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Create Church

Create Church is happening in a church near you! It's an informal church service where we will explore how we can be church together for all ages and accessible for young children. We will creatively respond to a Bible story through craft, games, lego, discussion, prayer and music. Invite any families you know. For more information check out the posters, website & Facebook page.

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Last Updated: 19 June 2025

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The Late Reverend Prebendary Philip Luff

‍The funeral of the late Reverend Prebendary Philip Luff will be held at St Michael's Church, Teignmouth at 10.30am on Saturday 14th June. It will be a sung Eucharist and all are welcome.

Philip served the people of Teignmouth for many years as Vicar of St Michael's and then as Team Rector of the Haldon Team Ministry.

 

 

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Last Updated: 13 June 2025

Love Your Church at Ashcombe

 A plea from our Team church, St Nectan's: Ashcombe Village Church. 

To continue restoring this Grade I Listed church we need lots of people and help on Saturday 7th June: 

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Last Updated: 09 June 2025

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Choice Words Christian Bookshop

Choice Words Christian bookshop in Newton Abbot is one of only a few Christian bookshops still open in Devon. Thank you if you already support us, through your support of our shop. We can support you in your ministry and together serve our communities in the beautiful part of the world that God has called us to.

We want to tell you about some ways in which we may be able to support your church and your congregation:

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Last Updated: 03 June 2025

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Annual Parochial Church Meetings - 2025

In each parish the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) is the main business meeting of the year where members of the congregation meet to receive reports on church activities and to elect members of the Parochial Church Council and Deanery Synod. It is, traditionally, preceded by an annual Meeting of Parishioners (or Vestry Meeting) where churchwardens are elected by the community.

This year's meetings will be held as follows:

  • St Michael's, Teignmouth - Sunday 16 March 2025 in St Michael's church (after 9.30am service).
  • St James', Teignmouth - Sunday 6 April 2025 (after 11.00am service).
  • Shaldon Parish - Saturday 12 April 2025 in St Peter's Church at 11.45am
  • St John's, Bishopsteignton - Sunday 27th April 2025 after service
  • St Nectan's, Ashcombe- Tuesday 13th May 2025 at 10.00am in St Nectan's

  • Ideford with Luton Parish - Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 7.30pm in St Mary's

Please click or tap on the church/parish name, above, to view or download the APCM reports and other papers which will be added as they become available. If you would like a printed copy please contact the Mission Community Office.

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Last Updated: 13 May 2025

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Teignmouth Folk Festival

We are delighted to welcome Teignmouth Folk Festival to St James' in June 2024:

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Last Updated: 12 May 2025

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Open the Bible

For various reasons, from August, the Open the Book Team will no longer be affiliated to Open the Book organised by The  Bible Society, and will therefore now be known as Open the Bible. We will continue to go into schools to take assemblies but being independent of Open The Book will allow us to be more creative with our assembly format.

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Last Updated: 31 January 2025

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The Mission Community in Pictures...

St James to Santiago - An illustrated talk
Pray for Ukraine
St Michael's Flower Festival 2025: A Potpourri of Poetry
St Michael's Plant Sale 2025
Pilgrimage to Cornwall - The causeway to St Michael's Mount
Pray for the Holy Land
Pilgrimage to Cornwall - The pilgrims...
Teignmouth Folk Festival 2025: The Lost Sound - Dartmoor Folk Choir at St James'
Pentecost celebrated with explosive energy and creative power this morning @St John’s church Bishopsteignton. Holy Spirit you are welcome here.
Thank you to Bishopsteignton and Shaldon scouts for coming to St John’s to complete your faith badge. It was such a joy to hear your favourite bible stories and what modification’s you’d make to the church.
Thank you Ashcombe Village Hall for your generous donation towards the upkeep of St Nectan's Church.
Bishopsteignton Art Group Exhibition at St John's
Love Your Church: St Nectan's, Ashcombe 7 June 2025: Amazing work by almost 30 volunteers from Ashcombe, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Bishopsteignton. Blitzed the wrecked church paint as well as a huge tidy up around the graveyard and drive. All the bbq bacon baps were eaten and all the coffee drunk - a small remuneration of thanks for a great morning's work by everybody.
St Michael's Flower Festival 2025 - A Potpourri of Poetry
Teignmouth Folk Festival 2025: The Lost Sound - Dartmoor Folk Choir at St James'
Bishopsteignton Art Group Exhibition at St John's
6 May 25: After recent events in Teignmouth we asked the awesome young people at the Popup cafe today @StJamesChurch where they felt safe. So good to see some write ‘church’. We are trying to make a small difference in what can be a really tough time of life for our young people.
Thank you to Bishopsteignton and Shaldon scouts for coming to St John’s to complete your faith badge. It was such a joy to hear your favourite bible stories and what modification’s you’d make to the church
Balloon Prayers at Create Church at St John's Bishop'
St Michael's Flower Festival 2025 - A Potpourri of Poetry
Celebrating the Trinity with the theology of Twix at St James'
A massive THANK YOU to all the volunteers, Sam Lock for organising this, Ben Brown for the music, The Veggy Box - Teignmouth & Dawlish & HITS food bank for the donations. You all came together on Tuesday to make this happen to bless the young people of our town. They were delighted to be greeted by a festival in a churchyard for them with a free BBQ. Amazing times. Well done to all those who are finishing their GCSE's in the coming days.
Love Your Church: St Nectan's, Ashcombe 7 June 2025: Love Your Church: St Nectan's, Ashcombe 7 June 2025: Amazing work by almost 30 volunteers from Ashcombe, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Bishopsteignton. Blitzed the wrecked church paint as well as a huge tidy up around the graveyard and drive. All the bbq bacon baps were eaten and all the coffee drunk - a small remuneration of thanks for a great morning's work by everybody.

