Welcome to St. Mary's, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, in the County of Devon and the Diocese of Exeter.
We are pleased to announce we are now officially a Team Ministry with The Church of The Holy Spirit, SouthwayEdit
We are pleased to announce we are now officially a Team Ministry with The Church of The Holy Spirit, SouthwayEdit
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CORONAVIRUS Update 23rd October 2020
St Mary's Church is still able to remain open for services twice a week. This Sunday, 25th October, there will be the usual service of Holy Communion (CW) at 10am. Following this service the Church will remain open for private prayer until 12 noon. Unfortunately, we regret to inform you that the Church boiler is not working and we are still awaiting the supply of a new part. Therefore please wrap up well for the morning service and the APCM on Sunday. We are now allowed music during the services and choirs are allowed to sing, if socially distanced, although there is still no singing allowed by members of the congregation. Members of the congregation have the option of receiving a single host - i.e. a communion wafer - while only the vicar will receive both the wafer and the wine on behalf of everyone present. There will be a said Evening Prayer Service (BCP) on Wednesday 28th October at 6.30pm, and afterwards the Church will remain open for private prayer until 7.30pm. Strict regulations as regards to social distancing and cleaning are in place and volunteers will be in attendance to ensure there are no problems and that everything is done properly. Please leave any service books you have used at the back of Church so they can be put aside to be quarantined. We can now also hold ‘limited’ baptisms, funerals and weddings in St Mary's Church with a maximum of 30 attendees. We would please ask that face masks are worn as a precaution, following the latest guidance from The Church of England. We would also ask that if you are not feeling well, have any symptoms of the corona virus or have been asked to shield, that you do not come to the Church. The weekly Sunday service videos will continue to be posted on the St. Mary's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/St-Marys-Church-in-Tamerton-Foliot-Plymouth-174202003452 , on the Messy Church page, too, at https://www.facebook.com/messychurchtamertonfoliot and on this page, on the right hand side, each week, together with the words of the service so that you can join in with the responses at home if you wish. The pastoral phone calls to members of the congregation will continue and the Church News will still be sent to everyone, either via email or hand delivered where people do not have access to email. Don’t forget that both the diocese and the national church are posting full Sunday services which you can access and which make use of the technical know-how to include multi-media aids to worship, including pre-recorded music and hymns. The Bishops have been clear that this is guidance – not an instruction or law – and that it will be constantly reviewed depending on the national situation. National Church of England guidance provides further advice on how the staged process could be implemented and with factors and information for dioceses to consider. Meanwhile, we are still here and are available for providing any help and support or to meet any prayer requests you may have Updates will continue to be posted here and on the St Mary's and Messy Church Facebook pages. Please share as widely as possible. All regular events in the Church Hall have been cancelled until further notice. There is a group of volunteers available to help provide support with shopping or dog walking, fetching medication etc for anyone struggling to cope by themselves. Please contact Rev'd David Gill on 771033 or message via the Facebook pages for more information or to request some help. The Church News will still be available as usual via the Church News page on this website or can be requested to be sent to you by email via andy@saintmarys.org.uk People are being encouraged to place a lighted candle in their window at 7pm every Sunday. Please ensure it is safe to do so and that there is no risk of fire. As an alternative there is a poster available, via the link on the right, to place in your window. We hope you stay self and well and that you may know the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ at this difficult time. On the right are some links to some prayers related to the Coronavirus and to an act of Spiritual Communion. Prayers For Use During The Coronavirus Outbreak Not everyone has access to online resources. So Church House Publishing (CHP) have produced a downloadable/printable selection of Prayers for use during the coronavirus outbreak. The booklet includes prayers for children, as well as a simple form of morning and night prayer designed for individuals and families to use at home. The files can be freely downloaded, e-mailed or printed by anyone via the Church of England website, with versions suited to sharing digitally or for