The churches of St Endellion St Enodoc, St James the Great, St Kew, St Peter's, Port Isaac, St Michael's Church at Porthilly, St Minver

Welcome to the North Cornwall Cluster website

The North Cornwall Cluster includes the six churches of St Endellion, St Enodoc, St James the Great at St Kew, St Michael's at Porthilly, St Minver and St Peter's in Port Isaac. These are historic and beautiful churches in one of the most beautiful and sought after parts of Cornwall, and many visitors sense that in entering them - coming in off the beach or golf course, or having stopped at a local inn or just paused for a moment’s peace on holiday – that they have chanced upon holy ground. And we are not only 'churches’ but People! We are blessed by the clergy, Readers, Churchwardens and others who are here.

We love being here, and we hope that whether you live here, or are with us for a short while on holiday, you will enrich our worship and our sense of holy and loving community by joining us. You would be very welcome, just as you are, and equally welcome if you are one of those who prefers to be in church when noone else is there! In one sense we are like a thousand other quiet country churches, but we have a passion in our lives to seek after God and even to know him, to explore the meaning of faith today, and to be of use to our fellow men, women and children as companions on a journey.

Our churches share a special sense of mission through the Arts & Spirituality. It is not only that God is Beauty, and that through the Arts we can find glimpses of transcendence, but we also believe that the Arts can be a source of healing, a means of sharing and deepening our faith and indeed of celebrating our stories with each other.

Please contact us if you think we may be able to help you in any way, or if you require information regarding baptisms, weddings or funerals at any of our churches. We also have two groups of Lay Pastoral Ministers whose vocation is to share the pastoral ministry with the clergy.

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News & Events

Local Pastoral Visitors Course

A course for all those interested in pastoral visiting begins on Thursday 26th January and will run for six weeks. It will be held in the Stone barn, St Endellion (opposite the Church Hall car park entrance) starting at 3.30pm, with tea and biscuits available from 3pm. It will be run by Pat Walton St Mawgan.

Anyone interested should contact Judith Pollinger on 01208 880181 or rev.judith@btinternet.com

or John May 01208881041

Temporary Closure of St Michael's Chapel

St Michael's Chapel is due to be closed for six weeks to allow a new floor to be laid.The last services at St Michael before closure will be on Sunday 22nd January.

During the period of closure, Evensong will be held at St Minver Church each Sunday at 6pm.

Lent Courses and Lectures

Courses and Lectures during Lent - all are welcome to attend any of courses or lectures to be held across our parishes.

1. The 'York' Course - Wednesday 7pm led by Rev'd Dave Elkington. Starting on the 29th February for 6 weeks at St Mabyn - Please contact Colin Hyde (tel. 01208 841546) if you would like to attend.

2. 'Lentwise' course based on the book by Paula Gooder - Thursdays startng 1st March for 6 weeks. Please contact David & Elizabeth Elliott (tel. 01208 863905) if you would like to attend either a morning or evening group at St Minver.

Morning course at 11am starting at Trebeth, St Minver.

Evening course at 7pm starting at the Vicarage, St Minver.

3. Passion in Pictures - Tuesdays at 7pm starting 28th February at St Endellion Church. A series of lectures exploring depictions of the Passion in the arts. All welcome.