SAFEGUARDING
This parish has formally adopted the Church of England House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy, “Promoting a safer church” which can be found ON THE SAFEGUARDING TAB of this website and in full here;
CUDWORTH - Carols by candle-light
(thank you Gail Toop)
CUDWORTH - Carols by candle-light
CUDWORTH - Carols by candle-light
A Crib scene for one of our churches appears on the front cover
of the national Salvation Army magazine, "War Cry".
 (Thank you Tessa Chapman)       
Shepton Soapbox challenge
 PUCKINGTON Flower Festival          BARRINGTON DAY at the Church         24th June 2017 Stocklinch Church Fete - a very lovely, traditional fete!    17th June 2017 Thank you party for David Watson's years of service as a Church Warden....  27th May 2017 Jas Blows-Paliwoda and Dan Robson, joined in holy matrimony at Shepton Beauchamp       
14th May 2017
Bluebell Wood Walk - Cudworth to Chillington
Photos by Emma Cheffey
Shrove Tuesday - Egg Shackling and Pancake Races
There is a very ancient custom, specific to this part of Somerset, which is alive and kicking today….
Egg Shackling!
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent when Christians give up eating nice foods for the forty days leading up to Easter. The day before - Shrove Tuesday - mums have traditionally emptied all the nice foods from their larders and pantries and made pancakes for their families.
One year, a very clever mum, invented a game for her children to break the eggs into the pancake mix.
She took a big garden sieve - cleaned it - gave each of her children an egg - asked them to decorate their egg.
These bright but fragile creations were then placed into the sieve and were given a good “shackling” to see which would be the first to crack.
This continued until only one egg was left unbroken - the winner.
To this day the children of our schools egg shackle each Shrove Tuesday.
    
A selection of photos titled, "Getting ready for the wedding".
All taken at Shepton church by talented local photographer
Dave McMeakin
(mcmeakin@gmail.com)
          Lammastide Service & Walk - Puckington, 31st July 2016  Starting with a short service and hymns in church, 70 (ish) folk from all over the Crewkerne Deanery set off for an hours walk around farmland in Puckington....  .....with Rev'd D' leading three prayer/hymn stations en route.....  .....with time to admire the wonderful countryside (thanks to the Lucas family for allowing us access to their land and for providing transport up/down the steep hill!!!).....  .....finishing off back at church with prayers of thanks, tea and cake!!! Views from the top of St John's Church Kingstone, during their May Bank Holiday Fair on 30th April (courtesy of Graham Fisher).....  .....of St Andrew's church Dowlish Wake.....  |
| HOLY WEEK - each year we do a three day Holy Week with each of our schools and Pre-schools...... |
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| HOLY WEEK - here we have "Palm Sunday" with Megan the mini Shetland from "Horseshoes and Handprints".... ( www.horseshoesandhandprints.org ) |
HOLY WEEK - and the blessing of Palm Crosses.....
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| HOLY WEEK - and the real star of the show - Megan! |
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HOLY WEEK - did I mention Megan??!! |
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| Father Geoff fresh from the washing up! |
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| Shepton Beauchamp High Altar |
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| Shepton Beauchamp All Souls Chapel |
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| Dowlish Wake |
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| As above. |
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