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We are very sorry to be saying goodbye to the Rev Anne Futcher on the completion of her training and curacy here with us. Anne has taken a very full part in the life of our community over the last few years and been a good friend to us all. She will be much missed.
We are pleased for her that together with her husband Christopher she is making an exciting move to Cyprus, where she will be licensed as an Assistant Priest in St Helena’s and will serve as Cyprus Archdeaconry social concern coordinator, while he will become the Archdeacon.
Anne’s last day in Holyford Mission Community will be on Sunday 9th June, when there will be a bring and share lunch at Southleigh Village Hall after the Communion service in the church at 11.15.
We’re looking for a Rector with clean wellies to inspire and guide us in God’s work amidst the best of East Devon’s coast & countryside. We work as a caring and co-operative team, with five parishes at the heart of community life – Branscombe, Colyton with Colyford, Musbury, Northleigh and Southleigh.
We’re seeking a priest to strengthen our Mission Community, bringing a Christian faith that is evident, grounded and capable of inspiring others. We anticipate an affection for many worship styles and an appreciation of quality in liturgy and music. We hope for a natural warmth, with openness, diplomacy and tact. We expect him or her to have collaborative leadership skills and experience in nurturing teams. We in turn can offer great lay, clergy and administrative support, a children & families worker, and cake at the drop of a hat.
Noah’s Ark for toddlers and Messy Church for primary age children return in the summer term with a full programme of events where everyone is welcome.
Noah’s Ark continues at the Colyford Memorial Hall from 1.15-2.45 on alternate Thursdays; dates: April 25 (with egg hunt), May 9 and 23, June 6 and 20, July 4 and 18.
Messy Church at the Reece Strawbridge Centre in Colyton from 4.00-6.00 monthly on the second Sunday: dates: May 12, June 9 and July 14.
Messy Church is also meeting on Good Friday, 19 April at St Andrew’s Church Colyton.
Noah’s Ark returns after Easter with an egg hunt and tea on Thursday 25th April at the usual time of 1.15-2.45. The afternoon will start at the Memorial Hall as usual and then the egg hunt will take place in the garden of St Michael’s Chapel (weather permitting). All pre-school children and their carers are very welcome.
Sat 13 April, 10.00 – 3.30: a Retreat Day in the beautiful setting of Southleigh Church.
Join us for a day of personal reflection through a selection of contemplative activities. Inspired by ‘The Book of Joy’ by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, in which they share their experience and practice of Buddhism and Christianity; yet inclusive to people of all faiths and none.
‘When we were quiet our hearts discovered that they were kindred spirits’.
To book please contact Hetty Kothari or Helen Miller 01297 639002 or at silencespeaks81@gmail.com. No charge, donations to cover cost welcome, tea and coffee provided, please bring packed lunch.
How these ancient texts may lead into the all-encompassing Mystery of God, with Canon Patrick Woodhouse
The Psalms are treasured texts within both the Jewish and Christian traditions, and yet they can also be difficult, even forbidding, coming from an ancient and very different world.
On this Quiet Day we shall touch on what these ancient texts are, when they were written, and out of what kind of contexts they emerged; but mainly we shall explore the power of their meanings for us today, and how they can nourish a deep life of prayer and contemplation, enabling us to see ourselves and the world differently.
Patrick Woodhouse is a writer and Anglican priest. Recently he published Life in the Psalms (Bloomsbury 2015) and Etty Hillesum, a Life Transformed (Bloomsbury 2009), the story of a young Jewish diarist who died in Auschwitz. He was for thirteen years a Canon of Wells Cathedral. He now lives in South Somerset.
The day is provided free, including lunch, with an opportunity to make a donation to the Mission Community. Please sign up on the sheets which will be in the back of the church from Sunday 3rd February, by Monday 18th February at the latest. Please also indicate whether you need transport.
As you may know, my curacy here
is due to finish by September 2019. I’m writing to let you know that a
Press Release issued today by the Diocese of Exeter includes the following:
‘It was announced today that the
Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf has appointed Christopher Futcher as the next
Archdeacon in Cyprus and Chaplain of St Helena’s Larnaca. Anne
Futcher will be licensed as an Assistant Priest in St Helena’s and will serve
as Cyprus Archdeaconry social concern coordinator. They will be moving to
Cyprus over the summer holidays and Christopher’s farewell service will be in
the Cathedral on Wednesday 3rd July at 17:30.’
I’m expecting my last Sunday in
the parishes to be in early June. This is an exciting adventure for us
but I will miss being part of this wonderful Mission Community and working
alongside my colleagues in the ministry team very much. I’ve loved being
here with you all.
John with his wife Jan during their recent holiday in New Zealand
We are delighted that the Bishop of Exeter has appointed John Lees as a Prebendary. This honorary title will be conferred at an Evensong at Exeter Cathedral on Sunday, 10th February at 4pm. All are welcome to attend the service to support John and celebrate this with him. If you need transport please contact David Fouracre or Christine Sansom. John continues as an associate priest within the Holyford Mission Community.
Our children’s events start again in the New Year and all are very welcome!
Messy Church continues at the Reece Strawbridge Centre from 4.00-6.00 pm on Sundays January 13th, February 10th and March 10th.
Noah’s Ark at Colyford Hall from 1.15-2.45 pm continues fornightly on Thursdays, dates January 10th and 24th, February 7th and 28th, March 14th and 28th and on April 25th with egghunt and tea.
Holyford Mission Community is delighted to welcome the parish of St Giles, Northleigh who are joining the community on an informal basis from 1st January 2019. We look forward to getting to know each other and sharing our life together. There is now a “Northleigh” page under the churches menu on this website where relevant information will be added as soon as possible.
Hilary’s last day serving in the Mission Community will be Friday 4th January, when she will be saying goodbye to our mission community congregations and to the wider community at a special service at 7.30 pm in St Andrew’s Colyton. Refreshments afterwards. All very welcome.
