October 2019 - Cam Vale Benefice
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October 2019
The Cam Vale Ministry Team
Rector: Vacant
Associate Vicar: The Revd. Prebendary Rose Hoskins (01963 440026)
Day off: Saturday
Readers: Mrs Yolanda White (01963 440835)
Stephen & Rosemary Rymer (01963 351057)
Mrs Julie Ebsworth (01963 440842)
Email: julieebs@gmail.com
Benefice Administrator: Mrs Rosemary Rymer (01963 441595)
Email: Admincamvale@gmail.com
Post: Cam Vale Benefice Office, G4/5 Woodside Court,
Sparkford, BA22 7LH
Churchwardens
Queen Camel: Mr Paul Davis (01935 850139)
Mrs Morwenna Ford (01935 850300)
West Camel: Mrs Jenny Clothier (01935 850281)
Queen Camel website: www.queen-camel.co.uk
Queen Camel Email: Queencamelvillage@gmail.com
West Camel website: www.westcamel.org.uk
West Camel Email: info@westcamel.org.uk
St Barnabas Church Website: www.stbarnabasqueencamel.org.uk
Cam Vale Benefice Website: www.camvalebenefice.org.uk
For the latest information on services and events at all our local churches,
details of how to book weddings and baptisms, and advice on funerals.
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A Thanksgiving Service for the life of Andrew Clark will be held at St. Barnabas
Church, Queen Camel, on Thursday, 24th October at 3.00 pm.
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EDITORIAL
Dear friends
The autumn equinox is fast approaching, in fact it will have passed by the time you read
this. The season of harvest festival services has begun where we thank God for the
plentiful harvests of fruit and veg. The clocks go back an hour in October - all signs that
winter is coming again! A time when many of us relish a warm cosy fire, maybe a open
fire, maybe a wood-burner, or maybe a gas fire - and we can sit around and enjoy the
warmth radiating from it, having eaten a good meal. But this is not the case for
everyone, there are many people of all ages, who will sit huddled in a chair with all their
warmest clothes on and a blanket over the knees and gloves on their hands trying to
cherish every vestige of heat that they have, and their stomach rumbling because their
meagre meal is barely satisfying. Why? Because many, in our society today, can't
afford to eat, and keep their homes warm.
The Lord's Larder in Yeovil are having more and more requests for help. If you read
their website ycstyeovil.org.uk you will see that this August they had a 57% increase
over the same month last year, from families, with children, struggling to feed them
during the school holidays. Overall they helped 270 adults and 220 children during the
month. On average the demand for their food parcels is up by 16%. Many of these
people will be on benefits, the value of which has not been keeping up with the cost of
living. Many will be working, but on low-end wages which are also not keeping up with
the cost of living despite the press telling us that all wages are rising. The number of
zero hour contracts is still rising. For those people, income therefore is very flexible, so
that budgeting is nigh on impossible!
Can you help? Each of our churches has a box for items that the Lord's Larder needs
and someone delivers the contents to the centre on a regular basis. Almost anything is
received with thanks, provided that it is well within its best before date. Not fresh goods
obviously, but tinned and dry foods, which will store for a period. Each month the
website is updated with the food stuffs that they are most in need of. This month's list
comprises jars of pasta sauce, tins of soup, tins of macaroni cheese, tins of hot dogs, tins
of meatballs, tins of mackerel, tins of fruit, UHT milk, sugar, toothbrushes, shower gel,
shampoo, ladies' and men's deodorant and nappies size 4,5 & 6.
Please pop into the church and deposit one item (or more, if possible) after you have
done your shopping, perhaps once a month? You will be helping the Lord's Larder to
continue the sterling work that they are currently doing, and know that you are helping
people who are really struggling.
