• Saint Peter and Saint Mary Magdalene is the town centre Parish Church in Barnstaple, where a warm and friendly welcome is extended to all. We aim to be an inclusive church for everyone in the area, irrespective of age, gender, marital status, sexuality, nationality, disability, or background. We believe that every person is a child of God, valued and loved, and that we all have gifts and talents to contribute and share.

    Service Times and Events

    Our main Parish Mass is at 10:30am on Sundays. The service is ‘modern catholic’ in style: traditional, accessible, and friendly. We aim for an atmosphere of relaxed formality; no one stands on ceremony. So there’s no need to dress up specially (unless you’d like to) – feel free to come as you are. 😊 Tea and coffee are served afterwards.

    The weekly coffee morning, Tuesdays from 10am, is another good time to visit. Tourists and anyone new to the area are most welcome. 

    If you’d like to join us as a new worshipper, or if you need any further help or information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, for instance by emailing us via the contact form on this website.

    November 9, 2024
    • CW Margery Kempe, c.1440

      November 9, 2024

      Margery Kempe, Mystic, c.1440

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-09

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 4.10-19
      Psalm 112
      Luke 16.9-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 18.31-end, 150 (or) 68
      Daniel 4.1-18
      Revelation 4

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 145 (or) 65, 66
      Isaiah 4.2 – 5.7
      Matthew 4.12-22

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    November 10, 2024
    • CW* 3 before Advent; Remembrance Sunday

      November 10, 2024

      The Third Sunday before Advent
      Remembrance Sunday

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-10

      Red or Green

      Sunday between 6 and 12 November inclusive
      Principal Service
      Jonah 3.1-5, 10
      Psalm 62.5-12
      Hebrews 9.24-28
      Mark 1.14-20

      Third Service
      Psalm 136
      Micah 4.1-5
      Philippians 4.6-9

      Second Service
      Psalms 46 [82]
      Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
      John 14.1-29
      (or 23-29)

      Collect

      Almighty Father,
      whose will is to restore all things
      in your beloved Son, the King of all:
      govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
      and bring the families of the nations,
      divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
      to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God of peace,
      whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
      and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
      look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
      and by your healing power
      make whole both people and nations;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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    • Said Mass

      November 10, 2024  9:30 am10:30 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    • Service of Remembrance

      November 10, 2024  11:30 am12:30 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    November 11, 2024
    • CW Martin of Tours, c.397

      November 11, 2024

      Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-11

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 32
      Titus 1.1-9
      Psalm 24.1-6
      Luke 17.1-6

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 19, 20 (or) 71
      Daniel 4.19-end
      Revelation 5

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 34 (or) 72, 75
      Isaiah 5.8-24
      Matthew 4.23 – 5.12

      Collect

      God all powerful,
      who called Martin from the armies of this world
      to be a faithful soldier of Christ:
      give us grace to follow him
      in his love and compassion for the needy,
      and enable your Church to claim for all people
      their inheritance as children of God;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God, shepherd of your people,
      whose servant Martin revealed the loving service of Christ
      in his ministry as a pastor of your people:
      by this eucharist in which we share
      awaken within us the love of Christ
      and keep us faithful to our Christian calling;
      through him who laid down his life for us,
      but is alive and reigns with you, now and for ever.

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    • Students in church

      November 11, 2024  8:45 am9:30 am

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    November 12, 2024
    • CW

      November 12, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-12

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Titus 2.1-8, 11-14
      Psalm 37.3-5, 30-32
      Luke 17.7-10

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 21, 24 (or) 73
      Daniel 5.1-12
      Revelation 6

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 36, 40 (or) 74
      Isaiah 5.25-end
      Matthew 5.13-20

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    • Coffee Morning

      November 12, 2024  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone is welcome for tea, coffee, cake, and biscuits, and the Church is open if you would like to look round. There is space for private prayer in the Lady Chapel.

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    • Said Mass

      November 12, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    November 13, 2024
    • CW Charles Simeon, 1836

      November 13, 2024

      Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-13

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      Titus 3.1-7
      Psalm 23
      Luke 17.11-19

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 23, 25 (or) 77
      Daniel 5.13-end
      Revelation 7.1-4, 9-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 37 (or) 119.81-104
      Isaiah 6
      Matthew 5.21-37

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      who raised up Charles Simeon
      to preach the good news of Jesus Christ
      and inspire your people in service and mission:
      grant that we with all your Church may worship the Saviour,
      turn in sorrow from our sins and walk in the way of holiness;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God, shepherd of your people,
      whose servant Charles Simeon revealed the loving service of Christ
      in his ministry as a pastor of your people:
      by this eucharist in which we share
      awaken within us the love of Christ
      and keep us faithful to our Christian calling;
      through him who laid down his life for us,
      but is alive and reigns with you, now and for ever.

