Ist Sunday of the Month
9.15 am
Holy Communion
The Saxon Church of St Peter has been serving the parish of Stanton Lacy since the early 11th century, and there was probably a church on this site for 300 years before that. It is one of the few churches mentioned in the Domesday Book.
St Peter’s is one of 6 parishes with 8 churches that form the Bromfield Benefice within the Ludlow Deanery, itself within the diocese of Hereford. The church has an active congregation and calendar, and further information is available on the Worship and Events pages of this website.
We have launched an important refurbishment project for St Peter’s; you can find out more about the work and how you can help here.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Kitchen and Toilet Facilities now open
Over 20 years after the idea was first suggetsed, we have now completed the installtion of kitchen and toilet facilities at St Peter’s.
Elsewhere on this website we cover the background to the need for this work, both as part of supporting the congregation and as part of a longer term plan to open up the church to wider use. In this way, we are aiming to secure the future of St Peter’s.
We look forward to welcoming you to the church complete with its new facilities!
St Peter’s has 4 sung services each month, as follows;
9.15 am
Holy Communion
6.30pm
Evensong
9.15 am
Family Communion
9.15 am
Holy Communion
A beautifully proportioned cruciform church, St Peter’s was largely built during the Norman period (1066-1154), but parts of the nave and north transepts are Saxon (A.D. 597-1066) in origin. The churchyard is probably older than the church itself and its semi-circular shape suggests it was once round and contained a Celtic church.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been keen to encourage the use of the church for wider community events. The church hosts a few concerts a year and an annual Snowdrop Weekend to showcase the churchyard, which draws large numbers of visitors from across the area. Other events have included Strawberry Teas and various photographic and art exhibitions.
In addition to our active programme of Worship, we hold a number of events throughout the year, on site and in conjunction with our colleagues at the Stanton Lacy Village Hall.
Click on the link below for more details
Churches nationally are facing real threats to their long-term futures. Reductions in congregation size and shortages of funding for repair work, especially for historic churches such as St Peter’s, are increasingly challenging the sustainability of the buildings.
The Church of England continues to update its guidance on Covid in the light of changing government requirements. The latest version is available here.
In summary, the C of E says;
“The situation across England is that while coronavirus is present in most communities we have a population where previous infections and the national vaccination programme means the majority of people have some immunity. Levels of immunity do vary individually and for some people they will continue to be significantly vulnerable to the virus and its potential long-term effects. The removal of the remaining restrictions holds out the hopeful prospect of the end of the pandemic but will nonetheless raise concerns for some. While we are in the phase of moving from a pandemic to an endemic situation places of worship may decide to continue some precautions based on their own circumstances to protect others and themselves”.
In terms of what this means for us at St Peter’s, Rector Justin Parker makes the following recommendations;
Please continue to keep in your prayers all those in our health and care professions who minister to the sick and the suffering, those who are sick with COVID or long COVID and those who are fearful, and give hearty thanks to God for the scientists and vaccinators who have helped to bring us to this point so speedily
Kind regards and every blessing
Justin
If you have any queries or concerns about attending St Peter’s do not hesitate to contact the Rector who will do his best to assist.
Here are some photo's of our lovely church.