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DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK
Website last updated on 8th January 2021
SAFEGUARDING
If you have a concern about the safety of someone or the actions of someone working with children or vulnerable adults, please speak to the appropriate Parish Safeguarding Representative, as listed on the bottom of the Contact page.
Alternatively, you can make contact with the Exeter Diocesan Safeguarding Team at https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/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
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Public worship services are currently suspended because of the pandemic, but our churches are open at certain times for private prayer - please use the tabs above to see the individual church pages. Further information will be posted when available.
Online Sunday services etc. - a service will be uploaded from St Luke's Church, Buckfastleigh each Sunday for you to join in with at home. Also a weekly YouTube Bible study and a night prayer. For details, please go to the News and Diary page of the St Luke's website - here - and the YouTube page here.
And from St Petroc's Church, South Brent and St Mary's Rattery there will be a services and Bible studies by Zoom or uploaded. For details please go to the Worship page of the South Brent and Rattery website - here - and poster here
Some suggestions for prayer - please pray for our staff team of Tom Benson and Laura McAdam (based at Buckfastleigh) and Gina Radford (based at South Brent). For more details and for resources for wider prayer please click here.
Worship at home - there are some very good resources on the Church of England website - click here
Support and care - care for those in our parishes continues to be a priority, both for those who are church members and for those who aren't. So do get in touch via the details on the Contact page.
Funerals - sadly deaths are occurring, whether from Covid-19 or from other causes. Only 30 mourners are allowed to attend the funeral service, and contact with clergy prior to the service may be limited in the number of people who can be involved. But various arrangements are in place and funeral services are still being held. Contact Rev Tom Benson on 07730575312 (Buckfastleigh, Dean Prior, Staverton, Landscove & Littlehempston) or Rev Gina Radford (South Brent and Rattery) on 07903400480 for support and help in your time of loss.
Weddings - there are very stringent regulations regarding numbers attending, but weddings can take place, so do talk with the clergy about what is possible.
Financial support for our churches and for Devon Historic Churches Trust - the pandemic has hit the finances of all our churches hard and we would value any support you can give. Some of the church pages include opportunity to give online. You might also like to look at a video from Devon Historic Churches Trust here.
Stories for children
Tom's Telling Tales - click here
Later stories can be accessed by clicking on curate Laura's picture