Sunday 5th July 2026 – Services at Shaugh Prior, Bickleigh, and Glenholt – All are welcome

St Edward’s, St Mary’s & St Anne’s welcomes you.<!–

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Life in our churches and communities

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QUIET SPACES
26th June 2026 @ St Anne’s

Our reflection on St Thérèse of Lisieux brought some interesting conversation, and we were able to explore the wild garden at St Anne’s which was blooming with wildflowers – thanks to Grace and her team for doing such a wonderful job! It was also Quiet Space’s third birthday – so naturally we had cake afterwards to celebrate!

St Thérèse of Lisieux – known as the ‘little flower’ – advocated a spiritual path focusing on doing ordinary actions with extraordinary love. She viewed herself as a “little flower” in God’s garden, humble and reliant on divine mercy, rather than a grand, notice-seeking rose. She stated, ‘If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.’ (St. Therese of Lisieux. The Story of a Soul: An Autobiography, Kindle p3)

Do we perhaps find ourselves striving for success – trying to stand out from others like St Therese’s roses? Hands up here…. that’s me! But I am learning we only need affirmation from God – he loves the violets as much as the roses.

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PUMA Delivery

Thanks to all who made donations to PUMA, and many thanks to Lawrence, who once again collected and delivered all donations to their depot .

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Domestic Abuse Safeguarding Training

Good news – there is an in-person local training session coming up! If you are in a position of Leadership in the Church it is an important one to attend! Delegates can book here.

It is running in Methodist Central Hall Plymouth 22nd July 10am -1pm

Strongly recommended training for all in leadership! Having asked for local ones – there are still places available so good to support and encourage the team to hold more in person training our way!

Recommended for licensed clergy and curates, Licensed Lay Ministers and Readers, Ordinands, Parish Safeguarding Representatives, Roles that work with children and or vulnerable adults, and other specified parish roles.

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Shaugh Prior Village Hall needs your help!

They would love to create a hall history book, and would love to go back as far as possible.

There are so many people still in our lovely parish who have such wonderful knowledge and we are reaching out to you in the hope we can gather as much info as possible.

Things like the date the hall was built, who was involved, a list of previous chairs, any big events the hall was part of, photos would also be amazing!

We would really appreciate it if you shared this post so we can reach as many people as possible who may be able to help fill in years of gaps!!

Any info or photos you can share with us can either be emailed on shaughpriorvillagehall@gmail.com or passed to any of the committee at our monthly coffee mornings!

Thank you

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St Mary’s Church Christian Library

We successfully applied for a grant from Speaking Volumes Book Grant Scheme last year and received a generous grant of £250.

This is available to community organisations to buy Christian books that can inspire, uplift, and transform lives, and to enhance their community spaces.

Rev. Jo, Jo Carpenter and Grace chose 22 books from the Eden online christian bookshop and now they have been stamped and installed in a donated bookcase in St Mary’s, next to the Choir stall.

The books vary in topics from grief, suffering, prayer to faith, for new or lifelong Christians, for toddlers, teen and adults. Please take a look and book out your chosen book on the form for up to one month.

If you have christian books you would like to donate to the library, please contact Grace.

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Weekly Activities

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Online Prayer Group

Each Wednesday Rev Jo and Frank will be holding a weekly prayer meeting via Google Meet (video call via your computer’s browser, a bit like Zoom), at 9:30 to 10:00am to pray for one another, our churches, ministers and volunteers. If you are interested in joining the meeting, please get in touch for the link details.

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Reminder: There will be no Games Club on Friday 3rd July as there will be a Friends of Bickleigh Parish Community Talk being held at St Anne’s.

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Regular giving

Thank you to all of you who are donating to our churches! Have you considered setting up a regular donation to support the life and maintenance of our church communities? Please consider a single or monthly donation.

Donate now for Bickleigh Parish / Donate now for Shaugh Prior Parish.

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Prayer lists

Those in need of our prayers
Julie, Sophie, Karen, Richard, Judy, Mo, Valerie, Steve, Jill, Dawn, Ray, Diana, Maureen, Mike, Mel, Don, Doreen.

Pray for the Souls of the Recently Departed

Those whose year’s mind occur around this time
Margaret Smith, Leon Hodginson, Katie Dolbear, Edna Kellaway, Patricia Chudley, Brian Treby

Those whom we love and see no longer and those who have no-one else to pray for them

+Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord
and let light perpetual shine upon them

May they rest in peace
and rise in glory

(please email admin@bspchurches.co.uk with updates to the prayer list)

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Sunday, 5th July 2026

5th Sunday after Trinity

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Readings

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Psalm 145. 8-14

God is full of compassion

The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

The Lord is good to all,

and his compassion is over all that he has made.

All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

and all your faithful shall bless you.

They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom,

and tell of your power,

to make known to all people your mighty deeds,

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all his words,

and gracious in all his deeds.

The Lord upholds all who are falling,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

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This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.

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Romans 7. 15-25a

The struggle within the self

I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.

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Gospel Reading

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Matthew 11. 16-19, 25-30

The yoke of discipleship

“But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,

‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, O Christ.

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Sunday 5th July 2026 – Services at Shaugh Prior, Bickleigh, and Glenholt – All are welcome

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