November 2020

  • Safeguarding

    Under construction 21 November 2020 The following documents have been received. Please ‘click to read the PDF’: Diocesan Safeguarding Office  The Diocese of Plymouth’s Safeguarding Team is available on: (01364) 645430 or by email on: safeguarding@prcdtr.org.uk Safe Spaces The Safe Spaces team is there for those who have experienced church-related abuse of any kind through its…

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  • Mark 13: 24-37

    My house overlooks the Seaton Wetlands and I often see birdwatchers in various part of the marshes. They are truly remarkable people,; not just for the enthusiasm for their hobby, but also for all of the preparation which they do.  Getting the right clothes and equipment.  Being in good shape.  Trekking out into inhospitable territory. …

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  • The Knights of Hilary House

    by Jeny Butler With acknowledgement to ‘The Book of Axminster’ by Angela Dudley and our own church records, some of which might be open to reinterpretation. (first published in the church magazine Issue 18, Autumn 2017) In the 16th Century, the manor of Axminster was acquired by the Catholic Petre family and added greatly to…

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  • Matthew 25: Sheep and Goats

    If you love someone very much then you feel their pain and their joy don’t you? When somebody hurts your children, then they hurt you. And when something good happens to your children, well, you share that as well. It’s as though whatever is done to them is also done to you. Now, in the…

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  • Matthew 25: 14-30

    An important lesson we can draw from the parable of the talents that we‘ve just heard is that if we don’t use an ability which we’ve been given, then it won’t be very long before that gift is taken away.  If we don’t use it then we’ll lose it. The parable compares life in the…

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  • Bishop’s Conference

    CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES Statement from the President and the Vice-President of the Conference on the Prime Minister’s Statement Saturday 31st October 2020 This evening, the Prime Minister announced further widespread restrictions in England beginning on Thursday 5th November. The Government have published their New National Restrictions Guidance on their website here.…

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  • That’s Life

    By Nat Bruzon                                      When I was told by the Government to ‘self isolate’ no mention was made of my wife. I rang the Covid Help Line to ask how I should get rid of Patricia in order to comply with Government regulations, only to be told that on no account should I get rid of…

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  • From Patricia

    Article taken from PALS Magazine No. 23 written by Patricia Bruzon Christmas with a twist Christmas has always been the busiest time of the year for me. It has been normal to have a full house which meant preparing extra beds, filling the fridge, buying and wrapping presents and writing a vast number of cards…

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  • Lym Zim

    The article below is taken from PALS Magazine 22 written by Jo Enright before her death earlier in 2020. Jo set up the Lym Zim Link charity with her sister Kate because of their brother, Fr. Brian Enright who is a Jesuit priest in Zimbabwe. A Pictorial Look As Lym Zim gets closer to closing…

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  • St Mary’s Music

    By Sean Day Lewis It was early September this year, the 23rd Sunday in ordinary time, otherwise Education Sunday.   For those of us fortunate to attend Mass at St Mary’s, Axminster, it was also a very special morning.   The attached junior school of St Mary’s has had its ups and downs since 1862 but just…

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