Prayers

We are holding in our thoughts and prayers: Jane D,

Janet S, Sara S, Peter B, Alice, Naomi L, Edna S, Jackie W and Michael F,

Keith W

​If you would like to be included on the Prayer List, please let Mark, Sarah or Sue know..​


Next Week  Sunday 14th May


9.15am                Parish Communion at St Peter's

10.45am              Parish Communion at St Decuman's

HEART   FOR   INDIA


Donation boxes are now available in
both churches to take home and fill
with your spare change.

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​​Dates for the Week ahead:

Monday 8th  May                       No Morning Prayer until further notice
Tuesday 9th May                        9.30am                   Little Saints at the Meeting Room, Williton

Wednesday 10th May              10.00am                   Little Saints at the Salvation Army Hall, Watchet

Thursday 27th April                  10.00am                  CAMEO at St Peter’s


Dates for your diaries:

Tuesday 16th May                     7.00pm                    St Peter's APCM at the Meeting Room

Sunday 21st May                       11.45am                  St Decuman's APCM (in Church after Service)

Monday 22nd May                     7.00pm                   Fundraising Meal for Heart for India at Spice Merchant, Watchet.  See below

Both churches will usually be open

every day during daylight hours.

Prayers for the People of Ukraine

We pray for peace

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The Collect
 Almighty God, who through your only begotten Son Jesus Christ have overcome death and

opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that, as by your grace going before us you put

into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect;

through Jesus Christ our risen Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen 

Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If God raised his Son from death to life, bringing victory out of
disaster, he can also renew human lives. Feelings of failure, rejection or resentment are changed into opportunities for
healing, forgiveness and service. As today’s Collect prays, God puts ‘into our minds good desires’ and helps us to ‘bring
them to good effect’.

FEELING CREATIVE ????

We are looking for a Benefice logo.  Something that can be used to identify who we are on our website and social media, and also for letterheads etc.

Below is an example, but if you need further inspiration, just search different churches on the Internet to see what others have come up with.


Please let Mark have your ideas, whether it be using design software or a sketch on the back of an envelope.








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Prayers for the Benefice

Each week we join our Baptist friends in praying for a local road or street.

Doniford Road in Watchet

High Street in Williton

Pray for God’s blessing on those who live there.

Quantock Deanery Prayer Diary - Every day of the month we pray for different people in our Deanery


Quantock Coast Benefice
7th            The people and parishes of East Quantoxhead, Fiddington, Holford with Dodington, Kilve with Kilton & Lilstock,
                  Stogursey and Stolford, Stringston, West Quantoxhead
8th            Nicky Morgan (Rector)
9th            Dawn Brimson, +George Cassidy, Pam Cuff, Chris Moorsom, Stephen Campbell, Tony Smith (Retired clergy)
10th          The staff and students of Stogursey C of E Primary School
Quantock Towers Benefice
11th          The people and parishes of Bicknoller, Crowcombe, Monksilver, Nettlecombe, Sampford Brett, Stogumber
12th          Vacancy
13th          Bridget Capewell, John Crothers, David Gover, Gill Southwood (Readers)

Benefice Curry Night


Monday 22 May, 7pm at The Spice Merchant
In aid of the Deanery Mission Project
Heart For India

Tickets £20 available from Ros Whellams, telephone 07595-025592 or by email to : rossiepw@hotmail.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
Sarah Lander                          Churchwarden St Decuman’s                      Tel: 07765-881229                        email: sclarkelander@gmail.com
Janet Bremner                        Churchwarden St Decuman’s                      Tel: 01984-632118                        email: janetbremner31@btinternet.com
Julie Pelling                             Ordinand                                                         Tel: 07973-961083                        email: julie@nickandju.plus.com
Donna Marsden                     Reader                                                             Tel: 01984-633707                        email: donnamarsden01@yahoo.co.uk   


Benefice Website:                 www.watchetandwillitonbenefice.com

Facebook Pages:                   www.facebook.com/StPetersChurchWilliton   
                                                  
Our Benefice Safeguarding Officer: Tracey Gullis  who can be contacted by telephone: 07361-811707

                                                                                          & by email: safeguardingstdecsstpeters@gmail.com

The Benefice of Watchet and Williton
Sunday 7th May 2023

 

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
‘Put into our minds good desires'