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At last it feels as if the Summeris here, and with it the arrival ofvisitors and the departure ofpeople as they go off on holiday.

I love having visitors! Especiallyin the Summer. Sitting in thegarden, in the sunshine,something delicious bubblingaway in the oven, lots oflaughter and convivial chat,while Lovely Husband perfectshis new-found skill of knockingup a Bellini, or a Negroni or anAperol Spritz … You see it’s ahard, hard life, here at TheRectory!

But there again – having visitorsmeans Bed Making, SheetWashing and Mega FoodShopping. It means that thenight- time dash for the loo isno longer a quick sprint downthe corridor. One is required togrope around in the dark for adressing gown. The leisurelysoak in the bath requiresbooking in advance.

And more outrageously -Visitors Demand Feeding – notjust the meticulously selectedand executed evening meal, butBreakfast and Lunch and eventhe odd cup of tea as well!

And then they go. We wavethem off, we look at each other,and sigh and say how lovely it’sbeen and how-we-really-must-do-it-again-before-too-long.And we mean it!

Comings and goings are a partof life, and we’ve have had tosay goodbye to quite a fewpeople this year. People whohave made a real difference toour lives. And it’s hard to seethem go.

None more so than John andMarion Roberts. They havebeen here a long time. Theyhave made a significantcontribution to the life of theMission Community, and tomany, many individuals overthe years. Their love for Jesusand their desire to serve himshines through all they do.

The day before I had myinterview for Rector of theMission Community, John saidthat if I was appointed, hewould support me. And he andMarion have done just that –and I am deeply grateful.

John and Marion – thank you!We will miss you. We askGod’s blessing upon you.

Of course, John and Marionhave been far more thanvisitors. They have been anintegral part of our community.

But perhaps it is a timelyreminder that for all of us,‘This world is not my home,I’m just a passing through …’We are visitors.

With God’s presence with us,let’s make the most of our visit!

Have a great Summer.

Steph

COMINGS AND GOINGS

Please read additionalinformation from Steph on

Pages 3 and 10

TODAY August / September 2019

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CHILDREN’SGROUPS

EXE VALLEY TODDLERS(For under 5ives)

Friday mornings during Term-timeat Calverleigh Village Hall

10 am - 12 noonToys, snacks, songs and more !!

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THE EXE VALLEYMISSION COMMUNITY

Calverleigh, CruwysMorchard, Loxbeare,Oakford, Rackenford,

Stoodleigh, Templeton,Washfield and Withleigh

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EDITORIAL

Continuing Steph’s theme of “Comings andGoings”, we’ve been thinking how muchthe Exe Valley Community has changedsince we came here nearly 23 years ago.Of course, we are 23 years older and don’thave the energy we came with and we’veseen many loved ones move away, or passon. You’d think it might be a sad anddespondent place to live but not a bit of it !!Nothing could be further from the truth.

All of us “oldies” are still young at heart andwe are fortunate that some wonderful newpeople have settled in. We’ve been soencouraged, when reading through theRound-ups, to see that our CommunitySpirit is alive and well. There seems to beso much going on - it’s incredible.

We may have had a record number ofFunerals recently but we have also had anencouraging number of Baptisms andWeddings and an inspirational Rector wholeads by example.

In recent months we have, unfortunately,lost several Organists and some Churchesare trying out recorded music, which can bevery successful. This may have to be theway forward but If you know anyone whowould like to try playing the Organ forServices, please contact Steve, in the Office.

Jenny and Geoff


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A HARVEST HYMN

To Thee O Lordof earth and sky,

with grateful heartswe now draw nigh,

For all the fruitsThy generous soil

hath yieldedin return for toil;

we want, henceforth,our lives to be

All fruitfulin good work for Thee.


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QUARTER CENTURY OF MINISTRY IN THE EXE VALLEY

Sadly it is time to say “Goodbye”. Marion and I moved to East Sidborough in January 1993, the longest time wehave lived in one house since our marriage in 1969. We have loved our time here, I fell in love with Devon when

I was at school in Barnstaple for five years, after World War 2, and Marion was born and bred just over the borderin Somerset.

But life moves on, The Lord is telling us that it is time to move nearer family, so we are off to Shropshire withinthe next month or so, near to our daughter Charmian and closer to York, where our son Matthew is a ChurchMinister. Our over-arching feeling is one of deep thankfulness, mixed with a tinge of sadness, at leaving so manyfriends from the Exe Valley. Thankfulness to you all for your welcome, friendliness and appreciation of my ministryamongst you, and the welcome received in regular ministry in each of the nine churches of the Exe Valley; butspecial thankfulness to those nine clergy amongst whom I have been privileged to work - 5 Rectors* and 4 Teamvicars**. I have learnt so much from them and I thank them for putting up with my idiosyncrasies and trust thatmy time as a team member and Licensed Assistant Minister, (latterly having the Bishop’s Permission To Officiate,spot the difference!) has been of some help and encouragement to them over the years.

Above all, my thanks must be to the Lord Jesus Himself for the immense privilege of being an ordained ministerof the Gospel, being free to preach the Gospel and teach the Bible. My memories extend from leading regularservices in each of the nine churches, to the Alpha courses in the early days held at The Mill, Lower Washfield, tothe Christianity explored courses in Washfield Hall and Oakford Hall when we discovered from Mark’s Gospel, whothe Lord Jesus really is. It was a joy and a privilege to see folk come to faith in Jesus and others revitalise theirfaith. Further memories include the TROGS young people’s group and the many Home Group evenings which havebeen such a precious part of our experience here, where closer friendships have been forged.

When we came to the Exe Valley, the stipendiary clergy had just been reduced from four to three and therewas concerned discussion as to how we were going to manage with only three full time clergy!. As time went onthis was further reduced to two, to one and a half and of course now to just one. It became increasingly obviousthat if regular worship was to be retained in all our churches then it would be necessary to train lay members ofthe congregations to lead services. When Andrew Rose and I started the SEAN lay leaders’ training course, I thinkI am right in saying that only two parishes had any lay led services; volunteers quickly came forward for trainingand a course of action was put in place which has been continued under Steph’s leadership so that all parishesnow have some services led by members of the congregation.

The above are just some of the memories of a quarter-century in the Exe Valley. Our names first appear in theLoxbeare visitors book on 22nd June 1992 and I took my first service in Loxbeare church at 3.00pm on 17th October1993, in my capacity as Reader, since I was not ordained until the following year.

So again, thank you for all that you have given to Marion and myself over these many years. We have been sohappy in the Exe Valley and are, of course, sorry to leave. I have tried to be faithful to The Lord Jesus and to thescriptures which testify about Him and pray that the Exe Valley will always be a Group of churches which put theBible at the forefront of their preaching and beliefs.

God Bless you all. John Roberts.*Harold Whitty, Colin Mee, Godfrey Bell, Stephen Goodbody (with his curate Rob Brewis), Steph Gordon-Jeffs.**Roderick Thorp, Derek Chedzey, Ben Luck, Andrew Rose.


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FROM THE ARCHIVES‘TODAY’ 50 years agoAugust and September, 1969

The lead article in the combined August/ September issue focused on the

recent Apollo 9 moon landing, and the‘confident’ prediction that, “… withinfifteen years we shall be on Mars”! Whilstadmiring the achievement, the suggestionwas that it had come about for all thewrong reasons, born out of political rivalrybetween the USA and USSR, based onfear of what the other might achieve.

