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Christian Aid Cycle Ride
This year, the parishioners of St Matthew's, St Sidwell's and St Mark's in Exeter are marking Christian Aid week in an unusual way.

Three members of the preaching team in the parishes, the rector Simon Croft and two of the readers, Tina and David Smith, are cycling across Devon in a two-day sponsored ride, on 16th & 17th May. On their way, they plan to stop and pray at the churches they pass o... More >

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NIGHTCHURCH PIONEER Course - starting June 2008.
New Cathedral Canons.
Community Priest and Pioneer Youth Minister..

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APRIL 2008: Easter - A Three-Act Play
- Back to Church Sunday - Green Churches - Post Offices in Church Buildings? - Mission Community Tiverton - Fishnets: Incarnational Mission - Bis ... more >
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MARCH 2008: Boxed In
- Makaton Training Day - Building Maintenance Courses - Challenging Climate Change - Social Responsibility: Fair Trade - Clergy Movements - Bisho ... more >
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FEBRUARY 2008: Are You Dancing in Step?
- FLAME Marriage Guidance - Exeter Cathedral Ticket Entry Scheme - Hope 08: Highlights for the Year - Child Protection Training Days - Diocesan Mi ... more >
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JANUARY 2008: New Year Resolutions
- Alumni Network for SWMTC - Disability Access - Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council - Green Churches: Transition Towns - Mothers’ Day: Say i ... more >
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DECEMBER 2007: Fair Trade at Home!
- Bishop Calls for Fairer Deal for UK Farmers - New Year's Eve plans: Hope 2008 - Dreaming of a Greener Christmas - Annual Christmas Quiz - Area C ... more >
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NOVEMBER 2007: November, a Month to Remember
- Green Issues - Work with Vulnerable Adults - National Marriage Week - Book Reviews - Cathedral Anti-Slavery Jazz Concert - Bishop of Plymouth: ... more >
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OCTOBER 2007: Hope 2008
- Hope 2008 - Young People Visit Uganda - Disability - Bayeux/Lisieux Diocesan Link - Bishop of Exeter: In the Shadow of St Francis ... more >
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SEPTEMBER 2007: What's Happening in Your Church?
- Good News from Around the Parishes - New Clergy Appointments - Back to Church Sunday - Family Life: Parenting Classes - PDQ: Mission Communities ... more >
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AUGUST 2007: WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
- Special edition: Working with children and young people - Summer reading - Spirituality on the web - Devon County Show - Disability Sunday - Bi ... more >
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JULY 2007: MARRIAGE PREPARATION
- Marriage Preparation - Smoke-free Law: Guidance for Churches - Vocations - Ordinations - Dean of Exeter: 'Crashing Parties' ... more >
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JUNE 2007: LIFE ON THE BEACH
- Life on the Beach - Nightchurch - FLAME - Youth Evangelism Fund - Special Service for Carers - Bishop Michael: 'Inspirational Hope Alongside Fr ... more >
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MAY 2007: EVERONE BACK TO MY PLACE
- Back to Church Sunday - Gaza: Light in the Darkness - Launch of New Pastoral Care Website - Bishop John: 'Where the King is Seen and Made Known' ... more >
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APRIL 2007: RENEWING THE SPIRIT OF DEVON'S MARKET TOWNS
- Renewing the Spirit of the Market Town - St Sidwell's Community Centre - Torridge Poverty Action Group - Mother's Union: Faith in Action - Dioce ... more >
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MARCH 2007: GOOD NEWS FROM AROUND THE PARISHES
- Mission Activities and Special Events - Fairtrade - Mothers Union - Hospiscare - Messianic Judiasm - Bishop of Crediton: "The Source of Confide ... more >
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FEBRUARY 2007: WHAT ON EARTH ARE WE DOING?
- Environmental Courses for Lent - 200th Anniversary of the End of Transatlantic Slavery - Books and book reviews - New Diocesan Youth Work Advisor ... more >
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JANUARY 2007: SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
- New Child Protection Guidelines Published - Twinning links with Parish in France - Discovering Rural Ministry - Fire Regulatory Reform - Mission ... more >
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DECEMBER 2006: CHRISTMAS - YOU HAVE TO START WITH A BABY
- Christmas - You Have to Start with a Baby - New Clergy, Prebendary and Reader Appointments - Families for Children - Seeds of the Future Conferen ... more >
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NOVEMBER 2006: PRAYING THE KENYAN WAY
- New Canon Treasurer and Pastor for Exeter Cathedral - Preparation of New Electoral Roll - Diocesan Synod Elections - The Beginning Experience - ... more >
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OCTOBER 2006: CLIMBING FOR JESUS
- Local Fundraiser Climbs Mountains for Christian Aid - Church Times Cricket Cup Final - Christian-Islamic Relations - Bishop of Cyprus to Retire ... more >
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SEPTEMBER 2006: SEEDS OF THE FUTURE
- Seeds of the Future Lay Conference - Parish Links with Thika - Methodists and Anglicans Together - Children's Society 125th Anniversary - St Geo ... more >
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AUGUST 2006: CLERGY CRICKET
- Diocesan Team Reaches Clergy Cricket Final - South West Church Mediation - Diocesan Secretary runs double-marathon - Ordinations July 2006 - Rep ... more >
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JULY 2006: WORSHIP & MISSION AT THIKA CATHEDRAL
- Thika Cathedral - Christian Aid: The Beat Goes On - Anglicans feeding the poor in Myanmar - Seeds of the Future - News from Cyprus and the Gulf ... more >
