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Holiday Club – The Final Conquest…nearly 40 volunteers from Sid

Valley Anglican Churches worked together to Host a

Star Wars themed Holiday Club.

We discovered that Star Wars was rather marmitey.

However when you strip the story back and left with

the good and evil (booing the baddies and oohing the

goodies!), spaceships, light sabers, robots then it’s a

really exciting, action packed adventure so it is then

accessible for all.

Over the four days it started and finished with a

drama of four friends looking and hoping for a leader

to keep them away from the dark side. Leaders came

and went and even one of them tried to lead herself. However they

discovered their was one leader who came to protect and guide them and

then died so we could live. We all know who that was paralleled with - our

Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Children with the grown-ups, enjoyed making crafts – bubble wand light

sabers, R2D2’s, Chewbacca’s are just a few to mention.

Over 40 children through the week learnt brushstrokes of the Bible. On the

last day, the important memory verse and passage they looked at was John

3:16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.’’ The children and adults had a great time. It was encouraging fellowship for

the adults getting to know new people and it was rewarding knowing that

some children are now interested in coming to other events in the future

such as Fusion Café. If anyone is interested in events such as this in the

future then please contact Kirsty at youth@sidvalley.org.uk.

October 2014 40 p

Suggested contribution

Magazine for

All Saints’ Church and

St Mary & St Peter’s Church,

Salcombe Regis

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From the Vicarage

Get your Jab! It’s that time again when we should get our ’flu jabs. (At least those who need them – I put in a request every year because of the Nursing Homes I visit.) It’s good to

be protected. Recently I was giving a talk about the little book of Jude. It’s small and being right next to the book of Revelation, it is often overlooked. Jude talks about the dangers of contamination! Now Jude was part of Jesus’ human family, in Matthew 13 he is listed alongside Jesus’ other brothers. In the Gospels it is clear that the brothers took a long time to realize who Jesus truly was, but both James and Jude became leaders in the early Church, and perhaps the others did too, it’s just that they went unrecorded. In the face of the problems that they confronted as a church, Jude tells his folk to be strong. He uses 4 verbs to describe how they should do that. “Building yourselves up in you most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life,” verses 20 and 21. In these ways, those Christians, and we too, can keep our spiritual immune system healthy. Let’s follow Jude’s advice.

Notes from the Vicarage

Put Prayer First!

Everyone believes prayer is important – it’s just that doing it is so difficult. At All Saints’ we meet as a church for Prayer and Praise on the first Tuesday of each month, October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd, 7.30pm in the church. Last month I reminded the folk there, that I still believe the old saying that the church that closes its prayer meeting may as well close its doors. For it is God’s Kingdom we are seeking, and we should pray for Him to do his work amongst us. Also there will be another Mission Community day of prayer on November 10th. Watch for details. All Saints’ Together. We are continuing our habit of having a united morning service near All Saints’ Day, so this year it is November 2nd at 10.30am. That’s the only morning Service that day! Thanksgiving Service happens later that day at 3.00pm. This is a short service to give thanks for people we have loved and lost. All welcome and tea afterwards.

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Peoples’ Stories - Kirtsy Hammond

