The Benefice of St. Bartholomew
Welcome to the website for the Benefice of St Bartholomew
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- Written by Chris Lawton
This site will tell you about our Six Churches; St. John the Baptist Church in Charlton, St. Andrew's Church in Donhead St. Andrew, St Mary's Church in Donhead St. Mary, St. Mary's Church in East Knoyle, St. Catherine's Church in Sedgehill and St Leonard's Church in Semley.
You can find information on each of the Churches in the Churches section.
If you have an item you would like to be included on the site please contact us.
New Curate
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- Written by Rev. Steve Morgan
A Curate arrives!
I am very pleased to announce that from June of this year we will be joined by a new Curate who
will be serving our local churches. Alice Goodall will be living with her husband in the Rectory at
Donhead St Andrew and will be licenced to our benefice for 4 years.
I wish her and Joe a very warm welcome to the area.
Steve (Rector)
Our Weekend in Whitton
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- Written by Chris Lawton
By Sophie Beaven
In February a group of young people from the benefice took an amazing trip to Whitton Church, in London, to sing in their choir. We were with a group of Whitton children for the weekend and together we rehearsed some of their songs to sing on Sunday morning in their service.
Also we took a trip to St. Paul’s Cathedral and had a guided tour with a member of staff; it was absolutely incredible. The Cathedral was a beautiful building with lots of statues and monuments. As a group we all got the opportunity to go up and have a go in the Whispering Gallery; it really worked!
We all had a sleepover in the Church Hall and together everyone enrolled in lots of different activities, including a Talent Show! Even Whitton’s Rev Stephen joined in. As well as this we made flavoured puddings and drank hot chocolate in the evening, before tucking up and listening to Chris Lawton’s long ‘Monk’ story. It was a fun weekend enjoyed overall by everyone.
Sailing Trip 2012
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Saling Trip 13th – 16th September 2012
Poole – France (we hope!) - Poole
Benefice Sailing trip
Destination France
Ahoy me hearty’s! Last year’s sailing trip was a real success. 14 people from across the benefice and the age range enjoyed a challenging time of fun, fellowship and sailing. The dates this year are from the evening of the 13th September to the afternoon of the 16th 2012 and the cost will be £185 each. We hope to repeat our epic crossing to France although this time we will be starting and finishing from Poole. This is open to anyone over the age of 16 and under 98, although the upper age limit is negotiable.
No previous sailing experience is necessary and there will certainly be something to learn for an experienced hand. The boat - the 62ft Ketch ‘Morning Star’ - will be crewed entirely by us!
If you are interested please contact Steve (Tel. 01747 830174). If you want to know more about the boat, visit www.morningstar.org.uk