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JUNE 2006: LIFE ON THE BEACH
- Life On the Beach: Outreach at the Cathedral - The Abolition of Slavery - New Chaplain among Deaf People - Recent Drought in Kenya: News from the ... more >
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MAY 2006: JUST 10
- Just 10 Devon - Taize in Exeter - Fresh Expression in Rural Parishes - Young People Take Action in Nicuaragua - Seeds of the Future - Bishop of ... more >
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APRIL 2006: GOD 'N' CHIPS
- God 'n' Chips: Fresh Expression of Church in Dunkeswell - FLAME: Thank you to Sheila Fletcher - New Diocesan Rural Officer - Diocesan Synod Elect ... more >
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MARCH 2006: Moving House
- New Diocesan Offices at Home and Abroad - Lent 2006 - Fair Trade in Nicuaragua - Bells and Bellringers in Devon - Church Urban Fund - News from ... more >
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FEBRUARY 2006: Exploring Our Link with Thika
- Flames of Faith in Thika - Christian Aid Youth Worker Sees Fair Trade in Action - First Woman Archdeacon for the Diocese of Exeter - PDQ: 'We kno ... more >
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JANUARY 2006: The Church's Response to Domestic Violence
- Special Feature: Domestic Violence: > The Church's perspective on domestic violence > The work of Women's Aid in Devon > Training and reso ... more >
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DECEMBER 2005: Welcome to the New Bishop of Plymouth
- New senior clergy - Promoting mental health - General Synod election results - This Christmas: leaving the comfort zone - The fuel crisis: probl ... more >
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NOVEMBER 2005: Rector of Honiton to be made Canon at Westminster
- Rector of Honiton to be Made Canon at Westminster Abbey - J John launches 'Just 10' in Exeter Cathedral - New Diocesan Chancellor appointed - Mis ... more >
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OCTOBER 2005: Christian Aid in the Diocese / St David's Soup Even
- Christian Aid in the Diocese - Soup Evenings for homeless people at St David's, Exeter - Farewell to Diocesan Rural Advisor - New Child Protectio ... more >
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SEPTEMBER 2005: Diocese Celebrates Companionship Links
- Thank you from +John - Domestic violence training - 'Just 10' comes to Devon - Worship-shaped Churches: How did we get here? - Bishop's Letter: ... more >
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AUGUST 2005: Life On the Beach
- Outreach at the Cathedral - Ordinations 2005 - Companionship link with Thika - Mission for Seafarers ... more >
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JULY 2005: Mission to Australia
- Mission to Australia - Bayeux-Lisieux Exchange Visit - Farewell to Bishop John - Elections to General Synod 2005 - Dean's Letter: "Down to Earth ... more >
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JUNE 2005: A Visit from Melanesia / Trinity Church, Exeter
- Melanesian Brothers Visit - Trinity: a Church Plant in Exeter - Mission to Seafarers - The Celtic Missionaries: "Aidan's Strategy" ... more >
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MAY 2005: Make Poverty History
- Make Poverty History - A Christian Approach to the Elections - New Diocesan Website Goes Live - Celtic Missionary Methods continued - Bishop's L ... more >
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APRIL 2005: The Celtic Missionary Methods
-The Celtic Missionary Methods -New Children's Work Advisor -Prince Charles & Camilla Parker Bowles -Melanesian Brothers Visit -Fresh Expressions ... more >
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MARCH 2005: Church in the Community
-Church in the Community -Bishops Back Drive to End World Poverty -Indian Ocean Disaster - the Churches’ Response -Commission on Urban Life and Fai ... more >
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FEBRUARY 2005: Fresh Expressions of Church
-Fresh Expressions of Church -Make Poverty History Campaign -Spirit of discovery -Fresh Start Update -FLAME Advisor -Bishop's Letter: "From Devon ... more >
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JANUARY 2005: Meet the New Dean of Exeter
-New Dean of Exeter -Devon Trade and Justice Network -2004 Stories of Children & Youth Work -Arms Trade Treaty -Disability and Faith Forum - ... more >
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DECEMBER 2004: Broken Town of Bethlehem
-Bethlehem Today -Windsor Report -Mother's Union Campaign -Tips from DAC -Bishop's Letter: "Light in Darkness" ... more >
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NOVEMBER 2004: A Gift of Atonement?
-Melanesian Brothers -Fresh Start: An Update -Staff Profile: Diocesan Youth Advisor -Woodland Burial -New Diocesan Warden of Readers -Bishop's L ... more >
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OCTOBER 2004: Life On the Beach
-Cathedral Open-air Outreach Festival -Alternative Coffins -Planting in Prayer Follow-Up -East Devon Proposed New Community -Churches in New Sherf ... more >
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SEPTEMBER 2004: New Bishop of Crediton / Fresh Start
-New Bishop of Crediton -Fresh Start for Devon Parishes -New Books to Read -Premier Christian Radio Launched Nationwide -Churches in New Sherford ... more >
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AUGUST 2004: Planting in Prayer
-Review of the Planting in Prayer initiative -Farewell to the Bishop of Crediton -Work with Homeless People -Charity News: Age Concern and MacMilla ... more >
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JULY 2004: Rebirth of Plymouth Churches
-Redevelopment of Plymouth Churches -Christian Action on Disability -Church Housing Trust -Charity action days for Child Poverty -Christian dating ... more >
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JUNE 2004: The Changing Shape of the Church
-Future Patterns of Ministry in Devon -Ordinations to the Deaconate -Synod Elections -VAT Refunds for Churches -Lent programme at St David’s, Exet ... more >
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