• 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. 😊 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.

    June 13, 2025
    • CW

      June 13, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-13

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 4.7-15
      Psalm 99
      Matthew 5.27-32

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 142, 144
      Job 5
      Romans 3.1-20

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 145
      Joshua 5.2-end
      Luke 10.1-16

      Collect

      O Lord, from whom all good things come:
      grant to us your humble servants,
      that by your holy inspiration
      we may think those things that are good,
      and by your merciful guiding may perform the same;
      through our Lord Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Gracious God, lover of all,
      in this sacrament
      we are one family in Christ your Son,
      one in the sharing of his body and blood
      and one in the communion of his Spirit:
      help us to grow in love for one another
      and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ.
      We make our prayer through your Son our Saviour.

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    June 14, 2025
    • CW Richard Baxter, 1691

      June 14, 2025

      Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-14

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 5.14-end
      Psalm 103.1-12
      Matthew 5.33-37

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 147
      Job 6
      Romans 3.21-end

      Evening Prayer on the Eve of Trinity Sunday
      Psalms 97, 98
      Isaiah 40.12-end
      Mark 1.1-13

      Collect

      O Lord, from whom all good things come:
      grant to us your humble servants,
      that by your holy inspiration
      we may think those things that are good,
      and by your merciful guiding may perform the same;
      through our Lord Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Gracious God, lover of all,
      in this sacrament
      we are one family in Christ your Son,
      one in the sharing of his body and blood
      and one in the communion of his Spirit:
      help us to grow in love for one another
      and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ.
      We make our prayer through your Son our Saviour.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity Sunday

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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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    June 15, 2025
    • CW* Trinity Sunday

      June 15, 2025

      Trinity Sunday

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-15

      Gold or White

      Principal Feast

      Principal Service
      Proverbs 8.1-4, 22-31
      Psalm 8
      Romans 5.1-5
      John 16.12-15

      Third Service
      Isaiah 6.1-8
      Revelation 4
      Morning Psalm
      Psalm 29

      Second Service
      Exodus 3.1-15
      John 3.1-17
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 73.1-3,16-28

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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 and eternal God,
      you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
      and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
      hold us firm in this faith,
      that we may know you in all your ways
      and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
      who are three Persons yet one God,
      now and for ever.

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    • Deadline for Parish Magazine Contributions

      June 15, 2025

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    • Parish Mass

      June 15, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    June 16, 2025
    • CW Richard of Chichester, 1253; Joseph Butler, 1752

      June 16, 2025

      Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
      Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-16

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Job 23.8-14
      Psalm 82.1-4, 6-8
      Philippians 4.10-13
      John 21.15-19

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 11
      2 Corinthians 6.1-10
      Psalm 98
      Matthew 5.38-42

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 1, 2, 3
      Job 7
      Romans 4.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 4, 7
      Joshua 7.1-15
      Luke 10.25-37

      Collect

      Most merciful redeemer,
      who gave to your bishop Richard a love of learning,
      a zeal for souls and a devotion to the poor:
      grant that, encouraged by his example,
      we may know you more clearly,
      love you more dearly,
      and follow you more nearly,
      day by day,
      who with the Father and the Holy Spirit are alive and reign,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God, shepherd of your people,
      whose servant Richard 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.

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    • Students in Church

      June 16, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    June 17, 2025
    • CW Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, 1913 and 1936

      June 17, 2025

      Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-17

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 8.1-9
      Psalm 146
      Matthew 5.43-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 5, 6, (8)
      Job 8
      Romans 4.13-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 9, 10*
      Joshua 7.16-end
      Luke 10.38-end

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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 and eternal God,
      you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
      and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
      hold us firm in this faith,
      that we may know you in all your ways
      and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
      who are three Persons yet one God,
      now and for ever.

