All services ONLINE until further notice. Click here for information about live streamed and pre-recorded services as well as Zoom gatherings.
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, all our services will be ONLINE until further notice.
On Sunday mornings, there will either be a streamed or a pre-recorded service. In the evenings, there will be a 5pm Zoom gathering. For more information on how this will look in January and February, see below.
Please sign up for our weekly emails or email info@widcombe.church for up-to-date information. Links to our online resources, earlier sermon series and other resources are also below.
Hour of Power – prayer in 2021
Hour of Power, 1st – 7th every month – click for more information.
Struggling and need a hand?
Emergency telephone number to contact the church team while the office is closed.
New Year’s Resolutions?
Struggling for inspiration to mark the start of 2021? Click for bible and prayer resources to encourage or challenge you in 2021!
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Recent blog posts
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.
A message from Revd Tim Buckley- June 2020
A message for the parish of Widcombe, from Revd Tim Buckley including details on the opening of buildings for private prayer. Click to find out more.
A message from Revd Tim Buckley- May 2020
A message for the parish from Revd Tim Buckley after 10 weeks of lockdown
God has called us to be a Christian community that reaches out to the parish and beyond,
to invite people to encounter God's grace.
Recent Sermons and Video Sermons
17th January – second after Epiphany: If my people humble themselves…
17th January 2021: Sarah Sanderson continues our winter series exploring 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 with a reflection on “If my people humble themselves…” All our service resources for our online service can be found here.
1st after Epiphany: If my people who are called by my name…
St Thomas, 10.30am, 10/01/2021 – Jenny preaches the second sermon in our series based on 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 “If my people who are called by my name…”
3rd January – Epiphany: When it all goes to pot…
3rd January 2021: Revd Tim Buckley starts our new winter series exploring 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 with a reflection on what we do “When it all goes to pot…”
20th December – Fourth Sunday of Advent: God’s promise to David
20th December – Fourth Sunday of Advent: God’s promise to David. Revd Judith Harries reflects on how God’s plans are so much greater than man’s.
Safeguarding in the Parish
Read our Safeguarding policy and find out who to contact should you have any concerns.