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February 2021
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February 2021
From the Rectory
What is it about something – anything – that makes it precious?
Can you think of something that is precious to you? The one
thing you would save if your house was on fire?
Why? What is it about that thing that makes it more precious than all the other
things you would have to leave behind?
A thing might be precious because …
It has special meaning
It holds memories
It represents something or somewhere or someone you love
It’s one of a kind – rare, even unique, or maybe simply the last one left
It’s useful in a way that other things are not
It’s irreplaceable
It’s beautiful
It’s worth a lot of money, or you couldn’t live without it – but now the
argument has become circular: Why is it worth a lot of money? Why
couldn’t you live without it?
So, what you would save? And why that thing is especially precious to you?
By the way, please don’t just say ‘photographs’ or ‘books’ or ‘letters.’ If that’s
the road you’re going down, please pick just one and have a reason why it’s
got to be that one.
In the Old Testament book of Samuel we are told that ‘the word of the Lord
was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.’ The word translated
‘rare’ literally means ‘precious’ i.e. prized, of great price, of exceptional
worth.
Why was the word of the Lord so prized? In part, because it was scarce – there
wasn’t much of it about. That was not because God had run out of things to
say, but because his priests and prophets either could not or would not hear his
voice and pass it on.
On to this sadly deserted stage steps Samuel. Just a boy, but a boy whose
presence on this stage grows out of an auspicious beginning and points to an
even more notable future.
The dynamic of the prophetic calling is past, present and future. To be aware
of God’s past dealings with his people and to recall them. To comment on how
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4 continued from page 3 things are at present. And to announce future important events and changes before they happen. Such prophetic messages were of huge importance to God’s people – even more so when they were so scarce. As he prepares to do a new thing, God raises up a new prophet to hear his word, see his visions and carry his message faithfully to his people. The New Testament is full of new beginnings, too. The seed that falls into the ground and dies in order to bear new fruit. The old wineskins laid aside in favour of new skins to hold new wine. The forerunner who says, ‘He must increase but I must decrease.’ The God who says, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ So it was in Samuel’s day, and so may it be in ours. As we consider this present moment and look nervously to the future, I think it is essential that we resist the temptation to put everything back just as it was. Let’s consider the past by all means, but as a reminder of God’s faithfulness, of his unfailing ability to bring new life out of old – not to find in the past an exact blueprint for our future. You will have heard the phrase currently in vogue ‘Build back better’. Before we get to the moment of rebuilding, let’s pause and consider. Let’s imagine we are standing together on the top of a tall cliff, gazing out to sea. As we stand in silence, shoulder to shoulder, let’s allow ourselves to wonder what might lie, as yet unseen and unimagined, beyond the horizon. Are we going to stick to the familiar dry land, or do we dare push our little boat out onto the waters, to embark on a voyage of discovery? I hope so. I also hope that we will dare to say, as the small boy Samuel said, ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’ I trust that we will be open to the entirely biblical possibility that the voice which speaks God’s wisdom and encouragement may be a voice both familiar and unfamiliar, both comforting and challenging – as old as time, and simultaneously fresh and new. I hope we will have the courage to ask ourselves: When the house has been reduced to rubble, what is the one precious thing we will most want to save from the wreckage, to place at the centre of the new? And, with that, to have the courage not to turn a deaf ear to the still, small voice which says: ‘Behold, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs forth: do you not perceive it?’ Amen. Let it be so. Your friend in Christ, Robert
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Lent 2021
Inevitably, Lent will be different this year – but that doesn’t mean we’re just
going to ignore it. Oh no! I’m planning a series of six Wednesday evening
sessions beginning on Ash Wednesday, and I hope you will join me if you can.
The dates are 17th and 24th February and 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th March, all at
7.30pm. The sessions will work best on Zoom, but you are welcome to join by
telephone if you don’t do Zoom.
Kings College London host a remarkable project called the Visual
Commentary on Scripture (VCS) which brings together theology, biblical
studies and art history. The VCS has been going for just over two years and
has produced some really interesting stuff. You can find out more on their
website www.thevcs.org
This year for the first time the VCS is promising a series of six studies for
Lent, looking at themes of covenant, prophecy, penitence, crucifixion and
resurrection. I haven’t seen the materials yet, but I’ve signed up for them and
I’m looking forward to receiving them as soon as they are published.
Our studies will be set in the context of prayer, and I do hope you will be able
to join me as we explore together at 7.30 on Wednesday evenings during Lent.
