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Below you will find our latest newsletter:
 

12th July 2026

Dedication Festival

10.00am  Parish Eucharist
followed by Summer Lunch in the
Church Hall

Collect (Prayer):
Almighty God, to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Bible Readings:
1 Kings 8.22-30, Hebrews 12.18-24, Matthew 21.12-16

Prayer After Communion:
Father in heaven,
whose Church on earth is a sign of your heavenly peace,
an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem:
grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage
that, fed with the living bread of heaven, 
and united in the body of your Son,
we may be the temple of your presence, the place of your glory on earth,
and a sign of your peace in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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.

Deanery Prayer Pilgrimage – Sunday, 12 July
As part of the Deanery’s engagement with the Bishop’s year of prayer, people across the Deanery will be making their way from their home church to Taunton Minster for everyone to pray and worship together.  
Arrive from 3.00pm to engage with prayer activities/resources.
Refreshments (tea and cake) from 4.00pm.  Worship at 5.00pm. Please speak to Darren for more details.  

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!

Open Air Lammas Service, Broomfield – Sunday 2 August, 6pm
The South Quantock Benefice annual open air Lammas service will be held on the Village Green at Broomfield on Sunday 2 August at 6.00pm.  Bishop Fiona will be joining the service this year.  During the service the bread will be blessed and later enjoyed in the village hall accompanied by cider, apple juice and west country cheeses.  The collection at the service will be shared between The Farming Community Network (Somerset Branch) and Broomfield Church. Please could you let me know in the office if you plan to attend as I need to give numbers.  Janet Paynter has kindly offered to take a loaf of bread to the service.

Pilgrimage of Hope
Returning to St Andrew’s on Sunday 2 August will be RCM violinist, Anthony Knight.  Anthony will play Meditation from Thais by Massenet, as a prayerful reflection, during Communion at the 10.00am service.  He will be performing in aid of UNICEF.

*** 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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