We apologise for any disappointment but the organ concert on Saturday 10th August has been cancelled. Back to normal for September 14th 10am – 1pm when we also have our Heritage Open Days exhibition.
Instead, why not attend the Plaza Coffee Morning from 11am – 2pm on Saturday 10th August where you can hear Andrew Moody, Gilly Oselton, Anthony Brookes and Ian Gander playing the Mighty Compton Organ?
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…
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.
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.
Following the consultation at the end of last year, we now have the results available as a report. Thank you very much to all who completed the questionnaire.
It is clear you want us to continue with traditional worship and there is strong demand for choirs both within services, and as separate events. Concerts would be popular at weekends and evenings, and there is desire to know more about St. Peter’s history.
We’ll be getting to work on this, and other suggestions, and include these in future plans. The full report can be read here.
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
St. Peter’s is looking forward to an exciting future within the centre of regeneration in Stockport, with hundreds more residents destined to live in the parish for the first time in many years. As we look to begin a staged repair programme, beginning with the landmark tower, we’d like to know what you would find useful, interesting, and worth coming to the church for. This is an opportunity for you to give us your suggestions so we can incorporate them into our fututre plans and activities.
We are embarking on an ambitious restoration journey, and we want your help to tell us what you want from us! Your responses to the survey monkey questionnaire below will help us plan our general social events but also guide our plans for the future.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FWKCQ3C
The questionnaire is also avaliable in a paper version from the church.
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.
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!
During this latest lockdown we are still open for private prayer on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12pm to 1.30pm. Light a candle and take some peaceful time out.
The toilets are also 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
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.
