Epiphany 2
TODAY
8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
10.00 am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 20th January 9:00 am Morning Prayer – Church
Thursday 22th January 9:00 am Morning Prayer – Church
SUNDAY 25th JANUARY 2026
EPIPHANY 3
8am HOLY COMMUNION in Church
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1. 10-18
Sidespersons: Ron & Joan Reader
10.00am HOLY COMMUNION in Church and on YouTube
Preacher: Revd Barbara Abrey
Intercessor: Revd Andrew Francis
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1. 10-18
Reader: Jean Ford
Altar Servers: Gillian Pitter and Andrew Kirk
Sidespersons: Alan & Kathy Gregory
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 20/1 |
| 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
18/1 Lynn/Jean Jesus in the Temple
1/2 Tracy/Helena Jesus is baptised
15/2 Joan/ Holly Choosing Disciples
1/3 Carolyn/Karen Palm Sunday
15/3 Hannah/ Miriam Last Supper/Crucifixion
5/4 Easter Sunday
19/4 Lynn/Jean Resurrection
3/5 Tracy/Helena Ascension/message of Good news
17/5 Joan/Miriam Down through the roof
7/6 Carolyn/Karen Storm on the lake
21/6 Hannah/Holly Feed the 5000
5/7 Lynn/Jean Good Samaritan
19/7 Joan Miriam I can see
6/9 Tracy/Helena Good shepherd
Have your say on Recruitment of Our New Vicar –
Sunday, February 8th at 10.00 am followed by Bring and Share Lunch
As part of our process for our recruiting a new vicar, Rosy Ashley, Diocesan Adviser for Parish Development will be joining us to lead a special service at 10.00 am on Sunday February 8th. There will be a short form of Morning Worship interwoven with specific time provision made for Rosy to walk us through our reflection, prayer and discernment of what we would like in our new Vicar and the future direction of our Church. This will include time for discussion and congregation participation with her – very much our chance to air views and have our say.
There will be a bring and share early lunch afterwards and the chance for further discussion.
The aim of the Service is to inform Rosy, in conjunction with us, to write a short single sided document called Christ’s Call – essentially a summary of what kind of Church God is calling us to be. This will be prominent in the Parish Profile document which will be the basis of our recruitment effort. Applicants consider this very carefully and it is our chance to tell them who we are.
For the lunch please can you sign-up to say what food you propose
to bring on the sheet in Church.
Cakes for 10am Service Refreshments
Many thanks to all those who have provided cake and biscuits for us to enjoy after the 10am service over the past months. If you would like to sign up to provide cake on a particular Sunday, there’s a new sign up sheet in church for the period up to Easter.
Licensing of Ven Adrian Youings will be the Interim Minister in Swindon Deanery
Adrian will be licensed at St Johns, Haydon Wick on 25th January 2026 at 6pm. All Welcome
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, June Bradley. We pray for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
Floodlighting
The Church was floodlit on Thursday 15th January by Maria Strange and family in memory of her Mum,
Rosemary Strange née Harris on her 80th birthday.
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.
Phill’s Last Service
‘Thank you to all whom attended Phill’s final morning service (in person and online) and helped provide such a fitting send off for him and the family. Your generous donations meant we could present him with gifts and cash totalling £830.’
Thank you from the Harrisons
Thank you so much for all your kind wishes and blessings as we leave Wroughton; we will miss you very much. I can confirm that both the whisky and port are excellent and we’re very much looking forward to using our Bristol Beacon vouchers and will find something nice to buy for the house once we’ve got settled – you have been most generous. Bristol isn’t terribly far away, so I’m sure we’ll see each other again at some point. With prayers for the future, Phill and Karen.
Church Office
The office will be closed on Friday 16th, Monday 19th, Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st January and reopen on Thursday 22nd January due to annual leave.
The Parish Office, Priors Hill, Wroughton, SN4 0RT – 01793 812050 office@wroughton.com
Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 1.30pm
