Author: Sheenah Middle
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🌍💜 Lent Appeal: Smartie Tubes for Christian Aid 💜🌍
This Lent, we’re doing something simple — and surprisingly powerful. On 8th Feb and 15th Feb, we’ll be giving out Smartie tubes at church:🍫 Take one home🍬 Enjoy the sweets🪙 Fill the tube with coins throughout Lent⛪ Return it on Easter Day Every tube returned supports Christian Aid, helping tackle poverty and bring hope to…
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Crypt Youth (11–16s)
🔥🎮 Crypt Youth (Ages 11–16) 🎶✨Every Thursday | 5:30–7:30 pm📍 St Mary’s Church, Bideford A brilliant space for young people to hang out, switch off from the week, and have a great time. What’s happening:🎲 Games🎨 Crafts🎶 Music🕹️ Game console😄 Friendly people & good vibes Whether you’re coming with mates or stepping in on your…
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Crypt Youth (7–11s)
🎮✨ Crypt Youth (Ages 7–11) ✨🎨Every Thursday | 4:00–5:30 pm📍 St Mary’s Church, Bideford A fun, friendly space for children to chill out, make friends, and enjoy being themselves. Expect:🎲 Games & group fun🎨 Crafts🎶 Music🕹️ Game console time🍪 A relaxed, welcoming atmosphere If your child would enjoy a lively after-school space filled with creativity…
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Building on Firm Foundations
As we reflect this week on what it means to build our lives on firm foundations, today is a good moment to ask: What am I building my life upon? Prayer doesn’t need to be complicated. It can be as simple as asking God to help us listen more closely, love more deeply, and live more…
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Holy Grounds – First Gathering of the Year
Saturday 10th January | 10.30am–12.30pm We are delighted to welcome you to the first Holy Grounds of the year on Saturday 10th January, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Holy Grounds is a relaxed, informal space to pause and begin the new year together over good coffee, conversation, and companionship. Whether you come regularly or are joining…
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Plough Service 2026
Sunday 25th January | 3.00pm You are warmly invited to join us for the Plough Service 2026, taking place on Sunday, 25th January at 3.00 pm in The Barn, Melbury Farm, Parkham (EX39 5PP). This traditional rural service is an opportunity to pause at the start of the farming year, to give thanks, to pray…
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New Year Celtic Evening Service
Sunday 11th January | 4.00pmSt Swithun’s Church, Littleham As the new year unfolds, you are warmly invited to a Celtic Evening Service at 4.00 pm on Sunday, 11th January at St Swithun’s Church, Littleham. This service will be a quiet, contemplative time of reflection and meditation, shaped by the Celtic Christian tradition, with space to…
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All-Age Service – The Wise and Foolish Builders
Sunday 11th January | 9.30am We warmly invite you to our All-Age Service at St Mary’s on Sunday, 11th January at 9.30 am, where we’ll be exploring the well-known parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders. Through this simple but powerful story, Jesus reminds us of the importance of building our lives on strong foundations.…
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✨ Happy New Year from St Mary’s Church, Bideford ✨
As a new year begins, the Rector, Vicars, and congregation of St Mary’s send you our warmest wishes. We step into this new year with hope, trusting in God’s faithfulness and light to guide us through all that lies ahead. Wherever you find yourself today — full of anticipation or carrying concerns — you are…
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🎄 A Christmas Day Message from St Mary’s Church, Bideford 🎄
On this Christmas Day, the Rector, Vicars, and congregation of St Mary’s send you our warmest wishes. As we celebrate the birth of Christ, we give thanks for the light that shines in the darkness, bringing hope, peace and love to our world. Wherever you are today — at home, with family and friends, or…
