
βFor 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.β
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. π 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.
- April 26, 2025
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CW Saturday of Easter Week
April 26, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-04-26
White
Holy Communion
Acts 4.13-21
Psalm 118.1-4, 14-21
Mark 16.9-15Morning Prayer
Psalms 116, 150
Song of Solomon 8.5-7
John 11.17-44Evening Prayer
Psalm 145
Exodus 14.15-end
1 Corinthians 15.51-endCollect
Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.Post Communion
God of Life,
who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son
to the death of the cross,
and by his glorious resurrection
have delivered us from the power of our enemy:
grant us so to die daily to sin,
that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.Collect on the Eve of Easter 2
Almighty Father,
you have given your only Son to die for our sins
and to rise again for our justification:
grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness
that we may always serve you
in pureness of living and truth;
through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ 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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- April 27, 2025
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CW* Easter 2
April 27, 2025
The Second Sunday of Easter
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-04-27
White
Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 5.27-32
Psalm 118.14-29 or
Psalm 150
Revelation 1.4-8
John 20.19-31For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Exodus 14.10-end; 15.20, 21
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.Third Service
Psalm 136.1-16
Exodus 12.1-13
1 Peter 1.3-12Second Service
Psalm 16
Isaiah 52.13 β 53.12 or
53.1-6, 9-12
Luke 24.13-35(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of George
Psalms 111, 116
Jeremiah 15.15-21
Hebrews 11.32 β 12.2Collect
Almighty Father,
you have given your only Son to die for our sins
and to rise again for our justification:
grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness
that we may always serve you
in pureness of living and truth;
through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Lord God our Father,
through our Saviour Jesus Christ
you have assured your children of eternal life
and in baptism have made us one with him:
deliver us from the death of sin
and raise us to new life in your love,
in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.Collect on the Eve of George
God of hosts,
who so kindled the flame of love
in the heart of your servant George
that he bore witness to the risen Lord
by his life and by his death:
give us the same faith and power of love
that we who rejoice in his triumphs
may come to share with him the fullness of the resurrection;
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. -
Parish Mass
April 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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- April 28, 2025
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CW* George, c.304
April 28, 2025
George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-04-28
Red
Principal Service
1 Maccabees 2.59-64 or
Revelation 12.7-12
Psalm 126
2 Timothy 2.3-13
John 15.18-21Third Service
Joshua 1.1-9
Ephesians 6.10-20
Morning Psalms
Psalms 5, 146Second Service
Isaiah 43.1-7
John 15.1-8
Evening Psalms
Psalms 3, 11(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Mark the Evangelist
Psalm 19
Isaiah 52.7-10
Mark 1.1-15Collect
God of hosts,
who so kindled the flame of love
in the heart of your servant George
that he bore witness to the risen Lord
by his life and by his death:
give us the same faith and power of love
that we who rejoice in his triumphs
may come to share with him the fullness of the resurrection;
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,
whose Church was strengthened
by the blood of your martyr George:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christβs sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.(or)
Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr George:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.Collect on the Eve of Mark the Evangelist
Almighty God,
who enlightened your holy Church
through the inspired witness of your evangelist Saint Mark:
grant that we, being firmly grounded
in the truth of the gospel,
may be faithful to its teaching both in word and deed;
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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- April 29, 2025
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CW* Mark the Evangelist
April 29, 2025
Mark the Evangelist
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-04-29
Red
Principal Service
Proverbs 15.28-end or
Acts 15.35-41
Psalm 119.9-16
Ephesians 4.7-16
Mark 13.5-13Third Service
Isaiah 62.6-10 or
Ecclesiasticus 51.13-end
Acts 12.25 β 13.13
Morning Psalms
Psalms 37.23-41, 148.1-endSecond Service
Ezekiel 1.4-14
2 Timothy 4.1-11
Evening Psalm
Psalm 45Collect
Almighty God,
who enlightened your holy Church
through the inspired witness of your evangelist Saint Mark:
grant that we, being firmly grounded
in the truth of the gospel,
may be faithful to its teaching both in word and deed;
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 apostlesβ teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. -
Coffee Morning
April 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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- April 30, 2025
