The Parish of St Andrew North Swindon

Church of England

St Andrew’s Church Blunsdon

creating communities of wholeness with Christ at the centre

Notices Christenings, Reading of Banns and Weddings For booking of Christenings (Baptisms), reading of Banns, weddings or to talk to one of the clergy please contact Caroline or Anne on 702715 or turn up on Tuesday at St Francis School 9-10am at the Community Drop In (Term time). ----------------------------------------- HOUSE GROUP Next meeting Thursday 23rd May, 7:30pm at 29 Willington Road, Redhouse, all welcome even if you have not been before! ----------------------------------------- EVENTS AT ST FRANCIS SCHOOL COMMUNITY ROOM COMMUNITY DROP-IN Tuesdays, 9-10am (Term Time) Big Bite Club Thursdays, 11:45am-1pm. (Term Time) ----------------------------------------- Christian Aid Week 12-18th May As attendance patterns vary we have decided that the envelopes for Christian Aid Week will be available in church throughout May. We will also support this year's appeal by having a box in church for old ink cartridges and mobile phones, which Christian Aid can recycle. Please contribute in whatever way you can. ----------------------------------------- Visiting the Church The Church is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Please come and have a look at the historic church and have a cup of tea.

Services All services at St Andrew’s unless otherwise indicated. Everyone is welcome to all of our services, traditional or informal. May 2013 Sunday 5^th May – Easter 6 10am Children’s Service 6:30pm Holy Communion Sunday 12^th May – Easter 7/Start of Christian Aid Week 10am Morning Worship Sunday 19^th May – Pentecost 10am Holy Communion with provision for children 6:30pm Evening Prayer Sunday 26^th May – Trinity Sunday 10am Holy Communion with provision for children 4pm All Age Service at St Francis School with age related teaching groups June 2013 Sunday 2^nd June – Sunday after Trinity 10am Children’s Service 6:30pm Holy Communion ----------------------------------------- ANNUAL MEETINGS Results of Elections At our annual meetings held on Sunday 14th April the following were elected to serve the church community: Churchwardens for the coming year: Tina Thorpe and Peter Smith Deanery Synod until 2014: Niki Wilding PCC member for the next three years: Barry Luffman. There are still two vacancies to serve on the PCC for the next 3 years. Anyone who feels called by God to serve as a PCC member must have been a member of the Church Electoral Roll for at least 6 months, fulfil the requirements for a charity trustee and be proposed and nominated by someone who is also on the Electoral Roll! If you would like to discuss this further, then please speak to one of the churchwardens or clergy.

Contacts CLERGY Ven Caroline Baston Revd Anne Faulkner Curate: Rachel Cook vicar@nschurch.org.uk Day off: Friday PARISH OFFICE 01793 702715 HOME/SCHOOL LINK WORKER Mark Tidey St Francis School 01793 727624 markt@bristoldiocese.org CHURCHWARDENS Tina Thorpe tina.thorpe@nschurch.org.uk Peter Smith peter.smith@nschurch.org.uk DEPUTY CHURCHWARDEN Tony Jones tony.jones@nschurch.org.uk HON. PASTORAL ASSISTANT Susan Smith susan.smith@nschurch.org.uk ITEMS FOR NOTICESHEET Helen Allen helen.allen@nschurch.org.uk CHURCH St Andrew’s Lady Lane Blunsdon Swindon SN25 2DW (between Lyall Close and the Abbey Caravan Park) SCHOOL St Francis C of E VA Primary School Aiken Road, Taw Hill, Swindon SN25 1UH 01793 727624