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Parish Magazine for
Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brentor
June 2022
£1.00
Please make a minimum donation of £1.00 for this
Magazine, either in cash in one of the collection
boxes, or by using the card machine at the back of the
church.
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Contents:
• From the Ministers – Revd. Sue Tucker
• A Prayer for June – Sarah Pendle
• June Services in the Benefice
• A Poem for June
• Tales from the Tower – Donna Baker
• Friends of St Eustachius Summer Fete
• June Prayer Diary – Diocese of Exeter
• Mission of the Month for June, Farming Community Network – Revd. Sue
Tucker
• Exon Festival 2022 – Daniel Leonard-Williams
• Senior Clergy Reflection – June 2022 – Archdeacon of Exeter
• Gulworthy Notes for June - Gill Reed
• Concerts in 2022
• Tavistock Parish Public Events for June
• 1946 Tavistock Parish Church Guidebook – Martin Pendle
• Useful Contacts
Please send any articles for the July edition of the Parish Magazine to Martin
Pendle, at m.pendle@icloud.com by Wednesday 29th June.
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From the Ministers
The Revd. Sue Tucker writes:
Like me I guess many of you have been watching the footage of the Queen’s coronation in
1953 which has invoked many memories.
I was five back in 1953, and we lived in Dursley a small town in Gloucestershire and in a fairly
small house which my parents had managed to purchase a few years earlier. My father at that
time worked for the GPO as one of its communications officers responsible for the telephone
network and the new technology that was coming into being.
I felt myself very lucky as my father made me a crystal set with earphones which I used to
listen to in bed. He also made radios and passed the rigorous tests to become a radio ham (his
number fairly early G31CA), a hobby which lasted till the time of his death. I was fascinated
sitting with him in his shack speaking and listening to likeminded hams around the world. How
did it work I often asked my dad, how can these waves which we cannot see be transformed
into people speaking with us from far away or near to home?
And then the coronation came with great excitement in our small town and especially in the
small close where we lived. Dad set to work and built a television and the whole close were
invited in to watch the coronation on a very small screen. Children sat crossed legged in the
front and the grown-ups where they could find a space behind. We were all very cramped but
I can still remember vividly the coronation and the oaths which Her Majesty made that day,
this being part of them:
The Archbishop of Canterbury: Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws
of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your power
maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law?
Will you maintain and preserve inviolable the settlement of the Church of England, and
the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law established in
England? And will you preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of England, and to the
Churches there committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges, as by law do or
shall appertain to them or any of them?
The Queen: All this I promise to do. The things which I have here before promised, I will
perform, and keep. So help me God.
These Her Majesty has kept throughout her long and glorious reign and, I and many have had
the privilege sharing in the past seventy years of her being our Monarch and the Defender of
the Faith.
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Defender of the Faith: we now live in a multi-cultural country and as we have welcomed
people to come and live in the United Kingdom we have accepted their customs and faiths
but I pray that the Christian faith that has sustained us and given us hope in the good times
and the bad times will still be upheld by this country in the years to come.
On June 5th as we celebrate the Jubilee we also celebrate the great Christian Festival of
Pentecost.
The disciples had experienced a series of dramatic highs and lows – they had seen Jesus die,
come back to life, and ascend to heaven. What was to come next?
Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit. Though the disciples had the hope of his promise,
they were living in a time of uncertainty. Then one day, when they were gathered together,
the Holy Spirit came to them:
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And
suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the
entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which
parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. –
Acts 2:1-4
In addition was the bold and incisive preaching of Peter to a Jewish audience. The effect of the
sermon was powerful, as listeners were “cut to the heart” and instructed by Peter to “repent,
and be baptized” (Acts 2:38). The narrative concludes with three thousand souls being added
to the fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayers, apostolic signs and wonders, and a
community in which everyone’s needs were met.
With the descent of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were equipped to proclaim the Gospel. Christ
had given them the Great Commission to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them
to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20). Christ did not leave them
alone to carry out this task; he sent the Holy Spirit.
