Notices for Sunday 19 January
2ND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Readings
Isaiah 62.1–5; 1 Corinthians 12.1–11; John 2.1–11
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 Cottages
Daily Prayer App
If you have a mobile, then you may wish to download the Daily Prayer app (available from Daily Prayer), which will have the services and readings for the day.
Live Streams
www.stpetersleck.org or www.facebook.com/stpetersleckhampton
There is no livestream this Sunday
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.
REST IN PEACE
Please let Revd Gary 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/
A PRAYER FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OR SURVIVORS OF ABUSE
Tender God, Look with mercy on all who have experienced profound harm and any for whom faith is associated with hurt and damage. Bless those for whom recent events have stirred up memories and emotions that evoke grief and woundedness.
Send your Spirit on your church, that it may be wiser and more rigorous even as it is sadder and humbler. Guide your church to cherish all your children, that in your Son’s broken body we may see not only sorrow but also your everlasting faithfulness to us. Amen.
PRAYERS FOR PEACE
Please pray for peace in the Holy Land and a de-escalation of tensions, and an end to war in Ukraine and Gaza.
God of peace, in this time of sorrow and reflection, we come to you with heavy hearts for the lives lost and the pain endured. Be with those who mourn, with those who live in fear, with those longing for justice and safety. May your peace dwell where there is brokenness. Amen.
Click to donate to Christian Aid’s Gaza appeal: https://caid.org.uk/BBW
SOUTH CHELTENHAM YOUTH
Youth groups start again in January.
Contact Abbie, our Youth Worker, at abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk for more info or go to www.southcheltyouth.org.uk.
JUNIOR CHURCH
Children – pre-schoolers and juniors – There are things to do in the children’s area each week in church.
Please see the Junior Church webpages for information and online activities: https://stpetersleck.org/mesmerize/groups-at-st-peters/junior-church/
The next first Sunday service is Christingle on 2nd Feb at 10am.
CHRISTINGLE MAKING
Sat 1st Feb, 2.30pm in the Cottages
Children and their carers are invited to join the production line
to make Christingles. With cake … and perhaps a few spare sweets!
LITTLE PEBBLES
Little Pebbles, for babies, pre-schoolers and their carers, meets every Tuesday from 10-11.30am during term-time in the Cottages.
CCP FOOD COLLECTIONS
Many thanks to everyone who continues to donate to CCP. The weight of donations for the Hamper Scamper was 32.4kg bringing the grand total of donations to CCP for 2024 to 881.9kg! Donations can be left in the church porch.
Please contact Gilly via email: gilly_whittingham@btinternet.com if you would like to arrange a home collection.
If you prefer you can donate directly here.
CRAFT GROUP
Every Wednesday, 10-12 in the Cottages
All are welcome to join, even if just for a ‘cuppa’ and a chat.
‘FROM CRAVAT TO COLLAR’
Talk with Revd Jacqueline Henson
Tue 4th Feb at 2.30pm
Sacred Hearts Parish Hall, GL53 9AU
All are welcome. Admission £3 to include refreshments. See posters in church/on website.
ECO CHURCH NOTICES
Click here for this month’s green/eco tips as well as local events and information below:
The Priest’s Tale
A play remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 2025, the 80th anniversary
Fri 31st Jan, St Gregory’s, GL50 3PR
6.30-8.00pm (doors open, 6pm)
Book via Eventbrite. See posters in Cottages and on website.
Climate Emergency Declaration
Click here or see the Eco Noticeboard in the Cottages to see the PCC’s declaration.
Churchyard Maintenance
Please contact Brad via the Parish Office if you can spare an hour or two every so often, to help with grass cutting and other jobs.
PASTORAL CARE @ ST. PETER’S
To find out more about the work of our ‘Pastoral Team’, click here. If you, or someone else, is in need of any help or support, please speak to one of the Clergy or a Churchwarden on any Sunday!
QIGONG for BEGINNERS
Thurs: 9.30-10.30am, 9-Jan to 13-Feb, in the Cottages Garden
A gentle mindful stretching practice. Come as you are, in comfortable clothing, flat shoes. £55 for 6 sessions (or £10 per session)
Contact Jo at jo@jojoy.co.uk or Phone 07577 547755 for further info.
FRIDAY LUNCH WITH FRIENDS
Fri 31st Jan, 12.30-2pm,at 1 Vineries Close
Come and join us for a light lunch. All are welcome! Sally and Peter Marlow.
CHORAL COMPLINE
There will be a special choral service of Compline by Candlelight to celebrate Candlemas on Sun 2nd Feb at 6pm. The church will have lots of candles and atmospheric lighting, and the choir will be performing a number of beautiful items throughout the ancient liturgy. Do put the date in your diary, and come along to enjoy with family and friends!
SAFEGUARDING TRAINING
“Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.” (Proverbs 31.8)
In the light of recently publicised shortcomings by the Church of England, let us be reminded that we ALL have a duty as Christians to protect those who are vulnerable. As part of that protection it is important that everyone involved in the life of St Peter’s has
- an awareness of safeguarding issues
- knows what to do if you think someone may be vulnerable
Please consider taking the Basic training course on the Church of England’s Safeguarding Training Portal: https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/
If you do not have online access to or are more comfortable with a face-to-face course, please let me know.
If you are involved in running any activity at St Peter’s you should undertake Basic training as a minimum.
Please let me know if you have completed a course, so that I can update the records and remind you when to refresh your training (every 3 years).
For further information about Safeguarding and DBS checks, see the Safeguarding section of the website. I will be emailing some of you shortly to ask you to refresh your training. Thank you. Liz Johnson
TEAM NEWS
CONFIRMATION
I’m delighted to announce that there will be a service of Confirmation at St. Peter’s at 4pm on Sun 22nd June 2025 with Bishop Rachel.
If you are not yet confirmed and would like to explore or chat about this, then please speak me so I can get an idea of numbers for the preceding Confirmation course.
Revd Gary