
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
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
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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 8.23-27Morning Prayer
Psalms 48, 52
Job 21
Romans 9.19-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 50
Judges 4.1-23
Luke 13.10-21Collect
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. -
Coffee Morning
July 1, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UKEveryone 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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- July 2, 2025
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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-endMorning Prayer
Psalm 119.57-80
Job 22
Romans 10.1-10Evening 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 – 11.1Collect
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
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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 20.24-29Third Service
2 Samuel 15.17-21 or
Ecclesiasticus 2
John 11.1-16
Morning Psalms
Psalms 92, 146Second Service
Job 42.1-6
1 Peter 1.3-12
Evening Psalm
Psalm 139Collect
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
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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 9.9-13Morning Prayer
Psalms 51, 54
Job 24
Romans 11.1-12Evening Prayer
Psalm 38
Judges 6.25-end
Luke 14.12-24Collect
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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- July 5, 2025
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July 5, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-05
Green
Holy Communion
Genesis 27.1-5a, 15-29
Psalm 135.1-6
Matthew 9.14-17Morning Prayer
Psalm 68
Job 25 – 26
Romans 11.13-24Evening Prayer
Psalms 65, 66
Judges 7
Luke 14.25-endCollect
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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- July 6, 2025
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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 inclusivePrincipal 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, 16-20Third Service
Psalm 74
Deuteronomy 24.10-end
Acts 28.1-16Second Service
Psalms 65 [70]
Genesis 29.1-20
Mark 6.7-29Collect
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. -
Parish Mass
July 6, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- July 7, 2025
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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 9.18-26Morning Prayer
Psalm 71
Job 27
Romans 11.25-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 72, 75
Judges 8.22-end
Luke 15.1-10Collect
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 8, 2025
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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-endMorning Prayer
Psalm 73
Job 28
Romans 12.1-8Evening Prayer
Psalm 74
Judges 9.1-21
Luke 15.11-endCollect
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. -
Coffee Morning
July 8, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UKEveryone 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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- July 9, 2025
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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 10.1-7Morning Prayer
Psalm 77
Job 29
Romans 12.9-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 119.81-104
Judges 9.22-end
Luke 16.1-18Collect
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 10, 2025
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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 10.7-15Morning Prayer
Psalm 78.1-39*
Job 30
Romans 13.1-7Evening Prayer
Psalm 78.40-end*
Judges 11.1-11
Luke 16.19-endCollect
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
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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 18.18-22Holy Communion
Genesis 46.1-7, 28-30
Psalm 37.3-6, 27-28
Matthew 10.16-23Morning Prayer
Psalm 55
Job 31
Romans 13.8-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 69
Judges 11.29-end
Luke 17.1-10Collect
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
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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 10.24-33Morning Prayer
Psalms 76, 79
Job 32
Romans 14.1-12Evening Prayer
Psalms 81, 84
Judges 12.1-7
Luke 17.11-19Collect
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
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July 13, 2025
The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-13
Green
Proper 10
Sunday between 10 and 16 July inclusivePrincipal 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 10.25-37Third Service
Psalm 76
Deuteronomy 28.1-14
Acts 28.17-31Second Service
Psalm 77*
Genesis 32.9-30
Mark 7.1-23Collect
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. -
Parish Mass
July 13, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- July 14, 2025
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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 5.1-8Holy Communion
DEL week 15
Exodus 1.8-14, 22
Psalm 124
Matthew 10.34 – 11.1Morning Prayer
Psalms 80, 82
Job 33
Romans 14.13-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 85, 86
Judges 13.1-24
Luke 17.20-endCollect
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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- July 15, 2025
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CW Swithun, c.862; Bonaventure, 1274
July 15, 2025
Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862
Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274https://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-endHoly Communion
Exodus 2.1-15
Psalm 69.1-2, 31-end
Matthew 11.20-24Morning Prayer
Psalms 87, 89.1-18
Job 38
Romans 15.1-13Evening Prayer
Psalm 89.19-end
Judges 14
Luke 18.1-14Collect
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. -
Coffee Morning
July 15, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UKEveryone 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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- July 16, 2025
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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 11.25-27Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.105-128
