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Due to the the recent rapid spread of the new variant of Covid 19, we have decided our responsibility is to reduce the possibility of infection in our community. This is to protect our volunteers, customers and the NHS, which is under great pressure just now.
Therefore, with great regret ,we will not be re-opening The Lantern shop as planned this Monday, 4th January, and will review the situation on a weekly basis. As soon as it becomes safe to do so, we look forward to welcoming you back.
This prayer has been written for our Mission Community Day of Prayer by John Lees. Please pray this prayer on Advent Sunday, 29th November, and share it with others.
Almighty God
Who has cared and protected your people in every generation
We offer our prayer to you today
for this country and our leaders
for everyone who has to make difficult decisions
about the health and well-being of this nation.
We pray for everyone affected by Covid-19;
for all those who are sick and those who care for them;
for all those in hospital;
for medical staff, carers, researchers, for our emergency services.
We pray for our local community,
for all those who protect us and keep us safe.
We give thanks for all those who support,
serve and feed us in these difficult times.
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Loving Lord, you taught us to love our neighbour,
and to care for those in need as if we were caring for you.
In this time of anxiety, give us strength to comfort the fearful,
to tend the sick, and to assure the isolated of our love, and your love,
The following announcement affecting Holyford Mission Community will be made in our churches:
“A Notice giving the objects of proposed pastoral reorganisation affecting this parish has or will be displayed near the main door and on the Church of England website. The Notice includes the last date by which representations regarding the proposed reorganisation may be made to the Church Commissioners.”
The notice reads as follows:
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011
Draft Pastoral Scheme
The Exeter Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee has prepared a draft Pastoral Scheme for:
(i) the termination of the group ministry established for the three benefices of Honiton, Gittisham, Combe Raleigh, Monkton, Awliscombe and Buckerell; Offwell, Northleigh, Farway, Cotleigh and Widworthy; and Broadhembury, Dunkeswell, Luppitt, Plymtree, Sheldon, and Upottery;
(ii) the termination of the team ministry established for the benefice of Honiton, Gittisham, Combe Raleigh, Monkton, Awliscombe and Buckerell;
(iii) the dissolution of the three benefices of Honiton, Gittisham, Combe Raleigh, Monkton, Awliscombe and Buckerell; Colyton, Musbury, Southleigh and Branscombe; and Offwell, Northleigh, Farway, Cotleigh and Widworthy;
(iii) the creation of a new benefice of Honiton with Monkton, Awliscombe, Buckerell, Combe Raleigh, Cotleigh and Gittisham, the establishment of a team ministry for the new benefice, the cure of souls to be shared by a team rector and one team vicar, the appointment of the team rector and the selection of the team vicar;
(iv) the creation of a new benefice of Colyton, Branscombe, Musbury, Northleigh and Southleigh and the appointment of the first incumbent of the new benefice;
(v) the creation of a new benefice of Offwell, Farway and Widworthy
the housing arrangements for the three new benefices and their future patronage arrangements
in the diocese of Exeter.
The draft Scheme is on the Commissioners’ website www.churchofengland.org/consultation or you may obtain a copy from me.Large print and/or audio copies are available on request.
Anyone may make representations for or against all or any part of the draft Scheme (please include the reasons for your views) preferably by email or by post to reach the Commissioners no later than midnight on Monday 7th December 2020. Send your representation to rex.andrew@churchofengland.org or by a letter marked for the attention of Rex Andrew, Pastoral Division, Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith Street, LONDON SW1P 3AZ.
If they have not acknowledged receipt of your representation before this date, please ring 020 7898 1743 or e-mail them to ensure it has been received. For administrative purposes, a petition will be classed as a single representation and the Commissioners will only correspond with the sender of the petition, if known, or otherwise the first signatory for whom they can identify an address – “the primary petitioner”.
When making a representation, please indicate the nature of your interest in the proposals (e.g. parishioner, member of parochial church council, etc) and whether you would like an opportunity to speak to their Committee regarding your representation if the Commissioners decide a hearing should be held regarding the case.
If they receive representations against the draft Scheme, they will send them, and any representations supporting the draft Scheme, to the Bishop whose views will be sought. Individual representors and the primary petitioner will then receive copies of the correspondence with the Bishop (including copies of all the representations) and will be told whether a hearing is to be held. They and individual petitioners may comment further to the Commissioners. Copies of all of the representations received and associated correspondence will normally be published on the Commissioners’ website if the matter needs to be considered by them.
If a hearing is held, anyone may attend the meeting of the Commissioners that considers the case and representors may have an opportunity to speak to their Committee. Otherwise, if a hearing is not to be held, the case will be considered in private and you will be informed accordingly.
When they acknowledge representations the Commissioners will let individual representors (and the primary petitioner) know the next few dates of their Committee’s meetings. They will confirm the actual date if a hearing is to be held nearer the time.
