• 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.

    October 16, 2024
    • CW Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer, 1555

      October 16, 2024

      Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-16

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Galatians 5.18-end
      Psalm 1
      Luke 11.42-46

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.153-end
      2 Kings 23.4-25
      1 Timothy 3

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 136
      2 Maccabees 7.1-19 or
      2 Chronicles 34.19-end
      John 15.18-end

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    • Funeral

      October 16, 2024  12:00 pm1:00 pm

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    October 17, 2024
    • CW Ignatius of Antioch, c.107

      October 17, 2024

      Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-17

      Green / red

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 1.1-10
      Psalm 98.1-4
      Luke 11.47-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 143, 146
      2 Kings 23.36 – 24.17
      1 Timothy 4

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 138, 140, 141
      2 Maccabees 7.20-41 or
      2 Chronicles 35.1-19
      John 16.1-15

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Luke
      Psalm 33
      Hosea 6.1-3
      2 Timothy 3.10-17

      Collect

      Feed us, O Lord, with the living bread
      and make us drink deep of the cup of salvation
      that, following the teaching of your bishop Ignatius
      and rejoicing in the faith
      with which he embraced a martyr’s death,
      we may be nourished for that eternal life
      for which he longed;
      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 Ignatius:
      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 Ignatius:
      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.

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    October 18, 2024
    • CW* Luke

      October 18, 2024

      Luke the Evangelist

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-18

      Red

      Principal Service
      Isaiah 35.3-6 or
      Acts 16.6-12a
      Psalm 147.1-7
      2 Timothy 4.5-17
      Luke 10.1-9

      Third Service
      Isaiah 55
      Luke 1.1-4
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 145, 146

      Second Service
      Ecclesiasticus 38.1-14 or
      Isaiah 61.1-6
      Colossians 4.7-end
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 103

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you called Luke the physician,
      whose praise is in the gospel,
      to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:
      by the grace of the Spirit
      and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
      give your Church the same love and power to heal;
      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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    October 19, 2024
    • CW Henry Martyn, 1812

      October 19, 2024

      Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-19

      Green / white

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 1.15-end
      Psalm 8
      Luke 12.8-12

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 147
      2 Kings 25.22-end
      1 Timothy 5.17-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 148, 149, 150
      Tobit 2 or
      2 Chronicles 36.11-end
      John 16.23-end

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      who by your Holy Spirit gave Henry Martyn
      a longing to tell the good news of Christ
      and skill to translate the Scriptures:
      by the same Spirit give us grace to offer you our gifts,
      wherever you may lead, at whatever the cost;
      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

      Holy Father,
      who gathered us here around the table of your Son
      to share this meal with the whole household of God:
      in that new world where you reveal
      the fullness of your peace,
      gather people of every race and language
      to share with Henry Martyn and all your saints
      in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Bells on Saturday

      October 19, 2024  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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    • Low Mass with Prayers for Wholeness and Healing

      October 19, 2024  12:45 pm1:20 pm

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    October 20, 2024
    • CW* Trinity 21

      October 20, 2024

      The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-20

      Green

      Proper 24
      Sunday between 16 and 22 October inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      Job 38.1-7 [34-41]
      Psalm 104.1-10, 26, 35c*
      Hebrews 5.1-10
      Mark 10.35-45

      (or)
      Related
      Isaiah 53.4-12
      Psalm 91.9-16
      Hebrews 5.1-10
      Mark 10.35-45

      Third Service
      Psalms 133, 134, 137.1-6
      Isaiah 54.1-14
      Luke 13.31-end

      Second Service
      Psalm 141
      Joshua 14.6-14
      Matthew 12.1-21

      Collect

      Grant, we beseech you, merciful Lord,
      to your faithful people pardon and peace,
      that they may be cleansed from all their sins
      and serve you with a quiet mind;
      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

