Thank you to everyone who supported last month’s coffee morning at St Peter’s church; it was a lovely morning and raised a fantastic £165.20.
The next coffee morning will be on Saturday 9th March from 10.30am-12.30pm with all the usual great stalls including refreshments, bacon butties, cakes, raffle, jigsaws and more. Come along for a warm welcome and a very pleasant morning.
Friday evening, 8th March 7:30pm
‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ (2019)
This is the third instalment of the Johnny English comedy series, with Rowan Atkinson returning as the much loved accidental secret agent. The new adventure begins when a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all active undercover agents in Britain, leaving Johnny English as the secret service’s last hope. Called out of retirement, English dives head first into action with the mission to find the mastermind hacker. As a man with few skills and analogue methods, Johnny English must overcome the challenges of modern technology to make this mission a success. The film also stars Emma Thompson as the British Prime Minister and Ben Miller as English’s hapless sidekick.
Doors open 7pm, film start 7.30pm
Free admission, tea & coffee; bring your own popcorn!
Discover the mystery of God this Lent
The last day before the start of Lent is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, which falls this year on Tuesday 5th March. It was traditionally a time to use up foods such as eggs, milk and butter before the start of the Lenten fast.
The first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday, and there will be a service at St Peter’s on Wednesday 6th March at 7.30pm. As Lent is a season for self-reflection, this service is an opportunity for us ready ourselves to receive afresh the forgiveness and healing that God offers.
During Lent, we will be holding a small group at 6.30pm on Mondays at St Peter’s church, to follow a course titled ’The Mystery of God’. The small group will be led by Rev David Teece and will begin on Monday 11th March at 6.30pm and will run for 5 weeks during Lent.
Thank you everyone who supported the last two coffee mornings. The next coffee morning will be on Saturday 9th February at St Peter’s church from 10.30am—12.30pm with lots of great stalls: cakes, raffle, jigsaws, tombola and refreshments including delicious bacon butties.
The coffee mornings dates for the rest of the year are shown below: they will take place on the 2nd Saturday of each month at St Peter’s church, and will continue to take place from 10.30am—12.30pm. Please join us!
| 12th January | 13 April | 13 July | 12 October |
| 9 February | 11 May | 10 August | 9 November |
| 9 March | 8 June | 14 September | 14 December |
Friday evening, 8th February 7:30pm
‘Calendar Girls’ (2004)
‘Calendar Girls’ is the wonderfully funny, gently touching, and inspiring dramatisation of a true story: when her best friend Annie (Julie Walters) loses her husband to leukaemia, Chris (Dame Helen Mirren) cooks up a scheme to raise money for the hospital where he died. They and their other Women’s Institute friends strip for a nude charity calendar resulting in a media frenzy as the world wakes up to Yorkshire’s very own calendar girls. Also featuring Celia Imrie, Annette Crosbie, Penelope Wilton and Linda Bassett, ’Calendar Girls’ becoming a surprisingly moving fable of loss, determination, the perils of fame and its effect on the women’s friendships and families.
Doors open 7pm, film start 7.30pm
Free admission, tea & coffee; bring your own popcorn!
The next church coffee mornings at St Peter’s church will be on Saturday 12th January from 10.30am-12.30pm with all the usual great stalls including refreshments, bacon butties, cakes, raffle, jigsaws and more. Please come along and support our coffee morning—you can be assured of a very pleasant morning.
St Peter’s Christingle service is at the earlier than usual time of 4pm on Sunday 13th January 2019 and will be led by Rev Jo Kershaw from St Anne’s, Wrenthorpe (part of our United Benefice)
What is Christingle all about?
The word Christingle means the Christ-light, and the tradition of Christingle goes back to 1747, when the pastor of a church in Germany, John de Watteville, wanted to help his congregation understand about God’s love for the world. He came up with the Christingle, which became popular within Germany before spreading to other countries. Nowadays, the Christingle is an orange with a red ribbon around it. Mounted in the orange are four cocktail sticks, each carrying some sweets. The orange represents the world, and the sweets remind us of all the wonderful gifts that God has given us in our beautiful World: He gave us these gifts because He loves us.
On top of the Christingle there is a candle which stands for Jesus: God sent Jesus into the world to light our way back to God. Finally, the red ribbon stands for the blood of Christ. He came into the world for a purpose: to die in order to take the pain and the sin of the world upon himself. This means that when we do something wrong and feel bad about it, we can go to God and know that we are forgiven.
Today, collections taken at Christingle services are given to the Children’s Society to help its mission to change the lives of vulnerable children across the country who have no one to turn to. Whether they are a young carer, a refugee or at risk of sexual exploitation, there are thousands of children in the UK who need someone who is willing to listen to and support them.
By taking part in a Christingle service this season, you can help to change the lives of disadvantaged children and families in our local communities.
Friday evening, 11th January 2019 7:30pm
‘Fool’s Gold’ (2017)
This comedy adventure follows Ben “Finn” Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) as an affable, modern-day treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary ‘Queen’s Dowry’: 40 chests of priceless treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. To follow his quest, Finn abandons everything, including his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson). Tess is now working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland) when Finn convinces Nigel to join him searching for the treasure and inveigles his way on to the yacht. They are not the only ones in pursuit of the treasure, and are up against Finn’s one-time mentor, Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone), and a ruthless local gangster named Bigg Bunny (Kevin Hart). Both are intent on beating Finn to the prize. Let the treasure hunt begin!
Doors open 7pm, film start 7.30pm
Free admission, tea & coffee; bring your own popcorn!
Friday evening, 14th December 7:30pm
‘The Star’ (2018) PG
A small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.
Stanley Community Singers
Christmas Concert
Sunday 9th December, 3pm
St Peter’s Church, Lake Lock Road, Stanley
With a varied programme of festive songs and Singalong carols, and with special guest performers
Also with a raffle and refreshments
A donation will also be made to a local charity
Buy tickets on the door: £3 adults & 50p children
Wear something Christmassy if you want to!