Newsletter
Below you will find our latest newsletter:
19th January 2025
The Second Sunday of Epiphany
10.30am Joint covenant service with
Rowbarton Methodist Church
Collect (Prayer):
Eternal Lord,
our beginning and our end:
bring us with the whole creation
to your glory, hidden through past ages
and made known
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Bible Readings:
Deuteronomy 29: 10-15, Jeremiah 31: 31-34, Romans 12: 1-2,
John 15: 1-10
Prayer After Communion:
God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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.
Winter Warmer Lunch – 26 January
Our Winter Warmer lunch on the 26 January will consist of turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes, honey roast parsnips, carrots brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Followed by trifle, mince pies and coffee. Cost: £15.
Crackers will be supplied and there will games of Bingo and a Draw.
This coming Sunday is the last day for names and money to be paid.
Children’s Society Blue box collection. January 2025
It is time once again for me to collect all your Blue boxes and donations for the Children’s Society.
Please bring your box to Church, or the office, with any donations, cash or cheques, ideally by end of January.
They can also be handed to me…Joycey in the choir, or to my home address, or I can collect from your home address. Contact me to arrange suitable time.
Thank you for supporting the work of the Children’s Society.
Joyce Y Penn
*** 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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January 21 |
9.00am Zoom Morning Prayer
9.30am Church Mice
7.00pm PCC meeting, Church
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Wednesday
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January 22 |
10.00am Parish Eucharist, followed by coffee
7.30pm Lectio Divina Group, Church
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Thursday |
January 23 |
1.30pm Talk and Tea, Church
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Saturday |
January 25 |
3.00pm Messy Church, Rowbarton Methodist Church Hall
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For Your Prayers…
Those who are unwell:
Joanna, Nigel, Faye, Margaret, Neil, Paul, Julia
Those who have died recently: Margaret Nicolle, Pauline Maddock
Years Mind: 20/01 Valerie Nash
22/01 Sarah Lewis
• For Israel and Palestine; peace and justice for all
• Peace with justice for the people of Ukraine
• Refugees and all who live in fear and uncertainty
Sunday, 26th January 2025
The Third Sunday of Epiphany
10.00am Parish Eucharist, followed by Winter Warmer Lunch, Church Hall
12.00 Baptism
Readings: Nehemiah 8.1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12.12-31a,
Luke 4.14-21
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