Benefice of All Saints and St Barnabas, Swindon

Dear all Hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday! My goodness, I can’t believe that we’ve come to the end of January already. Although there are signs of hope in the battle against Covid-19 with vaccines being administered nationwide, there is

Dear all, This week, Brenda brought us God’s word. She spoke of Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding at Cana. John said that it was through this “sign” that Jesus revealed his glory for the first time. John saw glory

Following the success of our recent blankets project, we are currently making pairs of knitted/crafted hearts for the Great Western Hospital to give to families who have been bereaved due to Covid-19. One heart is given to the family, and

Members of our Benefice community recently knitted 35 colourful blankets for the Great Western Hospital. Made from many squares that have been sewn/crocheted together, the blankets will be used to give comfort and cheer to patients who are close to

Dear all This week, Judy brought us God’s word. She linked that beautiful Psalm 139, in which we are comforted by the knowledge that God knows us and loves us as we are, to the gospel reading about Nathaniel and

Dear all Happy New Year! I trust you have all had a positive and peaceful Christmas and New Year break. May God uphold us all in 2021. This week, after several false starts with techno problems, we eventually managed to

Dear all Happy First Sunday of Christmas! On this last Sunday of 2020, at our online service, Revd Barbara Sheppard reflected on this question: Why did Jesus have to come? For God so loved the world that he gave his