St. Bartholomew and All Saints Church

30/05/2026

No matter where you are on your faith journey, there is a place for you here.

• Curious about God, Jesus, or Christianity?
• Trying to find your way back to God?
• Hurting and searching for answers?

We are here to share the Good News and welcome you with open arms. To learn a bit more about what we believe, take a look here: https://www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/what-we-believe

We’d love for you to join us for worship, community, and peace:

📆 Our Weekly Services:

• Sunday 8:00 am – Holy Communion (Church)
• Sunday 9:00 am – Café Style Service (Church Hall, 2nd Sunday)
• Sunday 10:00 am – Parish Eucharist (Church) [Children’s groups running weekly in the Church or the Croft]
• Sunday 6:00 pm – Evensong (Church, 1st Sunday)
• Wednesday 10:30 am – Holy Communion (Church)

We hope to see you soon—and we look forward to welcoming you!

29/05/2026

Are you interested in attending a St. Bartholomew & All Saints Church service, but perhaps you are physically unable to attend, you may have recently been ill and missed a service, or have been on holiday and want to catch up on services?

Did you know our morning services are streamed live on our YouTube Channel and lovingly recorded for later viewing? This means you can join us in worship from wherever you feel most at peace—whether you're at home, on the go, or simply not ready to attend in person.

Faith knows no boundaries. Community knows no distance. Grace reaches all. Tune in, be uplifted, and let the light of fellowship fill your heart.

You can subscribe to our YouTube Channel and view services here:

https://www.youtube.com/.bartholomewallsaintschu5324

29/05/2026

🌟 Church Children at St. Bartholomew & All Saints Church 🌟

All church families and visitors are warmly invited to join our Church Children sessions — a joyful time for learning, creativity, and fun together!

📅 Every Sunday during school term
🕙 10:00 a.m. (for 1 hour)
📍 Held in the Church Croft
Our wonderful Church Children leaders have something special planned each week:

✨ 1st Sunday – All-Age Service in the children’s area and Lady Chapel in church.
🎨 2nd Sunday – Craft Sunday in the Croft — learning more about God through creativity and fun.
🎵 3rd Sunday – Music & Singing in the Croft — joyful praise through song!
🧱 4th Sunday – Lego Church! Hear a Bible story and bring it to life with Lego play.
🙏 5th Sunday (when there is one!) – Join the Sunday service in church.

All accompanied children are welcome — come along, make friends, and grow in faith through play, creativity, and music. 💛

29/05/2026

Looking for the perfect way to spend your Saturday morning? Come join us for a breath of fresh air and some wonderful community spirit! 😊

St. Bartholomew & All Saints Church warmly invites you to The Croft Garden Coffee Morning! Whether you want to catch up with old friends, meet some friendly new faces, or just enjoy a beautiful morning outdoors, we would love to see you there.

🗓️ Details:
• When: Saturday, 6th June | 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
• Where: Held right inside the lovely Croft Garden

🍰 What’s in Store?
• ☕️ Delicious Refreshments to jumpstart your weekend.
• 🍰 A Cake Stall packed with irresistible homemade treats
• 🌱 A Plant Stall perfect for picking up something green for your own garden
• 🎟️ A Raffle with some exciting prizes up for grabs!

Every cup of coffee enjoyed, and every raffle ticket bought, directly helps us raise funds to support and maintain the beautiful Croft Garden.

Bring your family, a friend, or just yourself—everyone is welcome! Let’s come together, support a great cause, and enjoy a brilliant morning.

See you there!

29/05/2026

🎉 Mark your calendars for an inspiring evening! 🎉

Retirement is so much more than just a permanent holiday—it's a profound, biblical gift. Join us as we celebrate the launch of Tudor Griffiths' thought-provoking new book, “The Rest of Life.” Come discover fresh insights on identity, faith, and honoring God in life's next major chapter. Everyone is welcome!🗓️✨

Book Launch
“The Rest of Life – Biblical Perspectives on Retirement”
Author: Tudor Griffiths

Date: Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 7:30 pm
Location: Church Croft, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 7BQ
Admission: Free

Retirement is neither work nor holiday; this book considers retirement as Rest, which is a very significant Biblical idea, explored here as a key navigation tool to find our way through this stage of life. The book addresses the important question of Identity, essentially a gift in Christ and not our achievement.

