The meal at the house of a Pharisee by van Brunswijk
11th Sunday after Trinity
Bible readings:
Ecclesiasticus 10:12-18;
Psalm 112;
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16;
Luke 14:1, 7-14
He said also to the one who had invited him, ‘When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.’
Weekly newsletter/blog and website
Please send all information for the Sunday newsletter/blog by Wednesday evening to Josie at
penleeclusternewsletter@gmail.com. For anything else specifically website-related, please contact Chris at communications@penleecluster.org.uk. If you would like to write a reflection for the newsletter, please contact Josie.
CLUSTER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Celtic Morning Prayer
Each weekday morning on zoom from 8.00am-8.30am. If you
would like to attend, please email Keno admin@penleecluster.org.uk for zoom details.
Julian Prayer Group
The Julian Group will meet on zoom at 6.00pm this Sunday, 31st August. If you would like to attend, please email Mel at mlevesconte@hotmail.co.uk for zoom details.
Prayer Requests
If you are concerned about someone and would like their name included in the Prayer Request Group’s weekly prayer list, please do email Mel at mlevesconte@hotmail.co.uk by 7.00pm on Tuesday evenings. Thank you.
NightChurch Volunteer wanted…
We are looking for a volunteer to join our NightChurch Outreach Team every Wednesday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
The role is to prep and cook in the kitchen, allowing the rest of the team to focus fully on welcoming and supporting our guests. If you enjoy cooking, feel led to serve in a practical way, and can offer a couple of hours each week, we would love to hear from you! No formal experience needed, just a heart to serve and a willingness to help. Interested? Please speak to Victoria at nightchurchpenzance@gmail.com
Paul Church Talk
Judges I have Loved
a talk by John Gallagher KC
Tuesday 2nd September
Last year John Gallagher gave us a thoughtful and discussionprovoking analysis of the current state and future role of the Law. Given his career history as an accredited Mediator, a Barrister, Master of the Bench of Gray’s Inn and since 1994 a part time Judge of the Crown and County Court, few can be better qualified to speak on his chosen 2025 topic. He has subtitled it ‘Judges I have known: the good, the bad and the judgly’…. This year’s talk may well be even more memorable, definitely not to be missed. Doors open at 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm. £5.00 entry, includes nibbles. Drinks on sale before and afterwards.
OTHER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Cornwall Faith Forum
The next event at Penmount will be on Sunday 28th September at 2.00pm and will be led by the Christian Community. There will be two themes: one will be Creationtide which all churches observe between 1st September and 4th October. The second theme is angels. On 29th September churches keep the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. This day is relevant to Cornwall because of a legend linked to St Michael’s Mount – do come and hear this moving story. We are aware that ‘angels’ are a feature in many religions and so we are asking those who will be attending the worship on 28th September to bring something linked to angels, either a reading or prayer from your faith tradition or a personal experience of angels from your life. As always drinks – hot and cold – will be available and please bring some vegetarian food to share. – Andrew Yates.
Prayer Walk West Penwith
The following series of walks is being arranged by Hayle Light & Life Church but it is hoped it will be well supported by the wider ecumenical church in Penwith. – Sarah, Penwith Deanery
Join in our series of 5 walks around the whole of West Penwith to pray for the area as well as enjoying some beautiful and challenging walking along the stunning Cornish coast and the main section of St Michael’s Way.
We will meet at 9.00am and pray before we set off. As the walks are reasonably long, we’ll stop for lunch around half way and also finish off with a prayer at the end. We won’t be expecting to pray the whole time but feel free to carry on with any intermittent worship or prayer while we walk. Please sign up, providing a mobile number and email address to Simon Burgess at simon_burgess@live.com You’re welcome to come along at the beginning and join us for a short part of the walk but please let Simon know if you’re not doing the whole walk. Please bring your own lunch. We will check bus times to return to pick up any cars left at the start or will possibly organise lifts if that’s feasible. We will probably go out in all weathers as long as it’s not excessively wet or windy or at all dangerous. So please come prepared. If any walk is postponed, dates will be adjusted and we’ll send out emails to confirm any changes.