Thank you, Rosemary Rymer
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Autumn Fair
Saturday 5th October
10.00am – 12 noon
Queen Camel Memorial Hall
Refreshments
Christmas Cards
Calendars Diaries
Cakes & Produce
Books : Gifts : Toys : Tombola
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September 2019
We held our Club Open & Family Day on Sunday 1st September in
glorious weather. We had a fantastic turnout who enjoyed the
cricket, cake sale and BBQ food provided by “Great Tastes”.
We had players from our U14s team playing in the Chairman’s XI v President’s XI game
with James, George and Byron taking the wickets of some key senior team players!
After the game we had some fun games with our U8 & U10 players who also collected
achievement certificates for their efforts in the 2019 season.
All our games have now finished for the 2019 season, we are now looking to renovate
the square ready for 2020.
The Senior team will hold their Annual End of Season Dinner and Awards at the Mildmay
Arms in October
Want to be involved? Ways support your Cricket team
QCCC are always looking for new members of the community to join the club, see below
for details on how you can be part of a fantastic village cricket team.
Do you shop online? Do it through easyfundraising.org.uk and raise a free donation for Queen Camel
Cricket Club every time you shop! https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/queencamelcc/
Visit our website for Club Contact Details http://queencamel.play-cricket.com/
Club Email: queencamelcc@hotmail.com
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BUMPS, TOTS & TODDLERS
will meet in October on
Wednesday 9th and Wednesday 23rd
in St Barnabas Church, Queen Camel
from 10.00 am – 12 noon
Parents can chat over coffee/tea and cake whilst their toddlers enjoy
playing together and join in singing, storytelling and various craft
activities.
There is a charge of £2 a week for each family to include
refreshments.
If you and your toddler would like to come along, we’d love to see you.
And if you’d like to come and lend a hand, please get in touch.
For more information please contact
Morwenna Ford : 01935 850 300
QUEEN CAMEL MEMORIAL HALL 200 Club
September 2019 Prizes
First Prize:- £30 Pauline Lewis – No. 90
Second prize:- £25 Lucy Kendrick – No. 20
Third Prize:- £20 Helen Hart– No. 40
Fourth Prize:- £15 P. & N. Crinks– No. 131
Fifth Prize:- £10 S.M. Piercey– No. 145
Drawn at the Tuesday Group
There is still time to join the new 200 club year beginning in October.
If you need your form collecting please ring Liz Jardine on 850074 and leave a message.
We are so grateful to everyone who participates in the 200 club!!
Your village hall benefits.
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ST BARNABAS CHURCH NEWS
COMING UP . . .
Harvest Festival : Sunday 6th October: Queen Camel residents will receive an invitation
with this magazine to join us for our Harvest Service at 11.00 am on Sunday 6th October
followed by the Harvest Lunch at 12.30 pm in the Memorial Hall. Everyone is most
welcome to attend either or both of these. However, for catering purposes, we do need to
know how many will be attending the Harvest Lunch. Please call Marian Davis on 01935
850 139 or Morwenna Ford on 01935 850 300 if you would like to join us. There will be
no charge but suggested donations of £5 for adults and £3 for children will be welcomed
for Christian Aid.
The St Barnabas Christmas Fayre will be held on Saturday 30th November from
10.30 am. Please see the separate notice in this magazine about how you might be able to
help and do keep the date free.
HAPPENINGS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS . . .
St Barnabas now has its own website – www.stbarnabasqueencamel.org.uk - including
an aerial video of the outside of the church and churchyard. We believe it gives a glimpse
of what the church is about and also provides an insight into its involvement in village life.
Please do have a look.
Camel Club has returned after the summer break with renewed enthusiasm. Please see
the separate entry in this magazine for further details.
Similarly, Bumps, Tots & Toddlers have started once more and will continue to meet
fortnightly during term time. Please see the notice in this magazine giving the October
dates.
An outside shed has been demolished in the churchyard and an old bier has been
discovered in the remaining shed. We believe it may be Victorian or Edwardian and are in
the process of verifying this.
Further maintenance work continues both inside the church and outside in the
churchyard.
We now have a plaque by the North Gate placed by the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission as we have one headstone in the churchyard in memory of a young sailor, D
Burgess. He was a Royal Naval Volunteer Reservist who was killed on the 8th October
1918, aged 17, a month before the end of World War I. The grave will be maintained
annually by the Commission.
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FROM THE REGISTERS
Funeral:
25.9.2019 Andrew Clark at Yeovil Crematorium
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FILMS SHOWING AT THE DAVIS HALL, WEST CAMEL, BA22 7QX
DOORS OPEN 7 p.m. for 7.30 START
TICKETS £5 ON THE DOOR ONLY
LICENCED BAR, TEA AND COFFEE
Friday 25th October
Rocket Man (15)
Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John’s
breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy
piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational
story - set to Elton John’s most beloved songs and performed by star Taron Egerton - tells
the universally relatable story of how a small-town boy became one of the most iconic
figures in pop culture. ROCKETMAN also stars Jamie Bell as Elton’s longtime lyricist
and writing partner Bernie Taupin, Richard Madden as Elton’s first manager, John Reid,
and Bryce Dallas Howard as Elton’s mother Sheila Farebrother.
For your Diary:
Friday 29th November ‘Yesterday’ (12)
Friday 13th December ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’ (PG)
10.30am – 12 noon
in the Memorial Hall
Tuesday 12th October
Book & Jigsaw exchange
Memorial Hall 200 Club Draw
Save the Children Christmas Cards will be on sale
Bottle top collection for Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Come and meet your friends, make new friends and
enjoy good coffee and cake
QCTC . . .
WHERE TENNIS HITS THE SPOT!
A lively and friendly tennis club in the heart of the village offering:
2 hard courts with floodlights
Professional coaching for groups or individuals
Cardio on Wednesday evenings
Children’s coaching on Wednesdays after school and on
Saturday mornings
Club nights on Tuesdays from 6.00 pm
Club afternoons on Wednesdays from 2.00 pm
Back to Tennis/Rusty Rackets starting in September
Social play as well as Summer & Winter league matches
Social events off-court throughout the year
PAY & PLAY - £5 per court per hour OR join as a member
COME & JOIN US!
For more information please visit www.qctc.co.uk or
call the Club Secretary on 01935 850 300
St BARNABAS CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Saturday 30th November at 10.30am
If you have any items that you could give to the Christmas Fayre or if you would be
willing to help either before the Fayre or on the day itself, please call Morwenna Ford on
850 300 who would be delighted to hear from you! Donations of the following would be
especially appreciated:
• New items that would make suitable Christmas gifts;
• Jams, chutneys, preserves and home produce;
• Bottles for the Tombola;
• Christmas baubles, ribbon etc as well as greenery and berries that can be used for
holly wreaths;
• Cakes, biscuits, scones;
• Raffle prizes
Please make a note of the date and time. It is always a very enjoyable occasion and an
opportunity to find stocking fillers, win a bottle or two, buy a cake (+ one for the freezer),pick up a holly wreath and then have a cup of coffee and a mince pie – all within walking
distance of your home!
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COUNTESS GYTHA
PRIMARY SCHOOL &
FOUNDATION UNIT
It is the start of a new
school year and it was
lovely to see the children
with huge smiles and
lots of enthusiasm return
after the long summer
holidays. Everyone
including the new
reception children have
settled well into their
new year groups, which
is fantastic.
A big well done to
everyone in Merlin
Class, as the transition to
being in school full time
has gone extremely well
with all our new children
enjoying their school
dinners
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WEST CAMEL BOOK CLUB
Half of a yellow sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a book that draws you in and
wrings you out. The characters, who are caught up in the Biafran conflict, become very
real and the book changes you, as though you have been introduced to a reality that you
can never not know. It is also a beautiful book with delightful descriptions and details that
bring the characters to life in a heart-warming way.
