The Reverend Rebecca Harris, on behalf of Westbury and Dilton Marsh PCC's, would very much like to invite you to a special Licensing service by the Archdeacon of Wiltshire and the Assistant Archdeacon. The service is to welcome our NEW Pioneer Vicar, Reverend Tracey Hallett, into the team.Sunday 14 June 2026, 3pm, at All Saints Church, Westbury, Wiltshire. Followed by refreshments in the Parish Hall, located in the All Saints Churchyard.Reverend Tracey's role will have a pioneering focus on children and families and she is keen to reach out into the Community, beyond the Church doors, to make Jesus known.RSVP (by 4 June) and for more information contact: office@whtministry.org.uk There will be a voluntary collection carried out during the service - together with a collection plate near the door and a card machine to the right of the entrance. Any donations received will go to the Church in the province of Sudan, Maridi.The Diocese of Salisbury has a historic 50-year-old partnership with the Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) and the Episcopal Church of South Sudan. Rather than managing physical church buildings in Sudan directly, the Diocese supports the local Sudanese congregations through prayer, leadership training, education, and medical care.
In-person Safeguarding Basic and Foundation Level training session on Monday 22 June from 10.00 am – 1.00 pmAll members of our churches across the White Horse Team, who have a role such as sidesperson/welcomer, refreshments team, working in any way with children or vulnerable adults, PCC members, choir members etc, are required to attend safeguarding training at basic and foundation level. This has to be renewed every three years. It is available to do online at home, if you are able to do that, and please ask for the details. However, we are putting on an in-person training session on this day at All Saints Church in Westbury. This will be led by our former PSO for Dilton Marsh, Yvette Croft.Please book your place with our Team Administrator, Michelle Cole (office@whtministry.org.uk or phone the office on 01373 859450) or your parish safeguarding officer: Jenny Wray-Bliss for Westbury or Sonja Harris for Dilton Marsh and Brokerswood.Refreshments will be available.Parking is available in the town centre car parks.We look forward to seeing you!With many thanksRebecca Harris
We were sorry to say farewell this week to Sally l’Anson who has been the Rector's PA since March last year. Sally needs to spend more time with her family at the moment so has taken a step back from her role. We said a big thank you to her on Monday 11 May for all that she has done to support myself and the administration in the Team. We wish her well for the future.We are currently advertising for this role and if anyone is interested, please see the adverts in our local media and contact Revd Rebecca as soon as possible.Job description and information on how to apply can be found here: Details of the Rector's PA vacancy
Our new Pioneer Team Vicar, the Revd Tracey Hallett, will be licensed to our Team Ministry at a special service on Sunday 14 June at 3pm in All Saints' Church, Westbury. The service will be led by the Archdeacon of Wiltshire, the Venerable Louise Ellis and also by the Assistant Archdeacon, Canon Jane Curtis.This will be a Team Service and everyone from across our two parishes and four churches are invited to attend.We are expecting a good number of visitors, including Tracey’s own family, friends and guests, the Rural Dean, clergy from across the Heytesbury Deanery, leaders and members of our communities and local churches from WACT. After the service, refreshments will be served.Please put the date in your diary now and please pray for Tracey as she prepares to come and join our Team, serving across our parishes, with a pioneering focus on children and families. Tracey says:It’s wonderful to be joining you all in the White Horse Benefice and I am very excited to see how we will be led by the holy spirit into this new season together.It is my prayer that we will all grow together in Christ as we journey and discover what is yet to come. I am passionate about sharing the love of Jesus as Church in community - I believe in a church without walls, reaching out and drawing in…. I can’t wait to meet you all and be part of the team 🙏🏼
