Welcome

Welcome to the St Catherine’s website! We hope that in reading about our Parish, its church and its people and activities, you will also feel closer to Jesus Christ, for whose witness and worship the Church exists. We hope too that you decide to join us at a service, or in one of the many activities we enjoy throughout the year.

PRAYER FOR A NEW RECTOR – 6 January 2026

Please see our Prayers page about how we are praying for a new Rector for our Benefice.

Clock News!

We have made the exciting and important discovery that St Catherine’s may have the oldest working church clock in the country. It is thought to have been made around 1400 and could have been moved from Montacute Priory to St Catherine’s after the Reformation – see our clock page for more details.

The clock was removed in March 2025 to be overhauled and to restore the dial to its traditional blue and gold colours. It was restored to the church in July 2025, watched by the village school children who had prepared a time capsule to be placed behind the clock face.

A re-dedication service took place on August 2025, led by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop Michael Beasley.

We are fundraising for the restoration work, and to mount a display and video linkage of the clock in the church. If you would like to support this amazing project then please use the link below:

https://givealittle.co/c/00585f74-abf9-4d44-a17d-47bce02103dd

Our Benefice

St Catherine’s is part of the Ham Hill Villages Benefice. For more information on the Benefice and the other churches in the group, please visit https://hamhillchurches.org.

Safeguarding

St Catherine’s takes safeguarding very seriously. If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of abuse, is being abused, or presents a risk to others, please contact one of the following:

• Parish Safeguarding Officer (Zoe Grainger 01935 882712)
• Clergy (Rev Gary Edmunds, 07485 789968)
• Diocesan Safeguarding Manager (Ben Goodhinde 01749 588917 or 07834 514842, Email: safeguarding@bathwells.anglican.org)
• Somerset County Council Safeguarding (Children’s Social Care on 0300 123 2224;  Adult Social Care on 0300 123 2224)

St Catherine’s fully supports the Bath & Wells Diocese Safeguarding Reporting process which can be accessed here. Please also see the various Benefice pages regarding our detailed safeguarding policies and procedures.

If there is an immediate risk or danger ring 999.