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Serving God in the heart of our community since 1881

St Andrew's Church, Taunton

We welcome you to our website

"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.

 

Our church is first of all a spiritual centre, a place where people can find God, be nourished in their spiritual journey, and grow in their life of faith. If you could come along to one of our services your presence would be a joy to us and to God.

 

If you have any questions or suggestions please do contact us using the 'Get in Touch' button.  You will find all of our contact details there, including access to a location map. We also love to know a little more about our web guests, and would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to sign our Visitors' Book. 

 

Again, welcome and thank you for visiting our site.

 

Worship at St. Andrew's Church Taunton UK
Sunday 9 December 2nd Sunday of Advent   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	Tuesday 11 December   6.30pm: Local Ministry Group Prayers (at St. Peter's). Everyone is welcome at this short service of prayer with friends from All Saints, St. Peter's and Holy Trinity churches.   Wednesday 12 December   10.00am: Holy Communion (said)	Sunday 16 December 3rd Sunday of Advent   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.
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.

 

Gospel Reading for Sunday 16 December 2007 Sunday 9 December 2007

Matthew 11:2-11

Messengers from John the Baptist

 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offence at me.’

Jesus Praises John the Baptist

 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,
    “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
      who will prepare your way before you.”
Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Quote of the Week

Let's approach Christmas with an expectant hush, rather than a last-minute rush.

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