Notices for Sunday 26 October
BIBLE SUNDAY
Readings
Isaiah 45.22–25; Romans 15.1-6; Luke 4.16-24
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
There is no Morning Prayer next week
Live Streams
www.stpetersleck.org or www.facebook.com/stpetersleckhampton
There is no live-stream 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.
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/
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.
PRAYERS FOR PEACE
Please pray for peace in the Holy Land and a descalation of tensions, and an end to war in Ukraine and Gaza.
Click to donate to Christian Aid’s Gaza appeal: https://caid.org.uk/BBW
HOMELESSNESS
Please see the following link for prayers for the homeless.
Link to prayer and Homeless page
PRAYERS FOR OUR ORDINANDS
An ‘ordinand’ is some who is being trained to be a member of the clergy. Please keep Sarah Wood, Melissa Webb and Shaun Locke in your prayers as they start their new academic years at Theology College, as they train and prepare for ordination.
ALL SAINTS UNITED
The next First Sunday Special is All Saints United on Sun 2nd Nov at 10am. Do come along in your favourite team’s colours or kit as we celebrate that we’re all part of God’s team!
LITTLE PEBBLES
Little Pebbles is taking a break on 28th Oct. The next session will be on Tues 4th Nov at 10am in the Cottages. Have a good Half Term!
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/
CCP FOOD COLLECTIONS
A big thank you to all those who contributed to the Harvest Festival. I took 117.4kgs down to CCP. We also received 26kgs from St Stephen’s so a big thank you to them as
well. Donations can be left in the church porch or contact Gilly to arrange a home collection gilly_whittingham@btinternet.com
Or you can also donate online.
ECO CHURCH NOTICES
Click here for further eco tips and green news
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.
Fairtrade Brew It Fair Campaign
This Fairtrade Fortnight ask the government to stand with the people behind the tea we drink. Sign the petition at:
https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/do-it-fair
Note: All Co-op, Sainsbury’s and M&S own brand tea is Fairtrade.
People’s Nature Reserve
St Peter’s has signed up to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s People’s Nature Reserve, helping to form a patchwork that links urban green spaces to the wider countryside and nature reserves. This patchwork provides an essential wildlife highway allowing animals, insects, and plants to move across Gloucestershire. For more information, see www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/peoples-nature-reserve
Bat Conservation Trust
The BCT Annual Report with a message from their President, Chris Packham is available on our website.
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Tues 28th October, 7.30pm in the church
Our next meeting is a talk by Christine Whittemore entitled Mr Jenkins’s Ante-Diluvian Repository, and other curiosities of 1850s Leckhampton and Cheltenham. Free for LLHS members and under-18s, visitors £3 – all welcome!
ALL SOULS’ SERVICE
Sunday 2nd November, 3pm
The names of those who have died in the past 2 years will be read out. If you would like the name of a loved one read out at this service, please add them to the list at the back of church. See website for more details.
CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL 2025
Leaflets for sending shoeboxes of small gifts to some of the marginalised folk of Eastern Europe are now available at the back of church. Completed shoeboxes can be left in church and will be collected after the 10am Sunday services. The last Sunday for collection will be 2nd Nov. For more information on the work of the charity Link to Hope, or alternative ways to donate, see www.linktohope.co.uk, or contact Steve Whittingham (mob 07514 986386, or email steve_whittingham@btinternet.com).
PARISH MAGAZINE
The November issue of the magazine is now available. Please collect your bundle (if a distributor) or named copy from the back of church.
ORGAN REPAIRS
Repairs to the organ are taking place during October to repair water damage caused by Storm Boris last September. Sunday worship will be led on the piano and with a brass section. Unfortunately, due to health & security reasons, the church will (continue to) be closed during the day whilst the work is undertaken. All is currently on track 🙂
POPPY APPEAL
The British Legion Poppies and collection box are at the back of church and will be available on Sundays.
FORTHCOMING SPECIAL SERVICES
Please note the following special services at St. Peter’s, which are coming up in the next 4-6 weeks:
| Sun 2nd Nov, 3pm | All Souls Service |
| Sun 9th Nov, 6pm | Evening Service with music & readings for Remembrance |
| Sun 30th Nov, 6pm | Advent Carol Service |
| Sun 7th Dec, 10am | St Nicholas Toy Service, with a collection for the Salvation Army to support their Christmas Present Appeal. |
TEAM
SOUTH CHELTENHAM YOUTH
Youth groups are on half term next week.
YOUTH WEEKEND AWAY
13th– 14th Feb 2026 for School Years 6-13
A chance for all who attend our youth activities and Churches (e.g. Tuesday youth, ENC Youth, Youth in a Pod, Boy’s Group, School CU groups, St Peter’s Choir) to gather for a fun weekend of building on friendships, making memories, and opportunities for worship & exploring faith together. Young people are also welcome to bring friends. To find out full details, click here or contact Abbie our Youth Worker, at abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk.
‘BIBLE SUNDAY’ WORD SEARCH
Can you find all of the words?