We too can rejoice, because as believers in Christ, we have that same power – the power of
the Holy Spirit – equipping us for the work to which Christ calls us. Not only that, but our
redemption is secured through the Holy Spirit’s work:
In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and
have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the first
installment of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s possession, to the praise of
his glory. – Ephesians 1:13-14
Happy birthday to the church as we thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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I would like to leave you with this poem:
Poem: SUDDENLY THERE CAME A SOUND. . . (Acts 2: 1-21)
It was one of those days where
leaves are thrashed
from tree branches writhing
under a racing sky,
and my childhood friend playing
outdoors with me wondered:
does the wind
ever stop blowing?
And does it stop somewhere, she asked again,
or just keep going around and around the world?
Back then I said I didn’t know
but now I know there came a day
when a wind began in a certain house
that filled with a light like flame,
and that wind had the roar of justice,
and that wind had the rush of love,
and that wind had the whisper of peace and compassion,
and it carried the words of hope and joy
to an anxious and needy world,
and it was gentle enough to touch the wounded soul
and strong enough to stir the ever seeking hearts
of women and men, young and old,
from city to distant shores,
and it pulled down walls of distrust and fear
and threw open doors of possibility,
and oaks of hatred have bent in its path
and palisades of pain have fallen to its strength
and new life has spread like scattered seed
and yes, my friend, that wind
circles the world
and no, it has never stopped blowing.
My very best wishes for a very happy June, The Revd Sue.
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A Prayer for June
Gracious God, we give you thanks
for the reign of your servant Elizabeth our Queen,
and for the example of loving and faithful service
which she has shown among us.
Help us to follow her example of dedication
and to commit our lives to you and to one another,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
7June Services in the Benefice
8A Poem for June
Rise up, and do begin the day's adorning;
The Summer dark is but the dawn of day.
The last of sunset fades into the morning,
The morning calls you from the dark away.
The holy mist, the white mist of the morning,
Was wreathing upward on my lonely way.
The way was waiting for your own adorning
That should complete the broad adorned day.
Rise up, and do begin the day's adorning;
The little eastern clouds are dapple grey:
There will be wind among the leaves to-day;
It is the very promise of the morning.
Lux Tua Via Mea: your light's my way -
Then do rise up and make it perfect day.
Hilaire Belloc
9Tales from the Tower
With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee upon us, it seems we can hardly turn round without
bumping into a festoon of red, white and blue bunting or a Union Flag, and there are to be
street parties, Big Lunches, pageants and processions everywhere. We’ve been here before, of
course - no monarch has ever had as many jubilees as our present Queen - but it will
inevitably be many years before there’s another, and there may never, ever, be another
Platinum, so it behoves us all to make the most of it.
Above all the noise of celebration will sound, in towns, cities and villages all over the country,
the ringing of the bells. Bells have always been used for celebrations, and nobody can fail to
hear their voices, even over the music, singing and laughter going on below - sometimes, it
has to be admitted to the annoyance of those playing music, singing and laughing. But
hopefully, most people enjoy hearing them, especially in Tavistock where so many
townspeople contributed to the addition of the two new bells to augment the old ring of eight
to ten in time for the Millenium.
So what special ringing do we have planned for this unique occasion? Covid (same old
scapegoat!) has meant that over the last couple of years, with long periods of no ringing at all,
our progress has slowed down somewhat and some of us have grown older. Well, we all have,
of course, but it only makes a difference to a few of us (notably myself) and we may not now
be able to ring for the long periods demanded by quarter peals ( and certainly not full peals).
But we can celebrate just the same, and some of us have been practising a special method in
the hope of ringing it at some point over the Jubilee weekend.
The method, which none of us knew until a few months (or even weeks) ago is called… wait
for it… Platinum! (Well, what else could it be?) To give it its full name. Platinum Bob Triples,
which means it is rung on seven bells, with the deeper tone of the heavy tenor striking eighth
like a beating heart, and with a rather unusual requirement for each bell, in turn, to strike for
eight consecutive blows in sevenths’ place. (My goodness that does sound tricky. I hope I’ve
got it right!)