The Commissioners’ will decide if the draft Scheme should proceed when they consider all the representations on the basis of a paper prepared by the Commissioners’ staff and any points raised at the meeting.
The Commissioners will notify all representors of their decision and give a statement of the reasons for it.
If they so decide, any representor or petitioner against the draft Scheme may seek leave from the Privy Council to appeal against the decision.
Due to the renewed lockdown we will not be able to hold the planned services. We will hold these short simple outdoor services at the war memorials:
10.50 Colyton
10.55 Branscombe
10.55 Musbury
We still have the telephone service at 2.30
The following church services have been CANCELLED:
8.00am Eucharist BCP Colyton
10.45am Remembrance Service, Southleigh
10.50am Remembrance Service*, Colyton *see below
10.55am Remembrance Service, Musbury
10.55am Remembrance Service, Branscombe
3.00pm Messy Church, Colyton
3.30pm Remembrance Service, Colyford
6.00pm Evensong, Northleigh
Social distancing measures will be in place and you will need to wear a mask unless you have an exemption.
* Numbers at St Andrew’s Colyton will need to be limited, so we ask you to let us know you wish to come by emailing David Fouracre david@thetoolbox.org.uk by Saturday 31st October with your name, phone number, and the names of people in your household/bubble who wish to attend. If you are offered a place and then find you can’t come please let us know so we can offer the place to someone else.
There will also be a short Act of Remembrance at 10.55 on Wednesday 11thNovember at Colyton war memorial
Annual Memorial Services. This year there will be two services to remember our loved ones by name at All Souls. As in previous years there will be a reflective service on Sunday 1st November at 6.30pm. This year there will also be a Eucharist on Monday 2nd November at 10am. Given the covid restrictions both will be held in St Andrew’s Colyton to accommodate as many people as possible. If you would like to come please contact Emma Laughton. We will be reading the names of everyone for whom we held a funeral this year. If you would like to add any names, please contact Christine Sansom by Mon 26th October.
The concert can be watched live or during the following week. We are delighted to announce that the popular folk duo Ninebarrow are going to trial a system with the Friends of St Andrew’s, where any sales that result from FoStA supporters’ participation in this virtual event will result in Ninebarrow contributing 30% of your ticket price to the Friends of St Andrew’s funds. FoStA welcomes this initiative and we hope you do too. Thank you Ninebarrow! The concert can be watched live or during the following week.
More details of the concert and how to book tickets can be found on:
Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCMs) within the Holyford Mission Community will take place in the following churches on the following dates:
•St Michael’s, Musbury: Wednesday 30th September at 5.30pm (following evensong).
•St Andrew’s Colyton with St Michael’s, Colyford: Thursday 1st October at 7.30pm (this meeting will be proceeded by a Eucharist at 7pm)
•St Lawrence’s, Southleigh: Tuesday 6th October at 8pm
•St Giles’s, Northleigh: Sunday 11th October at 7pm (following Evensong)
•St Winifred’s, Branscombe: Wednesday 21st October at 7.30pm.
Please contact the wardens or PCC secretary if you wish to stand for election as a PCC member of your parish church. These APCMs were due to take place in April, and deal solely with events etc. in 2019.
Thank you for all your generous donations since we re-opened the Lantern shop. As a result of the need to quarantine all new stock for 72 hours, our storage space is full to overflowing, so we intend to hold an
OPEN AIR MARKET
SATURDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2020
on THE CHURCH GREEN
11am-3pm (weather & restrictions permitting)
This will enable us to clear our storage and sorting space, but we very much regret we are unable to accept any more donations until 22nd September 2020
We are offering two more events. Another silent prayer/meditation meeting at the Churchyard, St Andrew’s, Colyton, on Friday 21st August from 12 noon – 1p.m. WEATHER PERMITTING! There are some chairs available or bring your own, and bring a packed lunch if you would like to stay on afterwards.
Friday 4th September
Silent walk and/ or picnic lunch, starting from the Churchyard,St Andrew’s Church, Colyton. (weather permitting)
We invite you (people of all faiths and none) to join us for a silent circular walk and/or a picnic lunch followed by half an hour of collective silence.
To join the walk we invite you to arrive by 10.15a.m. We aim to begin walking at 10.30. You will be able to leave your packed lunch (and chair if you bring one), in the Church Building, before we set off.
The walk is approximately two hours long, and takes us by the river, through fields and lanes. We will have a short stop at the halfway mark. The terrain is mostly flat, with a short section that has a slight incline. There are gates to go through so please be Covid aware and take responsibility for yourselves.
We should arrive back at the Churchyard by 12.30. If you would like to come just for the picnic and collective silence, please join us then. Finishing time – approximately 2p.m.
We have been offered free use of the church room facilities, so If you would like to make a gratitude donation to the Church there will be a bowl on the table during lunch.
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:
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.
