Transfiguration of Jesus Christ by Michael Franke
picture by Frank Vincentz
Sunday next before Lent
Bible Readings:
Exodus 34.29-end;
Psalm 99;
2 Corinthians 3.12-4.2;
Luke 9.28-43a
And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
Weekly newsletter/blog and website
Please send all information for the Sunday newsletter/blog by Wednesday evening to Josie at penleeclusternewsletter@gmail.com. For anything else specifically website-related, please contact Chris at communications@penleecluster.org.uk. If you would like to write a reflection for the newsletter, please contact Josie for details of upcoming Sunday readings.
CLUSTER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Celtic Morning Prayer
Each weekday morning on zoom at 8am. The zoom meeting ID is 815 4586 0947. If you would like to attend, please email Keno at admin@penleecluster.org.uk (or call on 01736 331633) for the passcode, which you will need as well as the meeting ID given here.
Julian Prayer Group
Please note that the Julian Group will meet in Pol de Léon Church at 6.00pm this Sunday, 2nd March.
Prayer Requests
If you are concerned about someone and would like their name included in the Prayer Request Group’s weekly prayer list, please do email Mel at mlevesconte@hotmail.co.uk by 7pm on Tuesday evenings. Thank you.
Cluster Service of Holy Communion with Ashes
Wednesday 5th March
Image by Gini George from Pixabay
All are welcome to this Cluster Service of Holy Communion with Ashes on Ash Wednesday at 7.00pm at St. Mary’s Church. (Please note there will be no service at St. Peter’s in the morning.)
World Day of Prayer
service at St. Mary’s Church – Friday 7th March
Each year a service is written by a group from a different country; this year it was composed by the ladies of the Cook Islands. The same service is enjoyed across the globe, and we are delighted to be able to welcome all to join us at St. Mary’s Church on Friday 7th March at 10.30am.
Calling a Wounded Planet Home
Lent Course at St. Mary’s Church
Calling a Wounded Planet Home is a Lent course offered for the Cluster to be held in St Mary’s Church. It is based on Green Christian’s Lent offering which asks ‘What kind of people might we need to be to face the challenges of climate change?’ Here is a space to go deeper together, and a space of contemplation that can resource meaningful action. Covering topics of Love, Truth, Wisdom, Justice and Hope, this course uses Taize worship, prayer, Bible texts and silence to inform reflection and discussion on creation care and the climate crisis, with the potential for positive and grounded outcomes for both community and church. Sessions will be from 2.00pm – 3.00pm on Wednesdays 12th, 19th & 26th March and 2nd & 9th April in the Celtic Chapel. All welcome. Any questions to George at georgedow@greenchristian.org.uk.
Stations of the Cross at St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s will be praying the Stations of the Cross throughout Lent, after the 11.00am Communion service, beginning on Wednesday 12th March and then every Wednesday, with the last being on Wednesday 9th April. All are welcome to join this beautiful devotional practice.
Cluster Service at St. Mary’s Church
Sunday 23rd March
We will be having our first Cluster Service of the year at St. Mary’s and are delighted to welcome Archdeacon Clive to celebrate Communion with our church communities. Following the service, there will be lunch at the Lugger Inn at 12.30pm. If you would like to come along for lunch, there is a signup sheet at St. Mary’s, so please sign up as soon as possible. (For friends from our churches other than St. Mary’s who would like to come, please ask your Churchwarden to speak with St. Mary’s Churchwarden, Eliza, to get your name added to the list.) Please note that there will be no Sunday services at St. Peter’s or St. Pol de Léon on 23rd.
OTHER INFORMATION & EVENTS
Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum
Tuesday 4th March
The next meeting of the Poverty Forum is to be an in-person meeting on Tuesday, 4th March at 10.30am, at the Fairwinds Community Hub, Arwenack Street, Falmouth TR11 3DX. For over 25 years CIPF has been working to tackle social exclusion. All are welcome to join. For more information contact Andrewy@cornwallindependentpovertyforum.com
‘Light in the Desert’
a course of Lenten reflections at The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady Catholic Church
Our friends at The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady Catholic Church will be holding a course of Lenten reflections entitled ‘Light in the Desert’, which will consist of weekly prayerful reflections with discussion on the Sunday gospel readings of Lent drawn from the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. To give the most opportunity for those who may wish to participate there will be a choice of times on each Monday of Lent. Meetings will be held in the church at 10.30am-11.30am after the 10.00am Mass and again at 6.00pm-7.00pm. The first sessions will be on Monday 10th March and will continue every Monday until 7th April.
All are welcome. The size of the groups will be no more than ten. So, if you would like to attend it would be helpful to let Michael Malone-Lee at mmalonelee@hotmail.com know in advance so as to ensure that enough copies of the short course booklet will be available.
Creation Care Gathering
Thursday 13th March
The next Creation Care Network Gathering will be on Thursday 13th March at 10.00am – 12noon. They will be joined by Revd Elizabeth Burke who is the Chaplain to the Isles of Scilly Churches. Elizabeth will be sharing what’s happening with regard to creation care on the Scillies as well as the advantages and challenges of living on the Islands. Recently the churches at St Mary’s and on Tresco received their Bronze and Silver Eco Church Awards respectively. Tresco is renowned for its bees! This should be an interesting time getting to know about life on the Scillies. Register your attendance before the gathering: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfu2hqj4vG9GXTJbrgBmufHNWNvfkERmK#/registration
Mission Morning
Operation Mobilisation at Chapel Street Methodist Church – Saturday 22nd March
From 11.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday 22nd March, Chapel Street Methodist Church is hosting Operation Mobilisation who are equipping missionaries to go out into the world. It takes adventure and creativity to meet with these 3 billion people to make the Gospel known in many ways through sharing knowledge, help and hope around the globe, on land and by sea. Come along to this event and find out more.
Penzance Orchestral Society
at St. John’s Hall: ‘Synesthesia’ – Saturday 22nd March
Come along to this concert performance at St.John’s Hall on Saturday 22nd March at 6.00pm of work from composers who heard and hear music in colour! The programme includes Mozart’s Paris Symphony K297, Amy Beach’s Bal Masque, Ben Comeau’s Neon Numbers, and Sibelius’ Symphony No.5. Tickets £15, £10, under 26’s free. Available via The Minack Theatre: https://www.minack.com/whats-on/synaesthesia-hearing-colours
Churches Together in Penzance Lent Lunches
The weekly lunches will start at 12 noon and money raised will go towards Christian Aid and CAFOD projects.
Saturday 8th March – Quakers + YMCA Alverton Road TR18 4TE
Saturday 15th March – St. Peter’s Church, Newlyn TR18 5QF
Saturday 22nd March – Roman Catholic Church Penzance TR18 2DX
Saturday 29th March- Chapel Street Methodist TR18 4BE
Saturday 5th April – High Street Methodist TR18 2SU
Saturday 12th April – St. Thomas’ Church, Heamoor TR18 3JB
Good Friday Churches Together in Penzance Walk of Witness – 18th April
We gather at 11.30am at the bus station where the procession will ‘Follow the Cross’ up Market Jew Street followed by a short service outside Lloyds Bank, after which folk are invited to the Salvation Army Hall, Queen Street, for a cup of tea and a hot cross bun at about 12 noon. All are welcome!