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CW Pandita Mary Ramabai, 1922
April 30, 2025
Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-04-30
White
Holy Communion
Acts 5.17-26
Psalm 34.1-8
John 3.16-21Morning Prayer
Psalms 16, 30 (or) 119.1-32
Deuteronomy 3.18-end
John 20.19-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 33 (or) 11, 12, 13
Exodus 16.11-end
Colossians 2.1-15(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Philip and James
Psalm 25
Isaiah 40.27-31
John 12.20-26Collect
Almighty Father,
you have given your only Son to die for our sins
and to rise again for our justification:
grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness
that we may always serve you
in pureness of living and truth;
through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Lord God our Father,
through our Saviour Jesus Christ
you have assured your children of eternal life
and in baptism have made us one with him:
deliver us from the death of sin
and raise us to new life in your love,
in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.Collect on the Eve of Philip and James
Almighty Father,
whom truly to know is eternal life:
teach us to know your Son Jesus Christ
as the way, the truth, and the life;
that we may follow the steps
of your holy apostles Philip and James,
and walk steadfastly in the way that leads to your glory;
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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- May 1, 2025
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CW* Philip and James
May 1, 2025
Philip and James, Apostles
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-01
Red
Principal Service
Isaiah 30.15-21
Psalm 119.1-8
Ephesians 1.3-10
John 14.1-14Third Service
Proverbs 4.10-18
James 1.1-12
Morning Psalms
Psalms 139, 146Second Service
Job 23.1-12
John 1.43-end
Evening Psalm
Psalm 149Collect
Almighty Father,
whom truly to know is eternal life:
teach us to know your Son Jesus Christ
as the way, the truth, and the life;
that we may follow the steps
of your holy apostles Philip and James,
and walk steadfastly in the way that leads to your glory;
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 apostlesβ 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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- May 2, 2025
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CW Athanasius, 373
May 2, 2025
Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-02
White / white
Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 4.20-28
Psalm 2.1, 2, 7, 8, 10-end
Colossians 1.11-20
Matthew 10.24-27Holy Communion
Acts 5.34-42
Psalm 27.1-5, 16-17
John 6.1-15Morning Prayer
Psalms 57, 61 (or) 17, 19
Deuteronomy 4.15-31
John 21.15-19Evening Prayer
Psalm 118 (or) 22
Exodus 18.1-12
Colossians 3.12 β 4.1Collect
Ever-living God,
whose servant Athanasius testified
to the mystery of the Word made flesh for our salvation:
help us, with all your saints,
to contend for the truth
and to grow into the likeness of your Son,
Jesus Christ 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 Athanasius to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- May 3, 2025
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CW
May 3, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-03
White
Holy Communion
Acts 6.1-7
Psalm 33.1-5, 18-19
John 6.16-21Morning Prayer
Psalms 63, 84 (or) 20, 21, 23
Deuteronomy 4.32-40
John 21.20-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 66 (or) 24, 25
Exodus 18.13-end
Colossians 4.2-endCollect
Almighty Father,
you have given your only Son to die for our sins
and to rise again for our justification:
grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness
that we may always serve you
in pureness of living and truth;
through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Lord God our Father,
through our Saviour Jesus Christ
you have assured your children of eternal life
and in baptism have made us one with him:
deliver us from the death of sin
and raise us to new life in your love,
in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.Collect on the Eve of Easter 3
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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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- May 4, 2025
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CW* Easter 3
May 4, 2025
The Third Sunday of Easter
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-04
White
Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 9.1-6 [7-20]
Psalm 30
Revelation 5.11-14
John 21.1-19For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Zephaniah 3.14-end
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.Third Service
Psalm 80.1-8
Exodus 15.1-2, 9-18
John 10.1-19Second Service
Psalm 86
Isaiah 38.9-20
John 11.[17-26] 27-44Collect
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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
Living God,
your Son made himself known to his disciples
in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith,
that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. -
Parish Mass
May 4, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- May 5, 2025
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CW
May 5, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-05
White
Holy Communion
Acts 6.8-15
Psalm 119.17-24
John 6.22-29Morning Prayer
Psalms 96, 97 (or) 27, 30
Deuteronomy 5.1-22
Ephesians 1.1-14Evening Prayer
Psalms 61, 65 (or) 26, 28, 29
Exodus 19
Luke 1.1-25Collect
