Welcome to The Polden Wheel
Who are we and what do we do?
We are a friendly and welcoming group of six churches spanning the Polden Hills and Somerset Levels, serving the villages of Ashcott, Burtle, Catcott, Chilton Polden, Edington and Shapwick.
We combine both traditional and contemporary worship, with new ways of doing church such as Messy Church and Café Church.
Polden Wheel Church Services in September
Come along to one of our events
🗓️Sunday 6th September
Trinity 14 (Green)
9.30 Catcott Holy Communion (BCP)
11.00 Chilton Polden Informal Worship
🗓️Sunday 13th September
Trinity 15 (Green)
11.00 Ashcott:
Benefice Holy Communion.
Service to launch the new Benefice followed by Bring and Share Lunch. (With Polden Praise)
🗓️Tuesday 15th September
7.00 Catcott A Quiet Service
🗓️Saturday 19th September
5.00 Catcott Prayers for Peace
🗓️Sunday 20th September
Trinity 16 (Green)
10.00 Shapwick Cafe Church
10.30 Chilton Polden Holy Communion
6.30 Edington Holy Communion
🗓️Wednesday 23rd September
10.00 Edington Holy Communion
🗓️Sunday 27th September
Trinity 17 (Green)
9.30 Shapwick Holy Communion
9.30 Stawell Holy Communion
10.00 Moorlinch Team Service
11.00 Burtle Harvest Informal Worship(With Polden Praise)
6.30 Ashcott Holy Communion
🗓️Sunday 4th October
Trinity 18 (Green)
9.30 Catcott Harvest Holy Communion (BCP)
10.00 Moorlinch Team Service – Harvest
11.00 Chilton Polden Harvest Informal
Worship (With Polden Praise)
A word from Rich
Hi folks,
Any new project brings with it a set of hopes and fears – combined with mixed feelings about what’s been left behind. It’s true for someone starting a new job, or a family moving to a new area; it’s equally true for a new group of churches – as it will be when the Polden Wheel six join with those in Moorlinch and Stawell to become the United Polden Churches.
So how do we cope with this complex mix of emotions that we all carry to a greater or lesser extent?
• It’s important to recognise the regrets that we may have
about leaving behind the
old arrangements. This will be particularly true for those in
Moorlinch and Stawell,
having their previous benefice (with Middlezoy and Othery)
split in half.
• Likewise, we should recognise our fears and anxieties for the
future. By facing up to
them, we have more chance of overcoming them.
• In so doing, we become free to hope for the future: in
particular, for our eight
churches to become ready to embrace change, and fit for
future growth.
As churches, our hope is not primarily in our own strength – but in the power of God manifested through his Holy Spirit. We may be no more than jars of clay (to use a New Testament image – 2 Cor 4:7) but we hold the outstandingly good news of Jesus Christ, the risen son of God. The treasure is not in the clay, but what the jar contains. The more we grow in our faith in Jesus, the more will our jars of clay hold great treasure.
Jars of clay
Image credit: Oshin Khandelwal, Unsplash
Every blessing,
Rich Tweedy
vicar@poldenwheel.co.uk
Men’s Breakfast
The next Men’s breakfast will be on the 19th September at the Crown Inn, Catcott starting at 8.45am. A full cooked breakfast with tea, coffee and toast is available for £10.
The speaker will be Tony Hall from Meare Community Church.
To book a place please contact Rich.
On: 📞01458 210260
or email:
📧vicar@poldenwheel.co.uk.