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    • Coffee Morning

      June 17, 2025  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone 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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    • Said Mass

      June 17, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    June 18, 2025
    • CW Bernard Mizeki, 1896

      June 18, 2025

      Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-18

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 9.6-11
      Psalm 112
      Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.1-32
      Job 9
      Romans 5.1-11

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 11, 12, 13
      Joshua 8.1-29
      Luke 11.1-13

      Evening Prayer on the Eve of Corpus Christi (if required)
      Psalms 110, 111
      Exodus 16.2-15
      John 6.22-35

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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 and eternal God,
      you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
      and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
      hold us firm in this faith,
      that we may know you in all your ways
      and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
      who are three Persons yet one God,
      now and for ever.

      Lord Jesus Christ,
      we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament
      you have given us the memorial of your passion:
      grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
      of your body and blood
      that we may know within ourselves
      and show forth in our lives
      the fruits of your redemption;
      for you are alive and reign with the Father
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

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    June 19, 2025
    • CW Sundar Singh, 1929

      June 19, 2025

      If 19 June is not observed as the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi):
      Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-19

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 11.1-11
      Psalm 111
      Matthew 6.7-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 14, 15, 16
      Job 10
      Romans 5.12-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 18*
      Joshua 8.30-end
      Luke 11.14-28

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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 and eternal God,
      you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
      and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
      hold us firm in this faith,
      that we may know you in all your ways
      and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
      who are three Persons yet one God,
      now and for ever.

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    • CW* Corpus Christi

      June 19, 2025

      If 19 May is observed as the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi):
      Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion
      (Corpus Christi)

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-19

      White

      Principal Service
      Genesis 14.18-20
      Psalm 116.10-end
      1 Corinthians 11.23-26
      John 6.51-58

      Third Service
      Deuteronomy 8.2-16
      1 Corinthians 10.1-17
      Morning Psalm
      Psalm 147

      Second Service
      Proverbs 9.1-5
      Luke 9.11-17
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 23, 42, 43

      Collect

      Lord Jesus Christ,
      we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament
      you have given us the memorial of your passion:
      grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
      of your body and blood
      that we may know within ourselves
      and show forth in our lives
      the fruits of your redemption;
      for you are alive and reign with the Father
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      All praise to you, our God and Father,
      for you have fed us with the bread of heaven
      and quenched our thirst from the true vine:
      hear our prayer that, being grafted into Christ,
      we may grow together in unity
      and feast with him in his kingdom;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    June 20, 2025
    • CW

      June 20, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-20

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 11.18, 21b-30
      Psalm 34.1-6
      Matthew 6.19-23

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 17, 19
      Job 11
      Romans 6.1-14

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 22
      Joshua 9.3-26
      Luke 11.29-36

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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 and eternal God,
      you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
      and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
      hold us firm in this faith,
      that we may know you in all your ways
      and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
      who are three Persons yet one God,
      now and for ever.

      See more details

    June 21, 2025
    • CW

      June 21, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-21

      Green

      Holy Communion
      2 Corinthians 12.1-10
      Psalm 89.20-33
      Matthew 6.24-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 20, 21, 23
      Job 12
      Romans 6.15-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 24, 25
      Joshua 10.1-15
      Luke 11.37-end

      Collect

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      you have given us your servants grace,
      by the confession of a true faith,
      to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
      and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
      keep us steadfast in this faith,
      that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
      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 and eternal God,
      you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
      and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
      hold us firm in this faith,
      that we may know you in all your ways
      and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
      who are three Persons yet one God,
      now and for ever.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 1

      O God,
      the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
      mercifully accept our prayers
      and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
      we can do no good thing without you,
      grant us the help of your grace,
      that in the keeping of your commandments
      we may please you both in will 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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    • Male voice choir

      June 21, 2025  7:00 pm9:00 pm

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    June 22, 2025
    • CW* Trinity 1

      June 22, 2025

      The First Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-22

      Green

      Proper 7
      Sunday between 19 and 25 June inclusive
      (if after Trinity Sunday)

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      1 Kings 19.1-4 [5-7] 8-15a
      Psalms 42, 43*
      Galatians 3.23-29
      Luke 8.26-39

      (or)
      Related
      Isaiah 65.1-9
      Psalm 22.19-28
      Galatians 3.23-29
      Luke 8.26-39

