“Be not afraid!” … so Jesus tells his followers, knowing too well how fearful they were. We too can feel overwhelmed and despairing in the face of news about extreme climate events, but we too must allow ourselves to be comforted and strengthened by Jesus’s words. If we open ourselves to receive the grace ofContinue reading “Creation: What can I do?”
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SEASON OF CREATION
The World Day of Prayer on 1st September marks the start of the Season of Creation which lasts till 4th October (Feast of St Francis of Assisi). We as Christians everywhere will take this time to celebrate the world’s beauty; to wonder at its complexity; to spend time just being in the natural world. DuringContinue reading “SEASON OF CREATION”
“For a Synodal Church”
Cardinal Grech, the Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, reminds us that synodality was the form and style of the early Church, and that the Vatican II Council wanted us to recover that model of the Church, without renouncing any of the great advances of the Church in the second millennium. The focus of thisContinue reading ““For a Synodal Church””
Back to …. The Future?
Tomorrow, 19 July, sees the official end to the latest series of laws and regulations that have governed our lives since March 2020. However, although popularly nicknamed “Freedom Day”, it seems rather to be the start of a period of further uncertainty about how to cope with Covid’s refusal to be beaten since now weContinue reading “Back to …. The Future?”
Liverpool Synod results
The diocesan Synod in Liverpool, in which the clergy, religious and the people came together to discern carefully and agree on common goals and priorities in the Archdiocese for the coming years, has just published its results with recommendations on young people, lay ministry and love of neighbour among the highest priorities. It may beContinue reading “Liverpool Synod results”
Catenians’ President’s Sunday
Duchy Catenians finally emerged from COVID isolation to gather live for their President’s Mass in St Augustine’s Church today where they were warmly welcomed by parish priest Fr Michael. A Catenian thread ran through the Mass, including the homily in which Deacon John referred to the fact that in the three readings the Israelites in Babylonia,Continue reading “Catenians’ President’s Sunday”
Churches Together in Walking
The Summer programme for these Wednesday walks is now available. Meeting in the car park of St George’s church in Truro at 9.30am each week and returning by 5pm, these excursions are designed to help walkers discover different parts of Cornwall and enjoy fellowship together whilst doing so. The group aims to take the minimumContinue reading “Churches Together in Walking”
Coffee mornings are back in town!
Postponed from mid-May, this year’s Christian Aid Coffee Morning finally took place last Saturday attracting well over 30 people, including 7 from St Piran’s. Held outdoors for the first time, the garden at Summerville in The Crescent provided a restful, colourful background for coffee-drinking, conversation and wandering around the various stalls — watercolour paintings, plants,Continue reading “Coffee mornings are back in town!”
Wonder and Adoration: the Synod
Pope Francis in his homily on the feast of Corpus Christi, said “We need to break out of our tiny self-enclosed space and enter the large room, the vast expanse of wonder and adoration. That is what we really need! It is what is missing in the many movements we create to meet and reflectContinue reading “Wonder and Adoration: the Synod”
Christian Aid Coffee Morning
Saturday 26 June, 10am – 12 noon You are cordially invited to the outdoor Christian Aid Coffee Morning at Summerville, The Crescent,Truro. Cakes, plants and more, plus a chance to meet old friends and new. (Plenty of gazebos in case of rain!)
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