Newsletter
Below you will find our latest newsletter:

19th October 2025
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
10.00am Parish Eucharist
Collect (Prayer):
God, our judge and saviour,
teach us to be open to your truth
and to trust in your love,
that we may live each day
with confidence in the salvation which is given
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Bible Readings:
Genesis 32.22-31, 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5, Luke 18.1-8
Prayer After Communion:
We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast:
for here we receive you,
here the memory of your passion is renewed,
here our minds are filled with grace,
and here a pledge of future glory is given,
when we shall feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.
Zoom Morning Prayer - Tuesdays at 9.00am
If you would like to join our Zoom Morning Prayer on Tuesdays at 9.00am, please contact the Parish Office - standrewstaunton@gmail.com - for the joining details.
Service of Remembering – 2 November – 5.00pm
We will be marking All Soulstide with “A Service of Remembering” at 5.00pm. Tea will be at 4.00pm.
As before, we invite to afternoon tea those who have been bereaved in the last two years. If you can bring a contribution for the tea on the morning of the service, please sign the list in the Narthex.
If you would like a loved one remembered at this service, please sign the list in the Narthex by the 27 October. Thank you.
GoFundMe Appeal for funds to restore the Southwest Window
For anyone who would like to donate, you can find the page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/repair-our-wonderful-church-window
Lone Worker Policy
This Policy has recently been reviewed by the PCC. Letters with a copy of the Policy have been issued to all Key Holders, Home Communion, Sacristy, Flower and Cleaning Teams. These letters are in the Narthex for collection. Please could you read the Policy and return the acknowledgment slip to Lesley in the Parish Office. Thank you.
*** 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.
Church Diary
The Church will be open during office hours
Tuesdays to Fridays 8.30-11.30am
The Office will be closed on Thursday 23 October
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Tuesday |
October 21 |
9.00am Zoom Morning Prayer
9.30am Church Mice
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Wednesday
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October 22 |
10.00am Parish Eucharist, followed by coffee
7.30pm Lectio Divina Group, Church
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Thursday |
October 23 |
1.30pm Talk and Tea, Church
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For Your Prayers…
Those who are unwell:
Joanna, Neil, Paul, Julia, Catherine, Gilly, Toby, Les, Sheila, Dave, Frida, Trish
Those who have died recently:
Years Mind:
• The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE as she prepares for her role as the Archbishop of Canterbury
• For a just and lasting peace in Ukraine
• Give thanks for the current cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel
Sunday, 26th October 2025
Bible Sunday
10.00am Parish Eucharist
Readings: Isaiah 45.22-end, Romans 15.1-6, Luke 4.16-24
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