Rogation Sunday is the tradition of asking for God's blessing on agriculture and industry and also of 'beating the
bounds' which also reinforced the Parish boundaries. It falls on 5th Sunday after Easter.

You are invited to meet at St John the Evangelist, Countisbury at 10am on Sunday 31st May to either sit and enjoy
the peace and tranquility of the Church and grounds or to walk up Countisbury Hill, as a group, asking for blessings
for flourishment of agriculture and people and to beat the bounds, before returning to St John the Evangelist for a
Service.
St John the Evangelist, Countisbury and Countisbury Hill is the best placed location within the Lyn Valley Mission
Community to effectively overlook all of the other parishes (Brendon, Lynmouth, Lynton, Barbrook, Parracombe,
Martinhoe and Trentishoe).

We (the youth) have decided to continue meeting indefinitely and to name the group 'SoulSpace'.

SoulSpace is a multi-church youth group that meets weekly in Holman Park Club House, Lynton, 4.45pm until 6pm on Tuesday evenings. We share food, play games, have meaningful conversations about life, faith and purpose, and more. Whether you have gone to church for years or have never set foot in one before, all are welcome!

This group is for children of secondary school age but you must have parental consent to attend.
To contact us, please email the office ([email protected]) and leave your phone number and we will call you back.

Holy Trinity and St Peter's, Ilfracombe (Wild Church) are organising a Pilgrimage Walk starting from Lynton, going through Parracombe, visiting historic churches, sacred sites and ending at Lee Abbey, a total distance of about 7 - 8 miles. Bring a picnic lunch. Contact details [email protected]

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The first coffee morning for June will be held in Christ Church, Parracombe. Everyone welcome, a good place to meet friends and catch up on the latest news.

There will be a group service with Communion at St Martin's, Martinhoe and there will be no service at Lynton.

The Epilogue services at Countisbury started in 1968, by local couple John and Pauline Pedder, and have taken place for most years ever since.
The services are about half an hour and start at 8.30pm. Each week a different invited leader; lay or ordained, leads a service on a theme of their own choosing.
The Epilogues will begin Sunday 21st June and run until the end of August. All are welcome

The second coffee morning this month will be at Woody Bay Station tea room. Everyone very welcome, a good place to meet friends and catch up on the latest news.