the Coker Ridge Benefice - Bishop of Bath and Wells · A part-time Childrens Work Leader was appointed for East Coker in 2017. She currently leads an after-school club, All Angels,

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the Coker Ridge Benefice

Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Pendomer, Sutton Bingham & West Coker

Assistant Priest Profile The Coker Ridge Benefice, encompassing seven rural parishes in South Somerset, was first discussed in 2008 and was part of the Yeovil Deanery Plan. In 2010, after a number of positive Wardens’ meetings, the clergy team led the parishes into the new Benefice, which officially came into being in 2013 and was marked by a celebratory Eucharist. As a result of the union, we are a Benefice with a sense of new life and optimism about the future. Although we have our own PCCs, our Benefice fellowship is growing and we are learning how to work together effectively and efficiently.

In 2015, when we advertised for our new rector we looked for someone:

whose faith in Christ is at the heart of who they are, and how they think and live;

who will be an effective and enthusiastic leader, strategic thinker and team player able to delegate and encourage laity;

a preacher and teacher who has the ability to encourage and stimulate people of all ages and stages of faith;

who can encourage and motivate others to develop their spiritual gifts;

who is friendly and out-going, a good mixer, happy to engage with the wider community and to enter into country life;

who is comfortable with a range of worship forms We are now looking for someone with similar qualities to be our associate priest, because we see that their key tasks will be to:

help to develop a collaborative ministry with lay worship leaders and those gifted to be pastoral carers;

help each congregation to grow spiritually and numerically;

help each parish to define the issues it needs to address, formulate a clear mission and vision and encourage engagement with its community life;

help the Benefice to develop its work among the communities in which we are set;

help to nurture the Benefice’s evolving sense of common identity;

help each parish to develop the creative use of its building(s) and identify particular roles each Church building might play in the wider life of the Benefice and the communities it serves;

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celebrate the diversity of churchmanship forms across the Benefice, whilst encouraging participation and out-reach and developing the gifts of the congregation.

Please note we are NOT expecting either you, or our Rector, to:

attend all 42 PCC meetings;

manage buildings and restoration projects;

attend every single village event. The profile for the recruitment of the Rector in 2015 read as follows: “Our mission is to spread the Gospel in our communities and to reverse the decline in Church membership, whilst continuing to encourage and support our existing congregations. In addition, we wish to find effective ways of reaching out to children and their families – the future Church community.” The rector and Churchwardens (Since December 2015) and since September 2016 the Parochial Church Councils have been reviewing what this might mean for the churches in the Coker Ridge We have looked at research by the church:

The lead given by the Archbishop of Canterbury: “We need a narrative of hope”

Justin Welby 2 December 2016 And Our Calling to discern our vocation by the Bishops of Bath and Wells and Taunton: “In response to God’s immense love for us, we seek to be God’s people living and telling the story of Jesus”

Bishop Peter Bath and Wells

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Which means that we are:

To place mission and evangelism at the heart of everything we do

To realign our ministry resources towards mission

To identify, develop and use the gifts of all our people And as a consequence we have developed our mission action plan:

Beacons of Hope

the Coker Ridge benefice

“aspiring to be Beacons of Hope: by growing disciples in community,

to provide facilities to serve” In this plan we have identified a number of areas that we are going to consider through consultation:

Identify Values and Attitudes we will commit to and be held to account for.

Identify the things we do “In Common” (i.e. liturgy and how we worship) and Differently (pattern of services) in each Parish

Understand all the Things That Need to be Done – and How.

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Agree Role Descriptions with Clear Responsibilities and Accountabilities.

PCC Members take on Defined Roles, Recruiting others as necessary.

