Coming soon… Churches open for private prayer
As you will have seen in the press the government has permitted churches to open for private prayer. Read more…
Life After Lockdown – your views wanted.
As we await advice from the Church of England on how we may begin to reopen churches in July, the White Horse Team has been thinking about what Lockdown has meant and what life might look like after Lockdown. Please let us have your thoughts. Read more....
Why not explore our web pages on Worship at Home. Read more…
The First Sunday after Trinity 14 June 2020
Zoom Services for June 14th
A Holy Communion Service with Revd Rebecca Harris and the regular monthly Cafe Church service led by Ashley Jones both at 10am
Cafe Church
Ashley Jones and team are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Ashley says please bring something you would take on a journey and something you can unwrap eg skin of an orange or a parcel ideally with a few layers
– all will be revealed in Cafe church!
If Zooming isn’t your thing why not try the service from Salisbury Cathedral or explore options on BBC Radio and TV?
Why not discover something new during Lockdown?!
Reflection for 1st Sunday after Trinity
A reflection on Matthew 9:35-10:8 from Revd Rebecca Harris. Read more...
News from around the White Horse Team…
Volunteers needed!
The commitment will be from 9.30 – 12.30 and you will be given full briefing and PPE supplies.
If you are not one of the categories of vulnerable people and can spare a few hours every couple of weeks or so please contact either Garth or Beth to find out more.
From the Rectory..
- “Virtual bell-ringing” – a friend of mine who lives in Harrow is a keen bell-ringer and during the lockdown has been teaching new bell-ringers “the ropes” through virtual bell-ringing online! They have offered to ring virtually this Sunday morning before our service at 10.00 am. They will ring Call Changes (called up) and Plain Hunt (for those of you who understand these things!). Unfortunately, we won’t hear them ringing, but they are doing this for us. If any bell-ringers would like to join in, please get in touch with me in advance and I can give you the joining instructions on Zoom. (We look forward to the day when we can hear our own bells ringing for real!)
- Tuesday 16 June will be the last session of our discussion group Saying Yes to Life when we shall be thinking about Let the land produce living creatures and let us make humankind in our image. If anyone would like to join us, please email me directly and I’ll send you the joining instructions for Zoom. When we have finished the course, I’ll put on another Zoom social for the following week.
The Community of Hopeweavers
Dear Friends,
A few of us have been talking about making some time during this strange phenomena of the pandemic and rather than focusing on all that is strange would like to see the opportunities instead. An opportunity has arisen to join hopeweavers for a very special quiet day via zoom. Hopeweavers are a small dispersed community that encourage us to explore and experiment in the Presence of God and thus recover our more creative sides. There are a small number of places available for the 18th June, if you would like to join but all spaces are taken do let me know as it may be possible to have another date. You will need to supply your own crafting materials at this time -time to finish that project you started a while ago, perhaps?
Hopeweavers.co.uk weaving hope into every day
The Community of Hopeweavers aims to offer sanctuary space and resources for individuals and groups who seek silence and stillness as part of a Christian faith journey:
· to create places away from our everyday lives where we can be refreshed and experience peace and quiet;
· safe places where we can dream dreams and receive from God in stillness and calm;
· somewhere to share silence with others, to learn more about prayer and to make ourselves available to God, to listen;
· encouraging and valuing creativity as a way of responding to God;
· for Christians and people of all faiths or none, of all ages, in small groups, teams, as individuals, in family groups.
Here is the Eventbrite link for booking
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hopeweavers-quiet-morning-tickets-107338486302?aff=erelexpmlt
Revd Caroline
Zoom events coming up this week…
Morning Prayer Every Wednesday at 9am
Open to all
The White Horse Team Clergy would like to invite you to join them in morning prayer each Wednesday at 9 am.
The waiting room will be open from 8.50.
We will start promptly at 9 am finishing by 9.45 am
This will be a regular occurrence therefore keeping the same joining details each week.