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Last Updated: 08 January 2025

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2024 in Pictures

Fundraising Folk Concert at St James'
Preparing for his licensing as Team Vicar and Children & Families Mission Enabler - Rev'd Dave Wilkie with Archdeacon Andrew and Rev'd Carol
Pray for the Holy Land
Concert of seasonal music & spoken word at St John's
All Souls Service at Bishopsteignton
Flower Festival at St Michael's
Thank you Year 4 for your hard work in St James' churchyard
Ascension Day Breakfast At Ashcombe
Welcome to Rev'd Dave and all the Wilkies
Messy Church at Ideford
Fundraising Folk Concert at St James'
Change is afoot at St James: Making more space for the Pop Up Cafe
RNLI 200 Celebration Service
Fundraising Folk Concert at St James'
RNLI 200 Celebration Service
Bishopsteignton Walk of Witness: Good Friday 2024
Stormy Sam at the RNLI Carol Service at St Michael's
"Allo Allo" at St John's, Bishopsteignton
Shrove Tuesday at St James'
Teignmouth Primary School Year 4 - in St James' churchyard with Rev Dave
Dr Ruth Sewell; relicensed as Licensed Lay Minister for the Haldon Mission Community at St Andrew's, Ipplepen
Bishopsteignton Primary School Christmas Concert at St John's
Philippa and Olly's Wedding at St Peter's, Shaldon
Pray for Ukraine
South West Awake: Teignmouth Anglicans and Baptists on the seafront by the pier
Bishop Mark Rylands with Rev'ds Carol & Dave at St Michael's 200th Anniversary Celebration Service: 29 September 2024
St John the Baptist: All Souls
The children at Family Praise on Sunday 2nd June painted their feet blue and walked up and down the banner creating this wonderful water effect. We then prayed for our sea, for the Holy Spirit to come and inspire us to heal our sea and its creatures
Maundy Thursday - at the Cathedral for the Diocesan Chrism Eucharist
Thank you Year 4 for your hard work in St James' churchyard
Teignmouth Primary School Christmas Concert at St James'
Outdoor Communion on Ascension Day at Ashcombe
Good Friday at Bishopsteignton - Hot Cross Buns!
Flower Festival at St Michael's
Teignmouth Folk Festival: Sykesmartin at St James' Church
Church Bug House in St Mary's churchyard, Ideford
Welcome... to St James' PopUp Cafe

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Last Updated: 31 December 2024

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A Celtic Blessing for the Bereaved

Do not hurry as you walk with grief

It does not help the journey

Walk slowly, pausing often

Do not hurry as you walk with grief

Be not disturbed by memories, that come unbidden

Swiftly forgive and let unspoken words, unfinished conversations
  be resolved in your memories.

Be not disturbed.

Be gentle with the one who walks with grief

It is you, be gentle with yourself

Swiftly forgive, and walk slowly,

Pause often

Be gentle as you walk with grief

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Last Updated: 04 November 2024

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Anna Chaplaincy – Offering spiritual care in later life

Anna Chaplains and Anna Friends, named after the widow Anna, who appears with Simeon in Luke’s Gospel, are people who offer a few hours every month to visit older people wherever they live as part of a supportive network across the community.  

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Last Updated: 06 September 2024

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