Serving God in the heart of our community since 1881

St Andrew's Church, Taunton

"St. Andrew's is a community of celebration and of hope"

This is how one of our church members recently described St Andrew's, and our aim is for this website to capture that spirit online - our faith, our worship, our people, and our community. We hope that you will enjoy looking around, and will come back often, as the site is updated every week.

 

Holy Week and Easter at St. Andrew's This year, rediscover the miracle of Easter hope

Holy Week services are the most powerful and moving of the church year. We are able to share in the experiences of Jesus and his disciples during a week that changed the world.

 

Palm Sunday euphoria; betrayal and isolation on Maundy Thursday; the shattering experience of Good Friday; Easter Eve – the anticipation of something extraordinary; blazing dawn light and pure joy on Easter Day.

 

It’s a journey unlike any other. Challenging, moving, exhausting, transforming.

 

This Holy Week and Easter we warmly invite you to join us at St. Andrew’s to rediscover the miracle of Easter hope

 

Please click here for details of Holy Week and Easter services

 

We are delighted to welcome the Venerable Dick Acworth to lead many of our services during this week.

 

Quote of the Week

“Those who write of the impact of Jesus upon them are saying: ‘Look! Listen! A child is born and a man dies, and in the story of that birth and that life, in images of water and bread, in damaged lives healed and in people forgiven and set free, and on a wooden cross and in an upper room a new way of living becomes possible, a new creation is set in being, and a whole new understanding of God is revealed.’” 

From This Sunrise of Wonder by Michael Mayne, available in the Parish Library.

Gospel for Sunday 1 April 2007 Luke 19: 28-40

After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

 

When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, “Why are you untying it?” just say this: “The Lord needs it.” ’ So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ They said, ‘The Lord needs it.’ Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,

‘Blessed is the king
   who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven,
   and glory in the highest heaven!’

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, order your disciples to stop.’ He answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.’

During our interregnum please join with all of us at St. Andrew's in our Vacancy Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, our friend and saviour, you promised to be with us always, until the end of time.

 

We thank you for being with those whose vision led to the founding of St Andrew’s Church.

 

We thank you for being with the men, women and children who, since then, have filled the church with prayer, praise and thanksgiving.

 

Be with us now as we live out today’s chapter in the story of your people at St Andrew’s.

 

Be with all those who carry the responsibility of leadership in our parish life, especially Stephen and June, our Wardens, and all members of our PCC.  Help each of us to play our part; to love and serve each other and, above all, to serve you in the heart of this community.

 

We pray for all involved in the process of appointing a new incumbent and for the person you are calling to join us.

 

Help us to face the future with faith and courage; to keep alive the vision that brought this church into being and to become the people you want us to be.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, help us to trust in your love and faithfulness and to serve you with joy and thanksgiving now and always. 

 

Amen.