CVMC e-News – 16th August 2026
Culm Valley Mission Community News and Events
Exodus
Do not be afraid; Stand firm
Exodus 13:17 – 14:31
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Events before Sunday
Friday 14th:
10.30am Coffee & Chat, Willand Because the Hall will be being prepared for a private function, Coffee & Chat will be held in St Mary’s Church
Saturday 15th:
2pm St Mary’s Church Uffculme - Church Fete in Uffculme Village Hall
From 2pm in Uffculme Village Hall
Whose church fete is it? Where is it? What time does it start?
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Services
Sunday 16th
9.45am Willand Holy Communion
10.30am Kentisbeare Holly Communion - & Baptism
11.15am Uffculme Holy Communion
Wednesday 19th
9.30am Uffculme Holy Communion
Sunday 23rd
9.45am Willand Morning Worship
10.30am Kentisbeare Morning Worship
11.15am Uffculme Morning Worship
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>PrayerPoints<
>St Mary’s Church fete - Uffculme 15th August Please pray >that the Lord will be with all the people who are involved in setting up the stalls, supplying refreshments and cake making; >that the weather is just right; lots of people attend; >that conversations are led by the Holy Spirit and there are opportunities to make a difference in the lives of those we meet.
Uffculme Show 23rd August >for Ben opening the show, >Dave setting up the Church’s tent, >for people from the Church to be there to support and be open to conversations with people who visit the tent. >For loads of people to visit the tent. Most of all that >The Holy Spirit guides all involved and is in every conversation, making opportunities to share the good news of Jesus.
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Events in week commencing 16th August:
Monday 17th:
10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme
12noon Prayers for Peace - Square Corner Uffculme
Tuesday 18th:
9.30am-12noon CHAT Advice Drop-in, Square Corner Uffculme
2pm Music group – Willand Church Hall
Wednesday 19th:
Thursday 20th:
10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme
6.30pm Ladies of Willand Meal – see notice below
Friday 21st:
2pm Music group – Willand Church Hall
Saturday 22nd:
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Additional Detail
Ladies of Willand meet for a meal and social time together at Ponte Vecchio, Tiverton, on Thursday 20th August at 6.30pm. If you wish to join them, contact Dene Ogle at: [email protected] so you may reserve your place and have a menu. All ladies welcome.
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Ashill; Blackborough; Bradfield; Kentisbeare; Uffculme; Willand
Whether you prefer the sound of a thumping single cylinder, the buzz of a two stoke, the burble of a V8 or the scream of a v12, or, if you’ve swapped it all out for the whine of an electric motor – travel by push bike; horse or Shanks’s Pony, you are invited to the St Mary’s Church Hall Willand at 9am for the cranking up of a Prayer Breakfast on Saturday September 5th – see Poster.
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REACH events in the Mission Community
REACH (Connecting with Children, Families and Youth through Mission)
Since falling over at the end of term and severely spraining my ankle I revised my original plan or walking over a number of days. Instead I felt prompted to drive to all the churches and schools in the enlarged REACH project to pause and pray at each of them. On Wednesday 12th August Steph Hicks and I started the day with 9.30am Holy Communion at St Mary’s Uffculme before beginning a tour of eighteen places (make that 19): Uffculme Church and primary school, Willand school & church, Sampford Peverell school & church, Halberton school & church, Uplowman school & church, Holcombe Rogus school & church, Burlescombe school & church, Throgmorton Hall in Dunkeswell ( Messy Church Friday @4pm), Upottery Church, Plymtree school & church, Kentisbeare school & church before returning back to Uffculme. It felt important to pray for all the different communities and to link them all together. Having messaged the three Mission Communities, it was such a joy to be met by volunteers in many of the churches who joined us in prayer, fellowship and the important ministry of unlocking toilets! As part of this we also collected natural items from each of the places to create a cyanotype artwork made by the sun.
It was a really profound and joyful journey on a beautiful day. Both Steph and I were struck by the reading we had heard in the communion service “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” Matthew 18:20
Please do continue to pray for this work and for new relationships between our mission communities. Claire Nichols
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REACH Extra events
Willand; Uffculme; Kentisbeare; Samford Peverell; Plymtree; Upottery
Thursday 10th September 10am – St Mary’s Uffculme. A special REACH service that is being led by the Archdeacon. This will bring all of the churches who are part of the expanded project together in one service.
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Coming up later…
WILLAND FILM NIGHT: ‘DREAM HORSE’ SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER (7.00pm)
‘Dream Horse’ is a tale of triumph against adversity, as an ordinary woman makes her wildest dream come true, and her horse becomes a beacon of hope in her struggling community. A film that’s all heart - and based on a true story.
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CULM VALLEY CHURCHES TOGETHER
Dear Friends,
Autumn Praise – SUNDAY 13th September @ 7pm at
Broadhembury Memorial Hall EX14 3NG
Sunday September 13th is fast approaching when we will be holding our AUTUMN PRAISE at the lovely hall in Broadhembury.
The speaker this time is Ben Maynard who is our local vicar here in Willand and Uffculme and once again it promises to be a great opportunity for outreach.
If you would like to bring a musical item, short testimony, poetry or sketch, then do please contact me on [email protected] or telephone 01884 34629 by 6th September so that I can prepare the programme. Please do not be shy in putting yourself forward.
We look forward to seeing you on 13th September
The Lord Bless you in all you undertake in His name.
Yours in His most precious name,
Pam Roberts
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And yet further ahead...
Paul and Linda Snell invite you to join them on a pilgrimage trip to Egypt from 19-26 February 2027. It includes 3 nights in Cairo and 4 nights aboard a Nile River Cruise ship. More details are available at https://thesnells.org.uk
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And another thing – or two…
Well, I’d tell you if I knew. Time to let me know of events intended to happen as schools go back, the seasons move on and Autumn programmes take shape. Details can come later but it would be good to know what to look out for. Please – don’t leave it to others to tell me, tell me yourself. Thank you. You can send details of events to: Rod Sparkes [email protected] or phone 07871 387 263
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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 the 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 - (landline phone numbers are all 01884)
Rector
Revd Ben Maynard – 07777 177 112 - day off normally Thursday) [email protected]
Team Parson for Kentisbeare
Revd Nigel Fry - 07854 810588, [email protected]
Funerals
Kentisbeare - Liz Hoar 33164, [email protected]
Uffculme - Rachel Tucker 07815 646 149 [email protected])
Willand - Rod Sparkes 829152, [email protected]
Weddings
Mission Community - Revd Ben Maynard 07777 177112, [email protected]
Baptisms
Kentisbeare - Sarah Leyman 266425, 07887 598528, [email protected]
Uffculme - Rachel Tucker 07815 646149, [email protected]
Willand - Lesley Smith 839436,
07944 295002, [email protected]
REACH
Claire Nichols 07419 740742 [email protected]
Churchwardens
Blackborough - Richard Persey 07764 929970, [email protected]
Kentisbeare - Liz Hoar - 33164, [email protected] or Gerry Leyman 266425, [email protected]
Uffculme - Richard Rutty 839241, [email protected] or Alison Milne 841778, [email protected]
Willand - Lesley Smith 839436, 07944 295002, [email protected]
Bradfield, (contact for any matters) Revd Lynda Barley 839354, [email protected])
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Please send details of events to: Rod Sparkes [email protected] or phone 07871 387 263. Thank you.