Newsletter 

Below you will find our latest newsletter:
 

19th July 2026

The Seventh Sunday after Trinity

10.00am  Parish Eucharist
 

Collect (Prayer):
Generous God,
you give us gifts and make them grow:
though our faith is small as mustard seed,
make it grow to your glory
and the flourishing of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bible Readings:
Isaiah 44.6-8, Romans 8.12-25, Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43

Prayer After Communion:
Lord God, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and 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.  

Thank you to the Flower Team for the beautiful flowers in the church for the Dedication Festival.

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.

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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