Welcome to www.wiveychurches.org.uk to find out about us and about our churches please check the links on the left. For details about our past events including a series of photos please check our news pages.
What is going on at the moment - do come along?
Services
10.45am Holy Communion Wiveliscombe (DW)and other activities
Teach Us to Pray
Thursday 16th May at 2.30 in St Andrew's Church
Sunday 19th May 4.00pm Evensong at St. Andrew’s with In Ecclesia
‘In Ecclesia’ (http://www.inecclesia.org.uk/) are a Taunton-based choir, founded in 1955 to sing traditional Church music in a variety of settings from rural churches to cathedrals. A number of Wiveliscombe people have been members of the choir. Recently they offered to sing in St. Andrew’s one Sunday and 19th May is the day agreed upon.
Do come along and enjoy this special service.
Farewell Party for Bishop Peter Price
On Saturday 22nd June, Service in Wells Cathedral 2pm
Followed by a party on the green with live music all welcome!
Bring a blanket & picnic. Party ends 5pm
Christian Aid Quiz
Friday 24th May at the Silver Street Centre starting at 7.30pm, £6 to include supper, teams of 6. To Book ring Angela Valuks on 623302
BOOKS WANTED - for the Church Fete June 22nd.
Dan & Roger need LOTS of books to sell at the coming Fete. So, if you have any, then please discuss with either Dan or Roger to arrange collection. Alternatively, there is a box at the back of the Church.
Also required is good quality Raffle prizes, please contact Brenda Boyland on 623192. Thank You.
The BIG IF Saturday 8th June Hyde Park, London
Just in case anypne would like to go up, maybe with some friends, to take part in this important joint national initiative here is an extract from their website:
“The event will run from 2pm-5pm, and is open to you and as many of your friends and family as you’d like to bring. It promises to be a truly exciting day with a range of inspiring speakers and performances from people across the globe - there really will be something for everyone. Now, all we need is you.”
http://bigiflondon-enoughfoodneutral.eventbrite.co.uk/The BIG IF Saturday 8th June Hyde Park, London
Just in case anypne would like to go up, maybe with some friends, to take part in this important joint national initiative here is an extract from their website:
“The event will run from 2pm-5pm, and is open to you and as many of your friends and family as you’d like to bring. It promises to be a truly exciting day with a range of inspiring speakers and performances from people across the globe - there really will be something for everyone. Now, all we need is you.”
http://bigiflondon-enoughfoodneutral.eventbrite.co.uk/
St. Andrew’s News
Annual Accounts were presented at last weekend’s annual meeting. Spare copies are available in Church if you are interested. We made a slight ‘operating surplus’ despite also raising £6,000 towards our re-ordering project and spending £3,000 on essential repairs. Our finances are finely balanced, but this was encouraging.
Two vacancies on the PCC were filled by Madeline Hellier and Roger Wilson
A working party worked hard on Saturday morning to clear the stream between our allotments and Kingsmead to ensure water drains away quickly when there is excessive rain.
Repairs to the North parapet have become necessary following the extreme cold and wet weather.
On May 15th the Diocesan Advisory Committee will again be considering our revised re-ordering plans and the accompanying statements of need, significance and design that the architect and steering group have been working on. Please pray for positive support.
Opportunities to Grow in Our Faith
We produced a pink flyer that gives some of the ways in which we can grow through prayer, study and fellowship during the coming year. Please pick one up from one of the churches if you have missed it.
Events of Interest
There are various leaflet at the back of St.Andrew’s (open 9.00-5.00pm each day). Currently they include Music at Wells Cathedral, a day of Church singing in Taunton.
New Weekly morning Prayer Time in St Andrew’s Church
The prayer time is open to anyone in the Benefice or beyond, and takes place in St Andrew's Crypt at 9.05am for 20 minutes. This new weekly event based on the Church of England style Celtic Daily Prayer book ‘The Rhythm of Life’ by Revd David Adam, Vicar of Lindersfarne.
Parents and Tiddlers every Tuesday at 10.30am
This group for preschool babies and children with parents, grandparents or careers explores bible stories and songs. There are also prayers from the group. At the end of the session children are able to play with toys while the grown ups have coffee or tea. Meetings are in St Andrew’s Crypt..
‘The Filling Station’ in Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe Primary School ……and every 4th Tuesday of the month . This Christmas season sees the launch of a monthly celebration of our Christian Faith, we call “The Filling Station in Wiveliscombe”. Come and meet up with a bunch of us, members of the wider family of Christians who live in our rural community. Our objective is to provide a hospitable setting where we can share fellowship over great coffee & cakes, with accomplished guest speakers, and contemporary worship leaders, similar to a Spring Harvest, Greenbelt, or New Wine session. It is not a “New Church”, just like Christmas dinner is not a “New Meal”, but once a month we aim to get together and enjoy a Feast, hoping that the friendships and the fellowship will invigorate our daily and weekly walks with God. A new informal way of expressing the Christian faith. There are “Filling Stations” around the country – for more information on the Filling station movement go to http://www.thefillingstation.org.uk/ or email John Osborne, john@choice2.net‘
Open the Book
In the October magazine, I have written about a national initiative called ‘Open the Book’. This organization has grown fast from small beginnings and has the declared aim:
‘Enabling every child to hear the story of the Bible at school in their primary years’
The stories are well designed and easy to deliver in a 10 minute school collective worship assembly and we are looking to gather a team of all ages who could regularly be involved in bringing this to Wiveliscombe Primary School at 10.00am on some Monday mornings during term time.
Please speak to David or Judith if you are interested in taking part.
Share the Load
A way of supporting those who could do with a little extra help : the church (i.e. people) of St Andrew's providing evening meals for a short period of time, and of course calling by to drop the meal off, which sometimes will be just as valued. For instance you / they may recently have had a baby, had a spell in hospital, or been recently bereaved. If you know of anyone who would appreciate this at any time there are forms at the back of the church to nominate them.
If you feel you could support this by occasionally cooking for those nominated please speak to Judith Swan.
Thirsty
Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for a chat about life, work children, what’s on the box, and Christianity. We meet at The Bear, 8pm. All welcome.