On a brighter note, the Group Country Fairat Easterlands was not lacking insuperlatives when it came to opinions ofits success. Even the Bishop

“....admitted that there isn’t another Groupin the Diocese quite like ours”! The totalraised was £363.

Members of the Mothers’ Union haddecided that they needed to get out andget on with jobs, rather than just sittingand listening! An action group was tobegin at Withleigh Rectory in October.

A Sunday night concert at Calverleigh hadraised £34 for the Spastics Society.

The 1st Oakford Girl Guides had enjoyeda treasure hunt in the grounds of HolmePlace, and six guides ran the children’scorner at the Group Country Fair. Theyhad also attended their first church parade.

The Rackenford sports day had been agreat success, with tea sales breaking allrecords. “With a double sitting at theGaiety Hall, folk could just be squeezedin”. The Sunday school outing toTeignmouth had enjoyed the sunshine.

The Stoodleigh ladies netball team wasflourishing, playing at least one matchevery week. It was hoped that moreparishes within the Group would be ableto raise a team next year.

The Withleigh sponsored walk had raised£110 towards the cost of a new Groupminibus.

Paul Iliff

NATURE NOTES

When the sun shines it is hard to resistthe lure of Cornwall, although the

journey is always surprisingly long. Weare comforted by the thought that the timeaway allows our new neighbours moreuninterrupted time to settle in.

The first was the family of robins. Theynest in the bank by the house and theirhome is not structurally complex butalways appears cosy and dry. Even in thepoor light of dusk you can see the yellowand radiant open beaks of the chicks asthey clamour to be fed. They have longsince departed and our attention rapidlyturned to the swallows which arrivedbefore the house martins. This year theformer decided to build their nest in our

‘lean to’. Much mud, straw and grit wascollected from the paths and stream andthe result is a scruffy lump in the corner,where two roof supporting beams meet.The prospective parents are incrediblyalert and immediately depart when theydetect any sound or movement aroundour back door. Their movement is so fastthat you have to recover from the flash ofblack that may be uncomfortably nearyour head, before the beauty of their flightcan be appreciated. It is hard to avoid thefeeling of guilt when you need to getsomething from the lean to, and you enterlike a burglar.

Unfortunately the house martins abortedtheir nest building efforts. As with theswallows it was a two bird job but wasslower, requiring many more excitedcries and skill but we are only left withlines of graffiti in preparation for theirnest in the eaves. Knowledgeable birdersinform me that the most likely reason fora halt being called would be the death ofone of the pair.

The gloomy mood was not improved bywhat seemed to be smaller numbers ofseals and nesting birds at the coast. Itwas therefore heartening to hear of thegreat success story at Lundy wherenesting numbers have greatly increasedthanks to effective conservation efforts. Ihope similar care will extend to our fishstocks – we are surely better than thegreedy herring gulls, out for easypickings by cathedral green or coast.

Thomas More

CALVERLEIGH

We praise God for the glorioussunshine and give thanks that the

farmers and growers have had goodweather to be able to get grass cut, driedand stored in readiness for the Wintermonths ahead.

On 16 May, a Quiet Day was held at thevillage hall and in the Church by theArchdeacon of Exeter, for DiocesanReaders. A lovely email was receivedafterwards by an attendee commentingon the peaceful setting andsurroundings of both buildings.

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The Annual Duck Race was held onSaturday 25 May and the weather wasgood. Our race starter this year wasKathy Welden who sported a fetchinghand-made hat for the occasion. A greatmany supporters followed their ducksdownstream and once the race was overmade their way to the village hall for adelicious selection of refreshmentswhere they awaited the announcement ofthe winners. Over £1,000 was raised ofwhich £450 was donated to FORCE andtheir work at Tiverton Hospital, with theremaining going towards the churchwindow restoration fund. Our thanks goto the organisers Lorna and Geoffrey,landowners, race judges, sponsors, theladies serving the refreshments and allwho purchased ducks and teas.

On 29 May Aubrey and Julie Goldsworthyhad the great honour of attending a RoyalGarden Party at Buckingham Palace. Anomination had been put forward bysomeone who remains anonymous atthis time, in recognition of their hard workand dedication over the years for both thechurch and the community, and a formalinvitation was later received. They work

tirelessly to help keep our little churchthe way it is, much of which is behind thescenes. They had a lovely time althoughthe weather was not as good as it hadbeen, but it did not spoil the wonderfuloccasion. They enjoyed the splendour ofthe surroundings, the music provided byArmed Forces bands and the food. Beingso close to the Queen and many othermembers of the Royal Family will leavethem with many memories that will neverbe forgotten. No one deserves it more, sothank you both and congratulations!

The Praise Party at the beginning of June,in the village hall, was a fun and familyfriendly service and despite a slighttechnical hitch at the start of the serviceit continued well with lots of interactivesongs and a story told by Steph. Nikki,Dave, Tasha and Marc also took partduring the service which was followed byactivities for the children and tea andcake for all. The next one will take placeat 3.30pm on 1 September, do comealong if you can.

With the weather continuing to be set fair,the Open-air service on 30 June wasindeed in the open with no worry as towhether we would have to be inside thisyear. The concern was more whether wewould all suffer from sunstroke!!Thankfully there was a slight dip in thetemperature and a bit of cloud. The lovelyservice was led by Nikki and the veryentertaining talk given by Rev’d StephGordon-Jeffs. Who knew that bananashad so many uses? Rev’d Robert Gordonprovided the musical accompanimentwith his guitar and played a touchingsong during the service. It also was goodto hear the choir who sang three hymnsand Nikki found an appropriate andthought-provoking poem, fit for thesurroundings. The service was thenfollowed by home-made fruit punch,tea/coffee and light refreshments. Thankyou to all who took part in any way.

On 3 July, Aubrey, Julie and Jackieattended the farewell service ofArchdeacon Christopher Futcher who willbe taking up a new post in Cyprus. TheEvensong service at Exeter Cathedralwas attended by people from all cornersof the Exeter Diocese. As they left, ourthanks and very best wishes were givento him from Calverleigh.

We give our thanks also to Alison Webberwho has very kindly updated theBaptismal Roll. We have seen manyBaptisms in the last 12 months for whichwe praise God and look forward towelcoming more families in the future.

Congratulations go to anyone who hascelebrated a milestone birthday, birth ofa new family member or any othercelebration. We pray that the youngpeople who are awaiting exam resultsreceive the good news that they arehoping for, in readiness for the next stageof their lives.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all whoare awaiting or undergoing treatment atthis time and also those who are grievingthe loss of a loved one. If you would liketo be mentioned personally in our prayersplease get in touch so that we cansupport you prayerfully.

If you are new to the village please makeyourselves known to us. We look forwardto meeting you in person and welcomingyou to the area and it’s activities.

Dates for Your Diary:Saturday 17 August - Mooch andMunch - a local walk followed by a lightlunch in the village hall. To book yourplace for catering purposes please ring01884 258770 or text 07967989724 oremail [email protected] 31 August - Produce andFlower Show. Schedules need to bereturned by 10 August for all participants.The show opens at 2.30pm for results,teas etc...

