ADVENT 4
TODAY
8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
6pm CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND READINGS in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 23rd December 9:00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Wednesday 24th December 9.00 am Christingle Making – Church
WEDNESDAY 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 and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Intercessor: Peter Ferguson
Reading: Titus 3. 4-7
Reader: Jean Ford
Altar Servers: Jean Ford and Tracy Mason
Sidespersons: Ross Fralley
THURSDAY 25th DECEMBER 2024
CHRISTMAS DAY
10am ALL AGE HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Altar Servers: Andrew Kirk and Gillian Pitter
Sidespersons: Ross Fralley and Rose Humphries
SUNDAY 28th DECEMBER 2024
CHRISTMAS 1
8am MORNING PRAYER in Church
Preacher: Dr John Godfree
Reading: Isaiah 63: 7-9
Sidespersons: David & Lynda Pell
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Dr John Godfree
Intercessor: John Henderson
Reading: Isaiah 63: 7-9
Reader: Lorna Robinson
Altar Servers: Louise Bowyer and Jean Ford
Sidespersons: Jean Ford and Lynn Hezlett
SUNDAY 4th JANUARY 2025
EPIPHANY
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Reading: Ephesians 3: 1-12
Sidespersons: Jean Reens and Christine Wrixon
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Phill Harrison
Intercessor: Karen Harrison
Reading: Ephesians 3: 1-12
Reader: Helena Thomas
Altar Servers: Jean Ford and Judith Alexander
Sidespersons: Tony & Julia Edmonds
6pm EVENSONG in Church
Preacher: Dr John Godfree
Intercessor: Janet Henderson
Reading: Isaiah 60. 1-9
Reader: John Henderson
Sidespersons: Carol Brown and Trish Green
Tuesday 6th January 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 8th January 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
SUNDAY 11th JANUARY 2025
EPIPHANY 1
8am MORNING PRAYER in Church
Preacher: Mark Tubey
Reading: Isaiah 42. 1-9
Sidespersons: Pat Lewis and Dee Vincent
10.00am MORNING WORSHIP in Church and on YouTube
Sidespersons: Sally Parker and Sadie Payne
Tuesday 13th January – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 15th January – 9.00 am Morning Prayer – Church
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.
Loop System is now working
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 next mtg 6/1 |
| 67 Savill Crescent | Wednesday evenings during term time | Tracy Mason |
| 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 | |
| 21/12 | Karen H/Miriam | Birth/shepherds/ message |
| 4/1/2026 | Barbara/Carolyn | Kings/Epiphany |
Phill’s Last Service – Sunday 4th January at 10am
Phill’s last service with us is 10.00 am on 4th January we will formally acknowledge his leaving and give him our thanks for his service to us, together with gifts and wishes.
Finance Update
For the last few weeks, we have been asking you to prayerfully consider the amount you can give to the church in 2026. Thank you to those who have responded. We were £230 per week short to balance our budget and I am pleased to say that the 40% of people who have responded have pledged an additional £97 per week, but this still leaves us short by about £133 per week. The PCC is meeting on Tuesday to make a decision on next year’s budget.
If you did not respond, please could you consider doing this. If everyone who has not yet responded was able to give an additional £2 per week this would close the gap.
Community Christmas Card
Please sign our Community Christmas Card that was made by the children. The money you have saved by not buying cards for your friends in church can be donated to the Children’s Society in the box provided.
CHRISTINGLE MAKING
We will be gathering in the church at 9am on Christmas Eve to make the Christingle oranges for the services in the afternoon. All volunteers to help will be most welcome.
Filling Station – Volunteer Driver
The filling station are asking for a volunteer to drive the filling station van on a Thursday (its 6 till 8) on a rota, about every five weeks. If this is something you could help with please contact Angus Macpherson macpherson.angus@btopenworld.com
Carol Singing
Thanks to everyone who joined us for Carol singing yesterday afternoon. We received warm welcomes at both venues. This photo was taken at Lansdowne Hill. When we had finished there we went to Banks Place and they kindly took a collection to add to our donations for The Children’s Society. Janet Henderson
New Testament in a Nutshell – St Mary’s Purton 31st January 10am-4.30pm
The New Testament is well known, however the context can often be missed. Relax and enjoy the journey as an experienced guid encourages you to see God’s Word through the ‘Big Picture’. Our fun and memorable sessions will help you learn with such clarity you’ll be able to retell the whole Storyline to a friend. We will also do our best to inspire and equip you to keep digging deeper.
St Mary’s Church, Church End, Purton, SN5 4EB cost £19 (£14 before 24/12) including workbook and bread and soup lunch. Free for children 11-18 if accompanied by an adult.
Book at www.Bible.org.uk or from Ian Tweedie-Smith 01793 770077 vicarage@tweediesmith.co.uk
St Michael’s youth and families worker
St Michael’s Highworth with St Leonard’s Broad Blunsdon are recruiting for a church youth and families worker. Full details can be found here https://www.stmichaelshighworth.co.uk/jobs
Closing date: 23rd January 2026
Home Communion
If anyone is unable to attend Church through illness, or infirmity, they can receive the reserved communion from a lay reader who is a member of the pastoral team. This is offered on an occasional or monthly basis. Please contact the Vicar or Janet in the office 812050.
Funerals
We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have died, Trevor Oates and Wilson Blanch. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
Floodlighting
The Church will be floodlit on:
Monday 22nd December by Julie Gabe in memory of Vie & Eric Whyte;
Tuesday 23rd December by Lynda Baycroft in memory of Joyce Symonds and Pauline Kershaw;
Wednesday 24th December by Joan Gorringe and Chris Pearce in memory of Ray Gorringe and Peter Pearce both missed very much;
Thursday 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.