Appoint Lead and Assistants for each to Help and Cover. These will be addressed by a plan over four stages with themes planned for each year; 2017/18 to Growing Disciples 2020/21 (incl. Prayer, Study, Gifts, Stewardship) 2018/19 A Welcoming Church Community (incl. Access, How we interact, Personality and Role) 2019/20 Facilities fit for 21st Century

(including making our buildings safe, accessible, warm, well ordered for worship, incorporating facilities to welcome and make people comfortable)

2020/21 Listening to God for Our Calling to Serve (including quiet days, study, parish survey, prayers) 2021 on The next Ten Years – On to 2030 (including………Only God Knows) This is a revised programme because we came to realize that the original timescale was rather optimistic! We have also updated our Benefice Profile for the post of Associate Priest, which is attached at Appendix 1

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Appendix 1: - Coker Ridge Benefice Profile

We are a Benefice that is lucky to have a group of experienced lay members and we are looking forward to welcoming a new priest who will help lead and focus us in our commitment to Christ so we can reach out into the community, grow the Church, work together and sustain what is good. Already as a Benefice we have moved forward in a number of areas:

Worship The Rector is currently working with a group of parish nominees to regularise forms to liturgy across the Benefice There are approximately 5 combined Benefice services a year, with attendance of 70-80. Monthly Services (both clergy and lay-led) are synchronised across the Benefice into a two monthly cycle. Five of our churches have established or are developing teams of talented and enthusiastic lay worship leaders. We maintain a mix of liturgy styles ranging from BCP, through formal Common Worship, to more informal Family Service, to (more recently) Messy Church. Other services, particularly those at festivals, are becoming Benefice-wide by choice as worshippers increasingly realise that they are welcome in parishes other than ‘their own’. The previous part-time House for Duty Priest retired in July 2015.

Prayer/Meeting groups We have regular shared prayer groups. During Advent and Lent, cross-Benefice groups and other meetings are organised.

Outreach Work with the young and old is important to us (as well as those aged in between). As Part of our Beacons of Hope Benefice Plan we are beginning a series of parish consultations (Parish Days) to hear what our parishes are looking for from their church. A part-time Children’s Work Leader was appointed for East Coker in 2017. She currently leads an after-school club, All Angels, in East Coker Primary School, runs our holiday club and “Wigglers and Gigglers” which is a stay and play group for under 5’s that runs when others stop in the school holidays. In West Coker we have active involvement with our Church of England Voluntary Controlled School,

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our Rector is part of the School Governors Committee and is also visible at the school on a regular basis.

We have seen significant sharing across the churches of charitable initiatives: over 90 Christmas shoeboxes were sent to Samaritan’s Purse in 2017; a link with a church in Zambia has strengthened and Christian Aid Week is a collaborative effort. We also support the Food Bank in Yeovil. The Benefice as a whole has an annual plan to contribute to local and national charities through individual parish ‘Charity Sundays’.

We are committed to growing people’s engagement with the churches as we recognise that only through this engagement will there be a future for the church.

Building Fellowship In addition to worship and prayer, we have begun to promote joint activities such as shared meals and discipleship courses. Our two choirs enjoy meeting and singing together, both for combined services, special occasions and for the pleasure of it.

There are several good sets of bells within the Benefice, often rung by visiting ringers.

We have created a structure of quarterly Wardens’ Meetings, alternating with a Benefice Council, to coordinate services and activities.

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In addition we can offer

A recently acquired house, near one of the parish churches and which offers a cosy and private place where visitors may be welcomed to the study (which has its own bathroom) via a separate garden entrance.

A thriving Deanery which is developing to support the opportunities of its church family across urban and rural settings. The Lay Chair lives and worships in the Benefice.

A supportive Diocesan staff and resources.

An idyllic location with communities willing to engage

Excellent schools

The nearby town of Yeovil and the wider area of South Somerset, North and West Dorset offering good shopping, employment opportunities and a varied and lively arts and cultural programme.

