Evensong
On the Sunday of our Parish Weekend, the 25th at 6.00pm, a full cathedral-style Choral Evensong will be sung by members of Wroughton and Christ Church choirs with music by Mendelssohn, Sir William Harris and Sir John Stainer.
Church Cleaning
Our church is kept clean and welcoming by our six teams of wonderful volunteers. Two of these teams are now down to only two people which makes it hard work.
Thank you to the person who offered to join the rota after the APCM. If anyone else feels that they could spare about an hour once every six weeks to help with this valuable work please speak to one of the clergy or to Janet Henderson in church or on 525856.
Introducing… The Gathering Space
What is it? A new monthly Café church style service that weaves together coffee, cake and conversation with an opportunity to reflect further on the bible reading from Sunday morning and to respond in prayer.
When is it? 3pm to 4pm on the last Sunday of every month. Starting on Sunday 25th June (no service in May). Where is it? The Church Hall, Prior’s Hill.
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.
An Afternoon with Compassion
Pattern Church, Sunday 25th June at 3pm
Compassion are connecting churches and families around the world to alleviate child poverty through child sponsorship. We have a team from Compassion, including a recent graduate of the programme, coming to tell us more about their work and how we might get involved on June 25th at 3pm, Pattern Church, Penzance Drive SN5 7JL. All welcome! For more information or any questions email hello@patternchurch.org
Message from Malcolm at the Lighthouse bookshop
With closure of the Rainbow Bookshop, the only Christian Bookshop in Swindon is now the Lighthouse Bookshop in Highworth. We look forward to welcoming new customers and serving the wider Christian community in the Swindon area. The shop has a good stock of Christian books, Bibles, greeting cards and gift items. If not in stock we can obtain items very quickly through Christian publishers and wholesalers with whom we have good contacts. For large orders we can arrange for them to be delivered directly from the supplier to your address. Find them at: The Lighthouse Bookshop, 40 High Street, Highworth SN6 7AQ
Fancy a summer’s evening concert?
All Saints Lydiard Millicent are hosting the Royal Wootton Bassett Chamber orchestra on Saturday 8th July at 6.30 pm. Tickets are £5.00 on the door or in advance. Refreshments will be available before the performance.
Diocese of Bristol – Transformational funding announced
We’re excited to announce that the National Church are fully supporting our ‘Transforming Church. Together’ (TCT) programme – beginning with £6.8m for the first three years! This is amazing news for the life and work of our churches, parishes, and communities. Thank you for your contributions to early conversations, through online surveys and working groups; in chapters and synods, praying and discerning. We’ve done this together, with Christ at the centre – and that’s how we’ll progress.
The heart of TC.T encourages us to follow Jesus, by serving others, with discernment of resources for mission being made in a local context. Parishes and deaneries will work together on those activities which will have a transformative impact where they are. Alongside this investment from National Church, parishes continue in their vital and generous contributions, via Parish Share. This, alongside using reserves for work surrounding Net Zero, adds up to an ambitious mission programme. TC.T will be phased so that it helps us flourish, whilst being aware of and building upon the good work we are already doing in God’s name. More information can be found here: https://www.bristol.anglican.org/visionandpriorities/transforming-church/
Swindon Food Bank
We have heard from the food bank that they are in need of the following items:-
Long Life Milk
Long Life Juice
Small Bags Of Sugar
Small Jars Of Coffee
Biscuits
Tinned Potatoes
If you can help in anyway there are collection points in the Co-op in Wroughton and at Waitrose, if you could drop things off when you are shopping.
Eco Top Tips – practical ways to take better care of God’s creation
June – Holiday highlights
- Going for a day out to the beach? Take a bag in your pocket and pick up any litter you see.
- Planning your day out or holiday journey? Use public transport if you can to reduce your carbon emissions. Travelling by train or ferry to Europe can be part of the adventure.
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have, died recently, Iris Lopez, Marion Whitworth, Eric Barrett and Mike Durston. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
Church Office
My working days next week will be Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9am to 1.30pm. The Office will be closed Wednesday and Thursday. Janet Burchell
| The Parish Office, Priors Hill, Wroughton, SN4 0RT Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 1.30pm
01793 812050 office@wroughton.com Revd Phill Harrison – Vicar 01793 812301 vicar@wroughton.com Revd Chris Hunter – Curate 01793 814987 curate@wroughton.com Church Twitter Account – @WroughtonWichel Find us on Facebook – Wroughton and Wichelstowe Parish Church Please follow us for all the latest updates from Wroughton Parish Church. |
Legge House
Many of you will now be aware that the Trustees of the Wroughton Youth and Adventure Charity, the organisation which operates from Legge House, have made the very painful decision to close the charity. This is due to a number of factors, but most significantly:
- The condition of Legge House and how much money needs to be spent to bring it to the standard properly required for the continuation of the charity’s work.
- The ongoing financial situation following the Covid-19 pandemic, during which period we have not seen business rise to pre-2020 levels.
- Rising costs, including staffing (due to the rise in the statutory minimum wage) and other costs (such as insurance, energy bills and maintenance).
- Increasing levels of cancellations. This means frequently it has looked as if enough business will be generated, only for groups to cancel and to impact financial viability.
It is incredibly sad that we have had to make this decision and it is one the Trustees would not have made if we did not feel it is now the only viable option. We are also very proud of the efforts that have kept Legge House operational for so long. Particular credit goes to Mark and Sheila Tubey, and their predecessors Chris and Sue Offord, for all their hard work. Mark and Sheila have worked tirelessly since their arrival 12 years ago and deserve enormous thanks for everything they have done. We also want to thank the many volunteers who have supported Legge House over many years.
The process of closure will take some months. We will continue to work hard to do the best by the staff of Legge House and by its clients until the process is complete.
Once the closure is complete, ownership of the building will revert to the Diocese of Bristol. If you have any thoughts about how this asset could be used in the future, please speak to Revd. Phill regarding this. Please join us in prayer for Legge House, the dissolution of the Wroughton Youth and Adventure Charity and what we can do in the future.
Thank you
The Trustees of the Wroughton Youth and Adventure Charity
