Lent Groups are being held in the Meneage Benefice in March. These are open to everyone—whether you are a regular churchgoer, or someone with an interest in spiritual issues—and each one will end with a simple communal lunch. They will meet across the Benefice on four Wednesday mornings during Lent. The purpose is to offer support to each other, exploring and deepening our faith in the period leading up to Holy Week. The series will begin with a Holy Communion Service on Ash Wednesday, 2 March, at Manaccan Church at 11.15am, during which we will reflect on ‘What it means to be part of a Christian community’. The four Groups will follow, each one focusing on a specific ‘Cornerstone of Faith’: v ‘Baptism’, 9 March, 11.00am at St Anthony Church; v ‘The Bible’, 16 March, 11.00am at St Martin Parish Hall; v ‘The Lord’s Supper’, 23 March, 11.00am at St Martin Parish Hall; v ‘Prayer’, 30 March, 11.00am at St Mawgan Church. The series will conclude with a special Holy Communion Service at St Martin Church on 6 April at 11.am, where we will reflect on ‘Looking towards Holy Week’. The two services will be led by the Revd Mike North, and the Lent Groups will be led by Bob & Patti Owens, Readers (Licensed Lay Ministers) in the Benefice. If you would like to take part in these Groups, there is no charge, but Bob and Patti do need to know you are coming so that all necessary arrangements can be made. Please email or phone them (no Facebook messages) , giving your name, telephone number, and email address (if you have one). You'll be sent a leaflet giving further information. Contact details are: (telephone) 01326 231 997; (email) bobowensreader@outlook.com and/or pattiowens51@gmail.com. These Lent Groups will be quite informal, with opportunities for reflection, prayer, and discussion. You are warmly invited to join Bob and Patti.
The Meneage Messenger, the community magazine covering the parishes of Mawgan, St Martin, Manaccan and St Anthony, is now back to normal availability both as a printed black and white version or as a PDF via email. The paper black and white version, at 50p a copy, can be found in the following outlets:Mawgan Stores, Helford Stores, St Keverne Paper Shop, and all four churches in the Benefice (check opening times). The PDF version is available for £5 per annum (11 months) by paying via bank transfer to The Meneage Messenger 30-94-07 account number 00376032 referencing with your full name, and then emailing meneagemessenger@outlook.com to confirm this has been done. A receipt will be issued when the money is confirmed as received by the bank.The magazine includes church services and opening times for all four parishes plus general articles on all sorts of subjects from farming and gardening to local history, events and news.