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Saturday 14 September - HarvestSupper. More details available soon.Sunday 15 September - HarvestThanksgiving serviceSaturday 5 October – We are holding aQuiz Night at the village hall in aid of theChurch Windows Fund. The cost will be£5 per person in teams of 4 or 5. Therewill be a bring and share supper as apart of the evening. Please bring yourown drinks and glasses. Please contactBarb Hill on 01884 252572 or [email protected] with yourteam name prior the event. Alternativelyyou can also contact Dave Burton usingthe details at the end of this article.

Cleaning Rota22 Jul / 3 Aug: Mrs S Greenslade5 / 17 Aug: Mrs J Goldsworthy19 / 31 Aug: Mrs M Herniman2 / 14 Sep: Mrs M Furneaux16 / 28 Sep: Miss S Goldsworthy30 Sep / 12 Oct: Mrs A Webber

Altar Flower Rota28 Jul / 4 Aug: Mrs M Furneaux11 / 18 Aug: Mrs M Herniman25 Aug / 1 Sep: Mrs G Tucker8 / 15 Sep: Mrs S Greenslade22 / 29 Sep: Mrs B Hill

Church Mowing Rota22 Jul / 3 Aug: Mr D White5 / 17 Aug: Mr K Hayes19 / 31 Aug: Mr A Hancock2 / 14 Sep: Mr C Durnan16 / 28 Sep: The Webber Family30 Sep / 12 Oct: Mr A Goldsworthy

Have we missed anything? If there issomething that you think we should havementioned, or you have something forinclusion in the next Magazine, pleasecontact Dave Burton 01884 561499 [email protected] andget the latest on the website at:www.exevalleychurches.org/calverleigh

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PARISH ROUND-UPNEW CREATION NEWSProclaiming the Gospel since 1988

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Praise the Lord! After many hours of prayer (and some difficulties!) the Lord has allowed NewCreation to appoint a lovely new assistant, Kim, and to take the lease of 13, Bampton Street,next to the Nationwide Building Society. This shop offers new possibilities, having severalrooms downstairs and a small area outside. It will need refurbishing and a kitchen installed.

Help! (We are planning to use professionals to carry out the major works but there will still beplenty of smaller jobs you could help with). If you enjoy using a paint brush, fixing shelves,

moving boxes of books, DIY, cleaning etc. please offer to help. We’d love to welcome you onboard! Actual moving day will be sometime in September with (God willing) our official

opening on our Last month, at a very successful open day peoplewere able to meet Kim, and we asked for suggestions for new ways to spread the Gospel.

Please join us in prayer so that the Lord will show us which new ideas we should implement.

Living in such a beautiful part of the country, we are sure to welcome plenty of visitors thissummer! Please bring them to New Creation where they can browse Christian books, CDs,greeting cards and other Christian merchandise. In many parts of the country the localChristian bookshops have closed so a visit to New Creation, not only to browse or look for

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We have a great range of children’s and teens’ books for summer reading, either by youngpeople themselves, or for adults to read to younger children.

There will also be some special cakes for young ones to sample!

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CRUWYSMORCHARD

DEVON HISTORIC CHURCHES DAY14 SEPTEMBER 2019

This is an annual event run to raise funds.50% to your favourite Church and 50% toall Devon Churches. Over the yearsDevon Historic Churches havecontributed a great deal of funds towardsprojects within our Church, the Screen,the Bells and most recently the Heating.We are very grateful to them. It is a RIDEand STRIDE event, but can just as easilybe done by car! Sponsorship forms canbe found in our Church in CruwysMorchard. There will be soft drinks andbiscuits and a form to sign in the churchon the day. See how many DevonChurches you can visit.

PARISH HALL EVENTSThe Parish Hall will be hosting our annualBreakfast & Brunch on Saturday 3 Augustfor Hall funds. Please contact Mary orTania if you can help for an hour - or moreif possible. Please visit the parish websitefor details of this event and other parishevents.http://cruwysmorchardparish.co.ukThe Parish Hall will also have Bingo at theend of August.

THE CRUWYS MORCHARD FLOWERSHOW is on Saturday 10 August. You stillhave time to enter if you have forgotten,entries close on Saturday 27 July. Theevent is in the Parish Hall at 2.30pm, allentries to be in between 9am and10.30am, they will be judged at 11.00am.Schedules of classes can be obtainedfrom Pauline Guscott at 5 Moor View.07968 101121, [email protected] Come.

CRUWYS MORCHARD YOUNGFARMERS

The Club did very well at Devon CountyShow with both their individual and Clubentries winning prizes. At the time ofwriting this article, the members arepreparing for their Annual Tractor Run,helping out at the Church Fete andcreating their entries for Mid Devon Show.Congratulations to two of our memberswho recently “tied the knot” - Mr and MrsStewart Chapple! The members provideda pitch fork “Guard of honour” outsideCadbury Church. This was a totalsurprise to both the Bride and Groom!Our meetings are held on the firstTuesday of the month at The Parish Hall,do come along if you are interested injoining our Club.

YOGA. Due to the increased numbers,the Yoga class has now, verysuccessfully, been split into two groups.Both on Thursday mornings :9.30am – 10.55am. A general Hatha yogaclass.11.05am – 12.30pm. A similar class butset at a slower more gentle pace, thereare a few spaces in this class, do comeand try it.Contact Hilary for further information01363 [email protected]

CRUWYS ARMS GARDENERSMeeting on 5 June at the Cruwys Arms,flying pests dominated the earlydiscussions and suggestions on the bestdeterrents. Then we drifted on toMorrisons car park in Tiverton which isplanted with Catalpa - are the beansedible? Poor seed germination hadaffected many of us this year - soak peasfor 20 minutes before planting to improvegermination. Use surplus pea seeds toproduce pea shoots which are wonderfulin salads.

Tagetes will deter whitefly; so we willgive it a try. Lots of bees around andevidence of hedgehog activity in mostgardens.On 22 June we met in Gerry and Sue’slovely garden for the start of ourPuddington Safari - finishing atChrissie’s garden for a delicious tea.We met again on Wednesday 3 July,welcoming two new members.On Saturday 20 July we meet in Dineyand Steve’s rose filled garden for ourPennymoor Safari.Next meeting Wednesday 7 August.The mystery seed continues to grow,mine is 18” tall, slightly prickly, withoutsmell, I haven’t any idea what it is!

COMMUNITY LUNCH with raffle, for allthose who have been asking me, is to beon Wednesday 16 October in the ParishHall at 12noon for 12.30pm.

CHRISTMAS FAYRE Saturday 10November

FLOWER AND CLEANING ROTAJuly 29 / Aug 5 - Cindy TrickAug 12 / 19 - Wendy LakeAug 26 / Sept 2 - Marilyn HillSept 9 / 16 - Mrs J. TownsendSept 23 - Decorators for HarvestSept 30 and Oct 7- Cindy Trick

MOWING ROTAAugust – Les TosdevinSeptember – We have no one – any offers gratefully accepted!

Our Harvest Festival service is at2.15pm on Saturday 28 September in thechurch, followed by sports and tea in theParish Hall. The 11.15am Sunday Serviceis listed on the centre pages.

Our love and prayers go to all those whoare not well.

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Deepest sympathy to the family andfriends of Cissy Christopher, who passedaway peacefully on Tuesday 9 July, in theHospice in Exeter.

In case I have forgotten anyone new to theparish, welcome.

