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Welcome to The Benefice of The Huntspills and Mark.

In addition to the schedule of events shown on the right, you can find further details about upcoming events below and a monthly calendar at the bottom of this page.

If you are looking for social events planned for the year ahead visit our Social Calendar 

For a snap shot of village life, check out Gallery: East Huntspill   Gallery: West Huntspill   Gallery: Mark

We look forward to seeing you soon. 

Social Events and Special Services   Coffee Morning  News  Foodbank   Bishop Michael   Revd Chris’ Blog    Huntspill News  Heritage Project West Huntspill  Church Hall 


Social Events and Special Services

If you are looking for social events planned for the year ahead visit our Social Calendar 

To find out more about upcoming events in East Huntspill visit Huntspill.org   or email allsaintscommunitygroup@outlook.com  to receive monthly flyers. 

Saturday 30th November Prize Bingo, West Huntspill 

Balliol Hall West Huntspill

2.30pm

Prize Bingo

Bring your own drink

Children Welcome

Saturday 7th December Christmas Bazaar, East Huntspill

A festive event filled with stalls, games, gifts, arts and crafts, refreshments and much much more.

All Saints Church and Church Hall, East Huntspill, doors open 11am.

Fun for all the Family so why not come along and get those Christmas presents early!

For more information please email us at allsaintscommunitygroup@outlook.com 

Advent Service

Sunday 1st December 6.pm Holy Cross Church, Mark

Advent Peace 

30 minutes of quiet,
in a candle lit church
No service, no hymns,
no sermon,
just peace
A time to be….

Tuesday 3rd December 6.30-7pm Holy Cross Church, Mark

Tuesday 10th December 6.30-7pm St Peter and All Hallows Church, West Huntspill

Christmas Services and Carols by Candlelight

Sunday 15th December 9.30am Holy Cross Church, Mark. Christingle Service and Blessing of the Crib

Sunday 15th December 3pm All Saints Church, East Huntspill. Carols by Candlelight followed by refreshments 

Friday 20th December 7pm Holy Cross Church, Mark. Carols by Candlelight followed by refreshments 

Sunday 22nd December 6pm St Peter and All Hallows Church, West Huntspill. Carols by Candlelight 

Christmas Eve 2pm St Peter and All Hallows Church, West Huntspill. Crib and Christingle Service

Christmas Eve 4pm All Saints Church, East Huntspill. Crib and Christingle Service

Christmas Eve 11.15pm Holy Cross Church, Mark. Midnight Mass

Christmas Day 10am St Peter and All Hallows Church, West Huntspill. Friends and Family Communion Service 


Coffee Mornings 

Come along to one of our coffee mornings for a coffee, cake and chat. For further information Coffee Mornings  and Huntspill Hub 

Daily 10am- 4pm, Huntspill Hub Honesty Café

Monday 10.30 -12noon, West Huntspill

Tuesday 10.00-12noon, Mark

Wednesday 1030-12noon, Mark

Saturday 10.30-12noon, East Huntspill

3rd Saturday Monthly cake sale 10.30-12noon, East Huntspill


News

For a snap shot of village life, check out Gallery: East Huntspill   Gallery: West Huntspill   Gallery: Mark

Ashley Fox MP

Ashley Fox MP for Burnham & Bridgwater visits the Huntspill Hub at St Peter & All Hallows Church, West Huntspill

 

Burnham RNLI’s helm Matt Edwards tied the knot with fiancé Abbey,

After their traditional service and the signing of the register, they left the church to see a group of lifeboat crew and well-wishers were formed in two lines outside the church door with an archway of oars.

The happy couple walked to the end of the lines accompanied by congratulatory applause from lifeboat volunteers and wedding guests.

Thank you burnham-on-sea.com’ for the lovely photos! Burnham on Sea .com

Ecclesiastical Insurance 

The next time that you renew your home insurance why not get a quote from ecclesiastical

Call 0345 777 3322  or www.ecclesiastical.com/home-insurance/

Each time one of our community takes out a home insurance policy with     ecclesiastical, they will donate a £130 to our church, just by referencing TRUST 130 on the telephone or  using promotion code TRUST 130 online

One of the UK’s most trusted home insurance providers and a ’Which?’ Best Buy

Enjoying the countryside 

Our local Police Officer, PC Tracey Jones, has asked that we share the following information concerning livestock as they have been responding to problems recently along these lines.

We have also found these guidelines to help make our area safe for all.

Bishop Michael gifts a thousand tree saplings

A thousand Hazel tree saplings were given as gifts at Bishop Michael’s installation in 2022.

