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126th July 2026

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity

10.00am  Parish Eucharist
 

Collect (Prayer):
Lord God, your Son left the riches of heaven
and became poor for our sake:
when we prosper save us from pride,
when we are needy save us from despair,
that we may trust in you alone;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bible Readings:
1 Kings 3.5-12, Romans 8.26-end, Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52

Prayer After Communion:
Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

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.  

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.

Mothers Union
Staplegrove Mothers Union and Mothers Union@Minster are celebrating 150 years of Mothers Union, with a display in Taunton Library from Tuesday 28/7 to Saturday 8/8, during library opening hours. 

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.

*** 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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