What are you building?
1st September 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
Back at the beginning of the summer, in the first heatwave - can you even remember the first heatwave? - I was on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. One of...
Clergy Ramblings
Clergy Ramblings
Clergy Ramblings
Welcome to the Clergy Ramblings section. This is where our Clergy will share is thoughts and such.
Letters to the Editor
27th August 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
I read in the last magazine an article, WHERE DO YOU FIND CHURCH? tantalizingly cryptic that in all truthfulness, I did not fully understand. It introduced...
Do you believe it?
10th July 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
So the question is: Do you believe in the power of prayer? I do. I absolutely do. If you do, then we need to be serious about it! It is...
Summer, Sun and Soul Work!
1st July 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
I love the summer! As an eternal optimist I am hopeful that we will return to some hot sunny days, like the few we’ve just had. I love the feel of...
What is the church?
19th June 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
You’re walking down the road In your village. A car draws up, winds down the window, the driver leans over and says, ‘Excuse me, where can...
A Nostalgic Reminder of Happiness and Contentment
1st May 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
I have just made a nostalgic trip with some of my family. They wanted to see where I grew up, and so we went. The surprising thing is that none of the...
Lessons from a Blue Tit
20th February 2026 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
For my birthday last year, my son and his wife bought me a bird feeder. I’ve tried to have a bird table before, but Withleigh is where the wind blows...
Steph: All clear to return
26th September 2025 Posted by: Exe Valley Mission Community
"I am pleased to say that I have been given the all clear to begin a slow return to work. The very fact that this is even a possibility seems miraculous!...