Pentecost
TODAY
8.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10.00am FAMILY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
1.30pm ORCHID RAMBLE – Meet in the Car Park.
NEXT WEEK
Monday 9th June 7.30 pm Churchyard Committee
Tuesday 10th June 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 12th June 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Friday 13th June 1.30pm Funeral Service for Gill Hand – Church
SUNDAY 15th June 2025
Trinty
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Reading: Proverbs 8. 1-4, 22-31
Sidespersons: Jean Reens and Christine Wrixon
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Intercessor: Peter Ferguson
Reading: Proverbs 8. 1-4, 22-31
Reader: Veronica Garside
Altar Servers: Jean Ford and Andrew Kirk
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 Robinson |
| Church Hall | Alternate Tuesday evenings | Nick & Joan Orman – 10th & 17th June |
| The Vicarage | Wednesday evenings during term time. | Karen Harrison |
| Church Hall | Saturday men’s Fellowship – Bi-Monthly | 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
15/6 Miriam/Helena T 5/7 Karen H/Lynn
19/7 Barbara/Carolyn August Break
6/9 Phill or Joan/Karen F 20/9 Karen H/Miriam
Farewell to Andy Bissex
Andy Bissex has been on extended placement with us as an ordinand since October 2023. He has now come to the end of his training at Ripon College Cuddesdon is leaving us to begin the next stage of his formation as Assistant Curate in Highworth. This Sunday (Pentecost) is his last Sunday with us! Please do wish him well and pray for him as he takes this step of faith. Please also stay behind after the 10am service for cake and fizz.
Sunday 8th June – Orchid Ramble
Come and join us for a walk with our resident botanist, Dr Keith Hooper, as we go on the trail of orchids (and many other interesting plants & wildlife) in our local area.
Meet in the church car park at 1.30pm. The walk has been planned and risk assessed and is suitable for all those with reasonable fitness. Long trousers and good footwear recommended. We aim to be back at the church for 3.30pm for homemade cake and refreshments outside in the churchyard (weather permitting) . Family & friends welcome. Any questions to Keith or Helena – and any queries on the day regarding weather etc – contact Helena on 07909 882150
Breakfast in church!
Following the success of the last breakfast in church, we are holding another one on Sunday 22nd June. A continental breakfast will be served in church between the two morning services, from 8.50am to 9.45am. Hot drinks, fruit juices, warm croissants, toast and preserves will be available to enjoy!
Everyone is warmly invited! It will be an excellent opportunity to chat to old friends and make new ones.
Grace at Ground Level
As part of their Year of Discipleship, Swindon New Town Parish are excited to announce ‘Grace at the Ground Level’, a series of talks by lay people about their unique callings to discipleship in their everyday lives!
- 3rd of June will be by local tattoo artist Gavin Jones on how he integrates his faith and Christian art into his work.
- 10th of June will be by Matt Winbow on his pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
- 22nd June will be by our Pastoral Assistant, Dominic Veveris, on his recent placements with the Mission to the Seafarers in Yokohama and Tokyo, and the migrant ministry at St. Alban’s Anglican-Episcopal Church in Tokyo.
- 15th July will be by our Licensed Lay Minister, Carol Simmons on her vocation to lay ministry.
More talks are being planned to follow! All talks will be at S. Mark’s (Church Place, SN1 5EH) and begin at 7:30pm, refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to join!
Save the date:
Church Teams Day. Saturday 27 September, Pattern Church Swindon
A chance for us all to come together for learning and collaboration and to explore ways of serving our congregations and the wider community. There will be worship, food and refreshments, as well as opportunities for creative thinking to take back to your parish from a range of workshops on a variety of themes, such as: fundraising, buildings and culture change in your context! Invites to follow soon.
COUNT ON NATURE SURVEY
Please join in our annual survey of the nature in our churchyard on Saturday 14th June from 10am. Some books and information will be available to help you identify the plants and animals you encounter (phones are also helpful!), so that we can make a record of which species are thriving and which might need support. Refreshments will be available. All welcome.
