Down St Mary Parish Church

DOWN ST MARY PARISH CHURCH

CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

Welcome to St Mary the Virgin a parish church set in the heart of the village of Down St Mary in the Devon countryside. We seek to worship God. to warmly welcome all those who come to His Church and we are here to support our community.

We were all deeply saddened to hear of the death of Rev. Robert Gordon, the Associate Priest for Down St Mary  and the other parishes of the North Creedy Team.  He is much missed.

North Creedy Team Ministry

Associate Priest. [Currently vacant]

vicar.ncw@gmail.com

01884 906889

Parish Magazine

Cross Country

Contact: Rev Lindsey Starrs

lindsey.starrs@btinternet.com

Subscriptions: Andy Epstein

amepstein55@gmail.com

Churchwarden: Nigel Fidock

Tel: 01363 84071

Services

From April 2021, the usual pattern of services has resumed

Our services are:

1st Sunday: Evening Service at 4.00 pm [Lay Led] 

2nd Sunday: Eucharist at 9:00 am

3rd Sunday: Morning Prayer at 10:00 am [Lay Led]

4th Sunday: Morning Prayer at 10:00 am [Lay Led] 

Further details are available in the Mission Community's Magazine "Cross Country"

SAFEGUARDING

The Down St Mary Parochial Church Council fully recognizes and accepts the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy Statement “Promoting a Safer Church 2017”, and commits to complying with the current Church of England and Diocesan safeguarding policies and practice guidance.  In so doing we will comply with the secular multi-agency safeguarding procedures relating to children and young people and adults experiencing or at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.  

For general safeguarding enquiries, please use this email address.

Exeter Diocese Safeguarding Team:

https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/safeguarding-team/

If you are unable to reach a member of the Safeguarding Team and wish to report an urgent concern, please contact the Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) helpline on 0303 003 11 11.

 IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you state clearly that you are calling from the Diocese of Exeter when using this facility. Please also note that this out of hours facility is for calls that are urgent and cannot wait until the next working day. Callers should also be aware that the Diocese has an Information Sharing Agreement in place with CCPAS and that details of calls and advice given will be shared with the Diocesan Safeguarding Team.