Quick Contacts
Parish Office
01749 342163
admin@peterpaul.co.uk
The Parish Office
Peter Street Rooms
Peter Street
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BL
[click for map]
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 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
God of all mercy, Your Son proclaimed good news to the poor, replease to the captives . . .
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Garden of Remembrance
At the east end of the churchyard lies the Garden of Remembrance. It's a place where the ashes of loved ones are scattered and a plaque is laid in their memory.
In recent years the plot of land has become full and so it was decided to extend the garden out into the main churchyard to provide space for many years to come.
The main obstacle was the fact that 16 Lawson Cypress trees had been planted about twenty years ago and these needed to be felled in order to make way for a new border hedge of Copper Beech.
After a faculty had been raised and all due planning permissions obtained, work on extending the garden began. In early December 2006, the trees were felled and shredded and the root stumps removed.
Planting of 65 copper beech saplings followed on a clear and crisp Saturday morning and these should reach maturity in a few years' time. The new hedge will not be more than a metre or so high enabling a degree of seclusion in the garden without totally shielding it from public view.
Mendip District Council provided a new tarmac path which will eventually be extended into the garden. Further enhancements will also be made to the bench seating and with the addition of a wrought iron gate.
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