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Music at St Mary’s Parish Church, Totnes High Street

Sat 8th 7.30pm Totnes Early Music Society concert:

Ensemble Meridiana

Les Voyages de l'Amour

Winners of three international competitions including Magdeburg's

Telemann Competition, and the York Young Artists Competition. the

highly accomplished Ensemble Meridiana takes us on a journey to

baroque France, where love is in the air. Music by Michel Corrette,

Jean-Féry Rebel and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier will illustrate. "the

arrival of the elementary spirits", "the enchanted lovers" and "the

womens pleasures" as the versatile players of Ensemble Meridiana

present a colourful palette of different instrument combinations. Thus

a coup de foudre (love at first sight) here or there might be inevitable.

Tickets at the door for non-members £12, students & under 18s £5

Sun 16th 6.30pm Choral Evensong

Details to be announced

Sun 30th 6.30pm Advent Service

Details to be announced

At St John’s Church, Bridgetown, Totnes

Sun 16th 7.30pm Torbay Symphony Orchestra

Schumann Symphony Number 3 in E flat Major

Bruch Violin Concerto in G Major

Sibelius Symphony Number 2 in D Major

Box Office Tel No: 01548810146

Fri 28th 6pm—11pm Acoustic Haven concert:

Sam Walker and the Truffleshack.

With steel pans, guitar, keyboard, percussion & a voice that can take

you through the roof!

Tickets on sale at Sacks Wholefoods in Totnes narrows.

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November is the month in which we remember. The feasts of All Saints and All Souls encourage us to re-member and give thanks for the saints through the ages, who have allowed God to use them to love and reach out to others and for the good ex-

amples of all Christians who have died, including our own family and friends, perhaps very recently.

We also remember Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes` foiled attempt to blow up Parliament in the child-hood nursery rhyme:

“Remember, remember the fifth of November

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason, why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot.”

It is a stark warning of the dangers which can ensue when those in power seek to eliminate their oppo-nents, and when those who are disempowered be-come so obsessed with their cause that they lose touch with reality.

On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, we shall remember servicemen and women who have lost their lives in war. The celebrations will be espe-cially poignant this year, since it is a hundred years since the start of World War 1.

At the very heart of Christian worship is the call to remember: to remember who God is and where God has been at work in our lives and in the whole of history.

At the Last Supper, Jesus commanded his disciples to eat bread and drink wine in remembrance of him (1 Corinthians 11.26). Remembrance is not only part of the fibre of every Christian being but is also a vital part of our shared human experience.

In that remembering we celebrate the gifts we now enjoy or work towards: Gifts of freedom, justice,

peace and truth. By remembering the past, we are able to value more deeply the present.

Perhaps too there is another meaning of remem-bering, to “re-member,” to put back together. As wars continue to rage and Isis shows a savage disre-gard for human life, we pray for that time when the world will be re-membered and we all will be one.

With every blessing,

Deborah Parsons

It’s just a thought Revd Cliff Berdinner

There he sat, in the middle of the aisle, bright eyed and washing his whiskers. The mouse had come out of a pew and was completely unconcerned that I was preaching! Don’t worry, it wasn’t here, it was when I was training for ordination that we had the use of an abandoned village church to practise in. It stood, desert-ed, in the middle of what had been a plague village. Everything was mildewed and all the black notes on the organ were nibbled flat by God’s little creatures. The boiler was broken and everything was damp and limp, but here we practised dressing up the altar and dressing up ourselves, preaching and posing to each other. It was supposed to get us used to the feel of church life, and it some respects it certainly did!

It always surprises me that anyone should want to go to a cold church and sit on hard seats, sing ancient hymns and listen to sermons: but we have all done it, and still do. Without a doubt, the church still means a lot to people today as it has down the ages. Just to be there for the Service and to meet friends has drawn folk week by week to pray and to praise God. Whilst the mu-sic is attractive for some, for others it is the ritual and the strengthening of faith - even the coffee and the chat afterwards has its place

But for most of us our Christian faith did not begin in the

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outward setting of the church but deep within us. For whatever reason, we were drawn by an inner longing for more, for a deeper satisfaction, for something, or some-one greater than ourselves.

