Honiton Deanery

Listen Up ….

Sarah — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:16:57 +0000

The Acorn Listening Course starts this coming Tuesday, 1st May at 7pm in the village hall at Yarcombe.

The first session of the five is a ‘taster’ evening, so everyone is welcome to come and give it a try. You will probably decide you want to do more.

Good communication and the ability to listen is key, not just to church life, but to every avenue and every relationship. None of us is perfect, so come and learn how you can improve relationships with everyone you meet.

The course costs £5 per session. If you would like to attend, please contact Revd Kate Woolven via this website.

Find out more about the listening course by clicking on this link Acorn Christian Healing Foundation

Archdeacon Visitation

Robin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:48:57 +0000

Monday May 14th at 7pm in Exeter Cathedral

This will be the first Visitation held by the new Archdeacon of Exeter,

The Ven. Christopher Futcher, who will be preaching at this service.

Signing in and receipt of any outstanding paperwork, will be in the Chapter House from 6pm.

All are welcome!

Come & Sing Stainer’s “Crucifixion”

Robin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:45:32 +0000

Sat 31 March 2012

St. Andrew’s Church, Chardstock

Rehearsal 2.30p.m. Concert 7.p.m.

Singers £10

Audience £10

Singers’ information & application forms from Rozanne Bulmer

rvbulmer@btinternet.com / 01404 881838.

Audience tickets from Ron Burdon

01460 220438

Proceeds to Help the Heroes Charity.

Open The Book

Sarah — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:21:52 +0000

‘Enabling every child to hear the story of the Bible at school in their primary years’

Using the Lion Storyteller Bible and the OTB handbook, a script and directions are provided for each session.

If you’d like to consider being a volunteer storyteller, please look at the website www.openthebook.net and then contact me.

I hope you might like to be involved in this exciting mission opportunity in our local schools!

The training session will be on Monday April 16th at 1.30 pm at Chardstock Church.

All volunteers will need to be CRB checked.

Revd Judith Abbott 01460 220005 or email judith754@btinternet.com

Deanery Synod

Sarah — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:43:22 +0000

Tuesday 6th March at Kilmington Hall, 7.30 pm

Refreshments served from 7pm

Speaker ; Mr David Cain, Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance

ALL WELCOME

Women’s World Day of Prayer

Sarah — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:22:54 +0000

TODAY 2.30PM in the METHODIST CHURCH, COLYTON

Women’s World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of informed prayer and prayerful action, organised and led by Christian women who call the faithful together on the first Friday in March each year to observe a common day of prayer and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.

The service is written by a different country each year and that country then becomes the focus of the world’s prayers on the day itself. The first service of the day will take place on the Island of Samoa at dawn until the last services of this special day in America. The world is circled in prayer for 36 hours!

This year’s service is written by the Women of Malaysia.

ALL WELCOME

Lent @ Five Alive

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:00:10 +0000

10 of the Best – The 10 Commandments, in Five parts. Wednesdays 7.30 for 8pm Kilmington Church and Hall talks end with a short service of Compline.

February 29th, Church

1 & 2: God First: No Other Gods or Idols

Archdeacon David Gunn-Johnson

March 7th, Hall

3 & 4: Why are these important? : The Name of God and the Sabbath

Bishop Martin Shaw

March 14th, Hall

5 & 6: Considering Others: Parents & Not Murdering!

The Revd Alastair McCollum

March 21st, Hall

7 & 8: Being Trustworthy: No Adultery, No Stealing

The Revd Nigel Freathy

March 28th, Church

9 & 10: Bad Neighbours: False Witness & Coveting!

Archdeacon John Rawlins

Rural Dean

Sarah — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:05:53 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that Revd Alastair McCollum will be the new Rural Dean for Honiton Deanery.

Congratulations!

The commissioning service will be on 11th March, at 6 pm, at St John the Baptist Church, Yarcombe. This will be a Taize Service with Bishop Bob undertaking the commissioning at the end of the service.

All are very Welcome.

Acorn Listening Course

Robin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:43:01 +0000

At least once in every person’s life there is a need to tell our story and know that we have been heard.”