Your friend in Christ,
Robert
From the Registers
Funerals
8th January Anthony Bush St Peter's
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Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ in hearts of all who love me,
Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ in mouth of friend and
stranger.
Saint Patrick (372-466)
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Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you
for all the benefits that you have won for us,
for all the pains and insults
which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and
Brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day. Amen.
This prayer was written by Richard of Chich-
ester, who died at Dover on 3 April 1253 at the
age of 56. He was one of the most loved and
respected bishops of his time. His father was a
farmer in Worcestershire, and although
Richard began life as a ploughboy, he later studied at the universities of Ox-
ford and Paris, and eventually became Chancellor of Oxford University. He
was over 40 when he became a priest, but within a couple of years he had been
elected Bishop of Chichester. There were many abuses in the church in the
thirteenth century, and although Richard set himself to reform them, such was
his care for his people and so humble was he, that he was greatly loved by all.
The prayer is unusual for two reasons. One is that it begins on a note of
thanksgiving. The other is that it is addressed to Jesus. We thank our Lord
Jesus Christ for all the good things he has given us, but most especially for all
the benefits of his passion. The pains and insults he endured were borne for us.
‘Because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. We
are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the stripes he
received.’ (Isaiah 53.5) By his cross he has broken the power of sin and set us
free.
‘This then is a prayer to be said beneath the cross of Jesus, and to be said not
only with gratitude, but with humility and penitence. It is the prayer of a sinner
who acknowledges his eternal indebtedness to Jesus Christ: who knows that he
has been bought with a price.’ (Frank Colquhoun)
Jesus is then addressed by three wonderful titles – Redeemer, Friend and Bro-
ther. As Redeemer, Jesus is the one who has rescued us from slavery to sin,
and this thought links up with the beginning of the prayer. When we remember
our redemption, let us also remember what it cost Jesus – he gave his life for
the sin of the world. He knew not only the agony of physical suffering, but
also the agony of feeling himself abandoned by his Father.
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11 continued from page 8 But he is not only our Saviour, he is also our Friend. The word is not used of Jesus in the New Testament, but the idea is there. The foundation of friendship is a love that is deep and strong and true – such love as Christ has for us. More than that, Jesus said, ‘I have called you friends’ (John 15.15), and if we are his friends then surely we may call him ours, so long as we remain true to him, and do what he commands. (John 15.14) But more wonderful still, Jesus is our Brother. We belong to the same family. He has taught us to call God our Father, and he has declared that those who do the Father’s will are his brothers and sisters. (Matthew 12.50) As the writer of the letter to the Hebrews says, he is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters (2.11). Having shared our human life he understands our temptations. In the three petitions in the final part of the prayer there is a clear progression. To know Christ is the beginning of Christian discipleship. It is not enough to know about him. We need to know him as our personal Saviour and Friend, to be able to say, as John Wesley did, ‘I know that he has taken away my sins, even mine.’ As we come to know him we shall want to know him more, to know more about who he is and what he has done for us, and what he can do in us through the power of his Holy Spirit. ‘All I want to know is Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection,’ said Paul to the Christians in Philippi. (3.10) As our knowledge of Jesus grows, so our love for him will deepen, because we shall understand more of what he has done for us. When we look at the cross, we can say, ‘God loves me as much as that.’ His is the love that will never let us go. It is because he has loved us that we love him, and our prayer is that, day by day, we may love him more dearly. Finally we pray that we may follow him more nearly. ‘To follow Christ is to translate our knowledge and our love of him into action. It is to walk in his steps, to obey his commands, to imitate his example.’ (Frank Colquhoun) Jesus said, ‘If anyone wants to come with me, he must forget self, take up his cross every day, and follow me.’ (Luke 9.23) To follow Jesus is to love God with the whole of our being and to love one another as he has loved us. The way of Jesus is the way of sacrificial love. It is indeed a hard way, but he has trodden the way before us and so has Richard of Chichester.
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Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda
Janani Luwum belonged to the northern Acholi
tribe in Uganda, where Christianity took root
more slowly than in the south. But he was born
into a Christian home in 1922. His father was a
teacher in the local church. As a boy, Janani
looked after the family’s cows, sheep and goats.
He was ten years old before his father could
afford to send him to primary school but his keen
intelligence and determination to learn soon
enabled him to catch up with the others. When
he went to High School eighty miles away Janani
walked the whole distance at the beginning and
end of each term. After attending a Teacher
Training College he took a job at a primary
school not far from his own home.
