APPEAL FOR LENT – Ripple Effect To twin our church (memorial) garden and plant hope for a family in Kenya Garden Twinning is a charity gift that plants hope for a family in Kenya. 'Twin your community garden (that could be your church or school gardens or your allotment) with Ripple Effect and your donation of £120 could help families living in rural Migori, Kenya, with three years training in sustainable organic farming. Starting with small kitchen gardens, families can grow enough to eat, set up small businesses, send their children to school and go after their dreams. In recognition of your community's donation of £120, you’ll receive: a sustainable wooden plaque to display in your garden a vegetable growing guide from Charles Dowding, our no-dig expert wildflower seeds to get you started on your Garden Twinning adventure a garden twinning certificate to display inside your church or community space, and an opportunity to have a speaker attend one of your meetings to help bring our work to life plus, we can’t wait to share the practical techniques families in rural Africa are using in their own gardens to fight hunger and the climate crisis' For more information, visit https://rippleeffect.org/about/the-ripple-effect There will be a box in the church for donations(Over £150 already raised for this appeal from our Shrove Tuesday pancake afternoon).
Music from St Paul's music group at concert with Exeter Railway Band. Youtube channel below:st paul's church starcross youtube
Introductory letter from Rev Patrick Parkes, December 2021Season’s Greetings I thought it might be nice to introduce myself as the new Church of England minister for the parishes of Kenton with Mamhead and Starcross. Advent is all about arrival, so it is perhaps a pleasant coincidence that Viv and I will be joining you during this season. We are very much looking forward to being part of the daily life of these lovely villages and their surroundings. The area is not unfamiliar to us as we have previously lived in Kenton and still have a house there. We will, however, be living in the Rectory at Staplake Rise on the edge of the Village of Starcross for the duration of our time with you. Due to the ongoing restrictions on the numbers able to attend services, I am unable to offer a general invitation to my licensing on the 14th of December but hope to make the acquaintance of as many as possible over the coming months and years. I will be taking my first Holy Communion at Kenton on the 19th of December and will be at services in Starcross: Crib Service (24th Dec) and Carol Service (19th Dec) in Starcross As we reflect on the joyous news of ‘Emmanuel’ - God with us, may we all experience Christ’s loving presence at this special time of year.<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Patrick</span>Editor: We look forward to welcoming Patrick (Revd. E Patrick Parkes) who joins us having previously been the Rector of Newton Abbot Benefice.
