St Catherine's Church Montacute

05/05/2025

15/03/2025

At 10.45am on Thursday 20 March, the Montacute clock face will be taken down from the tower of St Catherine’s, using a cherry picker. Do come along and watch if you can - it is quite a photo opportunity! The BBC and ITV film crews will be there, and the children are coming from All Saints School too. The clock is of nationally historic importance and is already generating much interest in our beautiful church.

06/12/2024

Due to the forecast weather tomorrow, we’re cancelling our Advent Coffee Morning. Take care over the weekend and stay safe!

02/07/2024

During our recent open day, a number of people asked about learning to ring the bells. 🔔 Ringing is fun, good mental and physical exercise and a time for folk to socialise. If you’re interested and would like a taster session with no further obligation, please PM me!

19/05/2024

The Spirit too helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in speech. He who searches hearts knows what the Spirit means, for the Spirit intercedes for the saints.

23/04/2024

A prayer for St George's Day. 🙏

24/03/2024

A lovely carpet of primroses 🐝

24/03/2024

Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter Day.

Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem. All four Gospels tell us how he rode into the city on a donkey and was greeted by a jubilant crowd shouting "Hosanna!", an exclamation of praise. They waved palm branches, a symbol of victory and triumph.

Today, congregations often celebrate by holding their own processions with handmade palm crosses, and sometimes donkeys too.

Palm Sunday is a time of mixed sentiment because, although triumphal, it precedes the marking of events that led to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus.

22/03/2024

A prayer for HRH The Princess of Wales.