West Monkton Church

Up Coming Summer Events

VJ Day

Annual Village BBQ

West Monkton Church will commemorate Victory in Japan 80th Anniversary

which signified the end of World War II

Annual Village BBQ

It's our 3rd annual village BBQ!

Come and join your neighbours and fellow villagers for an afternoon relaxing in our beautiful churchyard, Pimms in hand, chatting with everyone, trying your hand at skittles (Top score prize), treasure hunt, table tennis and quiz or just put your feet up, take in the village life and wait while your amazing tasting burger is cooked for you.

Tickets on sale mid July.

Bell ringing at St Augustine's

Campanology the scientific and musical study of bells

Bells have been heard ringing out from churches for hundreds of years calling parishioner's to worship, celebratory peals, a sombre tolling in time of mourning and a reminder that time is passing us by as those chimes sound the hour of the day.

West Monkton Church along with Cheddon Fitzpaine, Kingston St Mary are lucky enough to still have regular bells ringing for their services. Broomfield which makes up the four parishes for the South Quantock Benefice has occasional ringing via ringers from neighbouring towers.

Many towers stand silent due to a lack of experienced ringers and towers with a ringing team are always actively looking to recruit new ringers to train and learn the art of bell ringing.

If you would like to try bell ringing then come along to one of our weekly practice sessions to see what's involved and have a try for yourself with our friendly group of ringers and experienced teachers.

Click on the bells and we will put you in contact our Tower Captain - Pearl Jeanes for more information.

Mothers' Union - West Monkton

Have you heard of Mothers’ Union and what we do? No? Well, how would you like to find out more about this very special organization and how rewarding it can be?

We are a Christian Organization that has been supporting families in all their forms worldwide for nearly 150 years.

Our members both men, women, married or single demonstrate our faith in actions as we work towards ending poverty, ending inequality, ending injustice for all who face these problems. We give hope and practical support to millions of people each year and work together for a better world for all.

Be part of a movement of around 4 million people in 83 countries as we strengthen relationships in families and communities as we share God’s love with all, through actions and prayers.

Did you know we have a branch in West Monkton and would welcome new members to join us in trying to make a difference and help heal our broken world?

We currently meet in the Benefice Office in Kingston St Mary on the second Monday of the month at 2.30pm where a warm welcome awaits you. Please come along young and old alike with new thoughts and ideas and help us to help those less fortunate than ourselves to face the challenges of today. We are the hands and feet of Jesus.

Family life, faith, action and prayer.

Would you like to be involved?

If so please call or email me - Anne Roynon 07428159215 Anne.roynon@hotmail.co.uk

Fundraising Video

Why have we created this video?

The Parochial Church Council are invited to tell our meaningful story and mission in order to apply for grant funding for the re ordering project within St Augustine’s Church.

The Trustees of the charities we apply to suggest we cover areas such as : What we are doing , Why we are doing it , What we aspire to do differently , What are our aspirations , Who is benefitting from our missional outreach and how we will ensure the sustainability beyond charity funding.

The Joseph Rank Trust , amongst others we are applying to , as recommended by the Bath and Wells Diocese, recommends we place a short video on our website which explains our work, as a video can really add value to an application and highlight our objectives.

A small team from the PCC are carrying out this work of making grant applications and have produced our video which we can add to our applications and ensure our success .

Thank you for watching.

We can use your skills

We welcome everyone to help in whatever way they can with this massive fundraising effort.

No matter your talent, how big or small, there is a place for you amongst our passionate friendly volunteers.

We would love to hear from you.

Turquoise Cardigan Club

Have you heard about the Turquoise Cardigan Club?

Yes, it really is a thing!

We are a small team working on grant applications to raise funds towards the re-ordering of the back of the church.

The cost of the re-ordering is about £100,000.00. That’s right - £100k. That’s a lot of events and coffee mornings!

But there are loads of Charitable Trusts with funds to award for projects such as ours. We use the CofE Cornerstone Directory of Funders, provided by the Diocese, Somerset Community Fund information and any other information that comes our way.

We meet every now and then, usually in the evening, for a couple of hours.

Since we started grant applications in 2023 we have raised over £30,000.00, which has mended the Lady Chapel Roof, installed the new boiler, paid for the pipework.

Would you like to join our team? you don’t have to have a turquoise cardigan!

Please contact Tricia for an informal chat.

07541 835 069 cavill663@yahoo.co.uk