Visitors to Pilgrims - Dartmoor

27/07/2023

Exciting news! Our Pilgrim 'Passport' has Launched! These are pilgrimages on Dartmoor for everyone, and perfect for the school holidays! Use our guides to and from each church, and stamp your ‘Passport’ when you finish each pilgrimage!
Find our more here 👉https://pilgrimtrails.co.uk/pilgrim-passports

24/07/2023

One of the things we love about our rural churches is the welcome & hospitality they offer to visitors.

Like St Raphael's Chapel, part of the The Ashburton & Moorland Mission Community, who welcomed DofE students this weekend as they passed by the church on their trek across Dartmoor.

The students were given guardian angels to hang on their rucksacks, & discovered that St Raphael is the patron saint of travellers.

A moment of holy encounter & encouragement on their journey. 🥾🥾

Hebrews 13:2

📸 Lucy Beane

Diocese of Exeter St Peter's Church of England Aided School The Church of England The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Devon Historic Churches Trust

21/02/2023

09/07/2022

🌞**CHANGE OF VENUE - NOW AT HOLNE PLAYPARK**🌞

Messy Church Picnic tomorrow afternoon has changed venue… In light of the fabulous weather we’re having this weekend, we’ve had to change the location of the MOOR MESSY PICNIC taking place tomorrow. Our original site was just too exposed.

Instead, to keep things simple, we will meet at Holne Playpark where there is plenty of space and shade for fun, games and fellowship - as well as a small stream running through to help keep us all cool (bring water pistols and squirters - we ‘might’ have a water fight! 🤭)

Don’t forget, we’re providing the picnic so all you need to bring is yourselves - and perhaps a blanket.

See you there - arrive from 2:30 for a 3pm start

🌞**CHANGE OF VENUE - NOW AT HOLNE PLAYPARK**🌞

Messy Church Picnic tomorrow afternoon has changed venue… In light of the fabulous weather we’re having this weekend, we’ve had to change the location of the MOOR MESSY PICNIC taking place tomorrow. Our original site was just too exposed.

Instead, to keep things simple, we will meet at Holne Playpark where there is plenty of space and shade for fun, games and fellowship - as well as a small stream running through to help keep us all cool (bring water pistols and squirters - we ‘might’ have a water fight! 🤭)

Don’t forget, we’re providing the picnic so all you need to bring is yourselves - and perhaps a blanket.

See you there - arrive from 2:30 for a 3pm start.
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Don't forget to join us tomorrow, 10th July at 2:30pm for the first Moor-Messy Picnic!

Everyone is invited!

Even if you’re not a regular at either Moor or Messy church, we would be delighted if you would join us.
There will be fun activities suitable for all ages and abilities levels. We’ll be walking no more than 10 minutes over gentle terrain.
We will provide a basic picnic, however if you’d like to bring extras, please do! Please also bring a drink.

Meet at Venford Reservoir Car Park at 2:30pm
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More information on the attached flyer, or alternatively contact Heidi for more details | [email protected]

14/06/2022

Mr Terry Parker gave the Club a fascinating history of St Raphael's Chapel (Huccaby) and its wonderful snowdrops. He concluded his talk by showing us the various ways to increase the number of snowdrops in our gardens. Picture shows Terry, with photographs of St Raphael's snowdrops.

13/04/2022

Merchandise is also being developed for the Visitors to Pilgrims initiative – including high visibility vests; a ‘passport’ stamp; and clothing as modelled!

10/04/2022

We are busily arranging our next group pilgrimage under the Visitors to Pilgrims banner! This is provisionally pencilled in for Saturday 9th July and will be truly ecumenical - being led by Kevin Hooke and the Methodist Communities of Dunstone and Poundsgate.

Further confirmed details will be published the coming weeks - watch this space!

08/04/2022

Tonight at 9pm on BBC2 there is a new series on Pilgrimages (... the first episode will be available immediately after on BBC iPlayer if you tune in)

Episode 1 ‘Pilgrimage the Road to the Scottish Isles’.
Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs set out in search of St Columba, an Irish Monk born 1,500 years ago who helped spread Christianity from Ireland to Scotland.

Seven celebrities tackle a modern-day pilgrimage which promotes tolerance for all cultures

05/04/2022

First family Pilgrimage enjoying the recent sunshine near the River Dart at Postbridge on our Visitors to Pilgrims trail.
The latest Visitors to Pilgrims hard copy brochure for St Gabriel’s Chapel, Postbridge will be available from 7th April. Please call in to St Gabriel’s Chapel or visit our web-site www.pilgrimtrails.co.uk.

22/03/2022

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