Pentecost by Jacopo Vignali, 1648
Pentecost
Bible readings: Acts 2:1-21 and John 20.19–23
Gospel Reading [NRSVA]
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’
Updates…
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CLUSTER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Celtic Morning Prayer – Each weekday morning on zoom 8:00am – 8:30am. Please email Keno for zoom details.
Psalm Prayer Group – Every Thursday at 11:15am we read, pray and meditate on a Psalm. Come and join us at St Mary’s. Josie
Meditation Group – Every Friday a Meditation group meets at St Mary’s church at 10:30am. This is a welcoming and supportive space for everyone in the community. Vicky
Christian Meditation and Contemplative Prayer – Last Monday of the month at St Mary’s at 5:30pm. We look forward to being together in silent worship. Vicky
Little Lights Group at St Peter’s church on Wednesdays 9.30am-10.30am, and at St Mary’s Church on Thursdays 1.30pm-2.30pm. Please share with anyone you know who has children aged 0-3 years. Many thanks. Jenny
Julian Prayer Group The Julian Group meets at 6:00pm at St. Pol de Leon church on the first Sunday of the month, and online via zoom other Sundays. 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 by 7:00pm on Tuesday evenings.
If you would like to join the group and could spend a little time each week praying the list in your personal prayer time, please do contact Mel at mlevesconte@hotmail.co.uk who will add you to the circulation list. Information is not shared and members’ names are not circulated within or outside the group.
Art Exhibition at St Peter’s church, Newlyn.
Join us from Saturday 23rd May to Friday 29th May for a vibrant week celebrating local creativity. The exhibition is open daily from 11am to 4pm (opening at 12:30pm on Sunday) and features work from over 30 local artists. Enjoy a varied display of paintings, prints, and cards, along with live demonstrations and music throughout the week. Refreshments, including tea, coffee, and homemade cakes, will be available. A portion of all sales will be donated to the Fishermen’s Mission, Newlyn. If you are able to help at any point during the week, please speak to Lynda or Diane—we would be very grateful for your support.
Act on Poverty and The Rainbow project
Sustainable Sunday.
This is happening this Sunday 24th May at St Mary’s church. 2:30-4:30pm. Bring an item of clothing to swap or pay just 50p for an item of your choice. Bring a book to swap or pay just £1 for a book. On Sunday there will also be a Messy Church Pentecost Activity for families to take part in. Any contributions for refreshments gratefully received. Please list ingredients used so we are allergy aware. Please spread the word about this, come along and bring a friend! See you there!
The Rainbow Project – Little Lights
Little Lights is on Wednesday 27th May 9:30 -10;30 at St Peters and on Thursday 28th May 1:30 -2:30pm at St Mary’s. Older primary age siblings are welcome to these half term sessions.
These will be the last sessions before we have a break. There will be no Little Lights in June as we need to do Rainbow Project ‘housekeeping’ sorting resources at both St John’s and St Mary’s and also Jenny has some annual leave.
Watch this space for the next update about Little Lights and a big thank you to both St Mary’s and St Peter’s for helping host these sessions.
The Rainbow Project – Breakfast and Breathe
This week the group helped with the sheep display for the Children’s area. It is great to have this group contributing to our church community and a big thank you to Jamie for cooking breakfast.
There is now a display for Christian Aid week at St Mary’s Church and everyone is welcome to pray and plant a seed. Donations in support of the work of Christian Aid and in particular The Beacon of Hope community in Kenya please pop into St Mary’s. If any other churches in the Cluster would like information about this then please contact Hilary.
There is no Breakfast and Breathe this week as it’s May Bank Holiday we will meet again on Monday 1st June.
Send a sheep!
Did you know there are 1277 days from birth to nursery? The ‘1277 Make Them Count‘ group support church toddler groups throughout the country with resources and prayer. https://1277.org.uk/
June is the national month of prayer for toddler groups.
Resources for this month are focussed on Jesus, the Good Shepherd, and each toddler group is encouraged to send a sheep to a central address. All the sheep (with the toddler group name attached) will be taken to parliament on June 1st by members of 1277, where there will be a reception for invited toddler group leaders, MPs and others to highlight the role of these groups.
Thank you to a parishioner who has generously donated a toy sheep which will be sent, alongside a copy of our display of sheep in the children’s area, to represent St Mary’s and St Peter’s Little Lights groups. Thank you too to the Breakfast and Breathe group, who made the sheep for the display, reflecting that the sheep are as diverse as the people who use the churches!
You might like to remember in prayer the work that is done with toddlers in The Penlee Cluster during June, the national month of prayer for toddler groups. Jenny
Experience After Easter
On Tuesday 19th May, St Mary’s School students from years 1-6 came to St Mary’s Church to take part in prayer stations covering After Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity. There were multi-sensory activities which the children enjoyed as well as insights into the festivals that take place at this time of year. Thank you to the volunteers for planning and delivering the stations. We have left the displays up in church so do have a look! Jenny
NightChurch
Thy Kingdom Come: God with Us
This year, NightChurch will be taking part in Thy Kingdom Come through a number of simple interactive prayer stations around St Mary’s Church. The stations offer different ways to pause and pray, with themes such as hope, forgiveness, journey, community, and light. Whether prayer is something familiar or something completely new, NightChurch is a space to simply be, to reflect, and to encounter. Thy Kingdom Come is a time of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost. As we unite with Christians around the world together to pray, not just as individuals but as a community. We are looking forward to this shared time of prayer. Victoria
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
Teresa of Avila.
Taizé at Pentecost
High Street Methodist Church – Sunday 31st May. Come along to a Taizé service for Pentecost at High Street Methodist Church on Sunday 31st May at 2.30pm to celebrate God’s unending generosity with praise, worship and prayers of thankfulness. Followed by refreshments and fellowship.