In case you don’t know who I am my name is Kirsty! And I am currently in the role of Children’s Youth Worker covering for Kate while she is getting used to having a new beautiful family. I haven’t got a very exciting history really, but after growing up in Sidmouth I studied in Wales and gained a Theatre Studies and RE degree, before my teacher training, which was to be a RE specialist teacher. Whilst at Uni. I was a Youth Club leader for the Children’s Society and also a Rainbow leader to the sweetest little Welsh girls. Once I qualified I thought I would be brave and try city life and moved to Southampton, where I met my gorgeous husband, John. I wasn’t so keen to live in the city and we soon moved into the New Forest and then later moved and taught in some challenging schools in West Sussex. We moved back to Sidmouth ten years ago with our then, two year old son Alex, and then a couple years later had our bouncy bundle of joy (which is still rather bouncy) called Will. Since then I have been teaching at Sidmouth C of E Primary School where I was co -leading the RE as part of the humanities team. I have been worshipping at All Saints for the last 6 years but my past was originally from the Sidmouth Parish Church where I sang in the choir. However, in my teenage years I used to also go to the Methodist Church Youth Club in town and from this was heavily involved in organising District events, which I really think kept me on the straight and narrow – along with playing in the Sidmouth Town Band! Since we have moved back I have been leading different groups, but then we tried some different activities such as EPIC camp (just had our third year) and two Lock In’s now. John and I are both Cub Scout Leaders. Having two lively boys and having our strong beliefs in appreciating nature and our beautiful surroundings of God’s creation, it feels the natural thing to do. John is from a real Scouting family and both his parents and grandparents were Scout leaders. Looks like I have turned into one of them! The summer has flown by. The first week we held a Rocket/Prop making workshop to prepare for Holiday Club which was well attended. The following week Mark and I took some of the youth to CreationFest in Cornwall (see photos in the September mag). Great Christian worship, music and teaching. Then it was Holiday Club itself. To be honest, I wasn’t sure which way it was going to go, but with a great team we had a brilliant week. I am still on a high! Following that, something a little different, a group of us went to the cinema to see Frozen - the singalong version. This means watching a Disney film whilst the words are on the bottom. I am not sure who is more excited!! If you haven’t seen it- I recommend it! So, big change for me, but sometimes change is good and if we listen carefully to God, sometimes the answers are staring right in front of us (although we may not want to see it) and then everything makes sense. Well that’s a little bit about myself in a nutshell. Please come and see me and I can bore you some more, but I will first apologise, I am terrible with names. Blessings,

Kirsty Hammond

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October Diary Dates for All Saints’ &

St Mary & St Peters Churches See regular activities page 4

Thursday 2nd Men’s Forum 3pm All Saint’s Hall p13 Sunday 5th & 19th Rose Lawn Services @ 4.30 pm. p12 Tuesday 7th Holy Communion at Rose Lawn @ 11am. p12 Tuesday 7th - Snack ‘n Chat 12 noon. P4 Tuesday 7th Prayer and Praise 7.30 pm Sunday 12th Two Sisters and a Funeral, 4pm All Saints’ Church p13 Tuesday 14th Friendship group 10 am p4 Thursday 16th Messy Church 3.30 pm p4

Wednesday 15th by 9am Magazine copy date

Saturday 18th Man to Man 8am p4 Saturday 25th Coffee & Co. meeting on 10am to noon p4 Saturday 25th Christian Aid Quiz 7pm Church Hall p12 Monday 27th Prayer for the Nation 2pm All Saints’ Lounge p4 Wednesday 29th Salcombe Regis Parish lunch at Blue Ball p7

Other activities not included here please see pages 12 & 13

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Our Mission: We exist to see lives transformed by Christ.

Our Vision is that All Saints’ should be increasingly:

God honouring, Christ following, Spirit-led and Bible-based

Welcoming, open hearted, outward looking and relevant

A people who are humble, gracious, generous and servant hearted.

Our service times are scheduled on page 16 of the magazine. The 8am Holy Communion follows the Book of Common Prayer. The 9.45 Service offers informal contemporary worship during which there’s seekers@saints, separate age related activities in five different groups for those aged 3 to teens. There are crèche facilities for the under 3s. The 11.15 am Service follows Common Worship.

We hope you will always find a warm welcome here, and worship which is both reverent and meaningful.

For disabled people we have level access into the Church by all doors, and a ramp to the Hall and toilets (including adapted toilet); we also provide baby changing facilities. There is an efficient loudspeaker system for those who find listening difficult. A hearing loop, covering most of the church and hall, serves those with hearing aids switched to the ‘T’ position. The car park is available free for those attending services and meetings. Permits for parking at other times are available for church members.

All Saints’ Church is part of the Sid Valley Mission Community in the Devon Anglican Diocese.

P 2 Vicar’s Letter & notes

P4 Regular activities P5 Editors Note & CR2EE P6 & 7 - Around Salcombe Regis Parish, news and events P8 - All Saints’ PCC update & Car parking fees, and Shoebox appeal P9 Discipleship course P10 Letter from Mark Barrett P11 Mustard seed update

Contents

P12 & P13 Events P14 Team Rector’s letter P15 Prayer Focus P16 All Saints’ Services for October P17 Salcombe Regis Services for October P18 & P19 Who’s Who & Contacts P20 - p30 Adverts P 30 Diary Dates P31 Profile— Kirsty Hammond P 32 Holiday club review

WELCOME TO ALL SAINTS’, SIDMOUTH

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REGULAR ACTIVITIES @ ALL SAINTS’

Prayer Groups

Weekly prayer, Friday 9.00 - 9.30 am in Church.

