Venue - the Parish Hall.

This is for anyone interested in taking up a ministry for the parish. If you are currently involved in a ministry and would like a change or if you have never done a ministry before. Many ministries need filling to help our parish to run and grow. Come along and see what is available. We need you! All are welcome.

This will take place in the Parish Hall.

Fr Dominic will be talking to us about Our Lady of Guadeloupe.

Please bring food and drink to share, and any friends who would like to come along.

There will be Individual Healing Prayer, Exposition, Confession and Individual Benediction. Come and pray for yourself and others. Celebrated by Fr Dominic Findlay-Wilson. Everyone welcome.

The next meeting will be on take place in the Parish Hall. Everyone welcome.

The first RCIA session will commence on 11th October in the Parish Hall. This year we will be focusing on the source of our faith - Sacred Scripture. For the first 8 weeks we will be following the Ascension Press Bible Study course called "Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible". The RCIA programme is open to everyone who is interested in learning more about the faith, those recently received into the Church, and anyone desiring to deepen their faith. The cost of the course is £25 which includes all course materials. Refreshments will be served from 6:30 pm.

If you would like to join the RCIA as a participant, please contact the Parish Office on 01458 835931 to register by 7th October.

St Mary's Glastonbury are hosting a "As Good As New Sale" on Saturday 5th October at 11.00 am in the Church Hall and gardens. This will help to raise funds for a much needed lift so that everyone can join in with events that are held in the Upper Hall.

Following the successful event held back in September 2019, we will be hosting a Curial Conference this autumn to provide an opportunity for parish colleagues and volunteers to meet with members of the Curial departments and attend a variety of presentations and workshops. The event will be held at St Bernadette’s Secondary School, Bristol.

This event has been cancelled. The Conference is being rearranged for Spring 2025. Further details will be available nearer the time.

This will take place in the Upper Hall. Please feel free to bring food, drinks and friends!

For further information please contact stmarysmensgroupglastonbury@gmail.com

A visit to Buckfast Abbey with Mass celebrated by Fr Dominic at noon in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Exposition at 3.30pm until 4.00pm.

Spend time in the Abbey or have a quiet time in the Gardens.

There are shops on site.

Please either bring packed lunch or visit the Grange Restaurant.

Coach pick-up-times:

Shepton Mallet – 8.30am; Glastonbury – 8.45am; Somerton – 9.25am; Chard – 10.15am.

The coach will leave Buckfast at 4.30p.m.

 (The Coach Driver will need to take his mandatory break at Exeter Services.)

The cost is £22 approximately or less depending on numbers.

Please note: We need an idea of numbers as quickly as possible in order to confirm the booking with the Coach Company. Please let Maggy know via St Mary’s Parish Office as quickly as possible but no later than 19th August.

St Michaels Pro Life Group will be attending March for Life, which takes place in London on Saturday 7 September 2024. Some of us will be travelling by Berry’s Coach, which usually departs at 7.45am and arrive back at Shepton Mallet at 9.30pm.

If you would like to join us please book a ticket with Berry’s and we can travel there together on the coach. The coach arrives at Hammersmith at 10.45am and you can either travel to the Emmanuel Centre using a bus pass, which is free or using a credit card, which you can use to access the underground by swiping your card on the machine.

The March begins from the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham St, SW1P 3NT at 1.30pm and finishes in Parliament Square around 4pm. We will meet all up at the Good Counsel Network Stand in The Emmanuel Centre at 12.30 pm prior to the March so that we can all march together.

We look forward to seeing you if you are able to join us.

This is an Invitation to attend a Pot Luck barbecue (please bring what you would like cooked and drinks, rolls and salads will be provided) in the hall and garden for the launch of the ELEVATE project. This is our fundraiser project, which will help finance the build of the much-needed lift for our hall.

This meeting has been cancelled. Attendees are encouraged to support the Strawberry Tea/New Lift Fundraising Event in the afternoon instead.

We will be hosting a Strawberry Tea in the garden, complete with a marquee. During the event, parishioners will be introduced to the 'Elevate' fundraising initiative, which aims to raise funds for installing a lift in the Parish Hall. Parishioners will be encouraged to take on a fundraising project. There will be a total of 50 projects to choose from. Please indicate your choice on the sign-up sheet which will be available at the afternoon tea.

This will take place at English Martyrs Church Hall, Chard. All welcome.

This will take place in the Parish Hall. All welcome.