      Third Service
      Psalm 55.1-16,18-21
      Deuteronomy 11.1-15
      Acts 27.1-12

      Second Service
      Psalms [50] 57
      Genesis 24.1-27
      Mark 5.21-43

      Collect

      O God,
      the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
      mercifully accept our prayers
      and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
      we can do no good thing without you,
      grant us the help of your grace,
      that in the keeping of your commandments
      we may please you both in will 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

      Eternal Father,
      we thank you for nourishing us
      with these heavenly gifts:
      may our communion strengthen us in faith,
      build us up in hope,
      and make us grow in love;
      for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      June 22, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    June 23, 2025
    • CW Etheldreda, c.678

      June 23, 2025

      Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-23

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Song of Songs 8.6, 7
      Psalm 34.1-8
      Acts 4.32-35
      Matthew 25.1-13

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 12
      Genesis 12.1-9
      Psalm 33.12-end
      Matthew 7.1-5

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 27, 30
      Job 13
      Romans 7.1-6

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 26, 28, 29
      Joshua 14
      Luke 12.1-12

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of John the Baptist
      Psalm 71
      Judges 13.2-7, 24-end
      Luke 1.5-25

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      who bestowed such grace upon your servant Etheldreda
      that she gave herself wholly to the life of prayer
      and to the service of your true religion:
      grant that we, like her,
      may so live our lives on earth seeking your kingdom
      that by your guiding
      we may be joined to the glorious fellowship of your saints;
      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 Etheldreda
      that she 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.

      Collect on the Eve of Birth of John the Baptist

      Almighty God,
      by whose providence your servant John the Baptist
      was wonderfully born,
      and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour
      by the preaching of repentance:
      lead us to repent according to his preaching
      and, after his example,
      constantly to speak the truth, boldly to rebuke vice,
      and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake;
      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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    June 24, 2025
    • CW* Birth of John the Baptist

      June 24, 2025

      The Birth of John the Baptist

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-24

      White

      Principal Service
      Isaiah 40.1-11
      Psalm 85.7-13
      Acts 13.14b-26 or
      Galatians 3.23-29
      Luke 1.57-66, 80

      Third Service
      Ecclesiasticus 48.1-10 or
      Malachi 3.1-6
      Luke 3.1-17
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 50, 149

      Second Service
      Malachi 4
      Matthew 11.2-19
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 80, 82

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      by whose providence your servant John the Baptist
      was wonderfully born,
      and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour
      by the preaching of repentance:
      lead us to repent according to his preaching
      and, after his example,
      constantly to speak the truth, boldly to rebuke vice,
      and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake;
      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 Lord,
      whose prophet John the Baptist
      proclaimed your Son as the Lamb of God
      who takes away the sin of the world:
      grant that we who in this sacrament
      have known your forgiveness and your life-giving love
      may ever tell of your mercy and your peace;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Coffee Morning

      June 24, 2025  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone 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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    • Said Mass

      June 24, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    June 25, 2025
    • CW

      June 25, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-25

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 15.1-12, 17-18
      Psalm 105.1-9
      Matthew 7.15-20

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 34
      Job 15
      Romans 8.1-11

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 119.33-56
      Joshua 22.9-end
      Luke 12.22-31

      Collect

      O God,
      the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
      mercifully accept our prayers
      and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
      we can do no good thing without you,
      grant us the help of your grace,
      that in the keeping of your commandments
      we may please you both in will 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

      Eternal Father,
      we thank you for nourishing us
      with these heavenly gifts:
      may our communion strengthen us in faith,
      build us up in hope,
      and make us grow in love;
      for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • CW Ember Day

      June 25, 2025

      Ember Day

      The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:
      Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
      Numbers 27.15-end or
      1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
      Isaiah 6.1-8 or
      Isaiah 61.1-3 or
      Jeremiah 1.4-10

      Psalm 40.8-13 or
      Psalm 84.8-12 or
      Psalm 89.19-25 or
      Psalm 101.1-5, 7 or
      Psalm 122