Janani did not become a Christian until he was twenty-six when he was
converted at a meeting of a popular revivalist movement. It turned his life
inside out. He became a fiery evangelist. Janani then decided to seek a full-
time ministry within the Church of Uganda. He went south, to Kampala, the
capital city of Buganda. Courses leading to the ministry were conducted in
Luganda, the language spoken in Buganda, so young men from the northern
regions, who spoke a different language, found themselves excluded. But they
did speak English and, in 1949 a lay-readers’ course in English was set up at
Buwalasi Theological College, with Janani as one of its first students.
When he obtained his certificate, he obtained a post as lay reader in Gulu,
where he was also to train catechists.Janani was such a success that the bishop
sent him back to Buwalasi to complete his ordination course. He was ordained
priest in 1956, then he was sent to England for a year to St. Augustine’s
College, Canterbury.
By this time the fever of independence had spread to Northern Uganda where
Dr Milton Obote of the Langi tribe spoke for the majority of northerners
through the Uganda People’s Congress.
In 1961, Janani became Vice-Principal (and later, Principal) of his old College
in Buwalasi.
Obote’s UPC, supported by the monarchists, won the elections. Soon after
Uganda became it was declared a republic, but it was not long before the
alliance broke down. Obote called for one-party rule in a bid to unite the un-
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ruly tribes. To keep them docile he needed the backing of the army. He turned
to Major Idi Amin, one of two virtually illiterate African NCOs who had been
rushed up the promotion ladder prior to independence.
Within a month Obote declared himself President. Idi Amin was put in control
of the entire army but began to build up his own power-base within the army.
It was at this time that Janani Luwum became Bishop of the newly formed
diocese of Northern Uganda.
While Obote was at the Commonwealth Conference in Singapore in January
1971, Amin carried out an almost bloodless coup and was declared by his sol-
diers President of the Second Republic. Obote went into exile in Tanzania.
Many rejoiced, but the northern tribes went in fear for their lives. Amin’s sol-
diers were famed for their brutality and their jealous hatred of the Acholi and
Langi. They exacted a dreadful vengeance. Soldiers and civilians alike fell
victim. Hundreds were slaughtered.
Janani was afraid of a counter-coup from his people, yet at the same time
angry at the senseless massacre of his people. At his prompting, the bishops
protested to Amin, to be met with a nonchalant shrug. The massacres went on.
In August 1972 President Amin expelled Uganda’s 80,000 Asians. Janani was
attending a meeting of the World Council of Churches in Holland when he
heard this news. With considerable courage he agreed to draft a resolution
expressing dismay at this latest violation of human rights and freedoms.
Superficially his relations with President Amin were amicable enough, though
Janani was too honest and straightforward for Amin’s taste. Janani came from
the north and Amin did not trust him.
In May 1974 the Anglican bishops elected Janani as successor to the retiring
Archbishop. Sad as he was to leave his diocese with so little achieved, he had
to move to Kampala. He and the Roman Catholic Cardinal were both in con-
tact with President Amin, but Amin had little use for the Christians. Ever since
a meeting with Colonel Gaddafi in 1972, he had been resolved to turn Uganda
into a Muslim state, but Uganda was a predominantly Christian country, Chris-
tians making up 70% and Muslims only 6% of the people at the last British
census. By 1975 the country was in the grip of terror. Leading citizens simply
disappeared or were executed on the spot. There was no right of appeal, no
possibility of redress, and very little of survival after arrest.
The churches in Uganda, whether Anglican or Roman Catholic, were unaccus-
tomed to criticizing the ruling powers, but they could no longer keep silent, in
the face of such monstrous inhumanity and mass murder. Anglicans and Cath-
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olics were once again dying together, as the early martyrs of their country had
done. Archbishop Luwum and Cardinal Nsubuga called together all their
bishops, they also invited representatives of the Orthodox and Muslim comm-
unities. They talked about the lack of food and essential supplies; about corr-
uption and racketeering; about the uncontrolled power of the Security Forces
and the absence of even the most elementary justice for those who were
arrested, tortured, executed. All those present signed the minutes. Then they
requested an interview with the President, who insisted on seeing a copy of the
minutes. It is probable that from that moment Janani Luwum’s fate was sealed.
Fearing treachery on all sides, Amin’s paranoia grew. It must have baffled this
man of low intelligence, without scruples or moral principles, that Janani
refused to hate him. The Archbishop left him in no doubt about that. ‘We must
love the President,’ he said frequently. ‘We must pray for him. He is a child of
God.’
