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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
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Worship this week at
St. Andrew's Church Taunton |
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Sunday 21 January
3rd Sunday of Epiphany
8.00am: Holy Communion
(said)
A quiet and reflective start to
Sunday
10.00am: Parish Communion
this is 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.
6.30pm: Taunton Churches Together Service for Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity
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Wednesday 24 January
10.00am: Holy Communion (said) |
Sunday 28 January
Presentation of
Christ in the Temple
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
3.00pm: Holy Baptism
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For the readings at our services please click
here
and to see all of our
events in January please look at our
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Quote of the
Week
“What we
know of the life of Jesus Christ is that he had a special
care for the outcast, the misfit, the sinful and the poor.
So in that sense I qualify triumphantly as a Christian and
nobody can take my ‘membership’ away from me. Besides, at
the core of my spiritual life is my need for Christianity.
I have complete faith in my need. God I often have doubts
about, but I have no doubt about my need for him.”
From ‘If God is my Father How Can He Love
Me?’ by Celia Haddon,
available in the Parish Library.
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During our interregnum please
join with all of us at St. Andrew's in praying this '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.
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