Wednesday 2nd December 2015
The Reverend Denis Brett, Rector of the Parish of Bishopstrow and Boreham, will retire from the Parish on 31st December 2015.
He intends to hold a farewell service for the parish in St. John’s on Sunday 20th December 2015 in order not to conflict with the Christmas Message. He will also conduct formal services over the Christmas period as Carols at 6 pm on Christmas Eve at St. Aldhelm’s, followed by a Midnight mass at St. John’s, and on Christmas Day, a Eucharist Service at 10 o’clock in St. Aldhelm’s, which will be his last actual service.
Denis was inducted into the Parish in May 1992 and quickly established a welcoming inclusive church for all. During his Ministry, he was Chair of the Governors of Kingdown, and supported two other schools in the Benefice with hands on teaching, is closely involved in Hospital Ministry throughout Wiltshire, is the driving force behind the Warminster food bank and pro-active in resolving homelessness in Warminster.
Above all, Denis has delivered outstanding pastoral care for those who needed it, confronting and acting where there is a social need, caring passionately for the sick and elderly through prayer and home visits and establishing the Benefice as the lead for Christian aid. As an example of the statistics Denis achieved during his ministry, he has conducted 328 baptisms!
Laura, his wife, has also been fully supportive to Denis and the pastoral side of the Benefice, and both will be hugely missed.
It is intended to give Denis a farewell present from the Parish at the lunch following his service on Sunday 20th December 2015.
If you would like to make a contribution towards the farewell present, however small, people will be walking around Boreham and Bishopstrow to take a collection at front doors. If you miss the street collection or would like to make a separate contribution, please put your monies in a sealed envelope marked for Rev. D. Brett and post through the door of either (i) 21 The Dene, Warminster, or (ii) 207 Boreham Road, Warminster.
Thank you for your contribution towards the farewell of a man who has given enormously to the wellbeing of the Parish of Boreham and Bishopstrow.