• 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.

    April 26, 2025
    • 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 16.9-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 116, 150
      Song of Solomon 8.5-7
      John 11.17-44

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 145
      Exodus 14.15-end
      1 Corinthians 15.51-end

      Collect

      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
    • 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 20.19-31

      For 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 1.3-12

      Second Service
      Psalm 16
      Isaiah 52.13 – 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 – 12.2

      Collect

      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.

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    • Parish Mass

      April 27, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    April 28, 2025
    • 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 15.18-21

      Third Service
      Joshua 1.1-9
      Ephesians 6.10-20
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 5, 146

      Second 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 1.1-15

      Collect

      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 Christ’s 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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    • Students in Church

      April 28, 2025  8:45 am9:30 am

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    April 29, 2025
    • 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 13.5-13

      Third Service
      Isaiah 62.6-10 or
      Ecclesiasticus 51.13-end
      Acts 12.25 – 13.13
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 37.23-41, 148.1-end

      Second Service
      Ezekiel 1.4-14
      2 Timothy 4.1-11
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 45

      Collect

      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 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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    • Coffee Morning

      April 29, 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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    April 30, 2025
    • 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 3.16-21

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 16, 30 (or) 119.1-32
      Deuteronomy 3.18-end
      John 20.19-end

      Evening 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 12.20-26

      Collect

      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
    • 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 14.1-14

      Third Service
      Proverbs 4.10-18
      James 1.1-12
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 139, 146

      Second Service
      Job 23.1-12
      John 1.43-end
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 149

      Collect

      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 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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    • Boiler service

      May 1, 2025  8:00 am9:00 am

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    May 2, 2025
    • 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 10.24-27

      Holy Communion
      Acts 5.34-42
      Psalm 27.1-5, 16-17
      John 6.1-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 57, 61 (or) 17, 19
      Deuteronomy 4.15-31
      John 21.15-19

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 118 (or) 22
      Exodus 18.1-12
      Colossians 3.12 – 4.1

      Collect

      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
    • 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 6.16-21

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 63, 84 (or) 20, 21, 23
      Deuteronomy 4.32-40
      John 21.20-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 66 (or) 24, 25
      Exodus 18.13-end
      Colossians 4.2-end

      Collect

      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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    • Church Cleaning

      May 3, 2025  10:00 am1:00 pm

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    May 4, 2025
    • 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 21.1-19

      For 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 10.1-19

      Second Service
      Psalm 86
      Isaiah 38.9-20
      John 11.[17-26] 27-44

      Collect

      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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    • Parish Mass

      May 4, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    May 5, 2025
    • CW

      May 5, 2025

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

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 6.8-15
      Psalm 119.17-24
      John 6.22-29

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 96, 97 (or) 27, 30
      Deuteronomy 5.1-22
      Ephesians 1.1-14

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 61, 65 (or) 26, 28, 29
      Exodus 19
      Luke 1.1-25

      Collect

      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
    • CW

      May 6, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-06

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 7.51 – 8.1a
      Psalm 31.1-5, 16
      John 6.30-35

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 32, 36
      Deuteronomy 5.22-end
      Ephesians 1.15-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 71 (or) 33
      Exodus 20.1-21
      Luke 1.26-38

      Collect

      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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    • Coffee Morning

      May 6, 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

      May 6, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    May 7, 2025
    • CW

      May 7, 2025

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

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 8.1b-8
      Psalm 66.1-6
      John 6.35-40

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 105 (or) 34
      Deuteronomy 6
      Ephesians 2.1-10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 67, 72 (or) 119.33-56
      Exodus 24
      Luke 1.39-56

      Collect

      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
    • 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 20.11-18

      Holy Communion
      Acts 8.26-end
      Psalm 66.7-8, 14-end
      John 6.44-51

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 136 (or) 37*
      Deuteronomy 7.1-11
      Ephesians 2.11-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 73 (or) 39, 40
      Exodus 25.1-22
      Luke 1.57-end

      Collect

      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
    • CW

      May 9, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-09

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 9.1-20
      Psalm 117
      John 6.52-59

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 107 (or) 31
      Deuteronomy 7.12-end
      Ephesians 3.1-13

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 77 (or) 35
      Exodus 28.1-4a, 29-38
      Luke 2.1-20

      Collect

      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
    • CW

      May 10, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-10

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 9.31-42
      Psalm 116.10-15
      John 6.60-69

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 108, 110, 111 (or) 41, 42, 43
      Deuteronomy 8
      Ephesians 3.14-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 23, 27 (or) 45, 46
      Exodus 29.1-9
      Luke 2.21-40

      Collect

      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
    • 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 10.22-30

      For 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 7.11-23

      Second Service
      Psalms 113, 114
      Isaiah 63.7-14
      Luke 24.36-49

      Collect

      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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    • Parish Mass

      May 11, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    May 12, 2025
    • CW Gregory Dix, 1952

      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 10.1-10

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 103 (or) 44
      Deuteronomy 9.1-21
      Ephesians 4.1-16

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 112, 113, 114 (or) 47, 49
      Exodus 32.1-14
      Luke 2.41-end

      Collect

      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
    • CW

      May 13, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-13

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 11.19-26
      Psalm 87
      John 10.22-30

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 139 (or) 48, 52
      Deuteronomy 9.23 – 10.5
      Ephesians 4.17-end

      Evening 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 – 4.1

      Collect

      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.

