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Header graphic for coastal parishes. Shows images of the three church buildings, the coastal parishes logo, and text 'Coastal Parishes North Devon and 'The church of England in Woolacombe, Mortehoe and Lee', with a background image of Woolacombe Bay. Overlayed image of St Sabinus - Woolacombe Overlayed image of St. Mary's - Mortehoe Overlayed image of St. Matthew's - Lee

Week commencing Monday 20th January

 Tues. 21st Jan.   8.45 am Mission Community Morning Prayer at St Peter’s, Ilf.   

 Wed. 22nd Jan. 10 to 12 Open Door Coffee Morning at St. Sabinus’ (Lower Room).
 Wed. 22nd Jan. 12 noon Midweek Communion at St. Sabinus’ (Lower Holy Room)
 Wed. 22nd Jan. 2.00 pm Memorial Service for David Purdy at St. Sabinus’ Church

Sunday 26th  January – Third Sunday of Epiphany   

   8.45 am    Holy Communion at St. Matthew’s, Lee
  10.00 am   Family Communion at St. Mary’s, Mortehoe
  11.00 am   Morning Worship at St. Sabinus’, Woolacombe.  Note thaat due to unforseen circumstances lunch after the service has been cancelled.

Week commencing Monday 27th January

Mon. 27th Jan.   8.00 pm Agnostics Anonymous at Grampus, Lee

Tues. 28th Jan.    8.45 am Mission Community Morning Prayer at St. Sabinus’   

 Wed. 29th Jan. 10 to 12 Open Door Coffee Morning at St. Sabinus’ (Lower Room).
 Wed. 29th Jan. 12 noon Midweek Communion at St. Sabinus’ (Lower Room)
 Wed. 29th Jan.  2.00 pm Mortehoe PCC at Samlingstead      

Sunday 2nd February – Presentation of Christ in the Temple   (Candlemas)

   8.45 am    Holy Communion at St. Matthew’s, Lee
 10.00 am   Celtic Morning Worship at St. Mary’s, Mortehoe
 10.00 am   Holy Communion at St. Sabinus’, Woolacombe,

Urgent note if you are reading these notices before January 26th:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, lunch after the service at St Sabinus’ on Sunday 26th January has been cancelled, but the service remains at 11.00 am.

Advance notice: Café Connect

Café Connect: Monday 3rd February 10.30 am: St. Mary’s Church Mortehoe

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The new year is an appropriate time to remind everyone of the note from Rev. Sue written last year about the prayer list.

Susan writes:

Following some in depth discussion at both the Church Warden’s and Joint PCC meetings it has been decided that a revision of the Prayer List on the Weekly Notice sheet is needed.

Prayer is fundamental to all we do as Christians.  Prayer for those in need is therefore a very important part of our individual prayer lives, our corporate worship on a Sunday and our ongoing responsibility for those around us.   However, the current prayer list has become unwieldy and, in some cases, outdated, and in response we have decided to remove all names from the list and to begin again.

It has been decided that those who require prayer will only be included with their or their families’ express permission.  This is to safeguard their confidentiality. If they or their families request that they should be included on the list it will be as the result of an acute situation.  After a month, the situation will be reassessed. It is felt that we should focus principally on those within our parishes and communities.

Those who have died and their families will of course be included but will remain for a period of two months.

While we will employ these guidelines, it is recognised that there will possibly be those circumstances where there is need of prayer despite them. 

Those who feel it is necessary are asked to request inclusion on the prayer list.                                                 

Finally, while a name may be removed from the Benefice list, each church will no doubt include those known to them in weekly intercessions and indeed it is our calling individually to hold those known to us before God in our personal prayer time.   Please feel free to contact me or the compiler of the weekly prayer list to add names.