Annual Parochial Church Meeting: This year’s APCM will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 24th May and will be on Zoom – click for more information…
Widcombe Parish Services
Services at St Thomas and St Matt's
Following guidance from the Church of England and the Diocese of Bath and Wells, most of our services will be ONLINE until further notice. However, we are intending to gradually introduce some live services as restrictions on meeting indoors are relaxed and more of our congregations are vaccinated.
For more information on how this will look in April and May, please see below.
Check the website regularly for up-to-date information. Or sign up for our weekly emails for details of each week’s services to arrive in your inbox on Thursday afternoons! Links to our online resources, earlier sermon series and other resources are also below.
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Parish notices
2021 SERVICE PATTERN
In-person services are being re-introduced in May, but there will not be a full programme until after restrictions ease further on 17 May. However, regulations can change and therefore so can our plans for services. We aim to keep the website up to date, so please click for the latest information…
Easter Sermon series and Daily Prayer
From Easter to Pentecost, join us to follow our “New…” sermon series! Click to find out more – and to download the Easter Daily Prayer sheet…
Struggling and need a hand?
Emergency telephone number to contact the church team while the office is closed.
Recent blog posts
A message from Revd Tim Buckley – Easter 2021
In his Easter blog and challenged by Maundy Thursday falling on April Fools’ Day, Revd Tim Buckley reflects on the foolishness of God. Click to find out more.
An appeal from Revd Tim
Revd Tim shares an update (and photos!) of the ongoing work on the St Matt’s church roof – along with an invitation to make this a project we all contribute to…
A message from Revd Jenny Buckler – November 2020
Revd Jenny Buckler reflects on how setting up a prayer space at home can help us during lockdown, in our latest parish blog. Click to find out more.
A message from Revd Tim Buckley – August 2020
A message for the parish of Widcombe, from Revd Tim Buckley including preliminary information about reopening St Thomas in mid-September. Click to find out more.
Recent Sermons and Video Sermons
9th May- Easter 6: A New Song
Online service, 9/5/21: A New Song – Revd Jenny Buckler preaches on Psalm 98 and John 15:9-17. All the usual service resources can be found here along with the Easter Daily Prayer sheet.
Becoming a new creation (Vocation Sunday)
St Matt’s, 5pm, 2/5/2021 – New Creation, continuing our “New…” sermon series, Mary Udale-Smith preaches on Acts 8:26-40, the story of the Ethiopian eunuch.
25th April – Easter 4: New Perspective – Encountering the Good Shepherd
Online service, 25/4/21: New Perspective – Miles Andrews discusses encountering the Good Shepherd using John 10 and Psalm 23. All the usual service resources can be found here along with the Easter Daily Prayer sheet.
18th April – Easter 3: The Shalom of God
Streamed service, 10.30am, 18/04/2021 with Revd Tim Buckley officiating and preaching on Zephaniah 3:14-end & Luke 24:36b-48 – a renewed vision of Jesus, Prince of Peace
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Safeguarding in the Parish
Read our Safeguarding policy and find out who to contact should you have any concerns.