Dear All,As you all know, because of the corona virus emergency, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have prohibited all public church services, so here is this Sunday’s ‘Worship-at-Home’ service! It’s available as a Word document but I’ve also included the full text in the body of this email.Please consider printing it and popping a copy through the letterbox of people without email - including, if you think it appropriate, those of neighbours who might not normally attend church services but who might like to be included in our life and fellowship as the church of God.Obviously you can use this service at any time but you might like to say it at 9.30am on Sunday when we are used to being together as the worshipping community. This could help us, despite perhaps having to ‘self-isolate’ or keep ‘social distant’, to remember that we are not alone. Also, do remember all the hand-washing and other hygiene guidance and do everything to keep yourself and everyone else safe and healthy. I shall be in touch regularly - please do email or text or phone me if you’d like - even if it’s just for a chat because you’re by yourself! And finally, please, please, continue to pray unceasingly for our poor world and all it is enduring.With love, as alwaysSteve
Dear All,In the light of the Covid 19 emergency I have this morning suspended all church services and events at St Laudus Church, Mabe and St Michael’s Church, Ponsanooth until further notice. This decision is to protect elderly and vulnerable people and will be under regular review, dependent on any future guidance/instruction from government. We are looking at putting worship material online and updates will be posted her and/or on our facebook page www.facebook.com/mabechurchesMeanwhile please pray for everyone worldwide who has contracted the virus, for those who are anxious about contracting it or have otherwise been affected by it, and for all the medical and other staff around the world desperately working to put an end to the pandemic. I have been in touch with the Parish Council at Mabe who have embarked on plans to support people in the village, and plans in Ponsanooth are underway. Importantly, we must remain calm and positive, encouraging and prayerful! Please feel free to disseminate all of this to those without emailMuch love to all,Rev Steve Smith
The deanery have agreed to use the Leading your Church into Growth local programme to engage with the parishes on the question of the future of the Church in our deanery. There will be 5 Leading your Church into Growth Days starting in January 2020. The days will be held at the Penmorvah Manor Hotel. Everyone from the congregations is invited to attend these days and invitations will be sent out in due course. All the clergy will be attending these days to work with their congregations. Alongside these days, the clergy will be attending some residential 'colleges':College 1 – Focus on Tell (evangelism) and Teach (discipleship)College 2 – Focus on Tend (social action) and Transform (social justice) and Treasure (valuing creation)College 3 – What should the Church look like in the light of what we’ve discovered in Colleges 1 & 2?College 4 – How are we going to lead the change?This programme is about us planning the future of the church of God together.And together, we - and the church of tomorrow - will have more of a chance of being the church that God wants us to be!
Bishop Philip will launch our AMD (Accompanied Ministry Development) programme at a Deanery Synod meeting on Thursday 24th October, 7pm, at All Saints Church Falmouth. This will be an open meeting and everyone is welcome. AMD is a way of us as a deanery reviewing where we're all coming from, looking at our strengths and needs, and planning together for the future. The evening will also be an opportunity to meet our new Bishop. Please put the date in your diary!
