Sunday before Lent
8.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
6.00pm EVENSONG in Church
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 4th 9.00am Morning Prayer – Church
Wednesday 5th 7.30pm Ash Wednesday Service – Church
Thursday 6th 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
SUNDAY 9th March 2025
Lent 1
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Reading: Romans 10.8b-13
Sidespersons: Alan & Christine Wrixon
10.00am MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube
Led by: Wednesday Housegroup
Sidespersons: Tony & Julia Edmonds
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 & Lorna |
| Church Hall | Alternate Tuesday evenings | Nick & Joan Orman 04/03/25 |
| 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
2/3 Karen F
16/3 Barbara / Carolyn
6/4 Karen H / Lynn
20/4 Easter Sunday – No session
Sarah Heywood
We were saddened and surprised to hear that the Diocese had taken the decision to cut short Sarah’s stay with us at Wroughton and Wichelstowe and to return her to Malmesbury with immediate effect. The following statement has been given by way of explanation:
‘Sarah Heywood was very grateful for the time spent with the congregation at Wroughton and Wichelstowe. Although this was a short curacy placement it still provided an opportunity to experience something of the life and ministry that is happening in the Church. With hindsight, the timing of a curacy placement unfortunately happened too close to the end of the IME 2 programme, being prepared to be signed-off Sarah’s curacy and her vocational discernment of next steps. The decision was made that, for these reasons, Sarah would focus on her training parish while she completes her curacy.’
Sarah very much appreciated her welcome here and made a significant contribution to our Church community despite the brevity of her stay. We thank her for her input and care and pray for God’s blessing upon her future ministry.
Refreshment Sunday
March 30th the 4th Sunday in Lent is both Mothering Sunday and Refreshment Sunday.
Traditionally this is a celebration day within the otherwise austere period of Lent.
Our celebration this year will take the form of a light breakfast between our 8am and 10am services. It is intended that this will be one of a series of social events over the coming months which will give us the opportunity of getting to know each other better and all are encouraged to stay on or to come early to enjoy this event.
Croissants and similar will be available from 8.50 until 9.45. Please bring your own cup or mug!
Bible recommendation for children
Last Sunday Revd Phill recommended The Lion Storyteller Bible as an ideal gift for children. It contains 70 retellings of bible stories especially designed to be read aloud and is therefore ideal as a bedtime story for any small people that you may know. This is the bible that we use when the Open the Book team visits our primary schools for assemblies and also one of the bibles that we give to older children when they are christened (reading age 5-9). Available online and from all good bookshops.
Lent resources
Two of our small groups have recommended some resources that you might like to use during your journey through Lent:
- If you enjoyed the book that we used during Advent and Epiphany ‘Women of the Nativity’ by Paula Gooder, then you might also enjoy ‘Women of Holy Week – An Easter Journey in Nine Stories’ by the same author. Nick and Joan’s group will be using this.
- Carolyn and Lorna’s group will be using resources from 24-7 prayer, based around the book ‘Be Still’ by Brian Heasley. This is a prayer book for anyone – small groups, Bible studies, youth leaders and teenagers – looking for ways to make space for and revitalise the way they pray. For more information follow this link: https://www.24-7prayer.com/resource/be-still-a-simple-guide-to-quiet-times/?utm_source=lectio-365&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=lectio-365
Safeguarding and Training: Looking after each other
There are two Safeguarding Basic Level training sessions that have been booked for the Parish Hall. Basic level is needed for all roles within the church! You only need to attend one session if you have not done the course already.
Monday 10th March evening at 7.30pm or Saturday morning 15th March 9.30 am. The course takes about two hours depending on discussions.
Please let the Office or Mark (07974677751) know which session you want to attend. Thank You.
