Hello, This CVMC e-News covers the period from now until the 11th of January. The odd error or omission might just have slipped in. Let me apologise in advance.  I will take this opportunity to thank you for all the kind words and encouragement received over the last three months and especially over the last weeks.  I also take this opportunity of wishing all the contributors as well as all readers a very Joyous and Blessed Christmas.  Rod S

Culm Valley Mission Community

News and Events

4th Sunday of Advent

The Light of Hope

Isaiah 61: 1-11

Services

Please note there will be NO midweek communion service on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Services will resume on Wednesday 7th of January.

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Friday 19th December

7pm Kentisbeare             Carol Service

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Sunday 21st December

9.45am Willand                Holy Communion

10.30am Kentisbeare        All Age

11.15am Uffculme           Holy Communion

4pm Ash Hill                    Carol Service

6.30pm Uffculme             Carol Service

6.30 pm Willand              Carol Service

7pm Ponchydown Farm Blackborough - Nativity in the Stable

Tuesday 23^rd December

10am Uffculme      Intergenerational Carol Service St Mary’s

Christmas Eve       Wednesday 24^th  December

NO 9.30am  Uffculme      Holy Communion service

4pm Uffculme                  Scratch Nativity

4pm Willand                    Christingle Service

11pm Uffculme                Midnight Communion

11pm Willand                  Midnight Communion

Christmas day       Thursday 25^th December

9.45am Willand               Family Communion

10am Uffculme                Christmas Morning Worship

10am Kentisbeare            Holy Communion

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…and after Christmas…

Sunday 28^th December

10.30am Kentisbeare       Whole Mission Community Holy Communion

New Years Eve      Wednesday 31^st  December

NO 9.30am  Uffculme      Holy Communion service

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Sunday 4^th January

8am Uffculme                  Holy Communion (BCP)

9.45am Willand               Holy Communion

10.30am Kentisbeare       Morning Worship

11.15am Uffculme           Holy Communion

Wednesday 7^th January

9.30am Uffculme             Holy Communion Service

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Sunday 11th January

9.45am Willand               All Age Service (Church Hall)

10.30am Kentisbeare       Holy Communion

11.15am Uffculme           All Age Service

6.30pm Bradfield             Evening Worship

Events in week commencing: 21st December                                           

Monday:

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

Tuesday:                                          

9.30am-12noon CHAT Advice Drop-in, Square Corner Uffculme

10am Carols & Cake an intergenerational Carol Service St Mary’s Uffculme

10:30am Reading Matthews Gospel – part 3 St Mary’s Kentisbeare

Wednesday: Christmas Eve – see service details

Thursday: Christmas Day – see service details                               

Friday:                                        

Saturday:

Events in week commencing: 28th December

Monday:

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

Tuesday:                                          

Wednesday:

Thursday:              

Friday: 

2pm Music Group, Willand Church Hall                                        

Saturday:

7pm Willand Film Night Tea with Mussolini Willand Church Hall

Events in week commencing: 4^th January

Monday:

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

12 Noon Prayers for… St Mary’s Uffculme

Tuesday:

9.30am-12noon CHAT Advice Drop-in, Square Corner Uffculme

12 for 12.30 Uffculme Seniors Lunch – Uffculme Village Hall            

Wednesday:

Thursday:

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

10.30am Coffee Morning – St Stephens Ashill

2.30pm  Open Doors Prayer meeting I Mill Pond Cottages Coldharbour Uffculme               

Friday: 

10am Chill & Chat Kentisbeare Village Hall

10.30am Coffee and Chat – Willand Church Hall

2pm Music Group, Willand Church Hall

Saturday:

Nativity Trails

The four nativity walking trails this year in the CVMC villages will be coming down during the week.  This weekend is your last chance to walk the trail in your Village or discover the trails in the other Villages. 

Uffculme has the angel trail,

Willand - The animals tell the Christmas story,

Kentisbeare- has the Journey to Bethlehem,

Blackborough- follow the shepherd’s trail.

And while we are here….

Why not come along to the unique ‘Nativity in the Stable’ in the barn at Ponchydown, Blackborough on Sunday 21^st Dec at 7pm

Reading through Matthew’s Gospel in Advent

The last chunk of Matthews Gospel will be read at 10.30am in St Mary’s Kentisbeare on Tuesday 23^rd.  You are welcome to share in refreshments and in listening to this year’s Gospel – share in the reading too if you would like to.

This Friday, the 19^th is the last chance to marvel at the Festival of Light in St Mary’s Church Uffculme with the trees lit from 3.30 to 7pm.

While you are there check out the Amnesty Christmas tree and take a last chance to write one or two cards to be sent to Prisoners of Conscience this year.  Well over 200 have been written so far.

Ladies of Willand meet for a meal and a social time together at a local hostelry, on Friday 19^th December, at 6.30pm.  If you would like to join them, just email Chris Dodds at doddsy4203@gmail.com, so you can be sent the menu.

All ladies welcome, from wherever, Church members or not.

…and we are into 2026>>>

WILLAND FILM CLUB:  SAT. 3rd JANUARY (7.00pm)  ‘TEA WITH MUSSOLINI’

An orphaned Italian boy is virtually adopted and brought up by a group of British and American women - expats living in Mussolini’s Italy before and during WW11.  A great story of civilised disobedience!

Starring Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith and Cher.

Kentisbeare’s Monthly Prayer meeting, Wednesday January 7^th,7 to 8pm in Kentisbeare Village Hall.

 Kentisbeare Chill and Chat Coffee Morning Friday 9^th January 10am to 12noon.  Free Book Swap during the morning.

Further down the line…

Willand Winter Quiz in aid of church hall kitchen and toilet renovation. 2pm on Saturday 17^th Jan.  in St Mary’s Church Hall. Tickets £5. Reserve with Steve Manktelow

Contact details

Details of whom to contact in different circumstances follow - please let me know if anything here needs changing (landline phone numbers are all 01884)

Rector

Revd Ben Maynard (07777 177112, ben.culmvalleychurches@outlook.com 

- day off normally Thursday)

Team Parson for Kentisbeare

Revd Nigel Fry (07854 810588, enfrys@gmail.com)

Funerals

Kentisbeare - Liz Hoar (33164, elizabeth.hoar@mypostoffice.co.uk)

Uffculme - Rachel Tucker (07815 646149, davidrachel.tucker@gmail.com)

Willand - Rod Sparkes (829152, rod@sparkey.org.uk)

Weddings

Mission Community - Revd Ben Maynard (07777 177112, ben.culmvalleychurches@outlook.com)

Baptisms

Kentisbeare - Sarah Leyman (266425, 07887 598528, sarah@leyman.co.uk)

Uffculme - Rachel Tucker (07815 646149, davidrachel.tucker@gmail.com)

Willand - Lesley Smith (839436, 07944 295002, lesley.smith757@gmail.com)

REACH

Claire Nichols (07419 740742, claire.culmvalleychurches@gmail.com)

Churchwardens

Blackborough - Richard Persey (07764 929970, jill.persey@btopenworld.com)

Kentisbeare - Liz Hoar (33164, elizabeth.hoar@mypostoffice.co.uk) or Gerry Leyman (266425, gerry@leyman.co.uk)

Uffculme - Richard Rutty (839241, rrutty15@aol.com) or Alison Milne (841778, gordonandalison@aol.com)

Willand - Lesley Smith (839436, 07944 295002, lesley.smith757@gmail.com) or

Paul Johnson (839800, 07518 908057, paul427johnson@btinternet.com)

In addition, Revd Lynda Barley (839354, revlbarley@aol.com) has offered to be the contact for any Bradfield matters