Christ the King
8am MORNING PRAYER in Church
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 28th November 9.00am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 30th November 9.00am Morning Prayer – Church
Saturday 2nd December 9.00am Upper Churchyard Working Group
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2023
Advent 1
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Chris Hunter
Sidesperson: Pat Lewis and Dee Vincent
10am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Chris Hunter
Intercessor: Peter Ferguson
Reading: Psalm 80. 1-8, 18-19
Reader: Alan Gregory
Altar Servers: Andrew Kirk and Jean Ford
Sidesperson: Lillian Wicks and Ross Fralley
12.30pm CHRISTENING FOR VIOLET CRAYFORD-JOHNSON AND KATERINA JOHNSON
6pm EVENSONG in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: John Henderson
Reading: Isaiah 1. 1-20
Reader: Janet Henderson
Sidesperson: Lyn Hezlett and Jean Ford
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.
‘Sunday Club’ dates
Our Sunday morning group for primary school aged children takes place in the Vicarage during the 10am service, usually on the 1st and 3rd Sundays (except in November!). Future dates are:
| Date | Adults- lead/support |
| 26/11 | Karen H/ Lyn |
| 3/12 | Hannah/Lily |
| 17/12 | Joan/Helena T |
| 7/1 and 21/1 | TBC |
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 |
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| 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 |
Church – Heating
As you will be aware the heating system in Church has not been working recently. Many of the radiators have been removed due to the building work. However, we expect the remainder of the heating system to be working again by Sunday 26th November.
Church – Replastering
From today much of the North Aisle will not be accessible due to the builders replastering. However we still should be able to have access to the west end for coffee.
Thank You – Christmas is Coming
Thank you to everyone who helped on Saturday those who helped with activities, in the kitchen and all those who came to make this a successful event. Barbara
Fairtrade Gifts
I have been contacted by Transform Trade who were affiliated to Traidcraft and have ordered some Christmas cards. The Eco group and myself are still looking for Fairtrade gifts. Hopefully the cards will arrive this week. Sally Parker
Upper Churchyard Working Parties
Thank you to everyone who’s been helping with maintaining the upper churchyard ….. and of course also to our lovely community volunteers who do such a great job in the lower churchyard. Over the winter we’re going to try and have a working party once a month for the upper churchyard – on the first Saturday of each month from 9am to approximately 11am. So the next one will be on Saturday 2nd December from 9am. Followed by 6th January. You don’t have to come regularly, and you don’t have to use a mower or strimmer – there are always other jobs to do…… We have been given some money for a ‘cake fund’ to keep the troops happy 😊 Dates will only be cancelled if the weather is blowing a gale or very heavy rain…..!
Carol Singers
Carol Singers needed at the lighting of the Ellendune Christmas Tree on Saturday 2nd December at 4.30pm. Please meet by the Wroughton Silver Band at 4.20pm and bring a torch. Carol sheets will be provided. Contact / Text: Brenda Maddox, Discovery Church, Wroughton. Tel – 07769 358758
WILD FLOWERS OF WROUGHTON CALENDARS
High quality desk and wall calendars by Wroughton Monthly’s wildlife writer BOZ. Desk calendars £6.50 and wall calendars £8.50. For delivery or collection call 07884 108434/ 01793 812589 Dr Keith Hooper. Also available at the parish church.
Knitting for charity
Last week I dropped off this blanket at GWH. The small squares in it were made by members of The Guides. Thank you very much. I was also able to send off a box of 12 hats, 12 scarves and two balaclavas to Mission to Seafarers. Thank you to all of you who knit or crochet squares or hats and scarves. They are much appreciated. Janet Henderson 525856
Tearfund – Rubbish Campaign
Last week the third round of negotiations on the UN Global Plastics Treaty took place in Kenya. The treaty needs to hold big polluters to account, massively reduce plastic production, and end the impacts of plastic pollution on people living in poverty.
Plastic waste has an enormous adverse impact on communities across the globe, particularly in the many countries where waste is not collected…… people get sick, animals die, rivers are blocked, flooding increases….. and the situation is getting worse all the time as plastic has nowhere to go and mountains of waste continue to rise…..
The talks made some progress but stalled on the issue of reducing plastic production, which is key to reducing the estimated 400 million tons of plastic waste a year. The next round of talks are in Canada in 2024. Please follow and support our mission partners, Tearfund, who campaign tirelessly on this issue, and continue to pray that the treaty will ultimately have successful outcomes. Eco Church Group
Eco Top Tips – practical ways to take better care of God’s creation
November – Recycling
- All your plastic bottles can be recycled, from mouthwash to salad dressing – so put them all in your recycling bin! In most boroughs, you can recycle all your plastic bottles, tubs and pots, and their tops and lids too.
- Be pedantic about your recycling! Think about every item you put in the bin; should it go to landfill? Loo rolls come on card tubes, sweets come in foil or paper wrappers, apple cores can be composted and most packaging can be recycled now.
Floodlighting
The Church was floodlit on Friday 24th November by Joyce O’Sullivan in memory of William O’Sullivan.
If you would like the Church to be floodlit for a special occasion (cost £20.00) Forms are available in Church or online please return to Janet in the Office or email office@wroughton.com.
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have, died recently James Young, Douglas Kirk,
Isabel Habgood and Derrick Speller. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Wroughton & Wichelstowe Parish Church
Sunday 10th December – Christmas Carols and Readings
6pm Join us for our Carol Service
Christmas Eve – Christingle Service
3pm and 5pm
Join us at either 3pm or 5pm in church for our popular Christingle Service. We will be singing carols,
hearing the Christmas story, having fun and lighting our Christingles. Car parking is limited, so please walk up the hill if you can!
Christmas Eve
8am A quiet Holy Communion service using traditional language
11:30pm Midnight Holy Communion Service
Christmas Day
10am All-age Holy Communion
For more information please email or phone the church office:
01793 812050 or office@wroughton.com