On Christmas Day Janani and his bishops prayed
publicly for peace. Cardinal Nsubuga, making a
similar appeal on Radio Uganda, was cut off in
mid-speech. A Church deputation went to Amin
begging for an end to repression and
lawlessness, but the President chose to construe
these appeals as threats. In truth, Amin feared
the extent of the Churches’ influence in the
country, knowing that to most Ugandans religion
was of paramount importance.
Janani was a marked man. Shortly after midnight on Saturday 5 February, a
group of armed men forced their way into his house, allegedly in search of off-
ensive weapons. The House of Bishops protested to the President in the
strongest possible terms.
On Monday 14 February he sent for Archbishop Luwum whom he accused of
plotting with Obote to overthrow him, and warned that arms had been discov-
ered near the Archbishop’s house.
President Amin summoned the bishops for nine thirty a.m. on Wednesday 16
February. Members of the diplomatic corps, heads of government depart-
ments, and religious leaders were already assembled when Archbishop
Luwum and six of his brother bishops arrived. After a mock trial, the bishops
were ordered into a side room while the rest of the assembly was dismissed.
From there Archbishop Luwum was summoned by the President. It was three
thirty p.m.
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Tel: 01884 25545817 continued from page 15 When the other bishops had been sent home, Bishop Festo and Bishop Wani waited for Janani. About five p.m. a car passed them, driving at high speed. Festo had just time to see that the occupants of the car were two government ministers and Janani, before the soldiers forced him and Bishop Wani at gun- point into their own car. At six thirty that evening, Radio Uganda announced the arrest of the two gov- ernment ministers and of the Archbishop. Next morning came the announce- ment that the three men had died ‘in a motor accident’, while trying to escape. ‘No one in Uganda,’ said Bishop Festo, ‘not even a child at school, could believe that. We all knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that the Archbishop had been murdered.’ Later that day, a doctor who had managed to see all three bodies confirmed that they had all been shot. Soldiers secretly took Janani’s body north and forced the local Christians to dig his grave. Janani’s mother and brother were brought to identify the body. ‘At least,’ commented Bishop Festo, ‘they did not throw his body to the hyenas.’ Radio Uganda ordered that there should be no prayers for the dead Archbishop, and a memorial service arranged for the following Sunday in Namirembe Cathedral had to be cancelled. Instead thousands came to the cathedral for Matins, and, as they came away after the service, voices in the crowd began to sing the hymn the 19th century martyrs had sung as they died. The Church of Uganda had been looking forward to 1977, the centenary of the arrival of the first missionaries. In planning for it, the Church had not foreseen that it would be marked by the blood of a new martyr. Janani Luwum is remembered on 17 February. Collect God of truth, whose servant Janani Luwum walked in the light, and in his death defied the powers of darkness: free us from fear of those who kill the body, that we too may walk as children of light, through him who overcame darkness by the power of the cross, Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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These quantities are for one person.
2 potatoes, very thinly sliced
1 onion, very thinly sliced
A big handful of grated Cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper
Dried oregano
Olive oil
Preheat your oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas5
Use an ovenproof dish and begin by starting with a layer of potato slices, then
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A prayer to use during the pandemic
Dear God our Father,
We thank you that you promise to hear our prayers. We so need your listening
ear at this time, and your help, Lord. Winter always brings challenges, but this
winter is exceptional as the effects of the pandemic continue. When we are
afraid, or lonely, or grieving, or in despair, help us to trust you and to know
that you are with us in the middle of it all, sustaining us. You are not social-
distancing, you are very, very close, full of love and compassion.
We pray for all who work in the National Health Service and ask for your
special strength and protection for them. Thank you for the skills you have
given to scientists all over the world and for the hope which the vaccines
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Prayer Diary for February
1 For all with a birthday this month.
2 For the bereaved.
3 For anyone facing this year with sadness.
4 For the terminally ill.
5 A private prayer for a personal concern.
6 That we may be inspired by the service tomorrow.
7 That we may acknowledge the Lord Jesus as our King.
8 Lord, please govern the school situation in this land.
9 Please bless our family and friends.
10 Thank you for the beauties of Creation.
11 May we never be overwhelmed by regret.
12 Thank you for helpful neighbours.
13 Help us to find pleasure in serving you.
14 ST. VALENTINE. Thank you for the gift of love.
15 Thank you for accepting our humble praise.
16 SHROVE TUESDAY. Help us to confess our sins to you.
17 ASH WEDNESDAY. Lord , we ask you for forgiveness.
18 Pray that the corona virus will soon die out.
19 For N.H.S. staff who are facing exhaustion.
20 Thank you for the gift of hope.
21 1st SUNDAY IN LENT. Lord, have mercy on us.
