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North Swindon church has exciting plans for October half term
From the team that brought you the Big Book Cafe last year, North Swindon Baptist Church are pleased
to launch ‘Sunshine Tours,’ another fun packed holiday Bible club event for children aged 5 to 11 years
Lawn & Hedge Cutting • Maintenance Each day from 25 to 29 October, 10am to 12.15pm, at Abbey Meads Community Primary School, Captain
General Garden Tidy • Patios • Turfi ng George and his crew will be arranging lots of activities, games, bible stories and crafts.
Give your garden a makeover Places are limited so register early by calling Cath Lodge on 701421 or Emma McCarthy: 727923
Call John Dowell on 07892 436198
[email protected]
Ministers say it’s time to step back, yet stay in touch
TERRY WINTER Baptist Minister Brian Sweetman is retiring for health reasons after nine years leading the congregation
MONUMENTAL STONEMASON at Christ the Servant Church at Abbey Meads.
New memorials - Additional inscriptions “It’s unfortunate that I can’t “A minister is part of youth organisations
Old memorials cleaned and renovated continue doing this work in North a team, and a ministry both locally and abroad,
Free estimates • BRAMM accredited Swindon, but there are many people is really only as good with links to the church
Over 25 years’ experience who make up the church,” said as the people around it. and an orphanage in
Tel: 01793 861035 or 07935 309644 Brian, whose retirement bash took I’ve really been blessed Uganda.
email: [email protected] place on 25 September. during my time at Christ “I’ve also really en-
the Servant. It’s a lovely joyed taking part in
Vacancies at church, very friendly assemblies and running
Stitches Sewing Glitterbugs Pre-school and happy, and I’ll be Bible Explorers in the
Service Abbey Meads staying on as an ordinary five North Swindon
primary schools,” said
member of the congrega-
Dressmaking, Alterations and Part-time Pre-school Assistant, tion, although that might be easier Brian. “I pray that the church in
Repairs, Bespoke Costumes Level 2 childcare qualifi cation preferred. said than done.” Abbey Meads will grow and pros-

Also Furnishing – Curtains, Cushions and Blinds etc. Relief Staff also needed. Brian’s career in the church has per and be a source of light in a

Friendly, reliable service Contact Katie for details on 07751 698832
spanned 27 years, and has taken changing society.
Contact Jean on 07887 600319 or mail: [email protected]. him to Scotland, Wolverhampton “The success of a church is partly
and High Wycombe, before coming down to how people like to use their
to Swindon. Sundays, and partly down to how
During his ministry at Abbey churches adapt. There are a lot of
Meads the church has been in- churches in North Swindon which
ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT . . . volved in a lot of activities, includ- are thriving because they have a
Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder RAINWATER HARVESTING HEAT PUMPS ing the Alpha course and washing good heart.”
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs SOLAR WATER HEATING WIND TURBINES cars in support of the Stop the Traffi c Brian is now looking forward to
We collect and deliver over a wide area SOLAR ELECTRICITY . . . then give us a call anti-slavery campaign. becoming a mentor for members
T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 Tel: 01793 772277 www.rainwindsun.com Brian has also developed very of the congregation, and offering
PO Box 2079, Manvers St, Bath BA1 3TJ E-mail: [email protected] good contacts with schools and Christian life coaching.

Fairtrade business lunch to promote
better deal for the less well off
Sunday Worship 10.30am
Sunday School and Creche Local businesses and schools are being urged by the Swindon Fairtrade
Coalition to stock or use Fairtrade products to make a difference to the
Meeting at Abbey Meads
Community School life chances of the world’s poor.
To help get the message across the coalition is holding a Fairtrade
Business lunch on Thursday 28 October, 12.30pm to 1.30pm at St Jo-
seph’s College hosted by the Mayor of Swindon and Lord Joel Joffe, a
founder of Oxfam.
Attendees will be treated to a Fairtrade lunch served by local cater-
ers and listen to Ben Speed of the Fairtrade Foundation talking about
the benefi ts of Fairtrade for businesses and how making a commitment
directly helps the farmers who grow the foodstuffs.
The event is by ticket only. To attend call Barbara Aftelak on 536815
by 7 October or mail: [email protected]

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons Join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Contact: Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
Revd Raymond Adams St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - the church in the park: 10am
Tel: 634258
All Saints’, Lydiard Millicent - the church in the village: 10.30am
St. John’s Haydon Wick Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.30am
Sunday Services For details of these and our other services
9am Traditional communion service call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221
11am Eventful, contemporary worship Email: partnershipoffi [email protected]
with children’s groups meeting www.wswinlyd.org.uk
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church

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