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At Church this Christmas

All Saints Church, Lydiard Millicent (The church in the village) St John’s Church, Haydon Wick
Sunday 9th 10.30am All-Age Christingle Sunday 2nd 4.30pm Christingle
Sunday 16th 6.30pm Candle-lit Carol Service Sunday 16th 6.30pm Seven Lessons and Carols
Christmas Eve 5pm All-Age Christmas Eve Service Sunday 23rd 11am Carols for All Ages
Christmas Eve 11.30pm Midnight Communion Service Christmas Eve 11.30pm Midnight Communion
Christmas Day 8am Christmas Day Communion Service Christmas Day 10am Christmas Day All Age Service
Christmas Day 10.30 am Christmas Day All-Age Service
St Francis Worship Centre, Taw Hill
St. Mary’s Church, Lydiard Tregoze (The church in the park) Saturday 1st 10am Gabriel’s Gang, Children’s Club
Wednesday 12th 2pm Mother’s Union Advent Service Saturday 1st 2pm Children’s Christmas Party
Friday 14th 7.30pm Carols in Hook Village Hall Christmas Eve 4pm Crib Service
Sunday 16th 10am Nativity Service
Sunday 16th 6.30pm Carols by Candlelight St Andrew’s Church, Blunsdon
Sunday 23rd 10am Christmas Songs of Praise Sunday 16th 4pm Christingle Service
Christmas Eve 4pm Family Crib Service Sunday 23rd 4pm Nine Lessons and Carols
Christmas Eve 11pm Midnight Communion Service Christmas Eve 11.30pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day 10am Christmas Day Family Service Christmas Day 10am Family Christmas Communion
The Church of Christ the Servant, Abbey Meads
Holy Trinity Church, Shaw Village Centre Sunday 16th 4pm Christingle. Bring an orange
Sunday 16th 10.30am Children’s Nativity Service
Sunday 16th 6.30pm Carols by Candlelight Sunday 23rd 6pm Carols By Candlelight (mulled wine

and mince pies)

Christmas Eve 11pm Midnight Communion Service
Christmas Day 10.30am Christmas Day Family Service Christmas Eve 4pm Carols and Crafts.
Christmas Eve 11.15pm Midnight Carol Service.
Toothill Church, Toothill Village Centre Christmas Day 10am Family ‘show & tell’ service
Friday 7th 7.30pm Wootton Bassett Brass Band,
Christmas Music Freshbrook Evangelical Church
Sunday 16th 10.45am Nativity Service Sunday 23rd 10am & 6.30pm Carol Services
Sunday 23rd 10.45am Carol service Christmas Day 10am Service of Thanksgiving
Sunday 23rd 4.00pm Christingle Emmanuel URC Church, Haydon Wick
Christmas Eve 11.30pm Midnight Communion Service Sunday 23rd 6pm Carol Service
Christmas Day 10am Christmas Family Service. Christmas Eve 11.30pm Midnight Communion Service
Christmas Day 10am Christmas Celebration
Westlea Church (meeting in Westlea School)
Sunday 16th 10am Family Service with Nativity Swindon Family Church, The Trinity Centre, Stonehill Green, Westlea
Sunday 23rd 6.30pm Carols by Candlelight Sunday 23rd 10.30am Christmas Family Service
Christmas Eve 3pm Family Crib Service Christmas Day 10.30am Christmas Day Celebration
Christmas Day 10am Christmas Day Family Service
St Peter’s Catholic Church, Carronbridge Road, Eastleaze
North Swindon Baptist Church, Abbey Meads Community School Sunday 23rd 3pm Carol Service
Sunday 16th 6.30pm Family Carol Service Christmas Eve 6pm Mass for the Children
Sunday 23rd 10.30am Family Service Christmas Eve Midnight Sung Mass
Christmas Day 10.30am Christmas Day Service Christmas Day 10am Mass with carols
St Mary’s Catholic Church, Tovey Road, Rodbourne Cheney
Sleepout volunteers wanted Christmas Eve 5pm Vigil Mass with carols
‘This year make a difference’ says Cher Sawyer of Threshold Housing Christmas Eve 7.30pm Children’s Mass with Music Group
Link and spend a night you will always remember. Christmas Eve Midnight Midnight Mass, carols from 11.30pm
At last year’s sleepout in the car park at Immanuel United Reformed Christmas Day 9.30am Dawn Mass with carols
Church, Upham Road 44 people raised £12,500 to help the homeless
in the town. On Friday 7 December the aim is to double that.
Since last Christmas Threshold Housing Link has seen a rise in the Supporting the less fortunate
number of homeless people who have had to be turned away because
its Culvery Court has been full. during the festive season
From April 06 to March 07 hostel staff assisted 239 people who
were able to be accommodated, but had to turn away almost 600 Donations and helpers wanted
people. Of those helped 82 per cent were local homeless and 88 per Christmas Care provides temporary shelter for homeless and lonely
cent had slept rough. people and those in need over the Christmas period, and help is
At 8pm on 7 December, before the sleepout Wroughton New Creation needed to make it happen again this year.
vocal group will perform in the main hall and the Bishop of Swindon, Rt The project will run from Monday 24 December, 4pm, until Friday 28
Revd Dr Lee Rayfield will launch the event with a goodnight prayer. December at Queen’s Drive Methodist Church.
Call 524661 or mail [email protected] for a sponsorship pack. Or The church will be open to collect donations of sleeping bags, blankets,
donate online at: www.justgiving.com/thl/donate pillows, towels, toiletries, clothes and food on:
www.thl.org.uk • Saturday 15th, 10am to 3.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm
• Youth set up slum in Freshbrook. See page 50.
• Wednesday 19th, Friday 21st and
Prayers for Lydiard Millicent parish Saturday 22nd, 10am to 3.30pm.
The Pilgrim Centre in Regent Street can also accept donated items,
In January 2007 All Saints Church launched an initiative to pray for every Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm. Bedding and clothing cannot be ac-
street in the parish - in the village and parts of West Swindon - and to cepted after 21 December.
give people the opportunity to request individual prayer. Money is needed to make the season of good cheer more welcoming
Throughout the year leaflets have been delivered to streets giving the for those in need. Cash or cheques (payable to Christmas Care) can
dates that the homes were being prayed for. The church will continue be delivered to the venues above.
this throughout 2008. If you want a prayer said for any individual need, To volunteer your time and effort call Betty Spence on 485483. For
post it in the prayer box in the church porch or mail: partnershipoffice@ information about Christmas Care, call Patsy Maloney on 642368.
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