The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed in January each year from the 18th to the 25th January during the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul.
~ Choral
Evening Prayer on Sunday 18th January with
members and friends of Churches Together in Penzance Area ~ poster
~~ The Theme for 2026 is: “One Body, One Spirit",
the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical
Churches
~ They are available to download from Churches Together In Britain and Ireland and are jointly published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches.
listen
to Christmas Eve Carol service || Bishop Nicholas Christmas Homily
& Christmas
message ||
Fr
David's Meditation for
Christmastide 'Peace on Earth to People
of Goodwill'
Epiphany traditional New Year House Blessing "20 + C + M + B +
26" A
tradition in the Catholic Church was to hand out blessed chalk at
the Masses for Epiphany, to be used in blessing a home in the New
Year. Write above your doorway as in the example above: 20 (first
two numbers of the year) + C + M + B ( for the 3 Magi, Casper,
Melchior, and Balthasar), then + 26 (last two numbers of the year),
then write below: ' Christus Mansionem Benedicat' (“May Christ
Bless this House.”) -- The four crosses represent the 4 seasons. As
you are writing, pray the following prayer: "Lord God of heaven and
earth, you revealed your only-begotten Son to every nation by the
guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill
us with the light of Christ, that our concern for others may
reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen." ~
read more
here (use at any other time of year, e.g.
a new home).
The
Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson was installed as Bishop of the Plymouth RC
Diocese on 29 November ~ Diocese
web article ~ homily
~ post
communion address || watch
the installation Mass on YouTube || Diocese
web article on his first public Mass 1st December ~ homily
|| Listen
to Bishop Hudson interviewed on Radio Devon on 23rd Nov || The
announcement as Bishop-elect Diocese
website article || An
interview with Bishop Hudson || Prayers
for Bishop Nicholas Hudson
Diocese:
Bishop Nicholas Christmas Homily
& Christmas
message || Bishop's
installation
newsletter || November
newsletter || newsletter
signup link || October
newsletter || Diocesan
news page
Caritas
Plymouth: newsletters
list || newsletter
signup link
Becoming
a Catholic: Renewing or Deepening your Faith. RCIA
'Journey in Faith' classes, see newsletter
Churches
Together in Penzance Area news (CTiPA
website): 1:
Choral
Evening Prayer for Christian Unity 6pm at Penzance
Catholic Church on Sunday 18th January ~ poster
2:
Core
Recovery - providing a spiritual home for those caught on addiction
of any kind; contact via penzance@salvationarmy.org.uk
or 01736 330090
3: Debt Advice : The
Salvation Army offers free, confidential and impartial debt
advice services to people in this area. Call 01752 643955 to speak
to a Debt Advisor from 10.00am until 4.00pm Monday to Friday or email: cornwalldas@salvationarmy.org.uk
4: Employment Plus - enables
people to move out of dependency, access support for job hunting and
understanding and claiming benefits, contact Cara Upham email: cara.upham@salvationarmy.org.uk
Tel 07552 863060
Pope
Leo XIV proclaimed St John Henry Newman as the 38th Doctor of the Church on 1
November. Read
more || St
John Henry Newman - Doctor of the Church Catholic Bishops'
Conference article
Pope
Leo XIV Apostolic
Exhortation Dilexi te on Love for the Poor || related CAFOD
article
Synod: Pathways
for the Implementation Phase of The Synod 2025-28 ~ Synod
page
Donate to CAFOD
appeals ~~ Catholic radio station Radio
Maria in Cambridge.
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