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Our church website: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8805/
(/8806 for services only at Venn Ottery)
Visit the site for the weekly notice sheet, monthly prayer page, news, calendar of services in the parish and more! If you would rather have any of this information emailed directly to you, please email Becky to add you to the group mailing list.
Sunday 14th 11 am Service of Morning Worship with Infant Baptism at Tipton Church: we are expecting large numbers of family and friends and there will be NO service of Holy Communion. Please contact our curate, Carys, if you would like to receive Holy Communion at home. Today’s Bible readings are 1 Cor. 12: 4 – 13 and Mark 10: 13 – 16.
Thurs 18th & 25th at 7.15 pm in TSJ Comm. Hall: The Bible Course.
Sunday 21st 10.30 for 11 am Café Church in Tipton Community Hall.
Monday 22nd 7.30 pm PCC meeting at David & Becky’s home.
Wednesday 1st July 7.0 for 7.20 pm Deanery Synod including a facilitated discussion on the 5 Missional Priorities Bishop Mike has set us: all are welcome to attend. Hosted by Whimple Church: transport available. Details from Becky or Keith (our DS reps).
3rd – 5th July 10.30 – 5 pm Harpford Church Flower Festival
Sat. 4th July Church Coffee Morning 10 am in Tipton Community Hall – hot drinks, baked goods and other produce, books, company and chat!
31st August Bank Holiday Monday 12 noon – 4 pm Parish Fete on the School Playing Field – BBQ, cream teas, stalls, all the usual fun!
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. All ages are welcome to receive God’s blessing at the Communion rail or to share the bread and wine with us, if you would normally do so. Gluten free wafers are available on request.
On 3rd Sunday of the month at 10.30 am we hold Café Church in TSJ Community Hall. Café Church: You can help yourself to a drink, pastries, a craft activity (suitable for all ages) and chat with others on your table. Informal worship from about 11 am: the next one is 21/6.
On the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month: 9.30 am – 10.10 am there is a live online worship service, accessible on Zoom through your internet browser from the OVMC website homepage. Details from David W.
There are still some garden poles left outside the vestry door (at Tipton Church). Please help yourself to any that you can use.
If you would like to make a card payment to support the work of our church parish, you can do so by clicking on the parish giving scheme webpage. Alternatively, there is a card reader machine available at the back of Tipton church if would like to donate by “swiping” your credit or debit card.
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Our church ministers: Our vicar: Rev’d Mark Ward is on sabbatical until 5th August. Please contact our curate, Revd Carys Baker (day off: Fri). Tel. 07977 090932 or email her.
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