For all of us our first reality comes though our see-ing and touching and hearing, but we are able to look beyond our senses and catch a glimpse of another world, the spiritual world. Whilst it is boundless and mysterious, this inner dimension becomes more real as we enter into it. And it is in the depths or our own self that we come close to God and God becomes real to us.

Some mystics of old entered small brick cells for life in order to experience this deep spirituality and find Oneness with God. Today our lives are too busy and complicated, but the world of spirituality is still there, it is the pathway to divinity and sometimes, just some-times, God comes to meet us.

I promised one day to take communion to a house bound lady after the morning Service. It was just the normal thing to do. I arrived and all was ready, a small table with a cloth and a candle and the dear soul sitting, waiting. So we began our little Service and as we shared the bread and wine together the sun shone brightly through the lace curtain and the whole place became radiant, everything seemed to turn to gold. The room was filled with love and Joy. The curtain rustling in the breeze became the wings of angels. This was truly a Holy Communion, a touch of heaven come to earth.

But this spiritual pathway to God is not confined to church or priest or sacrament. He can come to us all and surprise us, anywhere, on a seat in the park, in a bus shelter or at the kitchen sink. And we often only recog-nise his closeness when we look back. Spirituality be-longs to our inner world, to the world beyond the sens-es, to the world of intuition and the unfolding of the truth that God is real and God is love.

Our life may take us through many experiences. We will know joy and sorrow, wonder and dread and a time of growing old. But it will be out of our own inner world that we will know God’s continuing presence and his strength and courage to keep going.

Letter from Julian and Jane

Dear All,

There really are no adequate words to express the

thanks we owe to you all. Naturally our wedding

day was something we were looking forward to and

indeed hoped it would be memorable as a positive

start to the rest of our lives. However, we were

completely overwhelmed when we walked into the

Church of St Mary, which is so familiar to us, and

found so many of you present to support us; we can

still hear the resounding 'We will' from you all when

asked if you would support us. John Rawlings, our

now retired Archdeacon, has become a good friend

over the years and so we felt in safe hands, but the

love and support we have received from you all in

the months and weeks building up to our wedding,

and indeed on the day itself, has given us the

strongest possible affirmation in our new life to-

gether. We both count ourselves remarkably fortu-

nate to be amongst so many wonderful people, and

whilst thank you is all we can really say, we hope

you will see it as meaning so much more.

There are numerous people we need to thank and

we will try to do these individually, but hope you

will accept our general thank you, as we are aware

that many people played a part in making sure all

was right and in place. The Church was spotless, the

flowers perfect, the catering at its usual high stand-

ard, the music something to marvel at and the spe-

cial warmth of welcome to our families and friends,

who all remarked on it, truly tremendous and we

believe we are well blessed to be amongst you all.

Whilst our Archdeacon graciously remarked on our

delayed honeymoon to be at his final service the

next day, the truth of the matter was, we wouldn't

have missed sharing the whole weekend of celebra-

tion with you for anything, it being a joy to be

amongst our chorister friends as husband and wife

and afterwards with so many from across our dean-

ery and beyond.

Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts

and we look forward to continuing, now as husband

and wife, being part of the Totnes team and com-

munity.

With every blessing,

Julian & Jane

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Justin Story - 12th Instalment

By Helga Watts

Click here to read the story so far

What I relate in this chapter might be somewhat disturbing to some people, maybe better not read it before retiring. The good news is that this is the end of the weird happenings, bar-ring a couple of milder incidents months away, and I want to point out that they all lead to a most marvellous conclusion.

I spent Easter Sunday in a very subdued state, the events of the previous day lying heavily on my soul. Justin seemed hap-py enough, surveying the boxed Easter eggs family and friends had sent, lined up on the small table next to his armchair. He had the wonderful ability to live in the moment, com-pletely absorbed. Yesterday had gone and tomorrow had not yet come, and for now he had all that lovely choco-late waiting to be eaten and all those cheerful Easter cards to look at. And there would be a roast dinner and pudding, and cake for after-noon tea.

