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St. Germoe Parish Church
Situated in the centre of the village of Germoe, 1 mile North of Praa Sands, the ancient church of St Germoe nestles in a hollow alongside a small village green bordered by a stream. All are welcome to this friendly and peaceful location in which Christians have been worshipping for over 1500 years. Full details of services are available on the notice board in the Porch, which generally include:
Every Sunday: 09.30 Said Eucharist (Every Sunday) 18.00 Evensong (First Sunday of Month) 18.00 Healing
Service
(Third Sunday of Month) Children, including visitors and holidaymakers, are welcome to attend Sunday School, which takes place in the Church Hall at 09.30 each Sunday. Children then rejoin the main congregation in Church for a blessing towards the end of Morning Service. For more information about St Germoe Church, please click
on the links below: http://homepages.tesco.net/~k.wasley/CH_Germoe.htm Copy
of a letter written for publication in the Breage & Germoe Parish Magazine
by Father Tony Delsink, on the occasion of ceasing Catholic Vigil Mass at St
Germoe on Saturday evenings. ‘About
18 months ago, the Roman Catholic Community of St Mary’s Chapel, Germoe, had
to vacate their premises due to structural defects. It
was felt very important at the time to find an alternative place of worship in
the Germoe area. Enquiries were made
to our Anglican friends at St Germoe Parish Church, and without hesitation,
Vicar Penny with the support of the Bishop of Truro, consented to us using the
church for the celebration of Holy Mass. So
commenced our tenure at St Germoe, with Mass being celebrated at This
act of hospitality by our Anglican friends has been deeply welcomed by us.
For many, losing the use of St Mary’s was a source of anguish and
disappointment. However these
feelings of loss have been greatly healed by being able to use the beautiful It
was also an historic occasion. The
St Germoe Church, first built in the 1100’s, would have been built to serve
the local Roman Catholic community (the only Christian church in these islands
at the time). Since the Reformation,
the form of worship has differed, in line with Anglican liturgical reform.
It is likely therefore that this was the first time since the Reformation
that Holy Catholic Mass has been celebrated in the building. We were profoundly aware of the significance of this fact as we gathered together in this place for the first time, and it added great poignancy to the act of generosity extended to us by Vicar Penny. Over
the past months we have become very much at home at St Germoe.
So much so that we have hosted a visit by the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Plymouth, Rt Rev Christopher Budd
– who also expressed his sincere thanks for the gift of hospitality from the
Anglican Communion. Following
a wide ranging review of resources in the Cornwall Catholic Deanery, it has now
been decided to cease the celebration of a Roman Catholic Mass at Germoe.
Our final celebration will be on Palm Sunday – as we prepare for Holy
Week. Our Catholic community will be
able to attend Mass at St Ives, Hayle, I am
writing to express, on behalf of the Roman Catholic Community in Father
Tony Delsink Parish Priest, Sacred Heart and Garden Trail – Monday 29 May from The members
of the St. Germoe Parochial Church Council set up the St. Germoe Fabric Trust in
1996. This is a perpetual charitable trust set up with the objective of
maintaining this lovely church in perpetuity. St. Germoe Church is a Grade 1
listed building of great historical interest. Those interested should access the
Kerrier Deanery web site www.kerrierdeanery.co.uk
and click on to St.Germoe Church. Located there is a great deal of Architectural
and Historical information about the Church. The
Vicar and Churchwardens of St. Germoe Church are ex officio Trustees and in
addition two members of the Church of England are elected trustees annually at
the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The present Trustees are: Vicar:
Rev’d Penny Stevens. Churchwardens:
Mr. Dennis Osbourn. Elected
Trustees: Mrs. Sue Rayment. (Chairman)
Mr. Harold Matthissen (Secretary) Since
the Trust was established a sum in excess of £50,000.00 capital has been raised
with and income in excess of £2,500.00 per annumn. The aim is to establish a
capital fund of at least £250,000.00 with an income of at least £10,000.00 per
annumn to ensure that when major maintenance and repair expenses arise
sufficient income will have been accumulated for these to be covered. To date
the Trust has met the annual expense of the insurance premium for the cover for
the church and hall and has also been able to contribute £2,000.00 towards the
cost of the church roof repairs undertaken in 2000/2001. The
Trust is supported by many parishioners many of whom are not regular
churchgoers. Regular Fund Raising Events are arranged both in Church and in the
locality often being centered at Pengersick Castle by kind permission of Mrs.
Angela Evans. All donations to the Trust are welcomed and will be treated as
capital and invested to increase the annual income. Please send any
contributions to the Secretary at Tara, Churchtown, Germoe Lane, Germoe,
Penzance TR20 9QY. Telephone: 01736 762995 (voice and fax)
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