Rev Mark Neave is going to be running an on-line Advent course, through the miracle of Zoom, starting on Wednesday 30th November 2022. There will be four sessions, each lasting no more than an hour, beginning at 7.00 pm each Wednesday (30th November and then 7th, 14th and 21st December). The course is based on some material prepared by David Adam (former rector of Lindisfarne) entitled 'Candles in the Dark', but tailored to fit the Zoom format. The four sessions are loosely based on the traditional themes for the four weeks of Advent: Week 1 - Patriarchs and AdventurersWeek 2 - Visionaries and DiscoverersWeek 3 - John the BaptistWeek 4 - MaryObviously, it's good if you can attend all four sessions, but each session is 'free-standing', so if you cannot attend all of them, don't worry - each session will hopefully make sense on its own. Each session will be based on a Bible passage, but also makes use of music, poetry and art to explore the theme, supplemented by prayer and reflection.For further details, please contact Rev Mark on 01548 721306 or via email mark.neave@live.co.uk
ANNOUNCEMENT – For services on Sunday 13th March 2022It is announced today that the next Priest-in-Charge of the Start Bay Mission Community is to be the Reverend Mark Neave, presently Assistant Curate in the Whiddon Team Ministry. The Start Bay benefice, in the South Hams at the southernmost point of Devon, includes the parishes of Buckland Tout Saints, Charleton, Chivelstone, East Portlemouth, Slapton, South Pool, and Stokenham with Sherford and Beesands.A native of rural Norfolk, Mark studied civil engineering at Manchester, Surrey, and Loughborough Universities, later receiving a theology degree from the University of Durham. He has been a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers since 1982 and his professional career has involved him in the design and building of bridges in diverse areas of England, Wales and Australia. Immediately prior to ordination he was Group Director of Bridge Engineering for a large firm in the South West, responsible for strategic business planning and the management of structural design teams. He prepared for ordination here in Devon on the South West Ministry Training Course.Mark was admitted as a Reader in the Church of England in 2016 and ordained in 2019; since then he has ministered in the rural multi-parish benefice of the Whiddon Team on the northern fringe of Dartmoor. He looks forward to joining the people of the Start Bay parishes and to working alongside the Reverend Michael Barrett, who will continue to serve as Interim Priest-in-Charge of the parish of Stokenham, Sherford and Beesands following Mark’s arrival.Mark and his wife Rose will move to Charleton Rectory in early June and subject to the completion of all legal formalities, Mark will be licensed to his new ministry by the Bishop of Plymouth on Wednesday, June 8th at 7pm at a service in St Mary’s, Charleton at which all will be welcome.Your prayers are asked for Mark and Rose as they prepare to move to a new home in the Start Bay parishes; for Mark in this next stage of his ministry as a priest; and for all the churches of the Start Bay and the Whiddon Team in their continuing worship, witness and service in their communities.
The PCC of East Portlemouth Church are pleased to announce the start of our East Portlemouth Food Exchange. This project aims to share surplus food locally and at the same time help two charities in Kingsbridge.This is how it works: donations of surplus produce, household and store cupboard items you may have are placed in the box at the back of church. Then, anyone is welcome to come along and help themselves to items from the box. Any surplus items will go to Kingsbridge Food Bank.There is no charge but any donations, however small, will be given to Soul Food Kingsbridge who provide hot meals to families during school holidays.