Monthly prayer and praise, 7.30 pm the first Tuesday of each month in Church

Men’s Prayer group, 7am each Friday morning in church. Contact Phil Cranch.

Prayer for the Nation, 4th Monday at 2pm in Church. Contact Joyce Missing. House Groups There are many groups which meet at various places in the valley on different days and times. Please contact Brenda Richards for information.

Pastoral Team (vacancy) Anyone who would like to discuss potential visits should initially contact the Vicar.

Friendship Group for retired people, meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 10am - 12noon for coffee, board games, and other varied activities. Chris Lowden manages this event.

Coffee & Co is a group for people who would like to meet others just for friendship. Biddy Miller manages this event which meets on the 4th Saturday of each month 10 am - 12 noon.

Snack ‘n chat meets for a simple lunch, from 12 noon on the first Tuesday of the month from October to April. Anne Kay manage this event.

Man to Man Breakfast for the men normally on a third Saturday of a month at 8am – some for Christian men only and some outreach events. Contact Robin Johnson

Messy Church is a fun packed session for children aged 4-11 accompanied by a parent, with games, craft, storytelling, songs, short bible talk and supper. 3.30pm - 5.30pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Contact Sally Marvin

Gardening. Contact David Guthrie-Clark

Missionary partners and Interests A blue leaflet in the foyer gives an overview of information. More detailed information is available on the notice board in the Church Hall.

See page 18 for contact tel. numbers.

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Kerrie Howard

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Editor’s Note - October is a busy month for various events,

see pages 12 & 13. Last month I made a mistake with the Leprosy Mission Annual meeting date, so my apologies, it is on Wednesday 8th October 3pm, at Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Last month we also faced a technical problem with emails, so I only received part of Kirsty’s report on the activities of the young people. However you will now be able to read it all on pages 31 and 32. I don’t have space for the whole SidFM prayer letter from Chris and Andrea, so please check out the notice board; salient points are below and photos on the front cover.

Christian

response

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Thank you for your continued support. Lots of nice knitwear and blankets received. There is now a box in the foyer for contributions to Christmas shoe-boxes and a list of suitable items on the notice board. The collection box will remain there until early November.

Jackie Stephens (516679) See also note on page 8 Operation Christmas Child

SidFM prayer letter points

1. 45 children came to the mission during

the week -a quarter were non churched

and holiday makers came along.

2. 100 came to the combined BBQ and

barn dance. A particular thanks to all

who served in different ways..

3. Praise God for providing the team and

funds to put on the mission.

4. We were delighted to make the front

page of the Pulman newspaper .

5. And that a parent came to the mission

Bible study at Sidmouth Prayer room

each day. Barry and Chris Lowden

created a cosy atmosphere .

6. Puddings were enjoyed by the team and

we were grateful for all those who

provided this for us.

7. Books were given to children who

attended the mission. Please pray that

they would be read and seeds would

continue to be sown.

8. Accommodation was difficult to gain

this year, but God provided, so all the

team got a bed....praise God.

9. Nathan Wilcox did a super job,

challenging team each night and

presented God’s word in a new and

exciting way. Please pray for him as he

starts his second year in teaching.

10. We have already had 2 members of

team commit to leading the Pebbles and

Rocks age groups next year! We are

delighted that this will enable Chris to

oversee all the groups.

11. We are blessed by Shaun Tipton’s

commitment to serve the mission as

treasurer. He works so hard throughout

the year. Please pray for him as he

continues to take on this role, besides

having family and working full time.

12. The teaching material - Seaside Rock

was based on the life of Peter. The

children had fun doing various

activities- Pray that when the children

make the wrong choices in life they

will remember the life of Peter who

made a u turn and changed direction.

13. Pray for Chris and Andrea who will be

planning next year’s mission from

January 2015. Pray that we will be able

to implement the new ideas we and

others have for next year.