22 Help us to wait patiently for answers to prayers.
23 Thank you for your love which never fails.
24 Help us to measure ourselves honestly against your standards.
25 Please give us compassion for the needy.
26 Jesus of the Emmaus road , please walk with us.
27 Pray for our clergy.
28 Thank you for the lessons learned this year.21
Could your local churchyard be the best in Devon this year?
During the pandemic, Devon’s residents have appreciated the green spaces
around their churches like never before and now Devon CPRE is inviting
churches of all denominations to enter this year’s competition to find the ‘Best
Churchyard’ in the whole of the county.
Following a year with little to celebrate, Devon CPRE applauds the volunteers
helping to maintain and ‘green up’ Devon’s churchyards. During the challeng-
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This is the fourth year the Devon countryside charity has held its churchyard
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people and wildlife. Each entry is visited by the judges and assessed on a
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Penny Mills, Director of Devon CPRE, says, “Devon has hundreds of beauti-
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because they are all volunteers and they do a fantastic job.”
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sanctuaries for the living. Measures to encourage wildlife and biodiversity
have included bug hotels, mini-beast trails, ponds, bird boxes, composting
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herbs for parishioners to enjoy.”
Because of Covid-19 restrictions, last year’s competition had to be run diff-
erently to previous years. The judges waited until after Lockdown travel
restrictions were lifted in the summer to begin their on-site inspections.
There was no official prize-giving ceremony in 2020 but the Winner and
Runner-up were presented with their trophies in person, in informal visits
observing strict social distancing. This year’s competition will be conducted
along similar lines. Which Devon churchyards will make the shortlist in
2021? As well as the kudos of winning, there’s a top prize of £200 and a
beautiful oak plaque, made in Devon from sustainable wood, to display to
locals and visitors.
The deadline for entries is March 31st. Full details and an entry form can be
found at www.devoncpre.org.uk
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winner in 2018 winner in 2020
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LIGHTHOUSE NEWS - December 2020
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life’. John 8:12 (NIV)
31 December 2020 by the Prime Minister, we have had
A happy New Year to you all; may to close Lighthouse for the duration
God continue to bless you as we of the current lock-down.
move into the unknown of 2021, We had hoped to run a ‘click and col-
assured that God does still have it all lect’ type service during any future
in His hands. We hope that you were lockdown, but after due consideration
able to enjoy the rather unusual have decided not to do so. At present
Christmas. Despite what the news there are no Bible Reading Notes due
media said, Christmas was not can- till March, and so if we are able to
celled and we were able to celebrate reopen by mid-February we will be
the birth of Christ, hallelujah! able to supply them then. However, if
We are very thankful for the support it looks like the lock-down may go
you give, by using the shop, praying beyond mid-February, we will recon-
for us and through the donations we sider the situation.
receive. While things look bleak for If anyone has still not collected their
the small shop on the high street we January Bible Reading Notes, we can
have a God who is able to supply all still send them out to you. Please
our needs. We believe that as long as either email the shop or leave a mess-
we are needed in Tiverton God will age on the answerphone and we’ll try
meet those needs, our job is just to to get them to you. I’m afraid that it
stay true to His leading and do the may take a few days as I will only be
best we can with His provision. going into the shop a
May our great and wonderful Lord couple of times a week.
watch over you and bless you in the We pray that we will be
coming years, up and running again in
time for you to buy your
5 January 2021 Easter cards. In the mean-
I’m sorry to have to send out another time, stay safe, look after
email so soon after the last one, but yourselves and may God
we live in a fast changing situation bless you.
and things are changing so quickly at Rikky
the moment. As you will be aware,
following last night’s announcement
Lighthouse Christian Books and Café, Registered Charity Number 1063294
13 Bampton Street, Tiverton, EX16 6AA
Phone: 01884 255769, Email: shop@lighthousetiverton.org.uk
Website: www.lighthousetiverton.org.uk26
ST THOMAS’S, CHEVITHORNE
SERVICES
For this months services please refer to the Diary
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CHURCH OFFICIALS
RECTOR
The Revd Robert Gordon
7, Becks Place, EX16 6PJ 254079
CHURCH WARDENS
Lady Louise Heathcoat Amory
Calverleigh Court EX16 8BB 254492
Mrs Margaret Stacey
Home Farm, Knightshayes EX16 7RF 252569
PCC SECRETARY
Lady Louise Heathcoat Amory
Calverleigh Court EX16 8BB 254492
CHURCH TREASURER
Mr John Ewins
Hayne Cottage, Bolham EX16 7RL 232922
CHEVITHORNE MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT
Mrs Margaret Rabjohns
Allers Cottage, Chettiscombe EX16 7QT 252730
COVE MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT
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ORGANISATIONS ATTACHED TO SAINT PETER’S CHURCH
YOUNG CHURCH PRAYER CHAIN
We welcome all children and young For those in need of some supportive
people of whatever age, and like to prayer. Offered in total confidence.
