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

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Sunday 17 November        2nd Sunday before Advent

THIS WEEK'S READINGS 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:-
Maureen, John and Shirley, Margaret,
Sandra, Graham, Elizabeth.
The long term sick and infirm:-
George, Peter, Diana, Liz, Keith, Rob, Clive.
The Ministry Team:-
Wendy, Ruth, Fiona, Marilyn and Rhona.

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.
This week the candle has been sponsored by:
Maureen Wilson in memory of her Dad on 
21st November.

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.

In order to watch the livestreamed services please
‘click’ on this link to
make your way to YouTube site:
https://www.youtube.com/c/StokeDamerelChurch

Sunday 17 November                 2nd Sunday before Advent
0800 Morning Prayer
Led by Ruth Sayers
1000 Sung Parish Eucharist
Celebrant: Rev Mike Wagstaff

Wednesday 20 November
1000 Morning Prayer

Sunday 24 November                 Christ the King
0800 Said Holy Eucharist
Celebrant: Rev Preb Jennie Appleby
1000 Sung Parish Eucharist and
Baptism of Leo Alexander Reuben
Celebrant: Rev Sue Nicholas

WELCOME BACK
To the Rev’d Mike Wagstaff who returns to lead
our Eucharist at 10am today.
Next week the Rev’d Preb Jennie Appleby will be
with us at 8am. The 10am service will include the
Baptism of Maureen’s great grandson, Leo, and
will be taken by Rev’d Sue Nicholas.

FIONA’S FOOTNOTES
I was able to complete the first assignment of my
final academic year and so on Wednesday and
joyfully scored off that one from my list of ‘to do’.
Only another ten to go! I have been reading a book
called ‘Working the Angles’ for a book review. It’s
a fascinating book and a shortened version of the
review I shall share with you once it’s done (and
marked of course). This week I also had the great
pleasure of joining Ruth at a Remembrance service
for City College (photos attached). It was a very
well attended event and very moving, especially as
the college had a Royal Marine bugler in
attendance.



The service Rev Sue led last Sunday was also a
pleasure to be at, and such an honour for me to be
responsible for the task of timing our two minute
silence. I must admit to being very glad when it
was finished and had gone alright; as a veteran I
really didn’t want to mess that up! Apologies of
course to our online audience as I didn’t have time
to figure out how to change the camera angle
beforehand, so whilst you could hear it I’m afraid
you weren’t able to see it. I have since discovered
that changing the camera angle is actually very
simple, and so assuming I remember how to do it,
it will be done for next year.
We are coming up to Advent and as part of that we
will be running an Advent course based on the
series of videos we are watching on a Thursday
morning. I discovered recently that there is a
series of books which can be used alongside ‘The
Chosen’ television series, which gives us the
opportunity to spend time discussing and
contemplating the episode we have watched.
We’ll do it at the same time, Thursday at 10am and
we’ll have coffee, tea and biscuits to go along with
our fellowship. As part of my training I am to run a
course within the parish and, after discussion with
the Bible study group, we decided that this course
would be a good choice. Everyone is welcome to
come along, even if you haven’t been before. If
you would like to come along, but haven’t watched
any of the episodes so far, they are available online
for you to watch, all for free. We’ll begin this
week, on 21st November (this is before Advent,
but since we’re already watching The Chosen it
seems sensible to start using the accompanying
book as soon as possible). And just during Advent
we plan to meet up each week, so 21 and 28
November, 5, 12, and 19 December, then a break
for Christmas.
Today’s Gospel reading really speaks into what’s
happening in our world at the moment. We hear
Jesus talking about ancient traditions and nations
being torn down and in particular Jesus speaks
about the destruction of the Jerusalem temple. It
all feels a bit too relevant to us and our period of
history. But I wonder whether others, in other
times, have felt the exact same when they have
read these passages; that everything is going
wrong around them. But where Christ is most
present, in the form of His Church, we will
inevitably feel the full brunt of the divisions in the
world. Where does this lead us? I can only speak
for myself, but it leads me to pray more. I pray for
strength to endure what I feel I have no control
over and I pray for guidance, not only for myself
but for the Church and the world. It is perhaps a bit
hard right now, to feel that God is working within
the world, but as I have been reminded in many
ways over the last few weeks, God’s time is very
different to human time. So, we must trust God’s
time and know that whatever is going on around
us, He has always got us.
With love and prayers
Fiona

MARILYN'S MEMOS

CHRISTMAS FAIR
22/23rd November
My goodness how the time flies: less than one
week to go and we have a busy schedule. Please
could you fill in the gaps on the rota this Sunday?
On Thursday afternoon at 2pm we will need help
lifting the wooden tables out and placing them in
allotted spaces for the stallholders: some of whom
will be coming in later to set up for Friday and
Saturday.

FINAL CONCERT OF PLYMOUTH
CONCERT SERIES 2024
......more to come next year
At 3pm on Sunday there will be a harp and story
concert with the acclaimed Elizabeth Jane Baldry.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

Many thanks to Miranda, her cadets and Rev’d
Sue Nicholas for their role in our special Eucharist:
thank you also Peter and Ian for adding their
military bearing on this most solemn of occasions.
Not forgetting Fiona for perfect timing of the
Reveille and 2 minute silence from the Cenotaph
from our wonderful sound system.

