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Sunday Worship

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Holy Communion Service – Sunday 9th February

Today’s Collect Prayer

O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant to us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Today is the fifth Sunday of the season of Epiphany – (See our last worship post) and fourth before the season of Lent. The first hymn we sang, ‘My Song is Love Unknown’ looks towards the Passion of Christ and Easter.

It was lovely to see everyone turn out on what was frankly a cold and grey February morning. The little group of snowdrops which grow beside the path gave a bright greeting.

Themes and thoughts

The theme of the service was Christ as the Living Water and the readings and talk reflected this. The Gospel reading was John 8:1-11 and the Old Testament was Jeremiah 17:13

A reflection on the theme of the Living Water, Jesus’s challenge to the authorities – which could only lead to the Cross – and his bravery by following that path.

Prayers from the Prayer Tree

The intercessions were said and the children’s prayers from the Prayer Tree were offered – The tree’s branches are ready for new prayers – drop in at any time and add yours.

St Peter's Prayer Tree
St Peter’s Prayer Tree

Coffee and warm up afterwards

We followed the service with a good cup of hot coffee and tea – with warming ginger biscuits and a chat and catch up on the weekend’s rugby and football. Thanks to our service team for a warm and thought provoking service.

Donations can be made to St Peter’s at any time from the secure payment site here. Donations go towards maintenance of the building, day to day service bills and supports our work in our small community. Donations can be made as one-offs or regular payments.

We thank you for your kind and continued support.

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Spring Cinema Fundraising Event

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Cinema in the Langtons presents

Juror # 2 – (12 A)

Langton Community Hall, Stonton Lane, Church Langton, Market Harborough LE16 7SZ

Cinema in the Langtons presents ‘Juror #2’ (12A), a film directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Nicholas Hault, Toni Colette and Kiefer Sutherland. A legal thriller in the vein of ‘Twelve Angry Men’.

Join us on Tuesday 11th February, at the Community Hall, 7:30pm,

Tickets on the Door £8.00 Parking onsite

All proceeds to support the upkeep and maintenance of St Peter’s Church, for which we are most grateful.

Further details on the Community Hall website, click the button below.

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Juror #2 Film publicity image

Fundraising 2024

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Cream Teas 2024

The Cream Teas were held in St. Peter’s, Church Langton during July and August and raised £1,040 for improvements to the church.

We are very pleased to have had some new volunteers to help and the increasing numbers who came along to sample the cakes and scones. Thank you to all those who helped serve, those who made the delicious cakes and those who came along to have a Cream Tea.

A Community Summer Treat

St Peter’s is a community church in the truest sense of the word. A Sunday afternoon Cream Teas offer homemade cakes and scones made by the local community, along with tea and coffee served by local volunteers and worshipers. Everyone involved gives their time freely to this longstanding community summer treat. We hope to see you next year.

A time of community and communing

Enjoying a Cream Tea - The photo shows three lovely ladies enjoying a Cream Tea inside St Peter's Church. The three are sitting round a table with tea and scones and all smiling most happily
Enjoying a Cream Tea together

Visitors to Cream Teas have a lovely opportunity to spend time together; to chat, catch up and enjoy the unique peace the church space offers. There is a lovely atmosphere as people enjoy each other’s company in this special place. 

Helping to fund a bright future

St Peter’s has a rich and long history, dating back over 800 years. However, it is a church that lives and works very much in the present, with a lively association with its parish villages and the local school.

Ride & Stride 2024

Leicestershire Historic Trust’s major annual fund-raising activity, Ride + Stride, took place this year on Saturday 14th September. Half the money raised from sponsorship goes to the church. St. Peter’s raised. We had 10 visitors and raised £156. A big thank you to congregation member Chris Beere who stayed all day to register the visitors.

Ride and Stride fundraising event 10th September 2022
Ride and Stride

This is a lovely family event that takes place every year. Families can walk or cycle to all our local churches to get their sponsorship forms signed and raise money for their village church. We hope to see more people joining in next year.

Looking ahead to 2025

Together, we aim to keep the church viable to serve its community for many more years by developing the building and adopting processes that better serve the wider environment. We are a newly established Eco Church looking to improve the carbon footprint of the building. Read all about it here. However, we appreciate that times are hard for many people just now; money and time are more precious than ever.

Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who gives their time and money to support the building itself and also the charities and causes St Peter’s also supports.

Happy New Year!