Easy access to two mainline train stations

Bishop Peter, Bath & Wells

West Coker Worship Team: Alan Gormer, Val Barker, Sue Bonning, Pat Ricketts Jackie Gormer

East Chinnock Worship Team: Neville Coe, Liz Murdock, Pamela Lewis, Gillian Tettmar, Alison Suter, Ian Stephen

East Coker Worship Team: Judith Shaw, Monica Whipp & Jacqui Clough (Geoff Doye)

Hardington Mandeville Worship Team: Ernest Kong, Daphne Creed, Fiona Chadwick & Richard Middleton

Pendomer Worship Team: Nigel Timmis, David & Anthea Lovelock, Sue Phillips, Robin & Sheila Carpenter,

(Gilly Timmis, David & Judi Pedrick)

Closworth and Sutton Bingham’s Church Wardens organise Presidents for their Services.

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Accommodation: There is a very nice 3 bedroom semi-detached house offered to the incumbent of this role, in one of the benefice villages. The house has a sunny aspect, with a south facing low maintenance but interesting garden. The main features of the house are: A welcoming hall way, leading to:

a good sized kitchen with plenty of storage and space for the usual white goods.

3 reception rooms downstairs - a double aspect living room with a lovely working woodburner in the fireplace, a dining room and another room which could be an office which also has an ensuite bathroom, and direct access from the garden.

3 double bedrooms and a family bathroom upstairs – all with good views of the village and surrounding countryside.

A south facing garden – laid out in different areas of low maintenance paving and paths with a variety of planting of shrubs and trees.

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THE BENEFICE’S SEVEN CHURCHES

WEST COKER: St Martin of Tours

Three miles from the market town of Yeovil, and straddling the main A30, West Coker has a population of about 1,100. The Village has a doctors’ surgery and pharmacy, a butcher, Post Office, and a garage which sells fuel, and carries out MOTs and repairs. There is a successful village store attached to the garage, three pubs/restaurants and an hotel. It is also where the Rector lives.

Of the 500 or so households, about 17% is social housing located in a large estate on the eastern side of the village. The young families which live here could well feel somewhat estranged from the rest of the village.

West Coker is a busy and active community: Scouts and Guides, a very popular and successful Youth Club, WI, Gardening Club, Cricket Club meet regularly. Music, drama and film events are well-supported at the Village Hall, as are a wide range of fund-raising events for charity. There are regular buses to Yeovil and elsewhere. West Coker C of E Primary School currently has about 80 pupils in 4 classes. It was graded Good at its last OFSTED and SIAMS inspections. Relationships between the School and St Martin’s, West Coker’s Church, are strong and growing all the time Church: West Coker is listed in the Domesday Book, and there has been a church on the current site since at least the 11th or 12th century. The Church was largely rebuilt between 1863 and 1864, and comprises three aisles and a central chancel and high altar. In November 2014 three significant leaks were found in the roof. An elegant blue tarpaulin is currently keeping the weather at bay, but we are about to start repairs with a grant from HLF. Once the Church roof is repaired, we intend to use the funds from the sale of the old school room to re-order the building, establish a local history research centre and open the Church to the wider community. Local fund-raising has got off to a good start.

Like many rural churches, our core congregation is small and ageing, but many more people are involved on the fringes of Church life – Harvest and Christmas services, fund-raising, flower-arranging, bell-ringing. Members of the core congregation are much involved in many aspects of village life. Worship: See benefice schedule. 2017: Electoral roll 28, average attendance for regular services 20, Baptisms 2, Weddings 6, Funerals 4, Vestments – Surplus or Alb and stole. Administration and Finance: There is a small surplus of income over routine expenditure, we meet our parish share and we regularly support a number of different charities.

