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CVMC e-News 10th May 2026

Culm Valley Mission Community News and Events

John : the Good News of Jesus

From the Father full of Grace and Truth

John 8: 21-30

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Events before Sunday

Friday 8th 10.30pm Coffee & Chat Willand Church Hall

Friday 8th 7pm Amnesty International – Mid Devon CONCERT – Willand Church Hall. Tickets £10.

An Evening of Jazz - Folk – Classical – Drama - Poetry

Saturday 9th 10.30am Spring Clean – St Mary’s Willand – bring your own tools and gloves and work up an appitite for the refreashments provided

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Services

Sunday 10th May

9.45am Willand      All Age – Willand Church Hall

10.30am Kentisbeare        Holy Communion

11.15am Uffculme           All Age

6.30pm Bradfield    Evening Prayer

7pm Broadhembury Memorial Hall – SPRING PRAISE Speaker: David Beazley

Wednesday 13th May

9.30am Uffculme    Holy Communion

 

Sunday 17th May

9.45am Willand      Holy Communion

10.30am Kentisbeare        Morning Worship

11.15am Uffculme           Holy Communion

While a couple of weeks away, something to make note of. On Sunday 31st May there is a combined CVMC Baptismal Service in St Mary’s Uffculme. 11.15am

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Events in week commencing 10th May:                                           

Monday 11th:

9.15am Rockers Toddlers, Willand Church Hall

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

12noon Prayers for … Square Corner Uffculme

Tuesday 12th:                                           

9.15am Baby & Toddler Group, St Mary's Uffculme

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

Wednesday 13th:

Thursday 14th:                                   

10.30am Coffee Morning, St Stephen’s Ashill

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

2.30pm Open Door Prayer Meeting

Friday 15th:                                         

2pm Music Group, Willand Church Hall

6.30pm Ladies of Willand Meal – see notice below

Saturday 16th:

Additional Detail of Weeks events

Thursday 14th 2.30pm - Open Doors Prayer Session - 1 Mill Pond Cottages Coldharbour Uffculme. 

Friday 15th 6.30pm - Ladies of Willand meet for a meal and a social time together at a local hostelry.  If you would like to join them, just email Dene Ogle at:  itsmegogle@gmail.com, so you can be sent the menu. All ladies welcome, from wherever, Church members or not.

Saturday 16th  NOTE The next Uffculme Film Club, Square Corner Uffculme will be on May 23rd

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REACH events in the Mission Community

REACH (Connecting with Children, Families and Youth through Mission)

Activities with children

Monday 9.15-11am Rockers, Willand Church Hall

Tuesday 9.15-11am Baby and Toddlers, St Mary's Uffculme

Thursday 1pm Bible storytime, Kentisbeare CoE Reception Class and Preschool

Friday 12 noon Bible storyclub in Uffculme Primary School

Friday 1.15pm Whole school assembly Kentisbeare CoE Primary, St Mary's Kentisbeare

 

REACH Extra events

Monday 11th Open The Book Willand 3pm Where's Jesus? Luke 2 verses 41-52

Monday 18th Open The Book Uffculme 2.30pm Elijah and the famine

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While coming up later…

Spring Has Sprung – An evening of entertainment.  Saturday 23rd 7pm. Willand Church Hall.  Tickets £7.50 – available from Pennie Hockey

And another thing –

www.justgiving.com/page/alan-bailyes-1

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Mission Community Home Groups 

Monday 7.30pm Uffculme Square corner - contact Claire (07419 740742)

Tuesday 7.30pm Uffculme Book Group - contact Sue (01884 841674)

Wednesday 10.30am Willand - contact Alan (07749 837523)

Wednesday 7.30pm Uffculme - contact Dave (01884 841098)

Friday 11.30am Willand Church Hall (for whole Mission Community) - contact Lynda Barley (839354), or come along following Willand Coffee & Chat (2nd & 4th Fridays each month)

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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)

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

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Please send details of events you wish to be included in the Newsletter to: Rod Sparkes rod@sparkey.org.uk or phone 07871 387 263.  Thank you.

 

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