Parable of the Unjust Steward by Marinus van Reymerswaele 1540
14th Sunday after Trinity
Bible readings:
Amos 8:4-7;
Psalm 113;
1 Timothy 2:1-7;
Luke 16:1-13
“No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO PSALM GROUP ON THURSDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER AND NO NEWSLETTER ON SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER
Future for the newsletter
Dear friends, I will be putting together my last newsletter on Sunday 2nd November before taking a break, initially for three months. I will look to see if it’s viable for me to take it back on at the start of February 2026. If you would like the newsletter to continue and think you might be able to do it, please get in touch with me at penleeclusternewsletter@gmail.com for a chat about what it involves. I will provide a full handover for anyone who’s happy to volunteer. In the meantime, as mentioned above, there will be no newsletter on Sunday 28th September, but then it’ll be back on Sunday 5th October, running straight through to 2nd November. – Josie
Call to Prayer – 21st September
Churches Together in England is supporting our member Churches and partner organisations in the call to prayer for peace in the Middle East on Sunday, 21st September 2025. Please consider holding a minute’s silence on this day and to pray for the following: an end to hostilities; the unfettered humanitarian access to Gaza; the release of Israeli hostages and for work to continue to secure a lasting peace.
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, 21st September. 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.
Waterproofs – request for donations
As we move into autumn and the colder months, we’re getting used to more rain. If anyone has unwanted waterproof jackets and coats, please consider donating them to St. Mary’s so we can pass them on to people who would very much appreciate them. Thank you.
Bring & Share Lunch at St. Mary’s
Sunday 28th September
Bring some food to share and have a chat with friends – and make some new ones – at St. Mary’s on Sunday 28th September, after the service ends at about midday.
St. Peter’s Annual Fundraiser
Saturday 4th October
Come along and support St. Peter’s annual fundraiser for MacMillan Care on Saturday 4th October from 2.00pm – 4.00pm. Delicious cream teas available and all welcome!
Sustainable Sunday at St. John’s Church
Sunday 5th October
We will be holding a Sustainable Sunday event at St John’s Church on Sunday 5th October from 9.00am -11:30am.
The aim of this is to promote more sustainable lifestyles and therefore is linked to looking after God’s creation and also to help children and families struggling with the cost of living. There will be a free play session for children at Sea Life Soft Play, plus a clothes bank and book bank and simple refreshments with suggested donation. We are aiming to make this mainly a clothes and book ‘swap’ session, but you will be able to pick up an item of clothing for 50p or a book for £1.00. The book can then be ‘swapped’ in at a future ‘Sustainable Sunday’ event. The plan is to have the clothes bank and book bank open once a month. We have some resources to start but we need your help! Please donate any good quality items of children’s clothing (including school uniform) and books (either adults’ or children’s). If you would like to buy a book to help start this then ‘The Works’ in Penzance often has good offers on classic picture books for children or you could buy an item of clothing to donate. Please take any items to St. Pol de Léon, St. Peter’s or St. Mary’s Church. Donations will be collected on Wednesday 1st October. If you could label your donations ‘Sustainable Sunday’ that would be very helpful.
This initiative is a collaboration of St John’s Church, St Mary’s Act on Poverty Group, a response to Creationtide, Penlee Cluster Family Workers, Molly and Jenny and Sea Life Soft Play. In the words of Penlee Cluster let’s ‘reach out together’. – Hilary, St. Mary’s Church
Paul Church Talk
‘Forty years a Youth Worker’
Jim Curry
Tuesday 7th October
The highs and lows, the adventures and the mundane, the exhilaration and the pitfalls but never a dull moment. An illustrated talk which attempts to show what it is like to work with young people in an ever-changing world. Doors open at 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm. £5.00 entry, includes nibbles. Drinks on sale before and afterwards.
Cluster Service
Sunday 12th October
Please note that we will be meeting for our Cluster Service of Worship on Sunday 12th October at 11.00am at St. Pol de Léon Church. There will be no other Sunday services across the cluster on this day.
Support NightChurch this Autumn
As the colder months draw near, NightChurch is seeking donations of warm, practical clothing and sleeping bags to support those in need. We especially welcome: waterproofs, coats, jumpers, fleeces, and other essentials for both men and women. Donations can be brought to St Mary’s. Thank you for your generosity and support. – Victoria, NightChurch Coordinator
Children’s Play Area
St. Mary’s Church
Do you have spare beanbags, cushions, wicker baskets, carpet/mats, throws or anything that you think would help to create an inviting children’s area within St Mary’s Church? We are looking to transform the area into a space where children and families can spend some time, and incorporate an area for reflection that we will aim to change with the seasons. To be kind to the environment, we are looking to rehome and repurpose where possible. If you have anything that you think might be helpful, please let me know, at jenny.orpwood@penleecluster.org.uk
Many thanks in advance for your help. – Jenny, Family Worker
OTHER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Churches Together in Penzance Area (CTiPA)
Disability Sunday Service at High Street Methodist Church – Sunday 28th September
We all know how much our brothers and sisters with disabilities can and do contribute to their communities. Come along this Disability Sunday, on 28th September at 2.30pm, to celebrate those achievements with a CTiPA service, at Methodist High Street Church. All are very welcome.
Cornwall Faith Forum
Sunday 28th September
The next event at Penmount will be on Sunday 28th September at 2.00pm, led by the Christian Community. 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
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
Spaces are still available for both onsite and online attendance but they are going fast: book yours soon if you want to secure your place! If you have specific accessibility needs, please do let us know. There will be BSL and live captions throughout the conference. Booking is on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/bdhu4as6
If you’ve any questions please email CanTheseBonesLive@gmail.com.
