From the late autumn of 2024 through to the spring of 2025 was a very unexpected time for me (Sam) in various ways. Around this time last year, while helping the previous guardian of St Barnabas Church, Brooking set up for the 2024 Remembrance Sunday service, I discovered that the small traditional BCP congregation (of … Read more
Saturday 1st February, 2-5pm at St Barnabas Church, Brooking, Dartington (parking available) Drop in ‘high tea’ from 2-3.30pm & arrive/stay for ceremony at 3.30pm. A gentle get together to start our year in community & to celebrate the first signs of spring, such as the snowdrops, with the birthday of the goddess & saint Brigid, matron of … Read more
A contemplative and reflective day at beautiful Brooking Church for deepening into autumn with its outer and inner harvests. Booking essential – please contact Sam. Offered on a flexible and donation basis: You can join either the morning or afternoon, stay all day (including lunch) or just come for our wild communion at 5pm. Suggested … Read more
For our first pilgrimage of 2024, on the first Sunday of April, we were blessed to be guided by Hebrew Kohenet-Priestess Sara Moon, as part of our current series of interfaith peace pilgrimages. We walked the next stage of our River Dart Way, as we wandered and wondered between the ancient yews of Dartington and … Read more
The concluding walk of the saltmarsh section of our River Dart Way guided pilgrimage was in early November, on our final Wild Church Sunday for this year. It was beautifully guided by our ‘wild librarians’, Fiona & Sim, who led us from the Totnes Leechwell to the ancient yew on the Dartington Trust Estate. Read … Read more