Welcome to St Swithun's!
We are a church family who gather to worship and serve God in the beautiful village of Bathford on the east side of the City of Bath in the UK. We offer you a warm welcome to browse our site or to join us at any of our services or activities.
St. Swithun's exists to enable people to explore the Christian claims for themselves in their own way and to respond to God appropriately. As such we provide a variety of different styles of service as well as small groups both for children and adults. We also pray each week for the life of our parish and the wider community. The church is always open during the week (apart from school holidays) should you wish to visit us and just spend a few moments in peace and quiet.
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News....
ASHA- update
Don’t forget Freddy Martin (husband of Dr Kiran Martin founder of ASHA) is coming to St Swithun’s on Saturday 22nd November at 7pm. There will be a bring and share supper and chance to hear an update of the work of ASHA with a particular focus on the recent project to support a slum child’s journey to higher education. Perhaps you are thinking about joining a team to work with ASHA. This will be a great opportunity to hear & talk to ASHA director Freddie.
Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Road Peace will be holding the memorial service for crash victims on our roads on Sunday, November 16th, at 4.30pm at the Nexus Methodist Church, Walcot. If you have been affected by a road crash you are warmly invited, but if this is not possible and you would like a name remembered please contact Barbara Davies 461545.
A Stranger for Christmas
Visits from strangers at Christmas began with shepherds turning up at a Bethlehem stable, and continued with the arrival of wise men from a foreign land. You could carry on this tradition, by inviting an international student to spend Christmas in your home. HOST is a well-established charity, backed by the Foreign Office and many universities, which links adults studying in the UK with hospitable volunteers throughout Britain. Guests come from all over the world, including many from China. They speak English, are keen to share their own culture, while longing to know more about our way of life. Welcoming a student who might otherwise spend Christmas on a deserted campus, fosters international understanding, and will make Christmas special. See www.hostuk.org or call 0207 254 3039, for more information. HOST arranges visits throughout the year, so if your 'inn' is full this Christmas, you can still offer an invitation at another time.
Light Fantastic Party Friday 31st October 2008 5.30pm to 7pm
Come along to our free party for children aged 4 to 11.
This year as its olympics year we’re having our own olympics in Church. We’ll be kicking penalties, shooting basketball, sprinting down the aisle and throwing things, although not all at the same time! We’ll also be pretending that we’re on X Factor, so if you want to you can sing a long to one of your favourite songs. As well as all that they’ll be plenty of art and craft activities and a party bag of treats to take home!
A Service of Thanksgiving
A Service of Thanksgiving for the lives of those who have died will be held on Sunday 2nd November at 6.30pm. This will be a quiet service of reflection with some appropriate hymns. We hope very much that the service will be an opportunity to give thanks to God for a loved one and to be strengthened by him as we continue our lives. All Welcome.
Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
The power of a simple gift, meeting the critical needs of young victims of war, poverty, famine and natural disaster whilst sharing The Good News of Jesus Christ. For detailed information see the notice board in the North Aisle. Boxes to church or Barbara Jack's by Sunday 9th November