St Martin of Tours West Coker

The churchyard in spring Yeovilton Military Wives Choir performing in West Coker

Judging the flower & produce show

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CLOSWORTH: All Saints Setting: The small village of Closworth (pop. 70 adults+19 children) lies on the Somerset/Dorset border. It includes the smaller hamlets of Netherton and Weston. The main A37 Yeovil to Dorchester trunk roads runs alongside the community. Traditionally a farming community with some agriculture employment, there are mixed social groups and a fair number of retired people. Church: All Saints has a seating capacity of ca. 90. The earliest parts of the building date back to the 13th century and much of the nave was rebuilt in the late 19th century due to fire. There is a fine bell tower, and the five bells, which were re-hung in 2001, include bells cast by the famous Purdue family who were based here. The general condition of the building is good with some Quinquennial recommendations in progress.

Worship: Usually there are two different services a month at Closworth, providing a choice for parishioners: Family Communion (2nd Sun.) at 9.15am and BCP Evensong (4th Sun.). Hymns are sung at both and supported by two organists. Special services are also held on Good Friday, with Harvest, Remembrance, Songs of Praise and a well supported Crib Service conducted annually. Weddings, funerals and baptisms are infrequent. 2017: Electoral roll 8, average attendance for regular services 8-12, Baptisms 0, Weddings 0, Funerals 1, Vestments Surplus or Alb and stole. Administration and Finance: The PCC consists of nine members, including two Churchwardens. All Church administration, general maintenance, cleaning, grass cutting, flowers and coffee are managed by PCC members and volunteers from the immediate village. Rent from a mobile phone mast on the tower provides finance which saved the church from redundancy.

This ancient elm survived disease

All Saints, Closworth

All Saints will seat about 90

Refurbished pipe organ installed in 2014

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EAST CHINNOCK, St Mary the Virgin Setting: East Chinnock (pop. 410 adults + 58 children, with 40 young families and where we are buying the house for this post) lies midway between the towns of Yeovil and Crewkerne and is dissected by the old turnpike road, now the busy A30. With a history going back to the Norman Conquest, the Village has several 17th century cross passage yeoman houses, an attractive mix of 18th & 19th century cottages and terraces, with some converted farm buildings and patches of 20th century council housing among private developments, few being suitable for older/disabled people. Mixed farming dominates the local landscape, with orchard fruit growing on the decline.

There is a strong community spirit, with Village clubs and varied functions well-attended, mostly by the retired villagers, giving the impression of a social split, with the young using the Village as a dormitory for their work. The Pre-School is used by 28 children – most from other Benefice villages. The Village Hall’s various uses include a fortnightly internet café and a bi-weekly visiting Post Office. The one pub, the Portman Arms, will close for development in early 2015. There are two farm shops, one selling its cider; the other furniture, gifts, eggs, basic foodstuffs, with a coffee shop. The Chinnock Chimes, a bi-monthly newsletter delivered to every household, and a detailed village website, keep the village informed of local social activities and community issues.

Church: The 14th century Ham stone church has a 13th century octagonal font; a chancel with 14th century tracery, and a 15th century tower, with its five bells hanging in Medieval timber frames. The nave, with pews of New Zealand Kauri timber, was widened in the 19th century. To most visitors today, however, the most striking feature of the Church is the stained glass windows installed by Günther Anton of Stuttgart, a rear gunner in the Luftwaffe, who was a PoW near Yeovil. He worked on a farm in East Chinnock and used to come into the Church to pray for his family. The windows were made over a period of 26 years, ending in 1988, and were given as a thank-you for the kindness shown during his internment. Located at the top of the main road, St Mary’s desperately needs off-road parking.

Worship: The Church retains a strong pull for many in the community, of whom most rarely attend services. Attendance has been steady over recent years for regular services. Major festivals do attract more: 2017: Electoral roll 61, average attendance for regular services 18, Baptisms 0, Weddings 0 , Funerals 2, Vestments Surplus or Alb and Stole.

Administration and finance: The Church has always managed to pay the parish share to date, but is beginning to experience a deficit of income against expenditure. The (November 2014) Quinquennial inspection indicates priority work to the tower roof and gutters, and some re-pointing. In the past four years, the Friends of St Mary’s have been raising funds for church fabric and have enabled some roof repairs; full internal redecoration; and the fitting of carpets. An independently funded amplification system and hearing loop were installed in 2014 and the floor under the central pews was replaced in 2017.

