• 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.

    July 1, 2025
    • CW Henry, John, and Henry Venn the younger, 1797, 1813 and 1873

      July 1, 2025

      Henry, John, and Henry Venn the younger, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813 and 1873

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-01

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 13
      Genesis 19.15-29
      Psalm 26
      Matthew 8.23-27

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 48, 52
      Job 21
      Romans 9.19-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 50
      Judges 4.1-23
      Luke 13.10-21

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Coffee Morning

      July 1, 2025  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

      July 1, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    July 2, 2025
    • CW

      July 2, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-02

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 21.5, 8-20
      Psalm 34.1-12
      Matthew 8.28-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.57-80
      Job 22
      Romans 10.1-10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 59, 60, (67)
      Judges 5
      Luke 13.22-end

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Thomas
      Psalm 27
      Isaiah 35
      Hebrews 10.35 – 11.1

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Thomas

      Almighty and eternal God,
      who, for the firmer foundation of our faith,
      allowed your holy apostle Thomas
      to doubt the resurrection of your Son
      till word and sight convinced him:
      grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe
      and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

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    July 3, 2025
    • CW* Thomas

      July 3, 2025

      Thomas the Apostle

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-03

      Red

      Principal Service
      Habakkuk 2.1-4
      Psalm 31.1-6
      Ephesians 2.19-end
      John 20.24-29

      Third Service
      2 Samuel 15.17-21 or
      Ecclesiasticus 2
      John 11.1-16
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 92, 146

      Second Service
      Job 42.1-6
      1 Peter 1.3-12
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 139

      Collect

      Almighty and eternal God,
      who, for the firmer foundation of our faith,
      allowed your holy apostle Thomas
      to doubt the resurrection of your Son
      till word and sight convinced him:
      grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe
      and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God;
      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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    July 4, 2025
    • CW

      July 4, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-04

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 23.1-4, 19, 24.1-8, 62-end
      Psalm 106.1-5
      Matthew 9.9-13

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 51, 54
      Job 24
      Romans 11.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 38
      Judges 6.25-end
      Luke 14.12-24

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • Students in Church?

      July 4, 2025  2:30 pm4:30 pm

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    July 5, 2025
    • CW

      July 5, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-05

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 27.1-5a, 15-29
      Psalm 135.1-6
      Matthew 9.14-17

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 68
      Job 25 – 26
      Romans 11.13-24

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 65, 66
      Judges 7
      Luke 14.25-end

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 3

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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.

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    • Church Cleaning

      July 5, 2025  10:00 am1:00 pm

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    July 6, 2025
    • CW* Trinity 3

      July 6, 2025

      The Third Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-06

      Green

      Proper 9
      Sunday between 3 and 9 July inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      2 Kings 5.1-14
      Psalm 30
      Galatians 6.[1-6] 7-16
      Luke 10.1-11, 16-20

      (or)
      Related
      Isaiah 66.10-14
      Psalm 66.1-8
      Galatians 6.[1-6] 7-16
      Luke 10.1-11, 16-20

      Third Service
      Psalm 74
      Deuteronomy 24.10-end
      Acts 28.1-16

      Second Service
      Psalms 65 [70]
      Genesis 29.1-20
      Mark 6.7-29

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    • Parish Mass

      July 6, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    July 7, 2025
    • CW

      July 7, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-07

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 14
      Genesis 28.10-end
      Psalm 91.1-10
      Matthew 9.18-26

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 71
      Job 27
      Romans 11.25-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 72, 75
      Judges 8.22-end
      Luke 15.1-10

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    • Students in Church

      July 7, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    July 8, 2025
    • CW

      July 8, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-08

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 32.22-end
      Psalm 17.1-8
      Matthew 9.32-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 73
      Job 28
      Romans 12.1-8

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 74
      Judges 9.1-21
      Luke 15.11-end

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

      See more details

    • Coffee Morning

      July 8, 2025  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.