have them in the congregation with (Contact Jean Jenner 256597)
us. Our policy is to enjoy our
children – to see and hear them. FLOWER ARRANGING TEAM.
Supervised activities tailored to the A team who decorate the church at
needs of individual children are festivals and throughout the year.
provided in the south-west corner of New members always welcome.
the church during the 10.15 service. Beginners offered tuition.
Contact Mary Seaton (252018)
ALTAR TEAMS
Sacristans care for the altar, and with SUNDAY INTERCESSIONS
Servers assist at Holy Communion If you are unwell and would like to
on Sundays. (Contact Susan be included by name in the prayers
Beale252619) at Parish Communion, or if you
would like the name of a friend to be
CHOIR included (having first got their
New members always welcome. permission) please contact Jean
(Contact: Chris Burford Jenner 256597.
caburford@gmail.com)
TAPISSERS GROUP
BELL RINGERS The tapissers make kneelers for the
Bells are rung twice on Sundays and church. To order a kneeler for a
for Weddings. Practice on Tuesday loved one, or to commemorate an
7.30. event, or for a group connected with
(Contact Elaine Trump, tel 01884 church activities, also if you are
252366, email– interested in making kneelers, please
elaine13sallows@gmail.com ) contact Jane Bonnick 243705.
MOTHERS’ UNION
A Christian fellowship for all
women, married or single. Meets on
the 2nd Wednesday of each month
2.00 – 4.00 at Baptist Church Room.
(Contact Gill Heard 25860028
ST. PETER’S, TIVERTON
ALL SUNDAYS 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)
SUNDAY 10.15 Holy Communion (CW)
3rd SUNDAY 6.30 Evensong (BCP)
THURSDAYS 10.00 Holy Communion at St Pauls
(Other Services as on Notice Board in Porch)
RECTOR: The Revd Robert Gordon, 7 Becks Place EX16 6PJ 254079
(Day off Tuesdays)
CHURCH OFFICE St. Peter’s Church Office EX16 6RP
stpetertivertonoffice@yahoo.com 242991
READER: David Catchpole, 15 Uplowman Rd. EX16 4LU 252100
davidcatchpole538@gmail.com
CHURCH-WARDENS: Gill Heard, 6, Norwood Road, EX16 6BD 258600
Bill Zarrett, 6 Kestrel Close EX16 6WY 256803
P.C.C.VICE-CHAIRMAN: Mary Seaton, Long Meadow Blundell’s Road, Tiverton
EX16 4NB 252018
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC:
choir@stpeterstiverton.org.uk
CHOIR
ADMINISTRATOR Chris Burford 251902
caburford@gmail.com
P.C.C. SECRETARY: David Catchpole, 15 Uplowman Rd.,EX16 4LU 252100
TREASURER: Chris Shields, 20 Westcott Road, Tiverton EX16 4EY 253945
Chris4920shields@gmail.com
PARISH GIVING Helen & David Wakely, The Firs,
RECORDER: Elm Grove Road, Topsham EX3 0EJ 01392 879179
hwakely1@gmail.com
SAFEGUARDING Catherine Makepeace, 5 St Aubyn’s Villas, EX16 4JB 257689
REPRESENTATIVE: safeguarding@stpeterstiverton.org.uk
MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTIONS: Sue Atkins, 11 Churchill Road, EX16 5AN 255458
WELCOME SHEET: Roy Webber, Riverbank. St. Peter St. EX16 6NU 253212
rhw@exeroy.net
WEBSITE CONTACT: Chris Burford 251902
caburford@gmail.com
MAGAZINE PRINTING: Garfield Barnett, Cotswold Computing 253148
CotswoldComputing@live.co.uk
CHURCH WEBSITE www.stpeterstiverton.org.uk
INFORMATION
To arrange a Consultation regarding Baptisms, Weddings and other matters
please ring the Office on 242991 or email stpetertivertonoffice@yahoo.com
Baptized and communicant members of other Churches are always welcome to receive
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