Week Commencing 25 January 2026
Welcome to the week's Worship Weekly
Welcome to this week’s edition.
Sunday 25 January 09.30 Service @ Lympstone Church - Pulpit Swap
This Sunday sees a ‘Pulpit Swap’ at the later 09.30 service in Lympstone. A large number of clergy from the wider Exmouth area are all swapping amongst each others’ place of worship. Lympstone welcomes Pamela Howarth (Baptist minister and Hospital Chaplain) who will preach the sermon at the 09.30 service. John Philpott will lead the service. Come along and try something different.
Sunday 1 February 16.00 @ Lympstone Church – Christingle Service
Lympstone’s Christingle Service this year squeaks in just in time before Candlemass (2nd February). It’s a lovely service!
For the uninitiated…Christingle services are named after the Christingles that are lit during the ceremony, which are oranges wrapped in red tape or ribbon, sometimes decorated with dried fruit or sweets, with a lit candle on the top. During the service, each person takes a Christingle and the candles are all lit to create a warm, magical glow symbolising the light of Christ and bringing hope to people living in darkness.
Saturday 14 February 08.15 for 08.30 @ Toby Carvery opposite CTCRM – Men’s Breakfast
£10.50 in cash please, payable on arrival. Our Speaker will be Keith Moore: his talk is entitled 'A White Boy in Africa'. PLEASE do book and not just turn up! This is to confirm our numbers. And another 'please' - Collect your coffee/tea mug from the tray in ‘our’ room, not from anywhere else. Bob Soutter: 01395 273400 or rjsoutter@aol.com.
Wednesday 4 March 10.00 to 13.00 @ Lympstone Church – A Quiet Morning for Lent
Led by Demelza Henderson, this morning of quiet prayer and reflection will be focused on the Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross. The morning will include worship, meditative readings and music, with plenty of time for your own silent prayers and/or creative prayer activities.
Upcoming Sunday Services
This Sunday at 8.00 a.m., Basil Strickland will lead Morning Prayer.
At 9.30 a.m., John Philpott will lead Holy Communion. Pamela Howarth (Baptist minister and Hospital Chaplain) will preach.
Sunday 1 February at 8.00 a.m., Demelza Henderson will lead Morning Prayer
At 9.30 a.m. Steve Jones will lead the Journey Service on the subject Can God help me Declutter my Life?
Church Email Addresses
Over the last week or two, church contact email addresses have been changed so that they are on a more reliable server than previously.
Please note the following email addresses for primary contacts in Lympstone Church:
abigailfamsLymCh@excc.church Abigail Webber, Children's and Families Worker
sarahfamsLymCh@excc.church Sarah Robertson, Asst. Children's and Families Worker
pccsecLymCh@excc.church Brian Mather, PCC Secretary
churchwardLymCh@excc.church Anne Billington, Churchwarden
treasurerLymCh@excc.church Stacey James, Treasurer
adminLymCh@excc.church Andrew Minter, Asst. Parish Administrator
FlowersLymCh@excc.church Louise Pearson, Church Flowers
PrayersLymCh@excc.church Chris Kleinstuber, Community Prayers
Sunday Service Prayers
If you would like prayers to be said for village residents during a Sunday service, please email PrayersLymCh@excc.church or fill out a card and put it in the ‘prayer requests box’ at the back of church. You must state at the top of the card that it is for reading out in Church and include your name so that the team can verify from where the request has come; the prayer group will treat the prayer requests in the box as confidential. If you have any questions, please speak to Chris Kleinstuber, who leads the Community Prayer hour each Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Lady Chapel.
What do YOU want on Weekly Worship?
Weekly Worship will always have details of the upcoming services at Lympstone Church and details of future events.
But it is your, the Parishioners and Congregants, weekly newsletter too and I would like to hear from you about what you would also like to see, or any suggestions for future content for Worship Weekly.
Please do contact me adminLymCh@excc.church