      Acts 20.28-35 or
      1 Corinthians 3.3-11 or
      Ephesians 4.4-16 or
      Philippians 3.7-14

      Luke 4.16-21 or
      Luke 12.35-43 or
      Luke 22.24-27 or
      John 4.31-38 or
      John 15.5-17

      Collect

      for the ministry of all Christian people

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      or for those to be ordained

      Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts,
      by your Holy Spirit you have appointed
      various orders of ministry in the Church:
      look with mercy on your servants
      now called to be deacons and priests;
      maintain them in truth and renew them in holiness,
      that by word and good example they may faithfully serve you
      to the glory of your name and the benefit of your Church;
      through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      or for vocations

      Almighty God,
      you have entrusted to your Church
      a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
      inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
      to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
      that strengthened by his power,
      they may work for the increase of your kingdom
      and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
      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

      Heavenly Father,
      whose ascended Son gave gifts of leadership and service to the Church:
      strengthen us who have received this holy food
      to be good stewards of your manifold grace,
      through him who came not to be served but to serve,
      and give his life as a ransom for many,
      Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Lord of the harvest,
      you have fed your people in this sacrament
      with the fruits of creation made holy by your Spirit:
      by your grace raise up among us faithful labourers
      to sow your word and reap the harvest of souls;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    June 26, 2025
    • CW

      June 26, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-26

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 16.1-12, 15-16
      Psalm 106.1-5
      Matthew 7.21-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 37*
      Job 16.1 – 17.2
      Romans 8.12-17

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 39, 40
      Joshua 23
      Luke 12.32-40

      Collect

      O God,
      the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
      mercifully accept our prayers
      and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
      we can do no good thing without you,
      grant us the help of your grace,
      that in the keeping of your commandments
      we may please you both in will 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

      Eternal Father,
      we thank you for nourishing us
      with these heavenly gifts:
      may our communion strengthen us in faith,
      build us up in hope,
      and make us grow in love;
      for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    June 27, 2025
    • CW Cyril of Alexandria, 444

      June 27, 2025

      Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-27

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 17.1, 9-10, 15-22
      Psalm 128
      Matthew 8.1-4

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 31
      Job 17.3-end
      Romans 8.18-30

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 35
      Joshua 24.1-28
      Luke 12.41-48

      Collect

      O God,
      the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
      mercifully accept our prayers
      and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
      we can do no good thing without you,
      grant us the help of your grace,
      that in the keeping of your commandments
      we may please you both in will 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

      Eternal Father,
      we thank you for nourishing us
      with these heavenly gifts:
      may our communion strengthen us in faith,
      build us up in hope,
      and make us grow in love;
      for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • CW Ember Day

      June 27, 2025

      Ember Day

      The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:
      Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
      Numbers 27.15-end or
      1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
      Isaiah 6.1-8 or
      Isaiah 61.1-3 or
      Jeremiah 1.4-10

      Psalm 40.8-13 or
      Psalm 84.8-12 or
      Psalm 89.19-25 or
      Psalm 101.1-5, 7 or
      Psalm 122

      Acts 20.28-35 or
      1 Corinthians 3.3-11 or
      Ephesians 4.4-16 or
      Philippians 3.7-14

      Luke 4.16-21 or
      Luke 12.35-43 or
      Luke 22.24-27 or
      John 4.31-38 or
      John 15.5-17

      Collect

      for the ministry of all Christian people

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      or for those to be ordained

      Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts,
      by your Holy Spirit you have appointed
      various orders of ministry in the Church:
      look with mercy on your servants
      now called to be deacons and priests;
      maintain them in truth and renew them in holiness,
      that by word and good example they may faithfully serve you
      to the glory of your name and the benefit of your Church;
      through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      or for vocations

      Almighty God,
      you have entrusted to your Church
      a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
      inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
      to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
      that strengthened by his power,
      they may work for the increase of your kingdom
      and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
      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

