Category: Villages
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☕ St Mary’s Café is back this Saturday!
Join us on Saturday 11th July for a relaxed morning of good coffee, homemade cake and great company — hosted by our wonderful Pastoral Team. Whether you’re a regular face or you’ve never visited St Mary’s before, this is the perfect opportunity to pop in, sit down, and enjoy a bit of warmth and conversation.…
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🕊️ A Small Box. A Safe Home. A Future in Flight. 🕊️
High above us, in the bell tower of St Mary’s Church, something rather special has taken place. Nest boxes have now been installed to provide safe nesting places for swifts – remarkable birds that travel thousands of miles each year to return to the same place they call home. Sadly, swift numbers have declined dramatically…
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🐦 Help us bring the swifts home to St Mary’s 🐦
Every summer, swifts return to our skies — screaming joyfully overhead and nesting in the towers of our oldest buildings. But UK swift numbers have fallen by over 60% in 30 years. They’re running out of places to call home. We want to change that, right here at St Mary’s. With the PCC’s blessing, we’re…
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🔔 Could You Be Our Next Bell Ringer? 🔔
The sound of church bells has called people to worship for centuries — and we’re looking for new ringers to help keep that tradition alive at our church. No experience needed! Full training is given, and you’ll join a friendly team who’ll show you the ropes (quite literally). It’s a wonderful way to learn a…
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🌿 Living Stones, A Prepared Place
“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places… I go to prepare a place for you.” — John 14:2 This week’s readings hold a beautiful tension. In John’s Gospel, Jesus comforts his troubled disciples with one of the most tender promises in all of Scripture: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” He is…
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💙 All Age Service: Forgiveness — Freely Received, Freely Given
📅 Sunday 10 May ⏰ 10:30am 📍 St Mary’s Church, Church Walk, Bideford EX39 2BP Some of the hardest words to say are “I forgive you” — and sometimes, “I’m sorry.” Yet forgiveness sits right at the heart of the gospel: a gift freely given to us, and a gift we’re invited to share with…
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✨ One link. All our church online. ✨
We’ve brought everything together in one place to make it easier for you to stay connected with what’s happening in our church family. Through our Linktree, you can: 📱 Join our WhatsApp community 📸 Follow us on Instagram 👍 Like our Facebook page 🌐 Visit our website Whether you’re catching up on the latest news,…
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An Invitation to Give with Joy
“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”— 2 Corinthians 9:6–7 These words remind us that giving is not measured by the amount,…
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🌿 Lent Course – Unanswered Prayer 🌿
This Lent, we invite you to join our Course exploring one of the most honest and heartfelt questions of faith: What do we do when our prayers seem to go unanswered? Using Pete Grieg’s Unanswered Prayer course, we’ll reflect together on themes of Holy Week, sharing stories, scripture, and gentle conversation in a relaxed and…
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🌟 The Conversion of Paul – From Persecutor to Proclaimer 🌟
On the road to Damascus, Saul set out with anger in his heart and certainty in his cause.He never expected to meet Christ.He never imagined his life would be turned upside down. Yet in a moment of blinding light and overwhelming grace, everything changed. Saul became Paul.A persecutor became a preacher.A man of violence became…
