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THE CHURCH AT EASTER
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HOLY WEEK AT FINDING THE CHURCH OF
THE UNITED CHURCHES ENGLAND IN WEST SWINDON

Last year for the first time we held a service somewhere in the by John Flory
parish each day during Holy Where do I go to arrange a before the first house in Toothill
ST. PETERS Week. Many people found this a christening? was occupied, the main churches
helpful way to remember the last The Vicar says I must get my in Swindon decided to work to-
CATHOLIC CHURCH
week of the life of Christ, and his banns called, but where is my gether, gathering Christians in
Services for Holy Week Passion and Death; so we are parish church? each urban village to form new
Tuesday 29th March doing the same this year. Please As far as I can see there isn't a congregations near where they
Penitential Service with visiting come to any or all of these 'proper' church in West Swindon! lived. We talked to the borough
Priests. For Confessions 7.30 - services as you choose. These are typical of the prob- planners about sites for new
8.30 p.m. lems that people have in getting church buildings, and set about
Wednesday 30th March Monday 28th in touch with the Church of finding the considerable sums of
Stations of the Cross at 7.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m. Joint Service at Toot- England, and, although The Link money needed to pay for these.
followed by Mass at 7.30 p.m. hill Church. has carried this information Thus it was that the Rector
Maundy Thursday 31St March Tuesday 29th before, newcomers may find it was joined by a Baptist Minister
Mass of the Lord's Supper at 8.00 p.m. Evening Service at helpful to read another piece on and an Anglican Deaconess, and
7.30 p.m. Shaw Church. the local church. Toothill church was built using
Confessions 6.00 -6.30 p.m. Wednesday 30th The western development Methodist money. A Methodist
Good Friday 1st April 7.00 p.m. Stations of the Cross at really got going about a dozen Minister also joined the team,
Liturgy of The Passion and Holy St. Peter's R.C. Church (Joint years ago, and farmland began to and later, a Minister from the
Communion 3.00 p.m. Service). We are invited to attend dissapear under tarmac, bricks United Reformed Church. Now,
Stations of the Cross 10.00 am. Mass afterwards. and mortar at an incredible rate. as you porbably know, the Church
Confessions 10.30 - 11.00 a.m. Maundy Thursday 31st Most of this land lay in the parish of England are funding a new
and 4.30 p.m. -5.30 p.m. 7.30 p.m. Holy Communion at of Lydiard Tregoze (Toothill, church building in the Shaw
Holy Saturday 2nd April St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze. Freshbrook and Grange Park). Village Centre.
Confessions 11.00 - 11.30 a.m. Good Friday, April 1st the parish church, St. Mary's, is One of the congregations
and 3.00-4.00 p.m. 10.45 a.m. Family Service at in Lydiard Park next to the served by this team meets in the
Easter Vigil 8.30 p.m. Toothill Church. mansion. Soon land in the parish Primary School on Westlea,
Easter Sunday 12 noon -3.00 p.m. Three Hours of Lydiard Millicent was being because there is no land available
Mass 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. At The Foot Of The Cross, All used - as the housing in Westlea, for a church. If you are used to
UNITED SERVICES: Saints', Lydiard Millicent. Eastleaze, Shaw and Roughmoor associating the word 'church'
Easter Saturday 2nd was added. The parish church for with a building rather than a
Monday 28th March
9.00 p.m. Night Service at St. this area is All Saints, in the group of Christians meeting
Toothill Shared Church 8.00 p.m. Mary's, Lydiard Tregoze. village of Lydiard Millicent. together, then you will miss see-
Wednesday 30th March Easter Day 3rd These beautiful old buildings ing many exciting new churches!
Stations of the Cross at St. Peter's
6.00 a.m. Service of Light at St. have been centres of worship for To have your own building has
7.00 p.m. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze. at least 500 years, and an in- many advantages, but also some
For further details phone 874400. (All Welcome!) creasing number of West Swindon disadvantages - as St. Mary's
An Invitation to 8.00 am. Holy Communion couples are being married in has just found out as they foot
Lydiard Millicent. them, (about 80 this year). To the bill for some costly roof
EASTER 10.30 am. Holy Communion complete the picture, we must repairs.
CELEBRATION Lydiard Millicent. add that the northernmost part We hope that you won't be put
SERVICES 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion Shaw of Roughmoor is in the parish of off to find that we meet together
Church.
St Mary, Purton, so that's where simply as Christians, and not as
at FRESHBROOK 10.30 am. Family Service Shaw you go to have your banns called. Anglicans rather than Baptists,
EVANGELICAL CHURCH Church. Although the civil boundaries and that it isn't always in a
(Meeting at the Community 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion were revised and the borough 'church'. When we meet, Christ
Centre) Lydiard Tregoze. expanded to the west to include is present, and we can worship
10.45 am. Holy Communion the whole development area, the him, learn to grow in our faith,
GOOD FRIDAY, 1st APRIL Toothill Church. Diocese of Bristol decided to and have fellowship together.
10.30 a.m. Family Service 10.45 a.m. Holy Communion leave the church parish boun- Come and join us! We're not
Westlea Church. daries where they were, simply difficult to find. There's a 'phone
EASTER DAY 3rd APRIL 6.30 p.m. Holy Communion merging the two benefices to number on the reference page in
Services at II a.m. and 6.30p.m. Lydiard Tregoze. create the one 'parish of the each Link by which you can get
Guest Speaker: Rev. Derek Pollott 6.30 p.m. Evening Worship Shaw Lydiards' in 1981. the details you want - or try
Church As people moved into the new your nearest Minister:
Come and join us this Easter 7.00 p.m. Evening Worship Toot- houses, the Rector was joined by Tony Price (Anglican) 870244
YOU will be most welcome. hill Church additional staff who were located for Freshbrook & Grange Park.
in the new area, so that there is Anne Thomas (Anglican)
Soft Water Centre now a team Ministry consisting 46421 for Toothill.
of a Rector, two Vicars and a
Keith Boxall (Anglican) 770568
Largest display of water softeners on view in this area! Parish Deacon, to whom you can for Shaw & Roughmoor.
Including: PERMUTIT - DOMEXTRA - go about banns and baptisms. John Flory (Anglican) 770217
SEREIN - PERMO - SOFSTREAM You will have noticed that for the Lydiards & Westlea.
Sales and Service both parish churches lie outside Ian Handscome (Baptist)
the new area - indeed trying to 693384, and Helen Drummond
For Free Site Survey Telephone or Write to find me in the Millicent rectory (U.R.C.) 874372 serve the whole
MALCOLM TOOGOOD - SWINDON involves a mini expedition. Well of West Swindon.
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