FALMOUTH:ALL SAINTS' CHURCH: "War breaks out in heaven," is a headline which in newspapers would be a surefire winner, yet this is what we read in the book of Revelation, chapter 12 vv 7-12, and was the second lesson in the sung parish mass read by Derek Smith. "War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels against the dragon." The writer of the All Saints bulletin is at pains to point out that the St Michael in question has no connection with Marks and Spencer, but is the protector of Cornwall, this land of saints.

The president of the mass was Father Stewart Turner (curate) which began with the introit hymn Thee Christ the Father's Splendour.

Following the greeting by the president and his leading of the prayers of penitence and confession, the kyrie and gloria in excelsis were sung. The first lesson from the book of Genesis chapter 28 vv 10-17 was read by Hazel Bennett. This tells of Jacob's dream, the ladder set up on earth reaching to Heaven, and angels ascending and descending on it. Father Stephen Drakeley (priest-in-charge) proclaimed the Gospel of John chapter 1 vv 47-51. Jesus calls Nathanael to follow him promising that he would see Heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. For his text Fr Stewart took the words "and war broke out in heaven" when he delivered the address. He argued that the stories of the old testament directly related to Jesus. The intercessions were led by Father Stephen.

Celebrating at the eucharist, Fr Stewart was assisted by chalice bearers Jane MacLennon and Father Stephen. Servers and acolytes for the mass were David Fittock, Claire Drakeley and Anthea Bancroft.

The congregation were pleased to welcome an old friend of All Saints, Bob Smith, as organist for the mass. Sidespersons were Jim Hall and Hazel Bennett.

The mass ended with the hymn Songs of praise the angels sang.

Forthcoming events include Harvest thanksgiving on October 14, and gift day on October 27.

CHURCH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR: Holy communion was celebrated at 8.30am with the collect and lessons for the 17th Sunday after Trinity. The celebrant was the Rev Stephen Tudgey.

At 10.30am sung matins Mr Tudgey was the officiant at the service and Lance Foy was guest organist. The service began with the hymn Come, let us join our cheerful song and the venite, benedictus, jubilate deo and parts of Psalm 91 were also sung, "Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." The first lesson, read by Robert Martin, a member of the choir, was from the book of Amos, chapter 6, where Amos warns the Israelites that if they continue to live selfishly and do not share some of their good fortune they will be punished. Gerald Freemantle, a member of the congregation, read from St Luke's Gospel, chapter 16, verse 1, to the end which tells the story of the rich man who, despite his good fortune, ignores the terrible plight of the beggar at his door and when they die the beggar goes to heaven and the rich man to hell. Mr Tudgey preached on this text showing that the passage warns us that there are consequences for those who spurn the love of God. We need to respect God with reverence and respect the dignity of all human beings. The choir sang the anthem The Lord is my Shepherd by Howard Goodall and Eileen Rogers sang the soprano solo. Mr Tudgey led the intercessions. The service ended with the hymn When I needed a neighbour were you there? which was followed by the blessing. Everyone was invited to have coffee in the church hall after the service.

At 6pm sung evensong The Rev Harry Jackson was welcomed as officiant and Bob Smith was guest organist. The first hymn was Christ is our cornerstone and verses 1 - 14 of Psalm 135 were also sung, "O praise the Lord, laud ye the name of the Lord: praise it, O ye servants of the Lord". John Pyatt, a member of the choir, read chapter two of the book of Nehemiah which tells how Nehemiah is sent to inspect the walls of Jerusalem. Mary Wey, also a member of the choir, read the second lesson from St John, chapter 8, verses 31-38 and 48 to the end where Jesus proclaims who He is. Mr Jackson led the intercessions and also preached the sermon. He spoke on the words of Jesus from the Gospel reading "the truth will make you free" exploring the meanings of truth and freedom. He felt that freedom can only walk on the path of forgiveness and found both forgiveness and reconciliation through the eucharist. The service ended with the evening hymn The day thou gavest which was followed by the blessing.

