Church Notices

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Notice sheet (updated weekly)

Do you need some garden poles (perhaps for your veg)?  If so, take what you want from outside the vestry door (at Tipton Church).

Some dates for your diary:

Thursday 5th Feb. Homegroup at David and Becky’s home in Hayne Close (TSJ). We start with coffee at 7.30 pm and aim to finish by 9.15 pm. We like looking at difficult questions we can get dig into in the Bible and discuss: This week it is Do miracles really happen? Our meetings are informal and open to everyone, wherever you are in your journey of faith. More details from David Williamson (below).

Sat. 7th 10 am Church coffee morning in Tipton Community Hall

Mon 9th 11.30 am Funeral of Pat Keeley at Tipton Church

Thurs 12th 7.30 pm start of this year’s 7 week Lent Course called “The Wilderness” at The Meeting Place in Newton Poppleford. Please contact David Williamson if you need, or can offer transport.

Sunday 15th 10.30 am Café Church in the village hall.

18th: 10 am Ash Wednesday service of Holy Communion at Newton Poppleford Church

You can find details of all services in our Mission Community on the website home page https://ottervalechurches.org/ and local ones on the notice board at the back of Tipton church (by the stairs).

Our usual pattern of services is:

Holy Communion at Tipton Church at 11 am on 2nd Sunday of the month; 9.30 am on 4th Sundays.

On 3rd Sunday of the month at 10.30 am we hold Café Church in TSJ Community Hall: You can help yourself to coffee, pastries, chat, a craft activity (all ages); at 11 am there is a time of informal worship.

Also, on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month: 9.30 am – 10.10 am live online worship service, accessible on Zoom through your internet browser from the website homepage. For technical help do contact David in advance. Either he or our other Licensed Lay Minister, Caroline, leads the service, mostly with live music. You can chat face-to-face (if you want to) from 9.20 am and after the service too.

Click here to read the monthly prayer page. If anyone you know would appreciate a paper copy of the notice sheet or monthly prayer page, please contact Becky 07853 496883.

If you would like to make a card payment to support the work of our church parish, you can do so by clicking here. Alternatively, we now have a card reader machine available at every service if would like to donate by “swiping” your credit or debit card.

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Church contacts    Our vicar: Rev’d Mark Ward (Day off: Tues.) phone 01404814282 or e-mail

Licensed Lay Ministers: Caroline Poultney, David Williamson 07845 953984.

Jenny Parkin is our Safeguarding Officer: tel. 01404 811720.

Church wardensMalcolm Hamilton. 07831 775459; Keith Poultney 01404 811878

Assistant churchwarden: Shirley Hamilton 07523 204527