Ally's licencing service will be on Tuesday, 21st April, 7.30pm at Newport.Everyone is very welcome to come and mark the beginning of her new ministry here with us.Ally will be licenced by the Bishop of Crediton.
The Bishop of Exeter is pleased to announce that, subject to the completion of the statutory formalities, the Rev'd Alison Grace Hope has been appointed as Interim Vicar to the Benefice of Newport and Bishops Tawton.Ally is an Assistant Curate in the Benefice of Newton Tracey, Horwood, Alverdiscott, Hunsthaw, Yarnscombe, Tawstock, Atherington, High Bickington, Roborough, St Giles in the Wood, and Beaford.She will be moving into the vicarage with her husband and two daughters, and will be licenced at a service in the spring.
Reverend Selina's final service at Bishops Tawton will be on Sunday the 4th of October, which is also our Harvest Festival.This is your chance to wish her well for retirement and to give thanks for her (and Julian!), and her ministry which has blessed our parish these last few years.Please do join us if you're able.
On the afternoon of Sunday, 2nd March, Bishop Mike is joining us for a service of baptism and confirmation.He'll be joined by the Archdeacon of Barnstaple who is to commission two new Anna Chaplains and a youth and families worker.All are invited to join us for this celebration, and there will be an opportunity to meet the new bishop during refreshments afterwards.The service starts at 3pm. Please note that there will be no 11am service in church that morning.
