Tabitha raised by Saint Peter
4th Sunday of Easter
Bible Readings:
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13;
Acts 9:36-end;
Psalm 23;
Revelation 7:9-end;
John 10:22-30
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
IMPORTANT: Upcoming change of Sunday service time at St. Pol de Léon Church, Paul
Please note that from Sunday 25th May, the Sunday Service at St. Pol de Léon Church in Paul will start at 11.00am (not 10.30am).
Celtic Morning Prayer
Each weekday morning on zoom from 8.00am-8.30am. The zoom meeting ID is 836 8507 5696. If you would like to attend, please email Keno at admin@penleecluster.org.uk (or call on 01736 331633) for the passcode.
Julian Prayer Group
The Julian Group will meet on zoom at 6.00pm this Sunday, 11th May. If you would like to attend, please email Mel at
mlevesconte@hotmail.co.uk for zoom details.
Closing Prayer
Keeper of our steps
Keeper of our senses
Keeper of our souls
Keep us as the apple of your eye
Keep us in perfect peace
Keep us in our coming in and our going out
for you are the strong keep
within the walls of our lives.
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.
Family Worker Job Vacancy
For a support Family Worker to work with and alongside the current Family Worker to create, develop and lead Christian-based activities for Children and young people in both the Penlee Cluster and the Schools linked to the Cluster – 15 hours per week at £12.60 per hour.
The application forms and job description and person specification can be viewed on Job Opportunities – Penlee Cluster
This post has a genuine occupational requirement to be filled by a Christian. Applications by completion of forms, with a covering letter setting out how you think you meet the criteria and how you are sustained by your faith, to be emailed to Eliza Sewell, St. Mary’s Church Warden, at stmaryswarden@penleecluster.com or sent by post to St. Mary’s Church, Chapel Street, Penzance TR18 4AP
Closing date: Friday 23rd May
Shortlisting: Tuesday 27th May
Proposed interview date: Tuesday 3rd June
Penwith Deanery Newsletter
Notice of Annual Parochial Church Meeting
St. Mary’s & St. John’s
St. Mary’s and St. John’s will be holding their APCM on Sunday 18th May (after the Sunday service).
National Fishing Remembrance Day Memorial Service
Sunday 11th May
Be part of the second National Fishing Remembrance Day. Around the ports of the UK there will be services held to remember those fishermen who have lost their lives bringing home the catch and here in our cluster, there will be a memorial service at 11.00am, in Newlyn, at the Fisherman Statue on the Promenade. (If the weather is bad, the service will take place in St. Peter’s, following Communion.) All are welcome to join.
St Mary’s Roast Lunch at St Mary’s
Sunday 11th May
All are welcome for a delicious roast lunch at St. Mary’s, after Communion, on Sunday 11th May.
St. Peter’s V.E. Day Tea Party
The weather was cool but dry for the 40ish people who enjoyed a community Wartime Street Party outside St. Peter’s Church Newlyn on Monday 5th May. The menu had a wartime theme: spam, fish paste with cress, and chicken paste with cucumber sandwiches; Homity pies and bread pudding; sausage rolls, congress tarts and jam sandwiches; rock buns and condensed milk cake!! All made and donated by members of the congregation. Waste not want not – there was not much left over! Copious cups of tea were drunk too. Well, the saying goes, that the war was won on cups of tea!! Some attended in fancy dress or a red white and blue theme. Glen Miller and Vera Lynn were blasted over the air waves! A good time was had by all. – Lynda, St. Peter’s
A Heartfelt Thank You to the Renal Ward Team
We are delighted to extend our gratitude to the Renal Ward team at West Cornwall Hospital for their generous donation to NightChurch. The support helps us to extend care and compassion to those in need within our community, providing tangible resources and encouraging hope among those we serve.
We are particularly touched by the creative way the team raised funds, by assembling beautiful hampers and raffling them off, selling tickets as the drinks trolley made its rounds through the hospital. The team brought community, joy and generosity together in a truly inspiring way. – The NightChurch Team, St. Mary’s
OTHER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum
Tuesday 13th May
Our next meeting is in person again. It is on Tuesday May 13th at 2.00pm and it will be in Newquay at the Methodist Community Hub on Nansledan, The Hub, Plen Tennyson, Nansledan, Newquay TR8 4GL. (Please note the change of pattern – NOT the first Tuesday and in the afternoon.) Community Energy Plus have updated their excellent ‘Information for Householders in Cornwall’ document – Support with Living Costs Advice Guide, which isavailable here: https://cep.org.uk/information-pages/energy-advice-guides-for-householders/ – Andrew Yates, Forum Chair
Epiphany House Quiet Day
Consider The Birds of the Air
Letting the Lord Speak Through Creation with Fr Gilmour Mcdermott- Friday 16th May
Epiphany House quiet days are an opportunity for prayer, reflection, and silence, fostering deeper connection with God. The day runs from 10.00am – 4.00pm and costs £30 (including lunch and light refreshments). Through talks, personal reflection, and time in the natural environment, we will explore how the Lord speaks to us through his creation, asking questions like, ‘How have you enjoyed my creation?’ Using Jesus’ words, ‘Consider the birds of the air,’ we will reflect on God’s care and provision for each of us, seeing how creation itself reveals his goodness. Inspired by the words, ‘I am the bread of life,’ we will also consider how the Lord sustains and nourishes us for the journey of faith. For more information and for a link to booking, please see here:
Alternatively, you can book by emailing bookings@epiphanyhouse.co.uk, or by ringing 01872 857953.
Installation of our new Bishop at Truro Cathedral
Saturday 17th May
The Rt Revd David Williams will be installed as Bishop of Truro on Saturday 17th May 2025. To ensure anyone who wishes to watch can, the cathedral will also be live streaming the event. You will be able to view it here: https://www.youtube.com/@trurocathedral7690
The service will see the new bishop formally occupy his ‘cathedra’ – his official seat – and the Dean of Truro, the Very Revd Simon Robinson, will also present him with Bishop Benson’s ‘crosier’, or pastoral staff, a special link with the first Bishop of Truro. In addition to these formal elements, the service will feature the Cathedral Choir and children from schools across Cornwall.
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.