      Heavenly Father,
      whose ascended Son gave gifts of leadership and service to the Church:
      strengthen us who have received this holy food
      to be good stewards of your manifold grace,
      through him who came not to be served but to serve,
      and give his life as a ransom for many,
      Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Lord of the harvest,
      you have fed your people in this sacrament
      with the fruits of creation made holy by your Spirit:
      by your grace raise up among us faithful labourers
      to sow your word and reap the harvest of souls;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • Students in Church

      June 27, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

      See more details

    June 28, 2025
    • CW Ember Day

      June 28, 2025

      Ember Day

      The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:
      Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
      Numbers 27.15-end or
      1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
      Isaiah 6.1-8 or
      Isaiah 61.1-3 or
      Jeremiah 1.4-10

      Psalm 40.8-13 or
      Psalm 84.8-12 or
      Psalm 89.19-25 or
      Psalm 101.1-5, 7 or
      Psalm 122

      Acts 20.28-35 or
      1 Corinthians 3.3-11 or
      Ephesians 4.4-16 or
      Philippians 3.7-14

      Luke 4.16-21 or
      Luke 12.35-43 or
      Luke 22.24-27 or
      John 4.31-38 or
      John 15.5-17

      Collect

      for the ministry of all Christian people

      Almighty and everlasting God,
      by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
      is governed and sanctified:
      hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
      that in their vocation and ministry
      they may serve you in holiness and truth
      to the glory of your name;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      or for those to be ordained

      Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts,
      by your Holy Spirit you have appointed
      various orders of ministry in the Church:
      look with mercy on your servants
      now called to be deacons and priests;
      maintain them in truth and renew them in holiness,
      that by word and good example they may faithfully serve you
      to the glory of your name and the benefit of your Church;
      through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      or for vocations

      Almighty God,
      you have entrusted to your Church
      a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
      inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
      to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
      that strengthened by his power,
      they may work for the increase of your kingdom
      and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
      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

      Heavenly Father,
      whose ascended Son gave gifts of leadership and service to the Church:
      strengthen us who have received this holy food
      to be good stewards of your manifold grace,
      through him who came not to be served but to serve,
      and give his life as a ransom for many,
      Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Lord of the harvest,
      you have fed your people in this sacrament
      with the fruits of creation made holy by your Spirit:
      by your grace raise up among us faithful labourers
      to sow your word and reap the harvest of souls;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • CW Irenæus, c.200

      June 28, 2025

      Irenæus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher of the Faith, c.200

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-28

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Wisdom 7.7-10, 15, 16
      Psalm 34.11-17
      2 Peter 1.16-end
      Luke 11.33-36

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 18.1-15
      Canticle: Luke 1.46b-55
      Matthew 8.5-17

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 41, 42, 43
      Job 18
      Romans 8.31-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 45, 46
      Joshua 24.29-end
      Luke 12.49-end

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Peter and Paul
      Psalms 66, 67
      Ezekiel 3.4-11
      Galatians 1.13 – 2.8

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Peter
      Psalms 66, 67
      Ezekiel 3.4-11
      Acts 9.32-43

      Collect

      God of peace,
      who through the ministry of your servant Irenæus
      strengthened the true faith
      and brought harmony to your Church:
      keep us steadfast in your true religion,
      and renew us in faith and love,
      that we may always walk in the way that leads to eternal life;
      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 Irenæus to the eternal feast of heaven;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Peter and Paul

      Almighty God,
      whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul
      glorified you in their death as in their life:
      grant that your Church,
      inspired by their teaching and example,
      and made one by your Spirit,
      may ever stand firm upon the one foundation,
      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.

      Collect on the Eve of Peter

      Almighty God,
      who inspired your apostle Saint Peter
      to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God:
      build up your Church upon this rock,
      that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth
      and follow one Lord, your Son our Saviour Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 2

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      See more details

    • Bells on Saturday

      June 28, 2025  10:00 am12:30 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone 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.