Lent Quiet Day with Kenneth Wilson
Saturday 15 March, 10am-4pm, Bristol Cathedral. Join Bristol Cathedral for the Lent Quiet Day, featuring Kenneth Wilson, a talented author and musician, known as Highway Cello. Kenneth will lead a Meditation on the Seven Last Words, blending his poetry with the music of Bach’s cello suites. The day will offer periods of silent reflection, providing a calm and contemplative space for attendees. There is no charge but booking is required: https://bristolcathedral.churchsuite.com/events/jq0cn09t?dm_i=7MDZ,AXUI,1TWOHL,1937J,1
Meeting for the Healing Team
The team meeting will be at Mark Tubey’s 27 Dunbar Road on Tuesday 4th March at 10.30. Carolyn Perry
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, 2B or 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/ 117 people have already returned their forms
The Patchwork Garden. (affiliated to the Quiet Gardens Trust.)
We are opening our garden on Saturday, March 22nd between 10am and 5pm.
Weather permitting the resources will be at several seating areas
for you to relax and connect with God and Nature.
After then you will be welcome to come by yourself, (or with another),
to a quiet place and get some rest. Mark 6:31.
Phone 079746 77751 to arrange a time. Mark and Sheila , 27 Dunbar Road.
Eco Church News:
Litter Picking
Earlier this month a few valiant souls braved the elements to litter pick up Priors Hill, ending up near Alexandra Park. It can be depressing to see the amount of litter that thoughtless people either deliberately dump or throw out of car windows etc and Priors Hill was no exception. However, the more people care about this and act to clean it up, the pleasanter our villages and countryside will be…… and why should we let the litter vandals win!
From 21st March to 6 April is ‘The Great British Spring Clean’, organised by ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ and we will be organising another litter pick, and pledging our support as a church – details nearer the time. Thank you to all those who already litter pick on a regular basis around the village. And if you do see fly-tipping, report it to Wroughton Parish Council either online or in person – they are usually very good at responding and clearing it.
Book & Jigsaw Swap
As part of our commitment to ‘Reuse & Recycle’ this popular event will again take place in church during Lent, starting on Sunday 23rd March so please do have a good sort out and donate any unwanted books or jigsaws. Details on where and how nearer the time……
Wroughton Lower Churchyard Volunteers
Invite you to their open day on Saturday 29th March at 11am to 2pm
Enjoy free tea / coffee and home cakes. Find out what we do and how you could join us. Come along and see for yourself how rewarding becoming a volunteer can be, See the wonderful surroundings we are trying to preserve.
‘No time commitment, do what you can when you can’. Average meet time fortnightly, weather dependent.
A warm welcome awaits you. Wroughton & Wichelstowe Parish Church, SN4 9JS.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN NEED OF REPAIR?
Get broken stuff fixed, we’ll have a go at anything that doesn’t involve 240V.
There’s a free shop for clothes, books, toys, & bric-a-brac.
Craig will mend your bike and give advice. There will also be a seed swap and activities for families with children.
A chilled Sunday afternoon at Eastcott Community Centre in Savernake Street, Old Town SN1 3LZ on Sunday 2nd March between 2pm and 5pm.
MARCH HARE PASTEL WORKSHOP
Taking place on Saturday 8th March 2025, 2pm – 4.30pm, Price: £25
At Wroughton Parish Church Hall, Materials and Refreshments provided
This workshop should give you what you need to start or progress with your love of pastel drawing.
There will be a step-by-step guide to help you complete your painting of a March Hare in your own unique way.
Specialist Pastel paper will be provided and cut so your masterpiece can be easily framed afterwards. I will bring along my soft pastels to choose your colour scheme, but I suggest you invest in a basic kit to get used to your own materials if you haven’t done so already.
There will be a small class size to keep learning high and I am happy to help you with additional pastel images if you bring them with you and time permits. Painting with pastel can sometimes be quick, like a sketch or meticulously detailed so the timings for completion will vary. Please get in touch to find out more. lisajanelane429@gmail.com Tel:07539226680 IG: lisajanelane FB:lisaljanelane-art
Floodlighting
The Church will be floodlit on Friday 7th March by Ida Morton in memory of her husband, William Morton.
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 Pamela Hopkins. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
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