Cream Teas for the Hospice
Cream Teas & Table Top Sale, featuring the Wroughton Silver Band will take place on Saturday 21st June, 2.45pm at St Joseph’s Church in aid of the Prospect Hospice. We need donations of table top, raffle prices or tombola gifts please leave with Janet at the Parish Office, Priors Hill. If you are able to make some scones or help on the day please ring Anne Moss, 813318.
Open the Book Feedback from East Wichel Primary School and Nursery
East Wichel Primary School whole heartedly loves Open the Book, provided by Bible Society, for their passionate and engaging assemblies that bring stories to life in a way that truly inspires our students. Their voluntary team creates a warm, vibrant and meaningful experience, enriching our school community with valuable lesssons and fostering a deeper understanding of faith and morales. The students are captivated and motivated by these storytelling sessions, which have become a cherished part of our school’s spiritual and moral developement. We highly recommend Open the Book to any school seeking to ignite curiosity and in still positive values through lively and heartfelt biblical storytelling. You are amazing.
Great to hear this positive feedback and thank you to all who go to East Wichel Primary School and relay this valuable message.
Can you Help?
Urgent Volunteer Coordinator needed for the Soup and Sandwich Group
The Soup and Sandwich Group meet every Friday at St Joseph’s Church from 12 noon to 1.30pm and many of our congregation go. It has grown considerably over the last year and friendships have grown. They need someone to take on the admin work and shopping that is needed to keep it going or it may close. If you feel you can spare some time to help this group, please speak to Joy Wheals who attends our 8am service who will tell you more about the roll. Joy’s telephone number is 07794 353893.
Prospect Hospice Starlight Walk 2025
Jean Ford and Janet Henderson are taking part in the Prospect Hospice’s Starlight Walk on 28 June 2025. We would be grateful for your sponsorship to support our local hospice. You can donate by going to prospecthospice.enthuse.com and searching for either of our names or we would be happy to accept cash which we can then pay into our fundraising accounts. Thank you.
‘Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride – Saturday 13th September 2025 – Help needed!
This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday 13th September. As for the last many years, I am happy to be administrator for the event for our Parish. However, due to a holiday commitment, I will be away for the event itself. I am thus inviting help!
Our job on the day is to have the Church open with the toilet available (easy wins!), and to have someone on hand to sign sponsorship forms of riders/walkers visiting our Church between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm. In past years, Tracy and me have done most of the form signing coverage. If you can spare an hour or two to come to the Church that day and be on hand to sign the sponsorship forms of visiting riders/walkers, direct them to the wc if required, that would be really appreciated. Due to our position at the top of a hill, visitor numbers are usually not high and the session is likely to allow you to enjoy the quiet of our Church and Churchyard for most of your stint! If you are able to assist, I would be really grateful. If you could please let me know via email or mobile to: masonmj@ntlworld.com or 07899 041596. I will also leave a volunteer sheet on the Church Chest, if that is preferred. Thank you!’
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have died, Gill Hand. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
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.
| 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. |
Letter from the Diocese of Bristol
Dear friends at
St John Baptist and St Helen
Wroughton & Wichelstowe
Your Parish Share gifts in 2024 amounted to
£80,000
We would like to thank all of you in the parish of St John Baptist and St Helen Wroughton &
Wichelstowe for your contributions to Parish Share in 2024, and for you pledge of support for the coming year. Your faithful commitment is very much valued and a certificate is enclosed as a symbol of our appreciation.
In 2024 parishes reported that they:
- Conducted approximately 1,200 school assemblies.
- Ran 32 Messy Church or a similar type of service.
- Baptised 700 people.
- Married 250 couples.
- Conducted 1,200 funerals.
- Welcomed 7,750 adults and 1,200 children on a usual Sunday.
- Counted approximately 15,660 as being a part of their worshipping communities.
Without the generous financial support of parish share by PCCs and congregations the activities and ministries hinted at above may not have been possible. Your contribution to Parish Share has either provided, supported or enabled parish ministry across the diocese, for which we give thanks to our Heavenly Father.
May God be with you at St John Baptist and St Helen Wroughton & Wichelstowe as you seek to share the love of Christ with those around you.
With prayers and best wishes in Christ
The Ven Christopher Bryan The Ven Becky Waring The Rev’d Adam Beaumont
Archdeacon of Malmesbury Archdeacon of Bristol Associate Archdeacon