The Diocese are actively seeking to recruit candidates for the next Pastoral Ministry Formation course which begins in the Autumn of 2024. The course is ideal for ANY parishioner who seeks to develop their capacity to serve the parish in anyway which they believe the Lord is calling them. If you are a catechist – this course is for you. If you are a minister in any form – this course if for you. If you are not involved in any way – but would like to be – this course if for you! Interested? – then please do come to one of our information evenings which will be taking place around the Diocese in July. Here you will hear in more detail about what is being offered, time commitment involved, interview process and costs including the role of parishes to support those who are successful in obtaining a place. Here you will hear in more detail about what is being offered, time commitment involved, interview process and costs including the role of parishes to support those who are successful in obtaining a place.

The Glastonbury session will be held in our Parish Hall. There’s no need to book, just turn up on the evening!

This year's pilgrimage will be centred around the theme of 'Mary, Woman of Prayer'.

Following the recitation of the Rosary at 11.30 am, the Shrine Church will transform into a chapel of Exposition and Silent Adoration from 12 noon until 3:00 pm, offering a peaceful and contemplative environment just opposite the Abbey grounds. During this time, visiting priests will provide the sacrament of Reconciliation in the Shrine Church.

In addition, from 12 noon until 3:00 pm, Private Healing Prayer will be offered in a single tented chapel located just inside the Abbey gates, opposite the Shrine Church.

At 2:15 pm, the Rosary procession will commence in the Abbey grounds, followed by the Pilgrimage Mass at 3:30 pm, also held in the Abbey grounds.

The Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph will be returning once more to lead us in our exploration of how we form people in the Faith. Their knowledge and practical experience will help to guide and inspire us in our ministry as catechists. It is hoped that this will also enable and inspire anyone who may not yet be a catechist but who cares about the formation of children, young people, and adults, not only for sacramental preparation but in all the in-between stages.

The day will take place at St. John the Baptist Parish Centre, Trowbridge. Refreshments from 9.30am. Please bring a packed lunch. Registration is essential for this event - parishioners just need to contact Adult Education on the following email address: adult.education@cliftondiocese.com. Fr Dominic encourages you to attend this day.

Monthly Christian meditation sessions restart at St Margaret’s Chapel, Magdalene Street, on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

All are welcome to enjoy wise words, shared silence and practising being in the present moment.

This year’s Diocesan Day will take place on Saturday 6th July at St Bernadette’s Secondary School, Whitchurch, Bristol. The focus of our day will be on Hope – especially in relation to the Jubilee Year ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. All are invited to join Bishop Bosco as we explore the theme of Hope together. We will look at where our hope lies, as well as our experiences of pilgrimage and where we might journey as a Diocese in 2025. The day will start at 9.30am with refreshments and will include Mass as a central part of our day. Please bring a packed lunch. We will finish by 4pm. Everyone is welcome but places are limited, so please tell parishioners to book early. To register for the day please click the Eventbrite link: https://cliftondiocesanday.eventbrite.co.uk.

This will take place in the Upper Hall. Please feel free to bring food, drinks and friends!

For further information please contact stmarysmensgroupglastonbury@gmail.com.

The Confirmation Mass with Bishop Bosco will be followed by celebratory refreshments in the hall.

Children will make their First Holy Communions at the Sunday Mass. Please pray for them.

Mass will be at 6pm followed by a Bring & Share supper at 7pm in the Hall. All welcome.

There is an opportunity on Saturday 8th June at St Bernadette’s Secondary School, Whitchurch, Bristol, for the whole Diocese to deepen our understanding and love for the Eucharist as we grow in our desire to be a people of communion, participating together as the Body of Christ so that we may be the Body of Christ to the world.

We are delighted that Fr Michael McAndrew will lead us in our reflections and conversations. The day will include a time of prayerful Adoration with words, music, and silence. Refreshments will be available from 9.30am. Attendees are asked to bring a packed lunch. We will finish by 4pm.

To register for the day please click on the Eventbrite link: https://cliftoneucharist.eventbrite.co.uk/. Everyone is welcome!

There will be Individual Healing Prayer, Exposition, Confession and Individual Benediction. Do come and take this opportunity to pray for yourself and any others you may know and wish to pray for, and to receive a special blessing. All welcome.

This will take place in the Upper Hall. All welcome.

The Bishop will be celebrating Mass in the Cathedral on Saturday 25th May at 12 noon and is inviting all families to join him to celebrate the joys & challenges of family life. In addition, we will celebrate those couples celebrating a significant anniversary during 2024. If you are, or know of a couple celebrating special anniversaries during 2024 please do let us know. 

You just need to send names to adult.education@cliftondiocese.com with the address so that a personal invitation can be sent to them from the Bishop, including the number of years celebrating.

It is always a wonderful Mass at the Cathedral, and it is always good to see so many of you there.