Week Commencing 7 December 2025
Welcome to the week's Worship Weekly
Please find attached your Worship Weekly. This Sunday is the second Sunday in Advent and you will have seen the Nativity Characters gathering around the village to make their way to the Church (M&J and the Donkey at Pretty Corner yesterday). Keep a look out for them as they progress!
The Christmas Tree Festival in the Church is also going ‘great guns’ with lots of Christmas Tress decorated by Lympstone’s village groups…well worth a visit.
The Christmas Tree festival culminates on Sunday with a Family Concert at 5 p.m.. Wendy Reynolds has been drilling the choir who are ready and in good voice to entertain you for an hour of appropriately festive songs. Come along, free entry, join in with your favourites.
If you are coming to the Nine Lessons and Carols on Monday 15 December at 7 p.m., it is recommended that you bring a torch to light-up your carol sheets; the candles will be lit, but the main church will be in atmospheric darkness.
Christmas Services at Lympstone Church
Sunday 14 December @ 3.00 p.m. – Scratch Nativity
Monday 15 December @ 7.00 p.m. – 9 Lessons and Carols (off. Benedict Cambridge)
Sunday 21 December @ 5.00 p.m. – Carols Around the Village
Christmas Eve: Wednesday 24 December @ 11.30 a.m. – Quiet Prayer in The Lady Chapel
Christmas Eve: Wednesday 24 December @ 11.30 p.m. – Midnight Mass (off. Shaun Tipton)
Christmas Day: Thursday 25 December @ 8.00 a.m. – Holy Communion (off. tbc)
Christmas Day: Thursday 25 December @ 10.00 a.m. – Family Service (off. Steve Jones)
Upcoming Sunday Services
Advent Sunday at 8.00 a.m., Demelza Henderson will lead the Morning Prayer service.
At 9.30 a.m. Benedict Cambridge leads the Journey Service on the subject of ‘Does God care that I’m feeling lonely’.
Sunday 14 December (3rd Sunday in Advent) at 8.00 a.m., Andrew Minter will lead the Morning Prayer service.
At 9.30 a.m., John Philpott will lead Holy Communion Service.
Mince Pie Appeal
Can you bake, buy or borrow mince pies for the 9 Lessons Carol service at 7.00p.m. on Monday 15th December? Any left-over pies will be a staple for the refreshments after the Carols around the village at 5.00p.m. on Sunday 21st December. Please could you bring to Church on Sunday 14th December and leave in the kitchen area.
If you can help or need further information, Louise Pearson is your contact (loupearson05@gmail.com)
Sunday Service Prayers
If you would like prayers to be said for village residents during a Sunday service, please 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.
Diary Dates
From Monday 1 December to Sunday 7 December – Christmas Tree Festival and Family Concert at 5 p.m. on Sunday 7 December
Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 December 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Advent Windows Light and Sound/ Son et Lumiere in Church
As part of the Advent windows celebration Brian Mather is putting on a 'Light and Sound' event in the Church on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th December. The show will include films he has made since 2000 in the village and will last for 30 minutes. The whole church will be filled with lights and projected videos. The programme lasts for 30 minutes and then will repeat as a rolling show. You will be able to see everything in any 30 minute period during the hours of 6pm to 8pm. So come anytime up to 7.30 to see the whole programme.
Saturday 13 December – Men’s Breakfast
Ian Pusey is the speaker on ‘Protection, Guidance and Provision’. 8.15 a.m. for an 8.30 a.m. start, cost £10.50 in cash on the door. Contact Bob Soutter is you are attending. rjsoutter@aol.com or 01395 273400. Toby Carvery.
Friday 19 December 5p.m. to 7p.m. – Christian Aid Carols at Tesco, Salterton Road, Exmouth
If you are feeling in good voice, do join the Carol Singing and Hand-Bell Ringing at the big Tesco in Exmouth, collection in aid of Christian Aid. Please see the poster for further details.
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 if inspiration strikes! admin@lympstonechurch.org.
