News from the Mint
News of our Mint Charity of the Year – Médecins San Frontières
At the recent Hot Cross Buns event at Steve and Lorna’s new home we raised £135for Our Charity of the year -Médecins San Frontières.Our Quiz on Friday March 31, is the next fundraising event for this. And then we also have a Treasure Hunt on Saturday April 22...
Ministers Letter April 2023
We are in the season of Easter and the image at the front of this magazine depicts one part of that message. It also formed the front cover of our Easter card that was distributed around our users. In response to the image I wrote, “Destruction juxtaposed with joy,...
ALaN Club: Adult, Literacy and Numeracy
Ann and I have now been running ALaN Club for just over a year. When we began wehad more students than tutors. The club is growing and now we need to recruit newtutors. If you have been thinking about offering your time to the ALaN Club, then now wouldbe the time to...
Eco Church News March 2023
Fairtrade Fortnight 27 February-12 March As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, Devon Development Education is hosting a social evening in Kennford on Sat 4th March, with special guests from Twongerekawa Coko Women’s Fairtrade Coffee Co-operative in Rwanda. Allwelcome;...
News of our charity for 2023 Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF)
MSF response to the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria In Aleppo and Idlib, northern Syria, MSF-supported hospitals have seen more than 3,465 injured patients. MSF teams have donated nearly 12 tons of surgical equipment, dressing and medicines to hospitals and...
Ministers Letter March 2023
We are now reaching the final stages of transitioning my base for ministry from the Mint to Sidmouth. This has been a protracted process and quite different to the normal protocol. However throughout the process the motivation behind the decisions has been missional....
Medecins Sans Frontieres: Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders Our first article this year about Medecins Sans Frontieres is about the MEDICAL TRAIN which evacuates patients from near the frontlines of the fighting in Ukraine, to safer areas. Working with a team from Ukrainian Railways at an undisclosed...
ECO CHURCH NEWS January/February 2023
Noticed the notice-board? The Eco Church display board has recently been updated, and includes the results of the Mint’s carbon footprint assessment, a view from the young church, and more information on the Eco Church award scheme. There’s also a section where...