      See more details

    • Said Mass

      July 8, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    July 9, 2025
    • CW

      July 9, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-09

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 41.55-end, 42.5-7, 17-end
      Psalm 33.1-4, 18-end
      Matthew 10.1-7

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 77
      Job 29
      Romans 12.9-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 119.81-104
      Judges 9.22-end
      Luke 16.1-18

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

      See more details

    July 10, 2025
    • CW

      July 10, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-10

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 44.18-21, 23-29, 45.1-5
      Psalm 105.11-17
      Matthew 10.7-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 78.1-39*
      Job 30
      Romans 13.1-7

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 78.40-end*
      Judges 11.1-11
      Luke 16.19-end

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    July 11, 2025
    • CW Benedict, c.550

      July 11, 2025

      Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-11

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Proverbs 2.1-6
      Psalm 119.57-64
      1 Corinthians 3.10-11
      Luke 18.18-22

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 46.1-7, 28-30
      Psalm 37.3-6, 27-28
      Matthew 10.16-23

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 55
      Job 31
      Romans 13.8-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 69
      Judges 11.29-end
      Luke 17.1-10

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      who made Benedict a wise master
      in the school of your service
      and a guide to many called into community
      to follow the rule of Christ:
      grant that we may put your love before all else
      and seek with joy the way of your commandments;
      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

      Merciful God,
      who gave such grace to your servant Benedict
      that he 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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    July 12, 2025
    • CW

      July 12, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-12

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 49.29-end, 50.15-25
      Psalm 105.1-7
      Matthew 10.24-33

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 76, 79
      Job 32
      Romans 14.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 81, 84
      Judges 12.1-7
      Luke 17.11-19

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the 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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 4

      O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
      without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
      increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
      that with you as our ruler and guide
      we may so pass through things temporal
      that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
      grant this, heavenly Father,
      for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

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    July 13, 2025
    • CW* Trinity 4

      July 13, 2025

      The Fourth Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-13

      Green

      Proper 10
      Sunday between 10 and 16 July inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      Amos 7.7-17
      Psalm 82
      Colossians 1.1-14
      Luke 10.25-37

      (or)
      Related
      Deuteronomy 30.9-14
      Psalm 25.1-10
      Colossians 1.1-14
      Luke 10.25-37

      Third Service
      Psalm 76
      Deuteronomy 28.1-14
      Acts 28.17-31

      Second Service
      Psalm 77*
      Genesis 32.9-30
      Mark 7.1-23

      Collect

      O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
      without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
      increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
      that with you as our ruler and guide
      we may so pass through things temporal
      that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
      grant this, heavenly Father,
      for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Eternal God,
      comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
      you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
      teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
      that all the world may acknowledge
      the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      July 13, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    July 14, 2025
    • CW John Keble, 1866

      July 14, 2025

      John Keble, Priest, Tractarian, Poet, 1866

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-14

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Lamentations 3.19-26
      Psalm 26.1-8
      Romans 15.1-6
      Matthew 5.1-8

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 15
      Exodus 1.8-14, 22
      Psalm 124
      Matthew 10.34 – 11.1

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 80, 82
      Job 33
      Romans 14.13-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 85, 86
      Judges 13.1-24
      Luke 17.20-end

      Collect

      Father of the eternal Word,
      in whose encompassing love
      all things in peace and order move:
      grant that, as your servant John Keble
      adored you in all creation,
      so we may have a humble heart of love
      for the mysteries of your Church
      and know your love to be new every morning,
      in 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 John Keble 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

      July 14, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    July 15, 2025
    • CW Swithun, c.862; Bonaventure, 1274

      July 15, 2025

      Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862
      Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-15

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Proverbs 3.1-8
      Psalm 20.1-5a, 6, 7, 9
      James 5.7-11, 13-18
      Matthew 5.43-end

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 2.1-15
      Psalm 69.1-2, 31-end
      Matthew 11.20-24

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 87, 89.1-18
      Job 38
      Romans 15.1-13

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 89.19-end
      Judges 14
      Luke 18.1-14

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      by whose grace we celebrate again
      the feast of your servant Swithun:
      grant that, as he governed with gentleness
      the people committed to his care,
      so we, rejoicing in our Christian inheritance,
      may always seek to build up your Church in unity and love;
      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 Swithun 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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    • Deadline for Parish Magazine Contributions

      July 15, 2025

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    • Coffee Morning

      July 15, 2025  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

      July 15, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    July 16, 2025
    • CW Osmund, 1099

      July 16, 2025

      Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-16

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 3.1-6, 9-12
      Psalm 103.1-7
      Matthew 11.25-27

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.105-128
      Job 39
      Romans 15.14-21

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 91, 93
      Judges 15.1 – 16.3
      Luke 18.15-30

      Collect

      O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
      without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
      increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
      that with you as our ruler and guide
      we may so pass through things temporal
      that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
      grant this, heavenly Father,
      for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Eternal God,
      comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
      you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
      teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
      that all the world may acknowledge
      the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    July 17, 2025
    • CW

      July 17, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-17

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 3.13-20
      Psalm 105.1-2, 23
      Matthew 11.28-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 90, 92
      Job 40
      Romans 15.22-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 94
      Judges 16.4-end
      Luke 18.31-end

      Collect

      O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
      without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
      increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
      that with you as our ruler and guide
      we may so pass through things temporal
      that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
      grant this, heavenly Father,
      for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Eternal God,
      comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
      you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
      teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
      that all the world may acknowledge
      the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • PCC Meeting

      July 17, 2025  2:00 pm3:00 pm

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    July 18, 2025
    • CW Elizabeth Ferard, 1883

      July 18, 2025

      Elizabeth Ferard, first Deaconess of the Church of England, Founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-18

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 11.10 – 12.14
      Psalm 116.10-end
      Matthew 12.1-8

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 88, (95)
      Job 41
      Romans 16.1-16

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 102
      Judges 17
      Luke 19.1-10

      Collect

      O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
      without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
      increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
      that with you as our ruler and guide
      we may so pass through things temporal
      that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
      grant this, heavenly Father,
      for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Eternal God,
      comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
      you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
      teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
      that all the world may acknowledge
      the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Students in Church

      July 18, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    July 19, 2025
    • CW Gregory and Macrina, c.394 and c.379

      July 19, 2025

      Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, and his sister Macrina, Deaconess, Teachers of the Faith, c.394 and c.379

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-19

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Wisdom 9.13-17
      Psalm 27.8b-10, 13, 14, 16, 17a
      1 Corinthians 2.9-13
      John 17.6, 18-24

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 12.37-42
      Psalm 136.1-4, 10-15
      Matthew 12.14-21

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 96, 97, 100
      Job 42
      Romans 16.17-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 104
      Judges 18.1-20, 27-end
      Luke 19.11-27

      Collect

      Lord of eternity, creator of all things,
      in your Son Jesus Christ you open for us the way to resurrection
      that we may enjoy your bountiful goodness:
      may we who celebrate your servants Gregory and Macrina
      press onwards in faith to your boundless love
      and ever wonder at the miracle of your presence among us;
      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 Gregory and Macrina to the eternal feast of heaven;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 5

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

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    • Bells on Saturday

      July 19, 2025  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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    July 20, 2025
    • CW* Trinity 5

      July 20, 2025

      The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-20

      Green

      Proper 11
      Sunday between 17 and 23 July inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      Amos 8.1-12
      Psalm 52
      Colossians 1.15-28
      Luke 10.38-end

      (or)
      Related
      Genesis 18.1-10a
      Psalm 15
      Colossians 1.15-28
      Luke 10.38-end

      Third Service
      Psalms 82, 100
      Deuteronomy 30.1-10
      1 Peter 3.8-18

      Second Service
      Psalm 81
      Genesis 41.1-16, 25-37
      1 Corinthians 4.8-13
      Gospel at Holy Communion:
      John 4.31-35

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
      that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
      by your governance,
      that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      July 20, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    July 21, 2025
    • CW

      July 21, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-21

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 16
      Exodus 14.5-18
      Psalm 136.1-4, 10-15 or
      Canticle: Exodus 15.1-6
      Matthew 12.38-42

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 98, 99, 101
      Ezekiel 1.1-14
      2 Corinthians 1.1-14

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 105* (or 103)
      1 Samuel 1.1-20
      Luke 19.28-40

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Mary Magdalene
      Psalm 139
      Isaiah 25.1-9
      2 Corinthians 1.3-7

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
      that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
      by your governance,
      that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Mary Magdalene

      Almighty God,
      whose Son restored Mary Magdalene
      to health of mind and body
      and called her to be a witness to his resurrection:
      forgive our sins and heal us by your grace,
      that we may serve you in the power of his risen life;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

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    • Students in Church

      July 21, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    July 22, 2025
    • CW* Mary Magdalene

