This Week's Lifeline

Week commencing 16th November

Theme: Healthy Churches 7
Nehemiah 8.1-3, 6, 11-18 & Matthew 8.5-13
 
Prayer for the week
Heavenly Lord, you long for the world’s salvation: stir us from apathy,
restrain us from excess and revive in us new hope that all creation will one day be healed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
 
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 47, Isaiah 9.8-10.4 & Matthew 7.1-12
Tuesday Psalm 52, Isaiah 10.5-19 & Matthew 7.13-end
Wed. Psalm 56, Isaiah 10.20-32  & Matthew 8.1-13
Thursday Psalm 62, Isaiah 10.33-11.9 & Matthew 8.14-22
Friday Psalm 63, Isaiah 11.10-end of 12 & Matthew 8.23-end
Saturday Psalm 78.1-39, Isaiah 13.1-13 & Matthew 9.1-17
 
For your prayers
For our PCC's as they meet. For those making difficult decisions around our country's finances in the forthcoming budget. For all those in our churches who are unwell, recovering from surgery or undergoing treatment, including Christine Wright, Bob Lampert & Yvonne Guerin. For those who are grieving for a loved one they have lost including the family and friends of Margaret Benfield, Paul Bentley, Keith Forward, Audrey Barnett and Oliver Broome.
 
Celebrate@6
Join us for the last Celebrate@6 of the year this Sunday, 16th November. An evening of informal worship, teaching and ministry in the Mission Church from 6pm. Refreshments are available. We will also be sharing something of our plans for 2026.
 
Youth, pizza, chat and games
Our fortnightly pizza, chat and games evening will be meeting this Monday 17th November in the Mission Church 6 - 7pm. This is open to all young people in year 6 and above. Look forward to seeing you there.
 
St Andrew's events meeting
The next meeting will be this Wednesday 19th November at 3pm in Pat King's (Compton Dundon) home. If you would like to get involved in planning future events, you would be welcome to join the team.
 
Warm Space returns
We have re-started our weekly warm space in the Mission Church from 11am - 1pm. This will include a hot meal and is open to any in our communities who would value a warm building, a warm welcome and some warming food. Pick up a postcard to invite friends and neighbours.  We would appreciate a few more volunteers to get involved in this ministry. If you're able to help on a rota basis, please talk to       Rachel for more details.
 
SWCD Churches Book Club
The book club is next meeting this Tuesday 18th November at 11am in the Mission Church. It's not too late to read their latest book choice 'The Great Gatsby' and come along. Contact Sue Ripley (Parish Church) for more information.
 
Connections@theMission
We next meet this Thursday 20th November from 2.30 - 4pm. Come along for Christmas themed craft led by Trish Cox (Compton Dundon). Tea, cake and conversation.
 
Walton Nativity Weekend
Over the last weekend of November, Holy Trinity Walton will be hosting a Nativity weekend. If you have a nativity set that you are willing to lend to them (also possibly to Compton Dundon for their Nativity     Festival in December) please contact Sandra Gristock (Walton). 
 
Advent Compline
During the Advent season, we will be offering weekly compline        services around our benefice. Compline is a short act of reflective prayer and worship with the first one being held at St Andrew's   Compton  Dundon on Wednesday 26th November at 6pm. Why not join us at these as part of your Advent journey? Details of when each church will be hosting them can be found on our website.
 
Benefice Service
On Advent Sunday, 30th November, we welcome the Archdeacon of Wells, Anne Gell to our benefice Communion Service this time hosted by the    Mission Church at 10.30am. Please put the date in your diary, it will be great to have an SWCD Churches family celebration as we move into the Advent season. There will be the regular children and young people's groups and the service will reflect the breadth of worshipping styles across our    churches. 
 
Advanced Notice - Messy Christmas
Please share details of our next Messy Church event, on Tuesday 9th     December from 3.30pm in Holy Trinity, Walton with family and friends you know who have primary school aged children.
 
Christmas Diary Planning
A full list of our Christmas services and events is now available on our   website and Facebook pages. We will also shortly be producing a Christmas services flyer for each of our parishes and please use these to invite others to worship with us.
 
Samaritan's Purse Shoeboxes
Thank you to all those who filled and returned shoeboxes. These have now been sent and will be delivered to children in need around the world in time for Christmas. 
 
Holy Trinity Street Churchyard
Thank you to the small but enthusiastic group who tackled churchyard     tidying last Saturday on one of the sunniest day of recent weeks.
 
Dates for your diary
Celebrate@6, Mission Church, 16th November
SWCD Youth, Mission Church, 17th November
SWCD Churches Book club, Mission Church, 18th November
Connections@theMission, Mission Church, 20th November
Compline, St Andrew's, Compton Dundon, 26th November
Benefice Service, Mission Church, 30th November
 
 What’s on this week
Sunday 16th November
9.15am       Celebrate@Walton, Holy Trinity Walton
10.00am     Morning Worship, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am     Celebrate@theMission, Street Mission Church
11am          Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
6pm              Celebrate@6, Street Mission Church
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
1.25pm Collective Worship, Walton School
6pm SWCD youth, Street Mission Church
7.15pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
11am SWCD book club, Street Mission Church
7pm Bible Course, Street Mission Church
7pm Housegroup, Zoom
Wednesday
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
11am Home Communion, Bluestone Court
3pm Compton Dundon events meeting, Linden Lea
7.30pm Handbells, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Thursday
9.30am Prayer meeting, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Coffee morning, Holy Trinity Walton
2.30pm Connections, Street Mission Church
Friday
9.30—12 Little Stars, Street Mission Church
2.30pm Paul Bentley’s funeral, Mendip Crematorium
6.30pm Card writing, Holy Trinity Walton
Saturday
11-1 Warm Space, Street Mission Church
Sunday 23rd
8.30am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
9.15am Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Holy Communion, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am DigDeep@themission, Street Mission Church