Parish Events:
Change of Sunday Mass times:
Please note that on Sunday 11th & 18th January Mass will be at 12.30pm
Holy Cross Church is now open daily from early morning for those who wish to have quiet reflection and private prayer.
The Parish Christmas Lunch, planned for 13th January, has been cancelled. Later in the year we hope to hold an alternative event when Fr Jon will be able to join us. Thanks to those who signed up.
St Peter’s, Crownhill
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DROP-IN Come for a chat, meet old friends, make new ones. All ages welcome. Stay all afternoon or drop in for half an hour. Free tea and coffee. Invite and bring along someone you know is feeling isolated and lonely.
Local Events:-
Tavistock Care Cafe – Since April, the Tavistock Care Cafe has been welcoming those who are bereaved or grieving, or have caring responsibilities, to coffee, cake and a chance to talk. We are open on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, 10.30 to midday. If you feel you or someone you know would benefit, do join us in the Upper Hall of Tavistock Methodist Church (for newcomers to Tavi, the church is next to the bus station and opposite the Library). The Care Cafe team.
Tavistock Area Christians Together – Unity Service & AGM – Sunday 25th January 4-6.30pm, United Reformed Church, Russell Street, Tavistock
You are warmly invited to attend the above as part of The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026; the Unity service will start at 4pm followed by the AGM at around 5.15pm, with refreshments in between. It’s always a joy to celebrate together, and a time of great encouragement with updates from the many joint activities, ministries & worship that we participate in together. Do come along to hear what God has been doing through the unity of His church in our town & area!
Diocesan & other events:-
There will be a Safeguarding training event on Saturday 17th January in Our Lady of Lourdes Church Annexe (PL7 4JU) from 10am-15:30pm, with a break for lunch. This will cover safeguarding for both children and adults. Everyone is welcome to come along. All volunteers are encouraged to attend. This face-to-face training will fulfil the training requirement that is now stipulated to have been completed before commencing /continuing a role with vulnerable groups. The alternative option is completing an online safeguarding training module. Everyone is welcome to attend whether you are a volunteer or not. Please bring along a packed lunch to eat, refreshments will be provided.
Teens residential, 23rd – 25th January 2026, East Shallowford Farm, Dartmoor
The 2026 teens residential (those aged 13-17) are invited to explore lives of people holding a refugee and asylum seekers status in the Uk. There is time to question refugees and asylum seekers to hear why they left their homes to seek asylum. Once listening to the stories there is a chance for young people to form their own opinion and decide what action they would like to do. This event cost £50pp. To book: For further information: youth@prcdtr.org.uk
Dilexi Te – The Burning Heart of the Church’s Mission
A day of reflection with Bishop Nicholas Hudson
21 February 2026, 11am-4pm, Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre
Join Caritas and CAFOD this Lent for a diocesan day to reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s powerful Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te, which calls us to return to the Gospel and reminds us that love of the poorest of our sisters and brothers is part of the “burning heart of the Church’s mission”.
Hear from our inspirational Speakers: Rt Rev Nicholas Hudson, Bishop of Plymouth; Christine Allen, CAFOD Director; Raymond Friel OBE, CSAN Chief Executive Officer; Fr. Richard Finn OP, University of Oxford.
Click here to register or email: caritas@prcdtr.org.uk
Gather 2026 A weekend of faith, formation and friendship, Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd March, Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay. Booking forms available from the parish office, see Facebook page or email plymouthgather@yahoo.com for more information