About St Peter's, Hale

The St Peter’s Chimers chime for 10 minutes before the 10:00am service each Sunday. They also play at weddings, chiming for 10-15 minutes when the couple leave church. The chimers also toll at some funerals upon request.

The chimers practise for 30 minutes once a month, on a Thursday evening. When new members join they meet weekly until the new chimer is confident.

There are eight chimes and they can play a selection of rounds of varying difficulty. Two people play together and each is responsible for four chimes.

New members are always welcome. Any age can chime. You just have to be able to reach the ropes, count from 1 to 8 and climb the steps unaided to the bell tower!

If you would like to have a try please contact Margaret Moore. It is great fun and not difficult.

WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING NEW CHIMERS SO PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WE CAN SHOW YOU THE ROPES!

The choir is a friendly and welcoming group, open to all ages. Together they sing to a high standard each Sunday at the 10:00am service and for Evensong twice a month. We have a talented director of music, Charlie Perry, and organist, Paul Parsons, who are keen to ensure the music at St Peter’s continues to grow. Watch out for our Open Music Days or come and join us on Thursday evenings at 7:45pm in church for choir practice.

Flower Guild members arrange and care for flowers in church.  We do this as a service to the church and to the glory of God and not as participants in a floral art competition. It is an enjoyable and rewarding task which we believe enhances our church, and which we hope is an inspiration to worshippers.  Since the beginning of time flowers have been used as an expression of love.

We have a variety of demands during the year.  There are high days and holidays, festivals and weddings, all of which provide opportunities for us to make our place of worship look splendid. If you’d like to join us, no experience is needed – help and guidance will always be given.

We welcome donations of flowers in a loved one’s memory or to mark a special anniversary.  A team is on duty each week and the donated flowers are arranged on the Desk of Remembrance and the Altar. For weddings we charge for the flowers and, more often than not, members provide the foliage from their own gardens.

The Mission in Action team’s main task is to research and recommend to the PCC causes to support with the 10 per cent of annual giving that is allocated for this purpose. Donations are divided between UK and overseas causes. Wherever possible we support those with a local link, or that have been recommended to us.  MiA team members are drawn from the congregation, and we usually have eight people around the table. If you’d like to hear more, or to join us, please talk to Keith Neal or Mary Graham, or contact the parish office.