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Around the Parish at Salcombe Regis

Around the Parish. When writing this article in September we have to think of the month ahead which in this case is October. Our Harvest celebrations are over and we look forward to autumn a “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” with it’s beautiful colours, autumnal fruits, the migration of summer visiting birds back to warmer climes and our small native animals preparing to hibernate for the winter ahead. We have been blessed this year with a brilliant summer and have enjoyed all the benefits the sun brings. We have welcomed new and old friends to our services in Church and to our successful Churchyard teas. Another parish lunch is being planned for Wednesday 29th October at the Blue Ball. The first lunch proved to be very popular and we hope that this one will be likewise. Rosalind and Duncan are once again in Northern Uganda and have taken with them tooth brushes for children and adults and bars of soap kindly donated by our congregation, items that we take for granted but over there few can afford. Please remember them in your prayers, for the good work they do and also for their safety, protection, good health and wisdom to deal with the complex issues that frequently arise during their visits. We look forward to hearing the latest news from Uganda on their return. We now look forward to the next few months when we enter a busy time with our Christmas coffee morning to be held in the Darlington Room on Thursday 6th November always a popular morning when we outreach into the community meeting old and new friends. Salcombe Regis is hosting the first session of SVMC Prayer Day from 10am until 12noon in the Church on Monday 10th November. A morning of prayer, thoughts and peace, also remembering those who gave their lives in the two World War conflicts. We hope that many friends from Salcombe Regis and other Churches within the SVMC will support this morning. As is our custom every year Salcombe Regis will remember the fallen from the two World Wars and this year we will gather at the War Memorial on the 9th November following on from the 9.15am Family Communion in time for the two minutes silence at 11am followed by a short Service of Remembrance and the laying of wreaths. 2014 is the 100th Anniversary of the start of WW1 and to commemorate this The Friends of Salcombe Regis Parish Church have invited Jonathan Walker, a Military History author, who will give a PowerPoint presentation on “Salcombe

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Regis - A Parish in the Great War”. This will be held on Friday 7th November in All Saints Church Hall at 7pm. Tickets costing £5 will be on sale at the door with refreshments available. Every season seems to have been mentioned except for spring! We expect delivery shortly of 5,000 crocus bulbs which will be planted in the Garden of Remembrance and give a spectacular splash of colour in the Spring of 2015 and many more to follow. These bulbs are part of the Keith Owen Fund project to plant one million bulbs across the valley. Remember to put your clocks back when retiring on Saturday 25th October heralding the start of winter but a chance to have an extra hour in bed before going to Church!!

Annette Newman

Two funerals and a baptism have taken place during the last month at St. Mary and St. Peter Parish Church, Salcombe Regis:- Pamela Joan Bennett’s funeral took place on the Wednesday. 13th. August and Lorenzina (Lori) Maria Collins’s on Wednesday, 20th August. May God grant them a share in his Kingdom. Olivia Koriviek Korinek was baptised on Sunday, 17th August. We welcome Olivia into Christ’s Family.

Salcombe Regis Parish Church will be holding their annual Christmas Coffee Morning at the Darlington Room, Abbeyfield Court, Station Road, Sidmouth on Thursday 6th November at 10.00am Christmas Decorations, Cakes, Gifts, Books, Raffle and Children's Society Christmas Cards. Entrance £1-20 to include coffee and mince pie.

SID VALLEY MISSION COMMUNITY Prayer Day

On Monday 10th November 10 am to Noon

At Salcombe Regis Parish Church

All Welcome

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All Saints’ PCC meeting

Our latest PCC Meeting took place on September 16th. The following shows the

specific topics discussed.

Approved PCC Minutes for the July meeting are now in the Lounge PCC Minutes

File for your review and information.

Vicar’s Report including: Worship Times, Freedom in Christ course

implementation, Mission and Action Plan, Home Group meeting frequency,

Church Home Weekend for 2015, Existing Lap-Top adequacy.

Treasurer’s Report

Car Parking Fees

Old School Rental Charges

Old School refurbishment needs

Health and Safety Report

Correspondence

Tony Miller

CAR PARKING PERMIT RENEWAL

At the end of October you will need to renew/apply for your Car Parking Permit for 2014/15.

PCC decided in September the fee should be £55 for (1) Car and £82.50 for (2) Cars – a

very modest increase after a number of years unchanged. Please place your request for a new permit in my “M” pigeon hole along with a cheque for the appropriate amount. You will receive the new permit by return into your pigeon hole. Many thanks for your help and consideration in getting this task completed. Blessings – Tony Miller

Shoe Box Appeal-Operation Christmas child -

We have shoe boxes and leaflets available at Primley URC, if your friends

and congregation members wish to fill them this year.

This will also be a drop-off point again from Nov 1st-18th.