PENNYMOOR CONGREGATIONALCHURCHSunday services at 4.30pm,followed by tea and biscuits.1st Sunday All ages2nd Sunday Holy Communion3rd Sunday Way Village 2,30pm4th Sunday Praise and Prayer5th Film

LOXBEARE

On 17 June the monthly Group “SingPraise” mid-week worship evening

was held at Loxbeare and took the form ofa Kenya-Style communion service. It wasa meaningful and moving service taken bySteph with Marion and Robert leading theworship on their guitars.

At the time of writing we look forward to aBBQ service on 14 July at the Hall withJohn speaking. The 21 July Family Servicewill probably be the last service John willbe taking for us. We then welcome all theparishes for the Group Service on 28 July.

We will be soon saying a sad goodbye toJohn and Marion Roberts who will beleaving us sometime in August havinglived in Loxbeare for 26 years. We thankthem for all their contributions anddedication to the Church, Loxbeare parishand to the Exe Valley Group. John hastaken many services, Bible Studies,visiting and was treasurer of the VillageHall. Marion played the organ/guitar

almost every week and led the Woman’sBible Study. Both of them were on the PCCetc and much, much more. It’s impossibleto cover everything in which they havebeen involved. The support andencouragement they have given us andwhen needed to individuals, families andthe wider community has been muchappreciated. They will be very muchmissed. We wish them every happinessand God’s blessing in their new home.

We also say goodbye to Steve & Liz Barrow,Scott and Pippa who are leaving theVillage this month (July). We wish themwell in their new home.

Our Harvest celebrations begin onSaturday 28 September at 2.15pm with aservice in the Church - when the speakerwill be Rev Andy Humm from St Paul’s.The offering will be for Tear Fund. This willbe an opportunity for the Children to bringHarvest gifts to the front of the Churchduring the service. Sports and tea willfollow. Harvest Songs of Praise will be onSunday 29 September at 6.30pm. Docome and join us to give thanks to God forhis abundant provision. Decorating theChurch will take place on the Friday andSaturday morning. Gifts and help would bemuch appreciated. Our Harvest Supperwill be on Monday 30 September - 7 for7.30pm. Tickets £5. If you wish to go,please let Carol know, on 01884 881480.After supper speaker to be arranged.Proceeds from the sale of produce will begiven to C.H.A.T.

We send our sympathy to Roger Matthewsand family, of Old Kitterbury, at the loss ofAndrea after a short illness. Also to JanPage whose Mother In-law has passedaway.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all whoare feeling unwell at this time, receivingtreatment or waiting for operations.

Happy Birthday to all who have birthdaysin August/September and congratulationsto those celebrating special occasions.

We hope the children will enjoy theirsummer holidays and we pray for all whowill be starting school or moving to adifferent school in September that theywill soon settle, be happy and make newfriends. We encourage children to learnand have some fun at the Holiday Club atCalverleigh.

Loxbeare Ladies contact Sue on 01884259496

Loxbeare Social night dates 24 Augustand 21 September to be arranged 7 for7.30pm.Cream teas will be 10 August and 14September in the hall 3-5pm.

OAKFORD

St Peter’s celebrated mid-summer withan enjoyable Songs of Praise Service

on Sunday evening 7 July. The Churchwas filled with flowers and thecongregation heard a variety of upliftingreadings. It was fun to sing some oldfavourite hymns - and attempting the newones caused some hilarity. Thanks to thereaders, to Mary who accompanied on theorgan and piano and to Dawn who led theService and provided some deliciouscanapés and Pimms afterwards. Come tothink of it, we might have sung better afterthe Pimms!

Looking ahead, the Harvest Service is onSunday 22 September at 6pm, followedby supper in the village hall. The HarvestSupper & Auction is a traditional Oakfordevent and was well supported last year.

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11 AUGUST Proper 14

HOLIDAY CLUB

GROUP SERVICE

ALL PARISHES

10.30amat

CALVERLEIGH

18 AUGUST Proper 15

CALVERLEIGH11.15 am Family Service

CRUWYS MORCHARDSee Withleigh

LOXBEARE6.30 pm Evening Praise

OAKFORD6.30 pm Evening Praise

RACKENFORD9.30 am Morning Praise

with Steph

STOODLEIGH6.30 pm Evensong

TEMPLETONSee Withleigh

WASHFIELD11 am Family Service

WITHLEIGH11.15 am Cluster Service

with Holy Communion

4 AUGUST Proper 13

CALVERLEIGHSee Loxbeare

CRUWYS MORCHARD9.30 am Baptism Service

LOXBEARE11.15 am Cluster Service

with Holy Communion

OAKFORD10 am Morning Praise

RACKENFORD9.30 am Family Service

STOODLEIGH11 am Morning Prayer

TEMPLETON11 am Family Service

WASHFIELDSee Loxbeare

WITHLEIGH10.30 am Family Service

Come and meet to pray over acroissant and coffee on

31 August and 28 September at 9am in The Rectory, WithleighEveryone is welcome !

Prayer Breakfasts28 SEPTEMBER

SATURDAY 2.15pm

HARVEST FESTIVAL

28 SEPTEMBERSATURDAY 2.15pm

Prayer through the SummerAs we face new changes and newchallenges, please do join me for

prayer on Monday morning atSt Catherine’s Church, Withleigh,

between 9.00-10.00am. We will meeton 29 July, 5 August, 12 August and

19 August. Alternatively, join us in Spirit,by setting time aside, wherever you are,

to pray at this time, each Monday.

Exe Valley WebsiteHave you visited our website recently?

www.exevalleychurches.org If you haven’t, do have a look. It’s thebest place to go to for updates about

what’s on and what we do.

A new addition to the website is amonthly Prayer Diary with a topic to

pray for, each day of the month.

Parish Giving SchemeThe Church of England offers a presence in every community, seeking to be atthe heart of it. This comes at a cost – most of which is met by the valuable

donations made by people like you! For this we thank you!

The Parish Giving Scheme is an efficient way to make the money, which is givenso generously, to be used more effectively, to the benefit of your local church.Brigit Kiyaga, the Diocesan Mission Resources Adviser is coming to talk about

The Parish Giving Scheme.This open to anyone who is interested in the scheme

and would like to find out more.Do please come along to Calverleigh Village Hall on

Thursday 29 August 2019 at 7.00pm.

Street PastorsIt was great to have the Street Pastors with us as we met as a

Mission Community at Cruwys Morchard at the end of June.We were able to give them £200 for their work.

LegoBy the time you read this, the Holiday Club will almost be upon us.

Do please read P3 for further details about what we are up to this year.We would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who has donated Lego

for us to use this year.


