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A Service of Thanksgiving has been held at Exeter Cathedral to celebrate the life of the Reverend Prebendary Graham Stones, the Bishop of Exeter’s Chaplain, who died in early December after a short illness. He had been suffering from cancer. Graham was born in Lancashire in 1949 and raised as a Roman Catholic. He studied for a BSc in Chemistry at Southampton University in the 1970s before working in the pharmaceutical industry. From 1987 to…
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A church in North Devon has been piloting new antenatal classes specifically designed by Christian health professionals to be delivered in the community by churches. The Begin Well course was put together by a health visitor and consultant obstetrician with between them nearly 40 years experience in the NHS. They say the 5-week evidence-based course gives parents-to-be the starting blocks for family life. It is designed to be run by volunteers. Topics include: giving birth,…
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The Reverend Prebendary Jackie Taylor, who is rector of three churches in the South Hams, has recently taken up the role of Dean of Women in Ministry for the Diocese of Exeter. She tells us how she came to faith, and why it is so important for women to talk to someone if they feel called to ordination. Were you brought up in a Christian family? My family were not a family of faith but…
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“It’s a fantastic opportunity for us as the church in Devon to get out and about and for people to discover the joy we have. “Not just the joy within but the joy for communities beyond church.” The Reverend James Grier, the Diocese of Exeter’s Mission Enabler, is heading up Joy2020 and is excited about what is being planned. He is working alongside teams in each of Devon’s four archdeaconries (areas of the diocese) to…
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