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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
Living God,
your Son made himself known to his disciples
in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith,
that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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- May 6, 2025
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CW
May 6, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-06
White
Holy Communion
Acts 7.51 β 8.1a
Psalm 31.1-5, 16
John 6.30-35Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 32, 36
Deuteronomy 5.22-end
Ephesians 1.15-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 71 (or) 33
Exodus 20.1-21
Luke 1.26-38Collect
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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
Living God,
your Son made himself known to his disciples
in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith,
that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. -
Coffee Morning
May 6, 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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- May 7, 2025
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CW
May 7, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-07
White
Holy Communion
Acts 8.1b-8
Psalm 66.1-6
John 6.35-40Morning Prayer
Psalm 105 (or) 34
Deuteronomy 6
Ephesians 2.1-10Evening Prayer
Psalms 67, 72 (or) 119.33-56
Exodus 24
Luke 1.39-56Collect
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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
Living God,
your Son made himself known to his disciples
in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith,
that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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- May 8, 2025
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CW Julian of Norwich, c.1417
May 8, 2025
Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, c.1417
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-08
White / white
Exciting Holiness
1 Kings 19.9-13a
Psalm 27.1, 3-6
1 Corinthians 13.8-end
John 20.11-18Holy Communion
Acts 8.26-end
Psalm 66.7-8, 14-end
John 6.44-51Morning Prayer
Psalm 136 (or) 37*
Deuteronomy 7.1-11
Ephesians 2.11-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 39, 40
Exodus 25.1-22
Luke 1.57-endCollect
Most holy God, the ground of our beseeching,
who through your servant Julian
revealed the wonders of your love:
grant that as we are created in your nature
and restored by your grace,
our wills may be so made one with yours
that we may come to see you face to face
and gaze on you for ever;
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 Julian to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- May 9, 2025
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CW
May 9, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-09
White
Holy Communion
Acts 9.1-20
Psalm 117
John 6.52-59Morning Prayer
Psalm 107 (or) 31
Deuteronomy 7.12-end
Ephesians 3.1-13Evening Prayer
Psalm 77 (or) 35
Exodus 28.1-4a, 29-38
Luke 2.1-20Collect
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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
Living God,
your Son made himself known to his disciples
in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith,
that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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- May 10, 2025
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CW
May 10, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-10
White
Holy Communion
Acts 9.31-42
Psalm 116.10-15
John 6.60-69Morning Prayer
Psalms 108, 110, 111 (or) 41, 42, 43
Deuteronomy 8
Ephesians 3.14-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 23, 27 (or) 45, 46
Exodus 29.1-9
Luke 2.21-40Collect
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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
Living God,
your Son made himself known to his disciples
in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith,
that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.Collect on the Eve of Easter 4
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
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- May 11, 2025
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CW* Easter 4
May 11, 2025
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-11
White
Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 9.36-43
Psalm 23
Revelation 7.9-end
John 10.22-30For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Genesis 7.1-5, 11-18; 8.6-18; 9.8-13
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.Third Service
Psalm 146
1 Kings 17.17-24
Luke 7.11-23Second Service
Psalms 113, 114
Isaiah 63.7-14
Luke 24.36-49Collect
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again:
keep us always under his protection,
and give us grace to follow in his steps;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. -
Parish Mass
May 11, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Gregory Dix, Priest, Monk, Scholar, 1952
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-12
White
Holy Communion
Acts 11.1-18
Psalm 42.1-2, 43.1-4
John 10.1-10Morning Prayer
Psalm 103 (or) 44
Deuteronomy 9.1-21
Ephesians 4.1-16Evening Prayer
Psalms 112, 113, 114 (or) 47, 49
Exodus 32.1-14
Luke 2.41-endCollect
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again:
keep us always under his protection,
and give us grace to follow in his steps;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- May 13, 2025
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CW
May 13, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-13
