♦  Seven Sowers Benefice  ♦

Benefice Background

 

The following information will, we hope, give an idea of the breadth of ministry of the seven churches in the Benefice:

Beercrocombe
Curry Mallet
Hatch Beauchamp
Orchard Portman
Stoke St Mary
Staple Fitzpaine
West Hatch

Staff:

Rector:  Rev. Joanna Porter

 

Readers:                                 Sue McKen, Brian Crudge, Clive Hayward (Reader Emeritus)

 

The Ministry Team (consisting of the above) meets approximately every six weeks to pray, discuss and plan. Every Tuesday some of the Team meet for prayer.

Lay involvement:

There is significant lay involvement across all the churches. All of them have lesson readers and several have intercession leaders.There is a choir at Hatch Beauchamp and ringers at all the churches although at some they are not rung at every service. There is a Benefice pastoral care team with members in each parish. As part of the care offered by the team meals can be provided to individuals and families who have been in hospital. A number of people are involved in keeping the churches clean and decorating them with flowers. Several adults are involved in children and youth work (see below for details) and there is an safeguarding officer to oversee the policy for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. The churchwardens do a fantastic job dealing with the administrative matters of each church and relieving the incumbent of endless form filling! There is a monthly Benefice magazine which covers both church and community events.

Service Pattern

 

 

8.30am

BCP HC

 

 

10am Parish Communion

10am Worship for All

Evening services

1st Sat

 

 

 

HB Village Hall

4-5.30pm Messy Church

1st Sun

Stoke St Mary

Curry Mallet

Staple Fitzpaine

Hatch Beauchamp

Orchard Portman

Evensong

2nd Sun

West Hatch

Hatch Beauchamp

Stoke St Mary

Curry Mallet

 

3rd Sun

Beercrocombe

West Hatch 10.30am Benefice Communion 

 

 

3rd Wed

 

 

 

Staple Fitzpaine 6.30pm Reflective Worship

4th Sun

Hatch Beauchamp

Beercrocombe

Orchard Portman

Stoke St Mary

 

5th Sun

 

Beercrocombe or Orchard Portman Benefice Service

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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