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..for five people was when they were confirmed as members of Christ’s church on Sunday, November 24th. Three were from St Peter’s, two from St James the Great. […]
In a late change of plan, Bishop Christopher (assistant bishop in Leicester Diocese) has agreed to come and lead a service of Confirmation at the Parish Eucharist on […]
Pete the puppet made his debut at our Harvest Thanksgiving service, leading us to think about the need to say ‘Thank you’ for all God’s goodness to us. […]
Representatives of some of our local churches got together to pit their wits against quizmaster Janet, to raise some money for Christian Aid. After five rounds of […]
West Leicester Mission Partnership Safari On 3rd August our intrepid parishioners from the five churches from West Leicester Mission Partnership embarked on their ‘safari’. The route started at […]
A group of us meet monthly to knit and have a chat. Tea and biscuits also feature! We started by knitting “hats” for Innocent Smoothie drinks. An appeal […]
The Revd Helena Whittaker was ordained priest on Saturday 29th June, and celebrated her first Eucharist at St Peter’s the following morning. She was supported at both occasions […]
The St Peter’s Summer Festival this year (15-17 June 2013) was a stunning success (according to vicar Chris Burch). The Kingsway Flower Club put on a beautiful flower […]
Pentecost is the season of the Christian year when we celebrate the birthday of the Church. God gave power to the first disciples to preach the good news […]
Remembering the journey Jesus took from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, through the desolation of betrayal by some of his followers, and the darkness of death on a […]
Jack Lippett has just celebrated a special anniversary, marking 40 years of service as Verger. And even before he was appointed, he acted as a helper for years […]
The fourth Sunday in Lent is Mothering Sunday – a day to thank God for that special love that mothers show. And, as Roz Burch reminded us, not […]
A great time was had by members of our Sunday School at their new year party. Some energetic games created an appetite for the party food! While the […]
Christmas started in style at St Peter’s as the singing priests’ group Octave (with some extra friends) gave a wonderful concert of carols.(Find more about Octave here). As […]
Tuesday 4th December brought “Churches Together in South West Leicester” together with school choirs from Caldecote Community Primary and Winstanley Community College. They made a joyful sound. Christmas […]
The Wednesday drop-in group decided that a Christmas meal would be a good idea, so we sorted a date that would allow all members that wished to join […]
Chris Burch writes – I was sent this poem by Brian John Stone, whom I met at Braunstone FoodShare. What do you think? Are there any more poets […]
The sixth Braunstone Model Railway Exhibition, on Saturday 3rd November, was the biggest yet in terms of the number of layouts – we managed to cram in 10 […]
…was the theme of our Harvest Celebration. We were reminded of all the things that are good in our lives – the love of our friends and family […]
Sport was the theme of this year’s St Peter’s Festival. The first fixture was a sports quiz at the Shakespeare. Quizmasters Andy and Chris taxed our memories and […]