      See more details

    June 29, 2025
    • CW* (or) Peter

      June 29, 2025

      29 June may be observed as the Festival of Peter and Paul; or as the Festival of Peter, alone; or as Trinity 2.

      If 29 June is observed as the Festival of Peter, alone:
      Peter, Apostle

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-29

      Red

      Principal Service
      Ezekiel 3.22-27
      Psalm 125
      Acts 12.1-11
      Matthew 16.13-19

      (or)
      Acts 12.1-11
      Psalm 125
      1 Peter 2.19-end
      Matthew 16.13-19

      Third Service
      Isaiah 49.1-6
      Acts 11.1-18
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 71, 113

      Second Service
      Ezekiel 34.11-16
      John 21.15-22
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 124, 138

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      who inspired your apostle Saint Peter
      to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God:
      build up your Church upon this rock,
      that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth
      and follow one Lord, your Son our Saviour Christ,
      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 apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
      united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
      and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
      in Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • CW* (or) Trinity 2

      June 29, 2025

      29 June may be observed as the Festival of Peter and Paul; or as the Festival of Peter, alone; or as Trinity 2.
      If the Festival of Peter and Paul (or Peter alone) is observed on Monday 30 June:

      The Second Sunday after Trinity
      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-29

      Green

      Proper 8
      Sunday between 26 June and 2 July inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      2 Kings 2.1-2, 6-14
      Psalm 77.1-2,11-20*
      Galatians 5.1, 13-25
      Luke 9.51-end

      (or)
      Related
      1 Kings 19.15-16, 19-21
      Psalm 16
      Galatians 5.1, 13-25
      Luke 9.51-end

      Third Service
      Psalm 64
      Deuteronomy 15.1-11
      Acts 27.[13-32] 33-end

      Second Service
      Psalms [59.1-6,18-20], 60.1-end
      Genesis 27.1-40
      Mark 6.1-6

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Peter and Paul
      Psalms 66, 67
      Ezekiel 3.4-11
      Galatians 1.13 – 2.8

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Peter
      Psalms 66, 67
      Ezekiel 3.4-11
      Acts 9.32-43

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Peter and Paul

      Almighty God,
      whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul
      glorified you in their death as in their life:
      grant that your Church,
      inspired by their teaching and example,
      and made one by your Spirit,
      may ever stand firm upon the one foundation,
      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.

      Collect on the Eve of Peter

      Almighty God,
      who inspired your apostle Saint Peter
      to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God:
      build up your Church upon this rock,
      that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth
      and follow one Lord, your Son our Saviour Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      See more details

    • CW* Peter and Paul

      June 29, 2025

      29 June may be observed as the Festival of Peter and Paul; or as the Festival of Peter, alone; or as Trinity 2.

      If 29 June is observed as the Festival of Peter and Paul:

      Peter and Paul, Apostles

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-29

      Red

      Principal Service
      Zechariah 4.1-6a, 10b-14
      Psalm 125
      Acts 12.1-11
      Matthew 16.13-19

      (or)
      Acts 12.1-11
      Psalm 125
      2 Timothy 4.6-8, 17, 18
      Matthew 16.13-19

      Third Service
      Isaiah 49.1-6
      Acts 11.1-18
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 71, 113

      Second Service
      Ezekiel 34.11-16
      John 21.15-22
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 124, 138

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul
      glorified you in their death as in their life:
      grant that your Church,
      inspired by their teaching and example,
      and made one by your Spirit,
      may ever stand firm upon the one foundation,
      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 apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
      united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
      and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
      in Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • Parish Mass

      June 29, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      See more details

    June 30, 2025
    • CW

      June 30, 2025

      If the Festival of Peter and Paul (or Peter alone) is observed on Sunday 29 June:

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-30

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 13
      Genesis 18.16-end
      Psalm 103.6-17
      Matthew 8.18-22

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 44
      Job 19
      Romans 9.1-18

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 47, 49
      Judges 2
      Luke 13.1-9

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • CW* (or) Peter

      June 30, 2025

      If Sunday 29 June is observed as Trinity 2, then the Festival of Peter and Paul (or Peter alone) is observed on Monday 30 June.
      If 30 June is observed as the Festival of Peter, alone:

