Welcome to St Benedict’s

NOTICES

  • 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 Wednesdays at 10am.

  • SERVICES
  • Contemplative Worship on Sunday 2nd at 11am

    This week our service will be led by our reader Philippa. People have found these to be positive times of quiet worship, reflection and meditation. We will be seated in semi-circles. You are invited to join us to meet God with an open heart.

  • Ordination of our curate Kieron on Sunday 2nd

    On Sunday 2nd at 10.30am in Wells Cathedral, our curate Kieron is being ordained Deacon. All are welcome to attend.

    Kieron would love to see you at the special service of Evensong he will be leading in St John’s at 4pm that day. The Very Revd Dr John Davis, Dean of Wells Cathedral, will be preaching. Refreshments will follow.

  • 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 also held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in St John’s at 9am. New on Fridays, a Celtic style morning office, put together by our curate Kieron, is held in St Margaret’s Chapel, also at 9am.

  • This week’s news sheet

    Click/tap on the picture to download/view the news sheet for the week commencing Sunday 18th.

  • Weekly Prayer List

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

  • Archbishops’ Prayer for Ukraine

    Click the picture to read a prayer from our Archbishops Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell.

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.

Official Noticeboard

Click the picture to go to our page for official notices and documents. 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: