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Parish Details for Newton St Cyres

Newton St Cyres Website

Archdeaconry: Exeter
Deanery: Cadbury
Benefice: Brampford Speke, Cadbury, Newton Saint Cyres, Poltimore, Rewe, Stoke Canon, Thorverton, and Upton Pyne
Mission Community: Netherexe Parishes

Clergy in the parish

The Rev Katie Cross
Rector

The Rectory, Thorverton, Exeter, EX5 5NR
Tel: 01392 759612
Email The Rev Katie Cross

The Rev Preb Sue Sheppard
Tutor IME 13 at SWMTC Associate Minister in the Netherexe Parishes

Lamb Cottage, 49 Fore Street, Silverton, Exeter, EX5 4HZ
Tel: 01392 861022
Email The Rev Preb Sue Sheppard

Churches in the parish

St. Cyr St. Julitta (Parish Church)
Newton Saint Cyres
EX5 5BN

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mrs Susan Browne
Tel: 01392 851460

PCC Secretary

Mrs Pita Burt
Tel: 01392 851410
Email Mrs Pita Burt

PCC Treasurer

Not listed

Readers

Mrs Laura Ford
Tel: EXDIRECTORY

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Watch our video of just some of the events which have taken place across Devon to mark this year’s Thy Kingdom Come. Bishop Robert began TKC with songs from Sidmouth primary school’s infant choir and Bishop Nick visited Costa in Plymstock to offer prayers before taking a lesson at Plymstock school. The video will be shown at a celebration event at Exeter Cathedral this Pentecost Sunday (20 May) at 6.30pm, to which everyone is invited…
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The Rt Rev Nick McKinnel, Bishop of Plymouth, records his May letter to the diocese. The text of the letter is printed in the May 2018 issue of the Church of England Devon magazine.
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Archdeacon of Barnstaple records his April letter
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