Daily Office of Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Times may occasionally vary - please check the parish calendar on our website or on the church noticeboards to confirm.

Daily Office of Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Times may occasionally vary - please check the parish calendar on our website or on the church noticeboards to confirm.

A fun-packed activity group for toddlers, with toys, games, craft activities, story time, juice and coffee/tea & biscuits - all for £1 per family. The group meets in the Court House (next to St Peter's Church) on Fridays 9.30am-11.15am. On the first Friday in the month Little Fishes has a short children's service in St Peters Church at 10.00am. Do come and join us!

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All are welcome at our 9:30 choral Sunday service. Live Stream service on our website and Facebook page
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Sundays Together Lunches are a friendly social group for our older friends in the parish who may be on their own at a certain age. Luncheon is laid on every 1st Sunday of every month in the Court House, and the next one is on Sunday 3 November. Guests receive a welcome drink when they arrive, followed by two-course meal, all for a handsome £6. This is a very popular event, bringing members of the church and the community together every month through the delights of food. It’s a lovely way for people to socialise and helps to combat loneliness in our community.

Please check the weekly church notices to confirm.

If you would like to take part, or if you know someone who might benefit from this lovely social event, please get in touch:
[email protected]

A traditional service of choral worship led by our church choir. Services are generally once a month, although dates may vary - check the St Peter's website for details.

Said Eucharist

We begin the season of Lent with a Solemn Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

Everyone is welcome to share in this sung service, when we end the day in prayer and contemplation. The choir will sing plainchant, the ancient music of the Church.

"Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That with thy wonted favor, Thou
Would'st be our guard and keeper now."
- Te lucis ante terminum, 4th century AD

We gather in the churchyard to mark Palm Sunday, the triumphal entry into Jerusalem by Jesus

Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Hark, all the tribes hosanna cry,
Thy humble beast pursues his road
With palms and scattered garments strowed.

A series of music and readings on the Passion of Christ as we extinguish candles in the darkness

Everyone is welcome at St Peter's tonight at St Peter's we mark Maundy Thursday, the occasion of the first "Last Supper" when Jesus broke bread with his disciples on the eve of his capture and death.

The word "maundy" is an old English word from the Latin "mandatum" meaning "command" - "A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another." (John 13) - spoken by Jesus as he humbly washed their feet.

On this most holy of holy days - Good Friday - we turn our attention to the loving sacrifice God made for us on a Roman cross 2000 years ago. Through his experience of deep pain and anguish on that dark day, Christ drew himself closer to all who find themselves in a place of darkness, suffering, fear, or torment.

Join us for the sung Good Friday Liturgy as we recall the story of Christ's passion and death.

We invite you to this short concert, to meditate on the story of the Passion, to join in singing the hymns, and to seek a renewal of faith through Stainer’s emotive music.

John Stainer’s 1887 oratorio "The Crucifixion" is a classic of Victorian sacred music which tells the Biblical story of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus. It is modelled on the great Passions of J.S. Bach with its recitatives, chorales and congregational hymns, but specially designed for performance in a parish church, for ordinary people to experience the extraordinary drama of the Good Friday story through Bible verses set to music. Free entry, donations welcome.

“God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16

We joyfully welcome the risen Christ, lighting a brazier and candles at dawn in the churchyard, followed by the singing of the Exsultet, readings and hymns in the church.

"This is the night when Christ broke the prison-bars of death!"

Christ is risen! Alleluia!
We celebrate with joy the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead with readings and music. On this day, Jesus has shown us that death is not the end, and that God's love triumphs over all things. You are welcome to this celebration, whether you are here for the first time or returning after some time away.

"The strife is o'er, the battle done;
Now is the Victor's triumph won;
O let the song of praise be sung.
Alleluia!"

It is our tradition for our church choir to finish the 9:30 Easter Eucharist by singing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. We also invite everyone to join in singing - we usually have a few copies to lend, but if you have a Messiah score, bring it along.