News from the Mint
Reunion with our Afghan Friends
On 14th November we had a joyful reunion lunch with the Afghan friends we made here at the Mint three years ago. Now that they are living in scattered homes in Devon it has been harder to keep in touch. We exchanged many memories of when they came to the Mint once a...
ECO CHURCH NEWS November 2024
UK Energy Generation Many of you will have seen that on 30th September this year the UK’s last coal-fired power station stopped producing electricity, 142 years after the first coal-fired power station came online. This move away from coal has been gradual, with...
Exeter Forest Church October 2024 Update
for families with children of primary school age and youngerWe started with a torrent for our first session of Exeter Forest Church – the heavens opened just before we started and the skies didn’t clear until we finished packing up! However, despite the rain we were...
Ministers Letter November 2024
Dear One and All,And so, we enter the season of Remembrance. It is time to pause and take stock. Some families will have very deep scars; there will be memories of loved ones, photographs on mantlepieces, stories told and tears shed. The generation from the Great War...
ECO CHURCH NEWS OCTOBER 2024
Flowers planted Following last month’s news about a Mint gardening group that had been started, we’re now pleased to report some further action. With thanks to a volunteer who comes to Forum and Prayer group, the beds at the front of the church have been weeded and...
Charity of the Year October 2024 Update
Since our last report the total raised has risen to4,358.52. We continue to raise money for this cause until the end of the year. A safe haven, a good anchorage July 2024 saw the opening of the refurbished Felixstowe Seafarers Centre now under the management of QVSR....
Worship Consultation Group Report
The group meets once every three months. Our most recent meeting was on 11th September 2024, and we were delighted to welcome Rev’d Simon Leigh 2024 to his first meeting of the group. As usual we discussed general arrangements for worship, as well as future events –...
Mint Leadership Team Report to Church Council 18 September 2024
The Mint Leadership Team met most recently on 2 September 2024. The choice of date allowed our new minister with pastoral charge for the Mint, Rev Simon Leigh, to join our meeting. The focus of our meeting was to introduce Simon to the reasons for choosing to create a...