St Katharine’s Church, Savernake
Services:
(at St Katharine's, unless otherwise stated). For specific service details click here and for information on our normal pattern of services click here. See also Worship & visitor information .
Sunday 20 May
11am Rogation service at Knowle Farm. Kindly hosted by Nigel & Julianne Smith.
Sunday 27 May
Pentecost
9.30am Cluster Holy Communion at St Mary's, Great Bedwyn
NEWS !
Ascension Day. Team Service at Chute Causeway - 7pm on Thursday 17 May.
New Team Rector!
The Revd Michael McHugh (currently Team Vicar in the Vale of Pewsey Team) has accepted the post of Team Rector of the Savernake Team. His appointment will start officially following his licensing on 5th July at St Mary's, Great Bedwyn.
We welcome Michael, his wife Jo and their children and look forward to them moving in to The Vicarage, Great Bedwyn and to the start of Michael's ministry among us.
Music for Awhile. An evening of music by J.S. Bach and Handel on Saturday 19 May 2012 at 7pm. Click here for more details.
A Hidden Treasure
Surrounded by Savernake Forest, St Katharine’s Church serves a community scattered over two hamlets, six working farms, and isolated houses in the forest. The worshipping community is broadly based, and numbers of people from the surrounding area have chosen to worship in its beautiful surroundings and less frenetic atmosphere. We are a rural church, operating on a small scale that allows for the personal touch.
Next door, the thriving primary school serves a far larger area than the parish and has a very warm relationship with the church.
The Victorian building is a fine example of an "Oxford Movement" church. Please see the About St Katharine's and History of St Katharine's Church for more information about our church. St Katharine’s is an oasis of calm, used increasingly for Quiet Days and parish “away-days”.
This hidden treasure is worth a journey – you will find a warm welcome.
Please click here for location details.
Annual Parish Meeting, Annual Parochial Church Meeting & PPC meeting held on Sunday 22 April.
As there were 3 candidates for the 2 Churchwarden posts, an election was held. The results were: Mrs Judith Hiller 36 votes; Lady Teresa Brudenell Bruce 18 votes; Mrs Rosemary Cook 17 votes: and accordingly Mrs Hiller and Lady Brudenell Bruce were elected.
At the APCM, Mrs Heather Leask was elected to the PCC to fill the vacancy there. Mr Peter Simmonds had decided not to seek re-election and was thanked for his hard work as a PCC member and chair of the fabric committee. The previous sidesmen and women were reappointed. Mr A Buchanan was appointed as the independent examiner.
At the PCC meeting, Mrs Hiller was appointed deputy-chairperson of the PCC; Mrs Rosemary Davies, Mr Nigel Christie and Mrs Julianne Smith were reappointed as PCC Secretary, Treasurer and Electoral Roll Officer (respectively). The two Churchwardens were appointed as the Savernake Team Council Representatives.
Lectures, Courses, etc
Sarum Theological Lectures 2012 A series of 4 lectures by Revd Dr Giles Fraser on The Morality of New War. Click here for more details.
Courses & events at Sarum College For information on courses and events at Sarum College in March & April click here or go to Sarum College's website (www.sarum.ac.uk).
Exploring the New Testament An LfD/Bite-Size Learning course over 8 sessions, starting 26 April 2012. Click here for more information.
For more information on lectures, courses, appeals & other information please see the Readings & other materials page