On the Monday I felt all right again, putting the whole episode to the back of my mind and expecting to find some explanation for it. Maybe Justin's confused mind had transferred something to me? On Wednesday morning I woke very early. It was still dark outside, and there was a strange atmosphere in the room. I was soon fully awake and sat up, and then I saw in my mind's eye a building near here which at that time was a training centre for unemployed young people. Then I saw through the building, and inside there was a circle of men in black cloaks with hoods. At the same time there appeared near my bed, a few feet away, a grey figure without features, very tall and rigid. From the figure came a very thin, very bright white line of light, and at the same time another thin white line from the direction of the building, both coming towards my forehead. I remember thinking, “a laser beam, it's coming at my brain.” I know nothing about laser beams, but that was my reaction, that there was a precise focus approach-ing me. In an instant I was 'taken over'. I heard no voice, but in my brain something spoke, coming from the grey figure still standing there. Faceless, tall, static.

“You want to be a Christian, but you have too many posses-sions. Remember the rich, young man. Prove to God that you do not cling to them.” I got up, went downstairs, and did as I had been commanded. I got the hammer out of its drawer and calmly went through the whole house damaging things by banging at them with the proclamation, “I let you go.” Calmly I went back to bed. When I woke up it was with the feeling of

having had a terrible nightmare. But I could not remember what it had been. I looked around me, and it all came back. The large mirror was smashed, ornaments were broken, pic-tures were scratched; in the bathroom, the basin and bathtub were cracked. The same had happened downstairs: silver was out of shape, the arm of a candelabrum was bent, furniture dented. Then I remembered something with a pang: My in-struments! Yes, the zither was split and so was my celtic harp. All around me on the floors lay things I had tipped out of draw-ers. I sat down amongst the devastation with utter devasta-tion inside.

My mind felt clear, there was no trance, but now there was no doubt at all that I had been under a spell again. I had seen the people in the dark robes. Who were they? Why would they want to harm me? And the grey figure? Was that a demon? Had I been possessed? But why? Why?!

Justin did not seem in the least affected by the mud-dle. He asked no questions but carefully stepped over things as if this were the normal condition of my house. We had our break-fast and he did his usual rounds. As for myself, I was too afraid to leave the house, too upset to start tidying. I went from room to room and noticed some-thing else: I had damaged, scratched out and broken any crosses. Now if I'd meant to prove to God that I

did not cling to my possessions, why this blatant insult to Christ? This had been, quite obviously, a demonic attack which had come from 'outside'. I had been the victim of spir-itual onslaughts, as Justin had been when commanded to kill me. I pulled down the Venetian blinds in the living room and the vertical ones by the front door. I imprisoned myself in my house and prayed for protection.

On Friday afternoon I was suddenly overcome by a tiredness more heavy than I had ever experienced. It descended on me like lead, spreading through my body. And there was the voice again, in my head; not audible but more marked than a thought. No vision of any sort, just a kind of mocking, compel-ling, convincing accusation. I was taken over for the third time.

“You have proved about your possessions. But what about your house? You love your house. And your life. Can you give them up? Set the house on fire and go to bed. If you are not meant to die, God will save you.”

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Justin as a baby and balancing on a branch

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I went to the laundry room and made up a pile with paper which was very precious to me – the many letters from Jus-tin's mother and carbon copies of my letters to her describing Justin's sayings and doings. I added a number of books and several boxes of matches and some candles and set them alight. I told Justin I was very tired and was going to lie down. He said he was tired too and I let him lie beside me. He fell asleep with his head on my shoulder, and I lay there, com-pletely calm, prepared to burn to death, enveloped by the comforting blanket of the leaden weariness and the satisfac-tion that I was doing God's will.

