Author: Steve Barrett

Due to the COVID restrictions Remembrance Sunday will be different this year. There will be no parade of Service personnel marching down Tollerton Lane, no church service and there will be a limited laying of wreaths. The 3 minute silence will take at 11:00 am (as usual). All Tollerton residents who wish to attend should… Continue reading Remembrance Sunday – November 8th

St Peter’s pattern of Sunday services, alternating Holy Communion and Morning Worship, has now resumed. Although there is no singing at the moment, some lovely music is included. Social distancing is observed for seating and there is a one-way system through the church.  Bibles are not in use so please bring your own Bible and… Continue reading St Peters Services

Clare Franklin has retired after 12 years of running Lunch Bunch. St Peter’s has given Clare a John Lewis gift token and a plant to thank her for dedication and hard work. Lunch Bunch has been a big part of St Peter’s Church since it was started by the Rector’s wife, Chris Lumgair, more than… Continue reading Lunch Bunch (suspended)

John Ortberg wrote that book with the splendid title: – If you want to walk on water first you have to get out of the boat. It’s a book about faith and like all his works manages to be challenging and humorous at the same time. This has always been a favourite story. It was… Continue reading Sermon – 9th August

Dear Clergy, Readers/LLMs and churchwardens, You may have seen that there has been an announcement from the Prime Minister this morning that face coverings will be mandatory in places of worship from Sunday 8th August. Regrettably we were not aware of this when the previous update was sent, but we felt that some further clarification… Continue reading Coronavirus Update 24

Well who would have thought when I led you in a celebration of Holy Communion on March the first that none of us would take communion again for 22 weeks. I will tell you later about the first time I took communion in 1968 but in the 52 years since there has never been a… Continue reading Sermon – 2nd August

Growing up as a working-class lad in the 50’s and 60’s, I was like my peers in soaking up all the pop music of the era. The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, I listening to them all. As I began to build my record collection, I felt I needed a bit of culture. This was… Continue reading Sermon – 26th July

I guess most of you know how the Common Worship lectionary works. It takes us through most of the bible in a three-year cycle. That means that in July 2017 we were working through Romans 8 as we are in 2020. The bible teaches us that all scripture is God breathed. For a preacher like… Continue reading Sermon – 19th July

Dear Church Family I trust you are all well. Thirteen worshippers gathered tis morning for our first service in four months. All went well and the warm weather offered the opportunity to fellowship outside after the service. Here is the sermon text as promised. Best wishes Alan Who would have guessed back on March 4th… Continue reading Sermon – 12th July

Dear Clergy, Readers/LLMs and Churchwardens, 1. Government Announcement today Following the Government announcement that church buildings will be able to reopen for public worship from 4th July, providing physical distancing remains in place, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who leads the Church of England’s Recovery Group, said: “I welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today that… Continue reading Diocesan Covid 19 Update 19 – 23rd June