As Andy Bowerman, our associate priest, visits Rwanda he reports:- I don’t like cricket, oh no, I love it As I write this I am in Kigali, Rwanda, on a scoping visit for a regional meeting in 2018. The Consultation we are planning is exploring how to use the influence of sport and faith to […]

Following the Parish Pastoral Reorganisation and the Extraordinary APCM meeting held on 4 June we are delighted to announce the new churchwardens. 4 are Parish Wardens who will be notionally attached to St Philip & St James (NSP) and to St Lawrence (Rode). They are:- Barbara Day; Chris Todd John Flindall; Geoff Banwell Serving as […]

The Parish is delighted to announce that the new post of Children and Families Worker is to be taken up by Sue Rodford starting this month. Sue’s background is in education and Early Years teaching and Religious Education are her specialisms. The post of Children and Family worker will allow Sue the vision and the […]

Read the APCM Minutes 2017 held on 24 April 2017 which include:- Rector’s Review of the Year Andy’s Reflection

  Last Thursday Rev’d Andy Bowerman brought his team from the Anglican Alliance to the Parish.  Norton St Philip hosted the visitors in the Palairet Hall for supper.  The visitors included:-Tagolyn Kabekabe, Pacific Region Facilitator & Climate Justice lead (Solomon Islands); Annam Annamaney South East Asia Facilitator & Disability lead (Malaysia); June Nderitu, Africa Facilitator & CCMP […]

RODE Wednesday 8 March sees the first meeting of the Rode special Ecumenical Lent Programme.  Starting at 7.30pm and finishing around 9.00 pm the venue is 61 High St, Rode. The theme of the programme is I Witness – Living the Mission of Jesus Discussions are expected to be very practical and thought provoking and […]

In NSP church we removed two of the pews in late November under a temporary licence.  Now we need to find out what parishioners think of this experiment. We would be grateful if you could spend a few minutes completing the attached form and returning it to either the Rector or to the Parish office. Pews […]

Norton St Philip was the venue for the service to commission the Rev’d Graham Owen as the new Rural Dean for the Frome Deanery yesterday evening.  Led by the acting Archdeacon of Wells, Rev’d Kevin Roberts, over 80 people from all around the Deanery attended the service in St Philip and St James and enjoyed refreshments afterwards.  

Our services during the months of January and February will be featuring a special set of readings.  These form part of the Teaching Series.  In particular, the first and second letters of Peter will be considered in some detail to try and really understand their content.