      Father of light,
      in whom is no change or shadow of turning,
      you give us every good and perfect gift
      and have brought us to birth by your word of truth:
      may we be a living sign of that kingdom
      where your whole creation will be made perfect in Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      October 20, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    October 21, 2024
    • CW

      October 21, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-21

      Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 29
      Ephesians 2.1-10
      Psalm 100
      Luke 12.13-21

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 1, 2, 3
      Judith 4 or
      Exodus 22.21-27, 23.1-17
      1 Timothy 6.1-10

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 4, 7
      Tobit 3 or
      Micah 1.1-9
      John 17.1-5

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    • Students in church

      October 21, 2024  8:45 am9:30 am

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    October 22, 2024
    • CW

      October 22, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-22

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 2.12-end
      Psalm 85.7-end
      Luke 12.35-38

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 5, 6, (8)
      Judith 5.1 – 6.4 or
      Exodus 29.38 – 30.16
      1 Timothy 6.11-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 9, 10*
      Tobit 4 or
      Micah 2
      John 17.6-19

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    • Students in church

      October 22, 2024  8:45 am9:30 am

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    • Coffee Morning

      October 22, 2024  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

      October 22, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    October 23, 2024
    • CW

      October 23, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-23

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 3.2-12
      Psalm 98
      Luke 12.39-48

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 119.1-32
      Judith 6.10 – 7.7 or
      Leviticus 8
      2 Timothy 1.1-14

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 11, 12, 13
      Tobit 5.1 – 6.1a or
      Micah 3
      John 17.20-end

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    October 24, 2024
    • CW

      October 24, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-24

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 3.14-end
      Psalm 33.1-6
      Luke 12.49-53

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 14, 15, 16
      Judith 7.19-end or
      Leviticus 9
      2 Timothy 1.15 – 2.13

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 18*
      Tobit 6.1b-end or
      Micah 4.1 – 5.1
      John 18.1-11

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    October 25, 2024
    • CW Crispin and Crispinian, c.287

      October 25, 2024

      Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.287

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-25

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 4.1-6
      Psalm 24.1-6
      Luke 12.54-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 17, 19
      Judith 8.9-end or
      Leviticus 16.2-24
      2 Timothy 2.14-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 22
      Tobit 7 or
      Micah 5.2-end
      John 18.12-27

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    October 26, 2024
    • CW Alfred the Great, 899; Cedd, 664

      October 26, 2024

      Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
      Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-26

      Green / white

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 4.7-16
      Psalm 122
      Luke 13.1-9

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 20, 21, 23
      Judith 9 or
      Leviticus 17
      2 Timothy 3

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 24, 25
      Tobit 8 or
      Micah 6
      John 18.28-end

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Dedication Festival
      Psalm 24
      2 Chronicles 7.11-16
      John 4.19-29

      Collect

      God, our maker and redeemer,
      we pray you of your great mercy
      and by the power of your holy cross
      to guide us by your will and to shield us from our foes:
      that, after the example of your servant Alfred,
      we may inwardly love you above all things;
      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,
      who inspired Alfred to witness to your love
      and to work for the coming of your kingdom:
      may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven,
      be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living
      and never to rest content until your kingdom come,
      on earth as it is in heaven;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

      or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.

      Almighty God,
      to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
      of this house of prayer:
      we praise you for the many blessings
      you have given to those who worship you here:
      and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
      and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
      may become a living temple acceptable to you;
      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.

      See more details

    October 27, 2024
    • CW Bible Sunday

      October 27, 2024

      Or the Last Sunday after Trinity may be observed as Bible Sunday.