Last year 130 boxes were collected from our church!!

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Freedom in Christ - a Discipleship Course for Everyone

The Discipleship Group was set up in 2011, the members being David Guthrie Clark, Tony Wiltshire, Brenda Richards, Rosemarie Luff and Carole Hawkins. We organise Open House Parties for newcomers; an annual Alpha Course; help and encouragement for Brenda Richards as Home Group Coordinator.

A Discipleship Course was considered a next step and following a conversation with a holiday maker whose Anglican home church had introduced the FIC course and who spoke enthusiastically for it, this was investigated.

The Objectives and Purpose of the Course? To ensure people understand their position ‘in Christ’ as revealed in scripture. To offer the opportunity to discover anything that may be holding them back from becoming fruitful disciples – not through ‘counselling’ but by allowing the Holy Spirit gently to prompt and challenge.

Who are its authors & who is delivering? British couple Steve and Zoe Goss; the Course runs similarly to an Alpha Course by DVD and includes opportunities for small group discussion, although there is no requirement to say anything – we shall follow that format.

The Commitment / Expectations? To attend the 13 week course Expectations? That we will become more vital, free, effective followers of Jesus.

When, Where and Cost starting w/c 3rd November finishing w/c 10 February, in church, two Course books £3.60 each but contribute what you can.

What about my Home Group? We hope everyone will give the Course priority for that 13 weeks because of the benefits to the fellowship of all studying the same thing together. We hope to offer one daytime and 2 evening opportunities each week. You can attend which ever is most convenient to you.

Last winter 32 people in leadership positions did the Course and the PCC invite you to do it this winter.

Want to know more? do please speak to Roger or any member of the Discipleship Group. Carole Hawkins

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Donation to Tearfund if wished.

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More!

Recently BBC radio 4's book of the week was 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Human Kind' by Yuval Noah Harari. The book traces the 100,000 year development of human kind from cave dwelling hunter gathers, to the rise of agriculture, to industrialization and finally to our modern world. One of the interesting observations the author makes is that, contrary to popular belief, human technological progress has not given us a better world. Rather it has given us a better world for some, and the journey to that better world has been a struggle for all. In fact, as Harari argues from a wealth of accumulating research, the happiest and healthiest we as humans have ever been was as hunter gatherers. Here we had more space, more food and a richer, healthier diet. Interestingly it was our desire for 'more' which turned us into farmers. Whilst farming increased food production, it also exploited animals and ultimately lead to a rapid rise in human population levels. Suddenly there were more mouths to feed. Consequently farmers became fighters because land became a valuable commodity. Wars raged where the strong survived and the weak perished. As is obvious by recent global news coverage, these wars fuelled by greed and a lust for power continue to rage today.

Of course we can't turn the clocks back but as we approach the season of harvest once again I am struck by how much this modern research parallels the biblical narrative. Genesis ch. 1:29-30 speaks of God's gift to humans and animals of an abundance of food and Genesis ch. 1:31 closes with, '''And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good'. And then as we move into chapters 2 and 3 and chapters 4-11, the wheels fall off. Why? Because we wanted more; we wanted more to the extent that we were able to justify disobeying God and taking what didn't belong to us (Genesis 3:6). Interestingly, this first disobedience is immediately followed by us suddenly being concerned about our external appearance (Genesis 3:7). Later in the New Testament Jesus warns us about our anxiety for more: he says, 'do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear...Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?' (Matthew 6:26-27).

So, as reflected in the Genesis narrative and by Jesus, it is our insatiable desire for more that leads us to trust the faithfulness of God less. It also (as demonstrated in Genesis 4-11 and onwards) directly or indirectly has an impact on other human beings who share this very crowded world with us. It is the very opposite of the command to love God and love our neighbour.

As I said, we can't turn the clocks back but, as Christians, how often do we question the impact our material decisions make on God's very good creation and those who share it with us. For example, do we know where our food or clothing comes from? Are we paying what these items are actually worth or is someone else in a developing country working in appalling conditions picking up our tab? Can we tell the difference between

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MUSTARD SEED NEWS (Autumn 2014)

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Seed. Folk Week went amazingly well, a big thank-you to all our volunteers-we couldn't

manage without you. Colin and Sally have organised everything to run smoothly and

efficiently as usual, and we are thankful to have such a great team.