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8 SEPTEMBER Proper 18

CALVERLEIGH9.30 am Morning Worship

CRUWYS MORCHARD 11 am Family Service

LOXBEARE6.30 pm Evening Praise

OAKFORDSee Stoodleigh

RACKENFORDSee Stoodleigh

STOODLEIGH11.15 am Cluster Service

Holy Communion and Baptism

TEMPLETON11 am Family Service

WASHFIELD2.30pm Harvest Thanksgivingfollowed by Sports and Bringand Share Tea in Village Hall

WITHLEIGH3 pm Harvest Festival


GROUP SERVICE

ALL PARISHES

10.30amAt

RACKENFORD

25 AUGUST Proper 16

CALVERLEIGH9.30 am Morning Worship

CRUWYS MORCHARD 11 am Family Service

LOXBEARE 11.15 am Family Service

OAKFORD11.15 am Cluster Service

with Holy Communion

RACKENFORDSee Oakford

STOODLEIGHSee Oakford

TEMPLETON11 am Morning Service

WASHFIELD6.30 pm Evening Prayer

WITHLEIGH10.30 am Morning Worship


CALVERLEIGH11.15 am Harvest Thanksgiving

CRUWYS MORCHARD11.15 am Cluster Service

with Holy Communion

LOXBEARE11.15 am Family Service

OAKFORD6.30 pm Evening Praise

RACKENFORD9.30 am Morning Praise

STOODLEIGH6.30 pm Evensong

TEMPLETONSee Cruwys Morchard

WASHFIELD11 am Morning Prayer

WITHLEIGHSee Cruwys Morchard


CALVERLEIGH10 am Informal Get-together

CRUWYS MORCHARD11.15 am Harvest Festival

LOXBEARE6.30pmHarvest Songs of Praise

OAKFORDNo Service


STOODLEIGH11 am Morning Prayer

TEMPLETON9.30 am Morning Prayer

WASHFIELD6.30 pm Evening Prayer

WITHLEIGH10.30 am HarvestSongs of Praise


CALVERLEIGH11.15 am See Washfield3.30 pm Praise PartySee Poster on Page 3

CRUWYS MORCHARD9.30 am Morning Prayer

LOXBEARESee Washfield

OAKFORD10 am Morning Praise


STOODLEIGH9.30 am Morning Prayer

TEMPLETONNo Service

WASHFIELD11.15 am Cluster Service

with Holy Communion

WITHLEIGH10.30 am Informal Service

in Church Vestry

OAKFORD6 pm Harvest Festival

followed byHarvest Supper inOakford Village Hall


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So why not come along for a tasty mealand bring friends? Tickets £7 from Dawn01398 324035 or Wendy 01398 351383(bring your own wine).

The Bells, the Bells! For 200 years thejoyful bells of St Peter’s have rung in ourParish. They’ve marked our services,weddings, funerals and nationaloccasions but unless major restoration iscarried out very soon, Oakford’s bellsmay ring no more. A major restorationappeal is under way. A particularlyeffective way to offer your support to thisappeal is to give a heart to the paper dollsin the church. You can give as many asyou like. Each heart costs £1 per weekwhich is collected by direct debit via theParish giving Scheme (PGS).The schemeis free to use. Gift Aid is added and 100%is paid into the appeal fund. The beautyof donating in this way is that you are alsogiving clear evidence of committedcommunity support. This will help uswhen we apply for grants. Each monththe paper dolls receive their shiny newhearts (and messages) to represent every£1 given in this way. You can stop givingat any time, but we hope you’ll keep it upfor at least a year.An explanatory leaflet and PGS Gift Formscan be found at the back of the Church orcontact Dawn 01398 [email protected] or Mary01398 351154 [email protected].

Thank you to everyone who took part inthe Oakford Community Survey. Theresponses highlighted 3 particular areasthat the proposed community hubdevelopment in the Church could support:Social – a place to meet together, coffeemornings, craft group, communitygatherings, Wifi/BroadbandYouth – activities suggested by children& young people included Lego club, playarea, climbing towerMusic – concerts, music clubs, jammingsessions.

The PCC, supported by ‘Growing theRural Church’, will continue taking thisforward.

Go, Go, Go … Come along to Oakfordon Saturday 3 August to watch and cheerthe first ever Oakford Soap Box Derby.Racing begins at 2.30pm and earlyarrival is advised to gain a good viewingspot. Drinks available and there’s a BBQat the Village Hall. All proceeds to theChurch Restoration Appeal. ContactAndy Burton 01398 351436 or Dawn01398 324035 for entry forms.

Not the usual Oakford Fête this year!The weather forecast was not at allencouraging so we decided to relocatefrom the Playing Field to the Village hall.It proved a wise decision as, although thesun did shine in the afternoon, there wasa terrific thunder storm the night beforewhich could have flattened the marquees.Despite all, it was a great event with lotsof visitors joining in and enjoying creamteas, a BBQ and beer and showing offtheir dancing skills (if not veryaccomplished) with Avtar, an IndianDancing Group. Thanks to everyone whohelped during the year and supportedand helped on the day. Also to all thevisitors. Donations have been presentedto this year’s charities – ‘Kids Who Care’and the Exe Valley Community Bus.

The Village Hall AGM will take place onWednesday 14 August at 7.30pm.Everyone is invited to drinks and nibbles.Volunteers are always welcome andideas for fund-raising activities or eventsare encouraged.

The Oakford Players Annual CarTreasure Hunt is on Friday evening 16August.Details [email protected].

Date for your diary: Murder Mystery &Supper in the Village Hall on 1 / 2

November. Could be an explosiveevening – watch out for details!

Your Parish Council has put together aworking party to concentrate onenhancing the Oakford Community Area(Playing Field) to be more appropriate forall our villagers to use and enjoy.Perhaps allotments or raised beds, morefruit trees or a nature walk, basket swingor even a climbing frame? All ideaswelcomed. There are funds we can tapinto for financial help, so please put yourthinking caps on! If anyone has anyexperience in garden/landscape/publicspace design, we’d love to pick yourbrains. Contact Julia Mayer –[email protected]

The Moorland ClubThursday 8 August at 7.30pm in theVillage Hall – a talk by Chris Price onDevon Freewheeler voluntary blood bikes.Thursday 12 September at 3-5pm TeaDance in the Village Hall. Tea and CakesSaturday 14 September Oakford &District Flower & Produce Show in theVillage Hall. Open to visitors from 2-4pm.All the fun of the competitions for thebiggest and the best and lovely tea &cakes. The Show is open for anyone inOakford and the surrounding villages toenter. Schedules and entry forms fromBrenda Burrows (3, Manor Cottages,Oakford 351331), Patsy Phillips (ChapelCottage, Oakford 351648), the Red Lionin Oakford, the Toucan Bistro in Bamptonor Chris Holdom (332039). Exhibits canbe staged between 8.30-11am on theShow day, so why not have a go you neverknow your luck!

The Pyncombe Trust offers grants toschool leavers who have been acceptedfor educational courses in September. Tobe eligible, you must have been residentin Oakford Parish for a minimum of oneyear. Please contact us with yourpersonal and Course details before 1st

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September and you could receive up to£150 towards study costs. For moredetails please contact Sue Llewellyn on01398 351338 /[email protected] orDawn Williams on 01398 324035 /[email protected].

Such a lot going on this Summer in arelatively small community – what a greatplace to live – looking forward to seeingyou. Keep in touch with your community

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RACKENFORD

On 6 June we remembered the eventsof that day 75 years ago, as

thousands of people were marking theAnniversary of D Day landings at a seriesof events in the UK and France.

Many thanks to Liz Paxton who organizedeverything for our church sponsored walkon 25 May, a circular route from EastAnstey Common. She chose the perfectday, warm and sunny, beautiful sceneryand good company. We enjoyed ourpicnic lunch together at Tarr Steps.Thank you to the 7 adults and 2 children,our drivers and especially to all of youwho so generously sponsored us, raisinga total of £1,762.50. We are so grateful.

The weather was kind to us again for ourCream Teas at Rackenford Manor on 6July. Many thanks to David and Moy Scottfor welcoming us to their home andgardens to relax and enjoy cream teas /strawberries and scones etc.

