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BETWEEN OURSELVES BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY began in Manchester in 2004 with the slogan ‘Missing You’. Clearly, the idea struck a chord and within three years participation spread to churches in 20 Church of England dioceses and numbers attending church were swollen by 20,000. Coverage then extended throughout England and beyond, other denominations joined-in, and for 2008 additional numbers exceeded 80,000, a big number by any reckoning. This year, the designated Sunday is 26th September and everyone is invited. ‘Come as you are’ is the watchword. Why not? A warm welcome is assured. On Back to Church Sunday, the 9.30am WAKE UP TO WORSHIP! service in Chudleigh will be the third in the new autumn series ‘Christian Living’, a theme that will take us through to late November. (The lessons learnt will of course take us beyond the end of November – hopefully to the end of our days.) The specific topic for the 26th is ‘Living transformed lives’. The service is designed for all ages, with plenty of music and visual aids and, as on every Sunday, all who come will be most warmly welcomed. For those who prefer to come back to church to a more traditional service, Morning Prayer is at 11.00am and a Prayer Book Holy Communion service at 8.00am. Meanwhile, CHUDLEIGH KNIGHTON has Holy Communion at 9.15am. Family Services at Chudleigh Knighton are this month on Sundays 6th and 19th, both also at 9.15am. If anyone would prefer to make one of those their Back to Church occasion, they will be made just as welcome as on the official day. *** Sunday 26th is a special day for TRUSHAM Church for other reasons too. It is their Patronal Festival, the day on which they celebrate their church’s dedication to St Michael the Archangel, and the occasion of their annual Harvest Thanksgiving. The church will therefore be beautifully decorated with flowers, fruits, vegetables and more, and the service guaranteed to be a memorable and uplifting occasion. Could there ever be a better occasion on which to visit the church after not having done so for a while? The service is at 4.00pm. The Auction of Produce (for Shelterbox) will follow in the church immediately after the service and then those who wish will move to the Cridford Arms for the Harvest Supper. Tickets for the supper should be obtained in advance from one of the churchwardens. The annual DEVON HISTORIC CHURCHES DAY event is this year on Saturday 11th September. Participating is simple; just sign-up some sponsors willing to support you in visiting a number of churches, using whatever form of transport you choose – car, bicycle, horseback or on foot or any other imaginative means – and off you go. Churches throughout the Diocese are being encouraged to make sure they are open on the day, and ideally with something going on in the church – though a church does not have to be open to be ‘bagged’. Those who visit Chudleigh Knighton Church between 10 am and 12 noon will find a COFFEE MORNING in full swing; a further fund-raising effort for the Devon Historic Churches fund. Even if Chudleigh Knighton Church is the only church you visit that day, your support for the fund through the Coffee Morning will be much appreciated. More information about the sponsored Ride and Stride can be found on www.devonhistoricchurches.co.uk CHUDLEIGH SCHOOL makes its first church visit of the year on Thursday 17th at 2.45pm. The short service will include a feature new this year, the presentation of Bibles to reception class children, courtesy of the Parish Church and Chudleigh Baptist Church. Purchase of the Bibles has been made possible through the generosity of individuals, the collection taken at the Outdoor Service in the Playpark on 18th July, and any necessary supplementary funding has been guaranteed by the two churches. Earlier this year we learnt that 2009-10 would be the last year of the Teign Valley Youth Project as we have known it for the past four years, but that Jess Harrison, last year’s team leader, is willing, indeed eager, to devote a further two years to working with the youth of Chudleigh, Chudleigh Knighton, Trusham and Hennock. That, however, was subject to our being able to continue funding the work, which is undertaken in association with South West Youth Ministries. The good news is that the appeal met with a sufficiently positive response for the PCCs to take the necessary leap of faith and undertake to underwrite the work for two more years. At the beginning of this month it is therefore WELCOME BACK, JESS and welcome back to school, ET, Chudleigh Knighton Youth Club and other youth work. Not now being one of a team of three, Jess will need help with some of these undertakings. The appeal is still open for on-the-spot help (not necessarily every week, so it need not be a burden) and for top-up funding, so if you would like to contribute to the work but have not yet signed-up, Paul Wimsett or your PCC Treasurer will be delighted to discuss the matter. To all those who have already made a commitment of finance, practical help or prayer, we offer our most grateful thanks. Jess and other SWYM trainees will be formally commissioned for the coming year at St Andrew’s Church, Cullompton on Thursday 9th at 7.30pm. Cullompton is a straightforward drive up the A38 and M5, so it would be good if some people from our parishes could go to support Jess and to see something of the other youth workers operating this year in the wider area. Speak to Paul Wimsett or a churchwarden if you require or can offer a lift – or to be put in touch with people with whom you could car share. Looking ahead to next month and Chudleigh’s Harvest Festival on 3rd October, please note that following the main morning service, for the rest of the day, and on the following day, Monday 4th October, the church will be open for viewing the harvest flowers and produce and for an ART EXHIBITION by Devon Wildlife and Christian artist Rosa Tuffney. Viewing times are in the Diary on page 1 of Chudleigh News and we will offer a reminder and more details next month. Finally, as a preliminary to entering the short story competition announced by Chudleigh Phoenix (chudleighphoenix@heathside.com), readers of Chudleigh News with access to the Internet might like to try a piece of their writing at the site http://iwl.me. iwl is short for ‘I write like’ and the objective is to find out which famous author’s output your humble contribution most resembles. Last month’s Between Ourselves scored the remarkable answer Dan Brown; Dan Brown being the American author of the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code. Vicar’s Viewpoint was judged to be after the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and Jack Vittles’ report on the recent activities of Chudleigh Cricket Club came up with the answer P G Wodehouse, creator of Jeeves. What fun!
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