Notices for Sunday 15 March
MOTHERING SUNDAY
10am Order of service – https://stpetersleck.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mothering-Sunday-2026.pdf
There is no livestream this week.
Readings
1 Sam 1.20-end; Col 3. 12-17; John 19.25b-27
Collect
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.
MORNING PRAYER
Morning Prayer and is live-streamed at 9am each morning (Mon-Thu) from www.stpetersleck.org or www.facebook.com/southcheltenham
You can also join in person as follows:
- Mon – Pip & Jim’s,
- Tue – St. Christopher’s
- Wed – Emmanuel
- Thu – St. Peter’s
Live Streams
www.stpetersleck.org or www.facebook.com/stpetersleckhampton
There is no 10am Sunday livestream this week.
CALENDAR of events
Click here to see upcoming events
OFFERTORY
We do not take a collection at St. Peter’s during the service, but you can make a donation using the card machine, which is facing you as you come in, or by using the basket if cash. You can also make a donation online.
REST IN PEACE
Please let Revd Gary or Revd Jade know if there is anyone who has died recently so that prayers can be said for them and their families.
PRAYERS
Please let Revd Gary know of anyone who has died recently or who needs prayer at this time. See church website also:
https://stpetersleck.org/for-our-prayers/
PRAYERS FOR PEACE
Please pray for peace and an end to war in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and Iran.
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Please for pray for peace: protection of the innocent, wisdom for world leaders and a willingness for neighbours to be reconciled.
See the Pastoral letter from the Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East sent to Bishop Rachel on 28th Feb.
DAILY BIBLE STUDY APP
Everyday Faith is a series of reflections, prayers and stories. It will provide you with daily reflections, which you can read and/or listen to, including selected Bible readings, a simple prayer to prepare you for the day ahead, and thoughts based on that week’s theme.
Download the free app from the App Store or from Google Play.
DAILY PRAYER APP
The Daily Prayer has the services and readings for the day.
If you have a mobile, then you may wish to download the Daily Prayer app (available from ), which will have the services and readings for the day.
Download the app from Church House Publishing – there is a subscription charge.
LENT ACTIVITIES/RESOURCES
Are you giving up/taking up something new for Lent?
The Lent icon is now available on the Home page of the website www.stpetersleck.org, where you can also find a link to the “40 Acts” Family Wallchart mentioned last Sunday.
MOTHERING SUNDAY CAKE
Please come along to the Cottages after the 10am service on Sunday and enjoy a piece of Simnel cake with your coffee.
In Victorian times it was a day when children, (mainly daughters, who had gone to work as domestic servants), were given the day off to visit their mother and family. They often took a cake they had baked themselves called a ‘mothering cake’ or simnel cake.
A very big ‘thank you’ to Suzy Hime who has again kindly made our simnel cake, helping us to keep this old tradition alive.
CHURCH CLEANING
Sat 21st March, 9.30-11am
Please come along to help Spring Clean the church in time for Easter. To be followed by coffee and cake in the cottages! Sally Marlow
ST MARK PASSION
Sun 22nd March, 6pm
The choir will be singing Charles Wood’s musical meditation on the Passion of Jesus.
See posters for details
HOLY WEEK COMPLINE
7pm on 30th, 31st March, 1st April
Compline will be said in church on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Holy Week, led by Anne Webber.
‘BEAUTY OF HEAVEN’ CONCERT
Sat 21st March, 3pm, St Stephen’s
Join the Ravello Consort as they explore “The Beauty of Heaven”. Featuring works by Pearsall, Bruckner and Harris. Free entry with donations welcome. See poster in church or on website noticeboard for full details.
ELECTORAL ROLL REVISION
The Electoral Roll is due shortly for its annual revision. If your name is not listed and you regard yourself as a regular worshipper at St Peter’s, I encourage you to add your name.
There is a link to the ER form on the Home page of the website, and paper copies are available at the back of church.
Many thanks, Revd Gary.
LITTLE PEBBLES
Little Pebbles for babies, pre-schoolers and their carers, meets every Tues from 10-11.30am in the Cottages during term time.
JUNIOR CHURCH
Children – pre-schoolers and juniors – There are things to do in the children’s area each Sunday.
Colour Mothering Sunday cards this morning!
Please see the Junior Church webpages for information and online activities: https://stpetersleck.org/mesmerize/groups-at-st-peters/junior-church/
FLOWER GUILD
Easter Flowers
Donations for Easter flowers will be gratefully received. Please leave them in the box at the back of church.
Request for Flowering Shrubs
If you have any shrubs in flower at the beginning of April, the Flower Guild would love to have a few branches to place in large pots by the altar on Maundy Thursday, 2nd April.
Please bring branches into church on Sunday 29th March and leave in buckets of water at the back of church. Many thanks.
SKITTLES EVENING
Mon 23rd March, 7.00pm, Somerset Arms
The Men’s and Ladies’ groups are meeting to play skittles and enjoy a buffet afterwards. All are welcome to come along. The price is £12 per person (covers buffet and alley). Please contact John Laurence for food and payment details on 07717 222687 or john.laurence.chelt@gmail.com
CCP LENT APPEAL
For the Lent appeal for CCP, the idea is that during the run up to Easter instead of giving something up for Lent an item of food is donated to CCP for each day. The response to this in previous years has been very positive, so if you are able, please join in again this year. I am more than happy to collect from your home, just drop me an email to gilly_whittingham@btinternet.com
Many thanks, Gilly Whittingham.
See the Lent webpage for examples of items to donate:
www.stpetersleck.org/lent-resources/#foodbank
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Tue 24th March, 7.30pm in Church
Becky Dine will give an illustrated talk on the history of Leckhampton Court from its origins as the manor house to its current status as the Sue Ryder hospice. Free to LLHS members and U18s, visitors £3. All are welcome.
EASTER CARDS
The parish Easter Cards are bundled and ready for delivery at the back of church.
CHURCH ROAD PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
Leckhampton Primary School and other local groups are supporting a project to create a pedestrian crossing on Church Road. To contribute towards the local community funding and to read more information, go to: www.gofundme.com/f/churchroadcrossing
MARATHON FUNDRAISER
Rob Grady is running the Manchester Marathon on 19th April in aid of Alzheimer’s UK. Please click on the link below if you would like to sponsor him:
ECO CHURCH NOTICES
Click here for further eco tips and green news
Connect with God’s creation over Lent
Go to arocha.org.uk/connect-with-our-creator-and-gods-creation-during-lent for ideas to use as a church, as a family or as an individual.
Fairtrade at Easter
Consider buying Fairtrade Easter eggs and flowers this Easter. Look out for the Fairtrade logo! To see how else you can support producers and farmers, go to www.fairtrade.net
GREEN Calendar
See the Green Calendar of events at www.stpetersleck.org/green-calendar
If you have any items to add to the calendar, please send details to the Parish Office.
TEAM
SOUTH CHELTENHAM YOUTH
See stpetersleck.org/noticeboard/#SCY-midweek
Contact Abbie, our Youth Worker, at abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk for more info.
Click here to see photographs of the Youth Weekend at Viney Hill in February.
LICENSING OF REVD ADRIAN BEERE
Adrian will be licensed as the Team Vicar of Emmanuel Church and Leader of Cheltenham Network Church – working in partnership as Emmanuel Network Church (ENC) – by Bishop Rachel on Fri 1st May at 7pm at Emmanuel Church. All are welcome 🙂