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 At the World day of Prayer service on March 6th those attending made commitments which they wrote on coloured post-its.   You can read them all here.

The collection at the service came to £281.  

The World Day of Prayer on Friday March 6th asked the 40+ who attended to make commitments, which they did on green `post-its’.      Below is a synopsis of those commitments.  Please use it for your own private prayer and action
 

• Show God’s Love to others
• Try harder to encourage myself and others to share Jesus’ love
• Speak to my neighbours
• Be more generous in my thoughts and actions to my neighbours and those I do not know
• See others’ points of view
• Provide practical help for people in our communities eg transport, visiting
• Have listening ears to hear where Lord’s Call is in our community
• Listen to the Holy Spirit when I am talking to someone.  And then ACT
• Interact more with all the communities across the Benefice
• Try to be a part of this community and love all my friends
• Be more aware of the needs of those around me
• Pray for those in need  - be it medically, socially, emotionally
• Support those who are weak in body, mind or spirit,
• Express my Christianity without fear
•  Pray for our community every day
• Regularly pray for change in our community
• Do all I can to help the schools in our benefice thrive and grow
• Work with children to make them more aware of God’s love for them
•  Pray for Peace every day for everybody
• Pray for peace in all countries around the world
• Pray for persecuted Christians of the world, and for the persecuted of other religions
•  Trust and talk to Him everyday
• Put my trust totally in Jesus
•  Practice forgiveness
• Give more time to God
• Be prepared to change
•  Take positive steps to remedy my own shortcomings
• Challenge complacency, laziness  and apathy in ourselves and others

     LOVE

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​For Men Only - Men’s Mental Health
  
On Saturday, April 25th, the Diocesan Healing Group will be hosting a Men’s Mental Health taster event from 9:30am – 1:30pm. This event will be held at the new Diocesan office - Flourish House, Cathedral Park – in Wells. Please join us as we journey together to explore the topics of masculinity, identity, and everyday mental health. Learn, laugh, and pick up some useful self-care tools and resources. This is a day for all men - any age, any background, faith or no faith - this is about well-being facilitated by local mental health experts and an award-winning spoken-word artist. To access more information or to register for the event, please go to:
www.bathandwells.org.uk/Somerset-mens-mental-health-day

Regular Events

LECTIO AT LUNCHTIME SERVICES 

Every Wednesday at St Mary's East Chinnock
Quiet Space with God and One Another in the beautiful church of St Mary East Chinnock.
For more details Contact Reverend Caroline O'Neil
​Email: revcaroline-o'neil@yahoo.co.uk

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Bible Study

East Coker
Come to a Bible Study group on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 10.30 to 12.00. A study book or commentary leads the group through chosen passages of the Bible to increase our understanding of God’s word. Everyone is welcome. For more information please contact Gillian Smith on 01935 862572.