The Mission Community News Your Church Your Parish Your Benefice Your Deanery Number 40      December 2014 We are looking forward to welcoming the Rev Richard Freeman to the Benefice in the New Year. He will licensed as Rector of Abbots , Bradworthy, Bulkworthy, Putford and by the Bishop of on Tuesday 27th January at 7.30pm in Bradworthy Church. Rev Chris Hardwick's last service in the Benefice will be at Pyworthy Church on Sunday 28th December 2014 at 10.30am. His licensing is on Wednesday 28th January 2015 in Parish Church. Everyone is most welcome to attend these services.

Friday 19th December Market Carol Service for everyone Holsworthy New Cattle Market 7.30 pm

ASHWATER, , , & with 6th December Christmas Coffee Morning Halwill Parish Hall. 10.30am 7th December Benefice Christingle for all the family Church 4pm in aid of The Children's Society Tea & refreshments Followed by presentation on Ashwater Church Tower Restoration Project 13th December ‘Christmas Wrapping Up Presents’ Ashwater Church 10am-2pm Bring your presents -Soup mince pies tea & coffee + 2pm Tower Restoration Project Community Consultation 14th December Carol Service Beaworthy Church 6.30pm 19th December Ashwater School Nativity Ashwater Church 2pm 19th December Ashwater Youth Mission Christmas Party Ashwater Parish Hall 6.30pm 20th December Beaworthy Christmas Draw Halwill Village shop 11am Tickets J Lucas ,J Williams,J Wonnacott, S Ward, & I Sanders 20th December Candlelight Carols Halwill Parish Hall 7pm 21st December Carols and Baptism Service Halwill Church 11am 21st December Candlelight Carols Ashwater Church 7pm 22nd December South Tetcott Hunt Carol Service Tetcott Church 7pm 24th December Crib service for families Ashwater Church 4pm 24th December Holy Communion Halwill Church 8.30pm Holy Communion Ashwater Church 11.30pm 25th December Holy Communion Beaworthy Church 9am Holy Communion Halwill Baptist Church 10.30am 28th December Benefice Service. Clawton Church 11am 28th December Carols by Candlelight. Luffincott Church 7pm , BRADFORD with , & THORNBURY 5th December Cake & Coffee Black Torrington Chapel 10am 5th December Christmas Fayre Black Torrington School 3.30-5.30pm 10th December Christmas Bingo Highampton Village Hall 8pm in aid of Highampton Church 13th December Saturday Church - Nativity Bradford Village Hall 10am Further details from Morag Lobley 01409 281800 Followed by a special Holy Communion service at Bradford Village Hall starting between 11.15-11.30am. 14th December Carol Service Bradford Church 6.30pm 18th December Carol Service Black Torrington Church 7pm 21st December Carol Service Thornbury Church 6.30pm 21st December Carol Service Highampton Church 6.30pm 24th December Crib Service Black Torrington Church 4.30pm 24th December Midnight Holy Communion Highampton Church 11.30pm 25th December Christmas Day Family Holy Communion Thornbury Church 11am , BRADWORTHY, BULKWORTHY, PUTFORD & SUTCOMBE 28th November St Andrews Day Communion Rev C Hardwick Sutcombe Church 7pm 30th November Benefice Advent Service Sutcombe Church 10.30am 3rd December Christingle Sutcombe Church 6.30pm 7th December Family Communion Rev John Carvosso Abbots Bickington Church 11am 9th December Coffee Morning/Jumble Sale Bradworthy Church 10am 12th December Sutcombe carols Town Farm 6.30pm 14th December Carol Service Bradworthy Church 6.30pm 17th December Carol Service Putford Church 7pm 18th December Carol Service Abbots Bickington Church 7pm 21st December Carol Service Bulkworthy Church 6.30pm 21st December Carols around the Tree Bradworthy Square 6.30pm 21st December Carol Service Sutcombe Church 7.30pm 24th December Christingle Service Bradworthy Church 4pm 24th December Midnight Mass Rev John Carvosso Bradworthy Church 11.30pm 25th December Family Service Bradworthy Church 10am 25th December Family Service Sutcombe Church 11am 28th December Benefice Patronal Service Putford Church 10.30pm , HOLSWORTHY & 30th November Combined Benefice Service Holsworthy Church 10am 7th December Town Carol Service Holsworthy Church 6pm 2nd December Hot Potato Lunch Holsworthy Rectory 12.30pm 7th December Town Carol Service Holsworthy Church 6pm followed by coffee and mince pies 9th December Hot Potato Lunch Holsworthy Rectory 12.30pm 10th December Carols Bodmerick 4pm 10th December Market Stall Holsworthy Square late night shopping 13th December Carol Singing Holsworthy Town 8pm 14th December Christingle Service Holsworthy Church 3pm 15th December Carols Deer Park 3pm 16th December Hot Potato Lunch Holsworthy Rectory 12.30pm 16th December Carol Service Milton Damerel 7.30pm followed by mulled wine and mince pies 18th December Primary School Carol Service Holsworthy Church 10am 21st December Carol Singing Holsworthy Hospital 8pm 23rd December Hot Potato Lunch Holsworthy Rectory 12.30pm 24th December Carols round the Tree Holsworthy Church 4pm 24th December Midnight Mass Holsworthy Church 11.30pm 25th December Sung Mass Hollacombe Church 9am 25th December Sung Mass Holsworthy Church 10am 25th December Sung Mass Milton Damerel Church 11.30 am 28th December Carol Service Hollacombe Church 3pm & PYWORTHY with 7th December Christingle Pyworthy Church 4pm 14th December Christingle Bridgerule Church 11am 19th December School Carol Service Pyworthy Church 9.30am 19th December Carols for All - Derriton Singers Pyworthy Church 7.30pm in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care 21st December Carol Service Pyworthy Church 3pm 21st December Ecumenical Carol Service Bridgerule Chapel 6.30pm 24th December Crib Service Pyworthy Church 11am 24th December Crib Service Bridgerule Church 4pm 24th December Midnight Mass Pyworthy Church 11.15pm 25th December Christmas Eucharist Bridgerule Church 9.30am 28th December Benefice Eucharist – final service for CGH & family Pyworthy Church 10.30am followed by bring and share lunch in Village Hall ------For further information regarding any of the above items and the submission of future notices, please contact your local benefice correspondent below. All copy to be received by the 20th of the month please.

Ashwater, Beaworthy, Clawton, Halwill & Tetcott with Luffincott : Pam Williams 01409 [email protected] Black Torrington, Bradford with Cookbury,Highampton & Thornbury: S.Grabham 01409 231581 [email protected] Abbots Bickington,Bradworthy,Bulkworthy,Putford & Sutcombe:R.Boughton 01409 241911 [email protected] Hollacombe, Holsworthy & Milton Damerel: H.Young 01409 259345 [email protected] Bridgerule, & Pyworthy with Pancrasweek: S.Goldspink 01409 255686 [email protected] Rural Dean & Mission Community Enabler: Rev Chris Hardwick : 01409 253547 [email protected] Deanery Lay Chair : David Robinson : 01409 253096 [email protected] Editor : Letitia Yetman : 01409 211131 [email protected]