Last Sunday (6th September) saw the ordination of eight new priests into the Diocese of Peterborough. Under current social distancing guidelines, Jordan Allan, Sophie Cowan, Jenni Duffy, Kathryn Evans, Patrick Kelleher, Keri Morrow, Matthew Smith and Alice Watson were ordained by Bishop Donald in front of a very small invited group of family and friends. […]
On Saturday 29th August, Chris Dommett, one of our Gen2 Youth Champions based at St Mary’s Wollaston, took part in a very special challenge. He walked from Irchester to Peterborough Cathedral and back in aid of Cancer Research UK, a total of 93 km, in 24 hours. The inspiration for Chris’ challenge was his mum, […]
Dear friends, Please let me begin by saying a heartfelt “Thank you” on behalf of my wife Elizabeth and myself for the many kind messages of support and prayer we received whilst being seriously ill earlier this year. The diocesan family is very special and we really appreciated your loving care. It made a great […]
After inevitable delays due to lockdown, our 2020 ordinations services will finally be taking place in September. Last year’s Deacons – Jordan Allan, Sophie Cowan, Jenni Duffy, Kathryn Evans, Patrick Kelleher, Keri Morrow, Matthew Smith and Alice Watson – will be ordained as Priests, taking the next stop in their ministry calling. Eleven Deacons will […]
Chris Watts, part of the first intake of missioners for our Gen2 Project, talks about his experience of lockdown – and how gaming has helped his youth group at Christ the King, Kettering to thrive! As a youth worker at Christ the King, Kettering, I’ve been given amazing opportunities to talk to our young people about […]
Many churches ask the Diocese for proof of their charitable status (as an exempted charity). Well, parishes can now print off a certificate confirming this from the A Church Near You website. Just go onto your own church page on A Church Near You, then click on the ‘More Information’ tab on the left-hand side. […]
Some background information about Diocesan glebe land People often ask about glebe land; who owns it and what happens to the income. So here are the answers. It all started in 1978 when the Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 came into effect, transferring the ownership and management of glebe land from incumbents (parish Rectors or […]
The Diocese of Peterborough is committed to supporting the provision of clergy as a means of leading its churches into growth. This presents a great financial challenge, and did so even before the current pandemic. Many sources of income go towards realising this commitment, including the Parish Share paid by our churches, national grants, donations […]
On 10th July 2020, the Daily Telegraph published an article entitled ‘Church of England accused of turning blind eye to priests’ abuse of their wives’ – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/10/church-england-accused-turning-blind-eye-priests-abuse-wives/ – in which the Church of England was accused of ignoring serious complaints from the spouses of priests about the conduct of their husbands. In this diocese, there […]
The Church of St Mary Magdalene in the Northamptonshire village of Horton closed in 2012. We are now in a position to find a home (or homes) for some of the items from the church. We would therefore give ‘first refusal’ for these items to churches within the diocese. The items are as follows: Brass altar candlesticks (two) […]
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 Allchurches Trust, a charity which funds projects run by churches and Christian charities, has launched a new grant fund this week. Hope Beyond has been specifically set up by the trust to enable churches and Christian charities to meet changing needs within their communities, helping them and the communities they support to adapt to the […]
We have recently been informed about two scams currently targeting some of our clergy and church officers. Two people from our Diocese – a PCC secretary and a treasurer – recently received an email, supposedly from one of our Rectors, asking them to purchase online gift vouchers for her and then to send her the codes. […]
At the start of the year, Andrew Silley, Pioneer Curate at St John’s Corby, began training for a 483 mile, week-long cycle challenge in Rwanda to raise money for the Christian charity Great Lakes Outreach. It was due to take place in June – but then lockdown came. However, Andrew still managed to complete the […]
We recently received notification about a Test and Trace scam which has started to do the rounds. A parishioner within this diocese was telephoned by someone claiming to be from ‘Test and Trace / Track and Trace’, who said that the person MUST go for a test before asking for the long number on their […]
We are producing daily ‘Thought for the Day’ videos at 9:30am on weekday mornings during the current coronavirus situation. We will be uploading them onto YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. We will also upload the videos on to this page, so that you can see all of the videos in one place. We really hope that […]
Statement from Bishop Stephen (Archbishop of York Designate) “Ten years ago I was approached about a safeguarding allegation regarding a priest. I was able to see the survivor and begin to hear what was a difficult and harrowing story. However, I was moving between roles at the time and although I did speak with colleagues about the […]
Find out what Claire Reetz, Children and Families Worker at the Tove Benefice, has been up to during lockdown. As a Children and Families Worker, one of the things I enjoy most is the privilege of working in two of our local primary schools. I go into both schools each week, and work in a […]
Bishop Donald took part in a virtual House of Lords debate yesterday (18th June) regarding the proposed merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office. Bishop Donald’s contribution was as follows: My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for answering questions on this matter. On these Benches, we affirm the […]
Churches are busier than ever, whether it is providing pastoral care and support for their congregations or navigating the daunting task of reopening their doors, so we recognise that collecting information on virtual church offerings may not be a priority for some. However, for those who are keen, we have produced a simple attendance tracker spreadsheet which enables churches […]