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 o
ne
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.
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.
12pm: Holy Baptism
Tuesday 18 December
7.00pm:
Community Carol Service
Our gift to you –
come and sing your favourite Christmas carols at this service
for the whole community.
Wednesday 19
December
10.00am: Holy Communion
(said)
1.45pm: St.
Andrew's School Nativity Play
Sunday 23
December 4th Sunday of Advent
8.00am: Holy Communion
(said)
A quiet and reflective start to
Sunday.
10.00am: Family Communion
A warm welcome awaits you at this Service of the Word with Holy
Communion, which is designed to be accessible to all ages. Holy
Communion is at the heart of our weekly pattern of worship at
St. Andrew's
Monday 24 December
Christmas Eve
4.00pm: Crib
Service
Bring
the whole family for this service gathered around the crib,
looking forward to the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day.
11.30pm: Blessing of the Crib and the First Communion of
Christmas
For many
people this glorious service captures the essence of Christmas.
(Please note that incense is used.)
Tuesday 25 December
Christmas Day
8.00am: Holy
Communion (said)
A quiet, reflective
start to Christmas.
10.00am: Family
Communion
A Christmas Communion service for the whole family
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When
his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they
lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy
Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling
to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her
quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of
David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child
conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son,
and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from
their sins.’ All this took place to fulfil what had been spoken
by the Lord through the prophet:
‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel’,
which means, ‘God is with us.’ When Joseph awoke from sleep, he
did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his
wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne
a son; and he named him Jesus.
Quote of the Week
"We never left the
place where we were born,
Have only lived one day, but every day,
Have walked a thousand miles yet only worn
The grass between our work and home away...
To-night for the first time the prison gates have opened.
Music and sudden light have interrupted our routine tonight,
And swept the filth of habit from our hearts.
O here and now our endless journey starts."
W H Auden: The three shepherds from "For The Time Being - A
Christmas Oratorio"
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thank you ever so much:
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words of wisdom
New!
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At Christmas let the mystery
take hold of you
By Bishop Peter of
Bath and Wells
Colour Supplement
Waiting for Christ-mas
by Revd. Jim Cox
Vicar of St. Andrew's Church
Colour Supplement
Jerusalem 2007
by Janet Fulljames
of St. Andrew's Church
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22/12/2007
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