SPONSORED WALK - HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST: Mary Wey participated in this walk on behalf of KCM. She does this most years but this time had a fall half way round and broke her wrist. She is recovering well and despite this mishap she managed to raise over £200 - half of which goes to KCM and half to the HCT.SPONSORED TRIATHLON: Chris Tudgey took part in the Perranporth surf challenge triathlon to raise money for the Christian Aid South Asia flood appeal. This consisted of a 1,000 metre swim in the sea, a 23 mile bike ride and a 4.5 mile run. Chris had to do some serious training in order to become fit enough to participate but was worthwhile as he succeeded in raising £380!FLOODLIGHTING: An anonymous donor is sponsoring for one week, commencing on September 30 and Geoffrey Stobie will be sponsoring for one week, commencing October 1, in member of his dear wife, Evelyn, who died in October 2003.FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Thursday October 4: 10.30 holy communion, 1.30pm, Charlie's angels Sunday October 7: harvest thanksgiving 8.30am, holy communion, 10.30am family service for harvest, 6pm festival evensong KCM coffee shop: the coffee shop is now closed for the winter and we thank everyone for their custom through the summer.ST MARY'S CHURCH: On Sunday, September 23, there was a special afternoon mass for the sick persons who are not usually able to come to mass. Many thanks to all who offered transport for the healing service.

This week was a sad one for funerals. The requiem mass for Ray Demaine was held on Monday. On Wednesday it was the funeral of Joan Rutt. Family members had come from East Anglia for this service. The mass was concelebrated by eight priests, with Canon Richard Rutt presiding. The church was filled with Mrs Rutt's friends, both catholic and non-catholic, who had come from many parts of Cornwall and further afield. After the service, family and friends were invited to a buffet lunch at the Athenaeum. On Friday, there was the funeral of Dennis Offord who died the previous week.

St Mary's school arranged an introductory session on parenting, "Life with Children", at the school on Tuesday morning. "It helps you keep your sanity while living with children" was the comment of one parent. On Thursday evening in the church hall there was a meeting for all those parents of children who wish to make their first holy communion in June next year.

On Saturday, it was the wedding of Nicola Jane Christopher and Roberto Espundin. Congratulations to them and warm wishes for their happiness together. Father Stephen Bulambo who has been staying in Falmouth on a month's holiday from Malawi was able to undertake a pilgrimage to Walsingham. Thanks were given to those who supported the harvest lunch last week, and especially those who organised it - £65 was raised for the tower fund.

On Sunday, the scripture reading of the parable about the rich man who feasted magnificently every day, and the poor man who starved at his gate, gave a warning to all those who lead totally selfish lives. Envelopes were given out for next week's CAFOD harvest fast day collection.

CAMERA CLUB: The opening points competitions of the new season brought a wealth of entries in the print section and, as expected, the transparency entries were hard hit by the digital explosion.

With new members making an effort to compete, judge Richard Thomas praised their endeavour and gave encouraging observations and guidelines to further enhance their work. Daniella Buckby thanked the judge for his excellent appraisals.

Results were: Macro prints: equal 1, Patricia Angove and Bill Hunt; 2, Albert Turkington; 3, Daniella Buckby; highly commended, Peter Batson. General prints: 1 and 2, Peter Batson; 3, Bryan Angove; highly commended, Paul Young, Bryan Angove, David Buckby; commended, Kevin Moore. General slides: 1, Elizabeth Allen; 2, Alan Cox; 3, Carol Lukey; highly commended, Alan Cox. Macro slides: 1, Bryan Angove; 2, Elizabeth Allen; 3, Carol Lukey; highly commended, Elizabeth Allen; commended, Albert Turkington.

The club continues to meet at the Athenaeum club on Thursdays at 7.30pm.

