Every week Carol prints and posts about the paper bulletin to those members of the church who do not have access to email. She has been doing this for a long time now and It was especially important during the… Read more

It is hard to believe that Alpha works so well on Zoom. No one was more surprised than Nicky to discover that fact. He was not at all in favour of the idea until he tried it, but has since… Read more

Charmain has organised an event designed to welcome people from Hong Kong who are new to Swindon. She says: “There will be a pot luck lunch here in church at 12 noon on Saturday, 6th November which we will aim… Read more

Special congratulations to Revd Trudie Wigley who has just been elected as Chair of the House of Clergy for the next three year period. This is the post Raymond has held for the last nine years. Many of you will… Read more

Colour it in and wipe it clean! Bible Society believes that the Bible should be at the centre of family life. When they looked at the family Bibles currently available, they realised that they actually weren’t designed to help families… Read more

We were glad to hear that Liam and Sophie are feeling a lot better after their bout of Covid 19. Jane and Emma are also fully recovered after giving it to Tony. . Just before Raymond went away Noah also… Read more

For £4.50 you can buy a Real Advent Calendar for children or grandchildren. The storybook which accompanies the calendar will explain why we count down to this wonderful festival. If you would like to order one please contact the Parish… Read more

The idea behind the Jar of Grace is that you drop a few coins into a jar every time you say grace. If you still use real coins we will always be pleased to receive your jar in the New… Read more

For many years we have run our Shoebox Appeal. We do have flat pack boxes in church if you would like to pick one up. However, you will have to take it to The Entertainer yourself this year. We cannot… Read more

“Thank you so much for your latest quarterly donation of £412 from St John’s Haydon Wick. We received your most recent standing order on 1st October 2021. We are so grateful for your continued support, particularly at a time when… Read more

During every single service in St John’s, we have a team operating the technical equipment in the balcony. Without those people we would have no sound and no visuals. The computers do not operate themselves. Covid has, of course, reduced… Read more

In about a year and a half St John’s will have its first vacancy in over 30 years. This is not quite a record in the Diocese— but it is definitely up there. Clergy vacancies can be about nine months… Read more