Rev Matt Taylor – St Martins

Articles by Rev Matt Taylor

Holy Week & Easter Day

by Rev Matt Taylor 17 March, 2026 in Current Events Comments are Disabled

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday9.00am Traditional Service10.45am Worship Agape MealPrompt start at 7.00pm with simple meal followed by sharing of bread & wine Good Friday10.30am Worship2.00pm Hour at the Cross Easter Day10.30am Service bringing together both our traditions

New Creation Community – Theme for 2026

by Rev Matt Taylor 8 March, 2026 in Blogs, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Do you forget your passwords? It’s the bane of modern life. ‘Keep changing them,’ the authorities tell us, but then we forget the new one! Or, maybe you just have one password for everything? The most popular still is ‘password’ or ‘12345’, or to mix it up, ‘password12345’ (if this […]

Christmas Services

by Rev Matt Taylor 15 November, 2025 in Current Events, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Christmas Events at St. Martin’s 29th November Christmas Fair, 10.30-2.30pm 7th December Christingle Service, 5pm 14th December Nativity Service, 10.45am, Carol Service, 5pm 20th December ‘A Quiet Christmas’, 4pm 24th December All age Service, 5pm Holy Communion Service, 11.30pm 25th December Joint Service, 10.30am 28th December Joint Service, 10.30am

Easter Service 2025

by Rev Matt Taylor 13 April, 2025 in Uncategorized 0 comments

Maundy Thursday Agape MealEveryone is invited to join us in the Hall on Maundy Thursday evening, 7pm, for anAgape meal. (Please sign up if you’re coming) A time for fellowship, with a meal together, and we will also be led in a time of worship and reflection in preparation for […]

APCM 2025 – Tuesday, 8th April

by Rev Matt Taylor 25 March, 2025 in Blogs, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Here are all the files you need for this years APCM …

Update from Revive

by Rev Matt Taylor 4 February, 2025 in Current Events Comments are Disabled

It’s amazing to realise that we have reached the three year anniversary of Revive Coffee Shop at St Martin’s Church opening. We always wanted it to be a warm, welcoming space to bring community together and serve great coffee and fabulous quality home-cooked, locally sourced food (some home grown even!) at […]

New Theme for 2025

by Rev Matt Taylor 5 January, 2025 in Blogs, Current Events, Uncategorized 0 comments

Our theme for 2025 are the letters of the apostle Paul found in the Bible. We are going to journey through some of his writings, beginning by looking at the book of Philippians. We will be considering where we hear the words of Jesus himself echoed in the writings of Paul. […]

Christmas 2024 Services & Special Events

by Rev Matt Taylor 17 November, 2024 in Current Events, Uncategorized 0 comments

December A QUIET CHRISTMASSaturday 21st 4.00pmStep out of the busyness. Come and listen to some readings, prayers and music. Light a candle and pray for a family member, a friend or someone facing a difficult situation. An oasis of peace amongst the chaos. IT’S CHRISTMAS – GAME ON!ALL AGE CHRISTMAS […]

How to do a daily Bible Reading

by Rev Matt Taylor 16 January, 2024 in Blogs, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Maybe this is your first time doing a daily reading from the Bible. It’s good to begin the day or anytime during the day, just to take time out and slow down. Here are some handy hints to help. Hope this has helped as a place to start. Rev Matt […]

Prophecy – New Theme for 2024

by Rev Matt Taylor 6 January, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

We might have a love-hate relationship with new things. On the one hand, for some the smell of a new car or freshly washed bed sheets ‘spark joy’, but for others a new road junction or even a new year does exactly the opposite. Our verse for this year […]