printing at home. A link is on the right hand side of this page. If you would like a copy, and cannot access it online, please ask and we will ensure you get a copy. The following information from the Bishop of Exeter's office might be of interest. Worship and Prayer Although public worship has been suspended, the worship of God has not been suspended. Our strong suggestion is that clergy, readers and lay leaders of worship should stick to the normal pattern of visits to churches on Sunday at the usual times. They should offer worship alone and invite members of the congregation to pray at the same time at home. If you are looking for a form of prayer to use at home, you may choose the Church of England Daily Prayer App or access it via the Church of England website. We also have various links and resources for worship and prayer at home. Visit https://exeter.anglican.org/…/corona…/coronavirus-resources/ Worship on the Diocesan Website We all need to think creatively and imaginatively about sustaining the life of prayer in our communities during this crisis. Each day at 11am, there will be a short video reflection entitled ‘Pause and Pray’ posted on social media and the website. Over the coming weeks, we will also be posting acts of worship for Sundays, the Maundy Thursday Chrism Eucharist, Good Friday and Easter Day. You will be able to view them from 10am on our YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Channels and they will be uploaded to the Diocese of Exeter website at www.exeter.anglican.org You might like to have a look at worship from St Matthias on North Hill, Plymouth, who are live streaming their worship at 10am each Sunday and you can follow this live at www.stmplymouth.org.uk or at any other time on YouTube by searching for St Matts Plymouth What's oN THIS WEEK?
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So, now, with Harvest Festival behind us, our thoughts turn towards what comes next in the Church year. How can we celebrate Remembrance Sunday and Christmas whilst staying within the Government guidelines and regulations? The PCC are currently trying to work out how we can plan services with a limit on the number of people who can attend and to maintain the safety of everyone who is attending, allowing for the necessary cleaning to be done, or sufficient time to elapse between services. The PCC are trying to come up with some practical suggestions and ideas, as soon as possible, to discuss that will ensure that as many people as possible who wish to attend the Church at Christmas are able to do so.
Of course the rules on Church gatherings could change at any time as the Government tries to reduce the further spreading of the Coronavirus. Any plans that are drawn up in the next few weeks could therefore be thwarted at any time, requiring a complete change of plan. We ask for your prayers for the PCC as they deliberate and strive to come up with a satisfactory solution. CHURCH HALL REFURBISHMENT The Church Hall kitchen is now finished and looks amazing. The main hall has now been repainted and is ready for groups to start returning to their usual activities as we reopen the Hall for bookings. Any donations would be most welcome towards the approximate £12,000 cost of the venture. Here are some pictures of the kitchen.
The Church Hall is now the only hall available to the community in Tamerton Foliot and it would be great to have as much support from the community, financial or otherwise, to help achieve our goal of having a fantastic facility available for everyone to benefit from and enjoy. New Toilet in St Mary's Church Plans are still continuing for our 'Flush Fund' - the fundraising fund to have a new toilet installed in Church. Discussions have taken place with our architect and plans submitted to the Diocese to apply for a Faculty in order to carry out the work. Grant application processes were suspended due to Covid-19 but are now starting to open up again. In order to apply for possible grants we need to demonstrate that we are raising some of the necessary funds ourselves and we have raised about £6,000 so far. Any donations are always welcome, though. Once we are able, we will organise a new fund raising event to try and raise some more money for this scheme. 
Feeling a bit down? Need a bit of a lift? Have a look at this - The UK Blessing - performed by members of various Churches throughout the UK. Just click on the image. (The link has been restored.)
An order of service for the Last Sunday of Trinity.
If the video doesn't play when you click on the picture, try clicking on the pop out arrow at top right of the picture (scroll to the right if you can't see it),
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Many services at St. Mary's are 'traditional' and follow the liturgical structures one might expect from an Anglican Church, however, we believe in enabling the Body of Christ express its worship of Jesus in a variety of ways. We hope that you will find an expression of worship that you are able to connect with and through it, your faith in Christ would be nurtured and enriched.