This is not a book with all the answers to a good retirement, but it is an invitation to think using Biblical insights and perspectives. The author draws widely and deeply on the Bible as a key resource for a retirement that honours God in the last major stage of life.

About the Author:
Tudor Griffiths retired from Anglican ministry after 40 years working in parishes, mission work and theological education. Brought up in South Wales, he has lived and worked in Wales, Uganda and England. He is still active in churches on both sides of the Wales-England border and has recently finished a year as Mayor of Chepstow. He is married to Anna and has two sons and five grandchildren. He has a PhD in mission history and is a Canon Emeritus of Gloucester Cathedral.

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

🎉 Big news! We are celebrating, and you’re invited! 🎉

Over the past few months, so much love, hard work, and dedication have gone into preserving our beloved Church Croft. Now, it’s time to open the doors and celebrate what we’ve achieved together!

Whether you’ve watched the progress from afar, provided very generous (and much appreciated) donations, volunteered your time, or are just curious to see the transformation, we would love for you to join us.

🗓️ Save the Date:
When: Saturday 20th June 2026 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Church Croft, St. Bartholomew & All Saints Church

✨ What’s in store?
🏰 Take a grand tour of the beautifully preserved space
📜 Discover the journey and see exactly what your support has achieved
🌿 Enjoy our petite walled garden
☕ Light refreshments will be available
❤️ A Massive Thank You!

This preservation simply wouldn't have been possible without the incredible generosity of our community and partners.

A huge, heartfelt thank you to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and all the National Lottery players. Our deepest gratitude also goes out to DFB Builders Limited , the Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council, and the Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board for their vital grants.

Most importantly, thank you to EVERYONE who donated financially or generously gifted their time and talents to bring this vision to life. This is a celebration of our community.

We can’t wait to see you there! 👋✨

13/05/2026

Putting Hope into Action 🌍☕

This year’s Christian Aid Week kicked off on Sunday, May 10th, and we are so excited to come together as a community at St. Bartholomew & All Saints Church!

For over 80 years, Christian Aid has been a voice for justice, partnering with communities of every faith and none to tackle the root causes of poverty—from the climate crisis to unfair economic systems. This week, we stand in solidarity with families like those in Nairobi, Kenya, who face the daily struggle of urban poverty.

Join Us for Coffee & Cake! We’d love to see you for a special morning of fellowship and support:

• When: Saturday, 16th May
• Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
• Where: The Croft

Every cup of coffee shared, and every donation made, helps "put hope into action," creating lasting change for mothers and grandmothers working to build a better future for their children.

Whether you can stay for an hour or just pop in to say hello, your presence makes a world of difference. Let’s come together to stand alongside those who need it most.

See you at The Croft! 🍰✨

03/05/2026

Join us for an engaging evening of thought-provoking conversation and reflection.

A Programme of Talks and Discussions about Christian Thinkers

📅 Thursday 7 May 2026
🕢 7:30–8:30 p.m.
📍 St. Bartholomew & All Saints Church – Church Croft

Our next talk explores C.S. Lewis and Mere Christianity (1952).

Christian history is full of thinkers and writers wrestling with the human condition and their understanding of god. Francis Spufford is a celebrated novelist for works like Golden Hill but is also a practising Christian and wrote a defence of faith with the subtitle, ‘why, despite everything, Christianity still makes surprising emotional sense’. Karen Armstrong is a former Roman Catholic sister who left her convent as a young woman and became a popular writer on religion, writing books on Muhammad, Buddha, and the commonalities between faiths. She sets out her later, more mystical Christian Faith in The Case for God. C.S. Lewis may be the most well-loved and influential Christian thinker in the modern Church of England. He argues that the experience of the Second World War persuades us that there really is good and evil in the world, and that means there is God.

✨ Free event – all are warmly welcome. Come along, listen, and join the discussion.

03/05/2026

You absolutely will not want to miss:

A Choirs Together (amateur) Production, by arrangement with LW Entertainment Limited

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAST
Lyrics by Tim Rice / Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Featuring members of Royal Wootton Bassett Choral Society, Baker’s dozen, Sacred Heart Church, Hope & Harmony, Cantanti, Harmony Singers, Grace Vocal and St. Bartholomew’s Church choirs performing together with a live band!

Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 4:00 pm, Royal Wotton Bassett Memorial Hall, Station Road, SN4 8EN

Free Entry, with a very grateful retiring collection for local charities (thank you, thank you!)