St Paul's

Main Meetings:

Sun 10:30 Eucharist and the Word Service
Eucharist each Sunday, hymns, readings, The Peace, The Gloria and The Lord's Prayer. Refreshments in Church after the service. Gluten free wafers & non-alcoholic wine offered.Currently continuing to ask all to wear face coverings and sit social distanced. (as at Nov 2021) Sun 16:00 'T@4' Time each month
Meeting in Church it is a relaxed and informal teaching through some craft; maybe a short dvd clip & talk; bubble prayers, one song. At 5pm it is time for tea & refreshments. All ages welcome but ideal for those with young children. Tue 10:00 Monthly Quiet Day Drop In
The church is open on 1st Tues of each month as a Quiet Day for anyone to visit and spend time between 10am & 3pm (4pm from Spring to Autumn) in prayer, reading, listening to God, relaxing. All welcome to this OASIS in the middle of New England. In the evening the Leadership PCC also meet for prayer each month. Wed 10:30 Weds Eucharist
Said Eucharist held in Lady Chapel. Around 10-15 attend. Refreshments after service on the 1st Weds of each month Thu 14:00 OASIS Drop In held monthly
All welcome to the church to this relaxed afternoon once a month to sit and have a chat over a cup of coffee or tea and cake or biscuits. A non-threatening place to be where all kinds of topics are raised. Ideal for the over 60's. Sat 10:30 Ladies Group
Mostly meeting in church on one Sat a month to share in some food and catch up on news and discuss aspects of our faith. A relaxed time open to inviting friends along - a safe space for ladies. Sat 10:30 Men's monthly SHED gathering
Most 1st Saturday mornings of the month the men meet in Church to have fantastic sandwiches filled with bacon, sausages, mushrooms, onions, egg....and to catch up on news. A precious time. Occasional visits also happen to visit places of interest i.e. Morgan Factory; RAF Hendon; Bletchley Park. Ideal for men to invite friends along to.

Denomination:

Anglican, Charismatic, Church of England

Hymns & songs:

Selection of traditional hymns for the organ, songs for keyboard & use of cd music of different styles of worship

Under 18s:

Monthly Sunday 4pm service called T@4 (similar to Messy Church). Ideal for all ages but esp with younger children. Bring and Share tea afterward at 5pm. Very relaxed.

18-30s:

Encouraged to go to local ecumenical events for their age groups. CROPS

Local outreach & community activities:

Very strong contact with the Day nursery that meets in the Church Hall next to the Church and Vicarage. Over a 100 children & 16 staff. Strong links with 2 local junior school-visits to the church & invites into the school. Also linked with another local nursery. Currently both Vicar and his wife on the local HOPE4 Peterborough Steering Group to encourage prayer for different local ministries hat are reaching out in their communities; HOPE4 arrange 3 'Call to Prayer' evenings a year plus a New Year's Eve Celebration Service in Peterborough Cathedral. Also part of the Christmas Starts with Christ outreach; strong support of the Peterborough Foodbank with donations every week; support the Christmas Child Shoebox appeal; also support provision of boxes of chocolates for the local prison at Christmas; supported Kairos Prison Ministry in 2017 by baking 2000 cookies & having 2 people on the team going into a local prison & plans to help again in 2019/20. Through Faith Mission teams with us at Easter and Harvest 2019 to reach out into our community.Regular times to meet with those enquiring for christening/baptisms or weddings. The Vicar also takes funerals in the church or at the Crematorium. An annual Celebration of Marriage event is held in February; In November a Service for the Bereaved is held; at Christmas the Carols by Candlelight has children from the local school choir singing; also a Crib & Christingle service is held as well as the 11pm Midnight Eucharist & 10.30am Christmas Day service. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday there are services held each day.

Other activities & ministries:

Men meet 10-12noon monthly on a Sat in church for bacon butty and chat. Called The Shed; Ladies meet monthly on a Sat morning for breakfast & support; Ladies meet monthly from 10-noon on a Saturday for friendship & encouragement; a monthly afternoon Drop-In called OASIS is open for all to call in for chat and refreshments-ideal for those on their own but all welcome; regular sessions of ALPHA to discover more about the Christian faith and also the Word 1-1 is used; regular times to meet in a small group to look deeper at bible passages; workparties to do cleaning, gardening, painting, etc around the church plant; PCC meet monthly to have a PRAYER evening. One or two coach trips each year arranged to go to the seaside-53 seaters. Church often has flower arrangements in from our team.

Leaders:

Rev Ron Watkinson, Vicar-came in 2007;wife, Val Watkinson, Licensed Lay Minister and Church Administrator; Part Time Children & Families Worker-Gill Thompson

Affiliations & links:

Leprosy Mission; The Railway Mission; CROPS; Christians Against Poverty, CMS; Peru Support Group, the Children's Society, Smile Train; Across Peterborough ; Shire & Soke; The Sailor's Society; HOPE Uk; HOPE4 Peterborough;

Main Bible:

New Revised Standard Version

Average Congregation:

44 adults
8 under 18s

Accessibility:

Accessible worship area, Hearing loop, Large print, PA system, Reserved parking

Languages:

English: Individual congregation members speak Spanish, French, Russian, Lithuanian,

Office Contact:

Ron Watkinson

Office Address:

St Paul's Vicarage
414 Lincoln Road
The Triangle
New England
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 2PA

Office Telephone:

01733 314117