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Parish Details for Tavistock

Tavistock Website

Archdeaconry: Plymouth
Deanery: Tavistock
Benefice: Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brent Tor
Mission Community: Tavy

Clergy in the parish

The Very Rev Dr Chris Hardwick
Vicar of Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brent Tor

The Vicarage, 5a Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8AU
Tel: 01822 617432
Email The Very Rev Dr Chris Hardwick

The Rev Elizabeth Rose Illingworth
Curate

Tel: 01822 458034
Email The Rev Elizabeth Rose Illingworth

The Rev Judith Blowey
Assistant Priest of Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brent Tor

Higher Woodley Farm, Sydenham Damerel, Tavistock, PL19 8QU
Tel: 01822 832374
Email The Rev Judith Blowey

The Rev Dr Hazel Butland
Curate

Tel: 01822 811045
Email The Rev Dr Hazel Butland

Churches in the parish

St. Eustachius (Parish Church)
Tavistock
PL19 0BA

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mrs Hilary Sanders
Tel: 01822 612265
Email Mrs Hilary Sanders

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Whalley
Tel: 01822 481179
Email Mrs Mary Elizabeth Whalley

PCC Secretary

Not listed

PCC Treasurer

Not listed

Readers

Mrs Wendy Roderick Hake
Tel: 01566 784721
Email Mrs Wendy Roderick Hake

Mrs Sally Pancheri
Tel: 01822 810285
Email Mrs Sally Pancheri

Mrs Elizabeth Bastin
Tel: 01409 211002
Email Mrs Elizabeth Bastin

Latest News Watch/Listen

Reflections from a Church Treasurer

Church Treasurer, Maureen Richards, met with our Missions Resources Adviser, Brigit Kiyaga, to reflect on how the pandemic has affected the activities and finances at her church in Combe Martin. As a church they are a member of the Parish Giving Scheme and have continued to receive regular income in this way. Various digital giving mechanisms have also been set up, ready for when visitors can, once again, come in. Read the interview: Tell me…

Tackling Pandemic Poverty in Rural Devon

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Shining Lights in Lockdown

With the Christmas season ending, and 2021 bringing with it a new national lockdown, many are in need of some light in their lives. Rev’d Preb. James Grier, our Diocesan Mission Enabler, has shared a simple way we can bring light to those in our communities. The idea is to simply put a light in your window for others to see as a reminder of Christmas and of Christ’s love. James says he was inspired…

Bishop welcomes decision to keep churches open during lockdown

The Bishop of Exeter has welcomed the Government’s decision to allow church buildings to stay open in this current lockdown. Under the latest Government guidance, churches are permitted to remain open for communal worship and private prayer and people are allowed to leave home to attend church. Funerals and weddings can also take place in church buildings, although weddings can only happen in exceptional circumstances. Bishop Robert said “The fact that in this third national lockdown…

Mission Sheds get a fresh coat of paint for 2021

Mission Sheds are support hubs for anyone involved in any form of ministry and mission across the Diocese of Exeter. They are due to be relaunched later in January 2021 but first we thought it might be helpful to explain what they are for anyone who has not heard of them before. Here, Rev’d Prebendary James Grier, Mission Enabler for the Diocese of Exeter, explains a bit more about the Mission Shed concept: I am…

Churches work with Unicef to feed families in Plymouth
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New urban Christian house-share community in Plymouth
A new urban Christian community is being established in Plymouth by the Diocese of Exeter in partnership with the Lee Abbey Movement. Residents of the Small Missional Community (SMC) will live in a former vicarage owned by the Diocese of Exeter next to St Mark’s Church in Ford. Joining the new community will be the Reverend Jonathan Devereux, 29, who was previously the student pastor at St Matt’s Church in Plymouth and was ordained at…
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Torquay vicar’s daring church spire climb
A Devon vicar has overcome his fear of heights to climb the 165ft spire of his church to raise funds for community outreach. The Reverend Sam Leach was joined by three other members of the leadership team to climb the steeple of St Mary Magdalene church (known as St Mags) in the centre of Torquay. A crowd turned out to watch the climb on Thursday 20 August, with dramatic drone footage captured by a member of…
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Stepping Out of the Boat: An Online Service by the Archdeacon of Exeter
The Archdeacon of Exeter is leading an online service on Sunday 9 August, on the subject of ‘Stepping Out of the Boat.’ The Venerable Andrew Beane, Archdeacon of Exeter, said: “Perhaps we can all think of a time when we have had to take a risk, try something new, a moment when we like Peter in our Gospel Reading have had to ‘step out of the boat’, and trust God as we head out on…
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