News
A .pdf version of the notices * given out on Sunday can be viewed here. (Details of individual prayer needs are not published on the web.)
Slum Survivor 2008
A report and photos from the Youth's Slum Survivor weekend can be seen here.
APCM 2009
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Peter's took place on Wednesday 29th April. The vicar's report is available to listen to or download.
An EPCM (Extraordinary Parochial Church Meeting) took place on Wednesday 3rd June to discuss improvements to the Old Vicarage and how they will be funded.
Forthcoming events
ALPHA at St Peter's
Watch this space for the dates of the next course, which will give you the opportunity to ask all the questions you want to, as the members try to find out if Christianity really is boring, untrue and irrelevant.
The courses normally start with a Supper and continue each Tuesday evening.
You can see the topics covered on the course and you can also find out more about Alpha from these links. Use the contact us page if you would like an invitation to the next course or just print a ticket *, complete your menu choices and drop it in or post it to the church office.
Please look at these (inter)national issues where you have a chance to get involved:
- The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill was passed by the Houses of Parliament in 2008.
More information about this and other moral and ethical issues in today's society can be found at www.care.org.uk
- Stop the Traffik is a global coalition of organisations working together to fight against people trafficking, which still goes on 200 years after the "abolition" of slavery. See how you can join the fight, by even a change in your shopping habits, at www.stopthetraffik.org
Building Project - St Peter's gears up for the 21st century
The biggest changes to the church building in over 100 years are now complete. After four years of planning and donations of £600,000 by the congregation, the church is back in use after its major refurbishment. Outstanding exterior groundworks including a ramp from the car park have now been completed... more
News from the past
The discovery of a "time capsule" from 1903 has shown us that the congregation of over a hundred years ago faced similar issues to those we face now. It is interesting to note that one of the decisions recorded was to replace the pews with "more modern" chairs, a decision that was reversed in the 1950's when pine pews were re-introduced. ...more
[* This is a .pdf file - follow this link if you need a free download of Adobe Acrobat]
