The 2019 Celebration of Lay Ministry Day took place at Peterborough Cathedral on Saturday (28th September). The annual event saw 100 Lay Ministers from across the Diocese come together for worship, teaching and workshops. It culminated in the Licensing of Lay Ministers service, which saw 11 people newly licensed as Lay Ministers. They were (parishes in […]
In 2007, the Church of England commissioned a Past Case Review, which sought to look at the handling by the Church of child protection cases over many years. This entailed an independent scrutiny of the files of clergy and church officers to identify any persons presenting on-going risks to children and young people (a child […]
The Bishop of Peterborough has commented on the collapse of the Thomas Cook Group. Bishop Donald Allister said: “I was desperately sad at the collapse of Thomas Cook. All those affected by this have my prayers and deepest sympathy, in particular the 1000+ people who work at the Peterborough Head Office, and their families.”
Claire Reetz is one of the Diocesan Missioners as part of the Gen2 Project. She is in the second year of her placement in the Tove Benefice. She specialises in pre-school and primary schools ministry, as well as ministry for children and families. We caught up with Claire recently and asked her a few questions: […]
The Diocese has been notified of several burglaries to churches to the south and east of Northampton in recent days. St Mary the Virgin, Little Houghton was broken into on the night of 7/8 September. On the 9/10 September, St John the Baptist, Quinton was targeted, possibly around 3:30am to 4:30am, while St Peter & […]
Following the dramas of the weeks leading up to the summer holidays – political, sporting and climatic – I hope that you have found rest and refreshment in the time that has followed, and are ready to take up afresh the challenges that lie ahead. Whilst the church calendar begins with Advent and the secular […]
Christ the King in Kettering is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a unique challenge – reading the whole Bible aloud in the entrance to the church in one week! From tomorrow (Saturday 14th) to Friday 20th September, members of the congregation will gather to read the Bible out loud in half hour shifts. The challenge will […]
The Diocese of Peterborough is presenting its first Mental Health Training Day on Saturday 19th October. Entitled ‘Binding Up the Brokenhearted’, the aim of the day is to provide practical advice for local churches to minister more effectively to those with emotional and mental health needs. The guest speaker at the event is Becky Harcourt, […]
In the opening scene of The Unseen, a novel by Norwegian author Roy Jacobsen – shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017 – the local minister, Pastor Johannes Malmberget, is rowed across to a remote island called Barroy. After a difficult two-hour journey, he scrambles ashore – thankful to still be alive, teeters along […]
This weekend is going to be a busy one for members of Christ the King in Kettering as they prepare to take part in their ‘CtK 2020 Challenge’. A group of five families are aiming to travel from the church to Peterborough Cathedral on Saturday 7th September by cycling, swimming, canoeing and running. We caught […]