The churches of St Mary’s, Hemyock, and All Saints, Culmstock, are now open for private prayer with social distancing measures in place.

St Mary’s will open on Tuesday and Saturday from 9am-5pm while Culmstock is opening Wednesday and Sunday at the same times.

This Sunday (July 12) is  Sea Sunday when thanks and recognition is given to those who work on container ships bringing goods to the UK, helping to sustain the country’s way of life. The Upper Culm Valley Mission Community will be holding its regular Zoom service when the speaker is Ronnie King from Taunton. He and his wife Gillian were full-time workers for The Mission to Seafarers until their retirement.

Anyone who would like to be part of this service, which will last about 45 minutes, should contact the community administrator at [email protected]