country news july/ august 2021 Parish Magazine of Shillingford St George and Dunchideock Summer Holidays Expectaton Reality Please note: All items planned for the villages are subject to the latest regulations. Keep an eye on the notice boards for any further postponements or changes! July. I have childhood memories of long days in the sunshine, of family holidays on the beach digging holes in the sand and watching the seawater moat slowly destroying my turreted castle. I have later memories of trying in vain to combine revision for school exams with getting the best suntan among my peers. And more subdued memories: waiting nervously for public exam results so that the sun could shine brightly again. Whatever our memories, our hopes, our expectations, the one sure thing is that this July will be different from the ones that have gone before. But whatever we may be allowed or not allowed to do as regards getting away for a great escape, we can enjoy some of the most beautiful countryside in England on our doorsteps. In the warmer weather we can gather outside and meet our friends, walk, swim and generally refresh ourselves in God’s good creation! Bridford Church is welcoming the community on 4 July to Hymns & Pimms at 4pm on the green area beside the Village Hall car park. We will sing some favourite hymns and celebrate God’s summer creation! Dunchideock Church is welcoming families and children on Sunday 11 July at 3.30pm to a Family Service & Picnic Tea outside in the churchyard – an opportunity for children to engage creative worship, story and song! Bring a picnic and we will make tea. Dunsford Church is holding a special Prayer Walk & Picnic for families and children at 3.30pm on Sunday 18 July. All details and contacts in the Mission Community notices which follow. For keen walkers among you, we are tentatively planning a trial run on 9 and 10 July of the new pilgrimage route through the Teign Valley. This is a joint venture with Exeter Cathedral and once it is finalised we hope it will feature on the Devon Pilgrim website enabling visitors and locals to engage with the beauties of our countryside and churches in a structured way. The route starts at Dunsford church and goes via Bridford to Christow, Ashton, Doddiscombsleigh and Dunchideock, and from there through Ide, Shillingford and Exeter St Thomas to the Cathedral. It is a long route – the trial run is principally a recce to assess its length and capability rating, given the contours of the Devon hills! We think that the keenest and fittest walkers may be able to accomplish it in a day; those of us who still need to acclimatise to the hills can attack it in modules! The pilgrimage takes in the churches, stopping for a short prayer in each, and takes advantage of the hostelries for refreshment en route. We hope to hold a short service of 2 thanksgiving in the Cathedral at the end. It may be that we are able to recce only part of the route - I hope to be able to confirm the dates and provide more detail closer to the time. Whatever our holiday plans, be they relaxing or more energetic, let us try to refresh ourselves in the longer, warmer days, soaking up the blessings God showers upon us. Teign Valley & Haldon Hill Mission Community - Pastoral Care Rev’d Ruth Frampton (Rector) can be contacted on 01647 253164 or [email protected]. If you would like, or know someone who would be glad of, a call or “virtual” visit from Rev’d Ruth Frampton, or another member of the church community, please contact the rectory (contact details above), or the Churches’ Administrator (see Getting in touch… below). Private Prayer - Days and Times of Opening: Friday Dunchideock 10:00am – 12 noon Sunday Doddiscombsleigh 12:00pm – 6:00pm Sunday Services The 9am telephone service continues (see details below for how to join). With the easing of lockdown, all our church buildings have re-opened for public worship and details are provided in the separate schedule of services. As the situation can, however, change quickly, please check the “A Church Near You” website for your parish for updates (search for e.g. “A Church Near You Dunchideock”). Please do not come if you are suffering any symptoms of coronavirus, but contact NHS 111 Please ensure that you clean your hands on entering and leaving the church building Please observe social distancing and follow all the safety guidance inside the church In line with national requirements, church services continue to have strict measures in place to ensure people’s safety. We are however allowed to sing together outside, so at the end of the service we gather outside to sing and to chat safely! You will be asked to give your name and contact details in order to comply with “track and trace” requirements. This information is covered by GDPR and will be destroyed after 21 days. Alternatively you can use the NHS app to scan the “track and trace” QR code. 3 Wednesday Evening Prayer There is a regular, short service of evening prayer each Wednesday at 6pm by telephone – see details below for how to join. For telephone services, you do not need internet access, but simply a landline or mobile telephone. Between 5 and 10 minutes before the service begins, please dial 0333 011 0616 and enter the code 334 7721, followed by the # key, when asked. You will also be asked to give your name. The cost of the call is the standard cost for any 01, 02 or 03 number, but will vary according to your telephone contract. It may well be covered by your “inclusive” minutes, or by free evening or weekend calls, but you are advised to check. Special Events… 4 July Bridford - Hymns & Pimms at 4pm in the area beside the Village Hall car park (contact Francis Leversedge – 01647 252180 11 July Dunchideock – Family Service and Picnic at 3:30pm in the church yard. A fun, creative time for children. Bring your own picnic, drinks will be provided. 