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    • Barnstaple in Bloom Presentation and Information Evening, with buffet supper

      November 13, 2024  7:00 pm9:00 pm

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    November 14, 2024
    • CW Samuel Seabury, 1796

      November 14, 2024

      Samuel Seabury, first Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-14

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philemon 7-20
      Psalm 146.4-end
      Luke 17.20-25

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 26, 27 (or) 78.1-39*
      Daniel 6
      Revelation 8

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 42, 43 (or) 78.40-end*
      Isaiah 7.1-17
      Matthew 5.38-end

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    November 15, 2024
    • CW

      November 15, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-15

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      2 John 4-9
      Psalm 119.1-8
      Luke 17.26-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 28, 32 (or) 55
      Daniel 7.1-14
      Revelation 9.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 31 (or) 69
      Isaiah 8.1-15
      Matthew 6.1-18

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    • Deadline for Parish Magazine Contributions

      November 15, 2024

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    November 16, 2024
    • CW Margaret of Scotland, 1093; Edmund Rich, 1240

      November 16, 2024

      Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093
      Edmund Rich of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-16

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      3 John 5-8
      Psalm 112
      Luke 18.1-8

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 33 (or) 76, 79
      Daniel 7.15-end
      Revelation 9.13-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 84, 86 (or) 81, 84
      Isaiah 8.16 – 9.7
      Matthew 6.19-end

      Collect

      God, the ruler of all,
      who called your servant Margaret to an earthly throne
      and gave her zeal for your Church and love for your people
      that she might advance your heavenly kingdom:
      mercifully grant that we who commemorate her example
      may be fruitful in good works
      and attain to the glorious crown of your saints;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God our redeemer,
      who inspired Margaret to witness to your love
      and to work for the coming of your kingdom:
      may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven,
      be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living
      and never to rest content until your kingdom come,
      on earth as it is in heaven;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.

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    • Bells on Saturday

      November 16, 2024  10:00 am12:30 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone is welcome for tea, coffee, cake, and biscuits, and the Church is open if you would like to look round. There is space for private prayer in the Lady Chapel. The Church bells will be rung by local ringers from 11am.

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    November 17, 2024
    • CW* 2 before Advent

      November 17, 2024

      The Second Sunday before Advent

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-17

      Red or Green

      Sunday between 13 and 19 November inclusive
      Principal Service
      Daniel 12.1-3
      Psalm 16
      Hebrews 10.11-14 [15-18] 19-25
      Mark 13.1-8

      Third Service
      Psalm 96
      1 Samuel 9.27 – 10.2a; 10.17-26
      Matthew 13.31-35

      Second Service
      Psalm 95
      Daniel 3
      (or 3.13-end)
      Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43

      Collect

      Heavenly Father,
      whose blessed Son was revealed
      to destroy the works of the devil
      and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life:
      grant that we, having this hope,
      may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
      that when he shall appear in power and great glory
      we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom;
      where he is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Gracious Lord,
      in this holy sacrament
      you give substance to our hope:
      bring us at the last
      to that fullness of life for which we long;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    • Parish Mass

      November 17, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    November 18, 2024
    • CW Elizabeth of Hungary, 1231

      November 18, 2024

      Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-18

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 33
      Revelation 1.1-4; 2.1-5
      Psalm 1
      Luke 18.35-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 46, 47 (or) 80, 82
      Daniel 8.1-14
      Revelation 10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 70, 71 (or) 85, 86
      Isaiah 9.8 – 10.4
      Matthew 7.1-12

      Collect

      Lord God,
      who taught Elizabeth of Hungary
      to recognize and reverence Christ in the poor of this world:
      by her example
      strengthen us to love and serve the afflicted and the needy
      and so to honour your Son, the servant king,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Faithful God,
      who called Elizabeth of Hungary to serve you
      and gave her joy in walking the path of holiness:
      by this eucharist
      in which you renew within us the vision of your glory,
      strengthen us all to follow the way of perfection
      until we come to see you face to face;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.