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    • Coffee Morning

      May 13, 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

      May 13, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    May 14, 2025
    • 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 15.9-17

      Third Service
      1 Samuel 2.27-35
      Acts 2.37-end
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 16, 147.1-12

      Second Service
      1 Samuel 16.1-13a
      Matthew 7.15-27
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 80

      Collect

      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 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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    May 15, 2025
    • 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 13.16-20

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 118 (or) 56, 57, (63*)
      Deuteronomy 11.8-end
      Ephesians 5.15-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 81, 85 (or) 61, 62, 64
      Exodus 34.1-10, 27-end
      Luke 4.1-13

      Collect

      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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    • Deadline for Parish Magazine Contributions

      May 15, 2025

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    May 16, 2025
    • 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 14.1-6

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 33 (or) 51, 54
      Deuteronomy 12.1-14
      Ephesians 6.1-9

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 36, 40 (or) 38
      Exodus 35.20 – 36.7
      Luke 4.14-30

      Collect

      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
    • CW

      May 17, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-17

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 13.44-end
      Psalm 98.1-5
      John 14.7-14

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 34 (or) 68
      Deuteronomy 15.1-18
      Ephesians 6.10-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 84, 86 (or) 65, 66
      Exodus 40.17-end
      Luke 4.31-37

      Collect

      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.

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    • Bells on Saturday

      May 17, 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.

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    May 18, 2025
    • 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 13.31-35

      For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
      Baruch 3.9-15, 32 – 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 – 16.8

      Collect

      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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    • Parish Mass

      May 18, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    • Annual Parochial Church Meeting

      May 18, 2025  11:45 am12:45 pm

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    May 19, 2025
    • Building works start

      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 24.42-46

      Holy Communion
      Acts 14.5-18
      Psalm 118.1-3, 14-15
      John 14.21-26

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 145 (or) 71
      Deuteronomy 16.1-20
      1 Peter 1.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 105 (or) 72, 75
      Numbers 9.15-end;10.33-end
      Luke 4.38-end

      Collect

      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.

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    May 20, 2025
    • 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 – 62.3
      Psalm 123
      Colossians 3.12-16
      John 4.19-24

      Holy Communion
      Acts 14.19-end
      Psalm 145.10-end
      John 14.27-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 19, 147.1-12 (or) 73
      Deuteronomy 17.8-end
      1 Peter 1.13-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 96, 97 (or) 74
      Numbers 11.1-33
      Luke 5.1-11

      Collect

      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.

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    • Coffee Morning

      May 20, 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

      May 20, 2025  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    May 21, 2025
    • 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 15.1-8

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 30, 147.13-end (or) 77
      Deuteronomy 18.9-end
      1 Peter 2.1-10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 119.81-104
      Numbers 12
      Luke 5.12-26

      Collect

      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
    • 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 15.9-11

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 57, 148 (or) 78.1-39*
      Deuteronomy 19
      1 Peter 2.11-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 104 (or) 78.40-end*
      Numbers 13.1-3, 17-end
      Luke 5.27-end

      Collect

      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
    • CW

      May 23, 2025

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-05-23

      White

      Holy Communion
      Acts 15.22-31
      Psalm 57.8-end
      John 15.12-17

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 138, 149 (or) 55
      Deuteronomy 21.22 – 22.8
      1 Peter 3.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 66 (or) 69
      Numbers 14.1-25
      Luke 6.1-11

      Collect

      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
    • 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 6.30-34

      Holy Communion
      Acts 16.1-10
      Psalm 100
      John 15.18-21

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 146, 150 (or) 76, 79
      Deuteronomy 24.5-end
      1 Peter 3.13-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 118 (or) 81, 84
      Numbers 14.26-end
      Luke 6.12-26

      Collect

      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
    • 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 – 22.5
      John 14.23-29 or
      John 5.1-9

      For 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 3.1-11

      Second Service
      Psalms 126, 127
      Zephaniah 3.14-end
      Matthew 28.1-10, 16-20

      Collect

      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.

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    • Parish Mass

      May 25, 2025  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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