THE PARISH CHURCH OF STOKE DAMEREL
(ST. ANDREW & ST. LUKE)

Priest-in-charge: Rev’d Frances French
Telephone: 07814023917 or 01752 981186
Email:RevFranSDBenefice@outlook.com                                      
www.Stokedamerel.church
www.facebook.com/StokeDamerelChurch

Please note: Stoke Damerel Church does not divulge
personal information to third parties.

Sunday 15 November       2nd Sunday before Advent

  Merciful God,
we entrust to your tender care
those who are ill or in pain,
knowing that whenever danger threatens
your everlasting arms
are there to hold them safe.
Comfort and heal them,
and restore them to health and strength;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:-
The sick:-
Margaret W, Graham, John S, Kathy, Mo, Matt,
Bertie, Morwenna, David J.
The long term sick and infirm:-
Diana, Liz & Keith N, Rob.
The Ministry Team:-
Rev'd Fran, Ruth and Marilyn.

BLESSED SACRAMENT CANDLE

If you would like to have the candle lit for a week
for a particular prayer / thanksgiving /
commemoration, etc., please send a £5 donation to
Debbie Smith, clearly marking your donation as
being for the candle. Details of your intention can
be emailed to:- sarah.lundstrom@virginmedia.com
so that a mention of the commemoration, etc., can
appear in the Sunday Sheet.

SERVICES THIS WEEK
Stoke Damerel Parish Church is a hybrid church
open for public worship and private prayer and all
services will be live streamed.
By attending a live streamed service, you give
implied permission to have your image captured
on CCTV and to be broadcast as participant in the
liturgy.

Watch our livestreamed services
Please follow the link to make your way to our YouTube page: 

 STOKE DAMEREL YOUTUBE CHANNEL 

Sunday 15 November    2nd Sunday before Advent
0800 Holy Eucharist
1000 Sung Parish Eucharist

Wednesday 18 November
1000 Said Eucharist

Sunday 22 November    Christ the King
0800 Holy Eucharist
1000 Sung Parish Eucharist
1130 PCC Meeting

MARILYN'S MEMOS

CHRISTMAS FAIR DAYS
Many thanks to everyone who worked hard on
Thursday to set everything up to be ready for our
fund-raising days. Many thanks also to those who
contributed books, bric-a-brac and prizes for our
hamper. Our hard work is OUTREACH to the community.

CONCERT THIS SUNDAY: 3.00pm
We have a super concert on Sunday:
The Chamber Ensemble of London with
Peter Fisher on lead violin. It will be a very
popular event so please do get your tickets online
or come along early on Sunday.
https://www.plymouthconcerts.com/event-details/
the-chamber-ensemble-of-london-a-grand-tour-of-
enjoyable-classics

OUR WREATH LAYERS ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

Many thanks to Jack, Lilly, Ian, Ellie and William
for stepping up on Sunday morning and agreeing
to collect and lay our four wreaths during our act
of remembrance.

PAINTING BY HARRISON ROBSON



Harrison is a year 3 pupil at Stoke Damerel
Primary and his sister Maeve attends our Little
Doves Pre-school. He painted a lovely picture to
represent Remembrance for our special 8th
November worship and on Wednesday he joined
our Morning Prayer group with his mum and dad
and Oly to explain what he had painted. Sarah
brought the pre-school up to join us and we shared
the one minute silence together at 11 am.

GRAHAM DEAR
Very many thanks to our friend Graham Melville
Dear who has contributed precious items to our
Christmas Fair stall. He has also kindly donated a
brand-new pink chasuble in memory of his partner,
David Robert Bishop 1958-2010. The pink
chasuble is worn on the following occasions:
• Gaudete Sunday: This is the third Sunday
 of Advent, symbolising joy and anticipation
 of Christmas.
• Laetare Sunday: This is the fourth Sunday
 of Lent, representing the joy that comes
 with the promise of Easter.
These occasions mark a shift from the solemnity of
the liturgical season to a more joyful tone,
reflecting hope and anticipation.

