Events

 

Parish Events:

N.B.   All Sunday Masses will be at 9am until June 29th

      then they will be at 12.30pm until August 17th 

 

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION – for those who have registered.

Meetings for Confirmation preparation will be held at St Peter’s, Crownhill   on the following Sundays, 4.30- 5.45pm.

June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th; July 6th; September 7th, 14th, 28th; October 5th.

Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday October 11th.

Confirmation Celebration October 19th.

 

 

St Peter’s, Crownhill

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DROP-IN The next meeting will be on May 7th. 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.

 

 

Diocesan & other events:-

Laudato Si week 2025 – Cathedral Photography Exhibition Ten years ago, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’, setting out a new vision for our common home. We are invited this week to celebrate 10 years of prayer and action and to reflect on how we can create a brighter future as stewards of creation. Caritas Plymouth will be hosting a Photography exhibition at Plymouth Cathedral from 20th – 26th May showcasing images submitted by people from across the diocese which highlight the gift of God’s creation. Please come along to visit the free exhibition which will be available during the normal opening hours of the Cathedral.

 

On Sunday May 25th there will be a Mass at 10am at Plymouth Cathedral, celebrated by our Nigerian priests along with the African Community – with traditional music. All are welcome.

 

‘Rise to Our Cause’ on Ascension Thursday for the Catholic Children’s Society (Plymouth)

Following the success of our two previous CCSP Ascension Day fundraisers, last year at St Mary’s in Poole and the previous year at Buckfast Abbey, this year’s ‘Rise to Our Cause’ event is being held at St Cuthbert Mayne in Launceston on Thursday, 29th  May 2025.  St Cuthbert Mayne Church in Launceston is a sacred site of pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year, and pilgrims can get their pilgrim passport stamped, and venerate the relic of Cuthbert Mayne.

The event will start with Holy Mass in the church at 12.30pm, followed by a two-course hot lunch kindly prepared for us by the parish.  Following lunch, our Guest Speaker this year will be Phil McCarthy, the Hearts in Search of God project lead, who will describe his own walking pilgrimages to Rome and Istanbul and reflect on what it means to be a pilgrim of hope in this Jubilee year.  To read more about Phil and the work he does promoting the Cornish pilgrimage, visit: www.pilgrimways.org.uk

Tickets cost £15 and can be ordered by –

All proceeds from this event, will go towards helping vulnerable children and families living in our Diocese.  There will also be a raffle on the day to help raise money for CCSP to enable us to continue helping families of all faiths and none living throughout Devon, Cornwall and parts of Dorset.

CAFOD Jubilee Reflection Day & Diocesan Launch of the Worldwide Church Debt Campaign

Venue: Buckfast Abbey, Schiller Hall,  Saturday 31st May, 10.30am – 3pm

Join us to pray and reflect on CAFOD’s Jubilee themes and be inspired to take action on the worldwide Church debt campaign, with a live Link to Kenya! In the last year of his life, Pope Francis repeatedly spoke about the global debt crisis impacting many of the world’s poorest countries. Calling for urgent action to be taken in this Jubilee Year, he said, “More than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice”. At his request, the Church has launched a worldwide debt campaign. Join CAFOD to find out more about the campaign and what you can do to answer Pope Francis’ call to action.

 Keynote speaker live from Kenya: Fr Charlie Chilufya SJ, Jesuit priest based in Kenya, who is an expert on the debt crisis and on the human suffering that this is causing in Kenya. Fr Charlie is Director of JENA (Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network, Africa) he fosters and coordinates the Jesuits’ work in economic, social, migration, juvenile, gender, and climate justice in Africa. He speaks globally at the African Union, United Nations, G20, and IMF/World Bank meetings, advocating for debt relief, climate justice, and economic systems that serve people over profit.

All welcome. Booking not necessary, but appreciated: Email: plymouth@cafod.org.uk or Tel: 01752 268 768

 

Jubilee Year, Mass for Marriage 2025 Midday, Saturday May 31st The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface, Plymouth PL1 5HW.  Marriage enriches us all, all are welcome.  Let us know your anniversaries or intentions, or when your wedding will take place. For more information please contact  deborah.vankroonenburg@prcdtr.org.uk

Feast of St Boniface: to celebrate the feast of St Boniface, Patron Saint of our Diocese, there will be Mass on Thursday, 5th June, at 4 pm at St Boniface Church in Crediton. All are welcome.

MARRIAGE HELP – Retrouvaille helps couples find hope and healing for their marriage. Next date: 20th – 22nd  June   www.retrouvaille.org.uk Tel: 0788 7296983.  Out of 21 couples who joined the Retrouvaille programme in February, two couples have turned away from divorce, and others now found hope to restore their marriages. Your bulletin announcements, referrals and prayers made this possible.

Proclaim, Sclerder Abbey,  2025; June 20th – 22nd  This residential is open to young adults aged 18+ Proclaim is running for the first time this year.  It is a Christian gathering for young adults in the South West, featuring talks, workshops, testimonies, prayer and worship. People are encouraged to camp but there are opportunities to stay in the Abbey. A contribution of £60 for those camping. For further information please contact, Saskia: youth@prcdtr.org.uk

 

We are excited to invite you to the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Pilgrimage 2025, taking place from July 21st to 26th in York and the surrounding areas. This pilgrimage, themed “Heartland of Faith and Hope,” will explore the rich Christian heritage of York and Yorkshire, focusing on the foundation, reformation, persecution, and revival of faith in this region.

Our pilgrimage will be led by Fr. Dominic Robinson SJ, our Spiritual Director, along with the ACN Pilgrimage Team and historian Suze Mathews. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in personal devotions, the Rosary, Confession, Benediction, and Daily Mass. We will visit significant sites such as York, Ripon, Beverley, and the Cistercian Monastery at Fountains, deepening our understanding of the area’s spiritual history.

For more information or to book your place, please contact Bridget Teasdale at bridget.teasdale@acnuk.org. A non-refundable deposit of £90 is required to secure your spot, with the total pilgrimage cost being £285.

Please see flyer with additional details on the table at the back of the church. We hope you and your parishioners will find this pilgrimage of great interest.

 

St Mary’s College, Oscott.  Celebrate the Jubilee at WeBelieve, a festival of Catholic Life gathering the Church to share the hope that we have in Christ.  From 25th – 28th  July, join us for four days of music, keynotes, conversation & worship at St Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham. Featuring Dr Gianna Emanuela Molla (daughter of St Gianna Molla), Fr Paul Murray, Msgr Michael Nazir-Ali, AnMari, Fr Toby Lees & many more.  Early Bird Tickets available now at www.webelievefestival.com

 

Online Prayer Group.  An online group has been sharing Morning Prayer and Night Prayer, Monday to Fridays, for the last two years. We simply pray the Divine Office together (over about twelve minutes) – ‘for the sake of the Church and the world’. People dip in, as they can (no apologies needed when we can’t). There is no obligation to read, just join us in prayer.  For more information contact <deborah.vankroonenburg@prcdtr.org.uk>