Many stalls were dotted around, alsogames to play, competitions to enter anda good draw. Thank you to all who

supported the afternoon, to everyone whoworked so hard and we hope you allenjoyed it. So pleased to announce£705.15 was raised.

Reminding you that the Gardening ClubAutumn Show is on 24 August 2.30pmat West Backstone (Refreshmentsavailable).

If anyone can join our Church flower rotafor Altar flowers only, please get in touch,as we have lost several helpers over thelast few months. You would be on the rotano more than twice in 6 months, youdon’t need to be an experienced flowerarranger. Thanks.Please don’t forget recipes etc for Fiona( Recipe book ). See last issue or noticeboard for details.

Church Bingo 8 August at Witheridgeand 12 September - Venue to bearranged. Contact Herbert Smith. 881375

Our very best wishes to Philippa Fraser,Andrew Shovelton, Paula Hallet, BrianPeace, Jacques Cann and all who are notwell.

A warm welcome to Oliver, Eileen, Elliottand Annmarie Defew who have movedinto our village. We hope you will be veryhappy here.

STOODLEIGH

What a superb June we had in StMargaret’s Church. The Festival of

Flowers and Music was an enormoussuccess. Our eleven flower ladies, ledby Betty Wotton and Phyllis Hill, includedPat Aplin, Trish Fish, Angela Hill, LindaHill, Enid Hamidullah, Yvonne Lang, LindaSharrock, Geraldine Talbot and MandyWiddowson.

They were aided by the CreativeCarpenters, Richard Hill and Phil Talbot,who fashioned structures which enabledthe musical instruments to be displayedprominently amongst the flowers.

Special thanks go to West BucklandSchool for lending a variety of musicalinstruments - these were enhanced byloans from many of our villagers. TheChurch was open from Friday 21 June andthere was a steady stream of visitors overthat weekend to enjoy the displays andrefreshments. The Church was also openon reduced hours during the followingweek. Altogether £762 was raised tohelp with the urgent work required on theChurch’s tower and heating system.

On Sunday 23 June, the Church was fullfor a rousing Songs of Praise. Fifteenhymns, chosen by a variety of people,were sung interspersed with poems readby Enid Hamidullah, Roland Chant,Christine Broadbent, Daisy and BertieFaulkner, John Davis, Olivia Wotton and,with a welcome return, Audrey Rigg. Wewere delighted that Steph Gordon-Jeffswas with us and her contributions to thepoems caused much amusement. Thewhole evening was put together byMargaret Cuningham, who foundinteresting details with which to introduceeach hymn, and Jennifer Rowlandson,who kept the singing moving along withher skilled organ playing.

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To complete the Festival, on Friday 8June the Barle Singers, their conductorSteven Pugsley and accompanist JenniferRowlandson presented a concert ofBritish Songs for Summer. Theseincluded a selection of choruses fromThe Gondoliers and The Mikado, as wellas songs by Vivian Ellis, Edward Germanand Noel Coward. The audience wasdelighted with the wide range of musicand readings from the Barle Singers andJennifer Rowlandson once again showedher extensive talent at the piano.

This year’s Stoodleigh Family DogShow is on Saturday 10 August. Gatesopen at 1.30pm for judging at 2.00 pm.This joint event, organised by StMargaret’s Church and the Parish Hallcommittee, will take place at OrchardView, Vials Corner, by kind permission ofFred and Pat Robinson. The afternoonwill include cream teas, a Pimm’s andbeer tent plus a variety of stalls includingbring and buy, cakes, a raffle and variouscompetitions around the dog show ring.Competition classes are best puppy, bestveteran, prettiest bitch, most handsomedog, best condition, best trick, best juniorhandler, the dog which the judge wouldmost like to take home (theoretically) andfinally the best six legs.

There will also be a fastest recall andsausage retrieval (dogs only!) to add tothe fun. We will be welcoming LewisPhillips, owner of Oasis Grooming inSouth Molton, as our judge this year.Entry to the Show is free and classentries are £1 each.

Please come and support this event -there will be plenty of shelter in themarquees from sun or rain. TelephoneGeraldine Talbot (351391) or MargaretCuningham (351252), for details or visitthe parish websitehttps://parish.middevon.gov.uk/stoodleigh/parish-hall/hall-events-and-fundraising.

On Monday 26 August there will be theannual Bank Holiday Ploughman’s Lunch.This year it is kindly hosted by MargaretCuningham. Everyone is welcome andplease let Margaret (351252) know if youwish to come.

STOODLEIGH ANNUAL SHOW –SATURDAY 31 AUGUST at 2.30 pmIf you enjoy growing flowers andvegetables, cooking, crafting, artwork orphotography then this show is for you - toboth enter and to support. The ParishHall will be open to exhibitors between10.30 and 11.45 am to enable the setting-up of entries. At 2.30 pm come alongand enjoy tea and cake while admiring theentries. All information, including theschedules and entry forms, are availableon the Stoodleigh website where you canprint off copies, or from the Parish Hallwhen open.

SWAG has organised a trip to Wells onWednesday, 11 September. For moredetails please telephone MargaretCuningham (351252).

Our new Stoodleigh Parish Councillorsfor 2019-2023 are Leo Biles (Chairman),John Widdowson (Vice Chairman),Sharon Davey, Will Knowles, GeoffreyParkman and Comley Payne. Details oftheir various responsibilities and how tocontact them can be found on the parishwebsite athttp://parish.middevon.gov.uk/stoodleigh/parish-council/parish-councillors and onthe two parish noticeboards. The nextscheduled meeting is on Monday 29 Julyat 7 pm at the Parish Hall and anyone iswelcome to attend. The agenda will bepublished on the parish website and onnoticeboards at least three clear daysbefore the meeting.

Christine Palfrey would like to thank allthose who celebrated her special birthdaywith her and for their donations for theTiverton Hospital, which raised £230.

Flower Rota11/18 August Betty Wotton25 Aug/1 September Enid Hamidullah8/15 September Pat Aplin22/29 September Christine Palfrey

Stoodleigh 100 Club - congratulationsto the following winners:May – 1st Peter Neusinger, 2nd KayBassano, 3rd David Wotton, 4th ElaineMorisonJune – 1st Lesley Ayre, 2nd June Jones,3rd Doreen Wyatt, 4th Alison PalfreySome subscriptions are now overdue andChristine would ask you to payimmediately, please.

Keep in touch with Stoodleigh news viaemail or the parish website.Get the news directly by email to yourphone, tablet or laptop [email protected] - just send anemail request to be included in the group.Go to the parish website for news andupdates from the Church, parish council,parish groups and organisations andcheck the village calendar for comingevents – find them all athttps://parish.middevon.gov.uk/stoodleighPlease send items of news forcirculation to the email address above.

TEMPLETONServices at St Margaret’s Church,

Templeton. Did you know that StMargaret’s Church, Templeton holdsFamily Services and Morning Services atleast twice a month? Why not come andjoin us and stay for coffee and biscuitsafterwards. St Margaret’s Church alsohosts a regular - and very popular, ‘Knitand Natter’ morning on the lastWednesday of each month between 10.30am and 12 midday, so do come along andbring any sewing or knitting with you, orjust come along for a chat with coffee andbiscuits.

