Week of 28 June 2026
Welcome to the week's Worship Weekly
Welcome to the Worship Weekly for the week starting Sunday 28 June 2026.
I do hope that you are managing to stay cool(ish), hydrated and safe during this extended period of very warm weather.
This Saturday, Revd. Heidi Budden is being priested at Exeter Cathedral and then on Sunday, with Revd. Steve Jones, she will be leading the Joint Community Service at Lympstone Church where we will be welcoming the congregations from Holy Trinity, Exmouth, and St Margaret and St Andrews Church, Littleham to worship and to celebrate Heidi’s new, elevated status.
Another reason to celebrate is the resurrection of ‘Under The Bridge’, the Produce Stall under the Railway Arch on a Saturday morning, where donations from the allotments, gardens or local kitchens (!) are sold to raise funds for Lympstone Church. Many of you will remember this fantastic way to pick up fresh, local produce while benefitting the local and national charities supported by the Church in doing so. Under The Bridge will recommence on Saturday 11 July…please see the poster on the Worship Weekly and also those around the village.
Upcoming Sunday Services
On Sunday 28 June at 08.00 Demelza Henderson will lead the Morning Prayer Service.
At 09.30 Revds Steve Jones and Heidi Budden will lead a JOINT MISSION COMMUNITY service at our Church in Lympstone. This will also be a celebration of Heidi’s priesting the day before at Exeter Cathedral.
On Sunday 5 July at 08.00 Basil Strickland will lead the Morning Prayer Service. As this is also the first Sunday of the month, there will also be coffee and biscuits following the service at he rear of the Church, grâce à Colin and Gillian Hoskins.
At 09.30 Revd Steve Jones will lead the Journey Service on the subject of ‘A Prophetic Community’.
News and Events
First Aiders and First Aid Training
There are still places available at the First Aid training courses on Saturday 15 August and Saturday 17 September. Please contact Anne & John know if you’re interested in training as a First Aider, or if you are already qualified as a First Aider. If you are a volunteer in the church, there is no cost. If not the cost of the course is £48.
Anne & John Billington, Churchwardens - ChurchwardLym@excc.church
This Weekend - Wild About Lympstone Wildlife Wellbeing Roll & Stroll – Saturday 27 June, 10.30 @ Lympstone Front Meadow and Church
A gentle 60-90-minute stroll …. open to all, but it is particularly suitable for those with limited mobility (wheelchairs, strollers, frames etc). The event is about people coming together to enjoy connection with others and nature. There will be wildlife talks and spotting, and an opportunity to help build our first ever Lympstone bug hotel! Email WAL to book a place @ wildaboutlympstone@gmail.com
This Weekend - Visiting Bell-Ringers from 09.30 on Saturday 27 June
The Guild of Devonshire Ringers are holding their AGM. in the Aylesbeare Deanery on Sat. 27th. June. In connection with this they are hoping to have Bells Ringing in all the local towers from 9:30pm. onwards. In Lympstone, they will be ringing either a Peal (3 hours) or a ¼ Peal (45 minutes).
As far as anyone knows a full Peal has never been rung at Lympstone, so history may be made!
This Weekend - Celebratory Joint Mission Community Service @ Lympstone – Sunday 28 June, 09.30
This Joint Mission Community Service at Lympstone, led by Heidi Budden and Steve Jones will also celebrate Heidi’s Ordination at Exeter Cathedral, which will have taken place the day before. Do come along and celebrate with Heidi!
Sunday 12 July @ 11.15 – Sea Sunday Service on the Slipway of the Boat Shelter, next to the Sailing Club
Revd Sid Humphries will lead the annual Sea Sunday service. This is an outdoor service so come prepared for all weather! Lympstone Academy Brass and the Military Wives choir will be playing and singing, and Stormy Sam from the RNLI will also be there. There will be a retiring collection for the RNLI.
Requests for Prayers
If you would like prayers to be said during a Sunday service and/or at the Thursday Prayer Group for a friend or relative needing prayer, please send an email to PrayersLymCh@excc.church. Alternatively, those who don’t want to email can post a message in the Prayer Requests Box at the Church entrance using the supply of cards attached to the box. In both instances, please include your name so that we can verify the request.
If you would prefer prayers to be said privately, rather than in the services, please request the prayers to be said at the Thursday Prayer Group ONLY. Prayers said in this meeting are confidential and will be said every Thursday while the group feels it is still necessary. If you have any questions or feel you would like to join the group, please speak to Chris Kleinstuber, who leads the Prayer Group each Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Lady Chapel.
