August

Sunday - 4th August
Sung Evensong at 4.00pm
followed by a service of Benediction

with Tea and Cakes at 3.30pm

Friday - 9th August

Friday Lunchtime Concert 

Sisters in Opera
Soprano Jane Anderson-Brown, Contralto Iryna Ilnytska, accompanied by Janet Williams in a selection of arias for female characters in opera.

www.redearthopera.net

Retiring collection is for St Margaret's Hospice and St John's Church

September

Sunday  - 1st September

Sung Evensong at 4.00pm

with Tea and Cakes at 3.30pm

Friday - 13th September

Friday Lunchtime Concert 

Voices of the Guitar
James Rippingale returns to play a variety of pieces from around the world for classical guitar.

Retiring collection is for Happy Landings Animal Rehabilitation Centre and St John's Church

Saturday - 14th and Sunday 15th September

National Heritage Open Days

St John's will be open from 2.00 - 4.00pm on Saturday
and from 9.30am on Sunday for the 10.00am Eucharist.
Come and view this Grade 1 Listed Church
Tea and coffee will be available

October

Sunday - 6th October
Choral Evensong at 4.00pm
sung by Taunton School Chapel Choir

followed by a service of Benediction

with Tea and Cakes at 3.30pm

Friday - 11th October

Friday Lunchtime Concert 

A Lunchtime Musical Melange
from the musicians of Queen's College with a wide range of music from across the ages.
Retiring collection is for Compass Disability Services and St John's Church

Saturday - 19th October - 3.00pm

Sing for Joy!

A "come and sing" workshop led by Alan Cook
with a welcome and introduction to all
followed by an act of worship to close at 4.30pm

November

Saturday  - 2nd November - 10.30 - 12.00

Modern Slavery
A morning of discussion and information at St John's
with David Maggs from the Diocese of Bath+Wells
in conjunction with the Temple Methodist Church and United Reform Church, Taunton

Sunday  - 3rd November

All Souls Sung Evensong at 4.00pm

followed by a service of Benediction

with Tea and Cakes at 3.30pm

Friday - 8th November

Friday Lunchtime Concert 

A Young Musicians' Showcase
Award winning students from Wellington School celebrate musical diversity
and excellence in a varied concert programme
Retiring collection is for the Archie Project, part of the Reminiscence Learning Dementia Charity and St John's Church

*The last concert in the 2019 season but look out early next year for the 2020 programme.

December

Sunday  - 1st December

Sung Evensong at 4.00pm

with Tea and Cakes at 3.30pm

Sunday  - 8th December

Crescent Funeral Services Carol Service at 3.00pm
with In Ecclesia

Refreshments offered after the service

Forthcoming Plans

- Monday 23rd December
   Nine Lessons and Carols with the Phoenix Singers
   Times and programmes to be added

See what else is on in Taunton at the website:
Tell The Church - Taunton   
www.tauntonteamchaplaincy.org

NEW KITCHEN AND TOILET FACILITIES

The new kitchen and toilet facilities at the West end of church are a great success and we are very grateful for the grant aid for this work from these bodies:
National Lottery Awards for All, Diocese of Bath + Wells Fund for Church Growth, Garfield Weston Foundation and National Churches Trust.