Welcome to
St Peter's Church
Inskip
CHRISTMAS AT ST PETER'S
Please come and celebrate Christmas with us this
year at any of the following services.
9.30am Sunday the 6th of December ~ Gift Service
All gifts donated are sent to the Salvation Army
for distribution to families in need for whom
Christmas this year will be particularly challenging.
If you cannot make the service on Sunday but would
still like to donate a gift, please leave them at the
vicarageor leave them in the back of church.
(Open daily from 10am to 4pm)
9.30am Sunday the 12th of December ~ Carol Service
Nine lessons and Carols
11.30pm Sunday the 24th of December ~ Midnight Communion
FAMILY FUN EVENT
POP UP PIZZA ON THE CROFT
A big thankyou to David Hall and his team for the
fantastic Pizza's, to Dean and Nicola Faria for
supplying the children's entertainment and to all who
helped and supplied cakes at the Pop Up Pizza event.
It was a great afternoon and enjoyed by all.
Follow this LINK to see more.
PLEASE HELP US REPAIR OUR
GRAVEYARD MEMORIALS
Our volunteers have always strived to maintain our church
grounds as a quiet tranquil place to visit
However, in recent times a number of memorials have become unsafe and, in accordance with Health and Safety requirements and advice from Blackburn Diocese, we had to lay flat 14 memorials, causing some distress to those visiting the graves of their loved ones.
The next of kin are responsible for returning memorials to a safe condition, and to date 5 memorials have been repaired, but we have been unable to locate the families of the remaining memorials. We would love to repair these headstones but as with most small churches our finances will not allow us to undertake the necessary repairs.
To help us achieve our aim St Peter's church has started a
'Crowd Funding' initiative to help us repair these memorials,
for further information and details of how to contribute
please follow this LINK
Alternatively, donations made payable to 'Inskip St Peter's Church' can be left at St Peter's vicarage.
CHURCH OPEN
FOR WEEKLY SERVICES
We are very pleased to announce that the we will be
holding weekly services in church every Sunday
As previously, for the time of our weekly services is 9.30am.
Full details of our services can be HERE
It will be a joy to welcome you again to church if you are able to be there. In the meantime, if you have any queries, any problems or just need a chat, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 01772 690157.
God bless you,
Paul
The church is still open everyday from 10am to 4pm
for private prayer. Please adhere to Social Distancing and use the Hand Sanitizers on entering and leaving the church
BIBLE STUDY
Please join us every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm for a 'Zoom'
meeting where we explore the bible in greater detail. See below
for the link for the study
PRAYER MEETING
Our Prayer Meeting takes place every Wednesday Evening at 7.30pm, if you would like to join us please use the link below.
CONNECTIONS
11pm Sunday Service LINK
For those unable to join by internet there will also be an
Audio Feed accessible by telephone, details are:
Telephone Number: 020 3659 0088
When prompted enter the access code: 600534629#
Participant id: #
7.30pm Tuesday Bible Study LINK
7.30pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting LINK
FOOD BANKS
During this trying time St Peter's Church is continuing to support
the Salvation Army Food Bank in Preston. If you would like
to donate any non-perishable foodstuffs please leave them
at the vicarage in Inskip; alternatively contact the vicar on
01772 690157 who will arrange collection.
The Salvation Army are especially in need of toiletries,
toilet rolls, washing powder and hand sanitiser at this time.
CARE IN THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
In these unprecedented times we are all asked to make sweeping changes in our lives, for our own good and that of others. In the Church of England, we have suspended church services to help to limit the spread of COVID-19. We won't meet on Sundays and the latest advice from the Church of England is that church buildings should also be shut to the public for private prayer.
In our day-to-day lives can I encourage you to follow the advice given by the Government by: washing hands thoroughly and regularly, by catching anything you sneeze in a tissue and throwing the tissue in the bin, and, for the sake of all in our community, self-isolating if you or someone in your household, have a fever or new persistent cough, or are in a category of more vulnerable people (in particular if your immune system reduced, or you are over 70, or pregnant).
HELP!
Self-isolating can be hard, but in Inskip we are a caring community and help is at hand. If you would like any help, practical, emotional or spiritual, or if you would just like to chat, please do contact me on:
01772690157 or pp.hunter@sky.com
With our prayers and best wishes,
Rev Paul Hunter and all at St Peter's church
Our PCC has formally adopted this and signed the Safeguarding Policy Statement Promoting a Safer Church.
Details of our parish safeguarding officer can be found in the attached ‘Safeguarding in our Parish – who’s who.
We have also displayed the Promoting a Safer Church poster prominently within our church / parish
All those working with children and adults at risk have undergone safer recruitment, received safeguarding training and support.