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St Mary the Virgin Church

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 have a Bible study group which meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and an Emmaus Group. 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:

  • 1st Sunday of the month 11am Morning Worship (Traditional matins)

  • 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)

  • 3rd Sunday of the month 9.15am Parish Communion

  • 4th Sunday of the month 9.15am All ages Service (an informal service with bacon butties!)

  • 5th Service of the month, joint service with Feniton and Escot see notices for information

Other monthly activities:

Home Group

Fortnightly on a Monday evening, 8pm at Tuckmill Cottage, Payhembury. We are currently a small group of ladies (at the moment!!) who meet fortnightly, taking the opportunity to discuss topical issues from a Christian perspective. We often use other material to guide our discussions and most recently have looked at a book called ‘Choosing Joy’. Plenty of points for discussion over a cup of tea or coffee! It is a very relaxed and informal time together, but hopefully an environment in which we can support and encourage one another too.

Emmaus Group

Meets every other week at 9.15am at Summerdale. This is another home group style group, very similar to Monday evenings group and some folk do go to both. Everyone is welcome to join us for an informal time of fellowship, discussion and support.

For more information about either Home group or Emmaus group, please contact Becky Gammon at beckygammon@btinternet.com

Baptisms usually take place during the All Ages Service and at other times on negotiation with Ottery St Mary Church Office

Contact : Rev. David Carrington,
The Rectory, Station Road, Feniton
01404 850905

To see details of current services please look at

http://www.payhembury.org.uk/whats-on/

 

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