If you would like to hear a bedtime story read by a member of the church family, please click the link below.

We want to continue to encourage one another and have decided to have a morning reflection at 9.30 am each day (no more than 15 mins) as we explore our vision together.  If you can’t make it live on Zoom or Facebook, the reflections will be uploaded to the website, but do let us know if there are better times of the day.

Throughout this summer we’re looking at:

​Why are we here? What is St Swithin’s all about? We’re looking at the St Swithin’s vision and values.  When we started to look at the vision, last year at Sidholme, it was clear from all the feedback that somehow we weren’t communicating clearly enough that the church is here because of God.  God is the central character, it’s not about us. We’re not the story.

St Swithin’s exists to display God’s splendour, that’s how Isaiah captures it beautifully in Isaiah 61.3 displaying God’s splendour. Jesus quotes these verses right at the beginning of His earthly ministry. The Westminster catechism states “ What is the chief end of humankind? To glorify God and enjoy God forever” – During the great Reformation the great phrase was “soli deo Gloria,” for the glory of God alone, We’re here to display God’s wonder, His majesty, His glory and His splendour.  Our vision cannot be small and narrow, with the impression of shrinking, and being squeezed into a tight space but must reflect the vast expanse and great abundance of the fullness of God’s life.

To join us in our summer series​ visit our talks page...

Happy Easter from everyone at St Swithin's. Find out all our latest news here...

Whilst the church building is closed, please don’t forget that Bath Foodbank could still do with our donations. Please check website for details about where you can drop off items.
https://bath.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Happy Palm Sunday everyone!

We're journeying together through Holy Week with some daily Bible passages and morning reflections at 9:30am.

To join us for those morning reflections on Zoom, click this link and use the password below...

https://zoom.us/j/9071340093?pwd=aHdrZzF0M0l4MHlBbG1BOGFqa2E0dz09 
Meeting ID: 907 134 0093
Password: 681802

If you are unable to join us at the time, the reflections will appear on our talks page later on in the day.

Read the latest thoughts and reflections on this season from Tim, our vicar.

 0St Swithin’s ‘SWAT’ (St. sWithins Assistance Taskforce) team

The plan is for Life Groups to provide the main focus for supporting one another through this difficult time, but situations may arise that are outside the ability of Life Groups to cover alone. To that end we are looking to set up a pool of volunteers (the SWAT team) who are able to provide help as and when needed. This could be at different levels, such as:

• Phoning those who are self-isolating (the ‘SI’s), due to illness or vulnerability, to have a chat and checking that they are OK.
• Cooking a meal for SI’s and delivering it (could be delivered by someone else). This should be a ‘last resort’ option.
• Collecting prescriptions for SI’s.
• Doing shopping for SI’s.

Becs Armstrong and Alastair Gibson have agreed to be the point of contact for the SWAT team so please could you email or phone them to let them know if you would like to be part of the team – indicating the sort of support you would be able to provide. Contact details are as follows:

Becs: 07779 102165 | bex_armstrong@yahoo.co.uk

Alastair: 07767 202830 | ag@charlcombe.com

This news sheet is a response to the unique times we are living in. As a diverse community, we are aware that some of us will be really struggling, whilst others will be seeing new opportunities open up. Either way, we are continuing to be a people of faith, prayer, love, generosity and hope in our city. We are a church family, a body united by Christ. And although our publicly gathered rhythm needs to adapt to the season, we are still renewing our trust in God, committed to loving one another and passionate about serving the world around us.