Quick Contacts

Parish Office
01749 342163
admin@peterpaul.co.uk

The Parish Office
Peter Street Rooms
Peter Street
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BL

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The parish office is open Tuesdays to Fridays from 09.00 until 13.00.

Revd David Williamson
07513 347807
david.williamson@peterpaul.co.uk

David's temporary contact address is via the Parish Office above

Your Church Needs You!

We are seeking people to take on the following roles: Concert Organiser, Charities Coordinator. Please let the Parish Office, the churchwardens or anyone on the PCC know if you're keen to find out more

Key Diary Dates

David Goode Recital

Internationally renowned organist and son of Shepton Mallet, David Goode will be giving a recital on Saturday 18th February at 7 pm in St Peter and St Paul's Parish Church, Shepton Mallet.

David GoodeDavid has a busy and varied concert career having performed worldwide, on BBC Radio 3 and at The Proms. David has also been Organist and Head of Keyboard at Eton College. He has made several recordings, some of which will be available on the evening.

This is a great opportunity to hear a musician of his calibre at your local church. Tickets £10 to include a glass of wine. Available from the Parish Office or on the door.

Chloe Baker's Singles' Lunch

The next lunch will be on Sunday 5th February at 13.00 in Peter Street Rooms. Please book up on the sheet at the back of the church.

The Gathering . . .

. . . is a meeting of Christians from the different Shepton Churches at the Salvation Army Citadel. We meet to help build a prayerful community and to respond to the needs of our town. We're also part of the 24/7 Prayer initiative and Shepton Mallet Prayer Room. The next gathering dates are: Sunday December 5th from 18.00 [read more about The Gathering]

Prayer for This Week

Praying Hands LogoGod of all mercy, Your Son proclaimed good news to the poor, replease to the captives . . . [continue]

The Choir

There has been a choir at St Peter and St Paul's Church for many years and at present there are about fifteen members. The choir leads the 09.25 Parish Communion and sings a wide variety of music including Margaret Rizza, items from Mission Praise, Taizé, Iona and Church anthems.

A letter from the Choirmaster, Peter Harle:

peter HarleDear Friends and Fellow Parishioners

As you all know I have been busily developing and extending the church choir repertoire and singing style. We really need a couple more tenors and a couple more basses. The major development is to recruit up to 20 boys and girls aged 8 to 13 – ideally equally boys and girls – so that we can work on the quality and repertoire of our corporate offering to God.

If you or any of your friends can offer suitable youngsters, I will be grateful and delighted. Talk to me in church or telephone me on 01749 347125

What I expect from would be choristers:

The ability to read
The ability to sing in tune in the treble register
A willingness as a chorister and as a family to accept the necessary commitment

The commitment:

Attendance at the practice in church every Friday from 6.45 pm to 8.40 pm
Attendance at choral services in church - normally a morning service plus one evening service a month plus extras such as Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Ascension day, Christmas Eve Midnight and Christmas morning
Occasional weddings – for which the choristers will be paid
Occasional events in Wells Cathedral
The holiday norm will be the week after Christmas, the week after Easter, the last week of July and all of August
I value loyalty, punctuality and regular attendance highly

The benefits:

Musical skill development at a high level
Experience of singing in a high quality ensemble singing a wide range of good quality church music
Listening / concentration/ team work / acceptance of responsibility
Mutual dependence between musical colleagues, both children and adults
Active participation in a living Christian church with a major responsibility in leading worship
Development of a scale of values which is outside the commercial norm

Application forms are available from the parish office. Please complete one and bring it with you to the audition. Auditions normally take place in church before Friday Choir Practice (6.20 pm – 6.40 pm) where the north door of the church will be open

Peter Harle

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