White
Holy Communion
Acts 11.19-26
Psalm 87
John 10.22-30Morning Prayer
Psalm 139 (or) 48, 52
Deuteronomy 9.23 β 10.5
Ephesians 4.17-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 115, 116 (or) 50
Exodus 32.15-34
Luke 3.1-14(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Matthias
Psalm 147
Isaiah 22.15-22
Philippians 3.13b β 4.1Collect
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again:
keep us always under his protection,
and give us grace to follow in his steps;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.Collect on the Eve of Matthias
Almighty God,
who in the place of the traitor Judas
chose your faithful servant Matthias
to be of the number of the Twelve:
preserve your Church from false apostles
and, by the ministry of faithful pastors and teachers,
keep us steadfast in your truth;
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. -
Coffee Morning
May 13, 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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- May 14, 2025
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CW* Matthias
May 14, 2025
Matthias the Apostle
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-14
Red
Principal Service
Isaiah 22.15-25
Psalm 15
Acts 1.15-26
John 15.9-17(or)
Acts 1.15-26
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 4.1-7
John 15.9-17Third Service
1 Samuel 2.27-35
Acts 2.37-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 16, 147.1-12Second Service
1 Samuel 16.1-13a
Matthew 7.15-27
Evening Psalm
Psalm 80Collect
Almighty God,
who in the place of the traitor Judas
chose your faithful servant Matthias
to be of the number of the Twelve:
preserve your Church from false apostles
and, by the ministry of faithful pastors and teachers,
keep us steadfast in your truth;
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 apostlesβ 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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- May 15, 2025
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CW
May 15, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-15
White
Holy Communion
Acts 13.13-25
Psalm 89.1-2, 20-26
John 13.16-20Morning Prayer
Psalm 118 (or) 56, 57, (63*)
Deuteronomy 11.8-end
Ephesians 5.15-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 81, 85 (or) 61, 62, 64
Exodus 34.1-10, 27-end
Luke 4.1-13Collect
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again:
keep us always under his protection,
and give us grace to follow in his steps;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- May 16, 2025
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CW Caroline Chisholm, 1877
May 16, 2025
Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-16
White
Holy Communion
Acts 13.26-33
Psalm 2
John 14.1-6Morning Prayer
Psalm 33 (or) 51, 54
Deuteronomy 12.1-14
Ephesians 6.1-9Evening Prayer
Psalms 36, 40 (or) 38
Exodus 35.20 β 36.7
Luke 4.14-30Collect
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again:
keep us always under his protection,
and give us grace to follow in his steps;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- May 17, 2025
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CW
May 17, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-17
White
Holy Communion
Acts 13.44-end
Psalm 98.1-5
John 14.7-14Morning Prayer
Psalm 34 (or) 68
Deuteronomy 15.1-18
Ephesians 6.10-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 84, 86 (or) 65, 66
Exodus 40.17-end
Luke 4.31-37Collect
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again:
keep us always under his protection,
and give us grace to follow in his steps;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.Collect on the Eve of Easter 5
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. -
Bells on Saturday
May 17, 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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- May 18, 2025
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CW* Easter 5
May 18, 2025
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-18
White
Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 11.1-18
Psalm 148*
Revelation 21.1-6
John 13.31-35For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Baruch 3.9-15, 32 β 4.4 or
Genesis 22.1-18
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.Third Service
Psalm 16
2 Samuel 7.4-13
Acts 2.14a, 22-32 [33-36]Second Service
Psalm 98
Daniel 6.[1-5] 6-23
Mark 15.46 β 16.8Collect
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Eternal God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. -
Parish Mass
May 18, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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- May 19, 2025
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CW Dunstan, 988
May 19, 2025
Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-19
White / white
Exciting Holiness
Exodus 31.1-5
Psalm 21.1-7, 13
2 Corinthians 5.1-10
Matthew 24.42-46Holy Communion
Acts 14.5-18
Psalm 118.1-3, 14-15
John 14.21-26Morning Prayer
Psalm 145 (or) 71
Deuteronomy 16.1-20
1 Peter 1.1-12Evening Prayer
Psalm 105 (or) 72, 75
Numbers 9.15-end;10.33-end
Luke 4.38-endCollect
Almighty God,
who raised up Dunstan to be a true shepherd of the flock,
a restorer of monastic life
and a faithful counsellor to those in authority:
give to all pastors the same gifts of your Holy Spirit
that they may be true servants of Christ and of all his 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
God, shepherd of your people,
whose servant Dunstan 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.
