This week's daily reflections have focused upon pilgrimage, and hopefully everyone is managing to appreciate the beauty of Devon (or further afield) in full summer. Don't forget the basics though in keeping safe in the sun, particularly hydration. It's more than refreshment - in a heatwave we certainly understand afresh the term 'living water '.
Having completed a pilgrimage, the sweet reward of sabbath rest is the best. I hope that however you have journeyed through this week, that you will be able to take some sabbath rest over the weekend. Enjoy this beautiful and rightly popular hymn that encourages and endorses rest and calm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqOnjmr9Ah0
Louise
It’s not too late to sign up for:
Parish Walks
The date of the next walk is Monday July 14th at 2.00 p.m.
This walk will be “Urban Churches”.
The plan is to meet in Exeter and explore some of the smaller churches.
Gill will send details to all who have expressed an interest in these walks so far.
If you would like to be added to the list, please let Gill know by the end of Sunday. Thank you
If you are needing to contact Louise, please use either email or mobile phone, text or call.
[email protected] or 07779585908
Safeguarding
For any safeguarding concerns, please contact one of the following:
Revd Louise Grace: 07779585908 [email protected]
Katie Gray: [email protected]
Caryll Ingerslev – St. Luke’s: [email protected]
Jane March-Mcdonald – St. Margaret’s - [email protected]
For issues with rough sleepers:
Elizabeth Reed: [email protected]
Please send all contributions for the newsletter to Gill Yates by the end of [email protected]
Services and calendar for the week
Sunday 13th July
10am… Holy Communion…St Margaret’s
10am…Holy Communion…St Luke’s
3pm…Forest Church…St Luke’s (held at Countess Wear Community School)
6.30pm…Evensong…St Margaret’s
Monday 14th July
10am…Mini-messy church…St Margaret’s
2.30pm…Julian Contemplative Prayer…St Margaret’s
7pm…Compline…Zoom
Tuesday 15th July
9am…Morning Prayer…St Margaret’s
Wednesday 16th July
10.00am…Morning Worship…Zoom
2.30pm…Tea and Cake…St Margaret’s
Thursday 17th July
10am – 6pm…Flower Festival…St Margaret’s
Friday 18th July
9am…Morning Prayer…St Margaret’s
10am – 6pm…Flower Festival…St Margaret’s
Saturday 19th July
10am – 6pm…Flower Festival…St Margaret’s
Sunday 20th July (St Margaret’s Patronal Festival)
8am… BCP Holy Communion…St Margaret’s
10am…Joint Holy Communion…St Margaret’s
The Zoom links and meeting IDs for all the Zoom events are on our pages on ACNY (A Church Near You)
Bookings
St. Margaret’s bookings are managed by Caryll Ingerslev.
Contact: [email protected]
St. Luke’s Church and Church Rooms bookings are managed by Sandra Greedy.
[email protected] or phone 01392 271458
St. Luke’s church is open on Wednesdays afternoons between 2.00 and 4.00.
St. Margaret’s church is always open from approx. 9.00 a.m. but closure times depend on the season. The church is now being closed at around 7.00 p.m.
Confirmation
Many people associate confirmation as a rite of passage for teenagers, and that often is the age bracket of candidates. However, there are increasing numbers of adults exploring confirmation (literally, confirming our baptism promises for ourselves), and enjoying the exploration that preparation sessions offer.
There's already one adult in our worshipping community asking for confirmation. I would like to see if there are others. The service would likely be late autumn/early winter, and preparation would involve attending four preparation sessions.
Please let me know if you are interested.
St. Margaret’s
Coffee and Cake
Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. - coffee, tea, cake and a chat !
Lunchtime Concert
No concert this week because of preparations for the Flower Festival.
Wednesday July 23rd at 1.15 - Melanie Mehta, soprano and John Draisey, piano.
A promenade through English 20th/21st century song
Flower Festival 2025
THIS WEEK!!!
There are lists at the back of the church to sign up if you are willing to help with stewarding, refreshments and cake-making.
It is now standard practice and required by the Diocese, for a basic (on-line) safe-guarding course to be completed, if you are a volunteer. Gill Yates will contact any volunteers with details of how to access this online. Certificates should then be sent to Katie Gray, our safe-guarding lead.
THIS IS NOW QUITE URGENT IF YOU ARE HOPING TO HELP!
I very much hope you are!
Dream Big
We are about to start our community fundraising for the summer. We deliberately are not appealing to the congregation as you gave so generously at the start of the project. However, some people weren’t here for the February 2023 appeal, so now is your chance! We are finalising a leaflet to be widely distributed, and there are various fundraising events during the summer. If you would like to help the team running the tea room at the Flower Festival or on Charter Day, you will be helping Dream Big, because it is their chosen charity.
Cable Recycling is restarting!
Peter Lockwood has very kindly offered to start collecting again: charger cables, chargers with obsolete connectors, cables from old computers/printers, mains cables, unwanted plugs , adaptors etC. Electric wire, telephone/TV cabling, items made of copper, aluminium, bronze.
NO FERROUS METAL
There will be a box at the back of the church.
Proceeds to the Dream Big Project.
Please find attached a list of positions vacant.
Exmouth Food Bank
This month we would welcome donations of the following items:
Tinned meat meals (e.g. stew, meatballs)
Tinned cold meat (e.g. ham, corned beef)
Porridge oats & instant porridge
Pasta
Stir in pasta/pasta bake sauces
Tinned fruit
Fruit squash/juice
Longlife whole milk
Thank you so much ❤️
For further information email: [email protected] 07787758511
Prayers
For those who are ill or in need of our prayers:
Jill and Adrian, Kirsten, Jan, Roger, Dave, David Byrne, Marlene Gardner, Pam Wormald, Mary, Peter, John Heal, Rosemary Henry, Gail Miller, Carol Walker
Housebound or in nursing/care homes:
Alfred Wonnacott, Janet Mutter, Georgina Lear
Please pray for Anne Plested supporting the work of Bethlehem Bible College, and Ben and Katy Ray in Tanzania, St. Luke’s CMS mission link.
Anne is now safely back in Somerset after 3 months teaching in Bethlehem.
Anniversaries
Dorothy Patchett, John Dargue
Alfred Meager, Josephine Scott, Rosamond Major
Recently departed
Peter Gwynne
Gospel Readings for the coming week
Sunday 13th July Luke 10: 25-37
Monday 14th July Matthew 10: 34 – 11: 1
Tuesday 15th July Matthew 11: 20-24
Wednesday 16th July Matthew 11: 25-27
Thursday 17th July Matthew 11: 28 - end
Friday 18th July Matthew 12: 1-8
Saturday 19th July Matthew 12: 14-21
Sunday 20th July Luke 10: 38 - end
Collect and reading for Sunday 13th July
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Luke 10. 25-37
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
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