Benefice of All Saints and St Barnabas, Swindon

In August/September you are invited to read Paula Gooder’s ‘The Parables’. You can purchase this book from Amazon. We will have an informal discussion around Chapter 6 and Chapter 8 in September, as follows: Tuesday, 21st September 10-11:30 am (Vicarage)…

Please note that in light of the lifting of Covid restrictions, we remain cautious in our church buildings and will continue with Covid guidance. In line with the “Opening and managing church buildings in step 4 of the Roadmap out

Dear Friends Happy Sixth Sunday after Trinity! During our Sunday service at All Saints’ Church we reflected on persecuted Christians across the globe with specific examples from the Nigerian and Egyptian contexts. The bible passage (Mark 6:14-29) depicts that awful

Dear all, Our next Mission Action Plan meeting will be held on Zoom on Thursday, 9th September 10-11:30 am. If you’re interested in praying for, reflecting on and developing the vision of the benefice over the next 3-5 years, please

Dear Friends Happy Third Sunday after Trinity! “Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” (Mark 4:41) Today we also marked Father’s Day at our churches, offering God’s blessings on all those who are fathers, father

Dear Friends Happy Second Sunday after Trinity! At our churches’ and online services, we marked St Barnabas Day (11/6) and reflected on John 15:12-17. “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might

Dear Friends Happy First Sunday after Trinity! At our morning services at All Saints and St Barnabas we had the wonderful opportunity to affirm our Churchwardens and PCC members at a Commissioning service. It is a real gift and privilege

Dear Friends, Happy Trinity Sunday! This past Sunday, Revd Judy Ashby reflected on our invitation into the community of the Trinity — Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. It was a real treat to explore the Triune God’s invitation through a Rublev

  Members of our Benefice have hand-crafted  155  flowers, animals and birds to celebrate God’s creation as we emerge from lockdown. These will go out with the July Benefice magazine. If you would like to be involved with future knitting