Dates: 30th Aug Zennor to St Just; 13th Sep St Just to Porthcurno ;
20th Sep Porthcurno to Penzance; 27th Sep Penzance to St Ives
For details of schedules for each walk, please see here:
https://tinyurl.com/fy2z3b8v
Season of Creation 2025
This year’s Season of Creation runs from 1st September to 4th
October 2025. From the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Website: ‘This year’s theme is ‘Peace with Creation’ and a celebration guide is available to download from the Season of Creation website. The Biblical text for this year is Isaiah 32:14-18.’
For more information, please see here: https://tinyurl.com/4ahm4336
Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum
Tuesday 2nd September at 10.30am
VISITS ST AUSTELL
Light and Life Centre, Units 4 & 5, Brunel Business Park The Sidings St Austell. PL25 4TJ
For over 25 years CIPF has been working to tackle social exclusion. Our main aim is to enable individuals to regain control of their lives and take their rightful place in society by utilising their talents for the benefit of their communities. We are people centred and anyone interested in tackling poverty is very welcome to join us.
ALL WELCOME
For more information please contact Andrew Yates or Paul Green
Andrewy@cornwallindependentpovertyforum.com
Can these bones live? Disability, Wilderness, Hope & God – 14th Annual Conference on Disability and Church in partnership with St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Inclusive Church at St Martin-in-the-Fields and on zoom – Saturday 18th & Sunday 19 October 2025 Like the prophet Ezekiel, disabled people can feel overwhelmed by the places we inhabit. Surrounded by bones – by the difficulties of life and by the hostility and injustice of our culture – we can easily lose hope. But God asks us the question, ‘Can these bones live?’ Can we believe that hope will take root and new life grow? A weekend of events exploring experience of wilderness, faith, and how hope grows. BSL and captions available.
Booking now open! For more details and to register:
https://CanTheseBonesLive.eventbrite.co.uk
National Week of Prayer 6th – 14th September
‘A week to remember and discover the good things God has done and continues to do in this country, with thanksgiving, worship and praise, as we return to Him.’ For more information on this year’s National Week of Prayer, please see here: https://www.nationalweekofprayer.uk/
St. Martin-in-the Fields Autumn Lecture Series
“Here I Stand”
St Martin-in-the-Fields Autumn Lecture Series 2025 investigates those things in which we believe deeply – and for which we would be prepared to make a costly stand. We have assembled an inspirational line-up of speakers from the world of faith, politics, literature, poetry, dance, economics, psychology, history and academia. Each lecture addresses this question through the lives and perspectives of people who have advocated and often faced opposition for the things they believe in: individuals who have not just written or spoken about, but lived the values they have professed. Each of these speakers through their lives offer insight, prophecy, challenge, controversy, hope, warning, courage and vision. Where do you stand?
As the world faces an increasing threat from the erosion of democracy, trust and truth and the rise of populism and nationalism, our 2025 lecture series addresses a world divided by conflict and a planet in crisis. Through these compelling and diverse voices it asks the question: Where do I stand? What are the things that hold my life together, and lie at the very core of all I am? What are the values that I will not renounce and are there beliefs that I hold that I would give my life for? – Revd Dr Sam Wells, Vicar, St Martin-in-the-Fields
The series takes place at St Martin-in-the-Fields with a live audience in the church. The lectures are also live-streamed and take place between Sunday 14th September – Monday 24th November.
All are welcome. For more information on speakers and dates and to book, please see here: https://www.stmartin-in-thefields.org/congregational-life/lectures/
Debt Advice
The Salvation Army offers debt advice services to people in this area. They are free, confidential and impartial. Please dial 01752 643955 to speak to a Debt Advisor from 10.00am until 4.00pm Monday to Friday or email cornwalldas@salvationarmy.org.uk.
