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Ow sos ger, (My dear friends in Cornish)
You may have noticed that I am beginning to learn just a few words of Cornish, I am hoping to improve my repertoire over the coming weeks and months. I intend to learn the Lords’ Prayer in Cornish which I hope you will want to join with me in saying at church during services.
I have been reading up on a little bit of history of some of our churches, and noticed that a previous rector of Probus once stood his ground and refused to introduce the BCP services as they were all in English, his understanding was that this would lead to the demise of the Cornish people, their language and their culture. He was executed for this display of independence.
The Cornish people are of course, resilient. However, with Cornish being a language spoken by a small minority, with the advent of schooling and lessons taught in English, the language all but died out. Over the past 100 years or so there has been a resurgence in interest and passion for the Cornish language. As we live in Cornwall and worship in Cornwall I think it is right to understand something of the ways and language of the people.
I would do the same if I were to move to Spain or Turkey. I hope you will want to join with me in this small token of appreciation as villagers here welcome me and accept me to come and live here as one, together.
Gras and kres,
Caroline
This Week's Services
Thursday 21st August
Probus - 12noon - Holy Communion with Rev Brian
Sunday 24th August
Probus - 9:30am Holy Communion with Rev Linda
St Erme 9:30am - BCP Morning Prayer with Rev Brian
St Crida 11:00am - Matins with Sara
Ladock 11:00am - Holy Communion with Rev Caroline
Tresillian 11:15am - Holy Communion with Rev Linda
Ladock 6pm - BCP evensong with Rev Caroline
Readings for this week
| Jeremiah 1:4-10 |
| Psalm 71:1-6 |
| Luke 13:10-17 |
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Collect for this Sunday
God of constant mercy,
who sent your Son to save us:
remind us of your goodness,
increase your grace within us,
that our thankfulness may grow,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Next Week's Services
Sunday 31st August
St Erme 10am - Together @10 - St Hermes Festival Day led by Revs Linda and Caroline
Next Weeks Readings
Ecclesiasticus 10: 12-18
Luke 14: 1, 7-14
Message from St Erme re parking
...there is what is best described as limited parking for cars, both in the roads and outside the church. We try and ensure that a private road next to the church is kept open for the residents.
We try and get as many vehicles up the drive to the church, especially those who are disabled but it could be tight. Could we ask people to share cars if possible?
Probus Community Hub
Tuesday 26th August - 10:30-12 - Coffee and Chat
Wednesday 27th August 10:30-11:30 - Move More - Falls prevention course for the over 65s
Community larder - supermarket surplus available for all to take away to save waste - open Monday 4-4:30, Wednesday 2:30-3:30, Friday 9-10, Saturday 9:30-10:30
Refreshments served each weekday morning except Thursday 10-12
Bulletin - please note all items for the following week's bulletin to be sent to bulletin@probus.church by 5pm on a Monday
Thanks
Generosity and Stewardship Matters
Financially Supporting your church
The Parish Giving Scheme is our preferred method of receiving regular giving within the churches of Probus, Ladock and Grampound. If you haven't already transferred from other forms of giving then do check out how it works through the link here or by contacting your treasurer.
Please do consider whether this is a good time to review your regular giving at the church, or perhaps you would like to plan for a future donation and leave a gift in your will. The Church of England has produced guidance on legacy giving which you can find here
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