Next Sunday Evening. Sorry about the clash with the Picnic on the same day. With the Trinity Lightship Weekend coming up on the 25th, the number of days on which we can meet to prepare for confirmation at the beginning… Read more

The Transforming Church Together agenda continues strongly. Diocesan Synod meets on 7th September and Transforming Church will be top of the agenda. It is fair to say that if you are a member of a local church you have probably… Read more

We used to serve coffee every Sunday after the 11am service, and still do after the 9am . That stopped with Covid as people were reluctant to stand too close to each other in the lounge. Except on special occasions… Read more

Bishop Viv writes: “Join us on Saturday 17 September at Pattern Church Swindon for an inspiring and challenging day for all in church leadership – lay, ordained, youth or environmental! – to share in fellowship, and explore the challenges, sensitivities… Read more

We will be running an introduction to the confirmation course for young people on Sunday, September 11 at 6:30 PM in The Quiet Room. Confirmation will take place in November. When we were baptised as children, promises were made over… Read more

Your Local Community Choir is going to start meeting in St. John’s Haydon Wick every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm. It will be led by Sarah Summers. This is not a church initiative. The choir is simply a tenant of… Read more

This is Portuguese for “Abundant Life” and is the name of the Brazilian Church which meets in our church on a Saturday afternoon / evening. The service is in Portuguese and the church aims to reach the Portuguese speakers of… Read more

Last week we celebrated Joni Eareckson Tada who was transformed in a single minute from an athletic teenager to a girl whose four limbs were all affected by paralysis. Forty years later, having come through the experience of depression and… Read more

Being part of a preparation group is one of the best ways to come to a decision about whether or not to take this important step. We never assume that everyone who joins has already decided to be confirmed. We… Read more

Whatever happens in private homes, churches will face huge increases in fuel bills this winter. We had a serious shock in the spring when we opened the envelope from our fuel company. The Finance, Fabric and Governance Committee (FF&G) will… Read more

The Book of Revelation will take us into the world of the persecuted church. Sadly, too many of our brothers and sisters already live there. Christians in India can find themselves viewed as traitors to their culture. Every day they… Read more

This is an annual event. Cyclists, horse-riders, mobility-scooter drivers and walkers will be sponsored on Saturday Sept. 10 to visit as many churches as they can…. and get their forms signed. All you have to do as a “signer”, is… Read more