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The Holsworthy Mission Community News
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Number 41
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January 2015
From Our Acting Rural Dean
At this time of the year we usually wish everyone a Happy New Year. It’s rather more difficult for us at this time.
In our Mission Community we have been shocked by sudden bereavement, with the unexpected deaths of Chris
Hebron and William Ley, both active for many years at deanery level and well-known in the community. We pray for
their families in their bereavement.
We bid farewell to Revd Chris Hardwick, the incumbent of Pyworthy and Mission Community Enabler. He takes up the
post of priest-in-charge at Tavistock from the end of January. We wish him and Sarah and the family well. It doesn’t
seem all that long ago that they were settling in to Pyworthy Rectory.
Chris Hardwick took over as rural dean in the middle of 2014. His departure now leaves a gap. I have agreed in the
interim to be acting rural dean until such time as the Diocese in consultation with Chapter is in a position to appoint a
new rural dean.
On a more positive note, we look forward to welcoming Revd Richard Freeman as the new incumbent in Bradworthy.
Revd Christopher Penn has undergone major surgery and is progressing steadily for which we give thanks.
Chris Hardwick steered our Mission Community through to the point of it being celebrated by Bishop Nick at an
important service in Holsworthy in September last year.
In order reach this milestone, we needed to have a functioning Mission Action Plan – which we now have. The Mission
Action Plan has been very clearly set out, and acts as a blueprint for the next five years and more, but even so there
has been some uncertainty about the churches in the Holsworthy and Bradworthy benefices. The number of benefices
in the Mission Community is being reduced from 5 to 4. The plan is for Holsworthy and Pyworthy benefices to merge
into one benefice, with one full-time incumbent. Discussions and plans for that are well underway.
For many years Milton Damerel has been part of the Holsworthy Benefice. However, plans are now going ahead to
draw Milton Damerel into the Bradworthy benefice of churches. Geographically, it seems to be best suited to be part of
that group of churches, so that when Revd Richard Freeman comes, he will eventually take over responsibility for
ministering to that parish as well as the other parishes in the Bradworthy Benefice. It has not been easy to arrive at this
decision, but given the fact that we have 4 stipendiary clergy to cover a very large area, it seems to be the best way
forward for both Milton Damerel parish and for the clergy.
If anyone has any concerns, or would like to talk further about any of these issues, please do contact me (details
overleaf) and we can arrange a time to meet up.
So, all in all, not an easy start to our new year. Perhaps as never quite before, we are being made aware of our human
frailty and aware of God’s unfailing mercy. Someone once said A person’s extremity is God’s opportunity.
Let’s commit ourselves and the coming year to the Lord in faith and trust, knowing that he will provide all that is
necessary for us.
With blessings and prayers
Kathy Roberts
Week of Christian Unity 18th to 25th January
25th January
Christian Unity Bring and Share lunch
Followed by service at 2pm
Bodmin Street Methodist Church
1pm
Revd Chris Hardwick's licensing is on Wednesday 28th January 2015 in Tavistock Parish Church at 7pm.
Everyone is most welcome to attend.
ASHWATER, BEAWORTHY, CLAWTON, HALWILL & TETCOTT with LUFFINCOTT
21st January
Friends of St Leonard’s AGM
Clawton Parish Hal
7.30pm
Saturdays in January the 3rd ,10th,17th, 24th,31st. Soup Lunches in Ashwater Church. 12-2pm Voluntary Donations
25th January
Week of Christian Unity Service
Halwill Baptist Church
6.30pm
BLACK TORRINGTON, BRADFORD with COOKBURY, HIGHAMPTON & THORNBURY
10th January
11th January
th
17 January
Saturday Church
Come and share our Plough Service
Christingle Service
Bradford Village Hall
Men's Breakfast
Bickford Arms, Brandis Corner
10am
Black Torrington Church
4pm
8.30am
Booking by payment of £7.00 in advance to Bob Luckhurst 01409 231555
ABBOTS BICKINGTON, BRADWORTHY, BULKWORTHY, PUTFORD & SUTCOMBE
4th January
4th January
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Bradworthy Church
Abbots Bickington Church
10am
10.30am
10.30am
11th January
Benefice Morning Prayer
Putford Church
13th January
Coffee Morning/Jumble Sale
Bradworthy Church
10am
Bradworthy Church
Sutcombe Church
10am
11am
th
18 January
18th January
Choral Communion
Family Service
25th January
25th January
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Bradworthy Church
Sutcombe Church
10am
10am
27th January
Licensing Service Revd Richard Freeman
Bradworthy Church
7pm
1st February
Benefice Communion
Sutcombe Church
10.30am
HOLLACOMBE, HOLSWORTHY & MILTON DAMEREL
Please remember Fr Christopher and his family in your prayers as he recovers from his operation.
There will be no 8am Eucharist on any Sunday in January at Holsworthy, or 10.30am Market Mass on any Wednesday.
4th January
4th January
11th January
11th January
18th January
18th January
25th January
25th January
Sung Mass
Sung Mass
Sung Mass
Eucharist
Sung Mass
Sung Mass
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Hollacombe Church
Holsworthy Church
Holsworthy Church
Milton Damerel Church
Hollacombe Church
Holsworthy Church
Holsworthy Church
Milton Damerel Church
9am
10am
10am
11.30am
9am
10am
10am
11.30am
BRIDGERULE & PYWORTHY with PANCRASWEEK
4th January
4th January
Family Service
Morning Prayer
Pyworthy Church
Bridgerule Church
9.30am
11am
11th January
11th January
Eucharist
Family Service
Pyworthy Church
Bridgerule Church
9.30am
11am
Benefice Eucharist
Pancrasweek Church
18th January
with the blessing of the ploughs
10.30am
25th January
Benefice Eucharist with the Archdeacon
Bridgerule Church
10.30am
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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]
Acting Rural Dean Rev Kathy Roberts : 01409 231279 [email protected]
Deanery Lay Chair : David Robinson : 01409 253096 [email protected]
Editor : Letitia Yetman : 01409 211131 [email protected]