Beacon Villages
Under Cosdon Beacon Dartmoor Devon UK
 Benefice of South Tawton with Belstone Services April 2005
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All Creatures of Our God and King |
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St. Andrew's Church, South Tawton
JUNIOR CHURCH 9:30 a.m. Church House, SouthTawton 2 nd and 3 rd Sunday of the month All welcome |
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| Rectory Ramblings April 2005 Another year has past and it is time again for our parishes Annual General Meetings, Belstone April 14 th at 7.30pm in the village hall and South Tawton April 18 th at 7pm in Church House. Please be reminded that there are two distinct meetings each evening, the first being the Annual Parish Meeting also known as the meeting of parishioners at which the church wardens are elected. The people entitled to vote at this meeting are those on the church electoral roll and anyone who lives in the parish and whose name appears on the register of local government electors. At the AGM only those on the church electoral roll may speak or vote. At recent training evenings various aspects of church were discussed. Two topics that arose were pastoral care and the timing of weekday meetings and worship. I love visiting and feel it to be an important part of my priestly ministry. I try never to impinge on individual privacy. Of course I cannot be expected to visit individuals in hospital or at home if I am not told of sickness or pastoral needs. Please inform me of anyone who you feel would benefit from a visit, especially those who have expressed such a wish. I have noticed that some weekday services and meetings held in the evenings are poorly attended. Many people are involved in a number of clubs and societies etc that meet in the evenings, others do not like coming out after dark. I would like to suggest some daytime opportunities to get together for bible study prayer and social intercourse [what we used to call a chat] It would be good to hold a weekly meeting in both Belstone and South Tawton or anywhere in between. If you could offer a venue please let me know. Please note the time of the music workshop in St. Andrews , 4pm April 10 th . Andrew Maries who will lead us is an authority on church music. The workshop will be very informative and enjoyable. I also hope to see many of you at the open evening to discuss the future use of St Mary's chapel Sticklepath. We hope for a positive outcome to this time of discussion and planning. Michael. | |||
Music Workshop
'Refreshing Music in Worship' Lead by Andrew Maries (Diocesan consultant for worship and music) St. Andrew Church , South Tawton April 10 th 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Workshop Bring and share Tea Worship 6:30 p.m. |
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 C OFFEE MORNING 10 A.M. TO NOON
On Saturday 2nd April there will be a coffee morning and sale table at the Rectory, South Tawton to raise funds for the Junior Church Group. Any cakes, preserves or bric-a-brac may be left at the Rectory in advance or brought on the day. Look forward to seeing you there! |
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From the registers Holy Baptism - Kimberley Kate Clark RIP - Ida Wonnacott Edith Sharp Dorothy Jeffries |
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Electoral Roll As we approach our Benefice AGM's the Electoral Rolls of both Parishes are revised. If you would like to have your name included in the Roll of either parish please complete an electoral Roll form, to be found at the back of both our churches. For South Tawton with South Zeal please return your form to Lorinda Legge, 'Kingsley' South Zeal (840326). |
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St. Mary Chapel, Sticklepath
There will be an open evening to discuss the use and future of St. Mary Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 th in the Chapel. Please come and share your views. If you wish to put down on paper any thoughts and ideas before the meeting please send them by the 20 th of April to Michael at the Rectory, South Tawton , Okehampton , EX20 2LQ . |
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