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Parish Details for Chagford

Archdeaconry: Totnes
Deanery: Okehampton
Benefice: Chagford, Gidleigh, Throwleigh, Drewsteignton, South Tawton, Spreyton, Hittisleigh, North Tawton, Bondleigh, Honeychurch, Sampford Courtenay, Moretonhampstead, Manaton, North Bovey and Lustleigh
Mission Community: Whiddon

Clergy in the parish

The Rev Preb Sue Sheppard
Assistant Curate of Moretonhampstead, Manaton, North Bovey and Lustleigh

The Rectory, 3 Grays Meadow, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8NB
Tel: 01647 440989
Email The Rev Preb Sue Sheppard

The Rev Harriet Every
Associate Vicar

Furlong Mill, Sandy Park, Chagford, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8JW
Tel: 01647 432402
Email The Rev Harriet Every

Churches in the parish

St. Michael (Parish Church)
Chagford
TQ13 8BN

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mrs Rosemary Bleakman
Tel: 01647 432689
Email Mrs Rosemary Bleakman

PCC Secretary

Mrs Lesley Haigh
Tel: 01647 432026
Email Mrs Lesley Haigh

PCC Treasurer

Mr Terry Bleakman
Tel: 01647 432689
Email Mr Terry Bleakman

Readers

Mr Lionel Holmes
Tel: 01647 440113
Email Mr Lionel Holmes

Mrs Jill Hobbs
Tel: 01837 840907
Email Mrs Jill Hobbs

Mrs Jeanette Wilmot
Tel: 01647 277245
Email Mrs Jeanette Wilmot

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New Lay Ministers Licensed to Serve with Joy at Exeter Cathedral

Friends and family gathered from across Devon to celebrate the licensing of eight new lay ministers (LLMs) at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 5 October. LLMs work in a voluntary role within Mission Communities. Their remit is broad, and includes preaching, teaching, supporting clergy and leading a variety of outreach and ministry activities. The new LLMs spent three years training for their roles at the South West Ministry Training Course. The annual licensing service was led…

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Bishop Mike Confirmed as Bishop of Exeter in Historic Lambeth Palace Ceremony

The Rt. Rev’d Dr Mike Harrison has been confirmed as the new Bishop of Exeter by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a service steeped in history at Lambeth Palace in London. The ceremony, which includes elements of a medieval court of law, is known as the Confirmation of Election. Its origins date from the fourth century AD. The Confirmation confers the spiritual jurisdiction of the diocese (in this case Devon) over to the bishop and…

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Devon Church Launches Voices of Woolsery Digital History Trail

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Bishop Jackie Announces Her Retirement

The Bishop of Crediton, the Rt. Rev’d Jackie Searle, has announced she plans to retire at the end of January 2025. Bishop Jackie has served as Bishop of Crediton for six years, after being consecrated a bishop in 2018. For the last year she has been, in addition, the Acting Bishop of Exeter, overseeing the Diocese of Exeter since the retirement of Bishop Robert last September. Bishop Jackie said: “It has been the privilege of…

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Women take the plunge with baptisms at Lido after Alpha course

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