Friday 1st May 13.30pm 

w/c Sunday 3^rd May 2026

Dear Friends,

We are in the middle of our cycle of Annual Parochial Church Meetings across the Mission Community.
We are truly blessed to have people in each of our churches who are willing to offer their services in the various offices of our churches.
Please do pray for them, and do thank them for all they do, as our churches could not function without these wonderful and generous people.

Thought for the week:  John 14

This week’s Gospel begins “do not let your hearts be troubled; believe in God; believe also in me.”
These are difficult times for the disciples, but Jesus does not focus on their circumstances or the dangers from the Jewish authorities:
He tells them not to be troubled, not to be fearful but “believe in me”.
Fear is a powerful emotion, it can be all encompassing: fears about the future, fears about our health, fears around our loved ones.
These fears can trick us into believing their power, focussing on possible outcomes and consequences as well as the ones we might already be beginning to experience.
This can understandably take our eyes off what really matters – or more

correctly Who.

When Jesus appeared to his disciples on a pitch-black night on the sea of Galilee during a great storm (Matthew 14, Mark 6, John 6) He was walking on the water.
They recognised Him immediately (who else could it be?) Peter asked to come to Him and Jesus said, “come then.” Peter too walked on the water, at least until he started focussing on the storm around him and then he began to sink.
The Master took him by the hand and raised him from the water saying “why did you doubt?”

It seems that we can do the seemingly impossible if we keep our eyes on Jesus.
If we believe in God, if we trust God.
Jesus asks us to do just that. Jesus tells them that they know the way to the place where He is going.
Thomas voices their doubts: “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus replies with one of the most well know quotes in the bible (v6): “I

am the way and the truth and the life. 
No one comes to the Father except through me.” He goes further with Philip (v9) “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?
Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” 

We do not walk the path of this life alone, indeed in verse 15 Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to be our Advocate, our Guide and our Comforter. Lord, help us to trust You even when we can’t see, for You are the Way, the Truth and the Life, Amen.
David Harwood

Notices and Diary

• Joint PCCs meeting on Sat 9^th May 10am-12pm at St Luke’s church, Buckfastleigh. Please park in the public car park and not at St Luke’s
• Thy Kingdom Come, a global wave of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost, is taking place from the 14-24 May 2026. There are a number of free resources available on the Thy Kingdom Come website https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources
• South Brent Mothers’ Union quiz in the Church room at 10am on Thursday 28^thMay.

Sat 2^nd May                           Landscove Wedding at 1pm (Summers/Kuligowski)

Sun 3^rd May                          St Petroc’s Parish Breakfast from 8.30am in the church room

Wed 6^th May                        St Petroc’s Morning Prayer at 8.30am

Thought for the week at 10am by zoom and telephone

St Petroc’s Parish Lunch 12.30-1.30pm

Fri 8^th May                             Morning Prayer at 9am by zoom and telephone

Sat 9^th May                           Ministry team at 9am

                                                      Joint PCCs meeting at 10am at St Luke’s

                                                      St Petroc’s wedding at 1pm (Noronha/Kelly)

Sun 10^th May                       Dean APCM after morning service

Mission Community Services

 Know you are in my heart and in my prayers.
Rev Gina