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE: The end of September is a time members always enjoy, singing some of the well-remembered harvest hymns and listening to readings. This year two of these came from the programme sent to us by friends in our New Zealand link branch and were much appreciated. Heather read another from a collection by David Prowse on a lighter note.

The hall, suitably decorated with flowers and greenery, looked beautiful and the many goods donated by members for the auction made a splendid show. Mercia was in her usual good form as the auctioneer, wringing the last penny from the willing buyers who all left at the end of the evening laden with bags full of goodies and slightly bemused expressions!

When everything had been sold it was time for tea and hot snacks made by Mercia and Jean, these also sold, and the grant total of approximately £80 was raised.

This was the last of our evening meetings for the year and members are reminded from next week meetings will be at 2.30pm.

PENRYN: METHODIST CHURCH: Sunday morning's service was conducted by the Rev Peter Facer. In his talk to the young people, Rev Facer told how last June he went to France. His key in the hotel did not have a number on it, just the letters "sol" . He looked at the other doors and they were named "doh", "ray", "me" and so on. The floor below had composers' names on each door. The building was called Hotel Harmony, and so for two weeks Rev Facer lived in harmony, as Jesus tells us to do.

The Sunday club displayed sandals they had made out of paper, illustrating their lessons for the previous two weeks on leprosy. When sufferers' feet are healing they need sandals to wear. These sandals were left on display in the hope that members of the congregation would make a donation to the Leprosy Mission.

Cynthia Prior read the lesson from 1 Kings chapter 12 vs 1-16 and Andrew Pollard read the Gospel lesson from Luke, chapter 16 vs 1-8. In his sermon based on the readings Rev Facer spoke of the "it doesn't matter" attitude of people today. The story in St Luke of the unjust steward reminds us that it does matter, and the story starts off as a disaster but improves as it goes on. In Kings, Rehaboham did not think it mattered to abuse the people of the northern tribes so they rebelled against him to show him it did matter. When we abuse the authority and trust God places in us, it does matter.

The service closed with the celebration of holy communion. Myra Bennett played the church organ.

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE: The president of Penryn WI welcomed members' return following the summer recess hoping they had enjoyed their break and were looking forward to the winter session with renewed energy and enthusiasm.

The monthly business meeting followed when several outstanding matters were discussed and decisions made, one being the intention to hold a car boot sale during the coming month. The flower of the month competition was won by Dot Wickham.

The meeting held on the following Wednesday took the form of a musical afternoon when Connie Asplet paid a welcome return visit and, accompanying herself on her guitar, sang a lovely selection of music of her choice which proved extremely popular with all members judging by the round of applause appreciating her beautiful voice. A heartfelt vote of thanks was proposed by Dot Wickham echoing the thoughts of everyone present when she expressed the hope that Connie would soon pay another visit.

Mrs Betty Mansfield visited Penryn WI when she gave a most interesting and informative talk on Abbeyfield Homes; how in 1956 a Mr Richard Cargon became so concerned for the aged, in particularly gentlemen, when left to continue their lives on their own without the support of family, he set in motion an organisation resulting in the formation of Abbeyfield Homes, advancing to become a nationwide concern leading to a total today of 2003 beautifully appointed homes for the aged. Valerie Burleigh proposing a vote of thanks on behalf of members said how pleased she was to endorse Mrs Mansfield's description of how beautiful these homes were, having known how happy one of her uncles had been whilst residing in one.

Penryn WI held their harvest festival on Wednesday last. Cynthia Prior welcomed Father John, vicar of St Gluvias Church, who had kindly consented to conduct the service; he also accompanied on the piano the singing of harvest hymns during the service. An auction of produce was held at the close of the service, Betty Osborne proving to be an excellent auctioneer and salesperson. The president warmly thanked Father John for his attendance on this special occasion; also for consenting to conduct the service.

An elaborate harvest tea was thoroughly enjoyed at the closed of proceedings, served by Betty Osborne and helpers, which members agreed was an impressive ending to an excellent afternoon's celebration of harvest.