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 Tuesdays at 10am (changed from Wednesdays).

  • SERVICES
  • Brue Boys Concert CANCELLED

    Unfortunately, the Brue Boys concert that was to have been held in St Ben’s on Saturday 9th December has had to be cancelled.

    We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience caused.

  • Shared Worship with Glastonbury URC in St Ben’s on Sunday 10th at 11am

    Our worship this Sunday is a Service of the Word which includes Bible readings, hymns, prayers and a sermon by guest preacher Revd Tim Richards (URC).

    This service continues our established pattern of regular shared worship with Glastonbury URC.

  • 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. Please note the change of days between St Ben’s and St John’s this month until further notice. 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 3rd.

  • Living Water Exercises for Advent

    On the three Fridays of Advent, 8th, 15th and 22nd December, there will be 20 minute sessions of carefully chosen Christ-oriented Tai Chi exercises at 9.20am preceding the regular 10am Friday Communion Service. Click/tap the picture for details.

  • Weekly Prayer List

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

  • Contemplative Prayer Group

    A group meets for contemplative prayer every Thursday at 3.30pm in the Lower Hall of Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury (behind the Catholic Church on Magdalene Street).

    For more information phone Helen Marquis on 01458 831267.

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 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: