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Services

December

7th   4pm Christingle

14th   10am Holy Communion (Common Worship) with the choir

21st  6.30pm Carols by Candlelight with mulled wine and mince pies from 6pm

24th  11pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

25th 11am Christmas Day Family Communion 

28th No service

January

4th   9.30am Morning Worship

11th   10am Holy Communion with the choir

18th  10am Morning Worship

25th 10am Holy Communion

St Mary's Church, Whimple

Key Information:

  • We have a service every Sunday with a mixture of services throughout the month. Whatever type of service you like, we have something for you.
  • We have monthly Holy Communion and Morning Worship services and special services for Easter, Christmas, Harvest and Remembrance.

    We have Holy Communion (Common Worship) with the choir on the second Sunday and a relaxed Morning Worship service at 10am on the fourth Sunday of each month.

    On the third Sunday at 4pm we have a new, special service for families and children called The Gathering, at which music is led by our worship band.

    Once a month we also have Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion on the first Sunday.

    In any month with five Sundays we meet as a group of churches in what is called a Mission Community service. These informal, often band-led services move around our eight parishes. Check out our Facebook page for details.
  • We have a wonderful choir, a Mission Community band and a group of folks who ring our beautiful bells. Get in touch if you fancy trying joining any of these teams.
  • 01404 822525
  • The Square, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2SZ

About the Church:

Located in the centre of the village, there has been a church in what we now call Whimple since Saxon times. St. Mary’s was massively rebuilt and extended with a new south aisle in 1845 by Charles Force, an Exeter builder, to the designs of John Hayward, the leading local church architect in the diocese at that date. In amongst what was new in 1845 some of the fabric from earlier versions of the church, from the 15th and 16th centuries, still survives. 

Whoever you are and whatever you believe you are welcome here. We have a variety of services each month, from traditional Book of Common Prayer to a band-led informal service – The Gathering.

First Sunday: BCP Holy Communion  at 9.30am. 

Second Sunday: Holy Communion (Common Worship) at 10am.

Third Sunday: The Gathering at 4pm. 

Fourth Sunday: Morning Worship at 10am.

Whimple Choir

St Mary’s Church Choir is an informal, friendly choir numbering about ten, which sings in services once a month, usually at Sunday morning Holy Communion or Morning Worship services. The choir also sings at special services throughout the year including the candlelit Advent Carol Service, the Christmas Carol Service and the Village Week Songs of Praise and is available for Weddings and Memorial Services. 

Band

We have a large mission community band but are always looking for more singers or musicians to join as we have a lot of churches who would love to have us visit. 

To join us or find out more contact Gerri Turner on 01404 822587.

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