Join us on Sunday May 7th for our Coronation Big Lunch. 12pm after the service.
All welcome, bring a picnic lunch to eat in our street party themed cafe. Hot drinks available.
More info to follow…
Category: Events
Easter Services
With the end of Lent and the celebration of our Risen Lord fast approaching, here are our Easter service times for you to make a note of and hopefully come and join us – all are welcome! please note there will be no organ concert for April as it falls on Holy Saturday.
- Palm Sunday 10.30am Sung Mass
- Maundy Thusday 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Watch until 9.30pm
- Good Friday 1.00pm Stations of the Cross, 2.00pm Liturgy of the Day
- Easter Day 10.30am Sung Mass
Psalm 33:20-22 We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
Yoruba Womens’ Group – Warm Spaces
A new group funded by Stockport MBC’s Warm Spaces scheme will be starting to meet from Tuesday 22nd November at 2pm – 4.30pm in St. Peter’s Cafe area. The Yoruba Womens’ Cultural Heritage Forum invites everyone to join in and share heritage stories, swap books in our library corner, chat, craft and have fun.
12 Tuesdays on specific dates from Tuesday November 22nd until Tuesday 28th March (These dates are not every week so contact before booking is essential.)
Free refreshments available in a warm, happy safe place. Please contact us to book a place as there is limited space. For more information please contact Annette on 07799418873, St Peter’s Church on 0161 476 5090 (please leave a message) or email: yorubawomencultureheritage@gmail.com
Queen Elizabeth II Memorials
We join with the nation, and indeed, the world, in mourning the loss our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, head of the Church of England, and diginified inspirational monarch. Stockport MBC have chosen St. Peter’s Square as the site of a Memorial Garden for people to lay flowers in remembrance of Her Majesty, so we at St. Peter’s Church will ensure the church is open as often as possible for those visiting to pause and light a candle, say a prayer, or find a moment of peace. There will also be light refreshments available, and the toilets of course.
The opening hours are planned as follows from Mon 12th September:
Mon, Tues, Weds and Fri , Sat 12 noon – 1.30pm and 5pm – 6.30pm
Thursday 15th Sept 5pm – 6.30pm
We will now also open on Sunday at 7.45pm as the nation comes together in a minute of silence at 8pm.
Heritae Open Days 2022 – Exhibition
It’s that time of year yet again, and we are again happy to be a part of the Heritage Open Days scheme. This year is focussed on the beautiful embroidered processional banners we have. We will be open on Saturday 10th September from 1.15pm – 3.30pm.
Most of these fascinating banners are on display on the gallery and not accessible up close. Each one has been photographed and studied to produce an informative booklet – available on the day to visitors. Close up photographs and a short description will also be on display.
People are also welcome to just have alook around the Grade II listed church, and refreshments will still be available.
We will also be open in the morning for our monthly free organ concert which you are welcome to come along to as well if you wish. That starts at 10am and you can come and go as you please.
We hope to see you soon!
St Peter’s Big Jubilee Lunch
Come and join us for our free Jubilee event – places limited, please book!
Saturday 4th June from 12pm to 4pm
Celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in traditional style – rain or shine
Indoor ‘Street Party’ theme
Bring your own picnic to eat along tables street party style
Hot & cold drinks available
Watch the Coronation on DVD
Music tbc
Optional 1950s style outfits!
Book your free tickets through the eventbrite link below – or ask at church.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-peters-big-jubilee-lunch-tickets-334645151657
Christmas Services
Join us over Christmas for our Carol Service or other traditional services – all welcome:
Friday 17th December 7.30pm Christmas Carol Service – Nine Lessons and Carols with Stockport Choral Society
Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 12.30pm Vigil Mass of Christmas & Carols
Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 10.30am Mass (said)
Sunday 26th December St. Stephen First Martyr 10.30am Mass (said)
Monday 27th December St. John the Evangelist 12.30pm Mass
Tuesday 28th December The Holy Innocents 12.30pm Mass
Friday 31st 12.30pm Vigil Mass of Naming of Jesus
Sunday 2nd January 2022 The Holy Family 10.30am Sung Mass
Events are Back! – Organ Concerts & Heritage Open Days
We are pleased to announce that our monthly free organ concerts will be restarting from Saturday September 11th 2021. They will follow the usual format, starting at 10am and continuing until 1pm. Refreshments will be available throughout, and you can come and go as you please. Guest organists to be confirmed, updates will appear on this site when avilable.
Following the first organ concert on September 11th, we will be participating in the Heritage Open Days which this year is focussed on the beautiful embroidered processional banners we have.
Most of these fascinating banners are on display on the gallery and not accessible up close. Each one has been photographed and studied to produce an informative booklet – available free on the day to visitors. Close up photographs and a short description will also be on display.
People are also welcome to just have alook around the Grade II listed church, and refreshments will still be available.
Heritage Open Days 2020
Secret St. Peter’s – A Photographic View Inside the 18th Century Tower
St. Peter’s tower is in need of restoration and is unsafe for visitors, but you can take an exclusive look inside through our photographic exhibition – inside the church, and online.
Our amateur photographic exhibition will show you the interior of the long-hidden tower area. From the original 18th Century wooden staircase, entrance onto the gallery, the second floor where you can see into the vast roofspace, and up to the clock chamber where the Whitehurst clock was once housed. There are also a couple of views taken from the 40 metre high cherry picker used to conduct urgent repairs to the dome (an exhibition/book of the rest of these pictures is also planned in the near future).
Situated inside the church, you can view the exhibition and the main areas of the church, pause for a moment of peace/prayer and enjoy a hot/cold drink in our cafe area. The church is open Saturday 12th September 12pm – 4pm. The display is now available here.
(Please note – there is no physical access to the tower, view is the exhibition only!)
