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I am discreet, empathetic and dependable; whether it is to streamline and declutter, Tel: 01647 441271 clear paperwork or if you feel daunted by moving house, I can help. or Text: Please call on 07774 165 902 077667 10969 to discuss your needs Covid precautions applied Professional ear wax removal using microsuction, carried out by experienced local nurses. Clinic appointments or home visits available. [email protected] 07541 384 915 www.earmattersexeter.co.uk maggi rowell bespoke dressmaker specialist alterations 07776186725 01647 440088 (Moretonhampstead) I N T O U C H ~ A U G U S T 2 0 2 1 . It really seems, as this is written on the day of Covid regulations being relaxed, that last month’s heading for this page, Bring back the music! may indeed now be fulfilled, but all of us in our churches will need to be alert to the guidance of the wardens, and sensitive to the wariness of some to be free of every restriction. The heavily paraphrased counsel of Apostle Paul in this context may be appropriate: Be considerate for the needs of others who may not all be on the same page as you! The dreadful, for many, events in Iran in 1979 mentioned in a piece about the new Iranian Bishop of Chelmsford (pages 7-9) help to illustrate the way in which a church, pruned of any semblance of power or prestige, can nevertheless flourish as never before – as suggested in this month’s piece about the late Bishop John Taylor (page 14). This chapter in the book being followed was a difficult one to digest, but this was one outstanding feature. Read at least, if you can, the final paragraph of that item! This month there is quite a bit about walks and pilgrimage, apart from Debbie’s Community Walk. There has been the relay from G7 to COP26 (see page 5), while too late for inclusion last month is the imminent launch of a new pilgrimage route. The item below is one of three in this issue about … The Archangel’s Way – Chagford to Belstone Walk – Saturday 31st July This is an 11½-mile linear walk celebrating the launch of The Archangel’s Way. It will include Gidleigh, Providence, Throwleigh, South Tawton, South Zeal and Sticklepath. This is a moderate walk over tracks, paths, country lanes and ancient woods. There will be refreshments and music at the finish in Belstone. The walk starts from Chagford Church at 10 am. If you decide to join in, please let Lisa Harris know (07843 602289 / [email protected] – the email address begins with L.J.) as soon as you read this notice. But you will need to organise your own return transport! See other notices about this on pages 6 and 12. Co-editors Vicky Rose 231584 — [email protected] Lionel Holmes — 440113 & 07931 890255 / [email protected] COPY DEADLINE for next month is 19th August but please send us your item once you have it ready. Please don’t sit on it till then! Please send items to BOTH of us MESSAGE OF THE MONTH This was submitted for POETRY PLEASE, but it was felt worthy of being given pride of place as this month’s ‘Message’ This month’s contribution is a very personal one, and comes from one of our lay ministers, Wendy Ellis. Wendy has lived in Moreton since 1982, after living in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) for 18 years where she met her husband Peter. Wendy has been very much involved, not only in the life of the local church but also in the wider community, including local variety and singing groups, and all this whilst working as a nurse in hospitals and on the district until she retired in 2001. She has written the following introduction: ‘The lines below came to me some time ago – I cannot remember exactly when, except it was when my late husband Peter, who had been suffering from kidney failure for many years was suddenly getting much worse, before he died in November 2019. Our daughter Heather had also just had the devastating news that her whole life was going to be changed by cancer. That is currently in abeyance, but she will live with it all her life. ‘In the midst of such overwhelming developments, it would be so easy to give up on faith altogether. Instead, what I was absolutely certain of was this – that God’s presence was very much with me in this situation, and it was as though his arms were upholding me in times of stress and anxiety, and I was aware of a remarkable sense of comfort and complete confidence, just as though Jesus was there, carrying this burden with me.’ When the storm clouds gather And the way seems dark and farther.
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