Taunton Chaplaincy - Update November 2024
Dear Friends
Here is the latest information which we hope will be of interest to you and your congregation members.
I am encouraged this month. In the wake of EDF funding full time chaplaincy appointments at Hinkley Point, the Avon and Somerset Police have fully funded their first full time Lead Chaplain who will develop the existing team of 14 volunteers and hopefully recruit many more to support the thousands of Police officers and staff who are under such pressure at present. The appreciation of the police for their chaplains was evident when the Chaplaincy Team recently won the award for regional police volunteers.
Whilst we face many challenges for funding paid appointments, the work of volunteers continues apace and many doors are wide open for the demonstration of Jesus’ love and service. If your church has not heard some of the remarkable stories of people’s lives being changed by encounters with chaplains in their local community or workplace, please ask us to come and tell you the stories. You will be encouraged too!
We have only had details of a couple of Christmas-themed activities to promote on Taunton’s public-facing social media– visit www.facebook.com/TauntonChristmas It costs nothing to send us the information so please let us know of anything your church is planning to celebrate and make Jesus known locally in the run up to Christmas (email info@tauntontc.co.uk)
Warm regards
Adrian
Prebendary Adrian Prior-Sankey MBE
Lead Chaplain