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Joyful
Praise 
Joyful Praise services are now held at 6pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month at The Church of The Holy Spirit, Southway. It is contemporary and comes under the umbrella of 'Fresh Expressions Church'. Here you will find an up-to-date worship style, interactive Bible teaching and much more.
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Messy Church brings families (of all shapes and sizes) together to worship Jesus through creativity, interactive drama /story and lastly over a meal! |
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This is is the new name for our All Age Services that are usually held on the 3rd Sunday each month at 10am.
However, due to the latest guidance about Coronavirus, they have had to be cancelled until further notice. Annual Parochial Church Meeting This year's APCM was due to be held on Friday 3rd April 2020 in St Mary's Church Hall but has had to be postponed until later in the year. It will now take place after the morning service at 11am on Sunday 18th October 2020. The current Churchwardens and PCC members will continue in post until then. Booklets with all the usual reports have been sent out via email to all members of the St Mary's Electoral Roll. The PCC are continuing to meet online every few weeks May via Zoom. Safeguarding Policy Our Parish Safeguarding Policy for St. Mary's is currently being updated and will replace the current policy which can be found here. Data Protection Update and Information Our PCC have produced a Privacy Policy to reflect changes in response to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that came in to effect on 25th May 2018. We have a large number of contacts and associates. Most of them we know personally and the rest are associated with events at St Mary’s. We will continue to only use people's data as they would expect of us. The data we hold may include any of the following: your name, address, photos of you, your phone number and email address. We hold this data because you have either joined our Electoral Roll or asked to be informed about our activities. The GDPR requires us to make sure you are aware that we hold this data and that you know your rights. The data we hold about you is for the legitimate interest of keeping you informed about our activities, for maintaining our Electoral Roll, for managing our Planned Giving, for the various rotas and for our prayer list which is published in the Church News each week. In line with our privacy policy, after a set period paper information will be shredded and digital records will be deleted. Your data and information will be kept secure and private. It will not be passed on to any third party unless it is necessary for Safeguarding/Child Protection or a medical emergency in which case it will be passed to the appropriate authorities. We will take steps to ensure that all personal data we hold is kept secure at all times by all those who hold them. The information we hold will be kept up to date and can be checked by you at any time by contacting the Revd. Preb. David Gill, or the PCC Secretary, Colin Stockman. Your Rights Under the GDPR you have; 1. The right to be informed that your data and information is held 2. The right to access your data 3. The right to update and correct your data 4. The right to erase your data 5. The right to restrict your data being processed 6. The right to data portability 7. The right to object 8. Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling. Our Privacy Policy is posted on the notice board at the back of Church and is available below. It is also available on request by email or in writing. Click here to see our General Data Protection Regulation Policy Click here to see our General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Notice ** Praise Service - Usually at 6pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Currently suspended until further notice. due to the latest information about Coronavirus. ** Together @ Ten - All Age Praise Service - Usually at 10am on 3rd Sunday of each month. Currently suspended until further notice due to the latest information about Coronavirus. ** Messy Church - Currently suspended until further notice due to the latest information about Coronavirus. See our Church Events page for more details. |
Help us fundraise for St. Mary's when you shop online
We have recently received a cheque for £20.97 for the period January to March 2020. Register with www.easyfundraising.org.uk and choose to support St. Mary's Church by typing 'Tamerton Church' when you follow the 'Support a Good Cause' link. Select St. Mary's Church and then each time you shop online just visit the Easyfundraising website first and you can then link directly to the retailer of your choice or search for a product and, when you have completed your purchase, money will be automatically credited to St Mary's at no extra cost to yourself. We currently have 21 people supporting us in this way and we have raised £461.69 so far. Thanks for your support! Messy Church We have now been hosting Messy Church for over 6 years and they have all been a great success. Our ‘Messy Church’ events have had to be cancelled due to the latest guidance about Coronavirus. Watch this space for when we will be able to hold our next Messy Church. Messy Church involves craft fun for families and will finish with a meal together. All ages are welcome. 
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