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Archdeaconry: Barnstaple
Deanery: Barnstaple
The Rev David Fletcher
Vicar and Town Centre Chaplain
The Vicarage, Sowden Lane, Barnstaple, EX32 8BU
Tel: 01271 373837
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A new community initiative to encourage families to cook healthy meals together and tackle food poverty has been launched by the Church of England in Devon. Family Fun Cooking Club has been devised by the Diocese of Exeter Education team following research into ‘holiday hunger’ commissioned by the Bishop of Exeter. A series of budget-friendly recipes have been created by nutritionist Merenna Wilson. The chef and food writer Jack Monroe has also given approval for…
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Sampford Peverell Team Mission Community have developed mission around swimming by providing a space for a swimming pool toddler group, plus a venue for child and adult baptisms. Overtly Christian in its nature, Aqua Bears and Prayers Toddler Group provides an opportunity for pre-schoolers and their parent / carer to hear Bible stories, sing worship songs and pray together. The swimming pool can also be used for child and adult baptisms in a range of…
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The Church of England is highlighting the climate crisis with a new 40 day #LiveLent resource themed around the first Genesis account of creation and the call to care for God’s world. It was launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace. He said: “COP26 [the UN climate conference in Glasgow this November] is a unique opportunity for the future of this planet. By providence, we have the Lambeth Conference this summer,…
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Bishop Jackie, the Bishop of Crediton, reflects on how the days and weeks following Brexit could be the ideal time to come together: Today we leave the European Union. For many months prior to this point we have been in a ‘Brexit storm’, a storm which some have found energising and others threatening. The image of a storm is often used when relationships or situations are conflicted, and many of us will know from experience…
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Chris Keppie, CofE Devon Church and Society Officer writes… “Last Sunday, St Petrock’s church, Exeter, joined with the synonymous charity next door and the Salvation Army to mark Homelessness Sunday with love. It was deeply moving, with the Army’s rousing brass leading us in the likes of When I Needed A Neighbour Were You There?, a gentle reading of the challenging parable of the sheep and goats, updates on St Petrock’s new private lettings &…
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