      July 22, 2025

      Mary Magdalene

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-22

      White

      Principal Service
      Song of Solomon 3.1-4
      Psalm 42.1-10
      2 Corinthians 5.14-17
      John 20.1-2, 11-18

      Third Service
      1 Samuel 16.14-end
      Luke 8.1-3
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 30, 32, 150

      Second Service
      Zephaniah 3.14-end
      Mark 15.40 – 16.7
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 63

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      whose Son restored Mary Magdalene
      to health of mind and body
      and called her to be a witness to his resurrection:
      forgive our sins and heal us by your grace,
      that we may serve you in the power of his risen life;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God of life and love,
      whose risen Son called Mary Magdalene by name
      and sent her to tell of his resurrection to his apostles:
      in your mercy, help us,
      who have been united with him in this eucharist,
      to proclaim the good news
      that he is alive and reigns, now and for ever

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    • Coffee Morning

      July 22, 2025  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

      July 22, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    July 23, 2025
    • CW Bridget of Sweden, 1373

      July 23, 2025

      Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-23

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 16.1-5, 9-15
      Psalm 78.17-31
      Matthew 13.1-9

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 110, 111, 112
      Ezekiel 2.3 – 3.11
      2 Corinthians 2.5-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 119.129-152
      1 Samuel 2.12-26
      Luke 20.1-8

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
      that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
      by your governance,
      that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    July 24, 2025
    • CW

      July 24, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-24

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 19.1-2, 9-11, 16-20
      Canticle: Bless the Lord
      Matthew 13.10-17

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 113, 115
      Ezekiel 3.12-end
      2 Corinthians 3

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 114, 116, 117
      1 Samuel 2.27-end
      Luke 20.9-19

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of James
      Psalm 144
      Deuteronomy 30.11-20
      Mark 5.21-43

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
      that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
      by your governance,
      that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of James

      Merciful God,
      whose holy apostle Saint James,
      leaving his father and all that he had,
      was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ
      and followed him even to death:
      help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world,
      to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay;
      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.

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    July 25, 2025
    • CW* James

      July 25, 2025

      James the Apostle

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-25

      Red

      Principal Service
      Jeremiah 45.1-5
      Psalm 126
      Acts 11.27 – 12.2
      Matthew 20.20-28

      (or)
      Acts 11.27 – 12.2
      Psalm 126
      2 Corinthians 4.7-15
      Matthew 20.20-28

      Third Service
      2 Kings 1.9-15
      Luke 9.46-56
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 7, 29, 117

      Second Service
      Jeremiah 26.1-15
      Mark 1.14-20
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 94

      Collect

      Merciful God,
      whose holy apostle Saint James,
      leaving his father and all that he had,
      was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ
      and followed him even to death:
      help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world,
      to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay;
      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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    July 26, 2025
    • CW Anne and Joachim

      July 26, 2025

      Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-26

      Green / white

      Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
      Zephaniah 3.14-18a
      Psalm 127
      Romans 8.28-30
      Matthew 13.16-17

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 24.3-8
      Psalm 50.1-6, 14-15
      Matthew 13.24-30

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 120, 121, 122
      Ezekiel 9
      2 Corinthians 5

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 118
      1 Samuel 4.1b-end
      Luke 20.27-40

      Collect

      Lord God of Israel,
      who bestowed such grace on Anne and Joachim
      that their daughter Mary grew up obedient to your word
      and made ready to be the mother of your Son:
      help us to commit ourselves in all things to your keeping
      and grant us the salvation you promised to your people;
      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

      Father,
      from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name,
      your servants Anne and Joachim revealed your goodness
      in a life of tranquillity and service:
      grant that we who have gathered in faith around this table
      may like them know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
      and be filled with all your fullness;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 6

      Merciful God,
      you have prepared for those who love you
      such good things as pass our understanding:
      pour into our hearts such love toward you
      that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
      may obtain your promises,
      which exceed all that we can desire;
      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.

