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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 5 churches in the district ie The Benefice of Diptford and
North Huish, Harberton, Harbertonford, Halwell and Moreleigh. 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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| The Benefice of Diptford, North Huish, Harberton, Harbertonford, Halwell & Moreleigh | |||||
| July 2008 | 6th 7th after Trinity | 13th 8th after Trinity | 20th 9th after Trinity | 27th 10th after Trinity | 3rd Aug 11th after Trinity |
| St. Mary's Diptford & North Huish | 10.30am Holy Communion | 10.30am
Pet Service & Baptism at Cross Farm. In the church if wet. |
8.30am Holy Communion | 10.30am Holy Communion | 10.30am Holy Communion |
| 10.30am Matins | |||||
| St. Andrew's Harberton | 10.30am Holy Communion | 10.30am Holy Communion | 9.15am Holy Communion | 9.15am Holy Communion | 10.30am Holy Communion |
| St Peter's Harbertonford | 9.15am Holy Communion | 9.15am Holy Communion | 10.30am Family Service | 10.30am Holy Communion | 9.15am Holy Communion |
| St. Leonard's Halwell | 9.15am Holy Communion at Moreleigh | 6.30pm Evensong | 10.30am Family Service | 9.15am Matins | 9.15am Holy Communion |
| All Saints Moreleigh | 9.15am Holy Communion | 9.15am Matins | 10.30am Family Service at Halwell | 6.30pm Evensong | 9.15am Holy Communion at Halwell |
| 2nd July | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Diptford |
| 2nd July | 6.30pm | "Blitz" on All Saints, Moreleigh |
| 5th July | 3.00pm | Blessing at St Mary's, Diptford |
| 9th July | 10.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Harberton |
| 10th July | 9.00am - 6.00pm | Gift Day at Diptford |
| 10th July | 7.30pm | PCC Diptford |
| 15th July | 10.30am | Coffee Morning at Harbertonford |
| 16th July | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Diptford |
| 19th July | 9.30am | Wedding at St Peter's Church, Harbertonford |
| 23rd July | 2.00pm | Mid-week Holy Communion at Harberton |
| 23rd July | 9.30pm | Leaders' Assembly at St Mary's Church, Diptford |
| 23rd July | 1.30pm | Leaders' Service at St Peter's, Harbertonford |
| 24th July | 6.00pm | Wedding Rehearsal at St Andrew's |
| 26th July | 3.00pm | Wedding at St Andrew's, Harberton |
| 28th - 29th July | Children's Holiday "Ride the Wave" Club at Diptford | |
| 30th July | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Diptford |
| 1st August | 6.00pm | Wedding Rehearsal at St Mary's, Diptford |
| 2nd August | 3.00pm | Wedding at St Mary's, Diptford |
| 3rd August | 3.00pm | Memorial Service for Simon Gallyer at St Andrew's |
| 6th August | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Harberton |
| 13th August | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Diptford |
| 19th August | 10.30am | Coffee Morning at Harbertonford |
| 20th August | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Harberton |
| 24th August | 12 noon | Baptism at St Andrew's Church, Harberton |
| 27th August | 9.30am | Mid-week Holy Communion at Diptford |
| 30th August | 3.00pm | Wedding at St Andrew's, Harberton |
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:
| 2nd April | 10.30am | St Andrew's | Eastertide |
| 9th April | 10.30am | St Mary's | Eastertide/Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| 16th April | 10.30am | St Andrew's | Eastertide |
| 23rd April | 10.30am | St Mary's | Eastertide/St George |
| 30th April | 10.30am | St Andrew's | Rogation Day |
Christian Care for Families
If you live in the area of:
then come along for fun and fellowship:
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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 MagSt Mary's Church Diptford Gift Day on Thursday 10th July
On Thursday 10th July a team from the PCC will be in the square ready to receive your gifts. We hope you will give as generously as you are able. The cost of insuring, running and keeping our church in a good state of repair is considerable.
Donation envelopes are included in the Parish Magazine and Gift Aid envelopes will be available on the day.
We are going to have our own link with the Lambeth Conference.
Mrs Julia Lewis, the wife of the new Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf, will be visiting the Diocese.
On Sunday, 13th of July she will speak at the Communion service in
St Andrew's, Harberton at 10.30 am and hopefully will be able to stay to lunch at the Vicarage.
Anybody from the diocese is welcome to lunch - a cold buffet; contributions to lunch will be welcome.
More details are available in the Parish Mag.
Diptford Parish Hall
28th - 29th July, 10.30 - 3.00pm
Letters with details are in the back of the churches
ALL 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
Christchurch with St. Mary's, Swindon
All Saints, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
St. Thomas a Beckett, Aunsby, Lincolnshire
St Mary's Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
S. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London WC1
St Mary the Virgin, Ketton, Leicestershire
All Saints' Church, Nottingham
From this....
to this....
to this....
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.
Simon Walton has made a video about the work involved and has kindly offered us the chance to see it here. If you have broadband you can run it by clicking on the picture below. Unfortunately, it is not practical to run it on dial-up as the download time would be too long; if you are on dial-up, I am sure that in Diptford you will find a friend who would be willing to run it for you.
SIMON'S VIDEO OF DIPTFORD'S STEEPLE RENOVATION
Click on the picture to run the video