Welcome - St Peter's Parish, Belper, Derbyshire

Welcome

To St Peter's Parish in Belper

including St Peter's, St Swithun's and St Mark's

Please browse our website to find out more about us -

you can even look at the Church diary and find out everything that is going on - just click on the Parish Life link.

For an interesting report full of pictures about everything that goes on in the Parish please call in to any of the churches and pick up a copy to find out all about us, or click on the link St Peter's Parish pictorial report 2018 at the top of this page.

Magazine Cover

Three in One is the parish magazine, published monthly

View the October 2019 issue

St Peter's St Mark's St Swithun's

St Peter's in Spring

Parish Weekly News Sheet 20.10.19

(Please click date to download)

Refugee donations - Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity group are receiving donations of clothes again and virtually anything else that they can sell on EBay, car boot sales or at jumble sales to generate funding. There’s always an urgent need for tents, sleeping bags, blankets etc. Thank you for your support. Collection point in St Peter's. Thank you again.

‘Praying for our Leaders’

Pray for our nation and our leaders from 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm every Thursday at St Peter’s. (In the first instance we’ll do this until Christmas.)

All welcome from any church or none.

'Meet, eat and sing'

Sunday 20th October, 6 pm - 7 pm at St Peter’s.

An evening of worship and reflection. It will be a time of meeting together, eating cake and worshipping God.

Everyone welcome.

Tuesday 22nd October - Come and join us for a musical evening

at St Swithun’s and listen to ‘Friends in Harmony’,

a fabulous singing group with a broad range of songs to suit all tastes.

Concert starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets £3.00. Refreshments available.

Contact Keith on 07592 461250.

Wanted! Empty standard sized shoe boxes for Christmas ‘Shoe Box Appeal’. Please bring to St Peter’s.

Christmas Shoe box Appeal

Boxes for Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria need to be packed and sent by 5th November.

If you would like to complete whole boxes, please pick up a leaflet with the details in St Peter’s for either family or elderly boxes.

Items to put in the boxes:

Gloves Scarf Headscarf Hat Soap Flannels Shampoo (Max 300ml) Toothbrushes Toothpaste Hot water bottle Work gloves Safety razors Socks Tights Small scissors Nail clippers Wind up radio Solar powered calculator Wind up torch Mug Wooden spoons Cutlery Lavender bags (or similar sensory item) A5 pads paper Small colouring books Crayons Pencils Rubbers Pencil sharpeners Pens Small/Travel games Small toys Small soft toys Small activities Packets of sweets or chocolates Candles Candle holders

We can make others up together at Café Church on Sunday 27th October, 10.45 am, (for these boxes we still need small candle holders).

Thank you.

Sunday 3rd November - Parish Light and Hope Service

3.00 pm at St Peter’s.

An opportunity to spend some peaceful time remembering those we love who are no longer with us. We also invite all families who have had a funeral here in the parish during the past year to the service. After the service there will be refreshments and the chance to talk and share.

‘Holiday at Home’ does Christmas!

Thursday 21st November

10 am – 3 pm at St Peter’s.

Join us for crafts, music, games, festive food and time to chat and catch up with friends. Over 60s welcome. Please sign up or contact the Parish Office. £5 to cover costs.

Children! - you are invited to an Advent Party!