We have all watched shocked at the massacre of the shoppers at the mall in Nairobi, Kenya. On Sunday, 22 September, just one day later, 83 people, a similar number, were killed in All Saints Church, Peshawar, in Pakistan. As someone who tries to…
I have just returned from a clergy conference held in Swanwick. Every two years the diocese of Leicester hosts a conference for all its clergy. This years theme was ‘Good News in a changing world’.There was an interesting selection of speakers including Anthony Seldon,…
The sheep reunited and the collected prayers Today was an “All Together” All Age Service. Instead of a lesson, the young people gave a dramatised reading of Luke 15. By the end of the reading, there were 99, furry toy sheep…
Here is a link to Shaped by God the Diocese of Leicester vision for mission resource and blog. Barry Hill, the diocesan Mission Enabler has posted an interview with Justin Welby at the HTB Leadership Summit which was held at the Albert Hall in…
On Wednesday this week as I cycled back home from Morning Prayer and a staff meeting at St Peter’s I was struck by the sight of a man carrying a huge wooden cross along the A6. I stopped and chatted to Alan who explained…
The August Bank Holiday is always a quiet time of year. We therefore took the opportunity to combine the 10 o’clock congregations of both St Peter’s and St Paul’s, resulting in a packed service at St Paul’s. This was led by our vicar, Steve…
I have just listened to an interview of Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, given at New Wine this summer. Here is a link. It is well worth a listen. Of the many things that struck me was the phrase, “the church is not a refuge…
Our service this morning was led by Neil Griffiths, a member of our church who is training for the ordained ministry and our preacher was another of our members, Emmanuel Oladipo, who travels worldwide in his retirement, with the Langham Trust, training Christian ministers…
After the morning service, yesterday, many of the church joined together in Knighton Park for a picnic. A great time was had and we were blessed with glorious weather. After the food, adults and children joined together in a game of French cricket. Another…
Most of the Halls of Residence of the University of Leicester are in our parish. And at the back of them, running down to the London road, are the University’s Botanical Gardens. These are well worth a visit at any time of the year,…