East Chinnock from the ridge

Two Pams preparing bacon butties for the Benefice walk

Part of one of Günther Anton’s windows

Carol singing 2010

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EAST COKER: St Michael and All Angels

Setting: For many, the name “East Coker” is synonymous with T.S. Eliot, as the title of one of his Four Quartets. Eliot’s ancestors emigrated to America from East Coker and the family association with the village led him to choose the Church as the final resting place for his ashes and those of his second wife, Valerie.

The Eliot connection is one that brings a number of visitors to the Church, as does a memorial to William Dampier, variously described as a swashbuckling explorer, naturalist and buccaneer. Dampier was born in the village and was the first European to discover Western Australia.

The village retains its rural character and is a lively, friendly and welcoming community. It has a well-used modern Village Hall, which facilitates an active social life with many clubs and organisations; a renowned Wine Circle, Poetry Group, Gardening Club, W.I. etc.

Sadly, the Village Shop closed recently, but a newly re-opened café flourishes. The Helyar Arms is the venue for a monthly Church lunch and, on the edge of the village, the Foresters Arms hosts the village’s monthly charity coffee mornings.

The community has recently been brought closer together in opposition to a scheme initially to build 3,500 new homes locally. Many, who favour the building of affordable homes for locals, objected to the scale of the development and to the proposal to build on Grade 1 agricultural land. The proposal has since been reduced to 850 homes, which will be built just beyond the Benefice.

East Coker has a County Primary School of 250 children with which the Church has good links. In December 2014, the Church appointed a part-time Children’s Work Leader with secured funding for an initial three years. An After-School Club has just been launched at the School and other Church-based initiatives are about to start.

Church: The Church celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1997. It is a large, cruciform building which can seat 250, and has a restored, and highly decorative, medieval barrel roof.

Worship: There is a growing monthly café church. A Sung Eucharist is held on other Sundays and a sung Matins whenever there is a fifth Sunday. A mid week daytime Holy Communion service is popular, Evensong is held every third Sunday of the month except one. There is a committed choir and dedicated team of ringers. 2017 Electoral roll 93, average attendance for regular services: Morning: c 35-40, Evening: c 6-10; Baptisms 3, Weddings 5, Funerals 5; Vestments Alb and Chasuble for Holy Communion, Choir dress for Evensong.

Administration and Finance: The building is in good condition and has a significant fabric fund to meet future repairs. A biannual stewardship renewal is about to take place. The Church pays its annual parish share in full.

T. S. Eliot

East Coker

The village hall

St Michael’s, East Coker

Looking over East Coker from the churchyard

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HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE: The Blessed Virgin Mary

Setting: Hardington Mandeville (pop. 422 adults+73 children) is a rural community still with five working farms. There is a Village Hall, where a large number of community activities are held, two pubs, a Post Office and Store, and the Church, which sits at the heart of the Village on a hill. Members of the congregation are very active in Village life and a number of these activities centre on the Church. Church: The Church of St. Mary’s has Norman foundations and in the graveyard are the remains of an ancient preaching cross, but in large part the Church is a Victorian re-build, following a fire. The Church seats about 100 people in pews and is very popular for weddings and funerals.

Worship: The villagers are enthusiastic supporters of services such as Mothering Sunday, Easter, Harvest Festival and Christmas, and on these days the congregation is sizeable; some of these services are followed by refreshments. We are keen to develop our own facilities when finances allow. 2017: Electoral roll 37, average attendance for regular services 16, Baptisms 1, Weddings 5, Funerals 2, Vestments – Surplus or Alb and stole.

