Welcome to St Benedict’s

NOTICES

  • Morning Prayer in St Ben’s and our Benefice

    Come along to join us in the Office of Morning Prayer held in St Ben’s on Wednesdays at 9am. Morning Prayer is held on Tuesdays in St John’s at 9am. On Fridays, a Celtic style morning office, put together by our curate Kieron, is held in St Margaret’s Chapel, also at 9am.

  • SERVICES

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  • Weekday Communion

    Holy Communion is held weekly in St Ben’s on Fridays at 10am. This is a short service of about half an hour following Common Worship. Please join us then.

    St John’s also has a weekly Holy Communion service on Tuesdays at 10.30am.

  • Celtic Communion Service on Sunday 24th

    Our Sunday service this week at 11am is Holy Communion in the context of Celtic Style worship. As usual, the service will be held in the round with our seats circling the altar table in the nave.

  • Lent Guest Preachers

    You can watch recordings of all 5 sermons by our Lent Benefice guest preachers at St John’s by clicking/tapping the picture.

  • Sacred Cinema at St Ben’s on Friday 22nd March

    Our season of Sacred Cinema continues on Friday 22nd with the 2003 Korean film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. A journey around the cycle of the year; a meditation on the circle of life. Magical beauty! For more details, and our future programme, see the poster by clicking/tapping the picture or this link. There’s a trailer on YouTube at this link.

    Doors open at 7pm. Film starts at 7.30. There’ll be refreshments available before the film and during a half-time break. Entrance is free of charge, with donations gratefully accepted.

  • Lent Lunch at Glastonbury Methodist Church

    Glastonbury Methodists are holding a Lent Lunch to help the people of Burundi via Christian Aid on Wednesday 20th. Click the logo for details.

  • This week’s news sheet

    Click/tap on the picture to download/view the news sheet for the week commencing Sunday 17th.

  • Weekly Prayer List

    Click the picture to see who especially needs your prayers this week.

Glastonbury Tots Toddler Group

This group is a vibrant meeting place for parents and their little ones every Monday morning in St Ben’s. Click/tap the picture to learn more.

GENERAL INFORMATION

For downloads of daily readings and other news items that could affect you, take a look at St John’s News page by clicking here.

Hiring our building and booking events

If you want to hire our building or book a wedding, baptism or other service, please go to our Booking and Contact page.

If you hire St Ben’s regularly you may not be aware that we’ve introduced modest increases to some of our charges. We now also levy a charge if you require heating above 15C during colder months. Our new rates are shown in our online booking form at this link. If you’ve previously negotiated a special rate, please talk to Liz – contact details at this link.

Official Noticeboard

Click/tap the picture to go to our page for official notices and documents including our latest Annual Report and Financial Statements. Note that details of services and other activities are not posted there.

Inclusive Church

St Ben’s is part of the Inclusive Church network. Click on the logo to read more on our Who We Are page.

Click the icon to check us out on Facebook

Our Google events calendar can be viewed here

SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding refers to the range of plans and activities that are put in place to protect children and adults who may be vulnerable to abuse and neglect from being harmed. Safeguarding in the church community – making our church safe for young people and vulnerable adults – is everyone’s responsibility.

Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here.

If you wish to report concerns or possible abuse, please contact one of the following: