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Benefice Details for Abbotsham, Appledore, Northam and Westward Ho

Archdeaconry: Barnstaple
Deanery: Hartland

Clergy in the benefice

Rev Jules Harris
Team Rector

The Rectory, Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
Tel: 01237 459496
Email Rev Jules Harris

Revd Hilary Kemp
Team Vicar in the Team Ministry for the Benefice of Appledore, Northam and Westward Ho And the Benefice of Abbotsham

7 Shepherds Meadow, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BP
Tel: 07840 207162
Email Revd Hilary Kemp

The Revd Ildiko Varadi-Luongo
Assistant Curate

Flat 1, Kingsley Flatlets, 4 Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, EX39 1JA
Tel: 07506230997
Email The Revd Ildiko Varadi-Luongo

Parishes in the benefice

Bishop of Exeter Leads First Maundy Thursday Chrism Service at Exeter Cathedral

The new Bishop of Exeter, the Rt. Rev’d Dr Mike Harrison, has led his first Maundy Thursday Chrism Eucharist service at Exeter Cathedral. The service gets its name from the Chrism oils, used for anointing the sick and for baptism. They were blessed by Bishop Mike during the service, before being distributed to priests to use in their parishes throughout the year. The Chrism Eucharist is the biggest annual gathering of clergy and Licensed Lay…

Bishop of Exeter’s Easter Message of Hope in a Good Friday World

Easter is for me the most important Christian festival and I’m really looking forward to my first Easter in Devon. I’ve been invited by Exeter Cathedral to preach on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and on Easter day. I’ll also be taking baptisms and confirmations in Barnstaple on Saturday evening, so it’s going to be a packed weekend. A lot of Easter traditions can feel like escapism – Easter bunnies and decorated eggs and floral Easter…

Donkey to Help bring Bible Story to Life at Palm Sunday Service

One special animal will play an important role this Palm Sunday at an interactive church service in Devon. Issachar the donkey will lead a procession through the town of Bradninch to St Disen’s Church, and he will be followed by the church congregation and local community. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem just before his death. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, whilst the crowds waved…

Devon vicar advocates for survivors of gender-based violence at UN

Rev’d Lizzi Green, Team Vicar of Plympton St Mary, has just spent 10 days volunteering as a chaplain at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s and girls’ rights, documenting the reality of their lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Lizzi has previously spoken publicly about her own experience of…

Bishop’s new book takes an honest look at leadership failures

The Bishop of Plymouth and his wife have published a new book together about leadership and failure. Normal Imperfect Heroes explores leadership through the lens of different biblical characters including Abraham, David, Moses, some of the disciples and Mary the mother of Jesus. The Rt. Rev’d James Grier started writing the book while he was on sabbatical several years ago. The book is published by SPCK and the book launch took place in Exeter Cathedral’s Cloister…