St Thomas Methodist Church, Cowick Street, Exeter
Sunday morning worship at 10.30am
tea/coffee will be served in the Foyer every week after worship
03 November Rev Andrew Sails
10 November Remembrance Sunday Rev Donna Leigh, with Holy Communion and dedication of Christmas Shoeboxes.
17 November 90th Anniversary Celebration we welcome Rev David Easton
to lead worship. Everyone is invited to stay after the service for a ‘bring and share’ lunch. This will be another wonderful opportunity for fellowship and conversation, and to catch up with David and Joan.
24 November Mrs Margaret Cole
Our Fair Trade @ StThomas SHOP is open every week after worship.
Please browse the SHOP over coffee; if you have any enquiries, please ask.
|
Exeter Forest Church – ‘A celebration of the Light’
Sunday 03 November 2.30-3.30pm at Thomas Hall Forest School, Cowley Bridge Road for families with primary age children (parents and carers asked to supervise their children)
Contact Details: Abigail Hardiman - abigailhardiman@protonmail.com | 07300 106560
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christmas Shoeboxes Our Christmas shoe boxes for Moldova and Ukraine will be dedicated on Sunday 10 November. Boxes may be brought to church that morning or on the preceding Sunday morning. Please make sure to label boxes with the age/gender of the recipient. Many thanks, Mary Bews.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOUSEGROUP will next meet on Monday 25 November at 2.30pm.
|
|
Craft4Others – ALL WELCOME NEXT MEETINGS: Thursdays 07 and 21 November in the Church Lounge at 7.30pm.
|
Fair Trade @ St Thomas
pre-Christmas event 2024: FRIDAY 22 November from 09:00 – 12:00
coffee, tea and biscuits will be available; also, a **Home baking stall**
our Fair Trade SHOP will be open INCLUDING … craft items …
Christmas items … cards for all occasions.
ORDERS may be placed from We Are Fair Trade, Ethical Superstore and/or the Leprosy Mission – catalogues / online access will be available in the Foyer.
Every purchase you make, no matter how small or great, makes a MASSIVE DIFFERENCE to the lives and life opportunities of people in the Global South.
Thank you!
Advance notice …
90th Anniversary – Christmas Tree Festival 2024
We look forward to welcoming around 20 organisations/groups for our Christmas Tree Festival.
Our Celebration Service on Sunday 08 December – led by Rev Donna Leigh – will be amongst the displayed trees.
During the week of the festival (09 – 14 December) the church will be open between the hours of 11am – 3pm for visitors and we will be asking for volunteers to steward this (in 2-hour blocks). The festival will finish with a coffee morning on Saturday 14 December.
Caroline White
Keep in touch …
Rev Donna Leigh [01392 207785 / revddonna1@outlook.com] Day Off: Friday
Mary Bews [01392 256927 / bmjayb@gmail.com] Senior Church Steward
Janet Lee [jaylee.church@outlook.com] Pastoral Co-ordinator