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Archdeaconry: Exeter
Deanery: Christianity
The Rev Matt Clayton
Leader of Unlimited Church
The Rev Matt Clayton
Leader of Unlimited Church
Motorcyclists from across the South-West are being invited to converge outside Exeter Cathedral on Sunday 10 May for a special Blessing of the Bikes ceremony. It’s the first time an event like this especially for the biking community has taken place at the Cathedral. It’s being organised by Father Matthew Cashmore, vicar of two parishes in Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot in Devon, and himself a keen biker. He said “Biking is about more than…
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The Diocese of Exeter’s first Head of Formation is to be Dr Kerry Gilbert. Kerry was previously a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education and a Postgraduate Programme Director at the University of Exeter. She lives in Plymouth and is also a churchwarden in the Plymstock and Hooe Mission Community. She said “I’m really excited about joining the Mission and Ministry team as Head of Formation. My passion for leadership development – sharing across both lay and…
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The Bishop of Crediton, the Rt. Rev’d Moira Astin, has begun her Living Stones tour of Devon by visiting the seaside parishes of Shaldon and Teignmouth, the Teign Valley village of Dunsford and the ancient city churches of St Michael’s and All Angels and St Sidwella’s in Exeter. Her tour is taking place over a series of days throughout the summer and will cover North, East and parts of South Devon, which are the areas…
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Plymouth’s new City Dean said he was excited by the challenge of his new role and getting to know people and praying with them. Rev’d Alex Randle-Bissell was welcomed to the city at a service to licence and commission him led by the Bishop of Exeter at Emmanuel church in Plymouth on Wednesday 15 April. He said afterwards “I’m excited by the expanse of water in front of us all and having a new vision for…
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Christians from across Torbay gathered along its beaches on Easter Sunday for a series of sea baptisms. Church leaders from around 12 churches of different denominations took to the water to baptise people who decided to make this public commitment to Christian faith. There were around 25 people baptised at Torre Abbey Sands and about 20 people baptised at Paignton beach. The Bishop of Plymouth, the Rt. Rev’d James Grier, said “On Easter Sunday, we…
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