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Our Parish
Below is a list of Useful Contacts.
Contact in the first instance should be made through the Parish Administrator
Parish office Tel: 07483 120603 or email chard.englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com
Social Events Coordinator Parish Social events Co-ordinator: Mac Wheadon
Safeguarding Officer Maggie Weedon
Parish Premises Office George Roffe-Sylvester
Hall Hire/Hall Management Maggie Weedon/Steve Crabb
Altar Servers Peter Rodgers(Chard) Mac Wheadon (Ilminster)
Repository These items are available after Mass in Ilminster and Chard or from Maggie during office hours
Church Cleaning or Gardening Volunteers are always welcome please contact Maggie in the Parish Office
Saint Vincent de Paul Society Mike Wilson-Smith (Chairperson)
Catholic Ladies Group Pam Lawrence (Chairperson)
Parish Prayer Group Chard Mike Wilson-Smith
100 Club Coordinator – Pat Reed
Flowers The flowers in the Church are donated (although we do raise funds twice a year for our Christmas and Easter Services). If you would like to donate flowers or join the Rota for arranging the flowers in either of the churches, please contact Pat Bostock -Smith
Readers of the Liturgy of the Word. We are now looking at readers for 2024 Sat/Sun Masses and other occasions. If you were recommissioned in November, please ensure Maggie/ Susan/Pat has you name and contact details so we can rota you to read at Ilminster or Chard.
Please email Susan at liturgy.chard.englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com .
Pat Bostock -Smith – Ilminster
Susan Parsons – Chard ( Could you be the contact in Chard? Please email Susan at the above email address to discuss what is involved in the role).
Catechists Tom and Catherine Morrell currently run the Parish First Holy Communion Programme and the Faith in Action Group which includes Preparation for Confirmation. They can be contacted at catechists.chard.englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com
Finance Committee -
Canon John Cunningham, Parish Priest
Diane Butler, Parish Treasurer,
Geoff Constable, Gift Aid Co-ordinator
George Roffe-Sylvester , Parish Premises Office
Role of the Committee
· It is he only Committee that the Parish must have.
· Meets four times a year.
· Assist the Parish priest in the running of the Parish Finances.
· Responsible for producing a budget for each year.
· .Responsible for reporting our financial information to the diocese.
· All Parish expenditure goes through this committee for consideration.
If you feel you would like to join this committee or have any questions, please email
Treasurer.chard.englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com and CC Chard@englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com
Liturgy Committee
Canon John Cunningham, Parish Priest
Peter Rodgers (Chairperson) Susan Parsons (Notetaker)
Ingrid Bloomfield Mike Wilson Smith
Role of the Committee
· Meets twice a year in January and September.
· Preparation for Sunday Mass and other celebrations
· Co-ordination Specialist liturgical ministries are planned and performed by those who have the necessary knowledge and skills.
· Co-ordination of these various ministries to ensure that they are carried out with a common understanding of the spirit and structure of the celebration.
· The liturgy committee is the avenue for communication between the different liturgical ministry groups in the parish.
· Formation to provide opportunities for spiritual and practical formation for its own members, for the various liturgical ministers and for the parish.
· Evaluation Looking back at the way feasts and seasons were celebrated. What worked well that should be retained? What needs to be revised, improved, or eliminated in the future?
If you feel you would like to join this committee or have any questions, please email
Liturgy.chard.englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com and CC Chard@englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com
Finance Committee
Canon John Cunningham, Parish Priest Diane Butler, Parish Treasurer,
Geoff Constable, Gift Aid Co-ordinator George Roffe-Sylvester , Parish Premises Office
Role of the Committee
· It is he only Committee that the Parish must have.
· Meets four times a year.
· Assist the Parish priest in the running of the Parish Finances.
· Responsible for producing a budget for each year.
· .Responsible for reporting our financial information to the diocese.
· All Parish expenditure goes through this committee for consideration.
If you feel you would like to join this committee or have any questions, please email
Treasurer.chard.englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com and CC Chard@englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com
Parish Pastoral Council
Canon John Cunningham, Parish Priest
Notetaker – Vacancy if you would like to undertake this role, please give your name to Maggie in the office.
Mike Wilson-Smith (Ilminster) – Chairperson Clare Robards (Ilminster)
Catherine Morrell (Chard) Kookie Cabioc (Chard)
Pam Lawrence (Crewkerne) Graham Collingridge (Crewkerne)
Role of the Parish Pastoral Council
· The role of the council is to support the parish priest in ascertaining and developing the pastoral needs of the parish.
If you feel you would like to join this committee or have any questions, please email
michael.wilson-smith@cliftondiocese.com and CC Chard@englishmartyrs@cliftondiocese.com
Other Local Groups:
Chard Churches Together Penny Medland and Cheryl Swift
Chard Lord’s Larder Mike Wilson Smith
Diocesan new Pastoral areas
Full list of the new Pastoral areas: Pastoral area List 2023