As mentioned last week, these notices were prepared on Monday evening as I would be away the rest of the week. Trying to ensure nothing is missed for the following week/ten days ahead of my being away, while keeping track of what is happening in the moment is mind bending.  For anything I’ve missed which I should have known about I apologise – for anything else which is happening that’s not included I’ll claim a Starmer.

Culm Valley Mission Community News and Events

John: The Good News of Jesus

Adultery and Hypocrisy

John 7: 53 – 8:11

Services

Sunday 26^th April

9.45am Willand               Morning Worship

10.30am Kentisbeare        Holy Communion

11.15am Uffculme            Morning Worship  

Wednesday 29^th April

9.30am Uffculme              Holy Communion

Sunday 3^rd May

8am Uffculme        Holy Communion

9.45am Willand      Holy Communion

10.30am Kentisbeare        Morning Worship

11.15am Uffculme           Holy Communion

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Events before Sunday

Friday 24^th - Willand Coffee & Chat 10.30-12 Willand Church Hall

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Events in week commencing 26^th April:

Monday 27th:

9.15am Rockers Toddlers, Willand Church Hall

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

12noon Prayers for … - Square Corner Uffculme

6.30pm St Mary’s Uffculme Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Tuesday 28th:                                           

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

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

Wednesday 29th:

Thursday 30th:                                   

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

Friday 1^st May:                                     

10am Chill & Chat Kentisbeare Village Hall

2pm Music Group, Willand Church Hall

Saturday 2nd May:

7pm Willand Film Night (Little Women) Willand Church Hall 

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Additional Detail of Weeks events

Friday 1^st May Kentisbeare Chill and Chat

Willand Film Night:  Saturday 2nd MAY (7.00pm):  LITTLE WOMEN The 2019 movie starring Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson. In 19th century Massachusetts, the March sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy), on the threshold of womanhood, go through many ups and downs in life in making important decisions about their futures.

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

REACH Update: Please find linked a rather belated update from February and March. Those in Uffculme and Kentisbeare may have seen this in their Parish magazines – though they won’t have seen these encouraging figures (which include both adults and children).

Pancake specials - Willand 55, Uffculme 97 (we need to buy more pancakes next year!): Preschool services across four settings – 124: 2 x whole school services (Kentisbeare and Uffculme)- 470: RE enrichment (all three schools)-203: Open the Book - across all three schools approx. 800

REACH 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 to Pray for:

Monday 27^th  Open The Book Kentisbeare 3pm: Elijah and the famine

Thursday 30^th am.  Willand Year 2.  Experience Easter at Church

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Events coming up later…

Thursday 7^th May - Kentisbeare

Friday 8^th May 7pm Willand Church Hall

Saturday  9th May - 10am till 12. at St Mary’s Willand a Churchyard Spring Clean. Trimming and tidying, clipping and coercing the straggly bits, so that it all looks like we think nature was intended to be.  Please bring your gloves, garden implements and enthusiasm to work up an appetite for the refreshments provided.

Sunday 10^th May 2026 @ 7pm Spring Praise –at Broadhembury Memorial Hall EX14 3NG

And yet further ahead...

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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.