In his sermon, Bishop Michael shared how this gift was an example of just one of the things we can do to bring about the harvest of God’s life into God’s world and asked all those present “will you plant a sapling as a sign that under God each of us, in every place, can play our part in working for change, for transformation, for life. Small actions that when we undertake them together make a big difference.”

The hazel saplings are a symbol of a commitment to everyone to turn words into action.

East Huntspill has nurtured their sapling, which has grown strong and was today planted within the church grounds and we all look forward to watching its growth and changes throughout the seasons. Visit  Gallery: East Huntspill    to see more photos


Foodbank

Donations can be left in All Saints Church, East Huntspill

We welcome donations of in-date non-perishable, food and toiletries.

We also welcome clean & unbroken ‘bags for life’

Please note we cannot accept alcohol or baby formula

Thank you for your support
Highbridge Area Foodbank


Bishop of Bath and Wells: Refreshing our diocesan vision

Our Diocesan Vision: In response to God’s immense love for us we seek to be God’s people living and telling the story of Jesus.
We seek to live this story as disciples of Jesus Christ in the world and to tell it, both in sharing the good news and by the way in which our lives speak about Him.

This has been our vision for a few years. With our new bishop in place, now seems like a good time to ask ourselves how we are doing that, and how we want to do that in the next season of our diocesan life together.

As he travelled around our diocese in his first months, Bishop Michael identified four areas that might help us focus our activity in the future:
• Valuing and cherishing the people and resources we already have
• Developing new Christian worshipping communities
• Sharing in ministry and leadership
• Deepening and growing faith

You can hear Bishop Michael sharing his thoughts on refreshing our vision:

 

Visit Bath and Wells website to find out more


Rev Chris’ Blog,

November 2024 ‘The Common Fund’

I can hardly believe that Paul McCartney’s Frog Song, otherwise known as ‘We all stand together’, will be 40 years old this year!  If you don’t know it, you’ve definitely missed out – a lack that I encourage you to remedy at your first opportunity.  If you do know it, then I probably need to apologise, as the tune is likely to stay with you for quite a while – it is one of those tunes.

‘Win or lose, sink or swim

One thing is certain, we’ll never give in

Side by side, hand in hand

We all stand together.’

This basic premise is true on so many different levels.  From the enormity of the climate change challenges (where we all need to work together to halt the damage and avoid irreversible changes), to our local clubs and societies, be they The Womens’ Institute, the gardening club or the choir, where we all have to bend our own will and seek the common good if they are to function well.  For our villages to flourish, the same is true across the board, and we are grateful to all who serve the common good in our local communities, who help knit our society together.

Churchwise, Bath & Wells seeks to work in this same way to place Vicars throughout the Diocese.  Rather than simply putting Vicars where communities are rich enough to be able to afford them, they seek to help everyone to work together, to support the poorer parishes by means of a ‘common fund’ – formed by every parish being asked to contribute what is called a ‘parish share’.  We are currently undergoing some changes in the way that this ‘parish share’ is calculated, to make the system more understandable, transparent and equitable (for more info:  www.bathandwells.org.uk/common-fund   OR contact me).  The basic principle, however, has not changed i.e. seeking to work together to serve the common good.  Of course, in addition to covering the costs of having a Vicar, and helping other parishes do this too, our local church also faces all the usual running costs (insurance, electricity, heating etc.), which we are very aware have increased considerably of late.  Many of you already support your local church in all manner of ways, for which I am immensely grateful, but if you don’t yet but might be able to, or if you do but might be able to increase your giving, it would be greatly appreciated. 

Together we stand, side by side……seeking to serve the common good!

God bless you  

Rev Chris


The Huntspill News

The Huntspill News is now available in printed form or an electronic version  View this month’s publication (PDF) 


St Peter and All Hallows Church Heritage Project  

Find out more under our Heritage Section Heritage Project   and Huntspill Hub 


The Benefice Church Halls

All Saints Church Hall, East Huntspill

Did you know that you can hire East Huntspill Church Hall for £25 per session? This includes heating and use of the kitchen. Ideal for children’s parties, family gatherings and other social events. Regular users £17.50 per session.
To book or for further details please contact Booking Clerk Ruth Edwards 01278 784329  easthuntspillchurchhall@hotmail.com

Holy Cross Church Hall, Mark

Mark Church Hall is a small hall with a kitchen, toilets and a stage. Perfect for meetings or a party.

To book, or for further details please ring Peter Higman on 01278 641479


Key:
EH – East Huntspill     WH – West Huntspill      M – Mark

Look forward to seeing you.