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    November 19, 2024
    • CW Hilda, 680; Mechtild, 1280

      November 19, 2024

      Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
      Mechtild, Béguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-19

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 3.1-6, 14-end
      Psalm 15
      Luke 19.1-10

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 48, 52 (or) 87, 89.1-18
      Daniel 8.15-end
      Revelation 11.1-14

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 67, 72 (or) 89.19-end
      Isaiah 10.5-19
      Matthew 7.13-end

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      who made the abbess Hilda to shine like a jewel in our land
      and through her holiness and leadership
      blessed your Church with new life and unity:
      help us, like her, to yearn for the gospel of Christ
      and to reconcile those who are divided;
      through him who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Merciful God,
      who gave such grace to your servant Hilda
      that she served you with singleness of heart
      and loved you above all things:
      help us, whose communion with you
      has been renewed in this sacrament,
      to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
      and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Coffee Morning

      November 19, 2024  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone is welcome for tea, coffee, cake, and biscuits, and the Church is open if you would like to look round. There is space for private prayer in the Lady Chapel.

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    • Said Mass

      November 19, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    November 20, 2024
    • CW Edmund of East Anglia, 870; Priscilla Lydia Sellon, 1876

      November 20, 2024

      Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
      Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-20

      Red or Green / red

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 4
      Psalm 150
      Luke 19.11-28

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 56, 57 (or) 119.105-128
      Daniel 9.1-19
      Revelation 11.15-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 73 (or) 91, 93
      Isaiah 10.20-32
      Matthew 8.1-13

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      whose servant Edmund kept faith to the end,
      both with you and with his people,
      and glorified you by his death:
      grant us such steadfastness of faith
      that, with the noble army of martyrs,
      we may come to enjoy the fullness of the resurrection life;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God our redeemer,
      whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Edmund:
      so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
      that our lives, broken and offered with his,
      may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      (or)

      Eternal God,
      who gave us this holy meal
      in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
      and the victory of your martyr Edmund:
      by our communion with Christ
      in his saving death and resurrection,
      give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
      and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    November 21, 2024
    • CW

      November 21, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-21

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 5.1-10
      Psalm 149.1-5
      Luke 19.41-44

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 61, 62 (or) 90, 92
      Daniel 9.20-end
      Revelation 12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 74, 76 (or) 94
      Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
      Matthew 8.14-22

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    November 22, 2024
    • CW Cecilia, c.230

      November 22, 2024

      Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c.230

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-22

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 10.8-11
      Psalm 119.65-72
      Luke 19.45-48

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 63, 65 (or) 88, (95)
      Daniel 10.1 – 11.1
      Revelation 13.1-10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 77 (or) 102
      Isaiah 11.10 – end of 12
      Matthew 8.23-end

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    November 23, 2024
    • CW Clement, c.100

      November 23, 2024

      Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-23

      Red or Green / red

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 11.4-12
      Psalm 144.1-9
      Luke 20.27-40

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 78.1-39 (or) 96, 97, 100
      Daniel 12
      Revelation 13.11-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 78.40-end (or) 104
      Isaiah 13.1-13
      Matthew 9.1-17

      Evening Prayer on the Eve of Christ the King (if required)
      Psalms 99, 100
      Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
      1 Timothy 6.11-16

      Collect

      Creator and Father of eternity,
      whose martyr Clement bore witness with his blood
      to the love he proclaimed and the gospel that he preached:
      give us thankful hearts as we celebrate your faithfulness,
      revealed to us in the lives of your saints,
      and strengthen us in our pilgrimage as we follow your Son,
      Jesus Christ our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God our redeemer,
      whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Clement:
      so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
      that our lives, broken and offered with his,
      may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      (or)

      Eternal God,
      who gave us this holy meal
      in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
      and the victory of your martyr Clement:
      by our communion with Christ
      in his saving death and resurrection,
      give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
      and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    November 24, 2024
    • CW* Christ the King

      November 24, 2024

      Christ the King
      The Sunday next before Advent

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-24

      Red or White

      Sunday between 20 and 26 November inclusive
      Principal Service
      Daniel 7.9-10, 13, 14
      Psalm 93
      Revelation 1.4b-8
      John 18.33-37

      Third Service
      Isaiah 32.1-8
      Revelation 3.7-end
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 29, 110

      Second Service
      Daniel 5
      John 6.1-15
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 72*

      Collect

      Eternal Father,
      whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
      that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
      keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
      and in the bond of peace,
      and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Stir up, O Lord,
      the wills of your faithful people;
      that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
      may by you be plenteously rewarded;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

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    • Parish Mass

      November 24, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    November 25, 2024
    • CW Catherine of Alexandria, 4th century; Isaac Watts, 1748

