Festive Christmas Celebration 1 December
6:30-9pm at Riviera International Centre, Torquay
You are invited to Torbay United's special Festive Christmas Celebration. The event is in collaboration with Compassion UK, a Christian child development charity who work closely with churches to release children from poverty. The evening will include special guests J.John who is a Evangelist and speaker with four decades of ministry experience, Mike Robins who is the Strategic Partnership Development Manager for Compassion UK, and Lucy Grimble who is a worship leader and songwriter. The event will be held at Riviera International Centre, Torquay, TQ2 5LZ from 6:30-9pm. The entry to this event is free, you just need to book a ticket. To book your place, click here.
If you would like to volunteer at this event, the team would love to hear from you! They are looking for stewards and response team volunteers, and for people to advocate and pray into this event. If you are interested, please email: admin@torbayunited.org.uk
SPECIAL!! The next coffee morning is in fact a Christmas themed event on Saturday 2nd December. This replaces the usual monthly one in November.
We will need books, bric-a-brac, gifts, jewellery, toiletries Christmas decorations, cakes & helpers!
Grow Courses - Exeter Diocese
Grow is an exciting series of courses designed to enable people to grow in their faith and service to God and the church.
Our Grow courses are:-
Leading from the Front - is available now as a downloadable course – https://exeter.anglican.org/ministry/lay-ministry/lay-learning/leadingfromthefront/
Preaching - – Wednesday 15th, 22nd, 29th November and 6th, 13th December 7.30 – 9pm. Please click here for Introduction to Preaching – Course Description
Leading informal Worship – Wednesday 10th and 17th January 2024 7.30 – 9pm. Please click here for Informal Worship overview
Carbon Literacy
Leading Small Groups
Introduction to Liturgy
Sharing Our Faith
Pastoral Care Stewardship Advocates
We are working on dates for future GROW courses. And further information will be posted on our website in due course. Courses will take place in the evenings on Zoom at 7:30pm. All are welcome.
To book your place, please see the Grow Lay Learning courses page on our website, or email mandm@exeter.anglican.org
Festive Christmas Celebration 1 December
6:30-9pm at Riviera International Centre, Torquay
You are invited to Torbay United's special Festive Christmas Celebration. The event is in collaboration with Compassion UK, a Christian child development charity who work closely with churches to release children from poverty. The evening will include special guests J.John who is a Evangelist and speaker with four decades of ministry experience, Mike Robins who is the Strategic Partnership Development Manager for Compassion UK, and Lucy Grimble who is a worship leader and songwriter. The event will be held at Riviera International Centre, Torquay, TQ2 5LZ from 6:30-9pm. The entry to this event is free, you just need to book a ticket. To book your place, click here.
If you would like to volunteer at this event, the team would love to hear from you! They are looking for stewards and response team volunteers, and for people to advocate and pray into this event. If you are interested, please email: admin@torbayunited.org.uk
Come and Pray: Our Diocesan Day of Prayer on Saturday 2nd December
The Acting Bishop of Exeter is inviting people across Devon to take part in a Diocesan day of prayer, Come and Pray, on Saturday 2 December. The Rt. Rev’d Jackie Searle says she wants to make prayer a priority for the next 12 months as the process to appoint the next Bishop of Exeter continues.
Come and Pray will include a day-long prayer and worship event at Exeter Cathedral, which will feature different forms of prayer, prayer stations for all ages, acts of worship led by Bishop Jackie and Bishop James, and music from the Christian singer songwriter Andy Flannagan and the Exe Valley Community Choir.
The event will run from 11am to 4pm with the main worship being livestreamed to allow people to join in online. In addition there will be an online prayer room and prayer resources published beforehand so people can take part wherever they are.
Churches are also being encouraged to hold prayer gatherings on the day.
Bishop Jackie said “It’s so much on my heart that to pray is to know God and to seek God, and that is at the very top of our diocesan vision. We want to grow in prayer and we want to pray particularly during this year and in this season.
“I’d love as many people as possible to come and join me for this day of prayer, so please get the date in your personal, church, school and youth group diaries and plan to come and join me if you can!”
A Christmas Journey 5 to 7 December in Abbotsbury Church
Over 100 6–7-year-old children will be coming along to experience the Christmas Journey Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 5 th to 7 th December. Judy Brown is now putting the team of volunteers together so if you’d already offered your services, do look out for an email from her. She still needs some more actors and helpers. If you would like to get involved with the acting or craft helper roles, do send her an email on mrsvicar16@gmail.com For more information, look on the News page
Nativity at East Shallowford Farm Sunday 16 December
Shallowford Farm near Widecombe-in-the-Moor are hosting a Nativity service on Saturday the 16 December at 3.30pm. This event is free to attend, and there will be hot food on sale afterwards. You are advised to wear warm clothing as this is an outdoor event- and bring a torch! All are welcome to come along.
Hope Explored Courses
Starting in January, Hope Explored - Tuesday evenings, or Wednesday mornings. Read more about it HERE
Confirmation Preparation
Within the Church of England, Confirmation is a service of public declaration of a personal Christian faith and a sign that you wish to be considered part of the Church of England. It’s often the way that those who were baptised as children can declare that faith to be their own, but it is also useful for those who come to faith in adulthood to declare their faith and ‘membership’ of the church after first being baptised. Starting in mid-September, Dave will be running a short series of confirmation prep classes, leading to a service of confirmation in the late autumn. If you are considering being confirmed, do chat to Dave as soon as possible.
Torbay Singers concert
At Abbotsbury Church, 23 March 2024.