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we believe that Jesus Christ is able Rock the Planet at Lydiard
to forgive our past, give meaning to
the present and hope for the future Over 1,000 people are expected to take part in a festival for young people and families in Lydiard Park
on Saturday 12 July.
Organised by ncounter and own 4-piece girl band, Collective, organisers in getting stands and
sponsored by West Swindon based will finish the evening with their props organised and decorated, or
power company npower, the event own brand of high energy pop. if you want to enter the battle of
is free to anyone from Swindon and Battle of the bands auditions the bands, find the details at: www.
North Wiltshire. will be taking place during June. rocktheplanet.org.uk
Planned for the afternoon from To join the main stage hip hop Or call Hanna Koning on
2pm are a fashion show, dance dance troupe, work alongside the 849425.
Sunday services are at and craft workshops and open air
10am & 6.30pm painting. There will also be a huge
For further information you can bouncy castle, the chance to enjoy Parables in stained glass at St Francis
either ring (01793) 873050; a good water fight and a volleyball Throughout history, art has been a customary way of celebrating the
e-mail: [email protected] competition.
glory of God and pupils of St. Francis’ Primary School, Taw Hill, have
or visit: www.freshbook.org At 6pm local performers will be continued the tradition by painting stained glass windows represent-
“the gift of God is Eternal Life” (Romans 6 v23) on the main stage, and ncounter’s ing parables.

Join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - the church in the park: 10am
All Saints’, Lydiard Millicent - the church in the village: 10.30am
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.45am
For details of these and our other services
call the Partnership Office on 874221
Email: [email protected]
www.wswinlyd.org.uk
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church

Alex Walker with Year 6 artists
On Thames Avenue Visiting artist Alex Walker or- there’s not a lot in the school day
next door to ganised the project, conceived last that is process-led. My mission is to
Morrisons year by headteacher Clive Westall, help children learn more by using
Contact: in which all pupils were encour- their imagination.
“Working in St. Francis’ was
aged to participate.
Revd Raymond Adams “Each class picked a Biblical refreshing. It’s fantastic to go to a
Tel: 634258 story,” said Alex. “I worked with school with such an emphasis on
St. John’s Haydon Wick them to make an illustration of the creativity. The children had the
story which was then transposed chance to do something really un-
onto glass around and above the usual through this project.”
sunday services main doors to the school hall.” Pupil Kyra Jenkins said, “Alex
9am Traditional communion service She was helped by groups of four put our designs together to make a
11am Eventful, contemporary worship children at a time who applied paint masterpiece.”
Classmate Josh Dibble said, “the
to panes close to the floor.
with children’s groups meeting Alex said she enjoyed working new stained glass has lots of little
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk in the school. “The pressure of the pictures; it shows that Jesus is al-
curriculum can limit creativity; ways there for us.”

Sunday Worship 10.30am
Sunday School and Creche
Meeting at Abbey Meads
Community School