News

BBQ Postponed

For the reasons below, the Parish Church Family BBQ scheduled to be held at St Paul’s on Saturday 27 th July has now been postponed.

Please Join us in Prayer

Noah’s surgery has been scheduled for Thursday 25 th July in Bristol. It will be a very long operation, so we are establishing a prayer chain to pray for him, for Ben, Sarah and the family, and for the surgical team, from 7 a.m. to midnight that day. Will you commit to praying for 30 minutes during that day? To sign up for a slot please sign up in church today or email Dave on rector@newtonabbotparishes.co.uk You might want to use Psalms 23, 27, 34, 46, 71 and 91 (amongst others), John 14:27, Romans 8:18-39, and the Lord’s Prayer as a basis for your prayers.

Keith gets a new license!

Licensed Lay Ministers from across Totnes and Plymouth archdeaconries - including our very own Keith Butler - gathered at St Andrew's, Ipplepen, on Sunday 21 July for a Re-licensing service led by the Bishop of Plymouth, the Rt. Rev'd James Grier, supported by the Archdeacon of Totnes. LLMs are licensed by a bishop for parish ministry, but need to renew their vows every three years. The preacher was David Harewood, the new Totnes Archdeaconry Warden of Readers, and a tutor on the LLM training course at SWMTC. Do pray for Keith as he continues to serve God as an LLM. And if you'd like to find out more about licensed lay ministry, why not chat with Keith.

Baptisms and Confirmations - a very special occasion!

We were pleased to welcome Bishop James to preach and lead the service on Sunday. Four candidates were confirmed, two being first baptised by total immersion and one reaffirming her baptismal vows. It was great to be able to welcome so many and to get know folk afterwards at the shared lunch.

Our Prayer Gathering on Monday 29 th July at St Paul’s at 7:45 p.m. will continue to pray for Noah and the Maynard family. Prayer gatherings will then pause for August and begin again in September.

Milk Bottle Tops

St. Luke’s are collecting for the Childrens’ Hospice South West. Please save your plastic tops (not cartons) and send them to the office or leave them in church to be brought to the office. Thank you.

BEWARE - SCAM!

Churches in Devon are being warned to be on the alert for an email scam in which fake emails are being sent out which look like they are from a bishop or the local vicar.

In fact they are a fraud, designed to trick recipients into doing the sender a 'favour' by buying online gift cards for them.

Some people have lost thousands of pounds before realising their bishop or vicar has not really emailed them and they have been conned.

Police Advice

Action Fraud, a national police scheme, offers the following advice about scam emails:

The first email typically reads something like “[name], are you free at the moment?” or it may be more detailed, such as “Do you have a moment I have a request I need you to handle discreetly. I am currently busy… so no calls just reply to my email.”

A reply then draws the recipient into a dialogue in which they are encouraged to buy vouchers, and ultimately send images of their serial and security numbers to the fraudster.

Please click here to read the full story and for detailed advice about spotting scam emails.

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Parish Office Hours.

Parish Office at St Paul's Church, Devon Square is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For all enquiries, please phone 01626 211346 or email office@newtonabbotparishes.co.uk

Mel Dunn, Benefice Administrator.