TRINITY 6
TODAY
8.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Chris Hunter’s and family last service in Church. There will be fizz and finger food afterwards.
6.00pm EVENSONG in Church
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 2nd July – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 4th July – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Saturday 6th July – Wroughton Carnival
SUNDAY 14th July 2024
Trinity 7
8.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Reading: Ephesians 4. 17- 5. 2
Sidespersons: Alan & Christine Wrixon
10.00am MORNING WORSHIP WITH BAPTISM of Aurora & Finley Bowyer in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Sidespersons: Lillian Wicks and Ross Fralley
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. Future dates are:
| Date | Adults- lead/support |
| 7/7 | Hannah/Holly (a party to mark the Hunters last Sunday Club; it would be lovely if all our kids could be there). |
| 21/7 | Joan/Helena T |
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 Orman |
| The Vicarage | Wednesday evenings during term time. | Karen & Phill Harrison |
| Church Hall | Saturday men’s breakfast | Mike Mason |
A fond farewell to Revd Chris and family
Sunday 7th July is Chris Hunter’s last Sunday with us as he gets ready to start in his new post as Rector of the Canalside Benefice from 16th July. Sally and the children will be with us for a few more weeks and will remain in Wroughton until the end of the school term, after which will all move to their new house near Trowbridge. It’s with a mixture of joy and sadness that we say goodbye to the Hunters. Joy because this marks the successful completion of Chris’ ‘phase 2’ training and an exciting new chapter for them as a family and sadness because they have brought so much to the life of our church whilst they’ve been here and we will miss them. Please join us after the 10am service for a small celebration of their time with us. Revd Phill.
Chris Hunter’s Licencing Service – Tuesday 16th July
The coach to Chris’ licencing service on 16th July will leave from the Ellendune Centre at 5.30pm sharp.
Please arrive in good time as we need to check people on and also allow for traffic conditions. We will be leaving for the return journey to the Ellendune at 9.00pm. If you have any queries please speak to Ross Fralley or Janet Burchell.
This was genuinely the best photo of Chris that I could find! Revd Phill
HOLIDAY CLUB
We are planning to run a children’s holiday club again this year for 3 mornings on 6th, 7th and 8th August. We will be inviting primary age children to join us. If you would like to help out in any way, for some or all of the days, we need support with craft, drama, refreshments and setting up. All helpers would be most welcome. Please speak to Hannah or Carolyn for further details.
Bible Society
Bible Society have partnered with the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity to develop a Bible that is aimed at helping Christians to connect their faith to their every day lives.
We need your help to design the new cover of the new Bible, so on the table near the coffee area are some questions about cover designs and concepts. Please do have a look, answer the questions and give your sheet back to me over the next few Sundays.
All your responses will be confidential and just used cumulatively for the purpose of research.
I’m around today to answer any questions or you can email me at: andy.bissex@biblesociety.org.uk
THE JOY OF ART
On Sunday 14th July 24(3pm to 4.15pm) Chris and & Sue Offord will be running and hosting a session exploring a classical piece of Christian art within a biblical context. The session will include a short talk, plus a discussion with the group and a chance to sketch a portion of the masterpiece under the guidance of Chris. It will take place at Delni Art Gallery Studio at Studley Grange Garden centre, Wroughton with refreshments available. Places are very limited due to space, so please book your place with Chris either by email (delniart@gmail.com) or mobile (07866075474).
Volunteers – Little Lambs
Volunteers welcomed to join the friendly team at the long running Little Lambs, baby, toddler, pre-school and Parent/ cover group in Wroughton. Run by the Churches in Wroughton we rely on volunteers to set up, help with refreshments etc. Please speak to Peter & Karen Ferguson or Lyn Hezlett to find out more. We meet on Wednesday mornings at the Ellendune Centre.
Thank You
Sadie and Matthew would like to thank everyone for their kind best wishes and help in making our wedding such a special day. We are pleased to say that £961.92 was raised for the National Autistic Society and to thank everyone for their generosity.
Week 6 – Ephesians 3:14-21 Power and Love
1) This section of Ephesians is Paul praying for the Ephesian church.
What would be your prayer for our church?
2) When you look back, what has God been saying to you over the past
years? Three years, five years or ten years, what do you feel God is saying?
3) Paul prays for the Ephesians to “have the power to comprehend what is
the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge”. What does it mean to you to think of the breadth, length, height and depth of the love of God?
4) How do we comprehend these things? How do we understand things that
are impossible to understand?
5) What does studying the bible mean to you? When you read the bible,
what are you seeking?
6) Paul then prays for the Ephesians to know the love of Christ that
surpasses knowledge, so that they may be filled with the fullness of God. What do you receive when you come to church?
7) As a church, what do we give to one another?
8) At the end, Paul turns it all back to God. How do we do this in our
lives? How do we take what God is saying, our attempts to comprehend the mystery of God and the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, and focus fully on God?
Eco Top Tips – practical ways to take better care of God’s creation
July –Transport Tips
- Halve the carbon cost of every car journey by car sharing. A medium car emits 360g of CO2 a mile whether it has one, two or more people in it. Join a car share club online and save up to £1000 a year.
- If you are driving show love and respect to cyclists by improving your road behaviour. Their bike mile has a carbon footprint of 2g compared to your small car of 280g CO2e a mile.
Mission to Seafarers
This week I have sent off 11 scarves, 3 balaclavas and 34 hats to this charity. A big thank you to all of you who have made these garments. They are much appreciated.
Janet Henderson
Exciting news for Brighter Futures Blanketeers
The GWH Brighter Future Blanketeers group has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Carer category of BBC Radio Wiltshire’s ‘Make A Difference’ Awards 2024. The results will be announced at a ceremony on September 7th. Well done and thank you to all of you who have contributed to making blankets for the End of Life unit at GWH whether by knitting or crocheting squares, by sewing squares into blankets or by providing wool. Completed squares (6 inches) in DK yarn and Balls of Double Knitting acrylic yarn (no glitter please) can be left in church. The boxes are in a side pew. Thank you. Janet Henderson.
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have died. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
The Church Office
The office is now closed for a few days and will reopen on Wednesday 10th July. Janet
‘Sister Act’ – Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College
Tickets for our whole school summer production of Sister Act are now on general sale and are selling fast. Show dates are 9th-12th July at 7pm. Tickets are priced at £10 and £8.50 and can be purchased by calling the school on 01793 846100 or emailing boxoffice@ridgewayschool.com.
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