Then I heard the sound of the fire engine. It stopped outside our house. Shouts and commotion. Someone stormed up-stairs and into our room and we were ushered outside. On the way down I ran into the lounge and took my small zither off the wall, which was there as a decoration. I sat on the terrace next to Justin, cradling the zither in my lap. The fire had not spread beyond the laundry room but smoke had crept out through the garage door noticed by a neighbour who called the Fire Brigade. The floor under the pile of pa-pers was damaged and the doors to the kitchen, larder and garage were black. After the firemen had gone the police came and questioned me. They did not accept my explana-tion of a spell but thought I made it up to protect Justin who must have done it.

Thankfully they did not question him. Some time later I re-ceived a more thorough grilling but had the feeling my expla-nations were accepted, though not commented on.

The days which followed are too sad to describe here. And then came the day, when it all fell into place. A young man came to me and told me he had been at a ritual where witch-craft spells had been placed against me. It was held in the building I had seen in my mind's eye. He thought he was go-ing to a party, and there was a man leading it – he mentioned his name – who was known to me. He explained to me the reason for his hatred which I shall relate in the next instal-ment. He told me they tried to make him 'A Child of Satan', but he was a Christian and he was going to leave the area. My relief to have it confirmed that the spells had been real was immense, but what might they do next?

[Continued next month]

Bishop’s Letter

Before you read on, cover the next paragraph with your

hand! Now see if you can recite the three priorities that Bish-

op Robert has set for the Diocese at the start of his time as

Bishop of Exeter.

How did you do?! The three priorities are: Growing in prayer;

Making new Disciples; Serving the people of Devon with joy.

I suspect it is not by chance that growing in prayer comes

first. It may even be the hardest to achieve. In our activist age

full of strategies, initiatives and restless anxieties, the great

desire is to be doing. There are targets to meet, diaries to fill,

goals to achieve, all against a background of the incessant

chatter of news and social media.

Contrast that with the way Jesus calls his disciples to come

apart and rest awhile, and himself spends time alone in pray-

er before the great decisions and events of his ministry.

“Lord, teach us to pray”, ask the disciples and he teaches

them to pray for God’s Kingdom to come and his will to be

done. He uses stories of a widow pestering a judge and a fa-

ther giving gifts to his children as pictures of the nature of

prayer.

Prayer has all the ingredients of our everyday conversation

and more: thanking, sharing, arguing, asking, apologies,

listening, expressing deep feelings to another, sitting in si-

lence together. The church has rather complicated words

for this (intercession, adoration, contemplation et al) but

the easiest way to start, as one saint has said, is to think of

Jesus sitting in the chair next to you – and to start talking to

him.

Prayer comes first because it opens us to God in recognition

that this is God’s world, not ours and his church, not ours. If

we are to make new disciples and serve our communities

with joy, if we are to work for justice and stand up for the

downtrodden, it will be through activity interwoven and

suffused with prayer. As the Psalm puts it, “Unless the Lord

builds the house, those who build it labour in vain”.

+Nick McKinnel, Bishop of Crediton

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Justin with his mother and aged about 3, with a whistle

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Giving with Confidence We need to move forward with confidence when talking about

giving in the Church. Successfully addressing the Church’s

need to receive realistic, long-term giving may give your parish

greater opportunity to fulfil its call to mission.

The Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) was initially devised in the

Diocese of Gloucester to try and alleviate the burden of parish

treasurers, whilst also increasing planned giving. Donations

can be made on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. They

are collected by Direct Debit on the 1st of the month. The gift,

plus any related Gift Aid is then passed back to the specified

church by the 10th of the month. A unique feature of the

scheme is the option to increase the gift annually in line with

inflation.

The success of the scheme in Gloucester

has led to it being implemented in

Chichester, Winchester, and now Exe-

ter. PGS has been piloted with 10 par-

ishes in the Diocese, and has had a

measurable impact upon giving. One

treasurer says, “This is a great project

that is very professional with all admin-

istration handled by Gloucester and

regular payment of donation plus reclaimed tax paid direct

into our account. It is highly recommended.”

Mission work cannot happen without sacrificial giving. As it

says in Hebrews 13:16, ‘Do not neglect to do good and to

share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.’

For details email Katie.roscorla@Exeter.anglican.org or go to

‘Encouraging Giving’ on the Diocese of Exeter website.

