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Parish Details for Plymstock and Hooe

Archdeaconry: Plymouth
Deanery: Plymouth City
Benefice: Plymstock and Hooe
Mission Community: Plymstock

Clergy in the parish

The Rev Jennie Appleby
Team Rector

The Rectory, 5 Cobb Lane, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9BQ
Tel: 01752 941844
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The Rev David Appleby
Team Vicar in the Plymstock and Hooe TM

The Rectory, 5 Cobb Lane, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9BQ
Tel: 01752 941844
Email The Rev David Appleby

Churches in the parish

St. Mary All Saints (Parish Church)
Holland Road
PL9 9BP

Church Of The Good Shepherd Oreston
Turnquay
PL9 7NN

Holy Family Staddiscombe

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mr David Roberts
Tel: 01752 408861

Mrs Jill Wevill
Tel: 01752 405109
Email Mrs Jill Wevill

PCC Secretary

Mr Richard Frederick Harvey
Tel: 01752 408006
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PCC Treasurer

Mrs Mary Skilton
Tel: EXDIRECTORY
Email Mrs Mary Skilton

Readers

Mr Anthony Banbury
Tel: 01752 402371
Email Mr Anthony Banbury

Mr Graham Dee
Tel: 01752 299907
Email Mr Graham Dee

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Hundreds mark end of Thy Kingdom Come
After ten days of prayer across Devon, hundreds of people gathered at Exeter Cathedral to mark the climax of Thy Kingdom Come 2018. Watch our video of the highlights and look out for the next event in 2019!
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Devon events celebrate Thy Kingdom Come
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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Bishop Nick records his May letter
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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Thy Kingdom Come prayer movement begins next week
THE global Thy Kingdom Come prayer movement begins next week and there will be launch events in Devon with Bishop Robert and Bishop Nick. Bishop Robert will be in Sidmouth to listen to people and pray with them on Tuesday and Bishop Nick will be visiting Costa in Plymstock to offer prayers for people he meets, before visiting Plymstock school. Bishop Robert has made this video explaining his hopes for the ten days of prayer. More…
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