      November 25, 2024

      Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century
      Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-25

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 34
      Revelation 14.1-5
      Psalm 24.1-6
      Luke 21.1-4

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 92, 96 (or) 98, 99, 101
      Isaiah 40.1-11
      Revelation 14.1-13

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 80, 81 (or) 105* (or 103)
      Isaiah 14.3-20
      Matthew 9.18-34

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    November 26, 2024
    • CW

      November 26, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-26

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 14.14-19
      Psalm 96
      Luke 21.5-11

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 97, 98, 100 (or) 106* (or 103)
      Isaiah 40.12-26
      Revelation 14.14 – end of 15

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 99, 101 (or) 107*
      Isaiah 17
      Matthew 9.35 – 10.15

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    • Coffee Morning

      November 26, 2024  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone is welcome for tea, coffee, cake, and biscuits, and the Church is open if you would like to look round. There is space for private prayer in the Lady Chapel.

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    • Said Mass

      November 26, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    • Students in Church

      November 26, 2024  2:00 pm4:00 pm

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    November 27, 2024
    • CW

      November 27, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-27

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 15.1-4
      Psalm 98
      Luke 21.12-19

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 110, 111, 112 (or) 110, 111, 112
      Isaiah 40.27 – 41.7
      Revelation 16.1-11

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 121, 122, 123, 124 (or) 119.129-152
      Isaiah 19
      Matthew 10.16-33

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    November 28, 2024
    • CW

      November 28, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-28

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 18.1-2, 21-23, 19.1-3, 9
      Psalm 100
      Luke 21.20-28

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 125, 126, 127, 128 (or) 113, 115
      Isaiah 41.8-20
      Revelation 16.12-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 131, 132, 133 (or) 114, 116, 117
      Isaiah 21.1-12
      Matthew 10.34 – 11.1

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    November 29, 2024
    • CW Intercession and Thanksgiving for Missionary Work

      November 29, 2024

      Day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-29

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Revelation 20.1-4, 11 – 21.2
      Psalm 84.1-6
      Luke 21.29-33

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 139 (or) 139
      Isaiah 41.21 – 42.9
      Revelation 17

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 146, 147 (or) 130, 131, 137
      Isaiah 22.1-14
      Matthew 11.2-19

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Andrew
      Psalm 48
      Isaiah 49.1-9a
      1 Corinthians 4.9-16

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    November 30, 2024
    • CW* Almanac and Lectionary 2024-25

      November 30, 2024

      Common Worship Almanac and Lectionary
      for the year beginning Advent Sunday 2024

      Download the 2024-25 Almanac from
      https://almanac.oremus.org/

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      Simon Kershaw October 2021

      version 2025-0.0
      18 October 2023
      https://almanac.oremus.org/

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    • CW* Andrew

      November 30, 2024

      Andrew the Apostle

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-30

      Red

      Principal Service
      Isaiah 52.7-10
      Psalm 19.1-6
      Romans 10.12-18
      Matthew 4.18-22

      Third Service
      Ezekiel 47.1-12 or
      Ecclesiasticus 14.20-27
      John 12.20-32
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 47, 147.1-12

      Second Service
      Zechariah 8.20-23
      John 1.35-42
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 87, 96

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      who gave such grace to your apostle Saint Andrew
      that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ
      and brought his brother with him:
      call us by your holy word,
      and give us grace to follow you without delay
      and to tell the good news of your kingdom;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Almighty God,
      who on the day of Pentecost
      sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles
      with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame,
      filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
      by the power of the same Spirit
      strengthen us to witness to your truth
      and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      (or)

      Lord God, the source of truth and love,
      keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
      united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
      and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
      in Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Advent Lessons and Carols

      November 30, 2024  7:00 pm8:00 pm

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    December 1, 2024
    • CW* Advent 1

      December 1, 2024

      The First Sunday of Advent

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-01

      Purple

      Principal Service
      Jeremiah 33.14-16
      Psalm 25.1-9
      1 Thessalonians 3.9-13
      Luke 21.25-36

      Third Service
      Psalm 44
      Isaiah 51.4-11
      Romans 13.11-14

      Second Service
      Psalm 9*
      Joel 3.9-21
      Revelation 14.13 – 15.4
      Gospel at Holy Communion:
      John 3.1-17

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
      and to put on the armour of light,
      now in the time of this mortal life,
      in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
      that on the last day,
      when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
      to judge the living and the dead,
      we may rise to the life immortal;
      through him who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      O Lord our God,
      make us watchful and keep us faithful
      as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
      that, when he shall appear,
      he may not find us sleeping in sin
      but active in his service
      and joyful in his praise;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • CW* Almanac and Lectionary 2024-25

      December 1, 2024

      Common Worship Almanac and Lectionary
      for the year beginning Advent Sunday 2024

      Compiled by Simon Kershaw October 2024
      from the Common Worship Calendar and Lectionaries
      using Almanac Maker

      compilation © Simon Kershaw 2024
      Almanac Maker © Simon Kershaw 2010-2024

      The Revised Common Lectionary is copyright © the Consultation on Common Texts 1992.

