This Week's Lifeline
Week commencing 26th April 2026
Mission shaped living—Confidence
Jeremiah 17.5-8 & John 4.1-26
Prayer for the week
Risen Christ, faithful shepherd of your Father’s sheep: teach us to hear your voice and to follow your command, that all your people may be gathered into one flock, to the glory of God the Father. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 103, Exodus 32.1-14 & Luke 2.41-end
Tuesday Psalm 139, Exodus 32.15-34 & Luke 3.1-14
Wednesday Psalm 135, Exodus 33 & Luke 3.15-22
Thursday Psalm 118, Exodus 34.1-10, 27-end & Luke 4.1-13
Friday Psalm 139, Proverbs 4.10-18 & James 1.1-12
Saturday Psalm 34, Exodus 40.17-end & Luke 4.31-37
For your prayers
For our APCMs this week. 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.
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) . Please note that this Saturday 25th April, Coffee, chat and snacks will be meeting in the Parish Church.
New Sermon Series
From last Sunday, 19th April, we began a new preaching series based on Mission and how to be witnesses for Jesus in our everyday lives. Our house groups will be picking up these themes at their midweek meetings.
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.
Explore Faith group
Our Tuesday evening nurture group continues with bible study in the Mission Church kitchen 7 - 8.30pm. New members are always welcome.
House groups
All our house groups have now restarted following Easter breaks, if you are interested in joining one of our midweek groups, please have a word with Ana.
APCM Preparation
Full details of our APCM arrangements are in April Life magazine and on our website. Please read the agenda, minutes, reports and accounts in advance and bring them to the meeting. These have been written by fellow church members and it's a great way of finding out all the good stuff that has been going on during 2025. These reports are now available on our website but if you can't access them from there, please contact the church office or your PCC secretary requesting your own printed copy and they would be delighted to provide it. As part of our eco church commitment, we do not generally print multiple copies of these documents but just for individuals who ask. Nomination forms for PCC members, church wardens and deanery synod reps are available in our churches or from our website and please prayerfully consider whether you could stand or whether you could nominate someone to stand for one of these roles.
Community Consultation Day
Holy Trinity, Walton will be holding a community consultation day on 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.
Supporting our friends at the Salvation Army
Dave Hall (Mission Church) is running the London Marathon this Sunday in aid of the work of the Street Salvation Army. If you would like to sponsor Dave and support this, follow the link at https://www.justgiving.com/page/davehall
First Sunday Breakfast
Next 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 next 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.
Walton Cream Tea
Join us for tea and good conversation in Holy Trinity, Walton on Saturday 9th May. Tickets are £6 per person from Andy Savage or Sandra Gristock (Walton)
Bath & West Show
The team organising the church tent are looking for volunteers to join them. Running from 28th - 30th May on the Bath and West Showground, the church tent offers a quiet space and refreshments. If you are interested (team members get free entry to the show) please contact Jane Durham rev.jane.durham@gmail.com
Dates for the diary
Coffee, chat & snacks, Parish Church, 25th April
APCM, Walton Church, 27th April
APCM, Compton Dundon, 28th April
APCM, Street, 29th April
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
What’s on this week
Sunday 26th April
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 DigDeep@theMission, Street Mission Church
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
2pm Home Communion, Southlawns Street
6pm The Hub, Street Mission Church
7pm APCM, Holy Trinity Walton
7.15pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
7pm APCM, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
7pm Explore Faith, Street Mission Church
7pm Housegroup, Zoom
Wednesday
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
7pm APCM, 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
Saturday
10-3 Walton re-ordering consultation, Holy Trinity Walton
10.30-12 Coffee, chat & snacks, Street Mission Church
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