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PARISH ROUND-UPCharity Clay Pigeon ShootOn Saturday 8 April, the Charity ClayPigeon Shoot at Town Farm, Templetonwas a really enjoyable day for all, despitethe changeable weather conditions, withplenty of food, drink, fun and shootingskills! Congratulations to winners Teddy(individual) and Jodie, George, James andGinge (team). Many thanks to all thosewho took part in the day and helped tomake it such a successful and safeevent! All proceeds to St Margaret’sChurch.

Scrap Metal ChallengeOn Saturday 25 May, Templetoniansheeded the call for any metal; old potsand pans, washing machines, caravans,car batteries and items from the ‘back ofthe barn’ for our Scrap Metal Challenge.Tractors and trailers were out and aboutbefore the event collecting items fromhomes and farms all over Templeton.Other residents delivered more scrap onSaturday morning where another team ofTempletonians was standing by to sortand stack the skips. Newberry Metals,the Scrap Metal Merchants kindlyprovided Templeton Village Hall with twohuge skips. We received so much scrapmetal that we filled the two skips in oneday and asked for a third skip which wasfilled on the following Tuesday! A bigthank you to everyone for all their efforts;the givers, sorters, loaders, cooks andthose with tractors who went around thefarms and houses collecting the metal. Aspecial thank you for Cathy Hunt too, forsuggesting the scrap metal challenge andto Julie Dent for making it happen! Weraised £1,643.41 for village funds whichis great. Well done everyone – what agreat team effort.

Church repairsThe work needed to support, and repairSt Margaret’s Church continues. Everyfive years, the church building must beinspected by an architect or charteredbuilding surveyor approved by the

Diocese. The next quinquennial review isin November this year and there are stillsome outstanding jobs to carry out beforethis review, such as improving thedrainage around the outside of the churchand treating the woodwork in some of thepews. These jobs will be carried out inJuly and August. The inner east wall andthe tower inner wall need to be strippedand re-plastered – and this is likely to becostly. The church bells and the framesupporting the bells are in quite goodcondition but the supports for the framewithin the tower would be unstable if wewanted to ring the bells again. Repairingthis could be expensive!

All good wishesOur thoughts, prayers and all goodwishes go to those in the village who areunwell, in hospital, receiving or awaitingtreatment or going through a tough time.

Future eventsThis year’s Templeton Summer Fete willbe held on Saturday 10 August atTempleton Village Hall from 1.30pm.There will be the famous Grand Auctionas well as an auction of pledges, facepainting, a free bouncy castle with slide,traditional cream teas, hot dogs, bar,bric-a-brac, book stall, cake and localproduce stalls, tombola, jam jar jamboree,raffle and jumble and lots of fun andgames. Please turn out your cupboardsand ‘glory holes’ for any unwanted orunused gifts and nearly new clothes etc.Help is always appreciated for setting thehall out on the Friday prior to the big dayas well as on fete day itself.

Annual Charity Bike ShowOn the afternoon of Saturday 17 August,an Annual Charity Bike Show, organisedby Pentagram Motorcycle Club, will beheld at Templeton Village Hall, in aid ofDevon Air Ambulance. There will also belive band music in the evening so docome along and enjoy the day. Allwelcome.

Harvest Supper and Harvest FestivalTempleton Village Hall will host a HarvestSupper on Saturday 5 October at 7.30pm,with musical entertainment from severalmusicians including Andrew Curtis.Andrew Curtis is a popular and talentedpianist, organist, harpsichord andkeyboard player. He has enjoyed playingand directing classical, operatic, choraland folk music and has, for many years,been a music teacher in several localschools. Do come and enjoy this popularmusical evening which includes supper –and most excellent puddings. Moredetails to follow but please put the date inyour diary. St Margaret’s Church HarvestFestival will be held on Sunday 6 Octoberat 11am.

Flower and Cleaning RotaClaire Trevelyan-Thomas 4 / 11 AugBindy Linden 18 / 25 AugEleri Pugh 1 / 8 SeptGloria Woollacott 15 / 22 SeptPhilleda Strong 29 Sept / 6 Oct

WASHFIELDIt was only a sunny smile

and little it cost in the givingbut like morning light,

it scattered nightand made the day worth living

Summer is here! The village looked itsfestive best on Saturday 6 July, when

the Green was adorned with a stunningarray of floral hanging baskets, waiting tobe judged and for everyone to enjoy, ontheir way to the Annual Church Fete andthe new Planters in front of the VillageHall look wonderful. Well done and manythanks to the organisers and everyonewho participated in this wonderful display.The money raised went to church fundsand the PCC is very grateful for thisgenerous contribution from the SocialClub.

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The Rectory Garden was lookingimmaculate and our thanks go again, toBronson and Camilla for their hospitalityand for catering for all the children wholove to bounce! Stalls and games did welland, as usual, Anne and her valiant 'tea-ladies' worked hard to provide lavish foodand numerous cups of tea. A good timewas, we hope, had by all and at the sametime the church benefited from themagnificent total of £1,024. Thank you allfor your support.

The next big event for the church isHarvest Thanksgiving on 8 September, soplease put it in your diary. It is such animportant day on which to give specialthanks to God for all our food and thebeautiful countryside where we live and tothank the farmers who work so hard onour behalf. We are hoping to have theRevd. Alan Sheath to talk at the Service,which is at 2. 30 pm. Alan Sheath was afarmer on Exmoor and so will be speakingfrom experience! There will be acollection of food for CHAT, and produceand flowers for decorating the church willbe welcomed. Sports and a 'Bring andShare' tea will follow as usual, includingplenty of Devonshire cream!

On a more sober note our thoughts havebeen with Dennis Parsons and theBowden family in their great sadness inlosing Margaret. Her Funeral saw a fullchurch of family and friends, meeting inher memory and hearing many movingtributes from her family, giving thanks forher loving and caring life.

Please see in this magazine all theactivities and opportunities arranged byour hard working Rector. Something foreveryone, including lots of fun andinterest at Holiday Club starting onTuesday 5 August. The next Praise Partyis at 3.30pm on Sunday 1 September inCalverleigh Hall. There is no Sing Praisein August, so the following one is 26September at 7pm, also in Calverleigh.

Congratulations to our Churchwarden,Jeanne (who is an inspiration to us all) onher 90th birthday! She puts the youngerfolk in the village (under 85 !!) to shamewith her steel willpower, deep love of Godand devotion to our Church, which keepher going when others wilt around her.She is also passionate about everythinghappening in our Village - and the widerCommunity. She is an active member ofthe Social Club and tries to attend everyevent. Her achievements are too many tomention but she must be congratulatedfor being such a shining example to us all.We send love, thanks and best wishes foryour special birthday Jeanne.

We also send special congratulations toTony and Ann Roberts who celebratedtheir Golden wedding anniversary in June,with all their family around them. A veryspecial occasion deserving of our goodwishes.

Happy welcome and wedding wishes aresent to Richard and Lydia who havemoved into Garden Cottage, Cotleigh andare soon to be married. We hope youhave a fantastic wedding and are happyliving in Washfield.

And still the congratulations flow as weknow of two of our young people whohave achieved amazing degrees.

Stephanie Symns of Smithayne hasachieved a First Class BA degree - inHistory, from Birmingham University.

Lily Juleff also has her degree - inGeography, from Manchester Universityand plans to take up a 15-month postteaching English in Nanjing, China, fromSeptember. Well done to you both andgood luck in your next ventures.

Congratulations too, to everyone elsecelebrating exam success and moving onto new schools.