- May 20, 2025
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CW Alcuin of York, 804
May 20, 2025
Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-20
White / white
Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 61.10 β 62.3
Psalm 123
Colossians 3.12-16
John 4.19-24Holy Communion
Acts 14.19-end
Psalm 145.10-end
John 14.27-endMorning Prayer
Psalms 19, 147.1-12 (or) 73
Deuteronomy 17.8-end
1 Peter 1.13-endEvening Prayer
Psalms 96, 97 (or) 74
Numbers 11.1-33
Luke 5.1-11Collect
God of wisdom, eternal light,
who shone in the heart of your servant Alcuin,
revealing to him your power and pity:
scatter the darkness of our ignorance
that, with all our heart and mind and strength,
we may seek your face
and be brought with all your saints
to your holy presence;
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 Alcuin
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. -
Coffee Morning
May 20, 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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- May 21, 2025
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CW Helena, 330
May 21, 2025
Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-21
White
Holy Communion
Acts 15.1-6
Psalm 122.1-5
John 15.1-8Morning Prayer
Psalms 30, 147.13-end (or) 77
Deuteronomy 18.9-end
1 Peter 2.1-10Evening Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 119.81-104
Numbers 12
Luke 5.12-26Collect
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Eternal God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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- May 22, 2025
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CW
May 22, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-22
White
Holy Communion
Acts 15.7-21
Psalm 96.1-3, 7-10
John 15.9-11Morning Prayer
Psalms 57, 148 (or) 78.1-39*
Deuteronomy 19
1 Peter 2.11-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 104 (or) 78.40-end*
Numbers 13.1-3, 17-end
Luke 5.27-endCollect
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Eternal God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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- May 23, 2025
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CW
May 23, 2025
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-23
White
Holy Communion
Acts 15.22-31
Psalm 57.8-end
John 15.12-17Morning Prayer
Psalms 138, 149 (or) 55
Deuteronomy 21.22 β 22.8
1 Peter 3.1-12Evening Prayer
Psalm 66 (or) 69
Numbers 14.1-25
Luke 6.1-11Collect
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Post Communion
Eternal God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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- May 24, 2025
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CW John and Charles Wesley, 1791 and 1788
May 24, 2025
John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-24
White / white
Exciting Holiness
Ezekiel 2.1-5
Psalm 33.1-8
Ephesians 5.15-20
Mark 6.30-34Holy Communion
Acts 16.1-10
Psalm 100
John 15.18-21Morning Prayer
Psalms 146, 150 (or) 76, 79
Deuteronomy 24.5-end
1 Peter 3.13-endEvening Prayer
Psalm 118 (or) 81, 84
Numbers 14.26-end
Luke 6.12-26Collect
God of mercy,
who inspired John and Charles Wesley with zeal for your gospel:
grant to all people boldness to proclaim your word
and a heart ever to rejoice in singing your praises;
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 servants John and Charles Wesley revealed the loving service of Christ
in their ministry as pastors 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.Collect on the Eve of Easter 6
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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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- May 25, 2025
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CW* Easter 6
May 25, 2025
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-25
White
Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 16.9-15
Psalm 67
Revelation 21.10, 22 β 22.5
John 14.23-29 or
John 5.1-9For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Ezekiel 37.1-14
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.Third Service
Psalm 40.1-9
Genesis 1.26-28 [29-31]
Colossians 3.1-11Second Service
Psalms 126, 127
Zephaniah 3.14-end
Matthew 28.1-10, 16-20Collect
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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 Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life:
may we thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness,
through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. -
Parish Mass
May 25, 2025 10:30 am – 11:40 am
St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK
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