Ministry Team

The Ministry Team is made up of the Vicar and the licensed Readers of the parish. We meet regularly as parish staff to study together and to discuss strategy, worship and pastoral care. Aspects of the Mission Action Plan may also be delegated to us by the PCC to deliver.

Pastoral care is shared with a team of Lay Pastoral Assistants, who have their own regular meeting with the clergy for mutual support and for training.

Vicar – In Vacancy

Readers – Dr Jeremy Harvey
                  Mrs Ruth Cook

 

Dr Jeremy Harvey, Reader		Mrs Ruth Cook, Reader
Hello, I am Jeremy, Reader colleague to Ruth and Robin. I have spent half my life in Taunton, first as head of Bishop Fox’s and then as a volunteer for things that I care about, such as STAR and The Fellowship of Meditation. I am married to Sheila and we have three children and seven grandchildren. I was licensed as a Reader in 1982, a job which I have relished, and have also had various opportunities to help with church matters in the diocese. My interests include art, writing, people and their stories, and contemplative prayer. Publications include Marian Dunlop Teacher and Healer and Valuing and Educating Young People. It is a privilege to be part of St. Andrew’s life for which I give thanks.		Ruth Cook has been a Reader at St Andrew's for 15 years and also takes services at other churches across the Deanery. She is a member of Mothers Union and from January 2025 is a member of the MU Diocesan Committee. Her other roles include being Secretary for Taunton Deanery Synod and a volunteer at Priorswood library. She enjoys reading, playing her recorder and going out for day trips on the coach.