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Over 42 churches around the city from every denomination are coming together for a week of prayer, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Quakers, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Reformed and Free churches. The city of Exeter is the focus of 24/7 prayer in 20 - 27 November.

Christians are praying for the city focusing on current issues such as law and just... More >

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Church of England Devon (formerly Diocesan News) is a monthly publication with a readership of over 30,000 country-wide. This section of the website allows you to download entire issues as PDF format documents.

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MAY 2009: 1100th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
- Fresh Expression Pioneer's Retreat - Country Life Seeks Unsung Heroes - Celebrating Family Life - Clergy Appointments - Bishop Bob on Credit Cri ... more >
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APRIL 2009: CYPRUS AND THE GULF
- Cyprus and the Gulf - Bishops in Mission - Parent Courses - Diocesan Synod ... more >
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MARCH 2009: THE ROCKY ROAD
- 1100th Anniversary Youth Pilgrimage - FLAME Divorce Recovery - Exeter Housing Initiative - Back to Church Sunday ... more >
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FEBRUARY 2009: A TALE OF TWO FARMERS
- Fairtrade Special - New DAC Chair - Bishop of Exeter: Hold Fast for Lent - Climate Change Transition - FLAME: Credit Crunch ... more >
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JANAURY 2009: RESPONDING TO GOD'S WORLD
- Lent Course 2009 - Theology Quest - Pioneer Primer - Cathedral Letter - Homelessness - Disability Issues ... more >
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DECEMBER 2008: RURAL CHRISTMAS
- Farm Crisis Network - Nightchurch - Stewardship - Bishop's Christmas Message - World AIDS Day - 1100th Anniversary ... more >
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NOVEMBER 2008: HEAVEN IN DEVON 2009
- Archbishop of Canterbury to lead celebration day - Celebrating Reader Ministry - Cathedral develops FairTrade - WestHill Mens Church - Safeguard ... more >
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OCTOBER 2008: THE PILGRIM'S GUIDE TO DEVON CHURCHES
- New 1100th Anniversary Guide to the Diocese Published - Disability Sunday - Accommodation Scheme for Overseas Students - Bishop Michael: Grace & ... more >
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SEPTEMBER 2008: LIFE ON THE BEACH
- Life On the Beach - Magazine Changes in Response to Your Feedback - Family Life: Stepfamilies - Bishop Bob: Conference Season ... more >
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AUGUST 2008: Heaven in Devon
- 1100th Anniversary of the Diocese 2009 - Rural Ministry Day - New Warden for Lee Abbey - General Synod Election - C of E's New Guidebook to Chur ... more >
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JULY 2008: Belong and Believing - Lambeth 2008
- Lambeth Conference 2008 - Christian Aid Cycle Ride - Connecting Schools and Churches - Dean of Exeter: 'Exeter Hits the Headlines' ... more >
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JUNE 2008: Fresh Ideas
- Fresh Expressions of Church - Local History: The Early Years of the Diocese - New Children's Work Director ... more >
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MAY 2008: The Big Cream Tea
- The Big Cream Tea Mission Event - Hope On the Streets - DAC Awards 2008 - Normandy Link - Christian Aid Week - Cathedral Letter from Canon Andr ... more >
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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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