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St Andrew's Church, Taunton

"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness" - Gospel for Sunday 10 February

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Worship at St. Andrew's Church Taunton UK

Sunday 3 February
Sunday next before Lent

8.00am: Holy Communion

(said)

A quiet and reflective start to Sunday.

10.00am: Parish Communion and The Railway Children

An opportunity to offer the events of the past week to God, and to be renewed and nurtured in preparation for the week to come. A warm welcome awaits you at this sung Eucharist, which is at the heart of our weekly pattern of worship at St. Andrew's.

This service includes a special activity for children.

Tuesday 5 February

Shrove Tuesday

6.30pm: Local Ministry Group Prayers

(at Holy Trinity Church).

Everyone is welcome at this short service of prayer with friends from All Saints, St. Peter's and Holy Trinity churches. This evening's meeting will be followed by pancakes!

Wednesday 6 February

Ash Wednesday

10am: Holy Communion (said)

7.30pm: Holy Communion (sung)

Both services will offer the imposition of ashes

Sunday 10 February

First Sunday of Lent

8.00am: Holy Communion

(said)

A quiet and reflective start to Sunday.

10.00am: Service for

all ages

Worship, a Bible reading, a talk and of course some hymns and songs. A warm welcome awaits you and we hope that you will stay for a chat and refreshments afterwards.

6.00pm: Holy Communion at Kilkenny Court

We're praying for you, for our community, and for our world: click here to view our Prayer Calendar - or send us your prayer request.

Christingle at St. Andrew's, 2008

On Sunday 3 February we celebrated our Christingle service.

The Christingle itself is made up of a lighted candle (symbolising Jesus, the Light of the World), mounted on an orange (representing the world), and a red ribbon or tape around the middle of the orange (indicating the blood/ love of Christ). Four cocktail sticks bearing dried fruit or sweets are also stuck into the orange to signify the four seasons and the fruits of the earth.

In the picture you can see Thomasina, one of the younger members of our congregation and a founder member of 'The Railway Children', absolutely entranced by her Christingle.

The Webmaster thanks Thomasina's Mum and Dad for the picture, and for allowing it to be used on the website.

Gospel Reading for
Sunday 10 February 2008
Sunday 3 February 2008

Matthew 4: 1-11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ But he answered, ‘It is written,
“One does not live by bread alone,
   but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” ’

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,
“He will command his angels concerning you”,
   and “On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.” ’
Jesus said to him, ‘Again it is written, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” ’

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour; and he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
“Worship the Lord your God,
   and serve only him.” ’
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

Quote of the Week

“Life has to be lived for something, not just against something.”

From “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” by Harold S Kushner, available in the Parish Library.

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Features for

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3 February 2008

NEW! Church events:

Lent Bible studies

& discussions start

Tuesday 12th /

Thursday 14th February

NEW! Church News

Voices Raised!

All about our choir

for children aged 8+

NEW! Church News

The Railway Children -

now meeting

twice monthly

NEW! Colour Supplement

Our Eyes have seen

Thy Salvation: a sermon

preached by Katharine Smith

Reader at St. Andrew's

NEW! Colour Supplement

Fishing nets

by Tricia Anderson

Reader at St. Andrew's

NEW! Colour Supplement

The golden arches

at the pearly gates?

by Ben Care of LICC

Colour Supplement

Looking forward to 2008

with Jim Cox

Vicar of St. Andrew's

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