There are a few garden poles left outside the vestry door (at Tipton Church). Please help yourself to any that you can use.
Sun. 22nd March: 9.30 am Holy Communion at Tipton Church. All ages are welcome to receive God’s blessing at the Communion rail or to share the bread and wine with us, if you would normally do so. Gluten free wafers are available on request. Today’s Bible readings are Romans 8: 6 – 11 (p 796 in the Church Bibles) and John 11: 1 – 45 (p 758)
Thursdays 7.30 pm Lent Course called “The Wilderness” meeting at the church hall behind the church in Newton Poppleford. Please contact David Williamson if you need transport.
The Church Electoral Roll is about to be posted in the porches of both our parish churches. If you are on the roll, please check it has your name accurately recorded. You will shortly receive an email with details of the annual church meetings in which you can vote so please contact Becky if you have changed your email address since last year, when the roll was revised.
If you would like to make a card payment to support the work of our church parish, you can do so by clicking on the parish giving scheme webpage. Alternatively, there is a card reader machine available at church services if would like to donate by “swiping” your credit or debit card.
In preparation for the withdrawal of our pages on the Mission Community website, our parish pages on achurchnearyou.com are gradually being upgraded. For example, we now have a ‘Giving’ page and a ‘Prayer’ page from where you can access the monthly Prayer Page (green paper copies available). If you would like the prayer page and/or the weekly notice sheet emailing to you directly please let Becky know.
You can find details of all services in our Mission Community on the website home page https://staging.ottervalechurches.org/and local ones on the notice board at the back of Tipton church (by the stairs) or on the parish pages such as https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8805/
Our usual pattern of services is: Holy Communion at Tipton Church at 11 am on 2nd Sunday of the month; 9.30 am on 4th Sundays. All ages are welcome to receive God’s blessing at the Communion rail or to share the bread and wine with us, if you would normally do so. Gluten free wafers are available on request.
On 3rd Sunday of the month at 10.30 am we hold Café Church in TSJ Community Hall, with informal worship from about 11 am. You can help yourself to a drink, pastries, a craft activity (suitable for all ages) and chat with others on your table. Informal worship from about 11 am: next 19/4.
On the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month: 9.30 am – 10.10 am there is a live online worship service, accessible on Zoom through your internet browser from the OVMC website homepage. Contact David for details or if you need technical help in advance. Either he or our other Licensed Lay Minister, Caroline, leads the service, mostly with live music. You can chat face-to-face (if you want to) from 9.20 am and after the service too.
Unusual services and events: Sunday 29th March 11 am Palm Sunday service at Tipton Church.
2nd April 7.30 pm An informal but reflective service of Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday at Newton Poppleford Church
Good Friday 2 pm Reflective service at Tipton Church
Easter Saturday Coffee Morning 10 am – drinks, baked goods, books, raffle, Easter cheer! In Tipton Community Hall
Easter Sunday: 6 am Sunrise Service: a short service of reflection, prayer and worship – and rejoicing in the Lord’s Resurrection! Bacon butties and fellowship afterwards.
9.30 am Easter Service at Venn Ottery Church
11 am Family Communion for Easter at Tipton Church
Thursdays from 23rd April at 7.15 for 7.30 pm in Tipton Community Hall. The Bible Course: for everyone wanting to understand the Bible a bit better. Look out for details in Tipton Times and the church website.
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Church contacts Our vicar: Rev’d Mark Ward (Day off: Tues.) phone 01404814282 or e-mail him.
Licensed Lay Ministers: Caroline Poultney, David Williamson 07845 953984.
Jenny Parkin is our Safeguarding Officer: tel. 01404 811720.
Church wardens: Malcolm Hamilton. 07831 775459; Keith Poultney 01404 811878
Assistant churchwarden: Shirley Hamilton 07523 204527