St Mary the Virgin is an ancient church standing in the centre of the village. The building may be ancient but the people of the church certainly aren’t! Our church is a community of people who are committed to serving the village, to working with other church communities in the Otter Vale Mission Community (of which it is a part) and sharing the message of God’s love for all in as many ways as we possibly can.
We are a warm and welcoming community offering a range of services to meet the needs of our community. Services are listed below, and in addition we run a Payhembury Play and Praise on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 9.15am in church for pres- school children and toddlers. We also have a monthly prayer group, and a Bible study group which meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Payhembury C of E Primary School hold their weekly service in church on Thursdays at 9.15am: this service is open to all the community as well. In addition there are occasional services and activities at special and significant times, and we are always adding to our activities and suggestions are always welcome.
Regular services:
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1st Sunday of the month 11am Morning Worship (Traditional matins)
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2nd Sunday of the month 10.30am Café Service at the Village Hall (an informal café style gathering with special activities for the children, good coffee and croissants) 6.30pm Evening Service (an informal reflective service)
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3rd Sunday of the month 9.30am Parish Communion
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4th Sunday of the month 11am All ages Service ( an informal service for the young at heart!)
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5th Service of the month, joint service with Feniton and Escot see notices for information.
Other monthly activities:
Bible Study – Normally the 2nd Tuesday of the month
We meet together at 8pm at Cherrybrook, Payhembury. There are currently 9 of us in the group who are looking at book called the ‘Essential 100’ – a text that is taking us through the bible in 100 hundred short studies. A relaxed and informal group, hoping to gain a better understanding of what the bible has to say and how it is relevant to us today, along side quite a lot of tea drinking and cake eating!
Prayer Group – Normally the 4th Wednesday of the month
A small group which gathers for monthly prayer, 8pm at Cherrybrook, Payhembury. Anyone is welcome to join us, or should you wish us to pray, confidentially, for something or someone in particular, please do get in touch.
Baptisms usually take place during the All Ages Service and at other times on negotiation with Rev. Cate
Weddings are arranged directly with Rev. Cate
Contact Name: Rev. Cate Edmonds
Contact Tel: 01404 851401
Contact Email: www.efpchurch.org.uk
To see details of current services please look at the “Payhembury What’s On” Calendar
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