      Peter, Apostle

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-30

      Red

      Principal Service
      Ezekiel 3.22-27
      Psalm 125
      Acts 12.1-11
      Matthew 16.13-19

      (or)
      Acts 12.1-11
      Psalm 125
      1 Peter 2.19-end
      Matthew 16.13-19

      Third Service
      Isaiah 49.1-6
      Acts 11.1-18
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 71, 113

      Second Service
      Ezekiel 34.11-16
      John 21.15-22
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 124, 138

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      who inspired your apostle Saint Peter
      to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God:
      build up your Church upon this rock,
      that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth
      and follow one Lord, your Son our Saviour Christ,
      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 apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
      united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
      and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
      in Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • CW* (or) Peter and Paul

      June 30, 2025

      If Sunday 29 June is observed as Trinity 2, then the Festival of Peter and Paul (or Peter alone) is observed on Monday 30 June.
      If 30 June is observed as the Festival of Peter and Paul:

      Peter and Paul, Apostles

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-06-30

      Red

      Principal Service
      Zechariah 4.1-6a, 10b-14
      Psalm 125
      Acts 12.1-11
      Matthew 16.13-19

      (or)
      Acts 12.1-11
      Psalm 125
      2 Timothy 4.6-8, 17, 18
      Matthew 16.13-19

      Third Service
      Isaiah 49.1-6
      Acts 11.1-18
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 71, 113

      Second Service
      Ezekiel 34.11-16
      John 21.15-22
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 124, 138

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul
      glorified you in their death as in their life:
      grant that your Church,
      inspired by their teaching and example,
      and made one by your Spirit,
      may ever stand firm upon the one foundation,
      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 apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
      united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
      and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
      in Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • Students in Church

      June 30, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

      See more details

    July 1, 2025
    • CW Henry, John, and Henry Venn the younger, 1797, 1813 and 1873

      July 1, 2025

      Henry, John, and Henry Venn the younger, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813 and 1873

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-01

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 13
      Genesis 19.15-29
      Psalm 26
      Matthew 8.23-27

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 48, 52
      Job 21
      Romans 9.19-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 50
      Judges 4.1-23
      Luke 13.10-21

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      See more details

    • Coffee Morning

      July 1, 2025  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone 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.

      See more details

    • Said Mass

      July 1, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

      See more details

    July 2, 2025
    • CW

      July 2, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-02

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 21.5, 8-20
      Psalm 34.1-12
      Matthew 8.28-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.57-80
      Job 22
      Romans 10.1-10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 59, 60, (67)
      Judges 5
      Luke 13.22-end

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Thomas
      Psalm 27
      Isaiah 35
      Hebrews 10.35 – 11.1

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Thomas

      Almighty and eternal God,
      who, for the firmer foundation of our faith,
      allowed your holy apostle Thomas
      to doubt the resurrection of your Son
      till word and sight convinced him:
      grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe
      and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      See more details

    July 3, 2025
    • CW* Thomas

      July 3, 2025

      Thomas the Apostle

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-03

      Red

      Principal Service
      Habakkuk 2.1-4
      Psalm 31.1-6
      Ephesians 2.19-end
      John 20.24-29

      Third Service
      2 Samuel 15.17-21 or
      Ecclesiasticus 2
      John 11.1-16
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 92, 146

      Second Service
      Job 42.1-6
      1 Peter 1.3-12
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 139

      Collect

      Almighty and eternal God,
      who, for the firmer foundation of our faith,
      allowed your holy apostle Thomas
      to doubt the resurrection of your Son
      till word and sight convinced him:
      grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe
      and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God;
      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 apostles’ 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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    July 4, 2025
    • CW

      July 4, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-04

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 23.1-4, 19, 24.1-8, 62-end
      Psalm 106.1-5
      Matthew 9.9-13

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 51, 54
      Job 24
      Romans 11.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 38
      Judges 6.25-end
      Luke 14.12-24

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    July 5, 2025
    • CW

      July 5, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-05

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 27.1-5a, 15-29
      Psalm 135.1-6
      Matthew 9.14-17

