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Transforming Plymouth Together Appoints New Lead Officer
Transforming Plymouth Together has appointed a new lead officer. Ayshea Cross will take up the role following the retirement of Chris Forster. Transforming Plymouth Together (TPT) is a joint project with the Diocese of Exeter, the Church Urban Fund and and churches in Plymouth. It works to address poverty and social inequality to help make Plymouth a fairer city. Ayshea is well known within the faith and voluntary sector in Plymouth and comes with a…
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National Mental Health Award Given to Four Church of England Primary Schools in Devon
Four Church of England Primary Schools in Devon have been awarded the National School Mental Health Award from the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Littleham Church of England Primary School, Exmouth, Branscombe C of E Primary School, Seaton, Broadhembury C of E Primary School, Honiton, and Farway C of E Primary School, Colyton, have all been recognised for their work promoting good mental health. All the schools are part of the…
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Calendar Celebrates ‘Kingdom Calling’ of Lay and Ordained People in Devon
The mission and ministry of lay and ordained people across the Church of England in Devon is celebrated in the Diocese of Exeter’s 2022 calendar. Kingdom Calling features photo portraits and the vocation stories of more than 12 people in a variety of paid and voluntary roles. They include headteacher Claire Lewis, who leads St Helen’s CofE school in Abbotsham. She said “Many people cannot understand how I can be a headteacher when I left school…
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Church Offers Parents Baby Weighing Facility Thanks to Generous Donation
A Devon church is supporting parents of young children by offering a baby weighing facility at its weekly baby group. St Michael’s Church in Alphington, Exeter, had specialist baby scales donated to it by one of the mums at the toddler group after learning that local parents were finding it hard to get their children weighed. Lucy Williams, a former children’s worker who now volunteers at St Michael’s, said “You have to go into the…
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Bishop of Exeter Highlights Churches’ Action on Climate Change in House of Lords Maiden Speech
The Bishop of Exeter has highlighted some of the changes parish churches are making to tackle climate change in his maiden speech in the House of Lords on 18 November. The Right Reverend Robert Atwell, who is the Church of England’s lead bishop on Rural Affairs, was speaking during a debate on Cop26 and the challenges of implementing climate change measures. He said “I am conscious of the immensity and urgency of the task confronting…
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People ‘Rediscover’ Church at Chagford’s Celebration of the Earth for COP26
Over the last week at St Michael the Archangel, Chagford as all sorts of people and ages, gifts and backgrounds celebrated Creation in music, art, poetry and contemplative silence through the says of the Climate Change conference in Glasgow. Many people participated in the community vigil and in all sorts of ways: from local school pupils and their families bringing in and blessing items they’d gathered from their favourite natural places to help make a…
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