Prayers and kind wishes go to anyonewho is unwell at this time particularly BillBolt who we know is in hospital atpresent. We hope that you (and anyoneelse who is ill) will soon feel better.

Washfield WI are holding a Family GardenParty on 14 September at 2.30pm. Thisspecial event is being held in the gardensof Brookvale, Washfield which is thehome of the WI President Jenny and herhusband Don. There will be Cream Teasavailable and Duck Racing on theirstream. Everyone is welcome. Pleasecome !!

The Memorial Hall committee is happy topresent a second archive 'Britain on Tour'Film Night. After the resoundingsuccess of our first, 'Rural Life' we arenow happy to announce that 'Coast andSea' is coming to a hall near you onFriday 20 September at 7pm. Tickets (toinclude a light supper and drink) are£7.50/£2.50

The Social Club continues to thrive witha variety of events for all members andguests. The bar occasionally opensearlier at 5pm for family events and thenext of these is Saturday 10 Augustcombined with 'Jeanne on the Green' acelebration of Jeanne's 90th birthday. Allwelcome

Summer nights on the Green are to startagain soon so look out for details ofthese on posters and social media.

Washfield now has a lively women’s Bookclub. Meetings are held in the Hall onTuesday Social Club evenings - every sixweeks or so. The next meeting is 27August when we will talk about ourcurrent book – The Salt Path by RaynorWinn – share home-made cakes anddiscuss our favourite reads. All arewelcome, we are social not literary.

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Dates for your DiarySaturday 10 August Jeanne on the Green+ bar open early at Social ClubTuesday 13 August teatime@thehall from3pm. All welcome for tea, cake andcompanionshipThursday 22 August Lunch Club in Hall 12for 12.30 mealSunday 8 September Harvest Festivalfollowed by sports and teasTuesday 10 September teatime@thehall3pm All welcomeThursday 12 September W.I. in hall7.30pm. Speaker: Tim Nichols on FlowerarrangingFriday 20 September Archive film show'Coast and Sea' 7pm. Get tickets(£7.50/£2.50) from Anne Moore 255298.

Church Altar Flowers RotaJuly 28/August 4 Jessica LampardAugust 11/18 Mrs E ArnoldAugust 25/Sept 1 Mrs LaneSept 8/15 Mrs A BoundySept 22/29 Mrs S BalmentOct 6/13 Mrs Hansford

Church Cleaning RotaJuly 29/August 5 Mr & Mrs EllisAugust 12/19 Mrs FrenchAugust 26/Sept 2 Mrs Harding/Mrs JonesSept 9/16 Mrs AlberySept 23/30 Mr & Mrs Ellis

WITHLEIGH

On Pentecost Sunday, St Catherine’shosted the Group Service. We were

pleased to be able to welcome so manymembers of our other Exe Valleychurches as we celebrated the Church’sbirthday with a service of Holy Communion.

At the Village Hall AGM, everyone wasthanked for their continuing support,whether as a committee member, Bingo

or Whist Drive helper, 100 Club organiser,grass cutter, cleaner, or just coming andsupporting the events. Thank you one andall.

With the view of letting everyone knowwhat is happening within the Village, itwas agreed at the Village Hall AGM thatwe set up an e-mail group. The idea of thegroup would be to send out an e-mail withdetails / posters of forthcoming events.E-mail addresses would not be availableto the rest of the group and you could letthe secretary know if you ever wished tobe removed from the group. If you areinterested in receiving these e-mails,please could you send your details [email protected].

The Garden & Produce Show is onSaturday 17 August in the Village Hall.Don't forget to get your entries to HenryCruwys by Tuesday 13 August. Doorsopen to the public at 7.30pm, everyone iswelcome to come and see all the exhibitsand the prize winners.

Our Harvest celebrations begin onSunday 8 September with our HarvestFestival service at 3pm. This will befollowed by tea, also in church. TheHarvest Supper will be in the Village Hallon Monday 9 September, 7 for 7.30pm,followed by the auction of produce, theproceeds from which will go to theTiverton Hospital League of Friends. Asthere are five Sundays in September,there will be a ‘Songs of Praise’ servicein church on Sunday 29 at 10.30am.Since we only ever sing four hymns at ourharvest Festival, here is the chance tocome and join in some other well-knownHarvest hymns.

Withleigh WI meets on the 2nd Thursdayof each month at 7.15pm. New membersare always welcome to come along. Formore information please ring Rosie 01884257123.

Thursday 8th August, Summer Outingon the Tiverton Canal Barge with creamtea aboard.

Thursday 12th September, Devon &Cornwall Fire Service, Fire Home Safety.Thursday 10th October, joint meeting withWashfield, at Withleigh. Speaker, 'LillyWarne and Wool' (part 2) From Farm toYarn. Paula Steer.

Congratulations to all those celebratingspecial birthdays or anniversaries.

Our best wishes for success to all whoare awaiting exam results, and to thosechanging schools or starting school forthe first time.

Get well wishes go to all those known tous who are receiving treatment,recovering from operations, or who arenot well at the moment. Also, ourcondolences to the families and friendsof Jim Headon and Bob Gollner, both ofwhom were laid to rest in the churchyardin June, and also to Mark and SueArthurs on the death of Mark’s mother.Our prayers and love are with you all.

Forthcoming Events:

Thursday 8 August - A Trip on the GrandWestern Canal.Saturday 17 August - Garden &Produce Show, in the Hall at 7.30pm.

Sunday 8 September – Harvest Festivalat 3pm, followed by tea in church.Monday 9 September – Harvest Supperin the Hall, 7 for 7.30pm.Thursday 12 September - WI in the Hallat 7.15pm.Sunday 29 September – Harvest

‘Songs of Praise’ in church, 10.30am.

Thursday 10 October - WI in the Hall at7.15pm.

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Flower Rota:August 4 / 11 - Daphne ChownAugust 18 / 25 - Janet StaceySeptember 1 - WeddingSeptember 8 – Wedding / HarvestSeptember 15 - Janet SellickSeptember 22 / 29 &October 6 - Shirley Cruwys

Weekly Events;Tuesdays - Yoga in the Village Hall at 7pm.Wednesdays - Short Mat Bowls in the Village Hall at 7.30pm.

Monthly Diary Dates:First Thursday – BingoSecond Monday – Whist DriveSecond Thursday – W.I.

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Thoughts for Everydayby Patience Strong ~

for 16 August

Out into the unknown futureBe prepared to move -

Even though it means you haveto leave your cosy groove.

Fresh conditions may confrontyou, face them hopefully.

Changes often forcethe door of opportunity.

Thoughts for Everydayby Patience Strong ~

for 17 September

Forget the times of troublebut not the truths they taught.Forget the days of sorrow,butnot the strength they brought.

Forget the storms you battledbeneath a heavy load, but

not the light that led you safelydown the unknown road.

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HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

Someone once made a remark about the hidden books of theBible (merely by a fluke). It kept some people looking so hardfor the facts but for others it was a revelation. Some were ina jam because they could not find them but now the truthfinally struck home to numbers of readers. To some it was adifficult job but others found that it was a most fascinatingsearch. Yes, there will be some names that are hard to spot,and may require judges to help. We will admit that it usuallytakes some working out. There are sure to be loudlamentations. One lady says that she brews a pot of tea, sothat she can concentrate better. It may help you to compete.Relax and see if you can discover the 16 books of the Biblehidden in this paragraph.


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