Prayer
Prayer, for us, is about inviting God into our lives and the lives of those we care about. God longs to be involved in everyone’s life and to help us live better lives but we also know that God does not force himself on to people and so waits for us to turn to him and ask.
Worship
Worship is not just the singing of songs or turning up to a church building with other Christians. Worship is a way of life. Worship is about letting God into our lives and changing us, leading us and using us. We do meet, however, to remind each other of what it means to ‘worship’ God but also to be a public sign of lives transformed by God’s love and mercy.
Sunday Services
We gather together, as God’s family, on Sunday mornings at 10.15am.
You’re very welcome to come along whether you are exploring faith, already a Christian or just wanting to look in and see what’s happening.
What to expect
Our Sunday services include a mixture of things: songs, prayers, Bible readings, a sermon. We often share Communion together.
Will I be expected to say or do anything?
You can join in as little or as much as you like. We will never put you on the spot. During the service we sing together and say some prayers all together (these are all printed out to follow along with). You’d be very welcome to join in at those moments, but if you’d prefer simply to listen in that’s also absolutely fine!
How will I know what’s happening?
As you come in you’ll be given a sheet to help you follow the service and everything else that you’ll need during the service. The person up front will explain anything else that needs to be explained.
How long will the service last?
Our services normally last somewhere between 1 hour and 1 hour and 20 minutes. There’s always tea and coffee afterwards so if you’re able to stay there’s no need to rush off.
Can I bring children?
Absolutely! We love it when children join us at church. God is a God for all people, whatever their age! There are some toys and activities at church if that would be helpful to you. Don’t worry at all about children making noise during the service!
What do I wear?
There is no dress code! Wear whatever you feel comfortable in.
We are committing to celebrating diversity in worship.
As well as continuing our current service pattern, we want to offer opportunities throughout the year to try different styles of worship both within Saint Peter’s life but also signposting to other opportunities, e.g. The Terminus Initiative, Mission Partnership and ecumenical partnership. We will also be looking to update the AV system to give flexibility and scope for new and different styles of worship to happen.
We are committing to increase the opportunities to engage in prayer.
We want to explore and actively seek to restart PrayerLife across the S8 Mission Partnership as well as advertise and develop the Whatsapp prayer group within the congregation. This should lead to increased involvement in both these activities/initiatives. We will also regularly review the different ways prayer is facilitated and resourced within congregational worship, allowing more space for various expressions of prayer (particularly ‘freestyle’, extemporary prayers) within worship services.