TODAY
8.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 24th December – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
TUESDAY 24th DECEMBER 2024
Christmas Eve
3pm CHRISTINGLE SERVICE in Church
5pm CHRISTINGLE SERVICE in Church
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!
11.30pm MIDNIGHT HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE in Church
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Altar Servers: Andrew Francis and Andy Bissex
Sidespersons: Ross Fralley and Lillian Wicks
WEDNESDAY 25th DECEMBER 2024
CHRISTMAS DAY
8am HOLY COMMUNION
Preacher: Revd Phil Harrison
Sidespersons: Pat Lewis and Dee Vincent
10am ALL AGE HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Phil Harrison
Altar Servers: Andrew Kirk and Andy Bissex
Sidespersons: Ross Fralley
SUNDAY 29th DECEMBER 2024
CHRISTMAS 1
8am MORNING WORSHIP in Church
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Reading: Colossians 3. 12-17
Sidespersons: Alan & Christine Wrixon
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Intercessor: Sheila Tubey
Reading: Colossians 3. 12-17
Reader: Ida Morton
Altar Servers: Lousie Bowyer and Jean Ford
Sidespersons: Lillian Wicks and Ross Fralley
SUNDAY 5th JANUARY 2025
EPIPHANY
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Reading: Ephesians 3. 1-12
Sidespersons: Ron & Joan Reader
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Intercessor: John Henderson
Reading: Ephesians 3. 1-12
Reader: Carol Gibbon
Altar Servers: Louise Bowyer and Petrina Kingsley
Sidespersons: Alan & Kathy Gregory
6pm EVENSONG in Church
Preacher: Dr John Godfree
Intercessor: Dr John Godfree
Reading: Baruch 4.39 – 5. 9
Reader: John Henderson
Sidespersons: Sylvia Woodward and Jean Ford
Tuesday 7th January – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 9th January – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
SUNDAY 12th JANUARY 2025
EPIPHANY 1
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Reading: Acts 8. 14-17
Sidespersons: David & Lynda Pell
10.00am MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Sidespersons: Rose Humphries & Pat Herring
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.
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 Kellsboro Avenue | Mondays 10am-11.30 | Lillian Wicks & Louise Bessent |
| 12 Artis Avenue | Tuesdays at 7.30pm | Carolyn Kirk |
| Church Hall | Alternate Tuesday evenings | Nick & Joan Orman – Next Mtg 7/1/25 |
| The Vicarage | Wednesday evenings during term time. | Karen Harrison |
| Church Hall | Saturday men’s breakfast | Mike Mason |
‘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. Future dates are:
Date Adults – lead/support Date Adults – lead/support
5/1 Karen H / Miriam 2/3 Phill / Karen F
19/1 Tracy / Beth 16/3 Barbara / Carolyn
2/2 Hannah / Holly 6/4 Karen H / Lynn
16/2 Joan / Helena T 20/4 Easter Sunday – No session
Brass ensemble at 8am service
On Sunday 22nd December we will be welcoming back the brass ensemble that played for us at our Harvest Festival service. Our music at 8am is usually ‘canned’, so it’s great to be able to have live musicians occasionally. Many thanks to Cheryl Cowley and the band.
Christingle Help
As usual we will hold our Christingle services at 3pm and 5pm on Christmas Eve. There will be Christingle making in the morning, but we also need some help to put on our ‘drama’. There will be no rehearsals or learning of lines but we do need people to be cast members. If you feel you could help please speak to Barbara.
Community Christmas Card
The children at ‘Here Comes Christmas’ helped to make us a Community Christmas Card for this year. The card is now in Church so that you can send greetings to your friends without spending money on cards or postage. Any money you have saved can be donated to The Children’s Society in the box provided.
Wildflowers of Wroughton – Calendars 2025
Following the success of last year’s calendar, 2025 contains twelve new colour photographs of flowers from around the parish – including four orchids.
Available as a Wall Calendar £9.00
Desk Calender £7.00
Produced by Wroughton Monthly’s wildlife writer Boz. They can be bought at the Parish Church, Country Market or directly from Dr Keith Hooper. Mobile 07884 108434 Home delivery available.
Floodlighting
The Church will be floodlit on:
Saturday 21st December by Rebecca Sarjent & Rosemary Nassie in memory of
Rex and Joan Sarjent; by Sally Hawkesworth & Kay Williamson in memory of George & Nancy Burford and the Burford Family, Winifred and Harold Jarman.
Sunday 22nd December by Julie Gabe in memory of Eric Whyte.
Monday 23rd December by Lynda Baycroft in memory of Joyce Symonds and
Pauline Kershaw;
Tuesday 24th December by Joan Gorringe and Chris Pearce in memory of Ray Gorringe and Peter Pearce both missed very much;
Wednesday 25th December by Janet Burchell and family in memory of her Dad, Jack Bamford;
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, James McLellan Hutchison.
We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
The Church Office will close for the Christmas period on
Tuesday 24th December and re-open on Tuesday 7th January.
| The Parish Office, Priors Hill, Wroughton, SN4 0RT – 01793 812050 office@wroughton.com
Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 1.30pm Revd Phill Harrison – Vicar 01793 812301 vicar@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 & Wichelstowe Parish Church. |
