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As you approach the village from the river valley the skyline is dominated by the silhouette of the Church spire.
St Mary's Church, Diptford dates from the 13th century. Services are now
shared between the churches in the district.
A timetable of Services is given below.
The church plays an important part in the life of the local school and just before Christmas you will find the church full, not only with parents, but with other members of the community too who have come to enjoy the school's Christmas celebration.
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There will be a simple Communion service every Wednesday at 10.30am, alternating between St Andrew's and St Mary's.
We should love to build up a regular congregation and to welcome occasional attenders as well. It could prove to be a wonderful way of building up the spiritual life of the benefice.
The emphases for this month's communions are as follows:
| May 26th | 9.30am | St. Andrew's | St. Augustine of Canterbury - prayers for our Archbishop |
| June 2nd | 9.30am | St. Mary's | Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (in anticipation) |
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We would love to welcome new or old members to the group.
We meet on Tuesdays at 8pm at Trimswell Farm during term time.
This term we are doing a six week study of the Psalms which usually lasts about an hour, followed by coffee and biscuits, and finishing around 9.30pm.
Plenty of space available for parking .... but a torch is a good idea!
For more details, please ring Sheena McCready - phone number in the Parish MagEmmaus - The Way of Faith, is exactly what it says.
Drawing upon the experience of the disciples "on the way" with the risen Lord, this exciting programme of contact, nurture and growth is firmly based on the understanding that coming to faith in Christ is a journey.
Emmaus concentrates on Three stages of our faith journey: Contact, Nurture and Growth providing study material to help with each stage.
Operations continue on Sep 24th at 7.30pm at Broadley Farm, by kind permission of
Jane Gillmore and new faces will be welcome.
We shall be considering TWO books - The Bible and "The Shack" which has recently
become a best seller and raises several issues we would like to discuss.
Future meetings will be fortnightly, venues to be announced in Church or by phoning Caroline.
Enquiries welcome.
Diptford Church has a broach spire typical of churches of the 13th and 14th
centuries.
Britannia History has the following to say:
"Earliest type of spire, where the tower rises direct into the spire without parapet or pinnacles; the broach' is the sloping triangular piece of masonry connecting the angle of the square tower with the adjacent face of the octagonal spire."
And an explanation of "Architectural Terms" gives the following:
Broach spire : Octagonal spire rising from a square tower without a parapet, with pyramidal forms at the angles.
Some pictures of other churches with broach spires
All Saints, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
St. Thomas a Beckett, Aunsby, Lincolnshire
S. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London WC1
St Mary the Virgin, Ketton, Leicestershire
All Saints' Church, Nottingham
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Work was needed to repair and renovate Diptford's church spire. The spire was constructed of local stone in the 13th century and is one of the finest examples of a broach spire in the country.
The work involved removing the cement render which was cracked and in a dangerous state, making repairs to the stonework as necessary and then rendering with lime mortar.