SOUTH WEST CHAMBER CHOIR CONCERT:
22ND NOVEMBER: 3pm
Hail, bright Cecilia!
Tickets £15

ORGAN TUNING
Michael Farley contacted me this week as he had
a space available to tune our organ: this should be
a twice a year event. Two of his experts spent the
whole day on Tuesday in church working hard.
The extreme changes in temperature do not sit
well with our mighty organ!

ST ANDREW’S PATRONAL FESTIVAL
AND CELEBRATION
On Saturday 28th November we will be meeting
at 6.30 pm for an act of worship, followed by a
meal at 7 pm in the parish centre with Michael
our quiz master!!
Our meal is provided by ..... guess who???
Willing volunteers from our congregation!
We need shepherd’s or cottage pie for 6 people
and/or fruit crumble also for 6. If you are feeling
culinary, we will need multiples of everything.
Looking forward to your contributions!!! Thank
you very much. We are inviting priests who helped
us during our vacancy.

STICKS BY MARY

Now and again you might spot a bag of sticks or
kindling by the boiler room door. The mysterious
stick collector is Mary. You are welcome to take
them but please bring back the bag: there are many
sticks to be collected in our nearby churchyard:
Paradise Park.

ALFIE’S REMEMBRANCE WEEKEND
Apologies that I was unable to join you all to mark
Remembrance this year. It has been a huge honour
to have been selected as one of the Lord
Lieutenant of Devon’s cadets, representing the
Royal Marines Volunteer Reserve. I am deeply
grateful for the opportunity to represent my Corps
in this way, and my duties over the Remembrance
period have been both extensive and deeply
moving.
They began late on the evening of Saturday 31st
October, when I attended the Exeter City Royal
British Legion Festival of Remembrance at
CTCRM Lympstone. Leading the parade of VIPs
including the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon,
General Bill O’Leary, and the President of the
Royal British Legion was an experience I will not
soon forget.
On the evening of Friday 6th November I attended
the Plymouth City Veterans Foundation Festival of
Remembrance at St Andrew’s Church, near the
Guildhall, in the company of Deputy Lieutenant
Mr Richard Stevens. As part of the opening of the
service, I had the great privilege of carrying and
presenting the St George’s Standard, a moment
that filled me with quiet pride in representing the
RM VCC.
On Remembrance Sunday itself I started early by
attending the Plymouth Hoe Remembrance Parade
with the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Devon, Chris
Snow. I was standing at the base of the memorial
to carry and present His Majesty the King’s
Wreath, before accompanying him to the civilian
memorial for a short service. If you saw the live
stream of this on YouTube, you can watch me
saluting & presenting the King’s Wreath which
was an absolutely surreal experience.
From the Hoe it was a quick turnaround and a mad
dash up the A38 to join His Majesty’s Lord
Lieutenant in person at the Devon County
Remembrance Service in Exeter Cathedral.
Together with the other 2026 Lord Lieutenant
Cadets, I helped lead the Lord Lieutenant and his
party into the Cathedral, with the other VIP
representatives such as the Mayor of Devon,
Plymouth & Exeter as well as the High Sheriff and
many other notables. The service was deeply
moving, and at the appointed time the other LL
cadets & I assisted in laying the wreaths at the
Cathedral altar.
To play even a small part in such solemn and
meaningful occasions has been an honour beyond
measure, and one for which I remain truly grateful.
Alfie Richmond






HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN NOVEMBER
Mo Down, Bevan Wilson, Julia Steere, Matilda
Burgess, Rhona Prichard, Marilyn Goldsbrough.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Nov 15 Chamber Ensemble of London: 4pm
Nov 22 PCC meeting: 11.30am
Nov 22 South West Chamber Choir: 3pm
Nov 27 Ceilidh: 6.00pm
Nov 28 St Andrew’s Celebration: 6.30pm
Nov 29 World Aids Day: 12 noon
Dec 13 Stoke Damerel Carol Service: 6pm