And yes - It’s not so much a difficult method as tricky, and has taken some of us a little while
to master, although we are fortunate to have several ringers who can apparently learn a new
method simply by glancing at the ‘blue line’ (I’ll try to explain this another time) so can guide
us lesser mortals through our flounderings.
Anyway, the great thing is that it is hoped to ring a quarter peal (lasting about 45 minutes) of
this quite musical method on Friday, starting around 5.30pm. By the time you read this, you
will know if we have succeeded.
You will also know if we succeed in ringing another proposed quarter peal, this time on the full
ten bells, on Sunday afternoon or evening as another tribute. And because we can’t all take
part in these, either because we are still learning or perhaps not confident of our ability to
10stand still, pull a rope at the right moment and concentrate for that long, there will be a
chance for us all to ring as usual for the Sunday morning service.
There will be ringing all over the country this weekend, in celebration of this event that has
never been seen before and very possibly never will again. There will be ringing at St Paul’s
cathedral before the special service. There will be ringing in all the other cathedrals that
house bells. There will be ringing in village churches. There will be ringing in the greatest
churches in the land and the most humble. There will be ringing at all times of the weekend of
celebrations, and those of us who rang for the Coronation itself will be extra proud to ring for
this event as well.
Listen to the bells, which ring in both joy and sadness whatever the occasion requires, and
consider how fortunate we are in this country to have this, the largest musical instrument in
the world, to express and commemorate our great events.
From the most tentative of beginners to the most advanced of experts, the ringers will be
doing their best, whatever their level of achievement. We hope you will enjoy hearing us.
Donna Baker
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11Friends of St Eustachius Summer Fete
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12Diocese of Exeter | The Church of England in Devon
JUNE
PRAYER
DIARY
We pray using the words of Psalm 16:
Dear God, apart from you, I have no good thing, you alone are my portion and cup,
you have given me a beautiful inheritance. Keep me safe God, for in you I take refuge,
I will not be shaken because you are beside me. Thank you for your counsel and your
protection. I know you will not abandon my soul Lord, and you will show me the path
of life. Amen.
We encourage you to reflect on Psalm 16 throughout this month and use it to guide
your prayer time.
Wednesday 1st – Sat 4th
We pray for Queen Elizabeth II this week as we mark her Platinum Jubilee. We give
thanks for her incredible service and inspiring faith. We also pray for all of the
celebrations taking place in churches across Devon, that the love of Christ would
be revealed through the welcome and warmth of our church communities.
1. For the Paignton Mission Community, its clergy 4. For the Plymouth Emmanuel Mission
Roger Carlton, lay worker Jeffrey Hill, and for all Community, their clergy Karl Freeman, Tony
who live and worship in Paignton. Williams, Bev Cree, Darryl Cree, Robin Brown,
and for all who live and worship in Emmanuel
2. For the Paignton Christ Church Mission with Saint Paul.
Community, its clergy John Pout, and for all who
live and worship in Paignton St Paul Preston and
Paignton Christ Church.
3. For the Pinhoe Church with Hope (Pinhope)
Mission Community, their clergy Wiz Slater,
Adrian Hough, Dunn, and for all who live and
worship in Pinhoe with Poltimore.Diocese of Exeter | The Church of England in Devon
Sunday 5th – Saturday 11th
This week, we remember the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. Thank
you, Lord, that you sent us a helper to be with us forever, who dwells with us and in
us (John 14:15-17). We pray for fresh revelation of this truth: that God’s Spirit lives
within us, to guide us, teach us and strengthen us.
