Walsingham Festival at Exeter Cathedral This year sees the centenary of the re[1]founding of the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham. To celebrate this, there will be a number regional festivals, the nearest being Exeter this Saturday 21 May, starting at 11.30am. To book your (free) ticket(s), please do so through Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3sML6Rg just click on this link! Bells All 6 bells have now been removed and taken to Loughborough for restoration, and will reinstalled in due course in a new bell frame. PCC The new council has its inaugural meeting in the hall this Wednesday following mass in church. Please pray for you church councillors, particularly those elected recently. Sharing Together This month's discussion group will meet on Wednesday week (25th) in the Vestry at 7.30pm. We'll be re-visiting Walsingham! Ascension Day As usual, we will be celebrating this important day with a Sung Mass at 7.30pm on Thursday 26 May. Outlook Please don't forget to let George Coles have any copy for the monthly magazine by this coming Wednesday, 18th, please. We're a bit light on content at the moment! New Prebendaries One of the three new prebendaries of Wells Cathedral recently appointed is Fr Robin Lodge, the Vicar of St Andrew’s here in Taunton, and a good friend to Holy Trinity. We congratulate him and hold him in prayers. He will be installed on Tuesday 7 June at 5.15pm during Cathedral evensong. Kath Darch, RIP It was with sadness that we learnt of Kath’s death on Thursday 12th. Her funeral will be at Holy Trinity, but no details are known as yet. Any items for inclusion in next week’s Notice Sheet to be received at the Parish Office (on paper, email or phone) by THURSDAY MORNING, please.
NOTICES New Bishop of Bath and Wells It was announced by Downing St that the next Bishop of Bath and Wells will be the Rt Revd Michael Beasley. Bishop Beasley is presently Bishop of Hertford in the St Albans diocese, and will be joining us in the early autumn. Organist We welcome Simon Gaunt to play again for us this morning. He will be filling in on several Sundays before taking on the role of Director of Music from July 1st. Walsingham Festival at Exeter Cathedral This year sees the centenary of the re-founding of the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham. To celebrate this, there will be a number regional festivals, the nearest being Exeter on 21 May, starting at 11.30am. To book your (free) ticket(s), please do so through Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3sML6Rg just click on this link! Outlook – May Issue May’s copy of ‘Outlook’ is available online, so please download and read it! A few hard copies are still available at the back of the church. Glastonbury Abbey Fr Julian will be celebrating Mass at Glastonbury Abbey this Tuesday at 10.30am. There are spare seats in his car if anyone would like to join him!. Elections Liz is drawing up a new rota of sidespeople, now that Covid restrictions have been sufficiently relaxed. Please let Liz know if you’d like to be involved, either as an ‘old hand’ or a newbie. Training will be given. . Any items for inclusion in next week’s Notice Sheet to be received at the Parish Office (on paper, email or phone) by THURSDAY MORNING, please.
NOTICESNew Bishop of Bath and Wells It was announced by Downing St on Thursday that the next Bishop of Bath and Wells will be the Rt Revd Michael Beasley. Bishop Beasley is presently Bishop of Hertford in the St Albans diocese, and will be joining us in the early autumn.Organist We welcome Simon Gaunt to play for us this morning. He will be filling in on several Sundays before taking on the role of Director of Music from July 1st.Gardening Thank you, everyone who helped yesterday athe gardening session (as well as those who have helped at other times). A significant improvement!Walsingham Festival at Exeter Cathedral This year sees the centenary of the re-founding of the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham. To celebrate this, there will be a number regional festivals, the nearest being Exeter on 21 May, starting at 11.30am. To book your (free) ticket(s), please do so through Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3sML6Rg Just click on this link!Outlook - May Issue May’s copy of ‘Outlook’ is available online, so please download and read it! A few hard copies are available at the back of church.Glastonbury Abbey Fr Julian will be celebrating Mass at Glastonbury Abbey on Tuesday week (10th) at 10.30am. There are spare seats in his car if anhy9one would like to join him!Elections At last Sunday’s AMP/APCM, John Godley and Jenni Llewellyn were re-elected as Church Wardens, and Liz Hathway as Deputy Warden. Both she and Wendy Burge were also elected to the PCC. Liz is drawing up a new rota of sidespeople, now that Covid restrictions have been sufficiently relaxed. Please let Liz know if you’d like to be involved, either as an ‘old hand’ or a newbie. Training will be given. We are most grateful to Jane Laurence who took on the role in its entirety for the last two years, and to those who assisted her.Any items for inclusion in next week’s Notice Sheet to be received at the Parish Office (via ‘phone, email or letter) by THURSDAY MORNING, please.
NOTICESUkraine Thank you everyone who supported yesterday’s Bring and Buy in aid of the Ukraine. It was a very happy and successful occasion; the total raised will be announced at today’s services.Annual Meetings Reports have been circulated electronically; a few hard copies are available for the morning’s annual meetings after the Parish Mass. Please do attend them if you can.Organist we are grateful to John Eyles for playing this morning – it is most kind of him. Simon Gaunt will be returning as organist officically from 1 July, although he will be playing at some services before then.Gardening Don’t forget next Saturday’s ‘garden party’ tidying up the church grounds between 2 and 4. If possible, please bring your own tools and take the efforts of your own work home to dispose of! Refreshments will be avaiable.Walsingham Festival at Exeter Cathedral This year sees the centenary of the re-founding of the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham. To celebrate this, there will be a number regional festivals, the nearest being Exeter on 21 May, starting at 11.30am. To book your (free) ticket(s), please do so through Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3sML6Rg Just click on this link!Readers’ Rota The new rota from this Sunday is available for readers to collect. If you would like to be included on the next one, please see George Coles. Our grateful thanks to all those who fulfil this important ministry.Fr Julian will not be available Monday-Thursday this week, as he will on leave for his Easter break (but not on a desert island - sadly!).
