This Week's Lifeline
Week commencing 3rd May 2026
Mission shaped living—Courage
Hebrews 12.1-3 & Luke 10.1-24
Prayer for the week
Risen Christ, your wounds declare your love for the world and the wonder of your risen life: give us compassion and courage to risk ourselves for those we serve,to the glory of God the Father. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 145, Numbers 9.15-end; 10.33-end & Luke 4.38-end
Tuesday Psalm 19, Numbers 11.1-33 & Luke 5.1-11
Wednesday Psalm 30, Numbers 12 & Luke 5.12-26
Thursday Psalm 57, Numbers 13.1-3, 17-end & Luke 5.27-end
Friday Psalm 138, Numbers 14.1-25 & Luke 6.1-11
Saturday Psalm 146, Numbers 14.26-end & Luke 6.12-26
For your prayers
For our new PCCs following elections at recent APCM's. For wardens and all office holders. 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 Pauline Gill, Phyll Greed, Christine Wright, Bob Lampert & Yvonne Guerin. For those who are grieving for a loved one they have lost.
Community Consultation Day
Holy Trinity, Walton will be holding a community consultation day today, Saturday 2nd May in church to allow local people and interested parties to view and discuss their reordering plans. Please see April Life magazine for more details.
First Sunday Breakfast
This Sunday, 3rd May, join us for a simple breakfast from 9.45 - 10.15am in the Mission Church. This will be followed by the First Sunday Service.
Bereavement Cafe
A reminder that our monthly bereavement cafe meets today, Sunday 3rd May between 3 and 4pm in the Mission Church. Open to all on the journey of grief. There are invitation cards in each of our churches. If you know someone, recently bereaved who may value this.
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 Michael or Margaret 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. Rachel is being licensed to her new benefice in South Petherton on Tuesday 23rd June. There will be more details to follow on both of these in our May and June magazines and elsewhere. Please continue to pray for Rachel and the family as they prepare to move on.
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.
Walton Cream Tea
Join us for tea and good conversation in Holy Trinity, Walton on Saturday 9th May from 3 - 5pm. Tickets are £6 per person from Andy Savage or Sandra Gristock (Walton)
Free film screening—Saturday 9th May 5pm, Street Victoria Club
You are invited to come along to this free, one-off screening of the film ’Peoples Emergency Briefing’ which brings together leading expert insights on the climate and nature crisis into a single, accessible narrative. This film is promoted by the Church of England, Tearfund and other Christian organisations. For further information please contact Sue Ripley (Parish Church)
https://www.churchofengland.org/about/environment-and-climate-change/blog/hosting-peoples-emergency-briefing-new-resource-churches
Ascension Day Service
On Thursday 14th May, we hold our annual Ascension Day service in the parish church, Street at 7pm. This also marks the 10 day period between Ascension and Pentecost where we join with the national wave of prayer, Thy Kingdom Come, culminating in a half day of prayer on Saturday 23rd May from 12noon - 6pm in the Parish Church.
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 (free) please contact the church office. We will have a small number and can obtain more if there is a demand.
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.
Dates for the diary
Walton Consultation, Walton Church, 2nd May
Bereavement Cafe, Mission Church, 3rd May
CAMEO, Meadway Hall, 6th May
Walton Friends, Walton Church, 8th May
Cream Tea, Walton Church, 9th May
Ascension Day Service, Parish Church, 14th May
Celebrate@6, Walton Church, 17th May
Messy Church goes Wild, Walton Church, 19th May
Connections@themission, Mission Church, 21st May
Half-day of Prayer, Parish Church, 23rd May
What’s on this week
Sunday 3rd May
9.15am Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Morning Worship, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am First Sunday@theMission, Street Mission Church
11am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
3pm Bereavement Café, Street Mission Church
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
6pm Youth Alpha, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
7pm Explore Faith, Street Mission Church
7pm Housegroup, Zoom
Wednesday
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
10.30am CAMEO, Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon
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
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
3-5pm Cream Teas, Holy Trinity Walton
5pm People’s emergency briefing film, Victoria Club Street
Sunday 10th May
8.30am Holy Communion BCP, Street Parish Church
9.15am Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Walton
10.00 am Holy Communion, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Communion@theMission, Street Mission Church