5. For St Boniface Day, we remember the life of 9. For the Raleigh Mission Community, its clergy
St Boniface, the patron saint of Devon who is Martin Jacques, and for all who live and worship
credited with bringing Christianity to Germany. in Otterton, East Budleigh with Bicton and
We pray: ‘As God gives us strength, in season Budleigh Salterton.
and out of season, let us preach to the powerful
and powerless alike, to rich and poor alike, to all
10. For the Saint Andrew & Saint Paul Mission
people of every rank and of whatever age, the Community, its clergy Joe Dent, Leon Sim, Philip
saving purposes of God’ – Boniface of Crediton. Cairns, Tim Partridge, and for all who live and
worship in Saint Paul Stonehouse and Saint
6. For the Plympton Mission Community, its Andrew Plymouth.
clergy Robert Harris, Richard Wakerell, reader
Robert Harrison, and for all who live and worship 11. For the Saint Bartholomew with Saint Mark’s
in Plympton St Maurice and Plympton St Mary. Mission Community, its priest Richard Silk, and
for all who live and worship in Devonport Saint
7. In our link with Bayeux-Lisieux we pray for Bartholomew and Saint Mark. For the BMO at
diocesan ecumenical officer, Sister Colette St Mark’s Ford, their priest Jonny Devereux, lay
Bence and for the communications officer also worker Margaret Warne and for all who live and
involved with our diocesan exchange, Pere worship in St Mark’s Ford.
Laurent Berthout.
8. For the Plymstock Mission Community, its
clergy Jennie Appleby, Carl Budden, reader
Graham Dee, and for all who live and worship in
Plymstock and Hooe.Diocese of Exeter | The Church of England in Devon
Sunday 12th – Saturday 18th
We pray for all those who are facing hardships, that they would know God’s peace.
‘For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love
shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says
the Lord, who has compassion on you.’ (Isaiah 54:10).
12. For Trinity Sunday, we pray to our Father the 16. National Clean Air Day, we pray for
Creator, the Son our Saviour and the Holy Spirit organisations working to reduce air pollution.
our Comforter. We give you thanks and praise for We remember Lord, that it’s your breath in our
our salvation. Fill us with awe as we ponder the lungs and that you gave us the Earth to cherish
mystery of the Trinity, and guide us to a fuller and steward. We pray you would convict us to
understanding of who you are, in the name of do what we can to protect all you have created.
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
17. In our link with the Diocese of Thika, we
13. For the Saint Boniface, Saint Budeaux and pray for peace and fair governance in Kenya.
Saint Philip Mission Community, its clergy For all working to encourage tolerance and
Stephen Beach, Michael Doyle, reader Martin understanding of those with different opinions
Clements, and for all who live and worship in and allegiances. Progress in tackling corruption
Saint Philip, Weston Mill, Saint Budeaux, Saint at all levels. The Hesabika Trust calling on
Boniface and Devonport. Christians to stand up and be counted in all
sectors of society.
14. For the Saint David Mission Community, its
clergy Nigel Guthrie, Belinda Speed-Andrews, 18. For the Saint Jude Mission Community, its
Ash Leighton Plom, readers Charlotte Townsend, priest Tim Smith, and for all who live and worship
Howard Friend, and for all who live and worship in Saint Jude Plymouth.
in Saint David in Exeter.
15. For the Saint James Mission Community, its
clergy Henry Pryse, Steve Turner, Martin Poolton,
reader Joan Ridgeway, and for all who live and
worship in Saint James.Diocese of Exeter | The Church of England in Devon
Sunday 19th – Thursday 30th
During Refugee Week, we pray particularly for Ukrainian refugees who have recently
travelled to Devon, the people hosting them and the communities supporting them.
Help us all to be warm and welcoming. We remember Jesus’ words: ‘For I was
hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger
and you welcomed me… Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of
these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me.’ (Matthew 25:35-40).
19. For Father’s Day, we pray for fathers young strength and guidance in their commitment to
and old and remember that our Father in Heaven serve your Kingdom in Devon.
has adopted us as His sons and daughters. ‘See
what great love the Father has lavished upon us, 25. For the Saint Peter and the Holy Apostles
that we should be called children of God!’ Mission Community, its clergy David Way, David
(1 John 3:1) Watson, and for all who live and worship in
Plymouth St Peter and the Holy Apostles.
