St Peter's is a Church of England Parish. Services are relaxed and informal, with a contemporary feel.
Prayers, readings, and from time to time, sermons are led by members of our congregation. There is always the opportunity to receive prayer with the ministry team at the end of the service.
Worship is led by a combination of organ, worship band and gospel choir. Our music incorporates a broad range of styles from traditional hymns and Taize chant (meditative singing) to gospel and modern worship songs.
Please scroll below to see details of our weekly services and other service information.
Term Card
The new term card with forthcoming sermon readings and dates for your diary can be dowloaded here: Term card April 2012
Worship Paper
Our musical director, Peter Yarde Martin recently produced this worship paper which we hope you will enjoy.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Please watch this space for forthcoming special services
REGULAR SERVICES:
Sunday Service at 10.30am:
Second and fourth Sundays of the month are services of Holy Communion. We have occasional all-age services.
The Sunday School at St Peter’s Church
Our children usually go out of the service to special classes for each age group and there is a permanent crèche for the very young. We organise an annual camping trip, a discussion group for over 15s, and have had fashion shows, fundraisers and many more events and activities all organised by our young people. Email Jean Ross Russell for more information about our different Sunday School groups.
9am Sunday Service: on the first Sunday of the month
A simple, contemplative and meditative service.
Mid-week Thursday Communion at 12 noon:
A quiet and peaceful communion service.
Annual Special services:
We observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, we celebrate Mothering Sunday with flowers, Easter with neighbouring churches, St Peter's Day with a picnic, Harvest Festival with food, and Christmas with carols, a Nativity play and Christingle.
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals:
The Vicar, Mark Hargreaves, or the office staff are able to help with any enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals.
In addition to the information on Wedding Rites in the 'useful documents' section, you may find the following website helpful: Wedding Q&A
St Peter's is also available for receptions and makes a wonderful venue for celebrating your wedding day or for gathering after a special service. Please visit the 'Hiring Space' section to find out more about our facilities.
We are currently developing a 'Getting Married at St Peter's' website page (see opposite) so please watch out for new information that you may find useful if you are considering having your wedding at our beautiful church.
The Church of England has some useful reources including this one on Baptisms and this one on Funeral arrangements.
Notices:
Keep an eye on our notice-board at the church and also our weekely notice sheet (see the link opposite).