Newsletter 

Below you will find our latest newsletter:
 

21st June 2026

The Third Sunday after Trinity

10.00am  Parish Eucharist
 

Collect (Prayer):
God our saviour,
look on this wounded world
in pity and in power;
hold us fast to your promises of peace
won for us by your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Bible Readings:
Jeremiah 20.7-13, Romans 6.1b-11, Matthew 10.24-39

Prayer After Communion:
O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
and whose power we cannot comprehend:
show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
until we may look upon you without fear;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Zoom Morning Prayer - Tuesdays at 9.00am 
All are welcome at Morning Prayer online - 30 minutes of calm in the busy week.   Come when you can, it doesn't have to be every week.  If you would like to join, please contact the Parish Office - standrewstaunton@gmail.com - for the joining details.  

Verger
A vacancy has arisen for the voluntary role of Verger within the church.  This role will be supporting the clergy at weddings and funerals held in the church.  If you are interested, a list of the duties is available from Lesley in the Parish Office, or please speak to David Budd.

SALT Course based on Acts of Hope (Embrace the Middle East)
The next SALT (Sharing and Learning Together) course will be held on Wednesdays from 3 June to 1 July at 7.30pm, refreshments available from 7.15pm.  Please see the leaflets in the Narthex for further details.

A message from the Archdeacon of Taunton:
I am grateful for all being done by David as churchwarden, the retired clergy and others in this time of vacancy. 
The selection of a new incumbent is a matter of prayerful discernment. The PCC had voted to follow the Bishop’s invitation that they may wish to consider a sole candidate. For a variety of factors, this no longer feels the right option. The vacancy will proceed like any other vacancy, with the parish working on their parish profile, which will build on the vision day held on 23rd May and help clarify the priorities of the parish and the qualities needed in a new incumbent. The post will be advertised and anyone will be open to apply. Whilst this is a change from what has earlier been agreed, I believe it gives clarity as to where we stand for all concerned and hope and pray that the process will, under God, lead the right person to be discerned to be the next incumbent of St Andrew’s.

Summer Lunch – Sunday, 12 July
Our Summer Lunch will be held on Sunday, 12 July. 
It will be savoury pie, new potatoes, mixed veg and meringues with fruit compote and cream.  The cost will be £10.00.  Names and money are now being taken for this.  Please see Lesley Jones or one of the Fundraising Team.  Thank you.

Church Cleaning
We need more volunteers for church cleaning - vacuuming (mostly), dusting, washing floors and cleaning toilets.  There is a rota, and you would probably have to do a shift every 3 or 4 weeks, weekday mornings when the church is open.  But the more volunteers we have, the less often everyone needs to come along!  Please see Sue Goodman for more details - or to sign up.  Many thanks!

National Emergency Briefing Film
Taunton Minster Environmental Task Force and St James Eco Church Group are jointly hosting a People’s Emergency Briefing on
Tuesday 23rd June at 6 pm at St James Church, Taunton
This is a short film, followed by a facilitated discussion.
Admission is free, but it would help planning if you could let us know you are interested using the link below.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stjameschurchandtauntonminster/2212366

*** Light up the Spire Sponsorship ***
Would you like to commemorate a loved one?
Do you have a special occasion to celebrate?
If you would like to sponsor the illumination of the church spire for a month,
please contact Lesley in the Parish Office. 
 

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