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About St Peter's Church, Church Langton, Leicestershire

St Peter's church is set in the village of Church Langton, in south Leicestershire, near to the town of Market Harborough. Worship is Church of England (Anglican). St Peter's is one of the churches forming the Benefice of the Langtons and Shangton in the Diocese of Leicester. St Peter's serves three villages, Church Langton, West Langton and East Langton and has friends and visitors from all over. We love to meet new people and visitors. Everyone is welcome! Contact us on info@churchlangton.org.uk and follow our story on www.churchlangton.org.uk

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day are as important this year as ever, as we remember everyone who has sacrificed so much in continued difficult times. War rages in Ukraine and Gaza. Now, as ever, we must continue to pray for peace.

Remembrance Sunday Service for the Langton Villages

Remembrance Service: Sunday 10th November, 10.30am,
St Peter’s Church, Church Langton

The service will take place in St Peter’s Church in Church Langton, starting at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. The service will be lead by Rev Martin Hathaway and Lay Incubment, Maxine Johnson, with contributions from our church members from Tur and Thorpe Langton.

The collection taken at the service in St Peter’s will support Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Act of Remembrance and Two-Minute Silence: 11am

The Act of Remembrance and two-minute silence at 11am take place inside the church as part of the Remembrance Service, when the names of our local war dead are read and the wreaths for the Langton villages are blessed.

Laying of wreaths at the War Memorial: 11:45 – 12noon

After the service in church, the congregation will process from the church to the village green where where the wreath for Church Langton will be laid on the War Memorial.

The wreaths from our sister villages will be returned and laid at their village memorials separately.

We hope you can join us for the service in St Peter’s and the laying of the wreath at the village green.

Evensong at Tur Langton

The Sunday Evensong service at Tur Langton will have the theme of Remembrance. Join Rev Jonathan at St Andrews, Tur Langton Sunday, 10th November at 4.30pm.


“When you go home, tell them of us and say
For your tomorrow, we gave our today.”

— John Maxwell Edmonds

St Peter's Church porch, Remembrance flowers
St Peter’s Church porch, Remembrance flowers

All Souls Service 2024

St Peter’s Church, Church Langton, Sunday 3rd November 3.00pm

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”

Prayer for all souls day

You are warmly invited to join us in a simple service of reflection and remembrance of those we have loved and lost on All Souls day.

This short service of All Souls in St. Peter’s Church on Sunday 3rd November 3.00pm. This service will be taken by Revd Martin Hathaway. This service is to remember departed loved ones whether many years ago or recent.

During the service, the names of all those who have been put forward will be read out and there will be an opportunity to light a candle in memory of your family member or friend. If you want a member of your family or close friend to be remembered please email Maxine Johnson with the details, or if you live locally, drop a note through her door.

This service is followed by light refreshments of tea and cake


Email here: clergy@churchlangton.org.uk

Thank you


Photograph of the altar and candles for St Peter's All Souls service
View to the altar and candles for St Peter’s All Souls service

Services in the Langtons

Welcome to Autumn

Come along and celebrate the season of Autumn. This beautiful season is the time of the year of migration and hibernation. The nights draw in and we prepare for winter. November includes All Souls. Two Remembrance services at Church Langton and Stonton Wyville.

Service Rota

October           6th        Communion                6.00pm Thorpe Langton – Martin

                        13th      Harvest Festival          10.30am Church Langton – Martin

                        13th      Harvest Festival          4.30pm Tur Langton Jonathan

                        20th      All Age Worship          10.30am Tur Langton – Maxine

                        27th      All Age Worship          10.30am Church Langton – Maxine

November       3rd        All Souls Service 3.00pm Church Langton – Martin*

                       3rd        Communion                6.00pm Thorpe Langton – Martin

10th      Remembrance            10.30am Church Langton – Martin

10th      Evensong for Remembrance 4.30pm Tur Langton – Jonathan

                        17th      All Age Worship          10.30 Tur Langton – Maxine

                        24th      Communion                10.30 Church Langton – Martin

  • Sunday 3rd November 3pm – All Souls – Tea and cake after the service
Rosy Autumn Harvest A digital pastel drawing of harvest produce, pumpkins, tomatoes and grapes by Maxine Dodd
Rosy Autumn Harvest

COVID GUIDANCE: All services are now live in church, observing the current UK Government guidance: Masks/face coverings are now optional, but we ask that if you have symptoms, please do not attend. Please check updates on Leicester Diocese’s website