Praising God in Devon

TONIGHT Planning MeetingThursday 10th at St. Luke’s we have our termly planning meeting. Everyone is very welcome to come and help us map out and plan the Autumn term with Advent and Christmas. It’s an opportunity to discuss what we thought worked well over the Summer and what we’d like to see in the term to come.  Prayer requests for Pilgrimage The Diocese Pilgrimage to Walsingham leaves on Monday morning and Jill has kindly agreed to take any prayer requests…

Dearest friends, Summer often brings a welcome change of pace. Schools close, regular groups pause, familiar faces go away on holiday, and the longer days invite us to slow down and notice the world around us. Rest is not an interruption to the Christian life; it is part of it. At the beginning of Scripture, God rests and makes that rest holy. The Sabbath is given to God’s people as a gift: a reminder that the world does not depend…

Dearest friends, As many of you know, this is my final Sunday with you before I set off on my pilgrimage across Europe with my dear friend Rev’d Dan Beesley.  On Thursday 23rd July, following a special Mass at St. John’s at 10.00am led by Fr. Robin and after a swift visit to St. Catherine’s school for a wave off in the playground, I’ll begin a journey of around 9,000km to many of Europe’s great Marian shrines.  Over the coming…