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    • Craft Fair

      July 26, 2025

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    July 27, 2025
    • CW* Trinity 6

      July 27, 2025

      The Sixth Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-27

      Green

      Proper 12
      Sunday between 24 and 30 July inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      Hosea 1.2-10
      Psalm 85*
      Colossians 2.6-15 [16-19]
      Luke 11.1-13

      (or)
      Related
      Genesis 18.20-32
      Psalm 138
      Colossians 2.6-15 [16-19]
      Luke 11.1-13

      Third Service
      Psalm 95
      Song of Solomon 2 or
      1 Maccabees 2.[1-14] 15-22
      1 Peter 4.7-14

      Second Service
      Psalm 88*
      Genesis 42.1-25
      1 Corinthians 10.1-24
      Gospel at Holy Communion:
      Matthew 13.24-30 [31-43]

      Collect

      Merciful God,
      you have prepared for those who love you
      such good things as pass our understanding:
      pour into our hearts such love toward you
      that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
      may obtain your promises,
      which exceed all that we can desire;
      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 our pilgrimage,
      you have led us to the living water:
      refresh and sustain us
      as we go forward on our journey,
      in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      July 27, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    July 28, 2025
    • CW

      July 28, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-28

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 17
      Exodus 32.15-24, 30-34
      Psalm 106.19-23
      Matthew 13.31-35

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 123, 124, 125, 126
      Ezekiel 10.1-19
      2 Corinthians 6.1 – 7.1

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 127, 128, 129
      1 Samuel 5
      Luke 20.41 – 21.4

      Collect

      Merciful God,
      you have prepared for those who love you
      such good things as pass our understanding:
      pour into our hearts such love toward you
      that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
      may obtain your promises,
      which exceed all that we can desire;
      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 our pilgrimage,
      you have led us to the living water:
      refresh and sustain us
      as we go forward on our journey,
      in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Students in Church

      July 28, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    July 29, 2025
    • CW Mary, Martha and Lazarus

      July 29, 2025

      Mary, Martha and Lazarus, Companions of our Lord

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-29

      Green / white

      Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
      Isaiah 25.6-9
      Psalm 49.5-10, 16
      Hebrews 2.10-15
      John 12.1-8

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 33.7-11, 34.5-9, 28
      Psalm 103.8-12
      Matthew 13.36-43

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 132, 133
      Ezekiel 11.14-end
      2 Corinthians 7.2-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms (134), 135
      1 Samuel 6.1-16
      Luke 21.5-19

      Collect

      God our Father,
      whose Son enjoyed the love of his friends,
      Mary, Martha and Lazarus,
      in learning, argument and hospitality:
      may we so rejoice in your love
      that the world may come to know
      the depths of your wisdom, the wonder of your compassion,
      and your power to bring life out of death;
      through the merits of Jesus Christ,
      our friend and brother,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Father,
      from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name,
      your servants Mary, Martha and Lazarus revealed your goodness
      in a life of tranquillity and service:
      grant that we who have gathered in faith around this table
      may like them know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
      and be filled with all your fullness;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

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    • Students in Church

      July 29, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    • Coffee Morning

      July 29, 2025  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

      July 29, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    July 30, 2025
    • CW William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson, 1833, 1797 and 1846

      July 30, 2025

      William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson, Anti-Slavery Campaigners, 1833, 1797 and 1846

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-30

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Job 31.16-23
      Psalm 22.23, 24, 26-28
      Galatians 3.26-end; 4.6, 7
      Luke 4.16-21

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 34.29-end
      Psalm 99
      Matthew 13.44-46

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.153-end
      Ezekiel 12.1-16
      2 Corinthians 8.1-15

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 136
      1 Samuel 7
      Luke 21.20-28

      Collect

      God our deliverer,
      who sent your Son Jesus Christ
      to set your people free from the slavery of sin:
      grant that, as your servants William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson
      toiled against the sin of slavery,
      so we may bring compassion to all
      and work for the freedom of all the 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 our redeemer,
      who inspired William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson 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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    July 31, 2025
    • CW Ignatius of Loyola, 1556

      July 31, 2025

      Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-31

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Exodus 40.16-21, 34-end
      Psalm 84.1-6
      Matthew 13.47-53

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 143, 146
      Ezekiel 12.17-end
      2 Corinthians 8.16 – 9.5

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 138, 140, 141
      1 Samuel 8
      Luke 21.29-end

      Collect

      Merciful God,
      you have prepared for those who love you
      such good things as pass our understanding:
      pour into our hearts such love toward you
      that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
      may obtain your promises,
      which exceed all that we can desire;
      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 our pilgrimage,
      you have led us to the living water:
      refresh and sustain us
      as we go forward on our journey,
      in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

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