Colyton « Holyford Mission Community

Worship in Church resumes

We are pleased to announce that public worship will be gradually resuming across the Mission Community. This Sunday, 5th July, there will be a Eucharist at 9.30 am at St Andrew’s Colyton. At 6 pm there will be a service of said Evensong (with organ music) at St Winifred’s, Branscombe. Physical distancing and hygiene procedures will be in place. Owing to the need to maintain distancing, we have limited seating available, but hope to accommodate everyone who wishes to join us. Our weekly online and telephone services will continue until further notice. Please stay at home if you are vulnerable, shielding, have any Covid symptoms or are feeling unwell. Services for the coming week:

Sun 5th July: 9.30am: Eucharist, Colyton

6.00pm: Said Evensong, Branscombe

Tue 7th July: 8.30am: Morning Prayer, Colyton

5.00pm: Evening Prayer, Colyford

Wed 8th July: 8.30am: Morning Prayer, Colyton

10.00am: Eucharist (BCP), Colyton

5.00pm: Evening Prayer Musbury

Thu 9th July: 8.30am: Morning Prayer, Colyton

5.00pm: Evening Prayer, Branscombe

Fri 10th July: 8.30am Morning Prayer, Colyton

5.00pm: Evening Prayer, Northleigh

Our churches reopen

Five of our churches are now open for private prayer. St Winifred’s, Branscombe and St Andrew’s, Colyton are open each day; St Michael’s Chapel, Colyford and St Michael’s, Musbury are open on Sundays and Wednesdays, and St Giles’s, Northleigh is open on Sundays. The work involved in cleaning the churches has greatly increased – could you help? Please ring the Rector on 01297 553180 or your churchwarden or email.

June Breakfast Service

June’s Breakfast Takeaway service – a short resource for all ages, this month focusing on Father’s Day.

I will sing with the Spirit

Members of the Royal College of Church Music’s Millennium Youth Choir, including Colyton’s Alex McNeice, sing John Rutter’s I will sing with the Spirit on this video for the RSCM Big Music Sunday online service.

Toby White virtual concert

The Friends of St Andrews are offering this online concert specially recorded by Toby since he couldn’t come in person, and the link is here

Easter windows in Colyton

An eggy window in Dolphin Street.

A floral display from Shute Junction

Christine and Angela’s Easter Garden

Christine and Angela more usually create a lovely Easter garden for us in St Andrew’s Church. This year they’ve shared this from their home:

Easter Garden

EASTER GARDEN

ST MICHAEL’S COLYFORD

All are welcome but no more than two visitors in the garden at any time please.

Thank you and with our very best wishes to all our friends and neighbours.

Palm crosses

Everything is different this year, including Holy Week and Easter. We won’t be able to distribute our palm crosses – but they are not wasted, as by buying them we have supported partner churches who make them.

So this year, what about making a paper or card palm cross? You can copy and print the picture above and make a focus for Palm Sunday (5th April).