St Thomas’, Trowbridge
& St John’s, West Ashton
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord
rises upon you.” Isaiah 60: 1
Welcome to our worship this morning. A Hearing Loop system is installed: please
set hearing aids to ‘T’. If you have any other special needs, the wardens or sides
men will try to help.
SUNDAY 6 JANUARY
EPIPHANY
10.30am Holy Communion BCP St John’s
10.30am Holy Communion St Thomas’
6.00pm Evening Service St Thomas’
Apprentices:
Pathfinders:
Explorers:
Scramblers & Climbers and Little Glories:
The Wise Men
Mon 7 10.00am Parents & Toddlers, Holy Trinity Church
1.00pm Parents & Toddlers, Holy Trinity Church
Tue
8 8.00am Prayer Unplugged, Holy Trinity
7.45pm Staff meeting
Wed 9 9.30am Beracah, all age women’s group, crèche available
2.00pm Holy Communion BCP, St Thomas’
7.00pm Menunited Prayer Evening, Bethesda Baptist Church
7.30pm Feedback from Listening Exercise, at HOLY TRINITY
Thur 10 7.00am Early morning prayer, Audrey Prentice Room
9.45am Messy Church, Church Rooms
Fri
11 10.00am Friday Prayer Group, Audrey Prentice Room
7.30pm The Pulse, Holy Trinity
Sat
12
8-9am Prayer Station, Holy Trinity
8.00am MENUNITED Big Breakfast, The Food Factory
SUNDAY 13 JANUARY
EPIPHANY 1
9.00am Holy Communion, St Thomas’
10.30am Service of the Word, St John’s
10.30am Morning Service, St Thomas’
Coffee: Jean & Gordon Stanford
Flowers: Jean Ludlow
6.00pm Evening Service, St Thomas’
Mon 14 7.30pm Meeting re Week of Prayer for Trowbridge, in May,
at 44 Grasmere, Trowbridge
MENUNITED information update.
Prayer Evening: Wednesday 9th January 7.pm. at Bethesda Baptist church.
The Big Breakfast: Saturday 12th January at the Food Factory 8.am. To
book please contact Bill Stubbs 01225 781538.
The speaker is the Rev Rob Thomas from St. James when he will share how
from the Atomic agency he came into the ministry.
Noel
Ugandaid Breakfast
On 20th January there will be a fundraising breakfast in the Church Hall at St
Thomas’ in aid of Ugandaid and the visit by Jane Bullock and Pauline Butler.
More information will appear over the next few weeks. Please speak to Ivor
Saxby (via the Parish Office) if you want to know more in the mean time.
After the Evening Service today (6th January), David Mayell invites
you to stay for refreshments, including birthday cake, to celebrate
his 50th Birthday.
‘Back to Baroque’
Concert of Baroque Music
Ludmila and Friends
Saturday, 12th January, 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church
Admission free – Donations for Wiltshire Rural Music School
Refreshments available
Care for the Family
‘Marriage Unlocked’ - Marriage Tour 2013
Woodlands Church, Bristol – Thursday, 28th February, 7.30pm
‘No group work or embarrassing questions!’
All tickets £5
Booking and information: www.careforthefamily.org
or phone 029 20810800
On Wednesday, 9th January, at 7.30pm, at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH there
will be feedback, for the congregation, from the Listening Exercise, which
was carried out last autumn.
FATHER OF LIGHTS
th
Showing in two parts during St Thomas’ 6pm Evening Service on 20
th
& 27 January
“If I were to have to explain what it is about in a nutshell, I would put it like
this: Father of Lights is about God’s heart. I went into making this film by
asking the simple question: who is God? I wanted to know His character,
His personality, and who He truly is. To answer this question, we had to peel
back the many layers of religious garbage that has been passed onto him
through generations. That He is angry. Vengeful. Wrathful. And in general,
that He doesn’t like you very much. The truth, as you will see vibrantly in this
film, is that He is the most loving, compassionate, and wonderful Father you
can imagine.
Along the way we will look at a number of things. Aside from dealing with
some of the misconceptions surrounding the Father, we’ll journey through
the nature of grace, take on the religious spirit, and see some of the most
amazing God encounters ever put on film. You’ll meet people who love
more extravagantly than you thought possible, will watch God deal with
witch doctors and gang leaders and Hindu holy men, and you’ll see an
ending that…well…let’s just say you’ll need to see it to truly believe it.”
(Director, Darren Wilson)
Alpha - next course starts on Monday 21 January at 7:30pm at Holy Trinity.
If you would like to be involved in:
the Alpha prayer team please contact Rosemary Dolding 776129
the Hospitality and Catering team please contact Debbie and Perran
Woolfrey 01373 865796
a leader/helper please contact Melanie Otto 776325
Some comments from the guests who have just completed Alpha:
'It has been amazing - the highlight of my week!'
'It has been a life changing experience!'
'I've gained a greater understanding of life..now studying the Bible ..
also have a passion to learn more about my faith and to help others
with theirs... I think everyone should do the Alpha course!'
'I was a judgmental/ angry person but since I've started the Alpha
course, I've changed my outlook on life...I'm more happy and relaxed'.
'Jesus came into my life and I experienced something beyond words'.