Marilyn and Ian


Our feline visitor!


ST ANDREW’S PATRONAL CELEBRATION
6.30pm for an act of worship
7pm for meal and quiz
We will be collecting for a charity (yet to be
designated) during the course of the evening. This
Sunday we will continue to collect names so please
don’t forget to find Emma (or MG).
We will also be asking for an appropriate number
of cottage or shepherds pies and crumbles when
we have a better idea of numbers.

WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION
Sunday 1st December
Please ask Kevin if you have any questions about
this annual event. Guests gather for lunch from 12
noon following our coffee time, to join in
fellowship and share experiences with invited
speakers and enjoy a light lunch.
There will also be a raffle with super prizes!!
Marilyn

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

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Nov 22 Christmas Fair                                11am - 3pm
Nov 23 Christmas Fair                                11am - 3pm
Nov 29 St Andrew’s Night Supper         6.30pm
Dec 1 World Aids Day Celebration        12.00pm
Dec 15 Stoke Damerel Carol Service     6.00pm
Dec 24 Crib Service                                      6.00pm
Dec 24 Midnight Mass                                 11.00pm

THE ST. AUBYN FAMILY
Last Sunday we held our annual Remembrance
service, as was the case at many other locations
throughout the world.
At the back of Stoke Damerel parish church is a
wall-mounted memorial board which lists the
names of parishioners who lost their lives in World
War One. A second memorial on the same wall has
a Book of Remembrance contained within a glass
case. This book lists those parishioners who
perished in World War Two. When studying the
listed names, the frequency of one name stands
out. There are three members of the St. Aubyn
family inscribed on each memorial – six in total.
People from all levels of society died in both wars
but these men were part of the family related to
Lord St. Levan, who lived on St. Michael’s Mount.
From 1753 up to 2019 generations of the St.
Aubyn / St. Levan family were patrons of this
church.
Some detail of the lives of those listed on our
memorial boards can be found in various locations
on the web.
The first name on WW1 board is “The Hon.
Edward S. St. Aubyn”. He was the unmarried son
of John St. Aubyn, 1st Baron St. Levan of St.
Michaels Mount. Born in 1858, he died on 30th.
December 1915 when the ship S.S. Petra was sunk
by submarine U38 near to Crete. He had fought in
the 1882 Egyptian campaign and then in
1899/1900 in the Boer War. At the time of his
death, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel and was Chief of Staff, General Staff
Branch, 12th. Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps,
travelling as the King’s Messenger. There is a
memorial at the family home at St Michael's
Mount, Cornwall.
The next name on this board is “The Hon. Piers S.
St. Aubyn.” He was born in 1871 and was another
son of John St. Aubyn. He died on 31 October
1914, from wounds received in action. He also
fought in the Boer War in 1900. He gained the rank
of 2nd Lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
“Morice J. St. Aubyn” was born in 1892, the son
of Edward St. Aubyn. Less is known about his life.
He was a Major at the time of his death and had
been awarded a Military Cross in 1917. Killed in
1918 he is buried at the Pozieres Memorial CWGC
Cemetery/Memorial Somme France
The first of the three names on the WW2 memorial
is “E.F. St. Aubyn” He was born in 1907, the son
of Colonel Guy Stewart St. Aubyn. He first gained
the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards but
later joined 170 Squadron Royal Air Force
[Auxiliary Air Force]. At the time of his death, off
the coast of Holland, on 24th. March 1943, he was
a Squadron Leader.
“Erskine Knollys St. Aubyn” was the son of
Colonel Edward St. Aubyn and was born in 1898.
He had fought, with distinction in the 1st. World
War, being mentioned in despatches when at
Gallipoli. During the 2nd. World War he was a
Lieutenant Commander and was again mentioned
in despatches, when involved in the fall of
Singapore. He was also awarded a Distinguished
Service Cross. He died on 2nd. March 1942 during
the Battle of the Java Seas, whilst on board an S-
class destroyer, HMS Stronghold. The ship was
carrying evacuees to Australia from Indonesia and
was sunk by a Japanese Task Group consisting of
the Cruiser Maya, and Destroyers Arashi and
Nowaki.
“Michael John St. Aubyn” is the third name on
the 2nd. World War memorial. He was born on 7
January 1916, the son of Hon. Lionel Michael St.
Aubyn and Lady Mary St. Aubyn. He died on 16
February 1944 at Anzio in Italy when a captain in
the 7th. Battalion Oxford & Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry. He had previously been awarded a
Military Cross.
The six men named above all probably had some
relationship (sometimes distant) to one Cornish
family with close association to this church.
Many other families will also have lost one or
more family member during those two conflicts.
Altogether there are 175 names on the two War
memorials, military and civilian lives lost, all with
some relationship to this church. In addition, there
are several other memorials within the church to
those who died in other conflicts. Nor should we
forget all of those who perished in more recent
events.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Tony Barnard