The Benefice of St. Bartholomew

Ascension Sunday Service - 28th May 2017

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Written by Tony Gowers

We shall gather as a Benefice to celebrate the Ascension of our Lord at a special Eucharist to be held on Win Green (911 feet above sea level - the highest point in Wiltshire) on Sunday 28th May 2017. The service will begin at 11.00 am.  Please bring a picnic for after the service.

The Guest President and Preacher will be The Rev'd Canon Chris Savage.

If you are not familiar with the location of Win Green, click here to see a map showing how to find it.

Should it be very wet, the service will be held at St John's Church, Charlton.

Please do come and join us at the service - all will be most welcome.

St Mary's Church Darts, Pool & Games Evening - Each Month at East Knoyle

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Written by Tony Gowers

A Games Evening

is held each month

in the Medieval Hall in the Village Hall, East Knoyle.

The next evening is on

Tuesday 30th May 2017 at 7.45 pm

All welcome

There are two dartboards, a pool table, chess, dominoes. etc so there is plenty to do!
We have spare sets of darts and cues for anyone who does not have their own.

Just bring along your own refreshments

It is good to meet up with friends and new faces from around the locality for a bit of fun and chatter.

There is no admission fee, but a box for donations is available if you wish to contribute..

For more details, contact Alan, telephone 01747 830471.

Vacancies - Choir Director and Children & Youth Worker

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Written by Rev'd Richard Warhurst

We are looking to fill two positions which have recently been created in the Benefice:

• Choir Director
• Children & Youth Worker

Details of these roles are are set out below.

Choir Director

We seek an able church musician with knowledge of Anglican liturgical worship. The successful applicant will form and direct a ’roving choir’ for Sung Eucharist and special services across the Benefice.

Competent organist preferred but not essential.

Pay consistent with RSCM rates.

Enhanced DBS required
Closing Date: 28th April 2017

Click here to read and/or download for a full job description and person specification for the role.

For further information, please telephone the Rector on 01747 830174. Alternatively, you can send the Rector an email from this website - to send the email, click here and when the new page opens, select the 'Contact Form' tab, and then complete the form.

Children & Youth Worker

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual for a new and exciting role to develop a roving Sunday School for our weekly Sung Eucharist.

There is an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practicing Christian in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Part Time position - 6 hours per week
£2,500 p.a.

Enhanced DBS required
Closing Date: 28th April 2017

Click here to read and/or download for a full job description and person specification for the role.

For further information, please telephone the Rector on 01747 830174. Alternatively, you can send the Rector an email from this website - to send the email, click here and when the new page opens, select the 'Contact Form' tab, and then complete the form.

From the Rector - May 2017

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Written by Rev'd Richard Warhurst

Dear Friends,

There are always people to thank. I have been particularly aware of this over the past two months as I have tried to capture my thanks for all those who work hard, often unseen, for us across the Benefice as I have been doing our rounds of Annual Parochial Church Meetings.

I want to reiterate my thanks to our active clergy and lay people who lead or take part in our worship especially over the Lent, Holy Week, Triduum and Easter services. Also to those who have made our church buildings look so splendid with cleaning, flower arranging, linen, frontals and all that jazz. I think it makes a tremendous difference to the richness of our worship.

Congratulations and/or commiserations to all those with new roles following our APCMs. I do, however, wish to pay a special tribute to the work of Suzanne and Chris Sandford from East Knoyle. Suzanne has served as Churchwarden at St Mary's for fifteen years and I believe Chris has been the Treasurer for even longer. They have both served with dedication and devotion and have been a great support to my family and I since we arrived in the Benefice (since before actually!). Suzanne suffered from a bout of ill health just before Christmas and they both decided it was time to step down. They were both supportive across the Benefice and so on your behalf I offer them special thanks for their length and quality of service. Suzanne is also the editor of our Benefice Magazine and is continuing in this role. Her release from being Warden has meant she has already popped up in other churches of ours as the new magazine paparazzi. She was clearly not behind the camera for this shot of her as she retired and Chris was obviously hiding.

Yours ever,
Richard