IMPORTANT DATES. The Annual Day of Prayer for the Mustard Seed this year is

planned for Sunday November 2nd. The Trustees very much hope that all our local

churches and Christian groups will arrange to include the needs of the Mustard Seed in

their public prayers that day. Suggestions for prayer will be available from the Mustard

Seed early in October.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING for the Mustard Seed will be held in the shop on

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Events

CHRISTIAN AID quiz.

All Saints church hall.

Saturday 25th October 7pm

Light supper.

Ann Foster tel 579900

THE LEPROSY MISSION ANNUAL MEETING

8th October 2014

at Emmanuel Baptist Church at 3pm.

Rev. David Beazley will be speaking.

There will be tea and biscuits.

All are welcome,

Further details please contact

Jeanne Selley Tel 597319

St. Peter’s Church, Sidford.

Autumn Fair

on Saturday 4th October at 2.00pm.

There will be all the usual stalls plus a

Jewellery Stall, W.I Craft Stall, the

Brownies and Rainbows are having a stall

as well as the pre-school group. You will

be able to take afternoon tea or a cream tea

if you prefer. The church will be decorated

for Harvest Festival, which takes place the

next day at 11.00am. Do come along and

join us.

COME AND LISTEN TO

TWO SISTERS AND A

FUNERAL

The choir for this musical is mostly

made up of people from local

churches and will be performed under

the direction of writer and composer

Roger Jones on:

Sunday 12th October at 4pm in

All Saints' Church

It tells the exciting story of a family

transformed by the resurrection power

of Jesus so please invite your non-

Christian friends to come with you.

Tickets will not be sold but there will

be a retiring collection for the work of

Christian Music Ministries.

For any further information, contact

John Belton

(01404-813431)

Rose Lawn Services 7 October 11am Holy Communion with

Revd David Lewis

Sundays at 4.30pm

5 October Mrs Alison Black

19th October Canon Dennis Gurney

both with tea following.

Mrs Eileen Bevington will accompany on

the piano for all the services

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Saturday 11th October, 8pm.

EXETER CHAMBER CHOIR

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Director/piano - Andrew Daldorph

Guitar - Andrew Barrett

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Tickets £10 (u16free) from

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Wednesday 15th October, 7.30pm

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Advance notice

Exeter Cathedral Choristers and Musicians

The Music Room, Sidholme.

Wednesday 19th November 7pm.

The Forum which was founded on

Christian Principles provides an

opportunity for men to meet in

fellowship and be entertained by talks

on a variety of subjects with

refreshments.

The programme includes an annual

coffee morning, the President’s Lunch

and several ‘open’ meetings

to which ladies are invited!

First meeting of season

Thursday 2nd October ALL MEN MOST WELCOME

Peter Moss

YOU ARE INVITED to the SIDMOUTH MEN’S FORUM 2014-2015

Every Thursday October to March 3pm to 4.30 at All Saint’s Church Hall,

All Saint’s Road, Sidmouth

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WHY SHOULD I GIVE TO THE

CHURCH?

In September we had a ‘Stewardship Sunday’, when we encouraged members of the parish church to be generous in the giving of their time, talent and money to God through the Church. Since then, I’ve had conversations with a number of people, including some who, quite understandably, have made such comments as, “I support a lot of charities so I can’t give any more to the Church,” or “I would like to support the Church, but there are more important things to give to.” So, here are five good reasons why we should consider giving through our local church!

1 Giving follows receiving We should give because God gives to us so that we can generously give to others. Paul testifies in 2 Corinthians 9:11 that “you will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way.” Have you received anything? Then you should give generously. God doesn’t want us to hoard anything but to share what we have.

2 Giving meets needs Local churches don’t have money trees growing in their churchyards! They need financial support to maintain the current ministry and to be able to do more in mission and outreach. It’s heart-breaking to see a church struggle when its people don’t provide financial support. If the Church’s own members don’t provide the financial means, who will?!

3 Giving glorifies God Think through this exchange of hands:

God gives, we receive, we give, another receives, and then what does the recipient do? What is our natural reaction when someone gives us something we need? We thank them. When we give what God has given us, we are putting a match to the fuel of praise that will burn up in thanksgiving that glorifies God (2 Corinthians 9:12).

4 Giving benefits us God has wonderfully designed giving to benefit the recipient and the giver. When we give, we become like the character personified in Psalm 112:9: “He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” There is a soul-strengthening, vivifying, gladdening stream that is reserved for givers.

