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
Welcome to October and the beautiful season of Autumn. This month is notable for its Hunter’s Moon – In fact, this special moon is the first of three ‘Supermoons’ of 2025, when the moon is closest to the Earth – and seems especially bright and large in the sky. Here in our minster community, there are many places to see these incredible full moons.
New month and new service pattern
See below and download the service pattern for all our churches throughout the month ahead. You can click the image below to enlarge and view – or click the button below to download a version that you can print at home.
Enjoy the beautiful and bountiful season of Autumn and we look forward to seeing you soon,
Langton Community Hall, Stonton Lane, Church Langton, Market Harborough LE16 7SZ
Join us on Tuesday 14th October, at the Community Hall, 7:30pm,
Tickets on the Door £8.00 Parking onsite
Church Langton Celebrates Richard Burton
With the 100 th anniversary of Richard Burton’s birth coming up on 10th November it seemed appropriate to show the film “Mr. Burton”.
MR. BURTON tells the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. The latter dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline.
Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Actor Burton would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars.
Severn Screen
All proceeds to support the upkeep and maintenance of St Peter’s Church, for which we are most grateful.
Mr Burton Film poster
Cinema in the Langtons brings big screen films to our rural community – Proceeds help with the general upkeep and maintenance of St Peter’s Church – Learn more about donations and supporting the church and its heritage here.
The Season of Creation, also known as Creationtide, is recognised by all denominations globally to reflect specifically upon God’s creation and for us to consider what role we play within it. It is a five-week period from 1st September to 4th October where Christians and Churches are asked to pray and use their voices to advocate creation. During this period St Peter’s will join in prayer to give thanks for God’s Creation and to recognise not only its beauty but also the fragility of our world.
This season culminates in our Harvest Festival service on Sunday 12th October at 10.30am. This year any produce collected will go towards helping The Well at Kibworth. During the period of Creationtide, we pledge to commit ourselves to preserve our world and do what we can to encourage others to do so.
Maxine Johnson, Lay Reader St Peter’s Church, Church Langton
We are all aware of how important being in nature is and how it can help us become less stressed and much calmer. Taking a few minutes to sit outside with a cup of tea and being aware of our surroundings can be so beneficial. Indeed praying outside can be a powerful part of our day. When was the last time you had a minute or two in peaceful reflection?
Earlier in the year, St Peter’s was delighted to support the pupils of Church Langton Primary school’s Gardening club. The PCC decided to give every child a giant sunflower seed to grow during the Summer months. Many thanks to all the pupils who took part, especially everyone who took photos to share at school and church.
Sunflowers grown by school pupils
As we move into Autumn we hope the seedheads will provide much needed Winter food for the birds. Indeed our churchyard would be an ideal place to lay any surplus too.
We give thanks for the creation of our planet, for the creation of all creature large and small, for the circle of life and its continued beauty. As one of our favourite hymns says;
For the beauty of the Earth For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth, Over and around us lies.
For the wonder of each hour, Of the day and of the night; Hill and vale and tree and flow’r Sun and moon and stars of light.
Lord of all, to Thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. “
St Peter's Church, Church Langton 