In Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 10), Jesus sends out seventy-two of His followers ahead of Him into towns and villages. We may not live in ancient Judea, but we do live in a community nestled here by the calm waters of the Exe estuary. And just like those towns back then, ours too has people who are seeking, struggling, waiting — often silently — for something more to life. We can all find ourselves ask the questions ‘Why?’ ‘Is there more than this?’
Let us be open to share the love of God, if not in words, then in acts of kindness and friendship. Kindness is love in work clothes. Showing God’s love in practical ways. Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly and most underrated agent of human change.
Perhaps you might also return with joy, like the disciples, with stories to tell of what the Lord did through your gifts to this town’s people.
God bless,
Peter
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 6th July
10am… Holy Communion…St Margaret’s
(+ Baptism)
10am…Holy Communion…St Luke’s
Monday 7th July
10am…Mini-messy church…St Margaret’s
7pm…Compline…Zoom
Tuesday 8th July
9am…Morning Prayer…St Margaret’s
3.30pm…Anna Chaplaincy Support Group…St Margaret’s
Wednesday 9th July
10.00am…Morning Worship…Zoom
1.15pm…Lunchtime Concert…St Margaret’s
2.30pm…Coffee and Cake…St Margaret’s
Thursday 10th July
10am…Mini-Messy Church…St Margaret’s
Friday 11th July
9am…Morning Prayer…St Margaret’s
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
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.
Congratulations to Revd Janice Cackett, who celebrated 25 years of ordained priesthood this week. We are all richer in blessings because of your ministry Janice.
Revd Louise
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.
Parish Walks
The date of the next walk will be Monday July 14th at 2.00 p.m. Apologies for the change of date.
Our next parish 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.
St. Margaret’s
Coffee and Cake
Do come along to St. Margaret’s on a Wednesday afternoon for coffee, tea, cake and a chat! From 2.30 p.m.
Lunchtime Concert
Wednesday July 9th at 1.15 Peter King, former Director of Music at Bath Abbey will give an organ recital.
Flower Festival 2025
This will soon be upon us!
There will be 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. Her email address is: [email protected]
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.
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, 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
Cyril and Dorothy Wood,
Barbara Bennett, Jillian Jones, Arthur Goldsbrough
Recently departed
Peter Gwynne
Gospel Readings for the coming week
Sunday 6th July Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20
Monday 7th July Matthew 9: 18-26
Tuesday 8th July Matthew 9: 32 - end
Wednesday 9th July Matthew 10: 1-17
Thursday 10th July Matthew 10: 7-15
Friday 11th July Matthew 10: 16-23
Saturday 12th July Matthew 10: 24-33
Sunday 13th July Luke 10: 25-37
Collect and reading for Sunday 6th July
Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts whereby we call you Father: give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that we and all creation may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Luke 10.1-11,16-20
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
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