Administration and finance: Maintenance of the fabric of the Grade II* building is of particular concern to the PCC which looks after it carefully. A sizeable sum of money is held in a special account for this purpose. The PCC has been successful in obtaining a grant to repair the Church roof but work is now required on the tower. We have struggled to pay our full Parish Share but it has been agreed to pay a larger proportion this year – which year?. The congregation as a whole is involved in a wide range of fundraising activities, including lunches in Church during the street fair, cream teas in Church and the Church jumble sale held in the Village Hall. We have an annual Christmas Fair with lunch and Harvest Lunch is now served in the Church itself. A monthly book swap takes place in Church to raise funds for the Lord’s Larder, and most years the Church hosts a turkey supper is held to boost Church funds, in addition to which fundraising concerts are held from time to time.

Hardington’s National Nature Reserve showing orchids in May

St Mary’s, Hardington

Nativity

Christingle

Street Fair

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PENDOMER: St Roch Setting: Pendomer (pop. 42 adults + 8 children) is a traditional rural community that feels more like a large family – a small population with a big heart. The only public building is the small Church and many community events are accommodated in people’s homes – farms and attractive cottages of various sizes.

Church: The intimate Church, unusually dedicated to St Roch (a French saint associated with the plague), has fine acoustics. It dates from the 14th century. The pews hold 48, though with stacking chairs we often seat 70 for concerts, weddings, and other events.

Worship: At festivals such as Christmas, Easter and Harvest, nearly all the Parish residents attend the services, which are swelled by people from other parishes – those who simply have a soft spot for the friendliness and welcome of our little Church. At these services, the Village children like to take an active part. On routine Sundays, our congregation averages 13 – regulars are a few from the Parish and several from across the Benefice and from Yeovil who have chosen Pendomer as their spiritual home. Communion is held ‘in the round’. When a DIY service is required, several of us are happy to take the lead. There is a feeling of warmth and spirituality. When it is Pendomer’s turn to host the Benefice Service, it is traditionally an Open Air Service held in our beautiful surroundings (or, if wet, in a barn). We appreciate worshipping with the wider community and are excited by the increased possibilities of being seven parishes now, rather than four. We pray that the spirit of God will increase His work in our small and extended community. 2017: Electoral roll 17, average attendance for regular services 13, Baptisms 1, Weddings 0, Funerals 0, Vestments Surplus or Alb and stole.

Administration and Finance: Church members actively look after the building which is in good condition. The Church is financially sound and is able to meet its Parish Share and pay all clergy expenses. Collections from the Open Air Service, Harvest Praise and the Carol Service are customarily given to charity.

St Roch, Pendomer

Rush hour in Pendomer

Open Air Service 2013

SEEN FROM THE TRAIN (extract)

by C Day-Lewis 1947 Somewhere between Crewkerne And Yeovil it was. On the left of the line Just as the wrinkled hills unroll To the plain. A church on a small green knoll - A limestone church Cedar boughs stretched like hands that yearn To protect or to bless. The whole Stood up, antique and clear As a cameo, from the vale.

