There are a few garden poles left outside the vestry door (at Tipton Church). Please help yourself to any that you can use.
Sunday 8th February 11 am Holy Communion at Tipton Church. Details below.
Today’s Bible readings are Romans 8: 18 – 25 (p 798 in the Church Bibles) and Matthew 6: 25 – end (p 685)
Some dates for your diary:
Monday 9th 11.30 am Funeral of Pat Keeley at Tipton Church
Thursday 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
Mon. 23rd 7.30 pm PCC meeting at the Williamsons’ home.
Sat. 7th March 10 am Easter coffee morning in Tipton Community Hall
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 wardens: Malcolm Hamilton. 07831 775459; Keith Poultney 01404 811878
Assistant churchwarden: Shirley Hamilton 07523 204527