The Rector’s Ramblings – August 2022

Last month, I spoke of being in ‘Ordinary time’.  The Sundays during this time are counted from Trinity Sunday which was 12th June.  August 7th will be 8th Sunday after Trinity. Trinity is the only major festival that celebrates church doctrine rather than an event and was instituted by Pope … Read More

The Rector’s Ramblings – July 2022

Were you aware we are in ‘Ordinary’ time?  You might respond that, with the way the world, or even our country is at the moment, it is surely anything but ordinary!  Yet in the church year, the time between the major festivals is known as Ordinary time. It is a … Read More

Jubilee Flower Festival

For the Queens Jubilee 2022, Church and Chapel, Craft group and School plus many assorted donors of miscellaneous items, combined to offer these  displays. It was a memorable weekend full of friendship and goodwill. Dolton gave us four days of celebrations and we responded like this!

The Rector’s Ramblings – June 2022

This month we as a nation will celebrate a truly amazing milestone which has never been reached by any other British Monarch and will not be for at least next two generations of monarchy.  We will celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM the Queen.   I don’t know about you, but … Read More

North Devon Bell Ringers

North Devon Bell Ringers Service and Competition The North Devon Bell Ringers Service and Competition took place in church last Saturday. It was such a special day, sunny and warm, celebrating the old tradition. They rang till around 6pm from lunchtime and needed the lovely tea put on by Sue … Read More

The school’s Easter service

Mrs Sharpe, the head said: “Each year as we come to summer I think they are so good we will never get a group of kids like this again and do you know what? Each year we do.”

The Memory Tree

The memory tree stood in the church on Easter Sunday covered in remembrances of mums, dads, grannies, nans, grandads, children, brothers, sisters, friends and family – as a witness that they are never wholly gone in live on always in our hearts.

Walk of Witness 2022

Beverley Thouless led the ‘Walk of Witness’ on Good Friday.  We walked from Dowland to Dolton, carrying a cross as part of the churches observance of Holy Week.

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday 10th April Benefice Palm Sunday at St James, Iddesleigh, with some unusual visitors.

The Rector’s Ramblings – April 2022

The Rector’s Ramblings April 2022 I am sure that you, like me have watched news reports of the Ukrainian war with horror and disbelief.  The plight of the Ukrainian people is heart-breaking.  As a church we have sent a donation to the Disasters Emergency Committee, and individually many have responded … Read More

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