      Bible Sunday

      Principal Service
      Isaiah 55.1-11
      Psalm 19.7-14
      2 Timothy 3.14 – 4.5
      John 5.36b-47

      Third Service
      Psalm 119.89-104
      Isaiah 45.22-25
      Matthew 24.30-35 or
      Luke 14.1-14

      Second Service
      Psalm 119.1-16
      2 Kings 22
      Colossians 3.12-17
      Gospel at Holy Communion:
      Luke 4.14-30

      Collect

      Blessed Lord,
      who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
      help us so to hear them,
      to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
      that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
      we may embrace and for ever hold fast
      the hope of everlasting life,
      which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God of all grace,
      your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
      with the bread of his life
      and the word of his kingdom:
      renew your people with your heavenly grace,
      and in all our weakness
      sustain us by your true and living bread;
      who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

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    • CW* (or) Dedication Festival

      October 27, 2024

      When the date of dedication is unknown, the Dedication Festival may be observed on the first Sunday of October (6 October), or on the Last Sunday after Trinity (27 October), or on a suitable date chosen locally.
      Dedication Festival

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-27

      Gold or White

      Principal Service
      Genesis 28.11-18 or
      Revelation 21.9-14
      Psalm 122
      1 Peter 2.1-10
      John 10.22-29

      Third Service
      Haggai 2.6-9
      Hebrews 10.19-25
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 48, 150

      Second Service
      Jeremiah 7.1-11
      Luke 19.1-10
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 132

      Almighty God,
      to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
      of this house of prayer:
      we praise you for the many blessings
      you have given to those who worship you here:
      and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
      and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
      may become a living temple acceptable to you;
      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

      Father in heaven,
      whose Church on earth is a sign of your heavenly peace,
      an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem:
      grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage
      that, fed with the living bread of heaven,
      and united in the body of your Son,
      we may be the temple of your presence,
      the place of your glory on earth,
      and a sign of your peace in the world;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • CW* Last Sunday after Trinity

      October 27, 2024

      If the Dedication Festival is not observed on Sunday 27 October:
      The Last Sunday after Trinity

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-27

      Green

      Proper 25
      Sunday between 23 and 29 October inclusive

      Principal Service
      Continuous
      Job 42.1-6, 10-17
      Psalm 34.1-8, 19-22*
      Hebrews 7.23-28
      Mark 10.46-52

      (or)
      Related
      Jeremiah 31.7-9
      Psalm 126
      Hebrews 7.23-28
      Mark 10.46-52

      Third Service
      Psalm 119.89-104
      Isaiah 59.9-20
      Luke 14.1-14

      Second Service
      Psalm 119.121-136
      Ecclesiastes 11, 12
      2 Timothy 2.1-7
      Gospel at Holy Communion:
      Luke 18.9-14

      (or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Simon and Jude
      Psalms 124, 125, 126
      Deuteronomy 32.1-4
      John 14.15-26

      Collect

      Blessed Lord,
      who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
      help us so to hear them,
      to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
      that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
      we may embrace and for ever hold fast
      the hope of everlasting life,
      which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God of all grace,
      your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
      with the bread of his life
      and the word of his kingdom:
      renew your people with your heavenly grace,
      and in all our weakness
      sustain us by your true and living bread;
      who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

      See more details

    • Parish Mass

      October 27, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    October 28, 2024
    • CW* Simon and Jude

      October 28, 2024

      Simon and Jude, Apostles

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-28

      Red

      Principal Service
      Isaiah 28.14-16
      Psalm 119.89-96
      Ephesians 2.19-22
      John 15.17-27

      Third Service
      Wisdom 5.1-16 or
      Isaiah 45.18-end
      Luke 6.12-16
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 116, 117

      Second Service
      1 Maccabees 2.42-66 or
      Jeremiah 3.11-18
      Jude 1-4, 17-end
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 119.1-16

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      who built your Church upon the foundation
      of the apostles and prophets,
      with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone:
      so join us together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
      that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
      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.