20. For our clergy across the Diocese, we give
thanks for all that they do. May they experience 26. For the Sampford Peverell Mission
rest and reconnection as the Diocesan clergy Community, its priest Glyn Lewry, reader Mandy
conference begins. In our link with the Diocese Lewry, and for all who live and worship in
in Cyprus and the Gulf we pray for The Cathedral Uplowman, Sampford Peverell, Holcombe Rogus,
of St Paul, Nicosia, and its Dean Jeremy Crocker. Hockworthy, Halberton and Burlescombe.
21. For the Saint Leonard Mission Community, its 27. For the Seaton and Beer Coastal Mission
clergy Simon Austen, Chris Keane, Paul Sutton, Community, during its clergy vacancy we
and for all who live and worship in Saint Leonard remember the local clergy Simon Hitchcock and
with Holy Trinity. Alison Finch, and for all who live and worship in
Seaton and Beer.
22. For the Saint Matthias Mission Community,
its clergy John Beckett, Paul Barton, Pete Norris, 28. In our link with Melanesia, we pray for the
readers Lindsay Glazebrook, Ruth Beckett, and Cathedral of St Barnabas and all who minister
for all who live and worship in the parish of Saint and worship there, especially Dean Phillip.
Matthias, Saint Mark and Holy Trinity, Torquay.
29. For the Sherford Community Church Mission
23. For the Saint Pancras Mission Community, its Community, its priest Tom Brassil and their
clergy Lawrence Braschi, Sarah Sharland, Church reader Andrew Williams.
Army Evangelist Phillip Baul, reader Paul Lumb,
and for all who live and worship in Saint Pancras 30. For the Shirwell Mission Community, its clergy
Pennycross. Rosie Austin, Sue Davies-Fletcher, and for all who
live and worship in Shirwell, Loxhore, Kentisbury,
24. For our senior clergy, the Archdeacons and East Down with Arlington, Challacombe and
Bishops, we ask you Lord, to give them continued Bratton Fleming with Stoke Rivers.
Information included in this prayer diary is taken from the
diocesan database where clergy and Licenced Lay Ministers
(LLMs) have given permission to use details which are accurate
at the time of publication. If there are any changes please email:
operations@exeter.anglican.orgMission of the Month for June, Farming Community Network
The Mission of the Month for June is the Farming Community
Network (FCN).
The real problems facing farmers at this time is an increase in suicide among farmers of all
ages and those in the farming community who have lost loved ones during the past two years.
Isolation is linked to the main cause; as is an increase in mental health, some farmers can go
days without speaking to anyone. The relentless work of caring for animals, sowing and
reaping crops, the changes in weather due to climate change, pests and diseases and the ever
increasing paper work and new ruling from the Brexit agreement, the worry about the
financial future for farming and farms affected by succession issues all play their part in an
industry which is facing many changes.
All that said farmers are proud of what they produce; their animals and land are a source of
pride. With the ever increasing difficulties of a volatile world market we need to value and
pray for all who are part of the farming community on whom we will become more reliant for
our food and the landscape around us. Please support your local farmers by buying locally
produced food in our town and village shops, and our farmers market and Farm food shops in
the vicinity.
We pray for The Farming Community Network who are a phone call away 24hrs a day for
those who are experiencing stress and illness, for those in Devon who volunteer their time and
energy to help wherever, a big task, and the beauty of creation which God has given us
abundantly.
If you would like to make a donation, you can do so in the following 3 ways:
1. By a retiring collection after a 9.45am Sunday service
2. By cheque direct to a churchwarden (made out to Tavistock PCC)
3. Using the Card machine at the back of St Eustachius’ Church. Select Farming Community
Network from the Menu
All funds collected will be forwarded to FCN at the end of the month.
Thank you
The Revd. Sue Tucker
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14Exon Festival 2022
The Exon Singers are delighted to be returning to Tavistock at the end of July after two
dispiriting years when the pandemic put paid to their visits! They are returning with a more
compact festival for this year, with two concerts on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th July at 7.30
pm in St. Eustachius Church. The Friday concert may be followed by candlelit compline.
