The Levels Arc Benefice In Vacancy from November 2020 Tel: 07597 723 795 Email: [email protected] Admin hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9am to 12pm – Sarah Cox, Benefice Administrator Licensed Reader: Valerie Thomas tel. 01458 252546 Email: [email protected] St John the Baptist Holy Trinity St Peter & St Paul St Catherine PITNEY LONG SUTTON MUCHELNEY DRAYTON Rob Walrond Tim Creegan Sarah Nicholas Diane Swales Tel: 253002 Tel: 241554 Tel: 252866 Tel: 251614 Email: rob.walrond@ Email: Email: snicholas2007@ Email: hotmail.com [email protected] btinternet.com dianeswales495@
Liz Jones Tel: 274263 Heather Pomeroy btinternet.com Email: p.jones969@ Tel: 241737 btinternet.com Email: [email protected]
nd Sunday 2 May 2021, Easter 5 10.20 Zoom Morning Prayer (please contact your churchwarden for details) 11am Holy Communion, St Peter & St Paul, Muchelney
Please wear face coverings and respect social distancing
Readings: Acts 8.26-end; Psalm 22.25-end; 1 John 4.7-end; John 15.1-8
Collect: Risen Christ, your wounds declare your love for the world and the wonder of your risen life: give us compassion and courage to risk ourselves for those we serve, to the glory of God the Father.
Post Communion: Eternal God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life: grant us to walk in his way, to rejoice in his truth, and to share his risen life; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
A VACANCY PRAYER : God our Father, help us to put our trust in you to send your chosen person to lead us on to where you would have us to be. Amen
2021 ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETINGS (APCM) Please note meetings before 17th May will be via Zoom. Please contact your churchwarden for details on how to join the meeting St John the Baptist, Pitney: Thursday 6th May, 7.30pm St Catherine’s, Drayton: Tuesday 11th May 6pm Holy Trinity, Long Sutton: Wednesday 26th May, 7.30pm (in church)
4Family delivers a family support programme offering help to struggling families so that they can regain control over their own lives and feel empowered and equipped to move forward. We offer the support of Family Link Workers who are the families’ voice amongst the agencies, but also, each family is offered a Volunteer Mentor who plays a crucial role. Be part of a fantastic family mentoring programme which carefully matches mentors with a family or individual living within South Somerset. For more information about becoming an Y4F mentor contact Andrew: Email: [email protected] Tel: 07970 952653 Website: www.yeovilcommunitychurch.co.uk/yeovil-4-family/
Sunday 23rd May : Christian Aid Afternoon Tea in Pitney (outdoors). Please contact Pitney churchwardens for more information
+PETER’S DIOCESAN FAREWELL Please join us online on 22nd May when there will be a service at 3pm for 45 minutes followed by a live streamed informal tea. If you would like to join in with the service and/or watch the tea, these can be accessed on the day, via the Diocese of Bath and Wells Facebook. In the meantime, if you would like to send messages, please email them to [email protected] by Friday 14th May and donations for a gift to the following: Cheques: Payable To The Bath & Wells Diocesan Board of Finance. Post To The Bishops’ Office, The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD BACS: Account Name The Bath & Wells Diocesan Board of Finance Sort Code 60-23-06 Account Number 52161242 Reference Bishop Peter (Please ensure you put this reference when making the transfer)
rd MAY SERVICES Sunday 23 May Pentecost th 11am Holy Communion, Holy Trinity, Long Sutton Sunday 9 May th 8am Holy Communion, Holy Trinity, Long Sutton Trinity Sunday 30 May 11am Holy Communion, St Catherine’s, Drayton 11am Holy Communion, Holy Trinity, Long Sutton
Sunday 16th May MIDWEEK SERVICE 10.20 Zoom Morning Prayer (please contact your Holy Trinity, Long Sutton will be hosting churchwarden for details) 10am Morning Prayer or Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion, St John the Baptist, Pitney every Wednesday
Elections to Bath and Wells Diocesan Synod 2021 The Diocesan Synod considers matters referred from General Synod, Deanery Synods, PCCs and from individual Synod members. It formulates diocesan policy on a wide range of issues, assists the Bishops and their staff to support and oversee the work of the diocese, approves the budget, and debates important local and national issues affecting the Church. There are 3 Lay vacancies and anyone on the Church Electoral Roll can stand. This is an opportunity for you to represent your parish and help shape the way we move forward together - ‘Living and Telling the Story’ of Christ here in Somerset. For more information contact your Churchwarden. Nominations must be submitted by the 31st May 2021
OUR CHURCHES OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER: Holy Trinity, Long Sutton - Sundays and Wednesdays from 12noon to 4pm St John’s, Pitney – Mondays and Thursdays 10am to 12noon St Catherine’s, Drayton – Sundays and Wednesdays 9.30am to 3.30pm St Peter & St Paul, Muchelney – Sundays(when there is no morning service) and Wednesday 10am – 4pm (subject to funeral services) Please remember that you must wear a face covering, use the hand sanitiser
and refrain from touching anything unnecessary!