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 68
      Job 25 – 26
      Romans 11.13-24

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 65, 66
      Judges 7
      Luke 14.25-end

      Collect

      Lord, you have taught us
      that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
      send your Holy Spirit
      and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
      the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
      without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
      Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      Loving Father,
      we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
      sustain us with your Spirit,
      that we may serve you here on earth
      until our joy is complete in heaven,
      and we share in the eternal banquet
      with Jesus Christ our Lord.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 3

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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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    • Church Cleaning

      July 5, 2025  10:00 am1:00 pm

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    July 6, 2025
    • CW* Trinity 3

      July 6, 2025

      The Third Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-06

      Green

      Proper 9
      Sunday between 3 and 9 July inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      2 Kings 5.1-14
      Psalm 30
      Galatians 6.[1-6] 7-16
      Luke 10.1-11, 16-20

      (or)
      Related
      Isaiah 66.10-14
      Psalm 66.1-8
      Galatians 6.[1-6] 7-16
      Luke 10.1-11, 16-20

      Third Service
      Psalm 74
      Deuteronomy 24.10-end
      Acts 28.1-16

      Second Service
      Psalms 65 [70]
      Genesis 29.1-20
      Mark 6.7-29

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    • Parish Mass

      July 6, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    July 7, 2025
    • CW

      July 7, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-07

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 14
      Genesis 28.10-end
      Psalm 91.1-10
      Matthew 9.18-26

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 71
      Job 27
      Romans 11.25-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 72, 75
      Judges 8.22-end
      Luke 15.1-10

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    • Students in Church

      July 7, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    July 8, 2025
    • CW

      July 8, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-08

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 32.22-end
      Psalm 17.1-8
      Matthew 9.32-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 73
      Job 28
      Romans 12.1-8

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 74
      Judges 9.1-21
      Luke 15.11-end

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    • Coffee Morning

      July 8, 2025  10:00 am12:00 pm
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

      Everyone 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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    • Said Mass

      July 8, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    July 9, 2025
    • CW

      July 9, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-09

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 41.55-end, 42.5-7, 17-end
      Psalm 33.1-4, 18-end
      Matthew 10.1-7

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 77
      Job 29
      Romans 12.9-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 119.81-104
      Judges 9.22-end
      Luke 16.1-18

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    July 10, 2025
    • CW

      July 10, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-10

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 44.18-21, 23-29, 45.1-5
      Psalm 105.11-17
      Matthew 10.7-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 78.1-39*
      Job 30
      Romans 13.1-7

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 78.40-end*
      Judges 11.1-11
      Luke 16.19-end

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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    July 11, 2025
    • CW Benedict, c.550

      July 11, 2025

      Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-11

      Green / white

      Exciting Holiness
      Proverbs 2.1-6
      Psalm 119.57-64
      1 Corinthians 3.10-11
      Luke 18.18-22

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 46.1-7, 28-30
      Psalm 37.3-6, 27-28
      Matthew 10.16-23

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 55
      Job 31
      Romans 13.8-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 69
      Judges 11.29-end
      Luke 17.1-10

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      who made Benedict a wise master
      in the school of your service
      and a guide to many called into community
      to follow the rule of Christ:
      grant that we may put your love before all else
      and seek with joy the way of your commandments;
      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 Benedict
      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.

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    July 12, 2025
    • CW

      July 12, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-07-12

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Genesis 49.29-end, 50.15-25
      Psalm 105.1-7
      Matthew 10.24-33

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 76, 79
      Job 32
      Romans 14.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 81, 84
      Judges 12.1-7
      Luke 17.11-19

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have broken the tyranny of sin
      and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
      whereby we call you Father:
      give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
      that we and all creation may be brought
      to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
      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

      O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
      and whose power we cannot comprehend:
      show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
      and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
      until we may look upon you without fear;
      through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

      Collect on the Eve of Trinity 4

      O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
      without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
      increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
      that with you as our ruler and guide
      we may so pass through things temporal
      that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
      grant this, heavenly Father,
      for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

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