Dates for your diary:
Wednesday 9th October: Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
Wednesday 13th November: The Choice - Edith Eger
Wednesday 11th Dec - “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Please book for this event)
Wednesday 8th Jan: “Rivers of London” - Ben Aaranovitch
Wednesday 12th February: “I am Pilgrim”- Terry HayesWe meet at The Walnut Tree in West Camel at 7.30pm. Do join us for good company and
a bit of thoughtful discussion. Phone Melanie for more details on 01935 851452
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CHURCH CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 2019
6th 16th Sunday after Trinity (Green)
Readings: Habakkuk 1.1-4, 2.1-4, 2 Timothy 1.1-14, Luke 17.5-10, Psalm 37.1-9
9.30 am Village Service at Corton Denham
11.00 am Harvest Festival at Queen Camel, followed by lunch at 12.30pm in the
Memorial Hall
4.00 pm Sunday @ Four at West Camel
6.30 pm Holy Communion at Weston Bampfylde
9th 7.00 pm Sacred Space at Sparkford
13th 17th Sunday after Trinity (Green)
Readings: 2 Kings 5.1-3, 7-15c, 2 Timothy 2.8-15, Luke 17.11-19, Psalm 111
9.30 am Informal Service at Sparkford
11.00 am Harvest Festival at West Camel, followed by lunch in the church
6.30 pm BCP Evening Prayer at Weston Bampfylde
6.30 pm Harvest Festival at Sutton Montis, followed by supper at Langworthy
20th 18th Sunday after Trinity (Green)
Readings: Genesis 32.22-31, 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5, Luke 18.1-8, Psalm 121
9.30 am BCP Holy Communion at Queen Camel
11.15 am Informal Service at Sutton Montis
11.30 am Harvest Festival at Corton Denham, followed by lunch in the Village
Hall
6.30 pm CW Evening Prayer at Weston Bampfylde
27th 19th Sunday after Trinity (Green)
Readings: Ecclesiasticus 35.12-17, 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18, Luke 18.9-14,
Psalm 84.1-7
10.00 am Together @10 Benefice Holy Communion at QUEEN CAMEL
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TUESDAY GROUP
This month the Queen Camel Tuesday Group we're entertained by Steve Darby. His talk,
entitled "The Life and Times of a Stupid Boy." Steve equated his experiences of joining
and working in the National Provincial Bank as a young man, with the hapless youth, Pike,
of "Dad's Army" fame. His talk was very entertaining.
This was followed by Sue Diment, who read a poem which centred on a man sent out to
buy an article of ladies underwear for his wife. His only way of being able to ask for the
correct size was to equate it to his bag size! It was most amusing and Sue received a
generous round of applause.If you would like to join the Group please ring either Pat Champion (01963 32264) or
Marion Chapman (01963 220741).
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WEST CAMEL CHURCHES
United Bible Study Group
First and third Wednesday of the month 7.30pm
at the Davis Hall Committee Room. A warm welcome to everyone.
Sunday October 6th. 4pm “Sunday @ Four”
An informal get-together ~ Meet old and new friends
A game or quiz, some singing, and a short reading and reflection
Followed by a delicious tea. A warm welcome to you!
Sunday October 11th.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
11am All-age service, followed by a harvest lunch in the Church.
6pm. “Harvest Praise” service.
Please join us as we celebrate and give thanks for the harvest.
An alternative Halloween event for children aged 4 to 11
All Saints Church, West Camel
Thursday 31st October, 10am–12.30pm.
NOTHING SCARY – NO GHOSTS OR WITCHES!
NO TRICKS – ONLY TREATS!
Crafts, games, songs, stories, and a snack.
No charge, but children are invited to bring a small donation for the work of World Vision
to help disadvantaged children in other countries.
Please register your children: Geoff.mead@yahoo.com or 01935 850838.
Go to our Facebook page for news and photos about past and
forthcoming events:
www.facebook.com/westcamelchurches
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WEATHER RECORDS FROM MEAD FARM, DOWNHEAD
AUGUST 2019
Maximum temperature: 30 C (86 F) on the 24th
Minimum temperature 7 C (44 F) on the 24th
Grass level minimum 5.5 C (42 F ) on the 24thTotal rainfall: 43.6 mm (1.72 ins.)
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WEST CAMEL
METHODISTS
Meeting at All Saints Church
Minister: The Rev. Craig Manley (01963 351598)
Steward: Mrs Elizabeth Chapman (01935 850838)
SUNDAY SERVICES:
Oct. 6th 4pm “Sunday @ Four”
“ 13th 11am All-age Service HARVEST FESTIVAL (U)
6pm Rev. Craig Manley (Harvest Praise)
“ 20th 6pm “Sing Sankey” – sing some old-time favourites
“ 27th. 6pm Rev Graham Slingo of Churchill (H.C.)
(U = United Service HC = Holy Communion)
All evening services are followed by tea and biscuits and time for a chat.
A warm welcome is extended to everyone!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN
a pair of tickets for the
CRAFT4CRAFTERS SHOW
at the Bath & West Showground on
Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th
October?
Queen Camel Quilters have TWO PAIRS of tickets
to give away to the first two names
to be pulled out of a hat on Friday 11 October.
If you would like to take part, please email morwenna@biza.co.uk with your
name and contact details before Friday 11 October.
The Show features over 150 stands including craft suppliers, guilds
and groups with 100 daily workshop classes and is recognised as
the West Country’s favourite stitch and craft supply exhibition.
Queen Camel Quilters have stand no M23 at the Show where
they will be selling raffle tickets for the charity quilt and two
matching cushions they have made to raise funds for St
Margaret’s Hospice.Please come and see us there.
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WEST CAMEL CHRISTMAS CHOIR
Calling all singers! The Christmas Choir for the All Saints Carol Service on Sunday 15th
December will be rehearsing at 6.00pm on Thursdays in November. The first rehearsal
will be on 7th November. We meet at All Saints Church West Camel. Please let Melanie
Smallwood know if you would like to take part so that she can plan the choir items and
have the right numbers of copies of the music available. Telephone 07967 991519
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CAMEL CLUB
Camel Club has re-started on Thursdays 4.45 - 6.15pm.
All children of primary age welcome.
We do games, crafts, singing, bible stories etc.
Cost - £5 per child, half termly to help cover costs.
For more information please see Marian Davis
email marian2810@hotmail.co.uk or ring 01935 850139
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St BARNABAS CHURCH CLEANING
Thank you to those people who have offered to help with cleaning the church. We are still
short of help, if you think you are able to help from time to time it would be good to hear
from you. We are going to work on a weekly rotation system rather than being responsible
for a month. This should give more flexibility for those cleaning and being able to swop
with the cleaners on the list. If you feel you can help please see Marian Davis, email
marian2810@hotmail.co.uk or ring 01935 850139
QUEEN CAMEL CARES
Queen Camel Cares is a village-based support network for anyone requiring a bit of
extra help at times when life is particularly challenging.
Please ring Morwenna Ford (850 300) or Paul Davis (850 139) if you think we might
be able to make a difference.
Save the date –
nd
Friday 22 November 2019 at Mudford Church
Benefice Choir will be singing
“Night of Miracles”
In aid of BIBIC
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16Open Pathway Retreat Centre & Training
College
Charity 800412
Come and visit our beautiful gardens and enjoy our swimming pool
at any time of the year. Or book yourself a nurturing retreat day or
group meeting with lunch &refreshments (special diets welcome).
Bones for Life Classes Tuesday 9.30-11.00am.
Do you have problems with knees, shoulders, hips, wrists? Is there a
part of your body you would like to improve? Come and book in ~
exercises to help strengthen bones, improve bone density, improve
posture and re-find more rhythm and energy.
Yoga classes Monday 6-7.30pm and Friday 9.30-11am.