      See more details

    October 29, 2024
    • CW James Hannington, 1885

      October 29, 2024

      James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-29

      Green / red

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 30
      Ephesians 5.21-end
      Psalm 128
      Luke 13.18-21

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 32, 36
      Judith 11 or
      Leviticus 23.1-22
      2 Timothy 4.9-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 33
      Tobit 10 or
      Micah 7.8-end
      John 19.17-30

      Collect

      Most merciful God,
      who strengthened your Church by the steadfast courage
      of your martyr James Hannington:
      grant that we also,
      thankfully remembering his victory of faith,
      may overcome what is evil
      and glorify your holy 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

      God our redeemer,
      whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr James Hannington:
      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 James Hannington:
      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.

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    • Coffee Morning

      October 29, 2024  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

      October 29, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    October 30, 2024
    • CW

      October 30, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-30

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 6.1-9
      Psalm 145.10-20
      Luke 13.22-30

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 34
      Judith 12 or
      Leviticus 23.23-end
      Titus 1

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 119.33-56
      Tobit 11 or
      Habakkuk 1.1-11
      John 19.31-end

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    October 31, 2024
    • CW Martin Luther, 1546

      October 31, 2024

      Martin Luther, Reformer, 1546

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-10-31

      Green

      Holy Communion
      Ephesians 6.10-20
      Psalm 144.1-2, 9-11
      Luke 13.31-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 37*
      Judith 13 or
      Leviticus 24.1-9
      Titus 2

      If All Saints’ Day is observed on Friday 1 November, the readings for the Eve of All Saints’ Day are used. Otherwise, the following readings are used:
      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 39, 40
      Tobit 12 or
      Habakkuk 1.12 – 2.5
      John 20.1-10

      Evening Prayer on the Eve of All Saints’ Day
      Psalms 1, 5
      Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15 or
      Isaiah 40.27-31
      Revelation 19.6-10

      Almighty God,
      you have knit together your elect
      in one communion and fellowship
      in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
      grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
      in all virtuous and godly living
      that we may come to those inexpressible joys
      that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
      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

      October 31, 2024  8:45 am9:30 am

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    November 1, 2024
    • CW

      November 1, 2024

      If All Saints’ Day is celebrated only on Sunday 3 November:

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-01

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 1.1-11
      Psalm 111
      Luke 14.1-6

      Morning Prayer
      Psalm 31
      Judith 15.1-13 or
      Leviticus 25.1-24
      Titus 3

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 35
      Tobit 13.1 – 14.1 or
      Habakkuk 2.6-end
      John 20.11-18

      Collect

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    • CW* (All Saints’ Day)

      November 1, 2024

      If All Saints’ Day is celebrated on Friday 1 November in addition to Sunday 3 November:
      All Saints’ Day

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-01

      Gold or White

      Principal Service
      Isaiah 56.3-8 or
      2 Esdras 2.42-48
      Psalm 33.1-5
      Hebrews 12.18-24
      Matthew 5.1-12

      Third Service
      Wisdom 5.1-16 or
      Jeremiah 31.31-34
      2 Corinthians 4.5-12
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 111, 112, 117

      Second Service
      Isaiah 66.20-23
      Colossians 1.9-14
      Evening Psalm
      Psalm 145

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have knit together your elect
      in one communion and fellowship
      in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
      grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
      in all virtuous and godly living
      that we may come to those inexpressible joys
      that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
      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, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
      may we who have shared at this table
      as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
      be welcomed with all your saints
      to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • CW* All Saints’ Day

      November 1, 2024

      If All Saints’ Day is celebrated only on Friday 1 November:
      All Saints’ Day

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-01

      Gold or White

      Principal Feast

      Principal Service
      Wisdom 3.1-9 or
      Isaiah 25.6-9
      Psalm 24.1-6
      Revelation 21.1-6a
      John 11.32-44

      Third Service
      Isaiah 35
      Luke 9.18-27
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 15, 84, 149

      Second Service
      Isaiah 65.17-end
      Hebrews 11.32 – 12.2
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 148, 150

