What a wonderful few days it has been with carols sung, prayers prayed, mulled wine and mince pies enjoyed and Christ's birth proclaimed.Thank you to everyone who has joined us for our Advent and Christmas services and to all those who made them happen.A very big thank you to Mthr Victoria for her prayerfulness, love and care for this church, its people and it's wider community and for making our services so enjoyable. It was wonderful to hear the bells ring out for Christmas for the first time in many years. Thank you to our bellringers and the bellringers from St John's Halesowen who boosted numbers which allowed all eight bells to ring out last night.Here are a selection of photos from the last few days.Don't forget that Christmas does not end on the 27th December or on Twelfth Night. It actually continues until the first week of February so enjoy the feast and party on!!!!
What a wonderful end of term picnic for our Friday Morning Tot’s Group, with 15 tots and 17 adults enjoying the sunshine together and celebrating all they have shared together. Hugs thanks to Cynthia and Chris and the team who work so hard to keep our tots group flourishing, and to all who come! Blessed holidays, everyone, and see you in September x
The whole of our church school and community came together to celebrate all that Year Six are in their talents and blessings and to send them on their way with rousing songs and cheers, and with a personalised bible presented to them from the Church - go well, Year Six, we are so proud of you.We also gave tumultuous thanks for Marcia Harris, our headteacher for 12 years, and with 34 years teaching service in our Church School. Marcia is an astounding inspiration and example to us all of joy, hope and loving service. She is adored by all the community. The children had written songs for her, and tributes were offered from many of the School Community. Marcia had been blessed for her new chapters ahead in Church on Sunday, and presented with a token of our appreciation, and it was wonderful to have this further opportunity to celebrate with her. She also presented S. Peter's Church with a beautiful piece of artwork, which will grace our side chapel, where the children gather in worship. The service finished with the children 'clypping' the church - an ancient tradition where a human chain is made around the Church building, expressing our love for this place, standing in the centre of our community, in a great hug hug of love.
