Weekly News 04/10/2026

Welcome to our weekly news update for the week beginning 4th October 2026.

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We’re absolutely delighted to announce that this week we appointed a new Children, Youth & Families Lead Worker & Admin Assistant.

Jo is well known and loved in the church, and brings a wealth of experience. Please pray for her and Mark as she settles into the new role and begins to make plans about how we can share Jesus’ love with young people in our church and community.

We’ll be formally commissioning Jo as part of our Splash! service on Sun 11th October - do try and be there if you possibly can!

It’s that time of year when we start filling Christmas shoeboxes to go to Moldova & Ukraine via the charity CR2EE.

As Julia explained last week, you’re welcome to fill your own boxes, or bring items each week to fill some together as a church.

For the full list of what we’re asking everyone to bring each week, please click here.

This week we’d like you to bring children’s toiletries:

• Toothpaste & brushes
• Hairbrushes
• Hair ties
• Flannels
• Soap
• Sponges

No liquids please!

Sun 11th Oct  | 10.30am
Ebenezer Chapel (map) & online

At next week’s Splash! service we’ll be commissioning Jo but also celebrating Harvest together.

We won’t be collecting for the shoeboxes this Sunday, but invite everyone to bring donations of non-perishable food items and toiletries for Exmouth Foodbank. Thank you!

Sun 18th Oct  |  After Morning Service
Ebenezer Chapel (map) & online

Our annual church meeting will be held on the 18th October after the morning service.

This is an important meeting in which we review the year gone past as well as look ahead. Please make every effort to be there - especially if you are a church member.

Tues 20th Oct |  7.30pm
Online

Calling all parents, grandparents and those who work with children & young people. This will be a great evening of online training,  helping us to understand children with additional needs and some of the factors that influence a young person's behaviour.

For more details and to book in, click here.

Sat 24th Oct |  9.30am
Ebenezer Chapel (map)

On 24th October we’ll  be spending the morning clearing and tidying the outside areas of the church.

Please come along and help for whatever time you can spare — even an hour would be appreciated.

If you can, please bring secateurs, gardening gloves and any other useful gardening tools.

Many hands make light work! Please just let us know you’re coming by filling in your details here.

We know that lots of you are busy planning for Christmas, and that it’s helpful to know what’s going to be happening at church.

Here’s the plan so far:

• Fri 27th Nov - 6pm - Late Night Shopping Carols
• Sun 13th Dec - 10.30am - Christmas Splash! followed by Christmas lunch
• Tues 15th Dec - 1.45pm - Carol Singing at Bay Court
• Fri 18th Dec - 7.30pm - Lights of Hope Service
• Sun 20th Dec - 6pm - Candlelit Carol Service
• Fri 25th Dec - 10.30am - Christmas Day Celebration

More dates & details will be appearing as they’re confirmed.

For an up to date list of all our services and mid-week activities - including prayer meetings, home groups, The Meeting Place, Coffee & Chat, Bible Buddies and more - please visit the church calendar by clicking here.

Those of you with access to My Churchsuite can also see the calendar on the web/app by clicking here.

This week BMS are asking us to pray for ‘NeHaDo’ in Sierra Leone.

New Harvest Development Office (NeHaDO) is the development arm of the New Harvest denomination. BMS works with NeHaDo on Church and Community Mobilisation projects.

For the daily prayer points, please click here (p. 8).