Newsletter
Below you will find our latest newsletter:
27th April 2025
The Second Sunday of Easter
10.00am Parish Eucharist,
followed by Spring Lunch
in the Church Hall
Collect (Prayer):
Risen Christ,
for whom no door is locked, no entrance barred:
open the doors of our hearts,
that we may seek the good of others
and walk the joyful road of sacrifice and peace,
to the praise of God the Father.
Bible Readings:
Acts 5.27-32, Revelation 1.4-8, John 20.19-end
Prayer After Communion:
Lord God our Father,
through our Saviour Jesus Christ
you have assured your children of eternal life
and in baptism have made us one with him:
deliver us from the death of sin
and raise us to new life in your love,
in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Zoom Morning Prayer - Tuesdays at 9.00am
If you would like to join our Zoom Morning Prayer on Tuesdays at 9.00am, please contact the Parish Office - standrewstaunton@gmail.com - for the joining details.
Quiet Day – Saturday 3 May – 11.00am-3.30pm
We will be holding a Quiet Day on Saturday May 3rd in church from 11.00am - 3.30pm for anyone interested in contemplative prayer. We will use the Lady Chapel for the prayer time, have lunch together, and allow for quiet in the church or for walking. It's a Bring and Share lunch. Donation to the New St.Andrew's Fund. Please contact Jeremy (01823 276421) if you would like to attend.
Electoral Roll
The New Electoral Roll will be on display in the Narthex from Sunday 20th April and will be displayed for 14 days.
Please check your details and contact me if there are any queries
Any forms received since the 6th April will be added to the Roll after 5th May.
Ruth Cook Electoral Roll Officer - ruth-cook@sky.com
St Andrew's Annual Meetings
Two meetings are held each year - one for election of Churchwardens and one for general parochial business. They will be held on Sunday 4 May 2025, in church, shortly after the regular service.
Everyone can come; those on the new Electoral Roll can vote.
We need to elect two (if possible) Churchwardens; they have to be re-elected every year.
We also need up to five new members of the PCC, for up to three years. Please talk to Robin or Sue Goodman if you would be interested. Sue G. has the nomination forms.
Deanery Service of Reflection – 11 May – 6.00pm
The next Deanery Service of Reflection is on Sunday 11th May 6pm at St John's Church, Staplegrove.
Music will led by the Deanery group of musicians. All welcome.
Ruth Cook
*** Light up the Spire Sponsorship ***
Would you like to commemorate a loved one? Do you have a special occasion to celebrate?
If you would like to sponsor the illumination of the church spire for a month, please contact Lesley in the Parish Office. Thank you.
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Church Diary
The Church will be open during office hours
Tuesdays to Fridays 8.30-11.30am
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Tuesday
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April 29 |
9.00am Zoom Morning Prayer
9.30am Church Mice
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Wednesday
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April 30 |
10.00am Parish Eucharist, followed by coffee
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Thursday |
May 1 |
1.30pm Talk and Tea, Church |
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Saturday |
May 3 |
11.00am-3.30pm Quiet Day, Church |
For Your Prayers…
Those who are unwell:
Joanna, Nigel, Faye, Margaret, Neil, Paul, Julia, Freddie, Frida, Gilly
Those who have died recently: His Holiness Pope Francis
Years Mind: 01/05 John Willmott
• For the ceasefire in Gaza and a just solution to that region’s problems
• For peace in Ukraine
• We pray for the Catholic Church as they prepare to choose a new Pope
Sunday, 3rd May 2025
The Third Sunday of Easter
10.00am Parish Eucharist,
After the service: Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting,
in the Church
Readings: Acts 9.1-20, Revelation 5.11-end, John 21.1-19
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