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have knit together your elect
      in one communion and fellowship
      in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
      grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
      in all virtuous and godly living
      that we may come to those inexpressible joys
      that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
      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, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
      may we who have shared at this table
      as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
      be welcomed with all your saints
      to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Students in Church

      November 1, 2024  2:00 pm4:00 pm

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    November 2, 2024
    • CW All Souls’ Day

      November 2, 2024

      Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-02

      Green / purple

      Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
      Lamentations 3.17-26, 31-33 or
      Wisdom 3.1-9
      Psalm 23 or
      27.1-6, 16-17
      Romans 5.5-11 or
      1 Peter 1.3-9
      John 5.19-25 or
      John 6.37-40

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 1.18-26
      Psalm 42.1-7
      Luke 14.1, 7-11

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 41, 42, 43
      Judith 15.14 – end of 16 or
      Numbers 6.1-5, 21-end
      Philemon

      If All Saints’ Day is observed on Sunday 3 November, the readings for the Eve of All Saints’ Day are used. Otherwise, the following readings are used:
      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 45, 46
      Tobit 14.2-end or
      Habakkuk 3.2-19a
      John 20.19-end

      Evening Prayer on the Eve of All Saints’ Day
      Psalms 1, 5
      Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15 or
      Isaiah 40.27-31
      Revelation 19.6-10

      Collect

      Eternal God, our maker and redeemer,
      grant us, with all the faithful departed,
      the sure benefits of your Son’s saving passion
      and glorious resurrection
      that, in the last day,
      when you gather up all things in Christ,
      we may with them enjoy the fullness of your promises;
      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 love,
      may the death and resurrection of Christ
      which we have celebrated in this eucharist
      bring us, with all the faithful departed,
      into the peace of your eternal home.
      We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,
      our rock and our salvation,
      to whom be glory for time and for eternity.

      Almighty God,
      you have knit together your elect
      in one communion and fellowship
      in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
      grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
      in all virtuous and godly living
      that we may come to those inexpressible joys
      that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
      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

      November 2, 2024  10:00 am1:00 pm

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    November 3, 2024
    • CW* 4 before Advent

      November 3, 2024

      If All Saints’ Day is celebrated only on 1 November:

      The Fourth Sunday before Advent

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-03

      Red or Green

      Principal Service
      Deuteronomy 6.1-9
      Psalm 119.1-8
      Hebrews 9.11-14
      Mark 12.28-34

      Third Service
      Psalms 112, 149
      Jeremiah 31.31-34
      1 John 3.1-3

      Second Service
      Psalm 145*
      Daniel 2.1-48
      (or 1-11, 25-48)
      Revelation 7.9-end
      Gospel at Holy Communion:
      Matthew 5.1-12

      Collect

      Almighty and eternal God,
      you have kindled the flame of love
      in the hearts of the saints:
      grant to us the same faith and power of love,
      that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
      we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
      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

      Lord of heaven,
      in this eucharist you have brought us near
      to an innumerable company of angels
      and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
      as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
      we have shared their fellowship,
      so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • CW* All Saints’ Sunday

      November 3, 2024

      All Saints’ Sunday

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-03

      Gold or White

      Principal Feast

      Sunday between 30 October and 5 November if this is kept as All Saints’ Sunday
      Principal Service
      Wisdom 3.1-9 or
      Isaiah 25.6-9
      Psalm 24.1-6
      Revelation 21.1-6a
      John 11.32-44

      Third Service
      Isaiah 35
      Luke 9.18-27
      Morning Psalms
      Psalms 15, 84, 149

      Second Service
      Isaiah 65.17-end
      Hebrews 11.32 – 12.2
      Evening Psalms
      Psalms 148, 150

      Collect

      Almighty God,
      you have knit together your elect
      in one communion and fellowship
      in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
      grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
      in all virtuous and godly living
      that we may come to those inexpressible joys
      that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
      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, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
      may we who have shared at this table
      as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
      be welcomed with all your saints
      to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    • Parish Mass