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SUTTON BINGHAM: All Saints Setting: The Village of Sutton Bingham (pop. 36 adults + 7 children) lies four miles south of Yeovil, set back from a busy C road (the ancient Harrow Way) in an idyllic rural location. Diminished in the mid- 1950s when the valley was flooded – cottages and buildings were demolished and 162 acres of land lost by the local farms. Any community that did exist all but ceased. There are now no more than 10 houses in Sutton Bingham Parish and few of these households are involved in worship or the maintenance of the Church. For this reason, All Saints increasingly relies on the Coker Ridge Benefice and outsiders for support. Church: In 2011, All Saints celebrated 900 years of continuous worship. Dating from the 12th century, it is steeped in history. Its carved Norman arch and Medieval wall paintings are world famous and attract innumerable visitors interested in its architecture. Meanwhile, it is also a haven for those who appreciate its peaceful simplicity as a cherished place of worship – for both services and quiet contemplation. Very little has changed in the Church for generations, but it shows that it is loved and cared for by its very atmosphere, inside and out. The door is seldom locked by day and its proximity to Sutton Bingham Reservoir car park and viewing area ensures a steady stream of old and new visitors, who come to admire and pray and whose donations are a major part of our income. It has a simple chancel and nave with pew seating for about 50, a modern organ, no electric lighting (candlelit services), selective storage heating and two ancient bells that call to worship. Disabled access is via ramps. The churchyard is still open for congregational and local interment, although space is limited. Worship: There are two services each month. The 1622 Prayer Book service suits the ambience of the Church and complements the other services in our sister parishes – offering a choice for all on any Sunday. Up to 90 people attend our popular evening Candlelit Carol Service before Christmas. We have also established a well-attended Joint Benefice Service on the Sunday after Christmas, utilizing the atmosphere of a smaller church with easy heating and compensating for having no service on Christmas Day. 2017: Electoral roll 11, average attendance for regular services 10, Baptisms 1, Weddings 1, Funerals 1, Vestments Surplus or Alb and stole. Administration and Finance: There are two Churchwardens. 2017 Parish Share was diverted towards repair costs. The nave roof was completely repaired in 2010 and the Church is generally in good order. Financially, we can only say that we survive!

Above Sutton Bingham Reservoir All Saints, Sutton Bingham The Chancel Arch Medieval wall painting In Isles Lane

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Worship in our Churches. The table overleaf shows our current pattern of services across the benefice. This has only recently been negotiated and is currently bedding in. In addition to these services on a Sunday, East Coker has a weekly Holy Communion service on a Thursday morning, West Coker has an evening service of Holy Communion on the first Wednesday and East Chinnock has a morning service of Holy Communion in someone’s home on the third Wednesday. There are also a few monthly home communion visits.

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Sunday West Coker East Chinnock Hardington Pendomer East Coker Closworth Sutton Bingham

1st BCP Holy Communion 8.00am Family Service 10.45am Evening Prayer 6.30pm

CW Holy Communion 9.15am

Morning Prayer 10.45am

CW Holy Communion 11am

BCP Holy Communion 9.15am

2nd CW Holy Communion 11am

Evensong 6.30pm

CW Holy Communion 11am

Family Service 9.15am

BCP Holy Communion 8.00am Morning Prayer 11am

CW Holy Communion 9.15am

3rd CW Holy Communion 11am

Family Service 9.15am

BCP Holy Communion 8.00am

CW Holy Communion 9.15am

Café Church 10am Evensong 6.00pm

BCP Holy Communion 11am

4th Family Service 11am

BCP Holy Communion 8.00am

Family Service 10.45am

CW Holy Communion 9.15am

CW Holy Communion 11am

Evensong 6.30pm

5th One of the Parishes hosts a joint Benefice CW Holy Communion at 10.00am East Coker has Evensong at 6.00pm

Services marked in red are Clergy led Services marked in Green are mostly Lay led

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Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile, you will gather that as a group we are rather a work in progress, but with St Benedict each day we begin again and hope that you will feel sufficiently inspired to apply to join us on our journey. Whatever you decide, our prayers will go with you.

FURTHER INFORMATION Benefice website: www.CokerRidge.org.uk Village websites: West Coker: http://www.westcoker.net

East Chinnock: http://eastchinnock.net

East Coker: http://www.eastcoker.com

Hardington Mandeville: http://hardington.net

Pendomer: www.Pendomer.org.uk

School websites: West Coker C of E VC Primary School: https://slp5.somerset.org.uk/webs/westcoker/SitePages/Home.aspx

East Coker Community Primary School: https://slp5.somerset.org.uk/webs/eastcokerprimary/SitePages/Home.aspx East Chinnock Pre-School http://www.eastchinnockunder5spreschool.co.uk

Diocesan websites: Diocese of Bath & Wells: http://www.bathandwells.org.uk

Wells Cathedral: http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk

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