5 Giving imitates Jesus “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). Jesus gave more than we can imagine so that we would become rich beyond our wildest dreams. If Jesus gave and we call ourselves his people, his Church, we should imitate our Lord and become loving, living examples of our heavenly Benefactor.

“Each person should give what they have

decided in their heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7)

Philip Bourne, Team Rector

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TEAM RECTOR - Sidmouth Parish Church Rev. Philip Bourne 512595 philipbourne@btinternet.com

All Saints & Salcombe Regis Rev. Roger Trumper 515963 Mark Barrett 512645 St. Francis, Woolbrook and Sidbury & Sidford Rev. Susie Williams 516036 susie.williams@sidvalley.org.uk

Clergy & Staff Rest Days Rev. Roger Trumper - Thursday Mark Barrett - Wednesday Rev. Susie Williams - Wednesday

Magazine Editors

Sidmouth Parish Church Margaret Jewes 512020 St Francis, Woolbrook (Grapevine news letter) Jackie Herbert & Bettina Wilson stfnews@yahoo.co.uk & bettina.wilson1@btinternet.com Sidbury & Sidford Janice Salway 514862 E-mail: jansalway@hotmail.co.uk

All Saints’ Church Joyce Missing 516806 E-mail: jemissing@aol.com Salcombe Regis Parish Church Contacts Annette Newman & 513313 m.newman140@btinternet.com Erica Hodgson 577216 hodgsonerica@hotmail.com

SID VALLEY TEAM

Rev. Roger Trumper - Vicar & Chairman Phil Cranch - Warden relected 2014 Rupert Crofts - Warden elected 2014 Gill Johnson - Treasurer elected 2014 Tony Miller - Secretary elected 2014 Barbara Allen - elected 2013 Alastair Bates elected 2014 Peter Fung - elected 2012 Chris Hamilton - elected 2012 Fran Lee - elected 2013 John Montgomery - elected 2014 Hannah Vicarage - Deanery Rep elected 2014 June Glennie - Deanery Rep Jennie Crabtree - Deanery Rep Mark Barrett - Curate Carole Hawkins - Reader John Dunster - Reader

If you have an issue you wish to raise for the PCC's consideration, please write to Tony Miller - PCC Sec.

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH PCC

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Friendship Group Chris Lowden 516028

Children’s Ministry Tracey Tipton 576804 Prayer Chain Margaret Jenkins 577981 Man to Man Robin Johnson 578433 Men’s Prayer Phil Cranch 515677 Snack ‘n’ Chat

Anne Kay 579040

Coffee & Co Biddy Miller 513697 Hall Bookings & Flower Rota Biddy Miller 513697 Messy Church Sally Marvin 514475

Car Park Permits Tony Miller 513697 Notice Board Geraldine Gee 579604 Heating Tony Miller 513697 Sound System Martin Allen 579152 Bible Reading Notes Rosemarie Luff 579345 House Groups Brenda Richards 07763 169255 WEBSITE Editor Paula Mills 515488 (millspaula@hotmail.co.uk)

PCC SECRETARY Tony Miller 513697 biddyandtony@ukgateway.net

PCC TREASURER Gill Johnson 578433

GIVING Freewill Offering Geraldine Gee 579604 Gift Aid Gill Johnson 578433

ELECTORAL ROLL SECRETARY Brenda Richards 07763 169255

OFFICE / VESTRY PHONE 577773

CHURCH ADMIN. ASSISTANT Phil Cranch Office email : allsaints@sidvalley.org.uk CHURCH WARDENS Phil Cranch 515677 Rupert Cropfts

DEANERY SYNOD June Glennie 578722 Jennie Crabtree 568750 Hannah Vicarage 07944222276

WHO’S WHO VICAR - Rev. Roger Trumper, The Vicarage, All Saints Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8ES

Tel.: 515963 Email: roger.trumper@sidvalley.org.uk

CURATE - Mark Barrett, 25 Lymebourne Park, Sidmouth EX10 9HZ

Tel: 512645 Email: mark.barrett@sidvalley.org.uk

COMMUNITY YOUTH PASTOR - Kate Hamilton currently on adoption leave

Tel. 07588 817590 Email: youth@sidvalley.org.uk

ALL SAINTS WEB SITE : www.allsaintssidmouth.org.uk

All Saints’ Church charity number 1128968

HON. ASSISTANT CLERGY Rev. Handel Bennett 514211

Rev. Kenneth Crooks 489254

Canon Dennis Gurney 515362

READERS

Mrs. Carole Hawkins 515674

Mr John Dunster 578332

Reader Emeritus Mrs Joyce Blackwell 515436

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PRAYER FOCUS for October 2014

