News from the Mint
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...
Treasurer’s Report 2023-24
This has been another economically demanding year due to increased costs especially in fuel and staffing. In addition, with the relocation of Exeter Foodbank and the closing of the District Office things will continue to be hard. However, on a positive side, bookings...
Ministers Letter October 2024
Dear One and All,Every so often I like to pick up a poetry book. You may see me with a copy of John Donne’s poetry or Wilfred Owen or I might start having a read of a Shakespeare play. I try to convince myself I am going to learn the text and spout Shakespeare or some...
Citizens Advice Stand Chance of Loosing Funding in 2025
Citizens advice is always free, confidential and impartial. Just during 2023 Citizens advice say they helped people with 20,000 of their problems! They advise local people, from all ages and backgrounds, who are facing issues with benefits, consumer rights, debt,...
EXETER FOREST CHURCH
Many of you will have heard that we are starting a monthly Forest Church for families with children of primary age and younger on the afternoon of the first Sunday of each month. Parents/carers are asked to stay and supervise their children. It will be an inclusive...
ECO CHURCH NEWS SEPTEMBER 2024
Weeding and Gardening In the last edition of Forward, John White wrote about needing a volunteer to help with weeding and gardening at the Mint. For some time the Mint Eco Team had been talking about tidying up the front beds, and so a couple of us and a volunteer who...