      November 3, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    • All Souls' Vespers

      November 3, 2024  7:00 pm8:00 pm

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    November 4, 2024
    • CW

      November 4, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-04

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 31
      Philippians 2.1-4
      Psalm 131
      Luke 14.12-14

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 2, 146 (or) 44
      Daniel 1
      Revelation 1

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 92, 96, 97 (or) 47, 49
      Isaiah 1.1-20
      Matthew 1.18-end

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    November 5, 2024
    • CW

      November 5, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-05

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 2.5-11
      Psalm 22.22-27
      Luke 14.15-24

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 5, 147.1-12 (or) 48, 52
      Daniel 2.1-24
      Revelation 2.1-11

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 50
      Isaiah 1.21-end
      Matthew 2.1-15

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    • Coffee Morning

      November 5, 2024  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

      November 5, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    November 6, 2024
    • CW Leonard, 6th century; William Temple, 1944

      November 6, 2024

      Leonard, Hermit, 6th century
      William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1944

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-06

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 2.12-18
      Psalm 27.1-5
      Luke 14.25-33

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 9, 147.13-end (or) 119.57-80
      Daniel 2.25-end
      Revelation 2.12-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 111, 112, 116 (or) 59, 60, (67)
      Isaiah 2.1-11
      Matthew 2.16-end

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    • Prayer Group

      November 6, 2024  2:00 pm3:00 pm

      At Doreen’s house.

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    November 7, 2024
    • CW Willibrord of York, 739

      November 7, 2024

      Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-07

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 3.3-8a
      Psalm 105.1-7
      Luke 15.1-10

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 11, 15, 148 (or) 56, 57, (63*)
      Daniel 3.1-18
      Revelation 3.1-13

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 118 (or) 61, 62, 64
      Isaiah 2.12-end
      Matthew 3

      Collect

      God, the Saviour of all,
      you sent your bishop Willibrord from this land
      to proclaim the good news to many peoples
      and confirm them in their faith:
      help us also to witness to your steadfast love
      by word and deed
      so that your Church may increase
      and grow strong in holiness;
      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

      Holy Father,
      who gathered us here around the table of your Son
      to share this meal with the whole household of God:
      in that new world where you reveal
      the fullness of your peace,
      gather people of every race and language
      to share with Willibrord and all your saints
      in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    November 8, 2024
    • CW Saints and Martyrs of England

      November 8, 2024

      The Saints and Martyrs of England

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-08

      Red or Green / white

      Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
      Isaiah 61.4-9 or
      Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15
      Psalm 15
      Revelation 19.5-10
      John 17.18-23

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 3.17 – 4.1
      Psalm 122
      Luke 16.1-8

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 16, 149 (or) 51, 54
      Daniel 3.19-end
      Revelation 3.14-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 137, 138, 143 (or) 38
      Isaiah 3.1-15
      Matthew 4.1-11

      Collect

      God, whom the glorious company of the redeemed adore,
      assembled from all times and places of your dominion:
      we praise you for the saints of our own land
      and for the many lamps their holiness has lit;
      and we pray that we also may be numbered at last
      with those who have done your will
      and declared your righteousness;
      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, the source of all holiness
      and giver of all good things:
      may we who have shared at this table
      as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
      be welcomed with all your saints
      to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
      through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    November 9, 2024
    • CW Margery Kempe, c.1440

      November 9, 2024

      Margery Kempe, Mystic, c.1440

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-09

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philippians 4.10-19
      Psalm 112
      Luke 16.9-15

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 18.31-end, 150 (or) 68
      Daniel 4.1-18
      Revelation 4

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 145 (or) 65, 66
      Isaiah 4.2 – 5.7
      Matthew 4.12-22

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    November 10, 2024
    • CW* 3 before Advent; Remembrance Sunday

