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We gathered this morning to hear the story of the visit by Jesus and his followers to the home of Mary and Martha. The story is a model for getting priorities right in our busy lives today. Jeannie read the account in Luke 10:38-42, Lesley spoke on it, Terry led us in prayer and Shirley accompanied our worship on the freshly-tuned organ.

You can hear the whole service here.

Rose’s tea and cakes afternoon yesterday raised over £400 for church charities. Many thanks to her for organising it all and to those who came and supported it!

STOP PRESS: Ann announced that Axmouth and Uplyme Churches are to join with the Axe Valley group of churches to form an expanded Mission Community. Our new vicar will be Revd Clive Sedgewick, who is already in charge of the Axe Valley churches. More details under “Pastoral Reorganisation” in the top Menu.

We welcomed Revd Geoffrey Walsh to take our Communion service on Sunday 14th July.

The theme was the story of The Good Samaritan as told in Luke 10:25-37.  Geoffrey likened the plight of the person in the story to that of people living in all sorts of oppression today and challenged us to consider our own response.

He cited the example of Christians under threat in Iraq today and drew our attention to the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, a charity set up by Canon Andrew White, the vicar of Baghdad.

When we encounter people in real need, our question should not be “if I help them, what will happen to me?”  Rather, it should be, “if I don’t help them, what will happen to them?”

With apologies for a rather rough recording, the service is available for your listening here.