Lord, direct our thoughts, and teach us to pray. Lift up our hearts to worship you in spirit and in truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Thank you God for all mothers who have loved and laughed and laboured as they cared for their children.Thank you God for all mothers who have wept in sorrow and in joy for their children.Psalm 139:1-18Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart. We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen.May the God of love bring us back to himself, forgive us our sins, and assure us of his eternal love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Bless the Lord my soul, and bless God’s holy name.Bless the Lord my soul, who leads me into life.Prayer for the day:God of love, passionate and strong, tender and careful: watch over us and hold us all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Colossians 3:12-17John 19:25b-27Prayers for the Church, the world, our community, families and friends, and all who are sick, suffering or bereaved, followed by the Lord’s prayer.Thank you God for the love of our mothers: thank you God for their care and concern;thank you God for the joys they have shared with us; thank you God for the pains they have borne for us; thank you God for all that they give us; through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.May God give us his comfort and his peace, his light and his joy, in this world and the next; and may the blessing of God Almighty who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit rest upon us and and be with us always. Amen.Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord, in the name of Christ. Amen.
At this very difficult time for our town of Sheringham and the whole world please remember that you are all in our prayers at St Peter’s Church.For the foreseeable future there are no public worship services in church on Sundays or during the week but prayers are always being offered for you all at St Peter’s.The church bell will ring at 10.00am every Sunday morning to remind everybody that I am in church praying for our local community and all affected by Coronavirus throughout the world. This will also happen on multiple different occasions during the week.When you hear the bell tolling please take the opportunity to join with me, in your own homes, to offer your own prayers too. Together we are the Church! The power of prayer should never be underestimated.St Peter’s will also make available a short act of worship for you to use at home via this Facebook page. You can use it at any time in the knowledge that you are not alone and that many others are also joining in with you.We need to remember that we are always surrounded by God’s love and that as we move towards the great celebration of Easter the great hope of the resurrection story should fill our hearts with hope for the future. It should also encourage us all to follow Jesus’ example in showing sacrificial love towards others and a greater commitment to the service and needs of our community of Sheringham and the wider world.Happy Mothering Sunday to you all and especially to all mums, and those who act as mums to others, who are working so hard to support families and friends.At St Peter's we are your family, and as always, we will be there for you in the days and weeks that lie ahead.May God bless us all,ChristianVicar of St Peter’s, Sheringham
Please note that on the advice of the Church of England our events and services have been cancelled so as to care for our community who are at risk of being badly affected should we contract the virus. Please check our Facebook page for regular updates.The church continues to be open daily should you wish to come in to pray.Please join us in prayer for all affected by the virus. We hold a weekly 'Distance Prayer' in our deanery of Repps, in which we join in prayer at home or wherever we are every Wednesday afternoon between 2 and 4pm. The vicar will be in the church to pray for the town and for all affected by the virus at 10am on Sunday and at various times during the week. The bell will toll when he is in the church for prayer. Please read the vicar's notice and join us in prayer.You may contact us from this site or through the St Peter's or Repps Deanery Facebook Pages.