Katie Roscorla, Mission Resources Adviser

Rev Mike Partridge, Team Rector in the Clyst Mission Com-

munity, joined with over 100 other people, aged eight to 88,

in abseiling down the church tower to raise funds for Broad-

clyst church. Over £6,000 was raised for the church with local

charities also benefiting from the event co-ordinated by the

Royal Marines.

Make it a ‘real’ Advent This year’s Real Advent Calendar from The Meaningful Choco-

late Company has undergone a redesign. It is the only Advent

calendar to include an activity story booklet alongside the

yummy Fairtrade chocolate surprises found behind each door.

And there is free delivery for churches and groups if ordered

before 1 November. Visit www.realadvent.co.uk

Solidarity in serving overseas Volunteering to serve overseas with charities and church pro-

jects is important for many Christians who want to experience

first-hand the reality of life for people living in other parts of

the world.

Despite dangers, such as the extreme events in Syria and Iraq

and the Ebola crisis in parts of Africa, many are undeterred

and continue to volunteer on both short-term and longer term

projects.

In our Diocese the Rev Lawrence Braschi has just been or-

dained as a deacon. He is the son of missionaries and lived in

the Far East. He says, “My father went to Ukraine recently and

was aware there of how much relations with the wider Church

mean for Christians in places where conflict and danger are

very present. Many Christians go overseas as an expression of

solidarity in the body of Christ, to encourage one another with

spiritual blessing.”

He adds, “The motivation for me to

share the love of Jesus, whether

through words, prayer, or acts of charity

are the same here in Plymouth as it is in

Beijing or Shanghai.”

Plymouth teachers James and Susy Put-

num will work with people in the South

Indian Province of Kerala on a six-month

placement with Christian charity US.

They leave in January and will be involved in supporting the

church’s work with children with disabilities, a women’s sup-

port centre, children’s homes and a hostel for the homeless.

Susy says, “I am looking forward to gaining a new understand-

ing of cultures and other expressions of Christianity.”

The Rev Chas Deacon is Overseas Mission and Development

Officer for the Diocese of Exeter. He says, “We have several

Companion Links, including Cyprus and the Gulf, Thika in Ken-

ya, the Roman Catholoc Diocese of Bayeux-Lisieux in Norman-

dy and Melanesia. These links teach and inspire us so much.

Often they are living their faith in daily fear of persecution and

poverty and yet they display a generosity of faith and wit-

ness.”

He adds, “An overseas visit can re-kindle our faith and stir us

up in God’s mission here. They assist us in lifting our hearts,

minds and imaginations above local circumstances and current

challenges where we are tempted to falter.”

Anna moves on in mission Diocesan Director of Mission and Unity Canon Anna Norman-

Walker, a familiar face to many, is to become full-time Canon

Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral at the end of this month. Anna

has worked in her current role for four years, with part of her

time spent as Canon Missioner at the Cathedral.

She has particularly enjoyed experiencing the wide variety of

church life offered throughout our Diocese and says, “I have

“Mission work

cannot happen

without sacrificial

giving.“

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Word for Today

Living for the Right Reasons

‘One’s life does not consist in the abundance of

the things he possesses.’ Luke 12.14

In 1923, seven of the world’s most successful men

met at a Chicago hotel: the president of the largest

independent steel company, the president of the larg-

est utility company, the greatest wheat speculator,

the president of the New York Stock Exchange, a

member of the President’s Cabinet, the president of

the Bank of International Settlements and the presi-

dent of the world’s greatest monopoly. Collectively

these tycoons controlled more money than there was

in the United States’ Treasury. Now, fast forward 25

years and let’s see what happened to them. Charles

Schwab, president of the largest independent steel

company, lived the last five years of his life on bor-

rowed money and died a pauper. Arthur Cooger, the

greatest wheat speculator, shot himself. Richard Whit-

ney, president of the New York Stock Exchange, spent

three years in prison. Albert Fall, a member of the

President’s cabinet, went to prison for bribery. Leon

Fraser, president of the U.S. Bank of International

Settlements, shot himself. Ivan Kreuger, head of one

of the world’s largest monopolies, also committed

suicide. If the recent economic upheaval has taught us

anything, it’s that money brings neither security nor

happiness. Yes, God will bless you with money

(Deuteronomy 8:18). And He will do it for two rea-

sons: 1) Because He delights in seeing His redeemed

children walk in His blessings (Psalms 35:27). 2) Be-

cause He expects you to use your money to reach a

hurting world with God’s love. If you keep those two

things in mind, you’ll be living for the right reasons.