      The Daily Eucharistic Lectionary is adapted from the Ordo Lectionum Missae of the Roman Catholic Church, reproduced by permission of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.

      Adaptations and additions to the RCL and the DEL, together with Second and Third Service lectionaries and the Weekday Lectionary for Morning and Evening Prayer are copyright © the Archbishops’ Council 1997-2010.

      The Additional Weekday Lectionary is copyright © the Archbishops’ Council 2010.

      A Lectionary and Additional Collects for Holy Communion [BCP] originates in the 1928 BCP and the BCP according to the use of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon (1960) and was authorized in the Church of England in 1965.

      version 2025-1.0
      1 October 2024
      https://almanac.oremus.org/lectionary

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    • Parish Mass

      December 1, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    December 2, 2024
    • CW

      December 2, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-02

      Purple

      Holy Communion
      Isaiah 2.1-5
      Psalm 122
      Matthew 8.5-11

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 50, 54 (or) 1, 2, 3
      Isaiah 42.18-end
      Revelation 19

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 70, 71 (or) 4, 7
      Isaiah 25.1-9
      Matthew 12.1-21

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
      and to put on the armour of light,
      now in the time of this mortal life,
      in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
      that on the last day,
      when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
      to judge the living and the dead,
      we may rise to the life immortal;
      through him who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      O Lord our God,
      make us watchful and keep us faithful
      as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
      that, when he shall appear,
      he may not find us sleeping in sin
      but active in his service
      and joyful in his praise;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Students in church

      December 2, 2024  8:45 am9:30 am

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    December 3, 2024
    • CW Francis Xavier, 1552

      December 3, 2024

      Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-03

      Purple

      Holy Communion
      Isaiah 11.1-10
      Psalm 72.1-4, 18-19
      Luke 10.21-24

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 80, 82 (or) 5, 6, (8)
      Isaiah 43.1-13
      Revelation 20

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 74, 75 (or) 9, 10*
      Isaiah 26.1-13
      Matthew 12.22-37

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
      and to put on the armour of light,
      now in the time of this mortal life,
      in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
      that on the last day,
      when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
      to judge the living and the dead,
      we may rise to the life immortal;
      through him who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      O Lord our God,
      make us watchful and keep us faithful
      as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
      that, when he shall appear,
      he may not find us sleeping in sin
      but active in his service
      and joyful in his praise;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Coffee Morning

      December 3, 2024  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone is welcome for tea, coffee, cake, and biscuits, and the Church is open if you would like to look round. There is space for private prayer in the Lady Chapel.

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    • Said Mass

      December 3, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    December 4, 2024
    • CW John of Damascus, c.749; Nicholas Ferrar, 1637

      December 4, 2024

      John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749
      Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-04

      Purple

      Holy Communion
      Isaiah 25.6-10a
      Psalm 23
      Matthew 15.29-37

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 5, 7 (or) 119.1-32
      Isaiah 43.14-end
      Revelation 21.1-8

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 76, 77 (or) 11, 12, 13
      Isaiah 28.1-13
      Matthew 12.38-end

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
      and to put on the armour of light,
      now in the time of this mortal life,
      in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
      that on the last day,
      when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
      to judge the living and the dead,
      we may rise to the life immortal;
      through him who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      O Lord our God,
      make us watchful and keep us faithful
      as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
      that, when he shall appear,
      he may not find us sleeping in sin
      but active in his service
      and joyful in his praise;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Prayer Group

      December 4, 2024  2:00 pm3:00 pm

      At Doreen’s house.

