Services at St Mary's Church, Plympton

Regular services are held throughout the week at St Mary's Church, details of which can be found on our About Us page. Specific information about our forthcoming services is outlined below.

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700th Anniversary Year

February 2012

 

   The Main Services during February 2012

Morning Prayer is said in the Choir Stalls every Sunday at 9.30am

Saturday 11th. February 

                Study Day led by David Catchpole

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF MARK?

During 2012, Sunday by Sunday, Christian people will be hearing and reading the familiar stories in the Gospel of Mark. We all know them so well – and yet, such ancient documents have the capacity to keep on surprising us with new insights and startlingly fresh interpretations of the meaning of Jesus. In the last two decades or so there have been important advances in our understanding of how the overall narrative about Jesus works, i.e. how it has been put together by a skilful author, and how we can follow the struggles and the perplexities of the characters in the story who have not been told, as we are at the outset, that this Gospel is about ‘Jesus the Messiah’.

Plan for the day

9.45  Meet for tea/coffee

10.00-11.15 Session 1:  Mark’s Gospel: A Whole in One

11.15-11.30 Break for more tea/coffee

11.30-12.45 Session 2: Mark’s Jesus: ‘Who Then Is This?’

12.45-1.45 Break for lunch

1.45-3.00 Session 3: Mark’s Christians: A Brave New World!

3.00  The end

Preparation for the day

It would be a great help if you could set aside a little time in advance of the study day to skip-read through the whole of the Gospel of Mark. Perhaps make a note of some of the topics that come across powerfully from a reading of the total story, and see if you can discover some of the tools of the author’s trade: not just what he says but how he says it and how he sets out to influence and persuade his readers. Please bring a Bible with you.

Follow-up to the day

You will have the chance to buy some very readable books about Mark, which will stop our day of study being an end in itself. They will be reduced price offers from the Sarum College Bookshop.

For more information, please telephone 01752 336157 / 336393

12th February         The Second Sunday before Lent 
8am                           Holy Communion
10am                          Parish Eucharist & Sunday CLub  
10am                          Chaddlewood Morning Prayer 
6.30pm                       Evensong

19th February              The Sunday before Lent 
8am                           Holy Communion
10am                         Parish Eucharist & Sunday Club
11.30am                     Holy Baptism
6.30pm                      Evensong

Wednesday 22nd February      Ash Wednesday
7.30pm            Parish Eucharist for the beginning of Lent

26th February               The First Sunday of Lent
8am                            Holy Communion
10am                          Parish Eucharist for All Ages
10am                          Chaddlewood Holy Communion
3pm                       Cafe Praise in St. Mary’s Church Hall
6.30pm                       Evensong

  Daily Services at St. Mary’s

Monday: 8.30am Morning Prayer
  5pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday: 8.30am Morning Prayer,
  11am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
  5pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday: 8.30am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
Thursday: 8.30am Morning Prayer
  7pm Evening Prayer with Holy Communion
Friday: 8.30am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
  5pm Evening Prayer
Saturday: 8.30am Morning Prayer
  5pm Evening Prayer

March, 2012

 The Main Services during March 2012

 Morning Prayer is said in the Choir Stalls every Sunday at 9.30am

                        Awaiting publication

LENT 2012

  Once again, St. Mary’s Church is working with other churches in Plympton for an ecumenical Lent Course entitled: Perspectives on Holy Week. We are delighted that we have been able to engage a range of challenging and inspiring speakers, and we extend a warm invitation to all to join this course of study, worship and discussion, organised by Churches Together in Plympton.

Please note that meetings are on Wednesday evenings (with the exception of the first which is on TUESDAY 28th February) and all start at 7.30pm. Each will follow a similar pattern. Refreshments will be served by the host church from 7pm, so do come along a little early to meet and greet! At 7.30pm there will be a short act of worship to launch the evening. Then the speaker will introduce their subject. We will divide into groups for discussion of topics raised by the speaker for about 20 minutes, then come back together for questions and comments before closing with worship. Each session will end by 9pm.

TUESDAY 28th February at St. Mary’s Church, Market Road, Plympton
“Justice as a theme of Old Testament Prophecy” – with special reference to Amos
Speaker: The Rt. Revd. Michael Langrish, Lord Bishop of Exeter
Contact: Prebendary Margaret Cameron 01752 336157
Email: vicar.margaret@btinternet.com

WEDNESDAY 7th March at Colebrook Methodist Church
“Trial and Retribution” – A Christian Lawyer’s perspective on Holy Week
Speaker: The Revd. Miranda Donne
Contact: The Revd. Simon Leigh 01752 335773
  Email: simonleigh241@btinternet.com

WEDNESDAY 14th March at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Larkham Lane
An Orthodox Perspective on Holy Week
Speaker: Father Gregory Carpenter
Contact: The Revd. Arno Bessel 01752 336240
  Email: arnobessel@btinternet.com

WEDNESDAY 21st March at Plympton St. Maurice Parish Church
A Feminist Perspective on Holy Week
Speaker: The Revd. Professor Adrian Thatcher
Contacts: The Rt. Revd. James Mason 01752 346114
  G. Easterbrook, Churchwarden 01752 339961
  Email: geoff.easterbrook@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY 28th March at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Vicarage Road, Plympton
“The Politics of Holy Week”
Speaker: The Rt. Hon. Gary Streeter, M.P.
Contacts: Fr. Jonathan Shaddock 01752 331288
  Email: office@ourladyoflourdesplympton.co.uk

 

               Daily Services at St. Mary’s

Monday: 8.30am Morning Prayer
  5pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday: 8.30am Morning Prayer,
  11am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
  5pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday: 8.30am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
Thursday: 8.30am Morning Prayer
  7pm Evening Prayer with Holy Communion
Friday: 8.30am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
  5pm Evening Prayer
Saturday: 8.30am Morning Prayer
  5pm Evening Prayer