Job 39
Romans 15.14-21Evening Prayer
Psalms 91, 93
Judges 15.1 – 16.3
Luke 18.15-30Collect
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
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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-endMorning Prayer
Psalms 90, 92
Job 40
Romans 15.22-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 94
Judges 16.4-end
Luke 18.31-endCollect
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 18, 2025
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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 12.1-8Morning Prayer
Psalms 88, (95)
Job 41
Romans 16.1-16Evening Prayer
Psalm 102
Judges 17
Luke 19.1-10Collect
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 19, 2025
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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, 18-24Holy Communion
Exodus 12.37-42
Psalm 136.1-4, 10-15
Matthew 12.14-21Morning Prayer
Psalms 96, 97, 100
Job 42
Romans 16.17-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 104
Judges 18.1-20, 27-end
Luke 19.11-27Collect
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. -
Bells on Saturday
July 19, 2025 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UKEveryone 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
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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 inclusivePrincipal 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-endThird Service
Psalms 82, 100
Deuteronomy 30.1-10
1 Peter 3.8-18Second Service
Psalm 81
Genesis 41.1-16, 25-37
1 Corinthians 4.8-13
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 4.31-35Collect
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. -
Parish Mass
July 20, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- July 21, 2025
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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 12.38-42Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 101
Ezekiel 1.1-14
2 Corinthians 1.1-14Evening 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 1.3-7Collect
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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- July 22, 2025
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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, 11-18Third Service
1 Samuel 16.14-end
Luke 8.1-3
Morning Psalms
Psalms 30, 32, 150Second Service
Zephaniah 3.14-end
Mark 15.40 – 16.7
Evening Psalm
Psalm 63Collect
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 -
Coffee Morning
July 22, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UKEveryone 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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- July 23, 2025
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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 13.1-9Morning Prayer
Psalms 110, 111, 112
Ezekiel 2.3 – 3.11
2 Corinthians 2.5-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 119.129-152
1 Samuel 2.12-26
Luke 20.1-8Collect
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
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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 13.10-17Morning Prayer
Psalms 113, 115
Ezekiel 3.12-end
2 Corinthians 3Evening 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 5.21-43Collect
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
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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 20.20-28Third Service
2 Kings 1.9-15
Luke 9.46-56
Morning Psalms
Psalms 7, 29, 117Second Service
Jeremiah 26.1-15
Mark 1.14-20
Evening Psalm
Psalm 94Collect
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
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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 13.16-17Holy Communion
Exodus 24.3-8
Psalm 50.1-6, 14-15
Matthew 13.24-30Morning Prayer
Psalms 120, 121, 122
Ezekiel 9
2 Corinthians 5Evening Prayer
Psalm 118
1 Samuel 4.1b-end
Luke 20.27-40Collect
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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- July 27, 2025
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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 inclusivePrincipal 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 11.1-13Third Service
Psalm 95
Song of Solomon 2 or
1 Maccabees 2.[1-14] 15-22
1 Peter 4.7-14Second 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. -
Parish Mass
July 27, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- July 28, 2025
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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 13.31-35Morning Prayer
Psalms 123, 124, 125, 126
Ezekiel 10.1-19
2 Corinthians 6.1 – 7.1Evening Prayer
Psalms 127, 128, 129
1 Samuel 5
Luke 20.41 – 21.4Collect
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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- July 29, 2025
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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 12.1-8Holy Communion
Exodus 33.7-11, 34.5-9, 28
Psalm 103.8-12
Matthew 13.36-43Morning Prayer
Psalms 132, 133
Ezekiel 11.14-end
2 Corinthians 7.2-endEvening Prayer
Psalms (134), 135
1 Samuel 6.1-16
Luke 21.5-19Collect
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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Coffee Morning
July 29, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UKEveryone 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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- July 30, 2025
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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 4.16-21Holy Communion
Exodus 34.29-end
Psalm 99
Matthew 13.44-46Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.153-end
Ezekiel 12.1-16
2 Corinthians 8.1-15Evening Prayer
Psalm 136
1 Samuel 7
Luke 21.20-28Collect
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
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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 13.47-53Morning Prayer
Psalms 143, 146
Ezekiel 12.17-end
2 Corinthians 8.16 – 9.5Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 140, 141
1 Samuel 8
Luke 21.29-endCollect
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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