“Jubilate” will be an uplifting programme of choral music to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee, while “A Serenade to Music” will mark Ralph Vaughan Williams’s 150th anniversary in
a programme dedicated to the artform that speaks to us as no other, with music to soothe the
soul as well as raise the spirits.
As is traditional, the choir will finish the Festival singing at the parish Eucharist on Sunday 31st
July.
If you have any queries regarding the Exons visit or happy to help with hosting one of the
singers, please don’t hesitate to contact Daniel or Gill Leonard-Williams [01822 618064].
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15Senior Clergy Reflection – June 2022
Just recently, I have been involved in meeting some Ukrainian families who are looking to find
somewhere safe to stay here in the UK. We’ve met via Zoom with a translator, and they have
shared some of their story, situation, and struggle with us.
At one of the interviews, we spoke to Natalie, and while we were talking, we lost connection
for a moment; Natalie, visibly shaken, said a missile had just hit the city where she lived! Later
that night, the news reports showed images of that same attack!
Thanks to the radical and generous hospitality of so many people connected with Devon
churches, we hope to find a new safe place for Natalie. I pray she will be welcomed into a safe
home, community, and our county of Devon.
Not everyone can offer space in their home, but we can all show hospitality and make people
feel welcome. For example, when visiting churches, I always look out for welcome notices,
friendly photo boards introducing the church team, or just the word ‘Welcome’ when you
walk through the door.
Over these summer months, many of our communities will be welcoming tourists and
holidaymakers (as well as a few Ukrainians) let’s make sure they find a warm welcome, a
friendly smile and a reflection of the radical hospitality of Jesus.
The theme of welcome is a fundamental Christian principle. It says in the letter to the
Hebrews “Don’t forget to show hospitality and welcome to strangers, for some who have done
this have entertained angels without realizing it!”
The Venerable Andrew Beane, the Archdeacon of Exeter
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16Gulworthy Notes for June
After months of anticipation June is suddenly here with all the glories of early summer and the
excitement of the Queen’s Jubilee. In 1977 I was with friends from university, gathered around
the base of the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace. The whole of the Mall was solid
with people and it was both thrilling and a little terrifying! This memory has provoked
disagreement in our house, as my husband swears it was just the two of us even though I
remember our first day out together as being Remembrance Sunday – first date – he stopped
the car on Westminster Bridge for two minutes silence – can you imagine my thoughts as a
smitten 20-year-old!
A platinum Jubilee has never and probably will never come again. What an extraordinary
achievement of dedication, strength and faith on the part of her Majesty the Queen. She has
never swayed from the life commitment she made in 1952 and she has always put her faith in
God at the centre of everything.
Here in Gulworthy Parish, we will be having a weekend of celebrations to mark not only the
Queen’s 70-year reign, but also as a thankyou to the whole parish for showing such wonderful
community spirit and kindness to others during the past two years of the covid pandemic.
Our celebrations open at Stubberlands (the same field as the Car Boot sale) at 8pm on
Thursday 2nd with the lighting of a beacon at 9.30pm) Bring your own picnic and chairs and be
prepared to sing the Commonwealth song and join the tug of war!
Sunday 5th starts with a service of celebration at 11.15am followed by a party on the school
playing fields. The party is an entirely free event but the more raffle tickets you buy on the
day, the better! There will be a veggie barbecue, hog roast, cream teas, games, a scarecrow
competition, raffle prizes and much more. We hope it will be huge fun, that the weather will
be kind and that the whole community will all join together for a brilliant celebration.
Our thanks again to all those who organised our second car boot sale on 7th May. It was busy,
well attended and raised £223 for the church. Thank you!
Meanwhile – to come down to earth at Morwellham – my idea of hatching some ducks to deal
with the population of slugs in the garden sadly came to nothing, with the last three eggs
failing to hatch. Slug deterrent tips that really work – PLEASE. On the up (and down) side,
swallows have decided our shed is irresistible and for the first time since we moved here in
2016, they have started making a nest. It is lovely to be “chosen” and to watch as their nest
develops but not so lovely getting dropped on from a height when wearing a nice summer
frock for church! I guess the slugs and the swallows were here before us and will be here a
long time after –so thank the Lord for them and for the beauty that is Gulworthy.
