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Students pen 1000 Letters to Exeter MP Advocating for Better Mental Health Support
Students from a secondary school in Devon have been sharing their experiences of mental health by writing nearly 1000 letters to their local MP. In Autumn term of 2024, St Peter’s Church of England Aided School in Exeter were given the opportunity to vote for an issue they felt needed addressing in our country. Jonny Baker, Deputy Headteacher at the school, said, “As a school, we’re keen to develop young people who will make our…
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Calling all St Andrew’s Churches to Share New Song in Aid of Fishermen’s Mission
A Christian songwriting duo is calling on St Andrew’s Churches across the world to like and share their new song, which is being released in aid of the Fishermen’s Mission. St Andrew is the patron saint of fishermen and ‘Lost and Found’, a song by Nick Axford and Mack Robinson, is being released on 30 November, which is St Andrew’s Day. The Devon-based songwriters hope to link up with as many St Andrew’s Churches as…
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Heart Edge inspiring Devon’s church communities to take journey of growth and discovery
The writer, broadcaster, theologian and Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London, Rev’d Dr Sam Wells, swapped his usual city centre location for rural Devon this week as he led the Heart Edge Mission Shed day in Swimbridge, near Barnstaple. He said “We introduce some mission ideas to local churches and invite them to think about how they can use them in their own context. Our mission statement at St Martin’s is ‘At the heart,…
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‘To Have and to Hold:’ Couples Celebrate Faith in Church Vow Renewal Service
A special celebration recently took place in a church in Devon, which saw couples from all walks of life come together to reaffirm their wedding vows in during a Sunday service. Six couples, all at different stages in life, decided to renew their vows in the service held at St Paul’s Church in Barnstaple. For one couple who were celebrating their first year of marriage, the service was an opportunity to not only to celebrate…
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New Worship Song Encourages us to Make Room for Others
A new song based on the welcome and hospitality of God has been released by the Devon-based singer songwriter Andy Flannagan. Making Room was originally written for the Thy Kingdom Come Pentecost Service at Exeter Cathedral in June and sung with a congregation of over 900. Beginning “There is room at the table/a place at the feast/a space for the lost/ the last and the least” its lyrics reference the way Christ made room for…
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Devon Vicar takes on Medieval Walk to Honour Friend and Support Suicide Bereavement Charities
A unique pilgrimage took place on the 11-12 October, which saw Rev’d Stuart Huntley, Priest-in-Charge for Offwell, Farway and Widworthy, leading a two-day walk in full medieval attire. The pilgrimage was inspired by the ancient journey of Queen Ethelburga and the Royal Kentish Camino, as it started at Canterbury Cathedral and concluded at St Mary and St Eanswyth Church, Folkestone. During the route Stuart visited ten local churches along the Royal Kentish Camino. Stuart decided…
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