This Week's Lifeline
Week commencing 17th May 2026
Mission shaped living—Connecting
Acts 16.11-15 & Matthew 13.1-12
Prayer for the week
Risen, ascended Lord, as we rejoice at your triumph, fill your Church on earth with power and compassion, that all who are estranged by sin
may find forgiveness and know your peace, to the glory of God the Father. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 93, Numbers 22.1-35 & Luke 7.36-end
Tuesday Psalm 99, Numbers 22.36-23.12 & Luke 8.1-15
Wednesday Psalm 29, Numbers 23.13-end & Luke 8.16-25
Thursday Psalm 24, Numbers 24 & Luke 8.26-39
Friday Psalm 28, Numbers 27.12-end & Luke 8.40-end
Saturday Psalm 43, Numbers 32.1-27 & Luke 9.1-17
For your prayers
For the global wave of prayer, Thy Kingdom Come. For all in our communities preparing for exams. For all who continue to be affected by the conflict in the Middle East. For all those in our churches who are unwell, recovering from surgery or undergoing treatment, including John Potbury, Pauline Gill, Phyll Greed, Christine Wright, Bob Lampert & Yvonne Guerin. For those who are grieving for a loved one they have lost, including the friends and family of Barbara Pippard.
Celebrate@6
Today, Sunday 17th May, Celebrate@6 will be meeting in Holy Trinity Walton at 6pm for an informal service including worship, testimony and prayer. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
Coffee, Chat & Snacks
The Coffee, chat and snacks team are looking for more volunteers to come and help on a Saturday morning between 10.30am and 12noon. If you are up for making and serving tea and coffee (and washing up) and /or are able to come alongside others and welcome and be part of conversations, the team would love to hear from you. Please speak to Margaret or Michael Long (Mission Church).
Sister Rachel Pengelly
Rachel's final service with us will be on Sunday 31st May which will be our next benefice service in St Andrew's, Compton Dundon (see below). Rachel is being licensed to her new benefice in South Petherton on Tuesday 23rd June. There will be more details to follow about her licensing in June Life. Please continue to pray for Rachel and the family as they prepare to move on.
Benefice Service - St Andrew's Compton Dundon
Following this service you are warmly invited to join us in the Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon for lunch. There will be sign-up sheets available in each of our churches from today, 10th May to indicate if you are able to bring a food contribution. Please can any food contributions be dropped off in the Meadway Hall between 9.30 & 10am on the 31st May, thank you.
Parking at St Andrew's is very limited and please leave this for those with significant mobility issues. Plentiful parking is available at the Meadway Hall and we will be running a shuttle service for those who need transport from the hall to the church.
There will be children's activities available during the service.
Collection for Rachel
As a benefice, we would love to send Rachel off with a gift and have organised a collection. Please make any donations, separately to the ordinary church collection and clearly marked 'for Rachel Pengelly's leaving gift' either to your church warden or to Sonia in the office.
Thy Kingdom Come
If you would find resources to support your praying during TKC, we recommend the resource 'God with us' written by our new archbishop, Sarah Mullally. If you would like a copy (£3.98) please contact the church office. We will have a small number and can obtain more if there is a demand.
Messy Church goes wild
This Tuesday, 19th May from 3.30 - 5pm, Messy Church goes wild will be taking place in and around Walton Church. Weather permitting, there will be outdoor activities and crafts together with worship, songs and food. This is open to primary school aged children and their families. For more information, please contact Sister Rachel.
Connections@theMission
On Thursday 21st May from 2.30 - 4pm in the Mission Church, join us for tea, conversation and cake with a talk by Steph Hall (Mission Church) on 'faith and fostering'. All welcome.
Half day of Prayer - Thy Kingdom Come
Please join us on Saturday 23rd May anytime between 12 noon and 6pm in the Parish Church for a half day of prayer. Come for a few minutes or for longer to pray. There will be a number of prayer 'stations' around the church. When we pray, God acts. Come, Holy Spirit. For more details please speak to Julie Sinclair (Mission Church).
Date for your diary
Join members of our eco church team at a nature count from 12noon on Sunday 7th June in the Parish Church, Street. For more details, please contact Susan Ripley (Parish Church)
Street Repair Café
Street Repair Café meets once a month on the fourth Saturday of the month; the next session is on Saturday May 23rd 10 - 12noon at the Quaker Meeting House, Street. Repair Café volunteers aim to prolong the useful life of a wide variety of items including small domestic appliances, radios, electricals, toys, clothing and other textiles. Bring your items needing repair or just come along to the community café. Repairs are free, donations are gratefully received. Check out our Facebook page or contact us on streetrepaircafe@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Dates for the diary
Celebrate@6, Walton Church, 17th May
Messy Church goes Wild, Walton Church, 19th May
Connections@themission, Mission Church, 21st May
Walton Friends, Walton Church, 22nd May
Half-day of Prayer, Parish Church, 23rd May
Benefice Service, St Andrew's, Compton Dundon, 31st May
Nature Count, Parish Church, 7th June
What’s on this week
Sunday 17th May
9.15am Celebration@Walton, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Morning Worship, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Celebration@theMission, Street Mission Church
11am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
6pm Celebrate@6, Holy Trinity Walton
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
6pm Youth Alpha, Street Mission Church
7.15pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
3.30pm Messy Church, Holy Trinity Walton
7pm Explore Faith, Street Mission Church
7pm Housegroup, Zoom
Wednesday
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Handbells, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Thursday
9.00am Prayer meeting, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Coffee morning, Holy Trinity Walton
1pm Barbara Pippard’s funeral, Street Parish Church
2.30pm Connections, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Housegroup, 33 Somerton Road Street
Friday
9.30-11 Little Stars, Street Mission Church
2-4pm Walton Friends, Holy Trinity Walton
Saturday
10.30-12 Coffee, chat & snacks, Street Mission Church
12-6pm Thy Kingdom Come half day of prayer, Parish Church
Sunday 24th May—Pentecost
8.30am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
9.15am Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Walton
10.00 am Holy Communion, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Dig Deep@theMission, Street Mission Church