What’s on this month at our churches?
Welcome to the Benefice of Bickleigh and Shaugh Prior, which is made up by the Parish of Saint Mary the Virgin, Bickleigh, which includes the churches of Saint Anne, Glenholt and Saint Cecilia, Woolwell, and the Parish of Saint Edward, King & Martyr, Shaugh Prior,
We are here to serve our communities – whether that be by prayer, fellowship or community action.
Our churches all have a slightly different feel to them from the edge of the moors to the edge of the City as we line the beautiful Plym Valley.
We are welcoming, caring communities who seek to love God and our neighbours, building one another up as disciples and serving with joy! St Anne’s Glenholt is a great space for that, where we host community meals and groups like craft and games afternoons.
We also hold a weekly bible study and are starting an Alpha course in the new year for those who want to think more about what faith might mean to them. Bickleigh also has a church choir.
As the new Vicar, I am really keen to build on relationships we have with the 42 Commando and Bickleigh Down CofE Primary school. I have a background in youth and pioneering and am very excited to look at how we can rebuild St Cecilia’s to be a thriving lively worshipping community for families.
We are an inclusive collection of churches that strive for justice and equality and a warm welcome for all, just as Jesus did! If we don’t always get this right, we are always happy to listen and act to ensure we do better, we are all a work in progress!
Reverend Jo Northey
bspvicar (at) bspchurches.co.uk
07807188912
We follow the Church of England’s most recent guidance on safeguarding as set out in their Promoting a safer church policy statement, which can be found by following this link.
If you have a concern about the safety of someone or the actions of someone working with children or vulnerable adults, please speak to our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Rebecca Hattersley, on 07531 133128 or contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team.
If you are a young person and you feel unhappy about something happening to you, you can call Childline on 0800 11 11.
The Parish Data Privacy and GDPR policy can be found here.
