Notices for Sunday 9 February

4^TH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

Readings

Isaiah 6.1-8; 1 Corinthians 15.1–11; Luke 5.1-11

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

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 

*ELECTORAL ROLL RENEWAL*

This year the Electoral Roll is due to be completely renewed and a fresh application has to be made. If you regard yourself as a regular worshipper at St Peter’s, I encourage you to add your name. Being on the Roll is a sign that you regard yourself as a full member of the church. The Roll ought to be an accurate reflection of the size of the congregation, and this is useful for a variety of purposes. Another function is to give the Parish Office names and addresses to contact (subject to data protection) for urgent or important notices. So it could be to your advantage to be included.

Parishioners who were on the previous Roll will receive application forms by email or can download the form from the website (this can be completed and returned electronically). For those who do not have email, we will post or deliver a form to you. Anyone applying for the first time may collect a form from a tray at the back of the church or access one from the website.

When completed the form can be sent by email or hard copy to the Parish Office or left in the box marked ‘ELECTORAL ROLL APPLICATIONS’. The closing date for all applications is: Sunday 13^th April.

Revd Gary.

LITTLE PEBBLES

Little Pebbles, for babies, pre-schoolers and their carers, meets every Tuesday from 10-11.30am during term-time in the Cottages.

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 Lent Temptations at 10am on 2-Mar.

SOUTH CHELTENHAM YOUTH

Please contact Abbie, our Youth Worker, at abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk  for more info or go to www.southcheltyouth.org.uk.

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.

ECO CHURCH NOTICES

Click here for this month’s green/eco tips as well as local events and information below: 

Future Fit Homes

Sat 8^th Feb, 10am-4.30pm, P&J GL50 2DD

Find out about solutions to make your home cosier, lower your bills and get future fit! See www.ftgu.info for more information.

Sustainable Shopping

Click here for ideas of how to be more eco when shopping for food or clothes.

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.

CLARE HOLDEN MEMORIAL SERVICE

Clare Holden died comfortably and peacefully at Sandfields care home on 18^th January. There will be a memorial service at St. Peter’s, followed by an interment of ashes in the Garden of Remembrance, on Friday 21^st February at 12pm. Many of you will have known Clare, and her husband, Neville, and her sons, Edward and John, warmly invite you to attend, and then join them in the Cottages afterwards for refreshments. Revd Gary

COMMUNITY & OTHER NOTICES

All the notices in this newsletter along with other items of interest, are shown on the website. Do have a look at the online Noticeboard to see what else is going on!

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING 

“Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.”  (Proverbs 31.8)  

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 

If you are involved in running any activity at St Peter’s you should undertake Basic training as a minimum.  This is available via 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. 

For further information about Safeguarding and DBS checks, see the Safeguarding section of the website. 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

HONARARY CANON

It is good to announce that Bishop Rachel has invited Rev Gary to be an honorary canon of the Cathedral. Gary has served as a Link Officer for our international partnerships in India for 10 years and, more recently, for 5 years as Area Dean for Cheltenham. He will be installed as a canon on Wed 2^nd April at the Cathedral during the 5.30pm Evensong.