Next Sunday – 10 November - Remembrance Sunday
St Peter’s Williton 10:30am Remembrance Service
St Decuman's Watchet 10:45am Holy Communion & Remembrance
Remember:
Sunday 3pm: Remembrance Parade in Watchet.
Monday 11am: Remembrance services at both war memorials Watchet and Williton
Collect:
Almighty and eternal God, you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of llove, that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen
RURAL MINISTRY DAY
10 - 12.30pm Danesfield School. Williton
Saturday 9th November
This event is an opportunity for the Quantock Deanery to gather together to hear ideas of different ways to
enable rural outreach. There will be examples of outreach already happening in our churches and for
everyone to have an opportunity to discuss their ideas and their experience of outreach in our part of rural Somerset.
Everyone is welcome to come along. Tea and Cake provided!
(Followed by Deanery Synod : 1.30-3.30pm.)
Your PCCs
Both parishes have now held their Annual Meetings, so here is the updated list of members.
St Decuman’s St Peter’s
Vicar Revd Mark Phillips Revd Mark Phillips
Reader Donna Marsden Donna Marsden
Reader Clare Phillips Clare Phillips
Churchwardens Janet Bremner Sue Withycombe
Deanery Synod reps Margaret Tatham Ros Whellams Clare Phillips Sue Withycombe
Elected members:
Secretary Andrew Tatham Elizabeth Payne
Treasurer Glenys Knight Peter Payne
Tracey Gullis Tony Knight Tracey Copp Margaret Gliddon
Sarah Lander Jim Powers Elizabeth Grinstead Sara Hempshall
Chris Wade Cynthia Webb Ann Smith
John Whellams
In every human heart there is the flicker of love, implanted by the God of love. For the saints, God has - in the words of today's Collect - kindled that flicker into "the flame of love", generating in them an intense faith and a powerful love. During this All Saints-tide, 'we rejoice in the triumphs of the saints' and are sustained by their example.
Today’s Worship and Readings
St Peter’s, Williton 10.00am Café church
St Decuman’s, Watchet 10.45am Holy Communion
Revelation 21: 1-6 John 11: 32-44
Please continue to send items for the news sheet to both of us:
Sarah Lander: sclarkelander@gmail.com Sue Withycombe: withysue10@gmail.com
BENEFICE TEAM INFORMATION
Please contact your churchwardens with enquiries about baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc. and any member of the Benefice team is happy to be contacted with general enquiries, requests for prayers, etc.
Benefice Team:
Revd Mark Phillips Vicar Tel: 01984-639669 email: revdmarkphillips@outlook.com
George Fenech Churchwarden St Peter’s Tel: 01984-633577 email: georgefenech44@gmail.com
Sue Withycombe Churchwarden St Peter’s Tel: 01984-632596 email: withysue10@gmail.com
Janet Bremner Churchwarden St Decuman’s Tel: 01984-632118 email: janetbremner31@btinternet.com
Donna Marsden Reader & Mental Health First Aider Tel: 01984-633707 email: donnamarsden01@yahoo.co.uk
Clare Phillips Reader Tel: 01984-639669 email: clarephillips93@outlook.com
Chris Wade Mental Health First Aider Tel: 07725-303051 email: cewadecastor2@gmail.com
Benefice Website: www.watchetandwillitonbenefice.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPetersChurchWilliton
Report a concern at bathandwells.org.uk/report-concerns or call Safeguarding Manager, Ben Goodhind: 01749-588917
Our Benefice Safeguarding Officer: Tracey Gullis. Telephone: 07361-811707
The Benefice of Watchet and Williton
Sunday 3 November 2024
The Fourth Sunday before Advent
Prayers for Areas of Conflict
We pray for all areas of conflict, that those
in power may strive for peace and reconciliation
Both Churches will usually be open during daylight hours.
Prayers
We are holding in our thoughts and prayers: Alice, Edna S,
Geraldine F, River Walker & Jane.
If you would like to be included on the Prayer List, please let Mark, Sarah or Sue know..
Prayers for the Benefice
Each week we join our Baptist friends in praying for a local road or street
Gladstone Terrace in Watchet
Fairfield Drive in Williton
Pray for God’s blessing on those who live there.
Dates for the week ahead:
Tuesday 5 November 9.30 am Little Saints Williton – Meeting rooms
Wednesday 6 November 9.45am Holy Communion at the Sanctuary, Watchet.
Wednesday 6 November 10.00am Little Saints Watchet – in Salvation Army Hall
Wednesday 6 November 2-4.00pm Hearing the Old Testament - in the Meeting Room (last one)
Thursday 7 November 10-11.30am CAMEO St Peter’s church
Friday 8 November 2pm Guardians of the Well working party
Saturday. 9 November 10-12.30pm Rural Ministry morning. Danesfield school. ALL WELCOME
Saturday 9 November 1.30pm Deanery Synod. Danesfield school.
Quantock Deanery Prayer Diary - Every day of the month we pray for different people in our Deanery
Quantock Deanery
3rd Helen Greenwood (Secretary), Kate Slade (Treasurer), Steve Morley (Retired Clergy Officer), Julia Hill (Deanery Adviser)
4th Air Ambulance (Deanery Mission Project 2025)
Quantock Gate Parishes
5th The people and parishes of Cannington, Fiddington, Otterhampton with Combwich, Stockland & Steart Bay, Stogursey & Stolford
6th Alison Waters (Rector), Jan Church (Curate), Chris Baillie (URC)
7th Chris Moorsom (Retired clergy)
8th The staff and students of Cannington C of E Primary School, Otterhampton Primary School, Stogursey C of E Primary School,
Brymore School, Cannington Campus of Bridgwater & Taunton College
Quantock Towers Benefice
9th The people and parishes of Bicknoller, Crowcombe, East Quantoxhead, Monksilver, Nettlecombe, Sampford Brett, Stogumber, West Quantoxhead