18 July Dunsford – Prayer Walk and Picnic for families and children at 3:30pm (contact Susie Ursell – 01647 270061) Giving It is now possible to make a donation towards the general mission and running costs of each of our six churches through an online giving page on the “A Church Near You” website – see https://www.achurchnearyou.com and search for the relevant parish. The “Give Now” button will enable you to make an online donation, which can also be Gift Aided. Resources During this time, you may find the following online and telephone resources helpful. Daily Prayer: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us- service-daily-prayer General prayer resources: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/ coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-parishes/coronavirus-covid-19-liturgy-and-prayer Daily Hope – a free phone line of hymns, reflections and prayers – 0800 804 8044 Recording of Rev’d Ruth Frampton’s “Reflection” from the previous Sunday – 01647 407047 If you are anxious about the current situation or would like prayer or pastoral 4 support (e.g. because of illness or bereavement), please do not hesitate to contact Rev’d Ruth Frampton or the Churches’ Administrator (Steve Cook) – contact details below. Getting in touch… If you wish to discuss plans for a postponed or future baptism/christening, banns of marriage, wedding, funeral, interment of ashes or memorial service, or have any other enquiry, please contact Steve Cook, the Churches’ Administrator, on 01392 832332 or email [email protected] News from The Friends of Shillingford Wood By now most, if not all households in the two Shillingford villages will have received a leaflet concerning Shillingford Wood. They are also displayed in both notice boards in the two villages. It’s aim is to keep both communities informed of the progress to purchase the wood and that we still very much need everyone’s help and support. There is all the information required on the leaflet if anyone feels able to donate, all donations are gratefully received. The 100 club This will be running each month and proceeds will be going to our Shillingford wood fund. Tickets are £1 for each number chosen but an individual can have as many tickets / numbers as they wish. There will be a first, second and third winner each time, winning amounts will vary depending on how many participants there are. Please contact Claire at, 3 Ilex Close, SSG or email [email protected] for information and tickets. Christmas cards We, The Friends of Shillingford wood are hoping to produce Christmas cards for this year and post cards. We need your photos of the wood, surrounding countryside, atmospheric scenes, misty mornings, thunderous skies anything you may is feel relevant. They can be in black and white or colour, all welcome. Please send to [email protected] ‘Half of Exeter is now looking out of the window at the almost biblical amount of rain & realising they didn't bring a coat to work. The joys of Summer.’ 5 Shillingford St George Church Calendar for the period … July & August 2021 Date Name Service Time 4 July Trinity 5 Morning Prayer 9.30am Sidesmen Tom & Gwen Readers Di 2 Corinthians 12.2-10 Mark 6.1-13 Prayers Christopher The Willows & Ilex Close 11 July Trinity 6 Holy Communion 9.30am Sidesmen Nick Readers Ken Ephesians 1.3-14 Mark 6.14-29 Prayers Nick Manstree Lane & Manstree Terrace 18 July Trinity 7 Evening Prayer 6.00pm Sidesmen Liz Readers Tam Ephesians 2.11-22 Mark 6.30-34 & 53-56 Prayers Clergy Glebe Lane & Place Farm Area 25 July Trinity 8 Holy Communion 9.30am Sidesmen Patsy Readers Nick Ephesians 3.14-21 John 6.1-21 Prayers Delia Road through Shillingford St George 1 August Trinity 9 Morning Prayer 9.30am Sidesmen Liz Readers Peter Ephesians 4.1-16 John 6.24-35 Prayers Christopher Dunchideock, Kenn & Exminster parishes 8 August Trinity 10 Holy Communion 9.30am Sidesmen Norman Readers Norman Ephesians 4.25 - 5.2 John 6.35, 41-51 Prayers Nick Barrack Lane & Barton Lane 15 August Trinity 11 Evening Prayer 6.00pm Sidesmen Tom & Gwen Readers Tam Ephesians 5.15-20 John 6.51-58 Prayers Clergy Oak Close & Waybrook Lane 22 August Trinity 12 Holy Communion 9.30am Sidesmen Patsy Readers Patsy Ephesians 6.10-20 John 6.56-69 Prayers Delia Road through Shillingford Abbot “To be a Christan without Prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing”.