Kaz’s Blog & News
Good news from the Boaz Trust
A grateful client says thanks: Last year, St Peter's gave £1,300 to The Boaz Trust which works with destitute and homeless refugees and people seeking asylum in Greater Manchester, by providing safe accommodation and support. The following message has come to us from...
New year, new beginnings!
We welcome our new Leader of Children and Youth Ministry: Hi! I'm Melissa Wearden and I'm very excited to be taking up this role in early January and to meeting you all. I am married to Richard and we have Bella, who is nine, and loves to dance – anywhere and...
Remembrance 2020
Finding another way Last year, as we gathered in church for our annual Act of Remembrance, John Hawker playing The Last Post and Reveille from the choir stalls to mark our two-minute silence, who could have imagined that this year we’d be in such a different place?...
Not just any old iron!
Thank you again to everyone who donated old tools and tool kits, sewing and knitting machines, materials and wool for our Tools with a Mission collection. We’re happy to report that everything is now safely on the first leg of its missional journey. A lovely man with...
Job Opportunity: Children & Young People’s Ministry Leader
St Peter’s, Hale and St Elizabeth’s, Ashley are Church of England parishes, each inclusive in nature, ranging from liberal catholic to traditional, with a lively, inter-generational Family Praise service. We are seeking to appoint a Children and Young People’s...
Harvest donations: thank you
On behalf of the Hope Centre I want to thank everyone for the wonderful donations received from the Harvest Service. These are invaluable to support the community in Partington. For those of you who don’t know what is going on there, this is a quick summary. The Hope...
New Readers start here!
Chris Graham reflects on his licencing So, as of Sunday 4 October, it’s official – and I have a fine blue scarf to prove it! I have joined Julie and John as a Lay Reader, licensed to St Peter’s and available to help out at St Elizabeth’s too. Readers can lead worship...