      November 10, 2024

      The Third Sunday before Advent
      Remembrance Sunday

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-10

      Red or Green

      Sunday between 6 and 12 November inclusive
      Principal Service
      Jonah 3.1-5, 10
      Psalm 62.5-12
      Hebrews 9.24-28
      Mark 1.14-20

      Third Service
      Psalm 136
      Micah 4.1-5
      Philippians 4.6-9

      Second Service
      Psalms 46 [82]
      Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
      John 14.1-29
      (or 23-29)

      Collect

      Almighty Father,
      whose will is to restore all things
      in your beloved Son, the King of all:
      govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
      and bring the families of the nations,
      divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
      to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
      who is alive and reigns with you,
      in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
      one God, now and for ever.

      Post Communion

      God of peace,
      whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
      and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
      look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
      and by your healing power
      make whole both people and nations;
      through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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    • Parish Mass

      November 10, 2024  10:30 am11:40 am
      St Peter and Mary Magdalene Parish Church, High St, Barnstaple EX31 1BG, UK

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    November 11, 2024
    • CW Martin of Tours, c.397

      November 11, 2024

      Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-11

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      DEL week 32
      Titus 1.1-9
      Psalm 24.1-6
      Luke 17.1-6

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 19, 20 (or) 71
      Daniel 4.19-end
      Revelation 5

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 34 (or) 72, 75
      Isaiah 5.8-24
      Matthew 4.23 – 5.12

      Collect

      God all powerful,
      who called Martin from the armies of this world
      to be a faithful soldier of Christ:
      give us grace to follow him
      in his love and compassion for the needy,
      and enable your Church to claim for all people
      their inheritance as 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

      God, shepherd of your people,
      whose servant Martin 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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    November 12, 2024
    • CW

      November 12, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-12

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Titus 2.1-8, 11-14
      Psalm 37.3-5, 30-32
      Luke 17.7-10

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 21, 24 (or) 73
      Daniel 5.1-12
      Revelation 6

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 36, 40 (or) 74
      Isaiah 5.25-end
      Matthew 5.13-20

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    • Coffee Morning

      November 12, 2024  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

      November 12, 2024  12:15 pm12:45 pm

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    November 13, 2024
    • CW Charles Simeon, 1836

      November 13, 2024

      Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-13

      Red or Green / white

      Holy Communion
      Titus 3.1-7
      Psalm 23
      Luke 17.11-19

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 23, 25 (or) 77
      Daniel 5.13-end
      Revelation 7.1-4, 9-end

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 37 (or) 119.81-104
      Isaiah 6
      Matthew 5.21-37

      Collect

      Eternal God,
      who raised up Charles Simeon
      to preach the good news of Jesus Christ
      and inspire your people in service and mission:
      grant that we with all your Church may worship the Saviour,
      turn in sorrow from our sins and walk in the way of holiness;
      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 Charles Simeon 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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    • Barnstaple in Bloom Presentation and Information Evening, with buffet supper

      November 13, 2024  7:00 pm9:00 pm

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    November 14, 2024
    • CW Samuel Seabury, 1796

      November 14, 2024

      Samuel Seabury, first Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-14

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      Philemon 7-20
      Psalm 146.4-end
      Luke 17.20-25

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 26, 27 (or) 78.1-39*
      Daniel 6
      Revelation 8

      Evening Prayer
      Psalms 42, 43 (or) 78.40-end*
      Isaiah 7.1-17
      Matthew 5.38-end

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    November 15, 2024
    • CW

      November 15, 2024

      https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-11-15

      Red or Green

      Holy Communion
      2 John 4-9
      Psalm 119.1-8
      Luke 17.26-end

      Morning Prayer
      Psalms 28, 32 (or) 55
      Daniel 7.1-14
      Revelation 9.1-12

      Evening Prayer
      Psalm 31 (or) 69
      Isaiah 8.1-15
      Matthew 6.1-18

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    • Deadline for Parish Magazine Contributions

      November 15, 2024

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