At mini messy church each week we start with a great story, and then sing songs which also includes lots of percussion - ring the bells or bang the drums, we are all in. Then there's lots of opportunities to play freely, and always some crafts that link to the theme of the day.

We also enjoy some fruit snacks and drinks, with the children preparing the fruit alongside the adults.

It's about creating community and enabling connection. If you and your little ones come into church with a sense of belonging, that's mission accomplished!

9am morning Prayer, every Tuesday and Friday morning in St Margaret's.

The theme will follow the lectionary of the Church of England for Lent

Each week at St Margaret's Church we celebrate the Eucharist. All are welcome to join us.

The fourth Sunday is a more Family Friendly Service and for information go to the Family Communion page.

Please see a separate entry for Palm Sunday 24th March and for Easter Day 31st March.

Monthly. Every Fourth Sunday at 10 a.m. for 1 hour

On the second and fourth Sunday of the month, St Margaret's Church hosts a Choral Evensong following the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) order of service. This starts at 6.30pm unless otherwise indicated in the Newsletter.

Providing parent/carer support for those with babies and infants and time to connect, and refresh.
Drop in with your little one - warm welcome and drink in your hand so you can take a break.
Mondays, 10-11am, St Margaret's

Every Monday evening at 7pm, on Zoom, with Revd. Peter. Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer liturgy of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours.
link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84778755584

10am Zoom Worship

Lunchtime is the time for music at St Margaret's Church, Topsham.

24th April - Organ Recital with Stephen Tanner and 'Colours of the organ'
1st May - Wood Farm Wind Quintet who play music from Baroque to modern
8th May - Phil Bonser and Dorothy Raven play music for clarinet and piano
15th May - Quay Note Singers - Topsham's Community Choir with music to brighten your day
22nd May - David Davies plays music dedicated to the Holy Spirit

Free Concert but please leave a donation.

You are warmly invited to join us at 10.30am for a get-together over a cup of coffee - a chance to chat, swap stories and reflect on worldly happenings. To join in this event, each week we will meet in a local venue named at the end of this message. On the 11th of April of (two weeks off) we will be meeting at The Exeter Golf and Country Club at 10.30. If you would like to join us or would like more information, please let Revd Tony Raven know on 07949 669939 or [email protected].

Held in St Margaret’s Church 8 am - 9 am
Every first Saturday of the month

A simple breakfast, a hymn, short reading & open or silent prayers of the heart.
Each month focusing upon an aspect of the mission community ministry and outreach.

Our focus for prayer this month of May is yet to be decided

All are welcome.

WE meet together for Contemplative Prayer. The time consists of a reading or a piece of music and a time to be still. Here is some information.
Julian meetings are held all over the world to foster the practice and teaching of meditation and contemplative prayer within the Christian tradition.
It is a chance to still oneself from the busyness of life, to enter into deep silence, stillness. Many people repeat a word quietly to centre their prayer and as the mind may wander, come back to the word.
We start with music to steady our thoughts. This leads us into our 40 minutes of silence and then music once again to lead us out from the depths of stillness.

Why do we call it a Julian Meeting? The meetings are named after Mother Julian of Norwich who lived in late fourteenth-century England. At the age of thirty, she fell seriously ill. As she lay dying she had a lengthy vision of Christ’s suffering upon the cross and his redeeming love. She recovered and became an anchoress, walled into a small room, with one window into a
Church and one window onto the world.
This extreme enclosure, so foreign to modern sensibility, did not prevent her from having an active ministry. She is known to have provided spiritual advice to many over several decades.

Julian recorded her visions into a book,
‘Revelations of Divine Love, ’which is a spiritual classic and the earliest surviving book in the English language written by a woman. Her inspired writings accord that the highest form of prayer consists in simply waiting on God. “Be still and know that I am God” (psalm 46:10) If you would like to come along and give it a go, you can be sure of a very warm welcome as we enter silence together. We look forward to meeting you. If this has stirred your curiosity about Contemplative prayer, Julian of Norwich, or you would like to find out more then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Elizabeth Reed
email: [email protected]

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, BCP at St Margaret's

10am, every 3rd Sunday of the month, at alternating venues.

March 17th at St Margaret's
April 21st at St Luke's