UCB's Word for Today is a free publication available in

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had the opportunity to visit all sorts of churches and mission

communities throughout the Diocese. From small tiny, rural

churches to lively, large city centre churches. I have seen

cafes for the homeless, been wafted with incense, attended

pet services, spoken at big evangelical events and pub out-

reach evenings. I have loved being able to make a contribu-

tion to these local, imaginative outreach initiatives.”

Regarding the ‘Million for Mission’ fund which she oversaw,

she speaks of the “excitement of seeing parishes stepping

out and getting creative. “It was amazing,” she adds.

In her new role, Anna will have particular responsibility for

mission work in the life of the Cathedral and is looking for-

ward to continuing with the monthly Holy Ground service

and the Friday night soup kitchen, as well as developing new

ideas and initiatives.

She says, “Holy Ground is a contemplative, creative service.

There is also a café and we have speakers and Q&A sessions.

People from across the Diocese including people in parish

churches come to experience something different.”

She says, “We [Cathedral staff] are wanting to take seriously

our desire to grow and to be a real presence in the City.”

She finishes, “I have loved the last four years but I don’t think

I can be an adviser for too long. I want to be more hands on

and this role will let me do that.”

Anna will be installed in her new post during Evensong on

Wednesday 26 November.

Ordinations The Bishop of Exeter ordained 19 new Deacons, and six new Readers, alongside other Readers being licensed to serve in Devon+, in special services at Exeter Cathedral in September. More details at www.exeter.anglican.org

Letter from Angela Sumner I write this to say a fond farewell to the Totnes Mission Community, as I return to Brixham. I have enjoyed my time in Totnes and I would like to thank the Totnes team and everyone for the opportunities, support and encouragement that I have received during the last 2 years. I will be continuing my work as a chaplain at Torbay, Totnes and Brixham hospitals, with my parish link being Brixham Mission Community. My 'transfer' service will be held at All Saints' Church, Brixham, 2nd November 2014 at 11am. All are welcome, with all best wishes. Angela Sumner

“He expects you to use your

money to reach a hurting

world with God’s love”

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EVENTS DIARY

St Mary’s:

Thu 6th 3.00pm Funeral of Mary Hellier

Sat 8th 7.30pm Totnes Early Music Society concert: Ensemble Meridiana

Sun 9th Remembrance Sunday 6.30pm Remembrance Concert

Sun 23th 12:30pm Friends of St Mary’s AGM

Sun 16th 6.30pm Choral Evensong

Sun 30th 6.30pm Advent Service

St Johns:

Sat 8th 2 pm Memorial service for Stephen and Margaret

Pike.

Sat 15th 3.30 -5.30 pm. Messy Church

Sun 16th 7.30pm Torbay Symphony Orchestra

Fri 28th 6pm Acoustic Haven concert

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SPRING PILGRIMAGE

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TIMES OF SUNDAY SERVICES

St Mary's Totnes

8.00 am ..

11.15 am ..

6.30 pm Alternate 1st Sunday

6.30 pm 3rd Sunday

St John's, Bridgetown 9.30 am ..

Eucharist

Sung Eucharist

Compline

Sung Evensong

Family Communion

TIMES OF WEEKDAY SERVICES—St Mary's, Totnes

7.45 am Tues, Weds, Thurs Early morning prayers 8.30 am Fri, Sat .. Morning Prayer 10.30 am 2nd & 4th Wed .. Eucharist

Major Saints' Days

9.00 am at St Mary's Eucharist

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St Mary's Totnes

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The Reverend John Luscombe Contact details at top of page

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