Coffee Mornings and a Musical Afternoon Tea

Please put the dates for these regular events to raise funds for the internal fixtures of the rebuilt St James into your diaries:

• Wednesday 5 June, 3.00-5.00pm, April and John, Musical Afternoon Tea, Greenbank, Old Tiverton Road, Bampton, EX16 9DP.

• Thursday 27 June, 10.00am-12noon, Christine and Babs, 51 Rackenford Road, Tiverton, EX16 5AF.

• Wednesday 17 July, 10.00am-12noon, Monika and David, Holmelea, 7 Blundells Avenue, Tiverton, EX16 4DL.

• Saturday 10 August, 10.00am-12noon, Margaret and Sarah, Stylehurst, Ashley, Tiverton, EX16 5PA.

Charity Concert for CHAT

Take Note Community Choir, Tonal Recall and the Mid-Devon Singers will be giving a free Charity Concert in aid of CHAT this Saturday, 25 May, at St Paul’s Church, West Exe, Tiverton, at 7.30pm. The evening includes cake!

Tough Times Support Group

The Tough Times Support Group meets this Tuesday, 28 May, at 7.00pm in the hall at St Boniface in Cullompton, and aims to provide a safe space to share, vent and find solace in navigating life’s storms. It offers a friendly space to find strength in shared experiences and in the comforting embrace of our faith. We are not alone; we can walk this journey together, leaning on the hope found in Christ. All welcome.

Stella Maris Update and Thank You Webinar

To report back on the use of its funds, the Catholic maritime charity, Stella Maris, invites you to join an online update and thank you webinar this Tuesday 28 May, 7.30-9.00pm. You will hear about the impact of your generosity on the lives of seafarers, fishers and their families over the last year. To register, please visit www.stellamaris.org.uk/thankyou2024.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Boniface

T he Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Boniface, the Principal Patron of our Diocese, in his birthplace of Crediton, will take place on Sunday 9 June, presided over by Canon Paul Cummins. Everyone from around the Diocese is warmly invited to gather from 4.00pm at the church in Park Road, Crediton, for Vespers and Benediction. Light refreshments will be provided.

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35)

Caritas Diocese of Plymouth invites you to a Zoom event on Thursday 13 June, 6.00-7.00pm, to reflect on Refugee Week which, this year, has as its theme “Our Home”. Pope Francis calls on us to WELCOME, PROTECT, PROMOTE and INTEGRATE people fleeing from conflict and persecution. To reflect and explore what this can mean in practice, you will hear from someone who has been through the asylum system, sustained and supported by her Catholic faith, and from people who have answered the call to help and support in different ways. We all have the opportunity to make a positive difference: from the power of prayer to the warmth of a welcome, to practical support, to donations, to supporting campaigns, to short-term hosting. Together we can improve the lives of people forced to flee danger.

Please come and join in this event to reflect upon how we can make our churches and parishes places of welcome and support for those forced to leave their homes in search of peace and freedom. Please click to register https://forms.office.com/e/18ddAqE40F or email caritas@prcdtr.org.uk.

Diocese of Plymouth Catholic Charismatic Renewal Event

A day of encounter for all ages – Jesus is in the house! (Mark 2:1) Come and encounter Him – will take place at St Cuthbert’s Conference Centre, Buckfast Abbey, 10.00am-6.00pm, on Saturday 29 June. Experience joyful praise and worship, ways of connecting to God’s voice, prayer from the heart, workshops, prayer ministry, Adoration, and Mass.  Hot/cold drinks are included, either pay for the optional two course lunch or bring your own packed lunch.  Tickets are available from Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jesus-is-in-the-house-mark-21-tickets-871769073767?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete&keep_tld=1. Please contact info@swccr.org.uk for more information or if you have any questions.

 Diocese of Plymouth Summer Camps 2024

Applications are now being taken for places at the Plymouth Diocese Catechetical Summer Camps to be held at Grangehurst, Buckfast Abbey. Three Camps are being run: Junior Camp (Years 3-6, 4-8 August), Senior Camp (Years 7-10, 28 July-2 August) and St Petroc’s Camp (Years 11-12, 31 July-2 August). Summer Camps are a great opportunity to meet other young people in the Diocese and to get to know each other through games, quiz nights, treasure hunts, days out and much more! For further information, see leaflet in church, contact summercamps@prcdtr.org.uk, or speak to Siobhan Gilroy or Canon Kristian.

Call for Foundation Directors for Plymouth CAST

Plymouth CAST is a Catholic multi-academy trust of 34 schools and one nursery, spanning the Diocese of Plymouth. Its mission is to be a community of outstanding schools in which its pupils flourish in safe, happy, and stimulating environments and leave school with the knowledge and skills, personal qualities, and aspirations, to make the world a better place, inspired by the Gospel. 

Plymouth CAST is currently recruiting to expand its Board of Directors. We are particularly interested in hearing from you if you have skills and experience in Finance, HR and/or Education. Please contact the Clerk to the Trust Board for further information, Mrs Leah Paiano lpaiano@plymouthcast.org.uk.

April Parish Giving

Loose: £1069.71 Contactless: £395.00 Standing Orders: £3200.00