We all hear but do we listen? Christian Listening is about listening to others, to ourselves and to God. Learning to listen well enables us to improve relationships, grow as people and deepen our spirituality. Listening is possibly the greatest gift you can give to another.

How do we do this?

We provide a safe place for someone to come as they are and tell their story. This can be life-changing! Being taught how to listen is empowering and promotes healthy lives and relationships. Christian listening also opens us to the variety of ways that we can listen to God.

What will I gain from this?

Have you ever been desperate to share something which is on your heart, or troubling you, but whoever you’re telling just isn’t listening to you. How did it make you feel? What if that same person came alongside you, offered you space and security, was reflective and respected you for what you were giving them the privilege to hear? That’s what Christian Listening can teach you.

Christian Listening isn’t designed to sort people out, it’s designed to:

Help people to get out what’s locked in
Help people to move forward
Help them identify feelings
Affirm people by reflecting back in their own words

We will be holding the Acorn Listening Course, ‘Listening for Life’ here in the Five Alive Mission Community in May. The four session course will be held at the Yarcombe Village Hall. It will begin on

Tuesday 1^st May 7-9.30pm – This will be a stand alone ‘taster’ session for those who want to see if this course is for them. The course itself will start on

Tuesday 8^th May 7-9.30pm

Monday 14^th May 7-9.30pm

Tuesday 22^nd May 7-9.30pm

Tuesday 29^th May 7-9.30pm

This course will be open to anyone who is interested, with a small charge of £5 per session to cover Acorn’s expenses. I can highly recommend this course having done it myself some years ago. (This information has been taken from Acorn’s own material.)

Social Responsibility

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:01 +0000

There is a new website from the Church of England to resource Christian Community Action – www.how2help.net. This has a wealth of material drawn from good practice around the country. If you take a look, let us know what you think about it.

ROC Conference 9-10 March 2012 Plymouth

Following on from the launch last October this conference is an opportunity to learn more about partnership working to help meet the needs of our community.

Bridging the Gap, Riverside Church, Exeter 17 March 2012

The Entheos Trust runs community training days that are designed to bring together those of like mind from different churches to be inspired, learn together, share encouragements and concerns.

http://wwww.theentheostrust.org

How can we create a more stable economy? How can we overcome the growing gap between the richest and the poorest? Does Christianity have anything to say? Professor Ulrich Duchrow, Dr Molly Scott Cato, facilitated by Simon Barrow, Ekklesia

http://ccisr.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=355:the-eye-of-the-needle-biblical-clues-to-a-new-economy&catid=977:economics-a-recession&Itemid=238

Faith in Community Involvement 19 April 2012 Teignbridge – attached flyer

Free networking session for faith-based organisations in the Teignbridge area

Resourcing Christian Community Action

A Church of England initiative, bringing together as a catalyst current best practice in providing Christian care in local communities with the resources and knowledge needed to multiply those good works across the country over the coming years. This is a site designed for action…

http://www.how2help.net/

Are we washing our hands of Britain’s Poor? – Lent Course

Only one in five of us think poverty is a result of social injustice.

Faced with constant news stories about rising debt, unemployment, homelessness and child poverty, the problems in this country may seem insurmountable; even unavoidable. What is the truth? Is social inequality eroding social well-being? And if so, what’s the solution?

The issues are never black-and-white, but Church Urban Fund’s new Lent course brings them into sharp relief.

http://www.cuf.org.uk/resources-churches

Shelter in a Pack

A resource for churches and communities considering setting up winter night shelters for homeless people

Shelter in a Pack was launched in the winter of 2010-2011 in London and in Birmingham, attracting huge interest from church groups nationwide. Within months of the launch, a number of groups had decided to set up Winter Night Shelters (WNS).

http://www.housingjustice.org.uk/pages/dedicated-page-for-shelter-in-a-pack.html?dm_i=5DF,MDGL,3GPAJS,1TZSG,1

Timebanks

A step by step guide

Time banking is a rewarding and enjoyable way to bring people together to share their skills. People get the help they need and help each other out by taking turns to be responsible for some of the care and practical support that we all need from time to time – people of all ages and all abilities can join in and exchange a whole range of skills.

http://www.timebanking.org.uk/index.asp?dm_i=5DF,NT9Y,3GPAJS,1XEEE,1