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Dates for your diary:

Every Thursday - Village Cafe

The Village Cafe is open every Thursday morning from 10am until noon in the Village Hall.  You can enjoy a great cup of coffee or tea with a home-made biscuit and a chat with friends.

You will also find the ‘Church Stall’ with a good range of second-hand books and other items.  All proceeds from this stall go towards the upkeep of the church.

Do come along for a sociable morning!

Saturday 4th February - Prayer Walk - 10:00am from the church

Wednesday 8th February - the Home Study Group meets - see separate page

Thursday 1st March - The Lent Course - 7:30pm at Marston Magna Village Hall

This series of five meetings on each Thursday in March has the general title ‘The Response to Atheism’ - see Study Group page for more details

Friday 2nd March - Women’s World Day of Prayer - 2:30pm at West Camel Church

Confirmation Preparation

The next course will begin in February to take time to prepare for confirmation on 31st May this year.  

Please let Michael know before the end of January if you are interested.  A show of interest does not commit you to anything at this stage, and often people just want to find out what confirmation is and what the course entails.  That’s fine; just give Michael a call on 01935 850536

The Benefice Project

In 2011 the five churches decided that their Benefice Project should be to raise funds for Starfish Asia (please click for a link to their website), a small Christian charity working with the poor of Pakistan.  We began with a target of at least £1,500 to help provide education for the poor of religious minorities for whom schooling would otherwise be too costly.  The government there does not provide for such minorities.

Our project would pay for a new kitchen for a school for the children of Brick-kiln workers in Lahore which would provide the main meal of the day for its poor young scholars.

The project is now complete and we are very pleased that we have been able to raise over £5,000 - the kitchen and a new classroom is under construction and the remaining money will go towards supporting a new school in a village close to the Indian border.

Deanery Quiet Days

These give a chance to take time out to be with God, to pray, to enjoy hospitality, silence and spiritual refreshment.  Open to anyone in the Yeovil Deanery, they include lunch, two brief reflections and plenty of quiet time.  Cost is only £2 and that covers lunch and refreshments.

If you are interested in joining any of these days, please contact Margaret Hamilton at margaret@yeovil34.freeserve.co.uk or on 01935 412570

Yeovil Street Pastors

Street Pastors are now out on the streets of Yeovil every Friday and Saturday night from 10pm until about 3.30am to give help and support to any young person who needs it.

Here is what one of the team says “A shared emotion I have experienced with other Street Pastors is the buzz you get from being out in the night-time economy.  Spiced with the interaction and rapport with both the public and other professionals out at that time of night, by and large I have felt most welcomed.  The positive encouragement and admiration expressed by many underline the need for our presence in Yeovil.  Another dynamic that has astounded me is the synchronisation of our involvement on the streets with the directions brought about by our Prayer Team’s intercessions - this combination awakes the sense that we are a real and active channel for God to make changes in our town.”

Contact Street Pastors on 07961 528704 or email yeovil@streetpastors.org.uk for more details.

You can support through an annual donation of £15.

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