Morning Coffee
Every Tuesday 11am – 12noon
Rev’d Caroline is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom Coffee meeting.
News from Dilton Marsh…
Update from Holy Trinity
I hope this letter finds you well and safe in these uncertain times and to let you know that if you need any help,
we at Holy Trinity, have a team of Telephone buddies and practical people who can help.
Please contact me on 01373 229618, in the first instance and we can go from there. Please don’t be without help.
Holy Trinity 100 Club 2020/21
The new year for our 100 Club was due to start at the same time as the lockdown measures came into place
and so we had to defer operations!!!
However we have now worked out a plan to start again!!
Firstly I invite you to renew your 100 Club membership for the new year which in fact started in May 2020.
Secondly we will make the May. June and July draws after the Zoom Sunday service on 5th July 2020
Thirdly I hope you can help support our church during this lean time and also good luck for winning!!
How is this going to work?
• Please respond to this letter, by post or email, to say whether or not you are joining us for the year.
• Please send £15.00 payment, by post* or online**, before 30th June 2020
• Join us for coffee, after the Zoom service, on the first Sunday of the month to witness the draw.
Please post to –
*Mr Cliff Husband, The Vicarage, Dilton Marsh, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4BU
Please pay online to:-
**Holy Trinity Church PCC, Barclays 20-05-06 Account 70322636
Please use ‘Name & 100 Club’ as reference and email suestanley.whtministry@gmail.com to let me know this has been done.
You will receive your cards by post in due course. However, if you are happy just to be called or emailed with
your Ticket number, that will save the church postage and envelopes. Please advise in the letters/emails.
Again, thank you, in advance for your support if you able at this time.Kind regards
Sue
Mrs Sue Stanley – 100 Club co-ordinator and LPA for Holy Trinity Church, Dilton Marsh
Creative Challenge 2020 and Winter Exhibition
Help support Holy Trinity Dilton Marsh and show off your talents at the same time. Read more…
More news…
Dear Friends,
During the past 12 weeks or so, our emotions have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride with all the events and news that the pandemic has brought, alongside those we have also experienced personal losses and difficulties. Health and well-being is something that I feel very passionate about and would like to encourage you to explore this website http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/public-health-mental-health for information and support that may be helpful to you and to those whom you know. It has a range of information and advice that may be helpful. Please also remember that our clergy team are also here to support you and you (and your neighbours) are welcome to phone or email us at anytime. Please be assured that we are holding you all in our prayers as we gather each day via zoom. If you have particular prayer requests, we have two prayer teams who are ready and willing to pray for you and your situation -please email the clergy who will contact the prayer teams. Please be assured of confidentiality -no one will gossip about your situation or even ask you how you are (only those to whom you have shared the situation with).
Daily Hope
Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line. Read more…
Resources to enjoy at home
Have you discovered our website page “Worship at Home” ? This includes a “Book Corner” page – let us know if it’s helpful and share your ideas with us!
Daily Reflection at 5pm on Facebook
Everyday at 5pm we are posting a Reflection with a reason to be thankful on both the All Saints’ and Holy Trinity Facebook pages.
A daily moment to reflect and give thanks.
Why not look out for it?
Do you have something to be thankful? Share it with us!
Stewardship
The church may be closed but we will still need to pay our Parish Share, utilities and insurance expenses as well as other unavoidable costs. Please continue to make your offering as usual. Read more…
Contact us…
teamrector@whtministry.org.uk
01373 822 209Rev’d Caroline Husband – Team Vicar
teamvicar@whtministry.org.uk
01373 596 104
Rev’d Melanie Otto – Team Curate
melanievotto@gmail.com
01373 858 357
Garth Brocksopp – Churchwarden Holy Trinity & Brokerswood
cgbrocksopp@hotmail.co.uk
01373 822414
Beth Thomas – Churchwarden All Saints’ & Holy Saviour
wcw@whtministry.org.uk
07790 870 247
and Lynne will be working from home.
You can still reach the office via email on office@whtministry.org.uk