All Saints’ Church Fellowship Prayer list for October

Intercessions for the Mission Community for October

Pray for healing and wholeness for our churches and our mission community

For God to use and bless the ecumenical service of healing at St Luke's tide, October

19th

For our local hospital and its patients, for those who act as chaplains and for all

members of our congregations as they visit friends or family there

For the doctors and nurses at the hospital and health centres in Sidmouth and Sidford

and for a growing realisation of their share in God's ministry of healing

For the work of the Hospital Comforts Fund and the building work at the hospital

For the Science Festival and all involved in it

For the local ecumenical fellowship of clergy

Pray too for

Times of fellowship in our churches

For those taking part in the Rotary Sponsored Swim on October 11th

For new initiatives in reaching out to children and their families

For those who represent us in the wider church on Deanery and Diocesan Synods

For the Mission Community Reader Affirmation Service on October 26th at 6.30 pm

in St Peter’s Church, Sidford.

1. Handel and Joan Bennett

2. Jen Bennett

3. Liz Bennett

4. Eileen Bevington

5. Frances Bigland

6. Brian and Alison Black

7. Peter and Jacquie Blackmore

8. Joyce Blackwell

9. Hannah Boyd

10. David and Eleanor Brand

11. Ray Brearley

12. Margaret Bryant

13. Marian Buckwell

14. Pat and Graham Bungay

15. David Burgoyne

16. Shirley Burrough

17. Anne Buttery Vega

18. Barbara Butts

19. Roger and Felicity Carver

20. Peter and Julia Cauchois

21. John and Deborah Chadwick

22. Douglas “Jim “ Challis

23. Pete and Ali Champain

24. Alan and Nancy Channon

25. Pauline Chick

26. David and Annie Guthrie Clark

27. Mollie Clark

28. David and Barbara Clarke

29. Barbara Coates

30. Alex Cousins

31. Malcolm and Jennie Crabtree

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ALL SAINTS’ SERVICES - October 2014

5 October Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

8:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Rev Roger Trumper 9:45 am 11:15 am Morning Services Title: To the Church in Thyatira Preacher: Alastair Bates Readings: 1 Kings 18: 1 - 16; Revelation 2: 18 – 29

12 October Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 8.00 am Holy Communion Rev Roger Trumper 9:45 am & 11:15 am Morning Services Title: To the Church in Sardis Preacher: Roger Jones Readings: Jeremiah 4: 1- 4; Revelation 3: 1 – 6

19 October Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

8:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) 9:45 am & 11:15 am Morning Services Title: To the Church in Philadelphia Preacher: Rev Roger Trumper Readings: Isaiah 22: 20 – 24; Revelation 3: 7 – 13

6:00 pm United Churches Service at Methodist Church

26 October Last Sunday after Trinity

9:45 am Morning Service 11:15 am Morning Service and Holy Communion Title: To the Church in Laodicea Preacher: Will Craven Readings: Revelation 3: 14 - 22; John 9: 1 - 7 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm Encounter

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SALCOMBE REGIS SERVICES - October 2014

5 October Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 9:15 am Parish Communion 11:00 am Matins Title: To the Church in Thyatira Preacher: Rev Roger Trumper Readings: 1 Kings 18: 1 - 16; Revelation 2: 18 – 29

12 October Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 8:00 am Holy Communion 9:15 am Parish Communion Title: To the Church in Sardis Preacher: Rev Mark Barrett Readings: Revelation 3: 1 – 6; Matthew 24: 36 – 44

19 October Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 9:15 am Parish Communion 11:00 am Matins Title: To the Church in Philadelphia Preacher: Rev Roger Shambrook Readings: Isaiah 22: 20 – 24; Revelation 3: 7 – 13

26 October Last Sunday Sunday after Trinity 8:00 am Holy Communion 9:15 am Parish Communion Title: To the Church in Laodicea Preacher: Rev Robin Laird Readings: Revelation 3: 14 - 22; John 9: 1 - 7