God bless.
17DIARY
Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
2nd June – Gulworthy Parish Beacon Lighting. From 8pm -11pm Stubberlands field. Bring a
picnic, a chair and a blanket!
4th -5th Jubilee exhibition in the Parish Hall
5th June – Jubilee service at St Paul’s. 11.15am
Followed by food, activities games and more on Gulworthy School playing fields 12.15 -
4.15pm
31st July Summer Fete and Dog Show. Venue - Woodovis Caravan Park. Time TBC. This will be
the first held since 2019. Pop the date in the diary and invite every dog you know!
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18Concerts in 2022
All concerts are in St Eustachius’
Sat 4 Jun Evening Concert Peter Blazley organist
Sat 25 June at 7.30 pm: Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir
Wed 13th July 7.30 pm: Tavistock Lions Carnival Concert – Stannary Brass Band and Blowzone,
and more.
Mon 25 July Lunchtime Concert: Truro Cathedral Choir – to be confirmed
Fri 29 July 7.30pm: Exon Singers (followed by candlelit compline – to be confirmed)
Sat 30 July 7.30pm: Exon Singers
Sunday 31 July at 0945: Exon singers join the parish Eucharist
Thur 28 July to Sun 31 July: Exon Singers – programme to be confirmed
Sat 17 Sep Evening Concert: HMS Drake Volunteer Band
Sat 24 Sep Evening Concert: Stannary Brass Band
Sat 1 Oct at 7.30 pm: Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir
Thur 6 Oct Evening Concert: Two Moors Festival
Sat 26 Nov at 7.30 pm: Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir
Sat 17 Dec at 7.30pm: Stannary Brass Band
Thur 22 Dec Evening Concert: Wheelhouse Folk Choir
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19Tavistock Parish Public Events for June
June 2022 (events are in the Parish Centre unless otherwise stated)
Fri 3 10 am - 12 noon Friendly Fridays (St E. Church)
After 9.45 am ‘Bring and Share' lunch (please bring salads and desserts
Sun 5
service (or anything else you would like to bring)
Tues 7 12.30 - 2.30 pm Samaritan's Purse Knitting Group
Wed 8 2 - 4 pm Handicraft Group
Fri 10 10 am - 12 noon Friendly Fridays (St E. Church)
Sat 11 10.00 am Intercessors' Prayer Group (St E. Church)
Mon Prayer and Stillness Group, held in Barbara and Tony
2.30 pm
13 Miller's house (5, Hurdwick Road, Tavistock)
Tues
12.30 - 2.30 pm Samaritan's Purse Knitting Group
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Thur
2 - 4 pm Bereavement Group
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Fri 17 10 am - 12 noon Friendly Fridays (St E. Church)
Tues
12.30 - 2.30 pm Samaritan's Purse Knitting Group
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Wed
2 - 4 pm Handicraft Group
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Fri 24 10 am - 12 noon Friendly Fridays (St E. Church)
Tues
12.30 - 2.30 pm Samaritan's Purse Knitting Group
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201946 Tavistock Parish Church Guidebook
We continue with the serialization of the 1946 Guidebook by JJ Alexander MA:
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St Eustachius’ Church Useful Contacts
Churchwardens: Mrs Mary Whalley or Mr Graham Whalley - 01822
481179
Director of Music: Mr Scott Angell - 01752 783490
Pastoral Care Co-ordinator: Mrs Elizabeth Maslen - 01822 613512
Children and Families Worker: Ms Fiona Lang -
families@tavistockparishchurch.org.uk
Parish Giving Officer: Mr Peter Rowan - 01822 617999
Parish Safeguarding Officer: Miss Rita Bilverstone - 01822 614825 or
safeguarding@tavistockparishchurch.org.uk
Parish Office: Jo Barton (open M-F 10am to 12 noon) 01822 616673,
parishoffice@tavistockparishchurch.org.uk
All other contacts - see church website
www.tavistockparishchurch.org.uk
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