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 also held on Tuesdays in St John’s, Thursdays in St Mary’s Meare and Fridays in St Margaret’s Chapel, all at 9am.

  • THIS MONTH
  • Weekday Communion

    Holy Communion is now held weekly in St Ben’s on Fridays at 10am. Please join us if you can.

    St John’s also has a weekly Holy Communion service on Wednesdays at 10am.

  • Saturday Afternoon Tea and Board Games

    Following the popularity of the Summer Saturday Afternoon Cream Teas in July and August, the church is now opening from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday afternoons. It’s a time for everyone to enjoy sitting around drinking tea or coffee and eating cake, with the opportunity of playing cards or board games, doing jigsaws or just chatting. Click the picture to see the full poster.

  • Weekly Prayer List

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

  • Cartoon of the Week

    Click on the picture to see a different cartoon each week by Dave Walker from his “Cartoon Church” website.

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 Get in Touch 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: