Services

Easter 2025

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!

Palm Sunday 13th April 10.30am service with distribution of Palm Crosses
Maundy Thusday 17th April 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper with footwashing and Watch until 9.30pm
Good Friday 18th April 1.00pm Stations of the Cross, 2.00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Easter Sunday 20th April 10.30am service with Easter Ceremonies

Colourful painting of the last supper — Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

 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.

A Lego model of the empty tomb with the large round door moved to one side, with an angel upon it. Two female figures look inside with a bottle of oil stood on the floor. Happy Easter!

Visiting Priests

We have booked priests to take services on the following dates:

Sunday 23rd March 2025

Sunday 27th April 2025

Sunday 4th May 2025

Sunday 29th June – Patronal Festival

If you or someone you know is a priest of our tradition and would like to take a service, please get in touch.

Christmas Services at St. Peter’s

A traditional painting of Mary gazing into the manger a Baby Jesus surrounded by light. — **Isaiah 9:6** For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Join us over Christmas for our traditional services – all welcome:

Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 10.30am Sung Mass of the Nativity

Friday 27th December St. John Apostle & Evangelist 12.30pm Mass

Sunday 29th December “The Holy Family” 10.30am Sung Mass

Mary Joseph and baby Jesus in a crib - lego figures — Image by Jonathan Fahrny from Pixabay

2024 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!

Palm Sunday 24th March 10.30am Sung Mass with distribution of Palm Crosses
Maundy Thusday 28th March 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper with footwashing and Watch until 9.30pm
Good Friday 29th March 1.00pm Stations of the Cross, 2.00pm Liturgy of the Day
Easter Sunday 31st March 10.30am Easter Ceremonies and 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.

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.

Easter Services 2022

A man kneels in prayer silhouetted in the sunset infront of three crosses on a hill — *John 3:16* For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Everyone is very welcome to join our Holy Week Services as follows:

Sunday 10th April 10.30am

Blessing of Palms and Sung Mass. Reading of St. Luke Passion Gospel

Maundy Thursday 14th April

7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Watch before the Blessed Sacrament

Good Friday 15th April

1pm Stations of the Cross

2pm Liturgy of the Day – Reading of St John Passion Gospel and Veneration of the Cross

Easter Day 17th April

10.30am Blessing of Paschal Candle, Sung Mass and Renewal of Baptismal Promises.

Allleluia! Christ is Risen!

We are still using the side door (opposite Cobden) instead of the main tower doors, and have hand sanitizer available on entry. Service books are placed on the pews, and current service sheet is available on the table near the door . If you are unable to get to church please see the lockdown Easter service which you can go through at home http://stpetersstockport.org.uk/uncategorized/an-easter-service-for-use-at-home/

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

We are Now open Sundays

Now that most of our vulnerable members of the congregation have had their jabs, we have decided to open for the ‘normal’ socially distanced services on Sundays.

Mass starts 10.30am from Sunday 19th February

Masks must be worn unless you have an exemption, and hand sanitiser is available near the door. We are continuing to use the side entrance (opposite the Polish shop) instead of the tower doors whilst restrictions are still in place.

All welcome, we hope to see you soon!

Christmas Services

“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
John 1:29

At this most unusual of Christmases we are keen to continue worship for as long as we can here in St. Peter’s. At time of writing (21st Dec) the following services will be going ahead. All are welcome…

Christmas Eve

12.00pm – 1.30pm Church open for private prayer and the shop.
12.30pm Vigil Mass

Christmas Day

10.30am Sung Mass of the Nativity

Sunday 27th December

First Sunday of Christmas “The Holy Family” 10.30am Sung Mass

Guidelines

Entrance is via the side door, and hand sanitser is available on entry. Please wear a face covering unless exempt. Please sit 2 metres apart from others unless in your household or bubble. Hymns are included in our services but no singing – just enjoy the tune! The Sacrement will be offered in one kind only – the Host, and not the Wine; and must be received in your hands. If anyone does not wish to receive, that is fine, and you may stay in your place, or come forward for a Blessing during the Communion. All are very welcome…

Tower Update – We are Still Open!

Despite appearances otherwise, we are still open for services and prayer with Covid-19 precautions:

Wednesday 29th July 12.00 – 1.30pm – peaceful reflection/prayer

Friday 31st July 12.00 – 1.30pm – 12.30pm Mass

Sunday 2nd August 10.30am Mass

Tuesday 4th August – 12.00 – 1.30pm – peaceful reflection/prayer

Tower Repair Update

Repairs were attempted from a very impressive ‘Cherry Picker’ but sadly it was just too short! The base had to rest on the sturdy ground outside of the graveyard, meaning that the arm wasn’t able to reach far enough to enable safe access. It was however, tantalisingly colse enough to obtain some informative pictures of the damage – not good.

We are now awaiting the arrival of an even more impressive ‘Cherry Picker’ from Bradford, which is cheaper than scaffolding! All being well, the emergency repairs will be carried out then. It is hoped that a large project to restore the tower and increase the use of the church in the local community will be under way in the near future.