St Francis School are very enthusiastic partners with us, sharing our passion for Uganda. I received another generous gift from them this week. The children raised no less than £704 for Uganda over the last few weeks and have entrusted… Read more

The irrepressible June was on TV this week. The residents of Orchid Care Home were shown on the local news celebrating Nurses Week 2021 by serving lunch to the staff. June was herself a nurse, a long time ago, and… Read more

Sanyu receives babies who have been abandoned. No parent willingly gives up their child and the stories are often heart-breaking. Some children are ill. Young parents without jobs struggle to look after them and leave children where they can be… Read more

Tony, Grace and Ali will all be confirmed by Bishop Lee this afternoon at a Deanery Confirmation Service in Pattern Church at 4:30pm. Preparation has had to take place on Zoom and all the usual social distancing will apply at the… Read more

Thanks to Bernadette for being willing to act as verger at the 9am. Bernadette is a relatively new member. She is a Swindonian who has spent a large part of her life in the United Sates. Having returned to Swindon… Read more

Join the Swindon prayer gatherings each day. Thursday, 13th May to Friday, 21st May 8:00am, 1:00pm and 8:00pm (Paul sent a notice out at the beginning of the week.)

There are disagreements within the people of God. There are disagreements about same-sex relationships and about the Christian understanding of marriage. There are disagreements about gender identity. There are disagreements nationally and, doubtless, there will be some within our own… Read more

The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) is divesting from fossil fuel companies. It is committed to maintaining its investments free of holdings in coal, oil and gas in future. The Rt Rev’d Vivienne Faull, Bishop of Bristol said: “In… Read more

Tony, Grace and Ali will all be confirmed by Bishop Lee next Sunday afternoon at a Deanery Confirmation Service in Pattern Church at 4:30pm. Preparation has had to take place on Zoom and all the usual social distancing will apply… Read more

Just as Natalie is having to cut down her input into our services the C of E has come to our rescue with The Cheeky Pandas. Just like VSS is aimed at primary school age children. Churches around the world… Read more

While we were all totally focused on Covid, Europe experienced its hottest year on record in 2020. The five warmest years have all occurred during the last decade according to the European State of the Climate 20202 Report. The winter… Read more

A change of voice is a good thing. Today you get three voices —Nicky Gumbel, Toby Flint and Gemma Hunt. We all need inspiration to keep praying in these trying times. You get to see what the new Alpha series… Read more