Welcome to St Benedict’s

NOTICES

  • Vicarage Virtual Coffee Morning

    Click the picture to read (on St John’s website) about this Zoom event from 11am on Wednesday 3rd March.

  • Lent: a letter from the Vicar

    Click the picture to read Vicar David’s Lent message to us (on St John’s website).

  • Lent at Home

    Lent is a season when many people make a special focus on enhancing their ever-growing and loving relationship with God. Christ’s life, ministry, and death are remembered during this season. Also, it can be a time to think about our own journey of faith – the good bits and the bad – as we prepare ourselves for Holy Week and Easter. Click the picture to find out more about Lent at Home (on St John’s website).

  • Churches Together in Glastonbury Lent Course

    This year the Lent course, Caring for Creation, is being held online twice a week. The same material being used in both sessions so it’s not necessary to attend both although you are welcome to do so. Early afternoon sessions are at 1pm on Mondays starting 22nd February, and evening sessions are at 7pm on Wednesdays starting on 24th February. The course lasts 5 weeks.

    Zoom joining details:
    Mondays (1pm): use this link or meeting ID 915 0391 5311 and passcode 725202.
    Thursdays (7pm): use this link or meeting ID 984 1628 8883 and passcode 948180.

    Click the Churches Together logo above to read the latest newsletter with more details of the course, including Zoom phone numbers if you want to join in by telephone.

  • Campaign for distributing Covid vaccine to the world’s poorest

    Roger would like to draw your attention to this page on the Bath and Wells website where you can find out more about how you can help.

  • World Day of Prayer

    Formerly known as the “Women’s World Day of Prayer”, this event on Friday 5th March, which was due to be hosted by the Methodist Church, will now be held online via Zoom due to the Covid restrictions.

    A few printed service booklets are available to collect from St Ben’s, which is open for individual prayer on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10am and noon. Also, Philippa has some, so click to use this form to contact her if you’re not easily able to collect one from St Ben’s.

    Click the picture for more information (on St John’s website).

  • Weekly Prayer List

    Click here for the people needing your prayers.

  • Churches Together in Somerset AGM and Forum

    Click the picture for more details (on St John’s website).

  • Parochial Church Council (PCC) Vacancy

    We have a vacancy on our for a member of St Ben’s Electoral Roll who would like to contribute to the life of our Church by being a lay representative on our PCC. If you are interested, please contact our PCC secretary, Meig, on 07794 684006.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Our Google events calendar can be viewed here


Check out our “A Church Near You” site at
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10978/

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: