Epiphany 3
TODAY
8.00am MORNING PRAYER in Church
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Monday 27th January – 7.30pm Buildings Committee Meeting
Tuesday 28th January – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 30th January – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
SUNDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2025
CANDLEMASS
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Reading: Hebrews 2. 14-18
Sidespersons: Alan & Christine Wrixon
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Intercessor: Tracy Mason
Reading: Hebrews 2. 14-18
Reader: Helena Thomas
Altar servers Louise Bowyer and Andrew Kirk
Sidespersons: Sally Parker and Sadie Payne
6.00pm EVENSONG in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: Janet Henderson
Reading: Haggai 2. 1-9
Reader: Jean Ford
Sidespersons: Lynn 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.
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 21/1/25 |
| 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
2/2 Hannah / Holly
16/2 Joan / Helena T
2/3 Phill / Karen F
16/3 Barbara / Carolyn
6/4 Karen H / Lynn
20/4 Easter Sunday – No session
NEW ELECTORAL ROLL 2025
Every six years we are required by law to rewrite our electoral roll from scratch. This takes place in 2025,and since you are on the previous electoral roll. If you are on the current electoral roll you will need to re-apply.
Existing roll members should have a letter with prepopulated form to complete, sign and return to the parish office or to the box in church. If your details are correct, you simply need to tick the appropriate boxes (see 2A, 2Bor 2C) and sign and date the form. If any of your details are incorrect, please also amend as appropriate.
Forms must be returned by 14th April 2025.
If you are not on the current roll and regularly attend then we would encourage you to join. There are blank forms at the back of church
If you would like to do this by email, then you can find instructions at www.wroughton.com//about-us/electoralroll2025/
Welcome Sarah Heywood!
Revd Sarah Heywood will be on secondment to our parish during February and March. Sarah is a third-year curate based at Malmesbury Abbey and she will be with us part-time for two months from Sunday 2nd February. Sarah will be gaining experience of ministry in a different parish (i.e. ours!) and also helping me out with keeping on top of my workload, hopefully allowing me to make time for all the proactive rest breaks that the people at the Long Covid clinic keep talking about… Revd Phill
Children’s Society Collection Boxes
If you hold a Children’s Society collection box and need it to be emptied, please could you give your box to Carolyn Kirk at at the 10am church service or call her on 07596001716 to arrange collection within the next couple of weeks. Many thanks
Old Testament in a nutshell – St Mary’s Church, Purton
Relax and enjoy the journey as an experienced guide encourages you to see God’s word through the ‘big picture’. A fun and memorable session will help you learn the whole storyline of the Old Testament and inspire and equip you to keep digging deeper. Saturday 25th January between 9.30 and 5.00pm at St Mary’s Purton, SN5 4EB. Cost £14 (includes bread and soup). Book online at www.bible.org.uk
Nature Quiz Night
All Saints Lydiard Millicent are holding a quiz to raise money for a church building project (a glass door) and one of their young people, who is going to Canada with the Swindon Ice Hockey team and needs to raise money to take part.
In the last quiz in September St Mary’s Purton beat All Saints: It would be great if other churches were able to take up the challenge…
Saturday 1st February 2025 7pm, Lydiard Millicent Parish Hall, £5 per person. Contact tricia.f.roberts@gmail.com
Rhythm of Life
‘We are called to be people who reflect the richness and love of God in our lives. People who make space in our lives to grow closer to him and to be transformed into his likeness wherever we are.’
The Diocese of Bristol’s ‘Rhythm of Life’ programme has recently been launched and a variety of materials are now available for you to explore: https://www.bristol.anglican.org/news/our-rhythm-of-life-programme-has-launched–join-today.php
They are not prescriptive. Instead, they are a gateway to help people and parishes discover Godly rhythms of life that are right for them. Each month there are a series of tasters in different formats for people to try and the opportunity to go deeper for those who wish. Please note that the monthly tasters will roll over into 2026 so that wherever you start you can access all the materials and Zoom sessions. They are also a continual work in progress and will grow and adapt over the years.
Sarum College Short Courses:
These are half day online courses delivered by Zoom. The cost for each is £40
Disability Theology (Thursday 6th February, 10:00-13:00 via Zoom) – Dr Eleanor McLaughlin (Lecturer in Theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon) will introduce participants to the work of disability theologians, considering the various terms used in relation to disability, and how these have developed over time. Within a theological framework, we will investigate ideas relating to what it means to be human, how we think about community and relationships, and how we ‘measure’ our own and others’ value. There will be opportunities throughout the course to ask questions and participate in discussion. To book your place, please visit: https://www.sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/disability-theology/
Menopause & Theology (Wednesday 26th February, 10:00-13:00 via Zoom) – Dr Emma Pavey (Susanna Wesley Foundation) will explore different theological lenses and creative metaphors that may help us with theological thinking around menopause, balancing sense-making with acceptance of mystery, and drawing on theological literature and research. We’ll consider menopause holistically in the wider context of mid-life with its transitions, as well as other intersectional issues. This won’t be a support group but it will be an interactive course that helps us think theologically and practically about how to support ourselves and each other around menopause in our faith communities. To book your place, please visit: https://www.sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/menopause-and-theology/
Conference at The Well, Abbey Meads, 1 February
We are hosting a day conference called Finding Rest on Saturday 1st Feb. The speakers are Richard and Nia Jones from Father Heart ministries. They travel globally speaking at events and courses about the Father’s love. They are really good. It promises to be a lovely time together. For more information
Floodlighting
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 on
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