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 The church we see today is thought to be the fifth church to occupy this quiet and hallowed spot, where prayer, worship and music have offered up for more than one thousand years.

The maintenance of a large and ancient building is a big responsibility. Members of the congregation have worked hard and given generously, but the church is here for the whole community. You may not necessarily wish to attend chuch every Sunday, but stil want the church to be there, to be preserved, improved and passed on to the next generation. If so you may wish to consider joining the Friends of All Saints and help to preserve this beautiful building.

Life membership is currently £50, or a greater donation if you wish.

Annual membership is a minimum of £5.00.

Every penny you give will be used for the objects as stated above. We will also keep you informed of the verious events that happen each year in support of the Friends. If you are a UK tax payer, you can increase the value of your gift considerably at no cost to yourself by signing a Gift Aid declaration.

Both of these forms can be found in the church or from the Secretary:

Janet Coopey

If you are willing to pay by standing order, it would ease our administration.If you would like to speak to someone contacts are:

The Rector: The Rev'd Stephen Cook (01837) 659297 or the Secretary: Mr David Vick (01837) 52600

Thank you.

Celebration of the 750^th Anniversary of the Re- Consecration of All Saints Parish Church. 

The Medieval-style family party was good fun.

The main planned church family event was a medieval style party, which was held on Saturday 16^th July at Northwood Farm.  It was great fun, with a lovely atmosphere. Lots of tasty, varied food was donated on a Bring and Share basis, with ample supplies of wines, beers, cider and soft drinks available and sold at very reasonable prices. Those who came and joined in the celebration had a good time, but where were you all?
We had archery experts encouraging us to have a go, skittles, a fun Splat the Rat game for all ages, and a chance to explore heraldry and make up your own personal coat of arms on a shield.
Local businesses readily donated prizes to our Grand Draw, most generously, and we appreciated their responses very much. They included the National Trust at Castle Drogo, Dartmoor Railway, The Co-operative, Martins Butchers, Rajpoot Indian Restaurant, Quinns Hairdressing, and Beanfeast.

The weather was a bit doubtful in the morning, but fortunately the afternoon became dry with sunny periods, as forecast, which enabled the organisers to set everything up for a great occasion, with contingency plans should it rain again.
Sadly, the organisers were the only ones to dress up in medieval costume, but most disappointingly, only 40 additional people turned up to join the organisers.
We all had a good time, however you really missed enjoying a special afternoon, which the Rector was hoping would be a big free-access party event for everyone! 
My grateful thanks to everyone involved who worked hard in many ways to make the medieval style party happen smoothly and successfully, and even our prayers were answered for improved weather during the event.

George Ware
Chairman of The Friends of All Saints Church

WINE AND CHEESE EVENING
 WITH MAJESTIC WINES

 

Wine lovers of Okehampton were challenged again on their knowledge of a variety of quality wines by Majestic Wines of Exeter on Friday 20th May 2011 in the Church Hall, when The Friends of All Saints Parish Church presented a Wine and Cheese evening, with a difference!Majestic Wines brought a wide range of wines, from sparkling, whites and on to fuller reds, to give everyone a generous blind tasting of the wines. Then the three wine experts each gave different explanations as to what the wine was and what region it was from.  Of course, two descriptions were bluff and only one was correct, leaving the seven teams to have to work out who was telling the truth! All of the explanations of the wines were very convincing indeed, which led to a lot of wine quaffing and opinions being loudly made as the evening progressed.

A lovely plentiful range of cheeses from Taw Valley Creamery was donated by Robert, a good supporter of The Friends, all accompanied by French bread, biscuits and grapes. Everyone agreed that it was a most enjoyable, interesting and fun evening in good company, and the winning team did very well being awarded a top prize of a magnum bottle of Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rose wine. 

The proceeds of the evening after expenses were approximately £250.

 This helped to boost The Friends' funds, which are raised on social events like this in aid of maintaining and preserving the fabric of our lovely church, All Saints. Thank you to everyone who came and supported us, making it all worthwhile and certainly enjoyable.

 George Ware
Chairman of The Friends of All Saints Parish Church