VE Day 80th Anniversary Party

Come and join us for a VE Day 80th Anniversary celebration on the day

Thursday 8th May
4.30pm – 7pm

Bring a picnic & your own cold drinks – hot drinks available.

Music from the period, traditional games and a wartime kitchen display.

Sample some ration busting 1940s party recipes with quirky sandwich fillings and cakes including a ‘War Cake’ from an original recipe.
We will be ringing the bell as part of the national bell ringing celebration at 6.30pm

Wooden wall mounted list of those who died in the 1st and 2nd World Wars

New research into our war memorial names will be revealed, with just three communicants from St Peter’s remembered on our memorial for World War Two. Nothing has been remembered or written about them until now.

Also, our free monthly organ concert will follow a VE Day 80 theme, so come along on Saturday May 10th May 10am – 1pm to continue the party!

Free indoor event, please contact us with any enquiries and to give us an idea of numbers attending.

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!

Stations of the Cross

A man kneels in prayer silhouetted in the sunset infront of three crosses on a hill
Join us for Stations of the Cross this Lent

During Lent Stations of the Cross will take place on 28th March and 11th April at 12.30pm

A reading and prayer is said at each of the stations around the church, with a different theme each session. It is a deep spiritual and contemplative experience during this time of Lent. All are welcome to join us.

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.

Graveyard Tidy Day

Tuesday March 4th 11am – 2pm

Working with Groundwork who will be holding an event in St Peter’s Square at the same time, we will be holding a graveyard tidy event for anyone who wants to get involved and spruce up St Peter’s graveyard. Free refreshments will be available for volunteers, and onsite toilets of course.

Many gravestones are unreadable at the moment, but are fascinating to see and research. The earliest stone is from 1768 when Mary Wolstoncroft was buried on the 19th June. We hope this event, if successful will be the first of many so we can make the local area look better, and rediscover some of the fascinating hidden tales the churchyard has to offer.

Poster for St Peter's Graveyard Tidy event, St Peter's Square, Stockport on Tuesday 4th March 11am - 2pm All welocme, free refreshments for volunteers

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

Heritage Open Days 2024

It’s that Heritage Open Days time of year, and we are happy to be a part of the festival again this year. We are open Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September from 1pm to 4pm. Take a look inside this atmospheric church, pause to light a candle or peruse our church history exhibition. The original 1769 Whitehurst clock from the clock tower is also located on the ground floor and in full working order.

Iron frame containing the Whitehurst clock mechanism in St Peter's church

A new history display will chart St Peter’s journey from the 18th Century to the 21st, and include pictures from inside the tower which is inaccessible to the public.

Saturday is the date of our free Organ Concert too so pop along earlier if you like (10am-1pm), and listen to guest organists play our church and theatre organs, or piano.
On Sunday we will remain open following 10.30am Mass.

Hot and cold drinks available on both dates, and if you’re lucky there may still be cake left from the concert!

Heritage Open Days logo text

No Organ Concert on 10th August 2024

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?

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
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!

Coronation Big Lunch

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…