Anglo-Catholic Churches in Bath
Leaving the centre of Georgian Bath and crossing the river Avon by the world famous Pulteney Bridge, you are already in the Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, shortly to be joined on your left side by the Parish of St. John the Baptist. Together these form the United Benefice of Bathwick.
Dear brothers and sisters,
I am writing with my weekly email containing details of our planned worship at the Bathwick churches on Sunday and during this coming week.
Attached to this email is our weekly noticesheet and the service sheet for Sunday’s Eucharist at St John’s (9.00am) and St Mary’s church (10.30am) (also to be live-streamed on Bathwick Benefice News Facebook page and uploaded afterwards to the Bathwick Benefice YouTube channel). You might like to print these out and bring them with you to the service.
Other services during the course of this coming week in the benefice will be offered as follows:
- Sunday: (said) Evensong open to the public at St Mary’s church at 6pm
- Tuesday: Mass open to the public at St Mary’s church at 9.30am (also to be live-streamed on Bathwick Benefice News Facebook page) (please note change of usual venue)
- Wednesday: Mass open to the public at St Mary’s church at 10.30am
- Thursday: Mass open to the public at St John’s church at 10.30am
- Friday: Mass open to the public at St Mary’s church at 9.30am (also to be live-streamed on Bathwick Benefice News Facebook page)
- Saturday: Mass open to the public at St John’s church at 9.30am (also to be live-streamed on Bathwick Benefice News Facebook page)
For the time being we continue to encourage the use of hand sanitiser on arrival, social distancing inside the church building, and Track and Trace. The wearing of facemasks is subject to individual preference. Those who have contracted Covid or been in recent contact with anyone with Covid and/or have been asked to isolate should not attend worship. Communion will continue to be administered in just the Blessed Sacrament for the time being, with the Precious Blood reserved to the celebrant alone.
Other events taking place over the next few weeks include:
- Saturday 23rd Oct, 7pm, St Mary’s Church: gala organ concert by Dr Peter King (organist emeritus of Bath Abbey) in aid of St Mary’s organ restoration appeal – free with retiring collection – further details on p.14 of September Bathwick News
- Thursday 28th Oct and fortnightly thereafter, 11am, St John’s Church Hall: Lunch Club (contact Dilwen 07876 574266 if you wish to attend)
- Tuesday 2nd Nov, 7.30pm, St John’s Church: All Souls requiem Mass for the departed – lists available at the back of both churches for names of those departed friends and family members you wish to be remembered by name at this service
With my continued prayers and best wishes for you all
Fr Peter
Revd Peter Edwards
Rector of Bathwick
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Latest weekly noticesheet (click here)
To view the latest mass streamed by Fr Peter or on our Bathwick Benefice News Group page. (click the Facebook icon above) or on our YouTube channel – Bathwick parishes, view here
Safeguarding
Concerts
Organ Restoration Appeal
Interest has been shown in the Requiem which was said at Walsingham last year at the 100th Anniversary of Fr Dunn’s death. The requiem service and homily can be found on St John’s pages or click here for the service or homily