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    December 5, 2024
    • CW

      December 5, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-05

      Purple

      Holy Communion
      Isaiah 26.1-6
      Psalm 118.18-27a
      Matthew 7.21, 24-27

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 42, 43 (or) 14, 15, 16
      Isaiah 44.1-8
      Revelation 21.9-21

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 40, 46 (or) 18*
      Isaiah 28.14-end
      Matthew 13.1-23

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
      and to put on the armour of light,
      now in the time of this mortal life,
      in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
      that on the last day,
      when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
      to judge the living and the dead,
      we may rise to the life immortal;
      through him who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      O Lord our God,
      make us watchful and keep us faithful
      as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
      that, when he shall appear,
      he may not find us sleeping in sin
      but active in his service
      and joyful in his praise;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Monument Survey

      December 5, 2024December 6, 2024  

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    • Memorial Carol Service

      December 5, 2024  7:00 pm9:00 pm

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    December 6, 2024
    • Monument Survey

      December 5, 2024December 6, 2024  

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    • CW Nicholas, c.326

      December 6, 2024

      Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-06

      Purple / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Isaiah 61.1-3
      Psalm 68.1, 2a, 3-7, 10
      1 Timothy 6.6-11
      Mark 10.13-16

      Holy Communion
      Isaiah 29.17-end
      Psalm 27.1-4, 16-17
      Matthew 9.27-31

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 25, 26 (or) 17, 19
      Isaiah 44.9-23
      Revelation 21.22 – 22.5

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 16, 17 (or) 22
      Isaiah 29.1-14
      Matthew 13.24-43

      Collect

      Almighty Father, lover of souls,
      who chose your servant Nicholas
      to be a bishop in the Church,
      that he might give freely out of the treasures of your grace:
      make us mindful of the needs of others
      and, as we have received, so teach us also to give;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God, shepherd of your people,
      whose servant Nicholas revealed the loving service of Christ
      in his ministry as a pastor of your people:
      by this eucharist in which we share
      awaken within us the love of Christ
      and keep us faithful to our Christian calling;
      through him who laid down his life for us,
      but is alive and reigns with you, now and for ever.

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    December 7, 2024
    • CW Ambrose, 397

      December 7, 2024

      Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-07

      Purple / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Isaiah 41.9b-13
      Psalm 20.1-6
      2 Corinthians 5.16-21
      Luke 22.24-30

      Holy Communion
      Isaiah 30.19-21, 23-26
      Psalm 146.4-9
      Matthew 9.35 – 10.1, 6-8

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 9, (10) (or) 20, 21, 23
      Isaiah 44.24 – 45.13
      Revelation 22.6-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 27, 28 (or) 24, 25
      Isaiah 29.15-end
      Matthew 13.44-end

      Collect

      God of hosts,
      who called Ambrose from the governor’s throne
      to be a bishop in your Church
      and an intrepid champion of your faithful people:
      mercifully grant that, as he did not fear to rebuke rulers,
      so we, with like courage,
      may contend for the faith we have received;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God of truth,
      whose Wisdom set her table
      and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
      of the kingdom:
      help us to lay aside all foolishness
      and to live and walk in the way of insight,
      that we may come with Ambrose to the eternal feast of heaven;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Advent 2

      O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
      and come among us,
      and with great might succour us;
      that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
      we are grievously hindered
      in running the race that is set before us,
      your bountiful grace and mercy
      may speedily help and deliver us;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
      be honour and glory, now and for ever.

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    • Church Cleaning

      December 7, 2024  10:00 am1:00 pm

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    • Service of Renewal of Wedding Vows

      December 7, 2024  4:00 pm5:00 pm

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    December 8, 2024
    • CW* Advent 2

      December 8, 2024

      The Second Sunday of Advent

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-12-08

      Purple

      Principal Service
      Baruch 5.1-9 or
      Malachi 3.1-4
      Canticle: Benedictus
      Philippians 1.3-11
      Luke 3.1-6

      Third Service
      Psalm 80
      Isaiah 64.1-7
      Matthew 11.2-11

      Second Service
      Psalms 75 [76]
      Isaiah 40.1-11
      Luke 1.1-25

      Collect

      O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
      and come among us,
      and with great might succour us;
      that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
      we are grievously hindered
      in running the race that is set before us,
      your bountiful grace and mercy
      may speedily help and deliver us;
      through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
      to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
      be honour and glory, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Father in heaven,
      who sent your Son to redeem the world
      and will send him again to be our judge:
      give us grace so to imitate him
      in the humility and purity of his first coming
      that, when he comes again,
      we may be ready to greet him
      with joyful love and firm faith;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      December 8, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    • Male voice choir

      December 8, 2024  3:00 pm4:00 pm

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    • Gorwell Carols at Barnstaple Social Club, St George's Road

      December 8, 2024  6:00 pm7:00 pm

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