Saturday Yoga 12th Oct & 16th Nov with Aqua Yoga for women at
9.30-10.30 and a Yoga Class 11.00-12.30.
Self-catering accommodation (minimum of 2 nights) and B/B or F/B
per night available throughout the year.
The Charity welcomes volunteers to help in the garden & house. We
also really need a carpenter/handyman. Can you help?
Contact Christy or Daniel Francis on 01935 850266
17BOTTLE TOP COLLECTION
Thank you to everyone who donates bottle tops for the Somerset &
Dorset Air Ambulance. So far this year we have delivered an amazing
540 kg of bottle tops to the recycling company. The last time I took a
carful, someone commented that they were impressed by the ever-
increasing amounts of milk drunk by the residents of Queen Camel!
Bottle tops – which must, PLEASE, have the triangular recycling logo
shown above with the no 2 - can be left in the bottle top container
that is usually at the Village Café each month OR they can be left in
the old telephone box near the shop. The collecting bin near the Post
Office is nothing to do with the Queen Camel collection. Ketchup bottle
tops, toothpaste tube tops, coffee jar tops do not have the all-
important no 2 logo on them – so please do not include them.
Thank you all very much – and please keep drinking milk!
Morwenna Ford - 01935 850 300
QUEEN CAMEL TENNIS CLUB
will be holding its
ANNUAL QUIZ NIGHT & SUPPER
on Saturday 9th November at 7.00 pm
in the Queen Camel Memorial Hall.
More details in the November magazine but please save the date!
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CRAFT FAIR
Proceeds to be shared between
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
and
St Margaret’s Hospice
Saturday 2nd November
10.00am – 12.30pm
Queen Camel Memorial Hall
Variety of stalls, refreshments, home-made cakes, tombola and raffle
Free entry All Welcome
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Central heating repairs
No job too small
Chimney sweep and
vacuum
clean and friendly
service
covering all local and
surrounding areas
For more details please call Daren on 01935 850913
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22FROM THE BISHOP
Journeying together
I was on the train today and a South Western Railway poster caught my eye. The headline
was ‘Our Promise to You’. It then said: ‘We are passionate about delivering a great service
for you and are here to make travelling easier.’ It went on to spell out what that meant in
these words:
• Be visible and available to you when you need us
• Offer information and answer questions you may have
• Make announcements about the destination and its calling point
• Keep you informed should things be delayed during your journey
Obviously this was talking about trains, but it got me thinking as some of those things
could also be applied to my role as Bishop. My role, and that of Bishop Ruth, the
archdeacons, our other colleagues and the central support staff in the Old Deanery is to
support the work of mission and ministry which takes place across the parishes,
chaplaincies and schools of the diocese. And we are all passionate about doing the best we
can to support you and to ‘make your travelling easier’.
And by ‘travelling’ we mean the walk that we have with Jesus as his followers and his
disciples.
One way we seek to support you by being visible and available. Bishop Ruth and I like
nothing better than getting out and about across the length and breadth of the diocese,
meeting people and hearing all that you are doing to live and tell the story of Jesus. Every
month we meet hundreds of new people and we try, as and when we can, to answer
questions and let people know what is going on.
These parish magazine articles are another way in which we try to keep in touch and share
what we are up to. The diocesan website, our e-newsletter, Connect, Manna magazine and
our social media feeds on Facebook and Twitter are other places you can catch up with
what we are doing, but more importantly to hear and read about what God is doing among
us and within the communities we serve.
The train poster ended with the words ‘Let us know how we are doing’. And that is
another important reason why we love to get round the diocese so that we can hear what
else we can do to support you and to share with you in living and telling others about the
love of God.
With my prayers and very best wishes
The Right Revd Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells
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Magazine Editor: Mrs Vanla Oxley, Queen Camel House, High Street, Queen Camel BA22 7NF
Email: oxley.queencamel@gmail.com
Copy by noon on 20th of the previous month, please
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